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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-15
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THE KAISER'S SPEECH.

Il VIII make my declaration"
said the Kaiser to his men,
I'VE must whip the allied nations
And all those who follow them.
go and shoot them with my big
Which we have so well equipped,
Burn up powder by the tons
And do not stop till they are whipped
I'VE will first kill out the Belgians
Then We'll go right into France,
When they see my mighty Zeppelns,
The will go off i'm a trance. 'N
There's the big feet of me British
90 and sink with submarines,
Then they'll get so awful skittish
They will all begin to scheme.
They will pray unto the good Lord,
But their prayers will be in vain,
For the good Lords with your Kaiser
With me ever to remain.
I'VE will kill out several million
And put what's left into a pen
Then I'll make them pay us billions
AS the conflict then will end. .'
Then we will have a big sensation
When my face they all doth see
There in great humiliation
They will bend their knees to me.
you'll come forth then with all your
axes, ." i' 90.
For to chop off all their heads
Wen have their gold to pay our
When the Allies all are dead.
so get ready for the conflict
FOR your Kaiser's getting mad
Bring them into subjection quick
Then I'll show them who's their dad
Now there'll be some big tempta-
tions,
When out in your submarines
But I'll warn you there's one Nation
You must not arouse by any means.
For in that nation there's a man
And his name to you I'll tell,
Don't YOU stir up Oncle Sam
For he'll surely give us H."
FAIR NJ. WILLIS.
Fork Shoals. s. c. ''..
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Quite u Bouquet.

In view of the statements made by
Maj. w. r. Robertson last Saturday
in regard to the local company Of
Coast Artillery every person in Cher
okee county should be proud Of the
organization. Major Robertson is n
graduate Of the South Carolina Mill
tary Academy, from which splendid
institution he was graduated with
honor some sixteen years ago AS a
military man he is par excellence,
having served continuously as an Of
fcer in the service since his grauda
ton. Any statement Maj. Robertson
makes in the line of his duty may be
implicitly relied upon. and when Il
man of his experience makes a state
ment SO nattcring concerning our
boys we should all be proud.-Gatf-
ney Ledger.
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BishOpvillc Items.

Leader and Vindicator.
AS the. Seaboard pr ssenger train
was leaving for Sumter this morn.
ing it Knocked the automobile of Mr.
Perrin off the track at corner of tho
warehouse on Court House avenue
The car contained Mr.. Perrin, Mis-:
Mary and his baby. Miss Genie Smith
and her cousin. Miss Genie was thrown
out and considerably hurt, the Others
were slightly hurt. Mr.. Perrin says
he did not see the train until too late
to stop.
Mr.. j. II. Johnson, architect from
Sumter, came over last Monday with
plans for high school building, which
have been approved by the trustees
The plans are for a large building
with all modern accessories and when
completed will be an imposing struc-
ture for that part Of town. The trus-
tees hope to commence work on
building at once
DR.. Eldridge Basllin and one O.
| his Baltimore friends came all the
way from Baltimore in the doctors
automobile. They made the trip IT,
good time ana without a mishap
They joined the boil weevil party nj
Sumter to make a tour of the Geor-
gia and Alabama stricken district. In
the party also from Bishopville and
Lee county were DIR. A. c. Baskin,
Il. M. Skinner, r. M. Cooper, w. S.
Wheeler, B. w. Segars.
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Provide Cheap Feeds Now.

The farmer who has hogs, poultry,
and other kinds of livestock will
an expensive winters feed
bill unless proper feed arrangements
are made in August and September
Two classes Of feed-and only two
will be cheap this coming winter
silage and pastures. Corn, wheat,
oats. and other grain eds, and by
products will all be unusually expen-
sive unless fed in conjunction with
pastures.
Many temporary pastures are cult
able for both hogs and poultry. An
acre Of good land planted in rape af-
fords grazing for five or six 100
pound fattening pigs throughout the
winter. provided half ration OF
grain is employed as n supplement;
or one acre of good rape should make
from 800 to 500 pounds of pork. All
acre of rye, oats. barley, or wheat
will usually do just about half rs well
and, in addition. will yield partial
crop after the hogs are removed
Dan II. Gray, Animal Industry Divis.
ion, North Carolina Experiment sta.
ton.
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URGES INSURANCE FOR SOLDIER
49, BOYS. |.'t
McAdoo Issues statement Relative tu
Bill. c'i"'"

washington, Aug. 12.-In a state
ment tonight Secretary McAdoo said
prompt passage OF the army and navy
Insurance bill would "immeasura bly,
incrc ase Americas chance Of winning
the war" and expressed the hope that
the bill would be enacted before the
first soldier Of the new National Army
begins active military duty" about
September l..
Administration leaders in the house
are preparing to expedite the meas
ure and steps to this end probably
will he taken within the next few
days. Action by the senate will have
to await the disposition Of the reve-
nue. bill.
"In September approximately 10000
men will be sent to army camps
throughout the country to train as
soldiers for the greatest war of all
time" said Mr.. McAdoo's statement.
Americas chance or winning the
war--and It Is the power and re-
sources OF America that must win this
war-'will be immeasurably increased
IL the war insurance bill. pending in
the congress. is promptly enacted into
law. As soon as the men go into
camp. an Immediate and pressing
problem confrOnts the country Their
wives and children or mothers and
fathers who are dependent upon them
for support will ne Immediately
thrown upon the charity and gener-
osity of the communities in which they
live. This must not be done. Ameri-
ca must not be disgraced by n fail
ure to provide for the support of
the families OF the men whom she
takes from their homes and places
upon the battlefelds. This is the
time to hearten our men as they en-
ter upon this supreme service of sac
riice for the nation. This Is the time
to enhance their morale and to sus-
tain and comfort those who are left
behind and are required to make sac
rifices as great as those who die upor
the field Of battle.
II earnestly hope that the meas.
ure pending in the congress will be
supported by such an unmistakable
expression OF public opinion that il
will be enacted into law before tho
first soldier OF the new Nationa
Army begins active military duty"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-15
CabbageS anll Kings.

In view Of the large crop Of cab
bages throughout the country, the
agricultural department advises that
much of the crop be made into kraut.
That is form Of food that is easily
kept and handled and would play an
important part in the conservation of
food. And how popular it would be
with the soldiers! They would take
to 1t as a cat does to sweet milk. 1t
is a good diet anyhow. 1t fondles the
stomach with a sensation OF comfort
and delight. The familiar joke of the
old German. who pointed to n few
barrels of kraut that he had put up
I'm case Of sickness. Is a real expert
ence. The soldiers in the field would
delight to have such tender solicitudo
shown them. How much better
would 1t be than old dessIcated vege-
tables such as were served during the
Civil war. IL such n neighborhood
would do n great favor to the soldiers
quite as acceptable as warm socks. Lei
II make n barrel OF kraut and sent
II to the front. 1t would do an i'm.
mense amount OF good. unless the Ger.
mans captured it-Ohio state Jour
nal.
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Y. NJ. G. A. CAMP.
Boys at PaWlcy's Island in Splendid
Health.

This, Tuesday, afternoon all the
J boys in the camp are we'll and seem
to be causing something to turn
up 1t is quite true that considerable
cuticle on neck and arms is turning
up" after the sun burns of the first
day, but that is only an incident.
The boys are grateful to Mr.. H. j.
Hardy for the use of the Club House
overlooking the sea and for "Rap
Rascal also which we use for cook
ing and eating, also for sleeping quar-
ters for 10 of the younger boys in
charge Of Ansley Hurst. These boys
use cots, sleeping two to a cot.
The older boys have more of a
military turn and sleep on the floor at
Club House.
Five Of the boys went to deep sea
this morning at 4 A. NJ, and return
ed at O'Clock with 1873 fish. 1t is
expected that party will be able to
Igo each morning and il the fisher
mans luck" keeps up we will have
plenty of fish to eat.
Crabs are also plentiful and are to
be had for the taking.
The neighbors here are very kind
and seem interested in. helping the
boys have a splendid time.
The cooks. John Bradford and Will
lie Stutler, seem determined that
the thirty-odd boys will have plenty
to eat. Breakfast today consisted OF
hominy and butter, fried black fish,
light bread, coffee. Dinner: Rice,
fresh butter beans, boiled ham, po-
tato salad. wheat fritters, syrup, ice
water. For supper we will have but
ter beans. cold. hominy, fried Irish
potatoes, saltines, iced tea.
We hope the folks at home are all
well. Mail addressed to Y. M. c. A.
Camp, Pawley's Island, s. c., will
reach us sooner or later.
H. L. Birchard,
Scout Master.
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MIR. BIRCHARD EXPRESSES AP.
&C. " PRECIATTON. '''f 60.
Praises Boys OH Camp ut Pawlcy's
Island and Thanks Others for
Kindness Rendered. '''"i

Editor Daily Item.
Will you allow me space in the
Item for letter Of appreciation to
the boys who went with me to the
camp at Pawley's Island last week. ]
have had the pleasure Of being on
many Of these camps with boys not
only from here but from other cities,
and 1 can truly say that this year
we had the best fellows l have ever
been with. Their department caused
continual favorable comment from
people at the island, and they
maintained their standing Of perfect
little gentlemen while they were
there. They are to be congratulated
on the fact that they know that the
liberty Of camp does not mean
license.
l wish also to express here our ap-
probation to Mr.. II. j. Hardy for his
cooperation in our effort. The use
of two cottages there made the sta.
much more enjoyable. Also to An.
sley Hurst who acted as assistant and
who rendered valuable assistance
throughout the camp.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
II. L. BIRCHARD,
General Secretary
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Auto Burns Up.

Mr.. G. Brooks Huff had the mis-
fortune to lose his Allen touring cal
yesterday The car caught fire ir
some manner and was totally destroy
ed. The fire occurred near McBride's
Crossing where a party had gone ant
had left the car in charge Of a ne
gro to drive across the swamp at tina;
place. Fire was first discovered nea,
the engine. and soon spread to the
rest of the car. The loss is covere(
by insurance, so it is said.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-15
Death of Mrs. Monaghan.

Mrs. Annie A. Monaghan, widow OF
of the late r. p. Monaghan, died this
morning after a long illness at hel
residence on East Liberty street. She
had been in bad health for some.
time, but her death was unexpected
Mrs. Monaghan had long been IA resi-.
dent of Sumter where she was wei
known and generally beloved. She
was a woman of amiable disposi.
ton and character. She is survived
by two daughters, Misses Nellie AM
Margie Monaghan and two sons
Richard =. Monaghan and Tommi,
Monaghan. Funeral services will bo
conducted Monday morning at II
O'Clock at st. Anne's Catholic church
lnterment in the Sumter cemetery.
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as .,..-,
WITH THE BOIL WEEV1L COM.
MISSION.
News From Sumter Peopie-See
Much of Stricken District.

The Sumter County Boil Wevil
Commission is having a good time
and learning a great deal, judging
from daily postal card bulletins Chair
man j. Frank Williams of the COM
mission is mailing to Secretary Rear
don of the Chamber Of Commerce.
The commission has been heard from
at Louisville, Albany and Valdosta,
Georgia, and all were well. The VAL
dosta postal read as follows: Ford
cars leading procession. Eleven cars
in line. Two lost weinberg never
been heard from. Commercial secre-
taries shOwering us with attention
and want to show us too much"
The Albany card reads: "Sixty miles
behind schedule owing to detour by
Quitman and Louisville to see hog
county, grain elevator. and weevil ex-
periments and pecan groves. Have
seen cotton that entire crop will not
make one hundred pounds of seed
cotton per acre. Have seen more
wire fencing today than there is i'm
South Carolina. Have seen many
miles Of velvet and soy beans, corn,
and peanuts The half has never been
told. Only six cars in procession to-
night, think others are together at
other points for the night
The governor of Georgia, and COM
missioner of agriculture of that State
have written the Sumter Chamber of
Commerce that they have instructed
every county and government official
in Georgia to look out for the Sumter
party and see that they are taken
care of and furnished every opportun-
ity to secure information. The COVER
nor and assistant commissioner of
agriculture Of Alabama have written
the Chamber of Commerce through
Commissioner of Agriculture E. j.
Watson practically the same thing re-
garding that States reception of the
Gamecock County weevil investiga-
tors.
The Sumter County Commission will
make its report at the next meeting
of the Sumter County Committee Of
Public Safety, at Chamber of Com
merce, at IL A. NJ, Saturday, Au-
gust 18th. Then will start the line
up for diversification, planting of
more wheat, corn, oats, peanuts, soy,
velvet, and other beans, peas, po-
tatoes, vetch and clover, pasture
grasses, building of wire fences for
hog and cattle pastures, etc. The
Committee Of Public Safety and the
Chamber Of Commerce have formed a
defensive and aggressive alliance to
get ready for the boil weevil and to
win this war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-15
Licenses to Hunt.

Chief Game Warden Gibbes has
written Game Warden F. L. Brunson
that hunting licenses are now being
printed and will be sent to him In a
few days and every person who ex-
poets to hunt at all Is urged to OBJ
tain n license and avoid all trouble
and fines. The law will be enforced
rigidly and compromises need not be
expected.
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accompanied by Mrs. Morrison, moth
er of MIR. Morrison, who is now
making visit to Mrs. Kingman.
Mr.. Thomas p. Fielder, who has
been visiting his grandmother on n
Salem Avenue. has returned to his
home In Spartanburg.
Misses Leila and Lila Smith, Miss
Kate Moses and r.. j. Schwerin left
Sunday afternoon for Mt. Holly,
where they will join a party of
friends and will spend the weekend
at the Isle of Palms.
Sergt. II. n. Dick. Of the Hospital
Corps. stationed at Florence. spent
Sunday with his parents.
MIR. Leslie Schwartz. accompanied
his father to New York, where he
will spend the balance of his vacat-
ion.
Rev and Mrs. w. Il. Thayer leave
this afternoon for Wrightsville Sound.
Miss Evelyn Williams has returned
from pleasant visit to Benncttsville.
Mr.. Isaac Schwartz left last even
ing for the markets of the North and
East In the interest of the Schwartz
stores.
MIR. j. j. Reach, district manager
of the Southern Bell Telephone Co.,
with headquarters at Aiken, spent
with his sister. Mrs. r. A.
Dixon.
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Ashburn, Ga, S-17-17, $40 p. M.
Georgia time.)
Stop here for supper. Have made
l4S miles and stopped several hours
1t Tennille and Dublin. Spent night
Sandersville. Up at 43O to in
;pect big dairy. First weevils seen at
fawkinsville. Will go to Valdosta to-
light, 65 miles.
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- lts,s -.srt.. s.sy
ABOUT SUNDAY SCHOOL CON.
VENTION.
Many Prominent Speakers Will Adj
dress Gathering OH nth and 18th

The Sumter County Sunday School
Convention will be held at the First
Baptist Church, in Sumter, on Tues
day and Wednesday, August 14th and
18th. The indications are that this
will be one of the best meetings ever
held in the county.
One of the principal speakers for
the meeting will be r. ID. Webb,
general secretary of the South Caro-
lima Sunday School Association Mr..
Webb has been in the State for about
two years, and under his direction
the State Sunday School work has
gone forward as never before. Be
fore coming to South Carolina, Mr.
Webb was for thirteen years a teach
er in a State college in Alabama.
During that time he was a Sunday
School superintendent, president
Of the County Association and a Field
Secretary Of the Alabama Sunday
School Association. His addresses
come from his own experiences and
from his study Of Sunday School prob
lens for many years.
Mrs. S. p. Moore, of Birmingham
Ala, will be another speaker on tho
program. Mrs. Moore is chairman OF
the Educational Committee of tho
Alabama Sunday School Association
For many years she has been State
Superintendent of Teacher Training
work, and has had a large experienc,
in methods of teen age Sunday
school work. Under her leadership
Alabama has enrolled more teacher
training students than any other State
in the union, in proportion to white
population. Mrs. Moore is a special.
list in Sunday School methods, and is
an attractive, inspirational speaker.
Besides these two speakers,
number of others will take part OF
the program, including some of tho
best Sunday School workers in Sum.
ter. Judge r. b. Fraser will mako
the keynote address on Service" T
V. Walsh on "The Spiritual Goa! Of
the Sunday School," and Rev. Will
liam Haynsworth on "The Needs ..
the Rural School," The officers O.
the County Association feel that the.
are fortunate in having secured these
workers TO help on the program Thi
program has been prepared with a
view Of making the meeting especial
ly helpful to the Sunday School su
perintendents, teachers and officers.
The officers of the Sumter Count,
Sunday School Association are
Charles l.. CuttinO, President
II. l.. Scarborough. Vice President
| Mrs. II. L. Birchard, Secretary
Treasurer.
Mrs. r. l.. Edmunds, Elementar,
Superintendent.
DIR. J. II. Haynsworth, Secondar!
Superintendent
c. M. Hurst, Adult Superintendent
The District Presidents are: Ii. p
Cuttino. Sumter; j. c. Dunbar, Dal
| zell; w. II. Ramsey, Wedgefeld
Sumter Richardson, Tindal; J. II
Wilson, Mayesville; II. w. Beall
Mayesville.
The County Sunday School Asso
| citation is composed Of all the school
| Of all denominations in the county
and all are urgently requested tC
| have delegates at this meeting.
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s. Il. i. Inspected.

The Sumter Light Infantry was in
spected during drill period this
morning by Adjutant General w. w.
Moore. The inspection took place on
the graded school square and the
company made it's usual creditable
showing. All of the men were at
tired i'm their recently issued uni
forms and made a superb appearance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-15

Miss Dwight is well known hero
where she has visited many times
Mr.. Long is the efficient and popular
principal of the boys high schoo
and made many friends during his
stay here of the last scholastic year
He is expected to return to his post
when school re-convenes in Septem.
ber.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-15
List Unavailable.

The Item has been unable to get
the list Of those men who were ex-
amined since the last list was print
ed, due to the fact that all examina-
ton cards are i'm the hands of the
board. and are being checked with the
call list. This is being done to sec
exactly who has not appeared for
examination,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-15

Eufaula, Ala, Aug. 8, 2 p. On.
Arrived here for dinner, leaving AL
oany, Ga, at $3.50 miles. Pleas
ant weather, fine trip, good roads.
The weevil is doing great damage be-
low and around Albany. Thick here
also.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-15

Mr.. IL. ID. Wilson, who is i'm the
employ of the government has re-
turned to his duties at Washington af -
ter q visit to his mother.
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Much Bad Meal Now Being Sold.

The department of agriculture,
commerce and industries is seizing
much inferior quality corn meal over
the State. The pure food laws re-
quire that all meal below a certain
ment and destroyed. Within the last
ten days from 15 to 20 seizures have
been made. The meal is the product
of the fag end of last years corn
crop. "a
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-15
Another Auto Burns.

An Allen automobile belonging to
the Carolina Machinery Company wa:
destroyed by fire yesterday after.
noon between Bishopville and Dar.
lington. 1t is thought that a short
circuit was responsible for the fire
The car was i'm charge of Mr.. Wilson
an employee Of the local company
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SUMTER COTTON MARKET.

y. G.. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer.
Corrected daily ut 12 o'clock Noon
Good Middling "a IA
strict Middling "a is.
Middling "a.
Strict Low Middling 23 "a.
Low Middling % 3-S
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-15

On n trip from Sumter into Clar-
endon county yesterday a gentleman
reports seeing cotton picking going
forward and cotton open on three
farms. In another week this branch
of farm work will be i'm full blast.
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Approaching Marriage.

invite you to be present
at the marriage Of their daughter
Sarah
Mr.. Otto LangdOn Long
on Thursday afternoon, August the
twenty-third at five o'clock
Richland Presbyterian Church
EastOver, South Carolina.
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From the Boil WeeviI Committee.

The following cards were received
This morning from Mr.. II. G. Osteen,
Who is with the Boil Weevil Commit
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-01
TO CONSERVE COURT COSTS
WapeIlo County Jurors Will Stay At
Home Until Their Services
Are Actually Needed.

Ottumwa, Oct 31.--With the con-
vening of district court today some
new phases have developed in the a.
nancial crisis of Wapello county,
which came to light last Thursday,
through the county attorneys ruling
against further issuance of any war
rants on the grounds that the legal
indebtedness of 1.25 per cent Of the
valuation had been reached.
Cannot Use Jury.
Judge ID. M. Anderson, presiding in
the district court, has ordered the
thirty-six petit jurors called for SER
vice next Monday to remain at their
homes until further notice. No jury
work will be taken up in the court
until the matter of paying the men
for the work can be adjusted.
County Attorney Mitchell told the
grand jurors, when they met with
him for the terms work yesterday
afternoon, that their usual session Of
week or ten days would be cut tc
one or two days. in order TO save OK
penses.