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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22
GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT.
Central Span I'm Quebec Cantilicvcr
Bridge Going Up.

Quebec, Sept. 17.-With 1872 feet
yet to be negotiated before it is bolt
ed into place above the So. Lawrence
river. the huge central span of the
Quebec cantilever bridge tonight is
suspended like great pendulum
2S' feet above the point from which
it was started today. An official
statement says that so far the tre-
mendous engineering feat has been
going on without a hitch.
The span is being elevated two fee:
AT time, in contrast to the three
foot lifts which marked the first at
tempt to raise span into place i'm
1915, when IA lives were lost as i,
broke from its moorings in midair
and plunged into the river.
The engineers have introduced all
possible precautions against recur-
renee of the disaster, and as evidence
of the care with which calculations
have been made it was stated that
the $4,000 tons mass of metal varied
only five-eights Of an inch from the
computations as to how far it would
bring down the cantilever after the
scows had hoated from beneath it.
Engineers who occasionally went
out on the span to inspect the lifting
connections were the only ones per-
mitted on it after the hosting opera
tiOns began.
thousands of persons lined the
river banks when the span was mov-
ed on scows from the Sillery Cove
to bridge site, and great cheer went
up when the hosting chains were
fastened in place and the scows Slip
ped from beneath.
The engineers estimate that the
20 foot mark will be reached tomor-
row if the same ideal weather condi.
tions prevail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22
WOMAN DIES OF WOuNDs
Nobody Yet l. E,amed OF Killing Mrs
Estcllc Baker.

Camden, Sept. 17.-Mrs Este,Io
Baker who was found badly beatcn
near her home, seven miles east of
Camden, Friday. died at the hosnit,l
here Saturday morning at O'clock
never having regained consciousness
An examination by physicians reveoI.
ed the fact that she had not boor
shot. as was first thought, but tho,
the wounds made on her hands ver.
received in warding off the blows
Evidence at the scene of the tragedy
went to show that she had been trod
at, as fresh gun wads wero pickod
up, and the trail of load of shot q,
they cut their way through the
weeds indicated that the murderer
fired from crouchng position con.
cealed in the weeds as the unfortu
Eate woman was gathering grapes.
A coroners inquest was held Sat
urday, with Solicitor w. II. Cobb con.
Quoting the investigation. The hus.
band of the dead woman, testifving
at the inquest, stated that he found
the injured woman, and that he call
ed to her. but did not offer to assis,
her in any way. He stated that he
and his sons were hauling straw near
the house at the time Of the attack
upon his wife. and stated that he
had shot at a wasp nest near by. The
shirt worn by the husband on the dav
Of the tragedy was put in evidence
and showed evidence of having been
freshly torn and had stains upon II
He could not account for the rents in
his shirt, but stated the stains were
from watermelon juice.
The jury returned verdict to the
effect that Mrs. Baker came to her
death at the hands of party or
parties unknown to the jury.
The funeral Of Mrs. Baker occur.
red at Marshalls church yestey ey
afternoon. attended by an immense
crowd Of town and country folks
services being conducted by the Rev.
John H. Graves.
Neither the husband of the dead
woman nor any of his people were
present at the funeral
Mrs. Baker was about thirty wears
OF age and leaves four children. the
eldest being a son Of fourteen years.
She is also survived by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sinclair, of Cam
den. The killing seems to be one of
the most mysterious in this county in
many years. The officers say they
have fresh clues and there will be
nothing left undone to ferret out the
guilty parties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22
WALKOUTS SERIOUS.
Government Ship Building Contracts
Tied up by Strikes.

Washington. Sept. 17.-Strikes in
Pacific coast shipyards holding gov
ernment contracts have assumed
such serious proportions that Chair
man Hurley of the federal shipping
board announced late today that he
was considering going to San Fran
cisco late this week in an attempt to
settle the trouble.
Strikes at Seattle, Portland. Los
Angeles, San Francisco and other
places on the Pacific Coast now are
holding up about II per cent. Of the
government ships under construction.
The shipping board hopes to settle
all on a basis to be determined for
Seattle yards within few days.
Officials of the board conferred to-
day with representatives Of Seattle
yards and union leaders regarding
an agreement under which workers
would be given higher pay.
The shipping board today called on
the secretary of labor for assistance
in settling the strikes and William
Blackmon, an experienced c0ncilia-
tor, was assigned to the work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22
PRO-GERMAN SWEDEN.
subsosvicnt Press Abuses America for
Exposing Conspiracy.

Stockholm. Sept. 16.-The losses OF
the conservatives In the election ap-
parently are not affecting the conser-
vative press. The Aftonblad asks if
Il Is impossible to unite the Swedish
people so rs to give a resolute mo
to the entene which. IL says, seeks to
interfere In Swedish affairs. The
newspaper opposes n change in the
ministry. saying that in such event
Sweden would soon suffer the fate
of Greece by becoming "a mere mes
senser boy for foreign powers.
III we are willing to accept that, -
II continues. ''then. having brough;
down the ministry. we must weep on
our knees before British and Ameri-
can threats"
As for the Washington disclosures
regarding the employment by tbs
German minist r to Mexico OF the
former Swedish charge d'affaires al
Mexico city. Folke Cronhoim. t,
convey information to the Berlin for
eign Office. the newspaper says:
This Is merely part OF tn,
threats against us. with no founda'
tion for insinuations against oul
present leader Of foreign affairs"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22
JENKINS VULCAN co.
+. ID. Jenkins Elected President AZ
TER DIRECTORS arc Chosen by Stock
holters.

AT the first meeting Of tho directors
OF the Vulcan Spring company which
sas held Thursday afternoon at half
past four at the Commercial club, T..
b. Jenkins was elected president. r.
@. zetrouer. secretary treasurer. and
q II. Swayne. assistant treasurer.
The directors who were appointed
at the meeting Of the 81 stockholders
held at the Commercial Club for the
nrst time on Thursday morning at
1o.3o o'clock. are John NJ. Lontz,
George Z. seidel. 8. 4. Swayne. Jas
Carr. T. b. Jenkins. r. G.. Zetrouer,
and Edwin schiele. the last two
named being residents of ST. Louis
Mr.. zetrour will. however. come to
Richmond to live later on. and Mr..
Jenkins has been here. with his fam
lily for few weeks or SO past.
The company Is being Incorporated
at 100000. Mr.. Jenkins will open
an Office for tho company in CEN
tral location some time soon but will
have his headquarters at the, Com
mercial Club until the latter is Sc
cured.
"A committee to select tho site has
been appointed and will begin at once
10 look for suitable location. Four
to eight acres is desired In order to
allow for future expansion and the
building will be. approximately rs by
400 feet. The factory will employ
about<75 men. The managers of the
concern state that side-track facili-
tics will be required so that the site
will be located as near a railroad as
possible and within tho city limits.
Mr.. JenkinsN expressed the feeling
Of the out-of-town people interested
In the company when he stated they
were nightly gratificd with the cor
dial reception given the concern and
the bnsiness-like manner In which
the arrangements toward effecting
the organization of the company had
been conducted. They considered
themselves fortunate. said Mr.. Jen-
kins. In having associated with them
the prominent Richmond manufac-
turers who were stockholders and
directors I'm the company.-Rich-
mond. Ind. Item. Sept. IA.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22
REVOLUTIONARY GENERALS IN
PRISON.
Gen. KorniloR and Associates Closely
Guarded.

Petrograd. Sept. 1s.-Twenty-thrce
Friday are being closely guarded.
Gen. Korniloff IL Imprisoned In the
Mohilev Hotel. where he In preparing
o statement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22

these days. Fifty mastering officers
are ready for duty and assignments OF
the men to regiments have already
been made.
President Fairfax Harrison and a
number of other Southern Railway
officials visited the camp today. Mr..
Harrison announced that this is the
largest cantonment he has seen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22
EDITOR INTERNED FOR WAR.
German Language Paper Contained
Offensive Articles.

Fort Smelling, Mimi, Sept. IL
Orders were received today from
Washington for the transfer of Fritz
Bergmeier, editor of the st. Paul
daily Volks Zeitung, to Fort McPher-
son, Ga, for interment during the
war. Bergmeier was arrested be-
cause of certain editorials which ap-
peared in his publication.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22

ests and appeal to this class to int
form the less informed on the real
value of cotton that they may for the
brst time realize an adequate return
for the labor expended, in producing
cotton crop. ]. A. Banks.
president State Warehouse Associa-
tiOn."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22

Portland, Ore, Sept. 17.-Partial
cessation of work in wooden ship
yards on the Willamette and Colum-
bia Rivers at Vancouver, Wash; ST.
Helena, Ore, and Astoria. Ore, was
reported today as a result of the
strike of approximately 1000 union
men Saturday for the closed shop.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22
RIVER CAPTAIN DEAD.

Joih w. Harper OF Wilmington. \.
G., SuccumbS to Operation.
Wilmington. Sept. 1S.-Capt. John
w. Harper, the owner of the Uarpcr
line OF river steamers, died today fol-
lowing an operation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22
SAVAGE HEAD HUNTERS.
German General Puts Price on Head
OF First American Brought in
Dead or Living.

Dead or Living.
British Headquarters in France and
Belgium, Sept. is (By the Associated
Press) German military authorities
on the Western front have shown
concern about the imminence of the
American army's entry into the fight
ing by Offering rewards for the pro-
duction Of the first American prison
err. The general commanding the
Eleventh Reserve Division recently
put the price Of 400 marks on tho
first American soldier brought dead
or alive into his lines.
This information has been disclos
ed by the diary of Prussian ser.
geant Of the Twenty third Reserve
Regiment. He wrote at the end O.
July:
I'VE are supposed to have Ameri-
cans opposite us for some time now
and two divisions Of Portuguese on
our right. The man who brings in
the first American dead or alive to
headquarters has been promised the
Iron Cross Of the First Class and 400
marks and Ia days leave from the di-
vision"
The dairy, which covers a period
of nearly two months, describes in
detail the destruction of an important
industrial town by the Germans and
its transformation by German army
command into q great mass of for
titled ruins. Batteries have been
planted in the cellars of private
houses. factories and public buildings
which have been partly demolished tc
give better field for the fire. while
the streets and squares and even tho
city cemetery have been torn up ant
enmeshed with wire to provide DO.
sitions for groups of machine guns
The diary describes how the
troops quartered in the city spen
their time when not on duty, i'm fir.
ing machine guLs from the barricad
ed windows and the roofs of build
ings left standing and in searchinf
for hidden treasure and in Digging
among the ruins for silverware
The sergeant tells how his friends
found gold watches and priceless
paintings in the museums. statuar,
and other works Of art which the,
are boarding in their dugouts. Th,
German authorities have remove,
the bulk Of the municipal and eccles
iastical valuables to Germany bu
many of the inhabitants who wer,
evicted from their homes when tn
city was cleared before it's destruction
bad no opportunity to remove thei
private possessions and tried to hid
them. The German soldiers,
seems, were eager to serve at ST
Quentin because of the chance 70
treasure hunts" there.
The diary does not indicate an
marked depreciation Of the German
morale. but emphasizes =" discom
: fort of the conditions of life i'm tn
field and the terrible accuracy of tn
French gunncrs. who give the Ger
! mans no rest.
ON the Flanders front during tn
past few days the only activities hay
n been slight outpost engagements.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22
JAPS CORDIALLY WELCOME
Great Crowd Grects Japanese Mission
i'm Boston.

Boston, Sept. 1S.-The Japanese
mission was welcomed to Boston by
great crowd despite a disagreeable
rain storm. The troops lined up at
the station stood at present arms
while the band hailed the guests with
the Japanese national anthem.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-22

Stockholm. Sept. ,S.-The German
minister to Sweden today formally
expressed to the Swedish government
Gcrmany's regrets at the consequent
ces OF the Swedish-Argentina affair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
M|CHAEL|S ONCE
TAUGHT GERMAN
SCHOOL IN TOXIC

TOXIC, Aug 22.-Dr. George Mich
aelis, the recently appointed Imperia
Chancellor of Germany, was the mar
who introduced into the japanese
school system the idea of military
training that every Japanese school
boy of today goes through. He wac
then teacher in the German school in
Kanada, Toxic.
Thirty years ago DR.. Michaelis came
out to Japan as young man to be-
come principal of the German school,
which was supported by the German
society of Japan. Among his students
were boys who have become prominent
in the public life of this country, in
Guiding K Arimatsu, director Of the
Bureau of Legislation in the present
cabinet and personal advisor to Count
Terauchi, and Professor Mukai, former
member of the faculty of Keio Univers-
ity.
Professor Mukai giving reminiscenc-
es Of DR.. Miehaelis, said in an inter
view: HE came to Japan, if / remem
Der rightly, in 1885. He was rather
Young and unmarried. He came out
through the influence of either Prince
Ito or Viscount Aoki, both since dead,
He taught law and political economy
AS he was still young it seems to me
that his knowledge was not not deep,
but he was spiritual and looked man
Of steady character.
HE was popular with his students
who liked to attend his lectures. He
came first on a contract of three years,
but the contract was prolonged by two
more years at the desire of the school
authorities. He was the man who first
introduced into his school a system OF
military drill for boys, and this is. now
universally practiced at every school
for boys in this country. He was very
fond of exercise and often took part ia
games with his students. He was short,
yet strong. He was very fast runner
and could beat any of his students
easily, but when he was running a
race with his students he never 0utran
them, but always allowed one or two
to finish ahead of him so as to en-
courage the boys"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
TARNOPOL BEARS
MARKS Of FIERCE
COUNTER At ACKS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. "a
Tarnopol, one of the pivotal points
evacuated by the Russians during their
recent retreat on the Galacian front, is
the subject of the following war geog-
raphy bulletin issued today by the Ma
tional Geographic Society:
Before the Russians swept into the
town in the course of their first Of
fensive through Galicia in 1914 Tarn-
opol had a population of $4,000, the
Poles and Jews being equally divided.
Today there is no means of determin-
ing it's size, but its committing and
brewing industries have. practically
disappeared, and it no longer carries
or the thriving trade in honey, agricul-
tural products and horses, for which
it was once famous
"Tarncpol lies on the left bank o.
the river Sereth 80 niles inside the
Austrian boundary, on the railway line
from Odessa to Lemberg, the former
being 400 miles to the southeast AMI
the latter 81 miles by rail to the north
west. The river Podhorce forms the
Russo-Austrian boundary east of Tarn-
opol the Austrian station on the right
bank of the stream beng Podwoloc
zyska. The Russian village on the left
bank is Woloczyska.
"Tarnopol many years ago was an
important fortress and rendered yaIu-
able aid to the Polish KINGS in times of
stress. In return for it's loyalty many
special privileges were granted to its
citizens. An old castle is a remindeG
Of those important days.
mo one who values salubrious
climate would ever select Tarnopol as
place of abode, for the extremes OF
temperature are very severe. Like all
Galicia, it is exposed to the northern
and northeastern winds in winter but is
cut off by the Carpathians from warm
southerly winds. AS result the win
tiers are trying with an abundance OF
snow; the springs are very rainy, the
summers short and hot. Only the au
tumns show any "steadiness" OF
weather. The mean annual tempera-
ture Of less than 10 degrees above
freezing"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
EXTENSION WORK
IN AGRICULTURE
To BE ENLARGED

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. b.
Plans have been to expend immediate
4 ~ the cooperative extension work OF
1 the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, and the state agricultural
colleges by large increase in the
number of county agricultural agents
and home demonstration agents. Wo-
men agents will be placed for the first
time in the larger towns and cities.
More or less technical training in az
riculture and home economics will be
required in this service. The appoint
ments are to be made on the recon-
mendation of the director of extension
work at the State college. Approx
mately 1,4G0 men agents and 500 wo-
men agents are at present employed.
The plans formulated contemplate the
extension of the men county agent
work to all the rural counties of the
Union in which there is need for the
work and the placing Of an additional
agent in some of the larger counties
already organized They also contem-
plate a considerable increase IN the
number of women agents engaged in
extension activities. The number en-
ployed will depend upon the namber
of trained men and women available
Proved ability in leadership as well as
technical training will be required.
The use Of city agents in the conduct
Of the extension work Of the depart,
ment is new departure made resir-
able by the Importance attached in the
present food crisis of the world to the
conservation and efficient utilization Of
foods. The city demonstration work
will be carried on by women agents
who will work in cooperation with the
existing organizations of women.
The aim Of the extension work is to
carry directly to as many people as
possible information in regard to prov
ed methods of agricultural production
and home economics. Economy in the
purchase and use of food. and methods
OF food conservation by canning, dry
ing, ETC., viii be emphasized. The men
county agents are concerned chiefly
with agricultural production while the
women are employed in demonstration
work in home economics.
With funds furnished in the food
production bill the States Relative
Service also will seek greatly to en-
large the enrolment of young people
in the boys and girls clubs which are
devoted to increasing agricultural pro-
duction and conserving the food supply
through canning. drying, and other
means.
The service also will work out prob
lens in the efficient utilization of var
ious foods and will aid institutions de-
voted to agricultural education to plan
ard conduct courses of instruction es-
pecially suited to the prtsent emerg-
ency.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-22
No Specializing in Theatre Tickets

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 22.-The Mex
lean city Town Council has ordered
the arrest Of any person caught specu-
lating in theatre tickets.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-04
THIS is GOOD CITIZENSHIP

There is nothing temporizing or equivocal about the
manner in which J. Ogden Armour expresses himself on
the situation developed by the war. Asked what he
thought about the situation he replied briefly that the
government of the United States could have Armour &
Co.; that it could have ]. Ogden Armour; that it. could
have any man or any group Of men in the employ of the
company; that there would be no plea for exemption for
any man, but If a man were called who could not be re-
placed, the facts would be stated to the government, and
the government could determine where it wanted that
man to serve.
That is the attitude of good citizenship. 1t is the
practical and effective recognition of the fact that in the
nations need all that any citizen has and is belongs to
the government of his country for whatever use it can
best make Of them.
There is a type of mind which is constantly seeking
FOR improper motives behind every act. Men who have
prospered in business are especially subjected to suspicion
by the captions. Naturally persons of this type will find
something sinister behind Mr.. Armours statement. It will
not do to accept it at it's face value. But Mr.. Armour
says very correctly that it will make little difference in
the result whether his acts are inspired by selfishness or
some other motive. The fact is that Mr.. Armour has de-
clared himself. like a good American citizen. There are no
IFS and ands to his statement. He goes the entire dis
lance, and he sets an example that other men may well
follow. And those who are inclined to be fair in their
Judgment will accept the statement made by Mr.. Armour
as the sincere expression of a patriotic man who is COM
mitted without reserve to the cause of his country.