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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-29

Daost % ldake War Uupopular and
I nmbassnss ADMINISTRATORS Said 10
n Behind Fashe

Washington. Aug. 23.---After an-
other days debate embittered by
charges that those desiring to make
the war unpopular and embarrass the
administration were behind the
movement to greatly increase tax
rates In the war bill. the senate late
today rejected 80 to II, Senator La
Follstte's amendment to raise $685.
fsl. 200 from individual incomes In
stead Of Slso.1sl.ooo as proposed In
the bill.
The fght to incrsase the income
tax rates win be resumed tomorrow
with partisan lines lost. Senatt La
Toilette has pending two more SUBJ
stitutes for the income tax schedules.
proposing to levy about $500, 900. 900.
and sb0s.oo0.ooo respectively and
Senator Hollis late today introduced
another substitute proposing to raise
about $3.50. 900.
In q heated discussion preceding
today's voting Senator Simmons.
chairman Of the finance committee,
and Senator Larollettc clashed sharp
" over the latter's amendment. sena-
tor Simmons gave vigorous expression
to sentiment which for several days
has smoldered In private cloak room
discussion by declaring interests seek.
ing to embarrass the administration
and against tho war policy were in
tsrestsd in making the bill un.
popular by ipcreasing tn tax burden.
Senator La Toilette retorted with q
dsnunciation Of any attempt to ques.
tion the loyalty Of those advocating q
greater tax levy. and the charge tina,
the bill a. drawn indicated devotion
to big incomes and war profits"
Senator Borah spoke briefly in IA.
vor Of higher taxation Of war profit.
and incomes. He said when the
bonds being Issued come due there
would be no war profits to tax. Sen.
ator Stone. q finance committee Nom.
ber, urged the senate to support the
bipartisan majority draft.
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AT the conclusion of the address
refreshments were served to all the
officers and men, and the meeting
resolved itself into a time of hand
shaking and personal farewells. Sum-
ter has said goodbye to her soldiers
who will go beyond the seas for SER
vice. and in the long months to come
they will be followed by the heartfelt
prayer OF all our people that they
may all come safely back to us with
the hOnOrs OF victory.
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Petrograd. Aug. 26.-Attacks on
several points on tho Russian ard
Rumanian fronts were beaten back
yesterday by the Russians. the war
once announces. A further advance
on the Caucasian front. where the
Russians recently began Offensive op-
erations, also ls reported.
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claimed. Are you also dead?" He
answered.: mo. not dead. I am only
awaiting a change Of uniform to pa
rade before my king"
In war one should keep out of his
heart personal hatred, rancor and
malice. Count de Beaufort, whom I
had the great pleasure Of listening
to a few evenings ago. the French
gentleman. who had an interview
with Won Hindenburg. told us in his
address of an incident that would
seem to impress this lack Of personal
hatred. He said that after a charge
had been made and the British and
German forces had returned to their
respective tren> a wounded Ger
man officer was seen to = caught in
one Of the barbed-wire fences, strug-
CLING and screaming with pain. A
British officer stood it as long as he
could and at last leaping out of the
trench. he released the German Off
Ger and placing him upon his shoul-
der took him to his own trench. Be
1t said in praise Of the individual.
both sides ceased firing at once. The
German officers came out to meet
him and received at his hands their
wounded comrade and one of them
placed upon his breast the German
iron cross of honor.
We are fighting the war not of in
dividuals, but the fight of a great
cause: we are fighting, because we
know that our cause is just. We are
fighting because we believe that the
enemy Of America is the enemy Of
man and the enemy of God.
The cause is worth the price that
we have to pay. even If the price de-
manded be that Of life. Are we not
too much disposed to estimate the
worth Of life by punitive rather than
qualitative standards? That life is
long 1t matters not how short, that is
spent, and at last laid down, in the
service of a great cause.
And now, my friends, there can be
no one in the city Of Sumter who
esteems all Of you more highly than
do; for while you were still very
young many Of you came into my life.
have watched you with the tender
est anxiety and solicitude I have
sorrowed with you in your days Of de-
preston; and have rejoiced with you
in your moments of triumph. 1 look
with confidence to the future, know
ing that each one of you will play
the part of a man and a gentleman.
We bid you farewell with a smile
upon our faces; for we know that,
whether it shall be your lot to re-
turn to us wreathed with victory or
whether upon some fairer shore you
shall await the change of uniform to
parade before your King, you will
have proved steadfast, loyal and rue,
and, reclining in faith upon the bos-
ON of the everlasting God, we corii-
IDENTIFY commit you to the care of Him
who in watching over Israel slumbers
not nor sleeps.
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THE MARKETING ASSOCIATION
Store on Hast LAberty Street Secured
fer Headquarters.

| fer Headquarters.
The Tri-county Marketing Associa
tion Of Sumter. 8. c.. held meeting
last Saturday and made arrange
ments for securing quarters for To-
eating tho government grader who
we were given to understand would
report for duty about the first OF
September. These quarters are on
the ground fioor Of she East Liberty
Street store that was occupied by
Ards Plumbing shop. The associa-
tion was organized IN order to meet
the requirements Of the government
before We could secure an expert
grader. and contemplates handling
cotton In lots that will be more at
tractive to agents Of spinners and
export buyers. This association hopes
to have the hearty cooperation of
the farmers in its infancy In order
that Il may be Of service to them in
building up an interior market here at
Sumter that will be second to no 9TH
Or market In the South. We know
that there will be those who will say
that farmers cannot succeed at any
thing they attem' but this is not
true for there are numbers OF jus.
such marketing associations as
have organised now IN operation in
Texas and other western states. Ours
ID patterned after those and since we
take no chances there is no way
whereby we could suffer any mater
ial loss. The government grader will
be glad to explain how we may be
benefited by cooperating and selling
In lots through the association. Some
Of the prominent cotton buyers OF
Sumter have already Informed us
that they could afford to pay more
for cotton X they could secure lots Of
cotton Of the same grade without
having to 60 on the street and pur-
chase cotton Of different grades for
which they did not have any orders.
Sumter has splendid warehouse IA
cilities and the storage rates at pres
ent are very attractive. and with a
cotton compress. which gives cheap
freight rates there is no reason why
this market should not handle a great
deal more cotton than 1t does.
The next meeting Of the associa-
tion will be held at the place above
mentioned for a grading room on
next Saturday. September 1st. at II
o'clock. We hope to have a full at
tendance of the membership and cor
daily invite all Of the farmers In
Sumter and adjoining counties to be
present and inform themselves con-
cerning the plans Of the association
]. M. KOLB,
President.
]. FRANK WILLIAMS,
Secretary.
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Washington, Aug. 27.-Details OF

Washington, Aug. 27.-Details OF
the war saving certificate plan will
probably be announced soon. 1t is
modelled after the British plan
installments with stamps sold by
the postoffice. 1t is said the
United States denominations will DO
as low as five dollars
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-29
COPPER MINES CLOSED.
Strike at Smelter Throws Mines Out
OF Work.

Butte. Aug. 27.-A thousand min
ers are idle because Of the shut down
of copper mines made necessary by
the closing of the Washoe Smeltine
plant because Of a strike.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-08-29

Rsoe1nee1cussts and Progressivcs
Cunhtns o. Mayor.
New York, Aus. s7.-rhe coalition
u ths municipal branches of the
vsshibition and prosressivs parties for
shs essning city election with d.
tssuh Calvin ~ their mayorr.ty can
lSasts h announced.
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GERMANS PUSHED BACK

Berlin, Aug. 25.@The German line
in the region of TENN road was
pushed back somewhat by the Brit
ish, it is Officially announced.
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-. A.. s1<--.A policy
& Alo>o aleas A not upon
~ % failure from the
~ Sos ths intsrssting ad-
b119 t1Nde By Dr.. Riohasd Won
11 nomn. cermaA imperial foreign
~ Do1np4 - NJ maiden speech to the
coln etmnsltts ,of the rsiehstag yss-
o>tnv. IT, new secretary according
- o'tanoosam from Berlin. dwelt on
90 tsnen1ous responsibility In a.
conlno e1es. ''whsn the country 10
oonee - Ne nightisst Of enemies
vo(Asut an1 grave dimoultiss with
~ vsa Kush,smann laid down the
leusvlng psesram:
,v11uo. the maintenance Of cordial
po1n11eaD with the allies and sscond.
vsah shs nsusrals. whose rights and
nesessary eoadisioas OF existence we
sAal1 - most careful 70 respect a.
~ - y compatible with enemy trick
~ ana en- own military needs"
~ asvsst further detection Of m
1sosaesnt nsutrals 10 IN extremely
osrlous and importAnt task confront
~ ~" sald DR.. Won Kushimann.
Eve can oaly solve II successfully by
eeearvins ths principle that In poll
ttos might counts. but also right. and
thae eaIy = We sbass our conduct on
1e(h ~ eAn hope 70 achieve lasting
sssalta ysrthsrmors We sim have
\ vuoaAssas With the bslligsrsnts a.
tnoonoh. q course. ofIlcial relations
~ ruptursd: yet currents Of public
eDoaion watt across the border line
- tho trenchss.
We have finally 20 consider oui
eaenlsG Although direct diplomatic
foon11ens have bssn broken. public
eUonioa - not bound by frontiers
nna1e by cur guns and trenches
Our uswspapsrs reach enemy coun.
Gjss. ana we study enemy journals
Every o6lcial remark. even though
uttered r. confidential conversations
rsacAss our enemies IN some form
- other. or goes 90 an echo. II Il
eur important duty to study the psy.
oAolesy Of our enemies: TO follow
thslr intrisuss and the changing cur
rents Of public opinion. 90 that opr
hand may not b pro6sred whom the
sDirit Of our enemies u hard and
unbsndsng. and also 90 that sharp
words may not be said when the ice
q. ths other side b melting and a
ceaeilistsry feeling = beginning to
- shown. .ttA
There - also the facto of rsla-
tiens bstween the German federal
nntstss and the rsichstas. ask the
v>oshssag 70 sive me its confidence.
Now when We probably are beginning
~ Iase year Of the !wAr-and say
y after mature consids ation--we
dss1rs - Tar - my department IL
sesesrnsd TO begin with the Arm In
ssat,oa of holding out until . satis-
factsry end has bean reached trust
iHs IN our briIlianl fleet and In the
sound ssAss q the German people. I
iops for . pesss which win suaran-
tee ossmaay IN future against . re-
csrrsncs Of the suksrings Of these
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TWENTY THOUSAND PRISONERS

i'ome' Aug. 24.-The Italians to-
day took new Austrian positions, with
prisoners, which now total twenty
Thousand, it is officially announced.
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CLARK
NAMED
BY DENIS
Former Speaker was Nomi.
mated by Acclamation at
Party Caucus.
ORGANIZATION PLANS UP
Feared That Gallivan, of
Massachusetts, May Bolt
Caucus Plan.

Washington. March So.-Champ
Clark of Missouri was nominated for
reelection today as speaker OF the
house at a caucus Of Democrats. He
was chosen by reclamation.
Mr.. Clark is confident Of reelection
when the house meets Monday. There
was no opposition to him today and
it took fifteen minutes to make the
nomination. Representative Shackel-
ford, a colleague. made the nominal
ing speech and the formality Of voting
was dispensed with.
Mr.. Clark has been in congress more
than twenty years and has been
speaker of the last three congresses.
After the nomination the caucus
took up questions of house organiza-
Both Democrats and Republicans of
the house early in the day faced the
task OF quelling insurgent movements
within their ranks in preparation for
the contest to organize the house Mon
day when congress convenes in special
session.
Democratic leaders tried to dissuade
Representative Galiivan of Massachu-
setts, wet" insurgent. generally be-
lieved to be influential. from his avow-
ed intention to bolt the party caucus
and fight the Democratic organization
plan to advocate appointment OF Re-
publicans to several committee chair
smanships. s6.ssFf -'-'s5ss s.--sl
A meeting Of the Republican COM
mittee of twenty-seven was called for
today also to draft recommendations
for organization to be presented to the
Republican caucus tomorrow. The
Progressive, bipartisan temporary
organization and anti-Mann factions
had various conflicting proposals but
indications were that the final deci-
sion would be to offer full party
ticket.
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other not only commercially but in
tellectually. France has neglected
this in the past. Let us unite to keep
the lighthouse Of humanity ablaze.
Let us unite to aid ourselves. No
people is complete. Every people re-
quires others to complete it. That is
why the United States and France
need each other.
M. Viviani then mentioned the in
debtedness of France ITO the United
States for ornaments which had kept
the war going. ''It is largely, thanks
to you" he said, that France has had
the means with which to fight
The minister said he expected to
see American soldiers fighting in
France alongside the, French soldiers
and concluded by saying that together
France and the United States would
have victory. He then proposed the
health of President Wilson. There
was applause which was interrupted
by cries OF ''Vive La France" in re-
ply to which M. Viviani shouted, ''Vive
Les Etat Unis."
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4 o. X. Lageson, Grand Forks county
member of the state legislature, pre-
sided, being introduced to the aud
ience by ]. p. Craig Of Grand Forks
at the opening Of the forenoon ses-
sion. Mr.. Lageson declared himself
thoroughly in sympathy with the
league movement, voicing the hope
that every farmer present would Join
it.
Have Eyes on Washington.
Thomson. in his opening talk
which was by way Of introducing his
Spirit OF Forty-four poem. declared
the league had its eyes on Washing
the president Of the United States,
through their league work." declared
Thomson. as he spoke Of the ultimate
aims of the Nonpartisans.
Walter e. Quigley. attorney, of
Grand Forks, dealt briefly with the
leagues objects. He recited- these
under six divisions:
State owned terminal elevators and
-four mills, packing plants and cold
storage plants. These he said were
approved by President Ladd and John
III. Worst as necessary to the proper
handling of the states products.
State hail insurance. with COM
pulsory provisions requiring all farm
ers to insure grain. Saskatchewan
experience Of last year. when it paid
only 40 per cent on losses, was
brought about through a lack Of fore
sight in not charging an extra cent an
acre to pile up a reserve fund. State
insurance. he said would cost about
$S per thousand. while he said the
present rates are from $50 to 800.
The exemption of farm improve
ments from taxation as a means OF
forcing land spectators to bear an
onvraI burden with rocidenf fa
ers.
Rural credits bank operated at cost.
Lignite coal mines and briquetting
plants. owned and controlled by the
state.
State inspection of dockage and
grading OF grain.
Quigley dwelt briefly on I'D feed"
wheat. and the card system Of fixing
grain prices now employed by buy
erS.
w. H. Talmage. Of South Dakota,
league organizer in that state, declared
state constitutions in the west were.
for the most part. so framed that Wall
street could forever control their ma
tural resources and business enter
prises. State owned and aided indus
tries. he maintained. would ultimately
prove the only weapon successful in
dealing with the trust problem Priv
ate enterprises cannot hight the sts,
he said.
Frank Vanderlip. the New York
financier. in a recent Chicago address
to the bankers was quoted by Talmagc
as having warned them against the
new element. state owned and control
led industries" which he said they
must soon contend with. The develop
ment Of resources out here in the
west and the dispatch Of finished prod
ucts to the eastern markets was put
forward by Talmage as the real league
program in its ultimate conclusion.
Thomson. in his second address as
serted that the league opponents who
criticized the league had failed to offer
any better solution Of conditions. Our
opponents admit, he said that condi-
tions are not right. but they fail to
come forward with any other vehicle
by which to carry curative measures
into effect. Until they do. he asserted
the farmers must stand by the Nom
partisan league.
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French Are Fighting !.
For END Of Autocracy''
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, March 30.-Rene Viviani,
former prime minister and now min
lister Of Justice, represented the French
government at a lunch at the Ameri-
can club. William Graves Sharp; the
American ambassador and hundred
other Americans in Paris were pres
ant.
Alluding to the possible entrance Of
the United States into the war. M.
viviani spoke Of the deep apprecia-
tion of France for what Americans
already had done for his country.
American good will and American SER
vice for France. he added. had been Of
great support to him as premier dur
ing the days when immense RESPONSE
hilities rested upon him and his as
sociates in the cabinet.
"As sons of your fathers" continued
M. Viviani, II knew from the first
that it would be impossible for you
to remain aloof from the strife in
which we were not only defending our
soil but also were liberating the
world"
After a eulogy of Americans. their
spirit, their ideals. their valor and
and their generous feeling toward the
world, M. Viviani said they were COM
ing into the struggle to save Europe
and the world and to join in victory
for their ideals.
s'What is this victory? exclaimed
M. Viviani. t'It is the end OF autoc-
racy. 1t is to be the end of Prussian
militarism. Never more can that re-
turn to invade. to burn, to kill, to vio-
late to assassinate. to ravage and to
oppress. This is not to be peace
for one people but for all peoples;
peace for the weak against the pred
atory strong. The children of our
children must be free from the shadow
of oppression.
sary that countries understand each
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-30

OF FLOOD
NOTGREAT
Red Still Rising, But Water
is Going Up Very Slowly.
At Present.

The Red river has continued to rise
but there Is no apparent danger Of a
flood. At p. m. the reading on the
government gauge was 21 feet, show
ing rise Of 2 feet during the past "a
hours.
The ice stage at the south bridge.
where the government gauge is To-
Gated, was 9.6. This shows q total rise
up to this afternoon OF ia.
Readings OF the city gauge showed
a rise from 8 p. m. yesterday to g.
am today Of one foot. At the dam the
reading this morning was 1926 while
the flood stage last year was 20. This
means that the river must rise anoth-
er ten feet before the high water mark
OF last year is reached.
At Fourth street, Fargo. the water
is about two. feet below the street
grade. The water has hacked into the
low places in Island park and has
nearly reached the floor Of the dancing
pavilion.
The foot bridge was taken out yes
terday, except one span that was TAX
en- down the river by the ice. Several
times yesterday the ice jams near the
water works were blasted out with
dynamite and the Great Northern
crews used the same method OF break
ing g. number of jams that formed at
the railroad bridge.
Reports from the Wahpeton country
are to the effect that the water has
already reached the high stage there.
The only danger Of high water viii
be in case Of heavy rain or q severe
snow storm followed by warm wealth.
er.
Weather indications today predict
showers or snow flurries with colder
weather. This will have tendency to
hold the water back as the SNOW In
the lake region is melting very slow
~.
The south wind that has been blow
ing for the past "a hours has helped TO
drive the water north and Is in some
responsible for the rise since
Ynsfardaw morning
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Germany Ready for
War With America
Reichstag Is Told
By Dr.. Peter Spain
Throne of Every Entente Monarch Totterng Is Belief Of
German-Von Bethmann- -Holwegg Says This Is Not
Time for Internal Reforms.

Berlin, g. London March 3o-In the
said that of all totterins
their thrones who
would certainly have been dethOned had thcy remained Even the
Italian unstable
America, Germany would be
Gustav Nose of the Socialist leaders, said hoped the
loan would be
tions Ambassador Won Mexico, sa
could hardly be called q diplomatic masterpiece.
In regard Russia Herr Noske said seemed the lead
decided
fist would that did intend
toward re-establishment of imperialism. 81
1--WE Socialists
continued. advantage
Russian honorable with
eastern neighbour
Germany in reactionary country he added, and
the abroad might well Genans social legislation He
said, however, that political which DOOM
ID, adding
1--WE revolt
although know advice"
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London. March 30.-A Reuter- dis
patch from Amsterdam today adds
the following to the wireless version
of the speech of DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg. the German imperial chancel-
lor, in the reichstag:
Regarding the military situation,
/ have little to add to the army re-
ports. In the east extensive opera
tions are out Of the question at pres
ent. The season of impossible roads
prevents operations on a greater scale.
''In the west our backward move
ments are being effected according to
plan and lead to daily increasing free
dom of movement. The thanks Of the
entire people are due to the troops
and their skillful leaders.
"On all the other fronts our troops
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are standing with undiminished tena-
city. In Macedonia, Bulgarian and
German troops are splendidly repuls-
ing French attacks on a great scale.
Regarding the submarine war, the
secretary Of the admiralty today made
detailed statement to the main COM
mittee of the reichstaG."
Discussing internal politics the dis
patch quotes the chancellor as say
ing:
Although / would like it best II
we could make reforms in the fran
chise tomorrow doubt whether the
moment when we are concentrating
all our strength in fighting the enemy
is the right one for inaugurating a
new electoral law. We must subordin-
ate everything to bringing the war to
a happy conclusion"