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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
LITTLE NATIONS MUST BE MADE
FREE.
Premier Lloyd George Says British
Honor is Pledged to Restitution for
Scrvia and Belgium.

London. Aug. S.--Lloyd- George
speaking today at the luncheon Of the
Servian Society of Great Britain in
honor of II. p. Pachitch, the Servian
PREMIER said that the first condition
OF peace is restoration, complete and
without reservation" The premier
added that he believed in little ma
tions, saying:
Il believe in the nation which can
sing about it's defeats. Serva has
sung right through the centuries not
of victory but of defeats that sub
merged her in the flood of barbarism.
Servia always has hoped and now her
day of reckoning comes. The nation
that sings of her defeats is immor-
tai.
However long this war may last
Great Brtains honor is involved in
seeing Servia free. Servia and Bel
gium are the guardians Of the gates
and bra2ely have they defended them.
The troops Of Servia never have been
disheartened; they still are guarding
the gates. The British extend once
more the hand of friendship to Ser
via. We will go through the war to-
gether to the end"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
TO ALLAY U-BOAT ALARM.
Government Issues Statement on the
Movement Of Shipping.

New York, Aug. S.-To allay alarm
that might arise over reports Of u-boat
activity in Atlantic waters state
ment from the treasury department
given out here late today by custom
house authorities says that IL YES
sells entered American ports during
the 24-hour period ending Aug. s. 1t
is estimated that more than 225 600
tons of shipping is passing through
the danger zone daily, headed toward
the United States.
An official statement showing the
number of the ships arriving daily
will be made public daily.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11

The number Of vessels over 1000
tons sunk last week is an increase
or three over the number sunk i'm the
previous week when IS were lost
through submarines or mines. There
Is decrease of one in the vessels OF
less than 1000 tons, three having
been reported lost the previous week.
The total for the present report, 23.
is an increase of two over the pre-
vious report and is one less than the
number reported lost for the week
ending July 22, which was the high
est since the week ending June o.
when 2S were lost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
APACHES ON THE WAR PATH.
cowboys Ordered 10 Hold Themselves
in Readiness.

Globe, Ariz., Aug. Apache In
dlans in the Sierra Anchas mountains.
hfty miles northwest Of Globe, are on
the warpath and the two largest as
Destos mines i'm the district have sus-
pended operations, according to a tele-
phone message summoning help, re-
ceived at the governor Office tonight.
The manager of one of the mines
Informed Sheriff Tom Armor that
leaders of the uprising have called
out all Indian mine workers and
that they were completely beyond
control.
Deputy Sheriff Dan Armor, at the
head of Il band of mounted rangers,
departed for the Sierra Anchas to-
night. hur they do not expect to ar
rive before tomorrow
\ call was issued Ivy the sheriff for
cowboys 20 hold themselves in read
mess for duty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
PLANS FOR new ARMIES.
ARE NEAR WAR STRENGTH.
Men From Drafted Quota VIII Not
be Needed for Regulars or Guard,
but Will be Assigned to Reserve
DcpOts Until Needed at Front.

Washington, Aug. Provost Mar
shal General Crowder and his assist
ants are at work on the final set OF
regulations to be promulgated this
week to complete the organization OF
the selective draft war army. They
will govern actual mobilization of the
men selected.
Statements issued today by the war
department show that preliminary
| figures place the total force of Ma
tional Guard taken i'm the federal SER
vice August at 1903 officers and
419,834 men. Another statement show
ing that 1S0,766 war volunteers have
been recruited for the regular service
since April L. leaving only about o.
600 vacancies in the regulars at war
strength.
These figures mean that approx
imately 725,0O0 men are under arms,
exclusive of the navy and marine
corps, to be supplemented within the
next few weeks by $4,000 raised un-
der the selective draft. OF the latter
number 100000 will compose the third
great element of the war army, the
new National Army. and the remaind-
er will go to fill up the regulars and
the guard and their reserves.
The mobilization regulations will
show how the drafted men are to be
assigned. Already the war depart
ment has received countless applica-
tions from men certain to be called
in the 1irst increment of the draft
forces for assignment to some par
ticular arm or branch of the service.
Where man has been summoned by
his local board for physical examina-
ton no method exists whereby he
may enlist in the regulars and have
his service count on the home quota.
1t is probable, however, that some
effort will be made to meet the wishes
of the drafted men in this regard as
far as possible when they are mo-
bilized. 1t can only be done to a
limited extent, as the regulars and
guards, as shown by today's state
ment, are practically filled up now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
DEMANDS DEMOCRATIC RULE,
SCHEIDEMANN AND OTHER
PROMINENT SOCIALISTS
SPEAK BOLDLY IN
GERMANY,
Declare I'm Behalf of Peace and Ask
that NIichssclis Government Get Out
Present Government Check to
Democracy. ,H.<

Amsterdam, Aug. S.-Philip Scheid-
emann, Socialist member of the Ger
man reichstssg. In a speech delivered
at Mannheim. Baden, before 5000
people. demanded in the interest of
peace the speedy substitution for the
present government of Chancellor
Michaelis u government really repre-
senting tho will Of the German peo-
pie.
German Socialists will oppose the
newly constituted government at Ber-
lin on principle" the Socialist news
paper Vorwaerts declares in it's COM
ment on the ministerial appoint
ments.
Persons 30 foolish as to expect a
great gain in the direction of q par
liamentary regime" says tho Catholic
newspaper Germania, ''will naturally
be disappointed" but Il expresses the
opinion that the presence of Catholic
representatives In the governmen,
greatly improves the system.
"The democratic movement in Ger
many which re;ormers were sure was
getting such a splendid start In the
recent reichstag crisis now -eems to
be slipping backwards.
The Liberal and Radical newspap pers
In Germany generally interpret the
selection by DR.. Michaelis. the chan
cellor, of his colleagues as a distinc,
rejection of the principle Of parlia-
mentarism o. parliamentary influence
upon the administration.
The Socialist organ vorwerts an
nounces that the cabinet members
SPAIN. Grause and Mueller, enter the
government as individuals, not az
party representatives. Therefore the
party assumes no responsibility there
for. but retains completely a free hand
toward the government. Herr Muel-
Ter particularly has long had no active
connection with the Socialist party and
has a purely administrative non-po-
litical post.
The Vorwaerts declares that the
present government must be the las,
or Its kind and must be supplanted by
a government of the people. DR..
Michaelis is also getting further away
from the reichstag peace resolution
even as he interprets 1t as the days
pass. The phrase in his speech Sat
urday on the necessity of "a powerful
peace" was printed in black face
type.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
SPAIN THREATENED WITH REVO.
LUTON.
Both Troops and Civilians Killed I'm n
Clash OH July IL.

Atlantic Port, Aug. S.-A thrilling
description Of the labor upheaval i'm
Lisbon, which threatened a revolution.
was told by passenger arriving here.
On July IL troops were called out
and number of them were killed
by bombs thrown among the soldiers.
The military charged the crowds kill
ing eighty-five and arresting fifteen
hundred. The workmen demanded
seventy per cent increase because of
the nigh cost of living. The uprising
was suppressed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
TOBACCO BRINGS UNUSUAL RE.
TURNS.

Fsrnerv Of Pee Dee Getting Wealthy
o. Woed--ReCord Prices Paid.
Columbia. Aug. s.--'If South Caro-
llna farmers fare even half as we'll
~ eehsr crops ~ they have thus far
v~o t5oacco this will be the most
wosdsrful year agricultuarally ever
hoqWH - the state" said Commis-
oenef Watson In announcing the off,
ciai nedfes az to the sales of tobacco
for the month OF July. THE rec
ora In tobacco for the first month of
the season Is even more remarkable
than that Of tho Irish potato crop In
the coastal territory this year. This
department. has been handling the
records Of tobacco sales since 1909.
The sales In pounds for the month of
July are about half as great as the
eisgust whole season crop recorded
that Of 1914. They are practically as
large a. the entire crops OF 1910 and
1915 and larger than the entire crop
Of 1911. The sales Of July more than
double the sales for any preceding
July. and are 1s.29s.ss1 pounds great
sr than tho July sales of last year.
In the average price paid the
sales show very nearly double any
ngure heretofore paid. being 21.65
cents. Last year the average price
vas 7.ss cents. The highest average
price previously paid was 12.53 cents
Der pound In 1sf3.
In the amount received by the
producers for the tobacco marketed
In July. therefore. Is the noteworthy
feature Of the first month OF the sea-
son. The largest sum ever received
heretofore In July was S1.0s4.415.34,
In fs13. This year the amount for
July ID S4.1Si.s74sl. This is only a
little less than the largest sum ever
received for an entire season. $4,-
sst.sss.si In 1913. and In larger by
nearly 100000 than the whole sea
sons receipts for any other year.
Last year the whole crop brought
only s7.si3.4ss.s7. The amount for
July is exactly si.0ss.s4l.1O larger
than tho amount brought In during
July Of last year"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
FOOD BILL PASSES.
WAIT SIGNATURE OF PRESIDENT
WILSON.
Conference Report OH Control Meas
ure AdOpted-Widc Powers Given
to Administration OF New Acts
Hoover to Be Put in Charge.

Washington, Aug. S.-The food bill
passed through the last stage of leg
islative enactment at 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon when it was finally adopted
by the senate in form previously ap-
proved by the house. President Will
sons signature now will make it law.
The senate vote was &C to 7.
Those voting against the report
were: emocrats-Hardwick, Hollis
and Reed: Republicans-Franc
Gronna, La Toilette and Penrose.
Immediately after the final vote on
the food control bill, the senate by a
viva voce vote also approved the con-
ference report on the first admins
tration food bill, providing for a food
survey and appropriation to stimulate
production.
Both bills are to become laws Friday
with President Wilson'S approval.
The delay was caused by adjournment
of the house until Friday and the
necessity for signing of the bills i'm
| open session by presiding officers of
both houses. The senate recessed to-
night until Friday so that after
Speaker Clark signs the bills, they
may be signed by the senate's presid-
ing officer and Immediately sent
to the White House. Prompt appoint
ment Of Herbert Hoover as food ad-
ministratOr and immediate operation
, nder the legislation are expected to
follow. In addition to it's comprehen-
sive provisions for control OF food
fuel, fertilizer and farm equipment
the control bill carries drastic pro.
hibitiOn features. Thirty days after
it is approved it will be unlawful tc
use foodstuffs in the manufacture o
distilled beverages or to import dis
titled spirits for beverage purposes
and the president will be empowered
to commander for military pcrpose!
distilled liquors now held in bond anC
to regulate or restrict the use o
foods in the manufacture of wine an,
beer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
FlllDERs FRONT QUIET.
ONLY scANr NEWS FROM BEL.
0IUM RATTLE GROUND RE.
. PORTED.
uslGash and French Garry Out Daring
Isatas-Ra~ians Apparently Check
Zeuoooic Advance In East.

News from the Flanders front Is
esant. the most important item being
tnat the French recorded the British
pDs1a1 report. No mention was made
- the artillery activity which yester-
~ oave Indications Of growing inten
eley. There was quiet on the French
neat lase night except for custom
az ertiIlsry dusls and lively French
retda There occurred other stifrening
sal6a e =
The stfRsnins Of Russian lines IS
appspsntly slowing tho Teuton's ad-
vance In the East and seemingly
checking u In places. Ohicial figures
show > slight increass In British ship
pins lost Hast weok coupled with an
incrsass In French marine losses. al
though the total was notably small.
Ihs French report four vessels of
nors than sixfca hundred ms sunk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
i. w. WIS CAUSING MORE TROU.
BILE IN OKLAHOMA.
County Attorney OF Ottawa County
Tclcgraphs for Help.

county Attorney Of Ottawa County
Tclcgraphs for Help.
Muskogee. Okla, Aug. 9.-An ap-
poai for help has been received at
the federal marshall's Office from the
county attorney of Ottawa county i'm
the extreme northeastern section o..
the State. where 1t Is reported that In
dustrial Workers of the World had
dynamited several cars and were
otherwise causing trouble.
Six alleged Industrial Workers of
World were arrested in Ottawa coun-
". Several were driven from the
mining district there as the result of
attempts to dynamite cars, according
TO a report at the federal marshalrs
office.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
AMERICAN TROOPS TO HELP
RUSSIANS.

Next Batch To BE Sent Abroad, Says
Lewis, Must Go to East.
washington. Aug. S.-Predictions
that the next American troops to go
abroad will be sent to strengthen the
Russian lines was made in the senate
today by Senator Lewis of Illinois.
"The next legions of our men to 60
FORTH said he. will be to Russia to
support the loyal Russian armies now
lighting under the principles of our
making. To these shattered. bu,
struggling people we must 60 with
food and supplies and also with our
men,"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
German Professors Petition Against
New Peace Offer.

Amsterdam. Aug. 7.-Seventy-eight
professors of Bonn University h,vo
signed a petition urging the German
government never to make onotber
peace offer, "sincc Germany's recent
oher has been answered ~ the Brit
lsh challenge to retire behind thr
Rhine"
The signers consider that another
peace proposal would be mischicyous
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11

Montreal. Aug. s.-The summe,
homo OF Lord AtheIstan, the pub.
fisher OF the Montreal Star was dyna
mited last night Athelstan was un.
hurt but his homa was badly dam.
aged. The Star was a stsunch adj
vocate of conscription. Letters post.
ed In the United States warned Athel
stan that he would be killed 10 N
law was passed by parliament.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
INCREASE IN SHIPPING LOSS.
Twenty-onc Large Ships Sent Down.

London, Aug. 8.-There was a
slight increase in the loss of British
merchant vessels by submarines or
mines during the last week, accord
ing to the official summary issued to-
night. Twenty-one British vessels OF
more than 1900 tons and two vessels
Of less than 1900 tons were sunk last
week. Thirteen ships were attacked
unsuccessfully. No fishing boats were
lost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
government to Appeal Exemption
Pleas.

New York, Aug. 9.-The govern
ment will appeal every claim of OK.
emption from draft granted by tht
boards i'm New York city, it was an
nounced after organization of the dis
trict board with Charles T.. Hughes
chairman. Roscoe Conklin. i'm charge
OF examinations i'm the city. said 81
per cent. examined were being accep. =
ed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
-FOUR KILLED ON KENNESAW
MOUNTAINS.
1hree-inch Shell Fired at Target Prac.
ttcc Kills Lady and Three Ncurons

Atlanta, Aug. "a board of army
officers continued the investigation of
the killing of four civilians In. ycs-
terday afternoon during field artillery
Prac'ice on Little kennesaw noun
tain. three inch shell ricochettcd q
mile from the target and exploded.
Killed Mrs. Seth Harris and seriously
inJuring three negroes who died In
ter Many persons had watched ,bo
practice during the day. The shell
causing the damage was the last fired
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
SHIP LOAD OF HORSES SUNK.

british steamer TOrl)cdOCN and SunL
With loss Of Captain and Ten Men
Newport News. Aug. 9.--The Brit
ish steamer Argalia, sailing from this
port on July 18th for British port
with horses as her cargo, was tor
pedoed and sunk with the loss o.
Captain Morris and ten Of the crew
according to a message received by tn
agents. Survivors were landed n
Glasgow. Forty American multcer,
were on the steamer. but It Is no
known whether any Of them wer
lost. The ArCalia was not In the Brit
ish admiralty service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11
wan INDUSTRY BOARD TO RE.
DUCE PRICES.
oAo.1d Negotiations With Producer
Rsn Draseic Action VIII be Resort
"a NO.

Washington. Aug. s.-The war In
dostry board II prepared to take
the most drastic action to reduce
prices ON nscssities should It's nego-
siasions with producers and manufac-
sursrs fail to produce results. The
public will be protected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-11

Indications are That Germans Hop,
% Capture Port of Odessa.
London. Aug. "a recent report
from Odessa as to the objective OF
the German offensive in southwcs
Russia is strengthened by Times dis
patch from Odessa. saying the belle
Is growing there that the Teutons
hope to take the port.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-03-15
Couldn't Fool the Keeper.

When the late Lord Cairns was
lord chancellor he was an ex-ofhclo
visitor of lunatic asylums. 1t is re-
lated that he went down one We'd
nesday, when the Peers do not sit,
to Hanwell, knocked at the door and
asked to be admitted.
Cant let you in said the Janl-
tor; "days for visitors Tuesdays and
Fridays"
But l have right to go inside,
said his lordship; Il insist on dong
so."
Read the regulations" and the
janitor pointed to them.
do YOU know who l am?' asked
Lord Cairns.
Don't know and don't care, said
the menial.
Il am entitled to admission at any
and every hour; I am lard chancel-
lor of England.'
"Ah. ah." laughed the janitor, as
he shut the entrance gates in the no
bic lords face, we've got four OF
'em inside already!"-London Stan
dard
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-03-15
MIDDLE WEST WAGE BOOM.
..1,ahor's Seven Billion Dollar
Raise"

Today in the Middle West large
dignified manufacturing corpora
tions have competed breathlessly in
an effort to tempt boys to leave hlgh
school to earn SIS per week simply
screwing common, nuts on machln-
ery, declares J. George Frederick IN
the American Review of Reviews.
Nachinists are being fought over
like remnants at bargain counters
and in many instances offered hlgh
premiums or unprecedented high
wages to drop their jobs for others.
Two dollars an hour has been moth
ing very unusual to offer in order to
tempt machinists to respond to a
feyerish call. Two dollars an hour
means sos per week, or so,0Oo a
wear; which is a sum so greatly IN
excess of the average professional
income that it almost puts general
education and learning to shame, ana
NAV vet tempt some of the myriad
LAWYERS. doctors, and other profes-
sionals the average of whose yearly
income is admitted to be little more
than 500 to don overalls and be-
come real ''producers!
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-03-15
sses. The actual stock never ac-

losses. The actual stock never &C
tually changes hands. And by the
manipulation of the gambling fea-
ture of the stock market, the real
value of the stocks are affected.
Stocks that may be considered good
investments may lose from p to oO
per cent in value in few weeks,
though the physical value of the
road and it's earning capacity remain
unchanged.
So long as railroad managers per-
NIT this state of affairs to go on,
thew cannot expect the rank and file
of the people to take much interest
in the welfare of the roads. They
will feel, and not without cause, that
those responsible for the stock ma
nipulations are those who manage
the roads; they are willing to swim
die the public if opportunity Offers
and that therefore it is not incum-
bent upon the public to feel very
friendly interest in the roads.
This more than anything else, is
RESPONSIBLE for the unfriendly attl-
tude that the railroad managers are
complaining of.-Anderson Mail.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-03-15
SAVING PAPER.
Many Economies That Are Practiced
Since Paper Has Gone SO High.

It has been said that the best way
to save money is not to spend it, and
users of paper are adopting similar
means to prevent waste of this rapid
ly approaching commodity, says the
Christian Herald. Department stores
and mail-order houses in many OF
the cities have found it possible to
use less paper in wrapping packages
without decreasing in any degree the
protection of the contents. Grocers
have found it possible to use much
less paper, or, to put it another way
to put up more goods in the paper
they use, one element of waste which
has been eliminated being the wrap
ping of boxes which are already
weather tight. The school board OF
New York city has found it hard to
secure the usual pads of scratch
paper for the 100000 school chill
dren of the city. 1t has been report
ed as considering a return to states.
People are urged to keep paper IN
stead of burning it, but as yet we
have not seen a practical suggestion
as to how this paper is to be profit
ably collected and returned to the
channels of industry.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-03-15
The Railroads.

Railroad managers say the public
is not giving the railroads a square
deal. Whether this is altogether
true of not, it must be admitted
that a great many people do not
have the kindliest feeling for the
railroads. There must be some
cause for this.
We believe the prime cause is the
manner in which railroad stocks
have been manipulated. The practice
is not as bad now as it once was,
perhaps; but the possibility for it
still exists and the laws have never
been perfected so as to make rail-
road stocks as safe for conservative
investments as they should be.
Take the New York Stock Ex-
change, for instance. Stocks of the
leading railroads in the country are
ostensibly bought and sold\ there;
but the fact is that the transactions
are to a large extent gambling, pure
and simple. The majority of persons
who deal in stocks on the exchange
do not buy the stocks outright, but
deal in margins. That is, they put
up small percentage of the value
of the stocks, and on a given date
in the future they settle on the same
basis. They take the difference in
the raise in price, if there is any,
or they pay the difference in the