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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15

on to iidl in defense of our country.
Aou VIII DE cared for. Many of you
like myself. l am sorry to say, are
no. allowed to go, on account OF age,
but IL cannot 80 with you, l will do
~! c1l 20 set your young men
placed in position where their inheri-
TED proclivtCs. patriotism and in
;cl!:gcnce viii! be recognized and ap-
prcciAtcd in due time. Always let
them remember: 1t is better to ac-
Gui.o by merit, on your part, than to
acquire ty favoritism or otherwise.
The Bennanhalys and Scots are
now prosperous farmers, and all good
citizens, as their ancestors always
have been. They have their own
school house, their own church.
1T is or has been unfortunately, but
nevertheless true. that on account OF
their inherited dark compilations they
have been confused with that class of
people known as Red Bones, scatter
ed about in North and South Carolina,
but this is entirely mistake. They
nave never made any alliances en-
c"rt with white people as all of us
Know who are conversant with their
history.
They furnished az least six soldiers
20 the Confederate armies.
Warren and Dick Bennanhaly Joined
Capt. II. NJ. Canty's company of Kcr-
shaw's brigade and were killed. John
Bennanhaly enlisted in some company
from Marlobor county. Tom Bennan-
haley, who is living and drawing his
Confederate pension, with his broth
crs Charlie and Jake. went in and
served under Capt. p. p. Gaillard, of
Hagood's Sharp Shooters. Charlie
and Jake were killed. Winfield Ben
nanhaly was also a soldier, in
Spann's company and lost his life.
All these men volunteered and were
good soldiers.
j am writing this now so that they
can have it to keep. and the young
men who go to the war may have Il
copy to show where they come FROM
who they are and what they deserve
/ will keep a copy for my grandchi-
dren. so in after days they will know
that these men did their duty, as
predicted here and now by their
Grandfather
ThOs. 6. Sumter
Sumter. 8 c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15
CCNFEREES DIFFER ON WAR
TAX BILL.
iErcc Main Points Over Which House
and Senate Committees Will Re at
Thos. s. Sumter.
Sumter, s. G..

iErcc Main Points Over Which House
ana Senate Committees Will Re at
Odds.
Washington, Sept. 11.-Three out
standing points Of difference will ex-
ist between senate and house con-
fercsG on the war tax bill when they
begin their work. probably tomorrow.
They are on the income, excess pro-
fits and second class mail matter sec
tiOns.
Democratic Leader Kitchin an
nounced tonight that he would ask
unanimous consent tomorrow to send
the bill to conference and none of the
Republican members indicated that
they would object.
Congress universally is hopeful that
an agreement soon will be reached on
the measure. House leaders are pleas
cd with many changes made by the
senate.
Il am pleased with the outlook for
an agreement" Representative Kitch-
III said tonight. There are many
just and good changes in the senate
bill to which 1 heartily subscribe.
There are others, Of course, which !
do not approve"
Some house members say the SEN
acc income tax section provision for
collecting information instead of
taxes at the source give corporations
an opportunity to escape taxation, and
n compromise on the second class mail
rates is expected by the house leaders.
Elimination Of the proposed tariffs
and consumption taxes did not dis
please the house Democrats.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15
TRANSPORTATION
Chairman COl<er of Council of Defense
Shows How Public May Help Rail-

Chairman COlIer of Council of Defense
Shows How Public May Help Rail-
roads.
Columbia, Sept. 10.-David r. Cox
or of Hartsville, chairman of the
State defense council. has issued the
following statement to the people of
South Carolina:
Many of the Industries of the
United States are threatened with
heavy losses due to the fact that the
railroad equipment OF the country is
inadequate TO take care of the tre-
mendous volume OF business which the
country is now doing in addition to
moving large bodies of troops and
their equipment. Our people can do
much to relieve this situation, if they
will carry out the following sugges-
tiOnS:
"All shippers of carloads OF mcr-
chandise should load cars as soon as
placed and load them to full capacity.
"All receivers of carload shipments
should unload and release cars i'm
mediately.
1.-THE coal situation is especially
acute and there is some complaint Of
slow movement Of coal cars. The rail-
| roads are urged to see that there is
no further cause for complaints Of
this nature.
Cotton ginners should press bales
to the minimum size allowed by their
! equipment, 30 that more bales can be
| loaded per car.
Cotton and other merchandise
| should be accumulated i'm minimum
car lots before being shipped, and
cotton exporters and mills should buy
! IN maximum car lots instead of in lots
| OF any number Of bales.
THE railroads have already issued
rules forbidding the shipment of COM
pressed cotton in less than full car
loads but it is equally important to
| load uncompresSed cotton to capacity.
I'VE trust that the buyers and SELL
ers of cotton and other merchandise
viii see TO it that wherever possible
merchandise is rendered for shipment
in full carload lots and i'm the most
compact and uniform packages"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15
YORK LYNCHERS HELD.
Grand Jury Finds True Bill Agains,
Eleven Men.

York, Sept. 1O.-Thc grand Jury O.
YORK County, which met here todav r.
investigate the lynching of w. r.
Sims, the negro preacher, who WI.
put 10 death, five miles west of York,
by mob of white men and negroc.
on the morning of August %. pre-
sehted IL persons. six white men anu
'iVe negroes, for murder. The white
men presented are Carson baltimore
D. Meek McGill, Fred Penniner, T. r
Penniner, L. Ezcll Bolin and Die,
Norman and the negroes are William
Sanders, Thomas Sanders, Frank
Twitty, Lonnie Franklin and LAWYER
Sanders. All are in Jail with the OK
ception of Dick Norman, who was last
week released on bond in the sum Of
$1,000, signed by DR.. j. II. Save oc
Sharon.
The following witnesses were nam
ed by the grand jury to sustain the
presentment: DR.. John 7. barron T,r
j. III. Sayc, j. G.. Tanning, w. +. Hj,l
ana John Il. Cobb. All of these arn
prominent citizens and with the ey
Ception of DR.. Barron, who is u rcs, .
dent of York, live in the Sharon sor
ton, in which locality the crime WAS
committed.
Several of the leading negro wi
nessos failed to appear today. Tho
defendants will come to trial ,t tbc
November term Of the court of pon-
cral sessions.
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kinds fot the promotion Of all kinds
o. objects and the writer would like
to suggest that one of our most urgent
needs is society for the better en-
forcement of our criminal laws. The
minister OF the Gospel and the teach
er can exert the most powerful in
fiuence in this direction and 1t is not
unreasonable for us to expect them to
make a speciality of this and when
they do there will soon be a very
marked Improvement. What does 1t
avail IL the minister breaches an
eloquent sermon on the duties of good
citizenship and Of enforcing the laws
OF the land and the very next day use
his influence to secure the pardon OF
somc man who has committed q Sc
rious crime. When he does this he
VIRTUALLY says that he Is at heart in
sympathy with tho lawloss element Of
the community as docs everyone else
who signs tho petition. There is no
half way ground and one must either
support the law or be an alder and
abetter OF its violation. The mere
presence of another race in our midst
ought to mako us more law abiding
for we can't reasonably expect the
negro to respect and obey the law un-
less we do so ourselves. Let US de-
tcrmine to put aside all this criminal,
scntimcntality and this false idea OF
mercy, which has no place in tho
Bible. end resolve that we will. as fay
as ia possible. place South Carolina
among the first Of the States that are
noted for their respect for the law.
Let every good citizen address him
sclf seriously tn the task OF clevatinc
the moral sentiment of tho people anu
when this is done the day of the
demagogue. the political agitator and
the criminal CT all kinds, will in tho
care of the first two pass away and
the latter become negligible mat
ter made so by its rarity.
w. d. Woods.
Darlington.
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THE TOWNSHIP MEETINGS.
Schedule OF Community Meetings To
Ee Held Under Auspices OF Council
OF Defense.

The people Of the sections in which
these community meetings are to be
held are manifcsting no little interest
in same judging by the number of
phone and person calls to Cham
Der of Commerce by parties from diff
ferent communities for information
about the meetings.
Seven meetings occur this week as
follows:
Wedgeield School House, Sept.
11th, at p. Nj.
Rafting Creek Township, Hagood
School House, Sept. 18th. at p. NJ.
Dalzell School House, Sept. 18th.
at 8 p NJ.
Providence School House, Piivataer
township, Sept. 18th, at p. NJ.
Stateburg School House, Sept. 1ath,
at P. M.
Shiloh School House. Sept. 14th
at p. NJ.
Concord School House. Sept. 14th
at II A. M.
Next week beginning at Oswego
School House, Tuesday, September
18th, at 8 p. M. six more community
meetings will be held as follows. All
meetings at p. NJ:
Oswego School House, Sept. 18th.
Salem School House, Sept. goth.
Lone Oak School House, Shiloh
Township, Sept. Goth.
Mayesville High School, town OF
Mayesville, Sept. 21st.
Graham Church, Concord Town.
ship, Sept. 21st.
Reid School House, ManchesteI
Township, Sept. 21st.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15
LETTERS OF SENATOR TO TACE-
BI.ATT FOUND.
-Four Members of German Papers
Staff Under Arrest and Two Others
Will Surrender.

Philadelphia, Sept. 11.-Four mem
bers of the staff of the Philadelphia
Tagcblatt, whose Offices were raided
yesterday by federal agents are now
under arrest, and the remaining two
for whom warrants have been isucd
will appear in time for hearing on
Thursday. All are charged with vio-
lating the espionage act.
Louis Wcidner. editor in chief, and
Waldimar Alfredo, an editorial writer.
surrendered TO the federal authorities
today and were held in $4,000 bail
each. Peter Schaefer, president Of the
company which publishes The Tagc-
biatt. and Paul Vogcl. treasurer, the
other two men wanted, are in Cincin-
natl, it was said, and their counsel
promised they would be here Thurs
day.
United States District Attorney
Kane has engaged interpreters to as
sit in examining files, papers and cor
re"pondence taken from the Office
Among the things taken from the
TnScb'2tts Office were the minutes
o. the directors meeting, according
10 federal agents. These, they saw.
show that two directors complained
mat tho editorials in the paper wer.
not vigorous enough.
AGENTS of the department OF iustjoc
reported that other articles seized in.
Guided number Of letters from =;
United States senator from Western
"'ale. me contents of the letters
were not revealed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15

Miss Amy SchrancrH, -: \u.yisn
Ga, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. "
Goldberg on s. Sumter st.
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EMBARGO STRONG WEAPON.
by Cutting Oft Germany's Sunni,
From Ncutrals War May be Ended.

Washington. Sept. 1O.-while tn
American government awaited dc
velopments today, following Sccro.
tary Lansing's disclosures regardin,
the transmission of official Germa:.
dispatches by the Swedish charge a
Bucnos Ayres. White House ofiicia'
and foreign diplomats turned their at
tention to tho study of the possible
significance.
Two facts stood out clearly in tn
minds OF most observers: Sweden W.
nc compelled to make definite her %
sltion as neutral and the expoaur
may be taken as indicating more OK
actly the intention of the allies to SO
that Germany shall cease receiving al
from all the Northern European ncu
trail countries.
Publication of tho facts reveals I
the public that this government
fully cognizant Of aid Sweden has bee
rendering the central powers an.
tends to cement opinion in support
the absolute embargo put into cffe
against Sweden, along with the othe,
| neutrals. six weeks ago.
Some American officials say the wa
would be ended within six months
Sweden iron exports to Germany wer
stopped. The Swedes, ii is declared
have drained their country of food
stuffs, by taking from the food pr,
ducing industries vast numbers O
men and placing them in the iro
mines and the munitions factories.
Another phase of the situation tina
Is given careful attention here is tn,
possible effect IL Argentina break
relations with Germany or declare
var. Argentina this winter will hav.
large quantities of wheat for eXpor
md as neutral she might send mucl
OF 1t to the European noutrals unde
tho operation of the British blockad,
As a belligerent or with diplomat,
relations broken. however. the Argen
tine government probably would talk,
control Of its exports and CAREFUL,
supervise all shipments to the neu
trails to prevent any foodstulrs froi
reaching Germany.
Argentina Is the only one OF the bi,
GOD producing nations now at pcac'
With Germany. The Argentine whea
crop this year promises surplus
zoe, 200. 900 bushels.
1t was learned today that Sccrctar
lansing sent tho copies OF the into.
cepted messages to the America
representatives ut Stockholm. I.ondo
md Paris for their information.
officials believe that the ArCcntir
government will demand soon. If :.
has not already done SO, the with
drawal OF the German diplomat W.!
advised the sinking of Argentine ship
With all on hoard. Confidence was d..
played that Sweden would offer @,
planation tn Argentine. even With,
waiting for the South American cou:
try To- demand IT,
Ambassador Naon had received T.
adviccs from Bucnos Ayrcs and u
swedish legation was silent, both tn,
minister and the charge being out :
he city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15
Chamber OF Commerce Notes.

Secretary Reardon is looking for
one hundred progressive citizens.
farmers and other business men who
Will volunteer to induce one hundred
men to subscribe for five shares each
OF the capital stock of the co-opera-
tive produce marketing association at
$40 per share
Phone your name to Sumter Cham
Der OF Commerce, Phone No. 200.
Colored people will be admitted to
membership in this association also,
and are to be taken care of by the as
sociation the same as white produc-
ers.
Or course anyone may subscribe for
one share if he likes, which is onlv
$40, one-half payable with applica-
ton for shares of stock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15

Mrs. Il. G.. Bowman will have ;
class In knitting for all thoac WI
wish to do Red Cross wort; c"c.
Wednesday afternoon at 40 o'r'o
at Red Cross headquarters, Y. II. G
A. building.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15
WHITES CALLED FIRST.


Columbia, Sept. liz. III. Crowder
provost marsha, general, advised w.
w. Moore, adjot.nt icnCral, yesterday
that the 40 per cent. increment TO he
modified at Camp Jackson Scptc,a
Der ID is to be composed entirely OF
whites. Presumption is that similar
dispatches were sent to North Caro-.
lima and Florida.
By this order. nearly all tho whit ,s
IN the state. previously certified viii
nave been called into the service, a.
there are approximately more negroes
than white persons liable to service
under the registration. a great pro
pondcrancc OF those certified i'm some
o. the lower counties of the state ar,
negroes, where the nero popu'atioa
- dcnscSt. TO?rds are auth 5ri2cd
soma more than the requisite 10 pa
cent. increment from the dcnse!y
white populated counties thlt tn,
states full 40 per cent. may be mob.
i'iZed without delay. The orlc" was
Immediately dispatched to the Eastern
ana Western District boards and also
to the various local boards, urging
that additional names be certified NJ
once.
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No. SiX-Sixty-Six

This 10 prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHillS e. FEvEH.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
If taken then 40 tonic the Fever will not
return. IL acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not eripe or sicken. 2Sc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15

WANTED-To lease n rood 4 or 6
morse farm with or without option
to buy next faID close TO Sumter.
Bishopville, MaycSville or Manning.
Must he good land and suitable
H..u.ngS. m able to finance NV
self. Write me Rock Hill, s. c.
f.. l.. Cook.
FOR SALE-Rcgistered Abcrdoen-
Angus bull four years old. tubercu-
lar tested, without fault or blemisn
{. u. Osteen, Sumter, s. c.
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RUB-MY=TISM[

Will cure yOuy Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
collie, SprainS, Bruises. Cuts an,l
Burns, Old Sores, Stings Of Insects.
TT. AntiSeptic Auodvne. used
Internally and externally. Prize 7Sr
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-15

Reports to the Chamber of Com
mcrce indicate Sumter county will
nave a greatly increased acreage ~
tobacco next year, if the seasons are
good. Planting Of tobacco i'm the
western sections of Sumter county
where the soils are equally as fine for
tobacco growing as anywhere else i'm
this State, but where little tobacco
has been grown heretofore. will add
greatly to the wealth of the agricul-
tural districts of Sumter county
The outlook for q continuation of
che high prices of 1917 are good be-
cause unusual demand for, and the
scarcity of tobacco for last two years
European tobacco growing countries
nave been out of the tobacco growing
business for three years practically.
and will be for another year or two.
The American tobacco crops which
must supply the world have b,on
short for two years, and the increased
demand will keep up prices for two
years or or more.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21
Get 'em at J, H. Sears & Co.

Snyder. TeNas, December 1917
Dear Santa Claus;
will write you a letter this
Christmas. am 4 liitlo girl12 years
nd. My name is Aba Jones I an
Zoo the fourth grade and learning fast
Nill you please bring me a pretty
little doll and want you TO bring
mo r story book and some lltt'e
,iavo aud that Is all | viii ask for
this time. But will You bring me
some nuts and some candy and some
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21
THELMA LUALLIN

snyder, Texas. December 1917
Dear Santa Claus;
win you be so kind az to bring
me a doll and some candy and nuts
and oranges. am little girl \
Years old. ! am going to school and
'lcarnIng fast. My teachers name "
Miss Vera Jones
Yours truly
NELLIE BUFFALOE
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

and nuts Santa do not forget all the
other good children and you must be
sure to think Of mother and father.
am 9 years old and In the lhsh
first. am your little 3riend,
MEDIA BELL STURGEON
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

December ~, 1917
Dear Santa Claus;
J am little girl II years old. 1
am In the fourth grade Please bring
mo big character doll and a pair
Of carriers and a handkerchief and
don't forget mamma and papa, broth
err and little sister.
Best lovo from
IDA BESSIE FRY
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21
Get EN- at J. H. Sears 8 Co.

snyder, Texas, December 1917
Dear Santa Claus
l am a boy II years old ] am go
Ing to school at PlaInylew my teach
er's name is Miss Vera Jones like
10 20 to school. Well Santa, will you
bring me a bugle and a drum and ]
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

Dear Santa Claus;
Dear Sir: Please remember Us on
Xmas eve night Of 1917 and bring
"a some candy, apples. oranges and
lemons and = great big snow that
night.
Yours sincerely.
TRUETT HoDNETT. age 6
vlRDiA HODNETT. tgo
Get ON at J. II. Sears a Co.
Snyder. Texas, December 10. 1917
Dear Santa Claus;
! am a little boy 10 years old and
In the seventh srade In school.
Please don't forget me Christmas.
Best love
FRANCIS FRY
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21
Your little friend.
ROBERT LEE SMITH


snyder. Texas. December, 1917
Dear Santa Claus;
How are you by this time. ! am q
little girl. My name Is Ruth Jones
I am in the ith grade I go to school.
I like to go to school Well Santa.
10 will soon be Christmas and no
toys here. We'll all want is all
that can cat
RUTH JONES.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

have a little cousin. Ruby metcalf :
WIN you bring her a little rocking
chair and a doll
Yours truly.
WILLIE DUFFALOE
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

Galonl. Kns. Dec "a. 1917
Dear Santa Claus;
want you To- please bring me an
and Clash l.eht and oranges and
bananas and candy and apples BE
iro to come in your sleigh for the
now is sure deep.
C.. o SMITH. JR
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21
Get EN- at J. II. Sears & Co.

Snyder, Texas December 1917
Dear Santa;
I an a little boy nine years Old,
going IN school Love my teacher !
am in the second grade. Go to the
Plainview school I want you to
bring me- lots Of sparklers. Gre
crackers. roman candles. lots OF
frrlis. nu,s. candy. Remember my
three little sisters and two brothers.
mamma and papa. Good by Santa
ERNEST BoREN
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

Snyder, Texas, Dec. II.
lar Santa CLAUS;
Please bring me big doll about
5 inches long and doll buggy and
little aet Of dishes and little stove
ID vessels and little chair and little
room and some oranges and some
pplos pocana and anythIng.
Yours truly,
EDNA DANTLE
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21
3 More Days
H.G.TOWLE
Jeweler and OptOmetrist

apples and some oranges and some
more nuts and more candy SO good
bye
ABA JONES.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

oalena, Kan.. Dec IL. 1917
hr Santa Claus:
~ are two sood little girls. We
idy The l and . grades And help
{ mother DO the work. And win
o please bring US some dolls and
u beds and plenty Of apples. or
eos. end candy.
Xar little friends,
A1IA and wARRENA SMITH
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

Dear Santa Claus;
For Christmas would like a
nice big doll with curly hair and
sleepy eyes Also a nice lot Of candy
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

Dear Santa:
am little boy years old. Am
In the FIRST grade. l would like very
much for you to bring me a French
harp, a horse and some caps for ny
pistol Also nice lot Of candy and
nuts for Xmas am truly your It,
tie friend
ARoN STURGEON
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

Got ON a, ,. H. sssn a Co.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-12-21

Smoke Stands ....... $500 up
n1g TnTa
Cigar Cases
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WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
Rastbound.
AUTOMOBILE STAGE LINES

onice and Garage. Sixth and Nah,
key Su., Winnemucca. Phone 81
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Second French Revolution.

The French revolution Of 1S48 is
sometimes called the second revolu-
ton, the first having been that of 1889,
resulting in the establishment of a re-
public which was followed by the EN-
pire under Napoleon /, and this In
turn by the restoration of the Bourbon
dynasty. The revolution of 1848 re-
suited In the a~bdication and Danish
ment Of King Louis Philippe. the
proclamation Of a republic, the cleo
tion Of Louis Napoleon as president,
and later the establishment of the en-
pire with him as emperor under the
title Of Napoleon III. This resolution
was not accompanied by extensive
military operations, but there was
heavy fighting In Paris In which sew
eral thousand persons were killed.