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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
TO THE PEOPLE Of america.

The supreme crisis of the world during
hundred years now faces this
1t is impossible grasp the issues
we are In this world merely tho safe
Tor democracy; this war
we are In this (after
years)
land being hec in
Belgium and France Make to in
this
we shall be God to fa to do
our utmost
nation from complete destruction
lea from that awful
Belgium and the overrun Of
such as the world ad neve known
No clearer
our entry into the
people or the manhood the
Richard H. EdmOnd Record
timore.
wake up on People: Wake
Serve country part in the
servaton OF food Buy Liberty
uncle Sam does not win this Then
The same fate that has
countries Germans
SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DEFENSE
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British Front. Oct. 26.--'rhe Brit
ish drive this morning consisted of
two assaults. one along botf, sides of
the Ypres- Menin railroad. the other
Through the southern frint,e OF the
Houtholst ridge. One OF tn, greatest
barrage fires yet seen was employed.
The German batteries were lombard
cd last night and were comparative
" quiet when the infantry started for
ward. Both British and French made
excellent headway.
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DRAFT RULES C0MPMPLETED.
NEW REGULATIONS PRACTTCAIs-
LY READY FOR APPROVAL.
Men Registered For Military Service
Will be Divided Into Five Groups.

Will be Divided Into Five Groups.
Washington, Oct 25.-New regula-
tions for applying the army draft
were virtually completed tonight at
the office Of the provost marshal gen.
eral and probably will be submitted
to President Wilson tomorrow for
final approval. The president already
has approved the general plan, under
which all registered men not yet call
ed will be classified in five groups in
accordance With their availability 70.
military service. Provost Marshal
General Crowder tonight cleared up
the question as to how the draft num-
bers now held by the nearly 9,000,-
GOO uncalled registrants will be ap-
piled to the new classifications
In each local district the key made.
up from the draft number in the orr
der of their drawing will be applied
10 each class or group. In other
words. the men of Class /, in which
will be placed those of the least val
ue at home, & d with the slightest
obligations to dependents, will be
called in the order of their serial
numbers until that class is exhausted.
just as though all other classes had
been exhausted. When Class is ex-
hausted. the sa ne process will be ap-
piled to Class 2 and SO on down to
Glass s.
: Thus man whose series in the
great war army lottery had led him
to believe tha+ he would be among
the last summoned. may be assigned
to the first class and ordered into SER
vice with the first quota. On the other
hand another whose number assured
him originally place with the next
!, increment may be so classified as to
G make 1t very certain he never will be
called.
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WRECK IN GEORGIA.
Fast Passenger Trains in Collision
Near Macon.

Atlanta, Oct. 26.-Fast passenger
trains known as the Royal Palm and
the Kansas City Special collided this
morning on the Southern Railway
track ten miles from Macon, result
ing In the fatal injury OF the negro
fireman and the shaking up, but not
serious injury Of passengers. The re-
port indicated that the Special side
swiped the Royal Palm.
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OPPOSES sOCIALIsYCoNFERENCE


Washington, Oct 26.-The excu-
tive council Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor has declined to partici-
Iate in the international Conference
of Workmen and Socialists of all
countries, suggested by the executive
committee OF the Workmen's and Sol
diers' delegates OF Russia. They can
see no good results possible from the
conference.
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CERTIFICATES IN DEMAND.
Banks Take $I6O, 200, 900 Short Time
Certificates.

Washington, Oct. 26.-The first
days response to Secretary McAdoo's
Offering of IN indefinite amount os
treasury short time certificates OF
Indebtedness was one hundred and
sixty-four million. This brings the
total Of certificates to be retired by
the second Liberty loan to sixty per
cent of the minimum of the loan.
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ITALIAN CABINET CRISIS.
Ministry Defeated by Failure OF Vote
of Confidence.

Rome' oct. 26.-The government
was defeated I'm the Chamber of
Deputies when a vote of confidence
failed by 314 to SO. A dispatch from
Turin dated October said the gov
crnment was endangered because of
the food crisis throughout the coun-
try and the Turin riots.
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SUFFRAGE LAW INVALID.


indianapolis. oct, 2G.--The Indian
apolis suffrage law has been declared
void by the state Supreme Court.
Thousands of women who expected
to vote In the municipal elections
next month are disappointed.
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Postmaster General Explains Scope
OF Law. os.

'vocuih6tOus SCts SVsA Auc SCopc VI
the espionage and trading with the
enemy acts insofar as they affeet the
postal service. and how they are to
be enforced against disloyal publica-
tions are expected at length in let
ter to- publishers made public today
by Postmaster General Burleson.
The laws were made necessary Mr..
Burleson said. by q nationwide pro-
paganda intended in every success
full prosecution OF the war.
mo one connected with the gov
crnment," said the letter. from the
president down. seeks by reasons, OF
these laws to avoid criticism, or even
attack, but no publication containing
matter which falls within the pro
hibition of the law will be permitted
to circulate. re
As interpreted by the postoffice,
the acts make 1t unlawful for any
person. firm. or corporation or asso
citation totmail. or to transport, or
carry or otherwise publish or dis
tribute during the war any printed
or other matter:
() Advocating or urging treason
insurrection or forcible resistance , Ia
any law of the United States.
CD Conveying false reports on
false statements intended to interfere
with the operation or success of. the
military or naval forces Of the United
States, or to promote the success OF
it's enemies.
CD Intended to cause insubordina-
tion. disloyalty. mutiny, or refusal OF
duty in the military or naval forces
of the United States.
ND Intended to obstrucs the re-
cruiting or enlistment service of the
United States, to the injury of the
services of the United States.
CD The circulation or publication
OF which involves the violation of
any OF the numerous other criminal
provisions of the espionage act. bur
which are not OF special interest to
publishers.
t6) Printed in a foreign language
containing any news item, editorial
or other printed matter respectinr
the government OF the United States
or Of any nation engaged in the pres
ent war; its policies. international re
lations. state or conduct Of war. or
any matter relating thereto unless the
publisher or distributor thereof, on o.
before offering the same for mailing
or in any manner distributing it Ia
the public has filed with the post
master at the place OF publication a
true and complete translation Of the
article.
CD Referred to in the preceding
Paragraph for which publishers have
been granted "a permit to circulate,
free OF restrictions named therein. but
which does not bear at the heal
thereof in the English language the
fact that such a permit had been
granted.
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Beriin Says Organization Has De-
citicd To Train Mcmlers.

Berlin. Oct. 26.--Tho Scin Feinn
conference has decided that mem
bers OF the organization should he
trained I'm the use OF arms, although
this would not be compulsory.
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would be wise to realize that for a
considerable period after the VIZ.
there will be very poor export mar
ket for American bread grains
whereas there will he wide demand
for animal products"
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GERMAN MONEY IN BOND.
Philadelphia Attorney Invests Balance
OF GermaIa Estate i'm IiI,ertv POM,

Philadelphia. Oct. 26.-fn settling a
German estate recently near here.
the local attorney had a sixty dollar
balance due the German government
He purchsed Liberty bond with ATTY
of it.
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FRANK SCOTT RESIGNS.
Head OF War Industries Board Re-
tires on Account of Ill Health.

Washington. Oct. 26.--Frank Scott
has resigned the craftsmanship of the
war industries board because of i'll
health. He will be succeeded tenn
porarily by Robert s. I.ovett.
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Allies Start New Drive i'm Flanders.
London. Oct. 26.--British AMI
French attacked again this morning
In the Ypres section. Both report
satisfactory progress.
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RUSSIANS REPULsE GERMANS.
Reported From Werdel
Coast Of EsthOnia.

Petrograd. Oct. 26-The Russians
on the Werder coast OF Esthonia re-
pulsed German detachment, it is or
ficially announced. Several German
dreadnaughts are anchored on the
eastern side of Moon Island.
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Final Drive for Liberty Loan To Re
Male Tomorrow. S4

washington, Oct. 26.-Banks in
most cities usually closing at noon on
Saturday will remain open tomorrow
afternoon and into the night to re-
ceive Liberty loan subscriptions.
Treasury officials announced today
that reports from every district said
that workers are planning to make
the last day the greatest of all.
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CLAIM GREAT VICTORY.
Germans Announce Capture Of Thirty
Thousand Itaians.

Berlin. Oct. 26.-The Teutons have
captured thirty thousand Italians in
their new offensive. the war Office an
nounced today.
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BLAME FIXED
ON TWO MEMBERS
Of TRAIN CREW

Fargo. n. D.. April 26.--The rail
road accident at Dilworth on Febru
airy %, 1917. which resulted in the
death Of three employees of the North
ern Pacific was caused by the fail
ure of Engineer McManus of engine
No. 1907 to observe one Of the gen
eral rules Of navigation within yard
limits and was contributed to by the
failure of Conductor French to prop
erly provide for the safety of the rear
Of his train, according to the report
of Chief of the Division of Safety
w. j. Patterson Of the Interstate
commerce commission at Washing
ton. The report is based upon the
investigation Of H. w. Belknap Of the
commission.
The accident resulted in the death
of James II. Callahan, Fargo; Otto
H. Swanson, Moorhead, and Alfred
Boisvert, Dilworth. when a snow pillow
crashed into the rear OF the Dilworth-
Fargo transfer train. All three men
were employees of the road.
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caused by the emrsoyes leaving the
service to answer the call to colors.
Every one OF the positions is a
necessary part in our organization"
says the official bulletin. "A great
many offices can be filled by women,
and those who. do Ill the positions
will be just as important in the part
of the prosecution Of the war as our
soldiers and sailors. 1t is expected
that some OF the positions will be
available for women in very short
time"
Clerical positions on the Northern
Pacific and in this part of the west
pay from $65 to SIS a month. Those
of telephone and telegraph operators
pay minimum of $50 per month.
City agent Mcdonald OF the North
ern Pacific stated this afternoon that
he had received no orders from Sup.
erintendent Berner of the jamestown
division. notifying him to pillow up the
park land here for garden plots.
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CATTLE MARKETS
ST, PAUL.

| ST. PAUL.
HOGS-Receipts $780, steady: SC
| higher; range $1475@15.35; bulk
| S5.10@15.20.
CATTLE-Receipts 200; killers,
steady; steers S6.50612.25; cows and
heifers $6.O0@1O.5O; calves, steady,
!! $5.00@10.50; stockers and feeders,
| steady, $5.O0@9.50.
SHEEP-Receipts Is; steady;
lambs $S.O0@12.0O; wethers $1,000
1880: ewes $5.00@l025.
CHICAGO.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000; strong;
bulk $15.5O@15.S5: light $14.65@
1880; mixed $l5.25@15.9O; heavy
/ $15.25@15.95; rough $15.25@15.40;
pigs $9.55@16.35.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000; steady:
native beef steers s9.00@13.40; stock
ers and feeders $7.15@l0.O0; cows
and heifers $5.70@$l1.20; calves $50
1900.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000; steady;
wethers $1O.75@lS.l0; lambs $l2.25@
1850.
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J0FFRE CHEERtO
At WASHINGTON
Cont,n ueAs trpn paga

ContanueastrDn, paga J..
going to get from this community is
not based upon such considerations
as those which arose out of formal
treaties
Not After Treaty.
The foreign minister's statement
was generally regarded as disposing
finally of suggestions that the United
States might pc asked TO sign a
treaty not to make separate peace.
While the British visitors devoted
most of the day to honoring the
French mission. they found time to
complete details Of organization in
preparing for The Joint conference
soon to begin, now that the represent
tatives of France have joined Mr..
Ealfour and thesmilitary, naval, fin
ancial and trade experts here with
him.
ents had been presented, Mr.. Balfour
said in part:
Expresses Appreciation.
"Gentlemen, am very much
obliged to you for coming here today
and giving me the opportunity of ex-
pressing to you personally and
through you to the great American
public how very deeply we. who be-
long to this mission sent from Bri-
tain. value the kindness, the enthu
siasm, the warmth of welcome which
we have received in this capital city
Of the United States. All our hearts
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LIVESTOCK MEN
Of NORTHWEST TO
ATTEND Meeting
Conserving Stock 20 BE Discussed
at Conference to Be Held in
4. st. Paul MSy |

St. Paul April 26.-i.fvestock men
Of the Northwest will take part in q
conference called with the co.opera
tion OF the United States department
Of agriculture here next Thursday. al
which means of conserving the stock
will be discussed.
Local stock men who called the
meeting said the situation is very
grave
Secretary Houston and Chicago
packers are expected to have rerpe
sentatives at the meeting, which will
be attended delegates from North
Dakota. Montana, Minnesota and
Washington. uE
In a statement by d. A. Wallace
chairman of the committee on ar.
engagements, it is said:
What curtaiiment Means.
with the present high prices for
market stock and demand for in.
crease of crop production, farmers
apparently are tempted to dispose of
the breeding stock and withhold
from purchase of other stock. This
would mean the checking Of the
most significant development that
ever has taken place In the North
west. If certain conditions continue
meat will 90 to prohibtive prices"
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Sure! High Heels
Cause Corns But
Who Cares Now


Because style DEGREES that women
crowd and buckle up their tender toes
in high heel footwear they suffer from
corns, then they cut AID trim at these
painful pests which merely makes tho
corn grow hard. This suicidal habit
nay cause locl.jaw end women are
warned to stop it. sae.- @ @
A few drops OF drug called freez.
one applied directly upon sore corr
gives quick relief and soon tho entire
corn, root and all lifts out without
pain. ASH the drug store man for a
quarter OF an ounce of freezone. which
costs very little but is sufficient to re-
move every hard or soft corn or callus
from ones feet. s.
This drug is an ether compound and
arics in moment and simply shrivelsI
up the corn without inflaming or even
irritating the surrounding tissue Or,
skin. Clip this out and pin on your
wiie's dresser. " 1t9'49 &
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ELEVEN MEN
ENTRA|N HERE
FOR BARRACKS
Total Number Of 16 Recruited by
Bismarck Army officers to
Date This Month

Eleven army recruits entrained
this morning from here for the Jetfer
son barracks at Jefferson, Mo. Most
of them came from the western part
OF the state. Among them was Will.
lam McGlone. turnkey warden at the
state penitentiary. Recruiting Officer
George e. Martin reports that IL re.
cruits have been secured from this vi.
entity to date this month.
Two brothers-Lloyd Perkins and
Lee A. Perkins-from South Dakota
stopped off in Bismarck today and
enlisted. They we're en- route to Mon
tana to take homestead and told
the officer In charge OF the recruit
ing station they would rather volun-
teer than be drafted into service.
Five of the recruits who joined this
week, and were with the III who left
for the Jefferson barracks, were Will
lam McGlone, Bismarck; William u.
Glazier of Beach,; Martin A. Chris
Jensen OF Mott: Joseph Keller Of
Richardton. and George =. Mauk OF
MOfiit.
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HOLT ON TOUR
| Of NORTHWEST
TO SPEAK HERE
Will Expound Topics of Interest
Concerning the World War
and Future Politics
ADDRESS TO BE GIVEN
AT CITY AUDITORIUM

Hamilton Holt of New York City,
editor of The Independent, will speak
in bismarck Monday evening April
20 in the Auditorium
MIR. Holt is making tour of the
Northwest and in addition to his ad-
dress in this city, is speaking in
Boise. Portland, Seattle, Spokane,
Missonla, Helena, Fargo. Grand Forks
and Minneapolis. m.. rl
Bruce Heads Committee.
Mr.. Holt is speaking ;lnder the au-
spices Of the Bismarck committee
on arrangements which consists Of
Judge Andrew A. Bruce. chairman.
Mayor A. W. Lucas and c. d. Mann.
Others present at the first meeting
OF this committee were J. l.. Bell. F..
L. Conklin, DR.. Ramstad, DR.. Strauss,
Judge Birdsell, B. c. Marks, H. p. God
dard, G. H. Russ. G. B. Little and
Lee Pettibone of Dawson.
president Fl. p. Goddard and Score.
tary G.. N. Remission of Bismarck
Commercial Club are cooperating
with the local committee on arrange
mentS.
Questions Of Interest.
The coming of Mr.. Holt to the
northwest and to Bismarck is very
opportune. The questions: "Who
Will Win the Ware, What Part
Must the United States Take in the
Conflict?", and what Must Follow
the War;" are questions. that have
been uppermost in the minds Of our
citizens for two years or more.
Since the entrance of this country
into the war, these questions have
taken on new significance. Mr..
Hollis address will consist of dis
cussion of our relation to the pres.
ent conflict and to future world poll.
tics.
His subject is: after the War.
WHAT
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are gratified and touched personally.
We are even more deeply touched by
it as being the outward and visible
manifestation of sympathetic emotion
in carrying out ana responding to a
great call, which is the real security
for. our success.
"NO man who has had the OppOr-
tunity which / have enjoyed in the
last few days Of seeing, hearing and
talking to leading members Of your
state, can doubt the full determina-
ton of the American people to throw
themselves into the greatest conflict
which has ever been wagcd in this
world.
War Ever Present in London.
81 do not suppose that it is posi-
BILE for you'll am sure it would not
be possible for me were | in your
place-to realize in detail, in con-
crete detail all that the war means
to those who have been engaged in
it for two years and half. That is
a feeling which can only come by
actual experience. We on the other
side of the Atlantic have been living
in the atmosphere of war since Aug
ust. 1914, and you cannot move about
the streets, you cannot go about your
daily business. even if your affairs be
disassociated with the war itself,
without having events Of the war
brought to your notice every moment.
" arrived here on Sunday after
noon and went out in the evening
after dark, and I was struck by a
somewhat unusual feeling which at
the first moment I did not analyZe,
and suddenly it came upon me that
this was the first time for two years
| had seen a properly lighted street.
There is not a street in London.
there is not a street in any city of
the United Kingdom, in which after
dark the whole community is mot
wrapped in a gloom exceeding that
which must have existed before the
invention Of gas or electric lighting.
Notices the Bright Lights.
"But that is a small matter, and I
only mention it because it happened
to strike me as one of my earliest
experiences in this city.
'We have today coming amongst
us a mission from France. am
fully convinced that they will receive
a welcome not less warm. not less
heartfelt than that which lou have so
generously and encouragingly extend
ed to us. That was and certainly
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT-Two furnished, light
housekeeping rooms. 2OO19 Main
st. B. +. Flanagan. 4-25.3t
FOR RENT-Large, modern, front
room. Ladies preferred. Al Thayer
st. Phone 440k. 4-25-3t
WANT ED-Young man to work in
paint shop; chances for advance.
ment Missouri Valley Motor Co.
4.23-1t
FOR RENT-MOdern furnished room.
Mrs. A. n. Leslie, 422 4th st. 4-25-3t
FOR RENT--May /, modern broom
bungalow, partly furnished. Phone
S:3S mornings. 4-26-3t
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EdgeH Is
Doing "Bit''
Toward War

Minneapolis. Mimi. April &c. -
EdGeley, a thriving town in southern
North Dakota, is doing its bit in the
war. From total population Of
1000 she is sending IS young men
to join the various government war
organizations.
Five enlisted in the navy in Mime
apOis today; five are already with
the colors. and eight more will ar.
rive in the mill city shortly, Mayor
Shields of Edgeley announced.
Seven big reels, including Sister
Against Sister" with Virginia Pear.
son, and Hank Mann in THE Cloud
Puncher", a two-reel comedy.
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will be increased by the reflection
that one member Of the mission is
Marshal Joffre. who will go down
through all time as the general in
command of the allied forces at one
of the most critical moments in the
worlds history.
Recalls War Losses.
''Of course, the more tragic side Of
the war is never and cannot ever be
absent from our minds. | saw with
great regret this morning in the
newspaper that the son Of Mr. BOnar
Law, our chancellor Of the eXcheQucr
was wounded and missing in the
operations in Palestine. and | in
stinctively cast my mind back 10 the
losses of this war in all circles, but
as an illustration it seems to me i'm
pressive. | went over the melancholy
list and, if my memory serves me
right out of the small number OF cab
met ministers. men of cabinet rank
who were serving the state when the
war broke out in August, 1914, one
has been killed in action, four at
least have lost sons, and now Mr..
Bonar Laws son is wounded and
missing-not hope lost to us, but
still in a position from which he may
return to his friends.
"That is the sort Of things that
have happened in quite small and
narrowly restricted class Of men, but
it is characteristic of what is hap.
pening throughout the whole coun-
try"
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SALO0NMEN STAND
READY TO ENDORSE
PROHIBITION MOVE

Chicago, April 2G.-The West End
Saloonkeepers' association today
stands ready to endorse nationwide
prohibition, should such proposal
be made by President Wilson as a
national defense measure. At a
meeting of the association, the men,
Ders unanimously decided to take
this position.