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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29
Picked Up Here and There.

many d1u IeIldTkADle are the means
taken to raise money for various war
terpri s es
Those Present Among the most
Not Enumerated. e earSv victorian nae ian
garden party. given by Mrs. Frederick
dreeley in her utterly delectable. flow
cry. green garden-at Winnetka one
afternoon last week. says the Chicago
Tribune. With great audacity her in
vltation announced that no one under
fifty was eligible as guest Of the
occasion. OF course. number of per-
fectly eligible members of the COM
munity had engagements in remote
districts OF the north shore. And
those VINO did go entreated that their
names should not be published. There's
something about being labeled fifty.
even when you've seen sixty, that
makes the hardest soul cringe.
But the party was a great success.
The hostess had provided early Nicto-
ran Iports. such as Crawford delighted
In hree-quarters of a century and
more ago. There was croquet for some
AID archery for others. while still 9TH
ers played "graces." translated into
guests were all of the gentler sex. The
money raised by the entertainment is
to be devoted to the Red Cross
Verify. the old order changeth.
Beechwood is rented! The famous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29

Maryland Is the guest Of her sister.
Mrs. Harry Aldridge. at Rosemont. Mrs.
Morris Cushman has returned to her
home In New York after q visit to Miss
Blanche Stansbury in North Columbus
street Mrs. Genevieve Peyton Grymes
OF Norfolk and Miss Elisabeth Peyton
Of Charlottesville are the guests of
Mrs. Lucie Peyton Luckett. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Horner have taken a cot
tage Mt Blue Ridge Summit. Pa, for the
summer. Mrs Clarence c. Leadbeater
and her two children are spending a
month at BRYhead. n. J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29

A great deal of ingenuity has been
expended on the design and canstruc-
ton of lunch boxes to be slowed away
in automobiles for picnic use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29
Annecy that Is perched up among the
Alps, in Sa-
The Honeymoon in vote. close to
War-Ridden Europe. w.

SCrlbed IS
1.-The buest lake In Europe" says a Lon
don letter writer. The writer Of the let
ter is bride, who was married to
wounded soldier lover early in June. The
ceremony took place in Cannes and the
happy couple motored from that lovely
town right across the Alps to Annecy,
which the bride describes as quite the
ideal dream spot" She goes on to say
that at is too horrible to read of the bat
ties in France and of the air raids II
London. Here there Is such perfect
peace. Absolutely no trace of the war ex
cept an occasional uniform; it seems
strange that just across the snoW-topped
mountains death and destruction are 60
ing on through every hour of the day
and night" To people who live in Lon
don. the idea of peace" even among the
French Alps seems a complete anomaly.
Brides who are married in England
nowadays have a good deal Of difficulty
about escaping even the suggestion of
war Another bridal couple from whom /
received a joint letter the other day told
me that they had tried to get away from
the sight Of khaki and wounded soldiers,
but they found them in the heart OF the
Cornish mountains and on the edge OF
every English lake to which they had
journeyed. Then, to crown all, the bride
groom. who had obtained leave from his
regiment, was suddenly recalled al TWEEN
ty-four hours notice under orders to
leave for France. SO the poor little bride
had to finish her honeymoon alone.
X X
Up to the present season an August
Wedding has always been an unknown
quantity in eXclu-
August Weddings siVe circles the
on the Cards. ar,n" s s,oa,,' ''',,,
the last week OF June and not heard
again until September. The war. how
ever, has so materially changed the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
Annapolis Scholarship.

Representative Lever wishes to an
nounce that he has a vacancy at An.
napols for which he will hold a COM
petitive examination on Saturday, the
22nd of December. Prof. E. s. Dreher
superintendent of the City Schools
Columbia, will be in charge of the
examination, and those who desire tc
take the examination should report
direct to him on the morning Of the
22nd Of December. Only those who
are residents of the 7th Congression-
al District are eligible. The age linn.
il is from 16 to 20. Further infor.
nation can be had by addressing
Representative Lever at Washing.
ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01

The Roosevelt stock is getting be-
low par again. When his would he
friends try TO boost him up a little for
his patriotism along some lines. they
run across a snag because OF his acti.
vities along other lines Some time
ago he was hailed as the great pa
triotic one who was willing to go any
length for his country He was so full
of energy and so verbose that an out
let had to be had somehow. He want
ed to lead the army to France. bu,
since he could not do that. ne was
satisfied to take an editorial posi-
ton on western paper where ht
could reach thousands with his word.
Of wisdom. But the coionel's tendency
toward criticism has 80 obsessed hin
that he is unable to forego IL ever
AZ he has TO criticise his government
in q time OF great stress and strife
His recent editorials have had to dea
with the unpreparedness of the coun
try when war was impending. Tn,
country is making as great progres
in getting ready for the great strug
gle as any nation in history. IL MI
Roosevelt wants to serve his countr
at this time with his great abilit
he can do a great deal more goo'
by standing by 1t and encouraging
in it's great work than in pointing ou
Its shortcomings. Herald
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
WARNING TO MERCHANTS.
Must Not Charge Twelve Cents or
More for Sugar.

1t is matter of common report
that some Sumter merchants. whole
sale as well as retail, who were for
tunate enough to have a supply of
sugar on hand when the sugar fam
inc struck this section, have taken
advantage of the situation to boost
the price and exact unusual profits
Instances have been cited of sugar
selling for II 1-2 cents and even IL
cents a pound in small quantities
Other merchants, however, sold sugar
as long as their supply lasted at 10
cents pound.
In view of the conditions on the 10.
cal market and the current report;
OF excessive charges for sugar. the fol.
lowing official warning from the State
rood Administration will probably be
OF interest to merchants and the pub
lie generally:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01

Germany. Preparing to Convey Oil
From Rumanian Wells.

Amsterdam. Netherlands. Oct. al
(Correspondence)-A pipeline J 75O
miles long is about to be laid. accord
Ing to a German automobile journal,
between Ploesti Rumania. and Oder
berg. on the Austro-German from
tier. This pipeline will convey oil di-
rect from the Rumanian wells
through the entire width of the Aus
tro-Hungarian monarchy to the very
door Of the Industrial districts Of
German Silesia. At present, railroad
freishts run up the price of 900
marks for ten tons at the we'll mouth
to 5000 marks at the German from
tier. by the projected pipeline the
cost Of transportation is to be reduc-
ed TO only so marks for the same
quantity. The estimated outlay for
constructing the line is fifteen million
marks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01

1t has been suggested that there is
no more reason for special legislation
prohibiting the keeping of hogs within
the city limits than for similar legis-
lation fOrbidding the keeping of cows
and horses. Horse and cow stables
furnish breeding places for millions
more flies than do hog pens, and to
be consistent the Board of Health and
City Council should forthwith out
assert that COW and horse stables are
greater menace to public health
than hog pens, since stables produce
myriads more of flies than hog pens.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
rl'he Next Hour.

An editorial in the Woman's Home
Companion says:
Everything can happen in the next
hour that has ever happened. 1t con-
tains all the possibilities of a UNI
verse. In tire next hour children will
be born, men and women will die.
whole worlds will be smashed to at
oms and drop out of space, and the
girl you love go back on you. In the
next hour the house may burn, YOU
may quarrel with your best and :tdear-
est friend. someone may give you pois.
on, your fortune may be stolen, the
government may change. the temper
ature may rise or fall forty degrees,
and the world may come to an end.
You plan how you will pass the
next hour and 10! the train is ditch
ed. the auto turns turtle, Aunt Jane
arrives. the neighbor's baby has con-
vulsions, the louise is struck by lightn-
ing. your tooth begins to ache, a tele-
gram is delivered, the wires are out of
order, you are discharged, somebody
dies and leaves you fortune, you
are operated upon. The next hour IL
what you ever were and what you
ever may be compressed into sixty,
minutes. 1t is the period Of hope de-
ferred. Of supreme victory of total
humiliation, and the entrance to an
assured Immortality. Fixed as the
stars in heaven, unalterable as the law
of gravity, it stands before you like
the grim sphinx, containing within it
self all the marvellous variety OF hu-,
man experience.
ITO know how to meet the next
hour with JOY, with head erect, with
courage singing in your heart Is to
solve the deep mystery of eternity"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
Paxvillc News Items.

Paxville, Nov. 2S.-A pretty event
OF last Wednesday was the birthday
party given by Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Kee!s, at their residence near town,
i'm honor of their little daughter,
Elizabeth, who celebrated her fourth
birthday. The little ones made mer-
ry with various games, many of which
were quite interesting.
About 4 o'clock the youngsters were
marched into the dining room which
was bright and brilliant with lights
and flowers. Refreshments in abund-
ance were served, consisting of am
brosia, pound cake and various fruits.
The center of the table held the birth
day cake with four lighted candles.
and the name Elizabeth" made
of green letters was another of the
many decorations. The happy little
girl received many sweet remember
ances. A few grown-ups were pres
ent also to enjoy this delightful oc-
casion.
Mr.. Deny Reynolds is at home from
the Carlisle school at Bamberg for
Thanksgiving week
Mrs. w. H. Cox of Florence is
spending this week at the home of
her mother, Mrs. II. ]. Mcleod.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Keels returned
from Bishopville where they attend
ed the Methodist conference.
Private Waldo Reynolds Of Camp
Jackson spent last Sunday and Mon
day visiting his relatives near town.
There will be q community sun rise
prayer meeting ut the Baptist church
on Thanksgiving morning, to which
every one is most cordially invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hodge. Of Lamar
were here last week visiting at the
home Of the Messrs Hodge.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Methodist church will meet
next Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. T. w. Gunter. The
president, Miss Jessie Curtis is arrang-
ing very pleasing program for this
meeting.
There was no preahing at the Bap-
tist church on last Sunday morning
on account OF the absence Of the pas
tor, Rev. j. d. Bowen, who was in
Washington, ID. c., on business trip.
Miss Earle Perritt will leave today
to spend the Thanksgiving holidays
with her parents at Mullins.
Messrs. Durey Reynolds. Kirkland
Corbett. the Misses Leatha Edmunds
and Leila Corbett will spend Thanks
giving Day at Camp Jackson visiting
friends and relatives.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
ITALIANS REPUlSE ATTACKS.
AUSTRO-GElsMAN RUSIIES ON
LEFT WING FAIL WITH HEAVY
LOSSES TO ATTACKERS.
Defenders of Piave Line Now Satisfied
Huns Will Never Break Through.

Italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy. Monday, Nov. 26, p.
m.-(By the Associated Press )--Five
determined attacks by Austro- G German
forces on the left wing Of the Italian
fourth army. near Monte Pertica, be-
tween the Brenta and the Piave were
delivered today. The enemy rushes
we're broken by the defensive troops
with heavy losses to the attackers.
Not only the left. but the right.
wing and the center Of the army hold
ing this sector was subjected to at
tack. the enemy effort now attaining
its full force here. ON the right and
center the struggle ragged from Monte
Monfenera. westward. with the Ital-
ians holding their lines at all points
The fluctuations of the great battle
have now developed to stage where
the resisting power of the Italians
have been demonstrated to be suffl-
cient to retard. If not to prevent any
sudden rush through the passes lead
ing to the Venetian plains. This was
regarded as a serious menace six days
ago.
There is the feeling that friendly
allied support is near at a timely mo-
ment and that the mingled ranks will
combine to form the barrier Italy has
sustained alone until now.
Many British officers were at head
quarters today, The Prince of VALE
renewed his earlier visit. going about
the streets and mingling with the Of
ficers at public restaurants in the
most democratic fashion.
1t is reported from the Fruili +
gion. occupied by the enemy, that the
civil population has been required to
turn over all copper articles, grease
and oils In Its possession within five
days. Emperor Charles is said to have
made another visit to the invaded re-
gion. going to the coast cities of
Grade and Monfalcone.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01

the duties Of citizenship and welcom-
Ell Mr. Lever.
At Pleasant Grove school Mr..
and Mrs. w w. Cunningham delight
fully entertained Congressman Lever,
Mr.. e. T.. Hall, of the Department of
Agriculture. Miss Mary Lennon,
home demonstration agent, DR.. j. III.
HaynswOrth, county superintendent
of education, Secretary ReardOn, Mr..
John Minis, and Mr.. S. j. Minis at a
sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner
which caused each and every one of
the fortunate guests to have a great
deal to be very thankful for.
The white rural schools of this
county have been visited by the home
and farm demonstration agents, sec
retary Of the Chamber Of Commerce
and the county superintendent of ed
ucation, assisted by Congressman
Lever and Mr.. f. f. Hall, in the
whirlwind food campaign and thou
sands of pledge cards sent into the
homes of the farmers through the
school children Of the county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01

United States Food Administration
Federal Food Administrator for
South Carolina,
David r. Coker.
Columbia, Nov. 27, 1917.
Subject: Excessive charge for su.
gar.
Mr.. a. c. Phelps, Sumter, s. c.
Dear Sir: Report has reached this
Office that certain merchants of Sum.
ter are charging IL and IL l-2 cents
per pound for sugar.
Pending the appointment of a food
administrator for your county, will
you please warn the merchants tha,
recent ruling of the United States
Food Administration considers 12c
TO be excessive for sugar. A charge
or IL 1-2 cents is therefore consid.
cred violation of the food laws and
subjects the dealer to prosecution.
Yours faithfully,
JOE SPARKS,
Executive Secretary
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
Things Tint Concern Your Town Con.
Germ You.

The most common thing one hears
Is II haven't got time to attend that
meeting. 1t doesn't concern me-"
But when an epidemic starts, then YOU,
are concerned The woman's Homo
Companion prints an editorial n,
which the writer says:
Someone comes to you and re
marks:
The water supply Of this town Is
polluted. Will you be one OF q cor,
mittee of one hundred to arrange a
mass meeting and get speakers here
from the State Board OF Health to see
what can be done?'
And you say. I'm sorry. But ]
really haven't the time for anything
outside my own home
"Or. as lately heard of q womar
saying with some impatience:
| Don't ever ask me to do thing,
Ike this. | have all that one pair o.
hands can do right here inside thes,
four walls
Every other person approa chec
says that, too The mass meeting Il
not held. Nobody points out, publicly
the danger to which the people of tn
town are exposed.
and presently the little boy i'm tn
next block dies from typhoid feve,
Then another child. and another. an
an adult or two. (For the health re
ports of state after state show no,
the typhoid fever epidemics com
from polluted water supplics)
You say. This ought to have bee
attended to before
And now suppose that your ow
child falls i'll OF typhoid. and ais
dies. Perhaps it will not be until the
that you will realize that this matte
Of the water pollution was after al
your business. Perhaps. after all, tn
wasn't "a matter outside your ow
home"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
Wireless SsatiOn Discovered in Buenos
Aires.

Buenos Aires, Oct. 81 Correspond.
ence)-The arrest of Count Luxburg.
formerly German minister to the Ar
gentine republic prevented the oper-
alton of gigantic wireless station
which had been erected by a German
company on bluff near Buenos Aires.
When Luxurg received his passports
the company was installing an appa-
ratus viii was expected to put this
city into direct photographic commu-
nication with the German station. at
Nauen, Germany.
The next day the minister of ma
rine closed the wireless station and
ordered an'attcer of the navy to su-
perintend The dismaMJing of the ap-
paratus.
Although the official excase/sfyen
for the closing of the station was that
Its experiments had not been success
ful, officers Of the ministry of ma
rlne have stated that the real reason
was to prevent secret communication
with Germany during the crisis which,
followed the expulsion of Luxburg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
MOTOR BUILDING. NOT CHECKED.
No Drastic Curtailment at This Time.

Washington, Nov. 26.-Drastic cur
taiiment Of passenger automobile pro-s
ouctlon, which has been talked Of
since the manufacturers were callA&&
'h'o conference recently with the a4S
Visory commission of the Council ~
National Defense has been found u11s
hecessary' according to expert advis-
CTS oI the commission. Facilities of
'he plants were said today to be suf-
hcent for handling government work
now IN sight and steel manufacturers
nave given assurances that they can
supply al the metal needed.
A statement last night by Judge
i|oVett' priority, director of the war
industries board, that he did not CON.
template an order shutting off fre;,ht
cars from the automobile industry
was prompted by exaggerated reports
OF what the government intended IN
do in restricting the manufacture or
socailed nonessential products. Ths
automobile industries board has Mac
ed before the war industries board a
plan to transfer overland all cars in.
tended for private sale within 100
miles of The factory, and it was said
there was no reason why the radius
of transfer might not be extended ne
Tar as road conditions will allow.
The experience gained in sending
overland 20 the Atlantic seaboard all
the trucks made for the army will be
studied by the manufacturers. wbo
expect that material relief in the
transportation situation will result.
Some plants already have reduced
voluntarily their output of passenger
cars. In this connection, 1t is,pointed
out that the United States is the only
country in the world now producing
automobiles for private use.
Automobile plants now are making
various kinds of munitions, including
depth bombs used so effectively by
destroyers in hunting submarines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
BOIL WORM IN COTTON.
Pink Variety Discovered i'm Georei,

rink Variety Discovered i'm GeOrgia.
Houston, Nov. 27.-Three thousand
acres of cotton in Galveston and Har-
ris counties are infested with the pink
boil worm, according to announce
ment made here today. Scientists from
the State and federal departments Of
agriculture with gangs of iaborers in
that section are at work gathering all
vegetation that might harbor a boil
worm. When their work is conclud-
ed 1t will be burned in an effort to de-
stroy every vestige of the insect.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01

Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 31-Corres-
pondence)-A new paper, published
in Portuguese, called the Correio de
Berlin. has begun q pro-German pro-
paganda, opening it's campaign with
anathemas upon the United States,
which it declares has coerced the Lat
in republic to break relations with
Germany.
Desperate attempts are being made
here 10 undermine American solidar-
ity but they are not making much i'm
preston on the Brazilian people.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
LETTER CARRIERS APPEAL.

inc mail carriers are making an or
ganized appeal for higher wages. They
cannot take the means that employees
IN civil life do to secure higher sal
aries but are dependent upon the ac-
uon OF congress. As congress more
or Less acts in response to what It be-
heves TO be public opinion The Item
gives space here to the appeal of the
National Association OF Letter Car
riers. which is as follows:
Every class OF workers in the
United States has been granted an in
crease OF wages except the postal en-
ployes. The letter carriers are high
grade class OF employees recruited to
the service by a rigid method OF Sc
lective choice. who perform an impor-
tant and indispensable service for the
people and that. too. i'm the only gov
ernmental business that shows a profit
I'm operation.
The scale OF wages now paid post
office clerks and letter carriers was
fixed In 1907. more than ten years
ago. In the meantime the cost of liv-
Ing has advanced fully so per cent.
The purchasing price of the dollar has
been cut In two. This means that
the letter carrier has suffered n so
per cent reduction in wages 1t means
Just this and nothing else.
TO meet this increased cost of liv-
Ing. there has been a wholesale in
crease OF wages to every other class
OF workers. In many instances, these
Increases usually voluntary, aggre-
gate 100 per cent.
AN army OF girls are now being
hired by the government at Wash
inston as stenographers at an initial
sainry OF $1,000. $1.10O and 81. 200 PEI
annwn. Carpenters assigned to gov
ernment work are now receiving a
minimum wage OF $3.50 for eight
hours work with other trades in com.
parison. The Navy Department re-
Gently set the following scale per day
Blacksmiths s4so; craneman ss.7l.
drop forger $500 and $3.50. Such
wages are universally the rule. not the
exception.
The government has urged private
employers to patriotically grant sal
Ary increases TO avoid labor troubles
In many such instances agents have
acted as Intermediates Employees In
civil life may enforce their demands
for a wage increase by a strike. Pos
tai employees must wait until congress
takes note OF their condition and
grants relief. II Is impossible to be
lieve that congress will continue to
permit the long suffering letter car
rier to be an object OF special discrim-
ination. II Is up to us to see that
these facts are laid before the presi-
dent OF the United States. the post
master general and every senator and
representative in congress as we'll as
the public"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-01
Honor Roll of Graham Graded School

First Grade-David Blackwell. 80
Second Grade--Gerlinc Triplett
9S; Linwood Davis, SO; Marshall
Blackwell, SO.
Fourth Grade-Bessie Thigpen, 92
Fifth Grade-Oney Triplett, 80.
Seventh Grade-Ruth Britton. 80;
Clyde Triplett. 90.
Eighth Grade-Carson Blackwell
90.
The gold medal which was given by
Mr.. John A. Blackwell for the high
est monthly average has been won
both months by little Gerline Trip
lett of the second grade.