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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05

Harvard TO ACT

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. ApvIi Dean
t.. Baron r. Briggs. chairman OF the
cnn,n,~,ee on thc regulation Of athletic
spor,s at Harvard University. atlnqGSc-
Cd today that the co!nmittea's decision
as 70 III. Susp~nspn Of sports would
he, made known after action by congress
~ the pending WAY resolution.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
NEW RULE BOOK
Received IN City BY Y. G.. Triedr1chs
Local Sporting Goods Man

SpauldinS's official baseball guido for
1917 has been received IN Wheeling hv
Herman Fricdrichs, local sporting goods
num- He has handed 81 copy of the book
to the 1ntcll!gencer sporting editor The
book Is the best ever. II contains inuny
new articles and bother valuable in
formation including the revised rules
Tor The national Gnlnn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
Rail-, SUIT POSTPONED.

ST LOUIS, Mo. April tn" h"nr!ug
of tho srit Of Ph!l Fail. president Of the
s. Louis Americans 10 restrain Rrlncn
Hickey from serving as president 81 tie
s.. Louis Nationals NaS prs',."r"d to-
day muiii Thursday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
CONTESTS CALLED OFF.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. " Va. Arr. i.
The University o. virginia cnSinE cali
cd off NIL baseball und tract, v"E'"!its
after April .. on account 81 Il" PR
parcdncss movement ~ tho an y"rsrr".
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
YANKEES WON

WILMINGTpN. y. G. Aprt! THE
New York Americans pounded the Bos-
ton Nationals pitchers Numerically to-
day. winning m exhibition game 10 s.
Russell and Shawk"y both wero eNec-
tive. although Russell Issued seven
passes in i've innings. Score:
= II. E.
New York Americans. .-..----- ~
Boston Nationals .-.-....-..: ! b
Russell. Shawkny ard Alexander;
Barnes. Allen. tTum and Gowdy ira
EcSser.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
GAME POSTPONED.
HOLY CROSS WON,

ATLAhTA. til. Apr:l 4---i'h!laGciphiG
AmertCanS-A;l aHta Southern ASS"''it' ION
game post pnu"d. ra II.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05

PHILADELPHIA. April lily rrosS
drove Swig!er from tn" hos II -" ."u"'h
inning ;o-da% aud d"f"ai"d Ir' n!N"r-
Sly nf prnnSy IydGijt :" :.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
SCORE a TIE.

CINCINNATI. ~. April 4.--'rhe Sec
ond game between Columbus American
Association team and III" Cincinnati Ma
tIonalS hero to-day was called IN the
tenth inning with the score n tie, TO 2.
score: 40 innings: r. II. f.
Cincinnati! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !! j
FShrardt and Coleman. LaLonsc;
Mitchell, Elicr and Clarke. Allen.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05

Fridays Games.
Ohio No. | VS.. Hardware.
TraiierS vs.. Norman Specials.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
METHODISTS SHUT OUT
WITHOUT A FIT

S;e,.al Dispatch tie Iu'c,asenccT.
HATRUGATE. Tenn April i.--liaIden
held West Virginia Wesleyan college 10
a. no hit seven inning game this after
noou Lincoln Memorial university
scored eight rams during the contest.
Fourteen Wesleyan men oreeacd.
WEST POINT. y. y April Army,
II: Manhattan; !.
NEW YORK. April 4.--Colum0ta. s;
Anharst &
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
K E 4 y S S P R I N G
r A It S ,sss,sssass,

DAVE says: ~, ;7,ST,T',
China is about to shy it,
hat into the war ring, where
it'll soon be knocked into
battered old bonnet. Shy
your battered old tile into
the waste basket and saunt-
er forth in a new Kraus
Spring Hat. Our Hats are
in those shapes and colorS
that have won the victory
for popularity in the East.
Kraus Hats are high in
quality, permanently block
ed, and they all sell for just
$500.
Weather for To-day:
Snow.
.(<

AN-F
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
NAVY DEFEATED.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. April An 10
defeat for the home team marked the
opening of the Navy baseball season
here to-day. when the sailors met SYRIA
CUSc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05

The activities Of the German raider
Moswe are related for the first time
in detail by Captain Andersen in The
today and Friday.
NAVY nrrr TED
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05

DAVE says: ~, ;7aSlT'7t''
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-11-08
SWAT
- ...-Ge
Mqdfose P~rzedwieczna
0pswia1aidlltsryczae zczasew
paaswana'cesarza.M. Auenz1.
(Ciag dalszy.)

Cesarz ME m6g} przybyc, wy
mawiajac sic rozlicznemi zajecia
mi. Pierwsze miejsce obok PAM
domu zajmowal prefekt Rzymu,
Quintus Lollius Urbicus, dummy,
surowych, prawie pomurych ry-
sow twarzy czlowiek, znienawidzo
ny cd ludu ola skepstwa i surowo
Sci. Naprzeciw niego zasiadl Ju-
MUS Arulenus Rusticus, dawniej
nauczyciel f%ilozofii, poufny PREY
jaciel cesarza, kt6ry, zostawszy
ccsafzcm, swego wychowawce pc
wo}al ma doradzce i mianowaf Sc
natorem. Tuz obok zajal miejscc
pan domu, Cccylian. Czlowiek to
swiatowy, lubiacy uzywac; mac
to zaraz pc MIN IA pierwszy r7zut
Okla. Najwyzsza jcgo przyjcmnoss-
cia byf dobrzc zastawiony st0l,pu
har dobrego wilma, dwuznaczne
dowcipy i nieodfaczne cd uczt W
Rzymic tancerki. Niestcty, re
wzgled6w IA zone musi sobic tel
ostatniej przyjemnosci dis odm6
vic, a nudzic sic NATIONALIST .slucha
nicm spiewu, deklamacyi i uczo-
nych rozpraw, tenn ona BOWEN lii
hi bawic swych gosci, ale wyna--
grodzi on to sobie. Juz przygoto-
wanys jest osobny gabinecik, tam
PREY grzc W kesci wggronie kilku
przyjaci6l, PREY puharze wilma spe
dzi on reszte nocy, poki 60 ME-
wolnic!y zupclnic pijaneggo ME "a
niosa mad ranem do sypialni.
Wtem ukazal sic architricliuus,
dajac znac, zc IA stole przygoto--
wanc wszystko. Cate towarzyst--
wo przenioslo sic do sail jadalnej,
gdzie ,juz byf caly 81 .cg stol6w
zastawiony. Prey kazdym stolikrup,
zajelo miejscc siedm osob, przy.
ostatnich zaS siedzieli przyjaciele
domu i tn tez krcscens j JUSTIN
vaipli m%iriScr
Marek Aurcliusz za,jmowai sic
4 upodobaniem studyami ~filozofi-
czncmi i popierai je, to tez "a je
go czas6w Rzym roll sic cd profe
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-11-08
'"Blogosaawie ten dien"

Ettf tsE'f< -. s&3s.Sag.HA $50,
SIZE pan Gnessime Baeudoin z st.
Philemon, Kue. - " ktodrym p pc.
s}a}em wan zam6wienie ia vase
Drav,lPiotraz G9mozo. Przezs vie
cej .hIiz.rdk cierpialed ma fosne-
go rodzaju bdlee;; 3zdaawalo sic, ia
:koby kazda Geese 5ciala bola}a mic
pl6 uzycM ty Il i5ss1 d fassbacfi tb,uttffeEk
Dra:s@Piotra~ Gomozu;;- pocz1lemss sig
dqbrze ri~obecmie ciesze sic szdresxs
Wilem, zazywajac zyciaS piracy -
Dra:' Piotra Gomozo ME jest APP
[tecznemal m:SSpecyaln a.
[genci J fddstaawsiiasijJal Z { alndziom
wpiroost DO jesdd!ynych fabrykantt66ww,;
znaciex zaanego aggenta5 }1piszcslte
wpress;t; DO il !lsl.!9sse fabrykant6w,
DIR. Petere Fahrney 4 Sons Co.,
1924 So. Hoyne5 ave. Chicago, III.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-11-08
IL
Uroczy S t o. c i .

+. L.-.rt "a. t.aE=t4t f-fk[ - -
Wspaniafe byly uro,czystosci,
kt6re urzadzono ma Geese cesarza
W dniu jego urodzin, ale niczeggo1
tax lie pragnal lud rzymski ogglaa
dac, jak walk gladyatorow zWie
rat " Kolosseum. Przedstawie--
ME " teatrze P%ompejusza, Wysci
81 u Circus maximus, -byy tylko
zaostrz,esnriiem apetytu do wielkiej
.uczty, kt6rej oczekiwanno:
70 tez " oznaczonym dnld, "a
ledwie dniee zacze1o, tiumy fadn
poezely spieszye do Kolosseum nm;
kazidy zajjmliowa1 miejsce przez INA
czone ola stanu, 40 ktorego male:
zal. i niedIugo przeszlo 10000
sswiatecznie przybraneggo lu " Ia e.
It X - - 49, - 49,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-11-08
pe}nilo olbrzymia budowe.

Pcllll1V OiDiZJlul4 UHUOWf. A .&
10, go dis jeszcze pozostalo z
kolosseHm, to ltylko ruina, nie
wiemy nawet ma CO przeznaczone
byly poszczegolnc czesci.tej bu--
dowli, a. jednak z tego. mozemy
wnosic, co to "a wspanialys9i OIL.
brzymi by} ten gmach, rdiny jego
jedyne SO, co do wspanialosci ma
sWiecie. IA gsan ,i1
Najwyzsze siedzenia zajjmowali
majtkowie, rozpinali oni wlasnie
pl6tno zaglowe pc mad gmacheml,
ably uchronic zebrana publiezniossstt
cd promieni palacego slodca.
Powell za,czynaly sic zapelniac
siedzenia przeznaczone Ola rycer-
silva senator6w, przybyly take
wprowadzone Y wielka okazalooss-.
cia Westalki, t. j. dziewice po-
swiecone sluzbie bogini Westy j
szajeiy przeznaczonc Ola Mich no
norowe. miejsce, oczekiiwan1o tyl--
ko cesarza. Oczy wwszystkich zwra
,Galy sic ma bogato z}oconna i kosz--
toWnymi dywanami przybrana 10
ze cesarska.
Wreszcie nkazaf sic Marek Au--
rr%teliusz, v wawrzynowym wienccu
IA skroni, 4 ber}em W reku,, PREY
brany W toxic biala, pc, .ktorej BY
~ gesto rozsiane zlote or}y, Obok
nieggoo postepowala iona jego, Eau Eau
sigma, "a MIN zas liczny :. orsz ,aalks
dworzan, ,PFowitano go gg1losnym Q
krzykiem radosci,, klaskaniem, a
lubo cesarz uprzejmem skinieniem
reek@i chcial uspokoic lud, Wrzawa
j ira rrad lose .z,'d(ta '!s aaltEy sic ME mice
.konca. ,.,a i,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-11-08
il. Lynch
Chirurg , lekarz ma choroby
oczu. uszu, nosa i gard}a Is
ropasowuje okulary vs.,
70 wsch. 3cia nj. -

Napclnijcic cialo tiepla rozpa-
la.jaca Zywotnoscia, rzrobeieasaer.-
wy mocncmi, pomndzsiees c!yrknAa-
eye, od>wicrzcic naturalna zywot-
nose, czujcie sic znow jak newo
narodzcni. Hollistera Rocky Noun
tain herbata naturally dar lcczni
czcgo ziela, czyste, nicszkodliwe,
TAX naukowo disadvantages, sku-
tex gwarantowany albo pieniadzc
wrocone. w. apiece Browna. Og}.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-11-08

,,W1.Al'l.Rl,Uls" Czwartek d,
.soroW filozofM rozmaitych zasad.
II Aten, Alekssnlaii,drw Aftyochoo
zwabieni wysoka pensya.rzadowa
iprzybywa1i do Rzymu najslawniej
Isl mistrze; filozofowanie bylo II
.modzie, to tez slutchaczow i'm ME
brakowalo. Nieraz ma ich wyklaz
Idach zjawiaf sic j sam CESAR. "a
|jego przykladem panic i mezczy
mi, wszystko. czytalo dziela flo
zoficzne, przeto mialy one "a jes-
60 czasow popyt j pokup najwiek
sly. Szk61 bylo mn6stwo, bylI
|szkoly cynikow, epikuurejczyk6W,
|stoikow,. pytagorejczy4ow, perry
!!patetykow, piantenczyk6w, dyspn
tom i rezprawom y towarzystwie
- -S-E -
ME .bylo MARY AMI konca. CESAR
|przy swoim szlachetnym sposobie
|myslenia, prowadzac zycie niena
game, popieral, rozumie sic, "a
SADIE szkoie, kt6rej sam byf wy
nawca, ale zepsucie panujace Pc
|d6wczas W Rzymie bylo powodem,
re i take szko}y, jak epikurejczy
k6w, II kt6rych najwyzszym ce---
lem istnienia bylo uzywanie roz-
koszy wszelakich ~doczesnych, mia.
" wielu zwolennikow.
Rozmowa W triclinium (sali ia
dalnej) toczyla sic najprzod oko-
10 uroczystosci, wnet jednak ze-
szla ma pole filozofii. U pierwsze.
go sto}u Rusticus bronif stoik6w,
kt6rych najwYzszem zadaniem i
szczesciem bylo przestawanie ma
malem i obojetnosc ia wszystkie
radosci j przykrosci zycia. Cecy--
liam znudzony rozprawami, pre-
rywa} mu co chwile ,szyderczemi'
uwagami.
Podrazniony wreszcie przez pre-
ciwnika Odezwa} sic " te sfowa:
ZOstawiam to boskiemu Markowi:
Doc on wieccj Bogiem, niz ell :
wiekiem. Mech sobic tam prak--
tykujc najwznioslejsze cnoty! Co.
do innych filozof6w SO oni TEN
samem, CO. wozni podczas wysci-.
gov, daja maxi do ich rozpocze-
ella, ale W wyScigach ME biora
wcale udzialu. U mnic najlcpsza
filozofia jest doprowadzic do III
pc}nej, doskonalej zgody mysli i
czyny, nauke i zycie i odpowie--
dice pod kazdym wzyledem swe
atttF grstrlFf Ia - y+t-. az art .rE-EErE III -i.t.1
''' n 1T .a,.,
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80.
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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-11-08


Ihrescens upraWiaI sWa praktycz-
I naI =, gffiewa1aat siefylko,
ezemu przyroda obdarzyla 1u d
ldWo1glems oczu, q 1ednsym tyylko
Izo1aak1em . ustyn sfuchal, chcaac
: iozilscn sprzecznych zdanW ys-
iiluc p1assof. Aapytah s W El'sss c1s' NJ
- 20 9 lynn, ,lub oWymsy-
s.e : ,.,' ll' ma GO zon ~ 9
$50; 81 !, So.
80 i''o1v1' 1 Dyi-seoik: Lecz ten
A]s.:n.lea - n' '' Wy ~:
po",eo1ie.' pr w. s'eko' con. com Juz
"'e.'1'a' = lego Ia Potrzeone
aNa1.'n 'ci'eH 30 pre-
- poseoo'en w ..peiypatetyka'
80 - ,n1 an -
sDoA1 ! NY s'i ..
en- -" J'ui'dh JuA w pare=an m
po' .'l ~ n'o"1' n ie
n''o'.ln piAe.o. "ieceJ
n''A y'so' "iocllen' sle 10
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''e ''li'e 10y Juz unil 't. y
l q 2f1s011n1n1n - d. NpnnS1N ~ YNNyn ~ hn %hnH1
o ''u seonne'iye' 10 oe :,
lego ne zrozunllem nc z-tego, co
Jes' szczesc1a IA ne
III s'fp AK "yoaf mi sic "a
uiusiih !. Wteov z"rocliem SIC 90
piatonczyKa, dfuzszy czas,
sittc'iafeh. rfagla1em pozhac l.
stote duchowa, rozWazaJac I ". :.
Jac :" s"lecle 1oel' saozl1eln, ze 6
Wzhlose sic 90 poznanla boga' GO 60,
jest zadanlem platonskleJ nllozo-
Ill!
- GfupstWa ! bzdurstwa-prze.
rWaf mu = gdvDvs sic
oyf od razu zWroch 60 meso 20
skleso hplkura, tooyc oyf zro oil
trafny wybor. GO TAN pleclsz 0
|ldeach. 0 duchach? Iaklch 1stot
niema' a cary swat twolch ziu-
dzen ME War 1s. JedneJ godzlny
przyJemnle spedozneJ PREY do
brym stole ! klellcnu.
r Me, moJ hrescensle! me costa
ne ia nlgdy ncznlem twego MI
strza. hto rae skosz z po1 ia ",
boskleJ madroscl' em".,'1ie n. moe &c
smakowa aA' ' ofoto. ~ ..s...
- Wybornle! w v!y't'o'1 po-
czeil. wo offas blesi sadnlcy hrescenss
NC NE odpowle az ale TO sfoWo
oorazho go pa Dardzo' znac 10 oy1o
pc ~spo9rze 'l' jake rz''clf IA y"
SYM.
rrzyzhaJe Jednak - - laena
oaleJ Justyn = re :" $. s $z'Aa'e I. f "a.
iona name me znalaz zen lego, czego szo
kafem' tax we, wee zarzoc' rem. k ' !
&c 81 mego ON okretu czekan, az mn, mi
oosowle zesla sternlka, ktory ten
okie' p'pro"auzi 10 Pozliai'ia
naJ"!zszeso pltkha J. COBRA. .4
's'. h N'rh Jah o Sic.
o '1 ma plerWszem ml ': 9Scu' reesi
ha' - oaia znak 90 powstah'a 60 re e
cn emo" kofo stofo 'ostyha' "a
!r]yn'afa Sig ch"ile P, Pr iz!'a'
Ja' sie ,e Jeso cz1nl
r]eN!a' sig oon ~
JozieSz - 'eso s'er'''k ka'
'os'ynle. i. ,..,H Il.
-tOcZenla naJDardZleJ mi sic pc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-22
Ready to Help.

Response received by the Charity
League from the appeal in The Daily
Item to the farmers of Sumter county
Tor corn, potatoes or fuel:
Mrs. II. Nj. Stuckey, Sumter, s. G.
Dear Mrs. Stuckey: 1 noted your
article in the Sumter Item last night.
IN which you appealed to farmers to
assist the poor of Sumter. I was not
aware that such a condition existed in
the city Of Sumter until I read your
letter i'm the paper. ] am enclosing
you checks aggregating $500 from
my wife and daughter and myself. anG
would thank you to use this money for
the benefit Of the poor of the city as
you think best
note that you request the farmers
10 SEND corn, and | have no doubt that
some of them will respond literally
L am today instructing the foreman
OF my Rose Hill farm to have twenty
live bushels of corn shelled to be sent
to you for the benefit Of the Door
people Of this city, and if some of the
merchants of the city who have a mo-
tor truck will be kind enough to send
it to Rose Hill farm next week, twenty
five bushels of corn, or more il neces-
sary, will be sent to Sumter subject
to your order.
You are doing a noble work and de-
serve encouragement
Very respectfully,
Thomas Wilson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-22
HasOOd's News Notes.

Rcmbert. Dec. 17.-Mrs. Sam Shir-
er, notice of whose recent marriage
appeared in The Item. is prostrated
py pneumonia. At last accounts sh.
seemed to be a bit better.
Little Alma Brown, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. ID. G. Brown, is right
sick.
The cold spell is the occasion of a
lot of suffering in one or another
FORM
Do YOU find it difficult to obtain In =
Dor? We do. Reports are that cuff
he Is hard up but many of them
go about with their hands in their
pockets and will not work for Iowa
or money.
MIR. Harris Watson of Columbia
dined with his relatives, Mr.. anl
Mrs. III. G. Bethea Sunday, December
10th.
The hard cold weather endangers
all recently planted small grain.
"Hagood."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-22
ADMIRAL HARRIS RESIGNS.
New General Manager Wanted 70.
Shipping Board.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Rear Admir-
al Frederick r. Harris, recently ap-
pointed general manager of the ship
ping boards emergency fleet corpora
ton today asked TO be relieved of thar
duty and returned to his post as chieT
OF the navy's bureau of yards ana
docks
His request will be granted and
Charles "A. Piez, a Chicago engineer,
vice president Of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. will be named to succeed
him.
While no official. announcement has
been made as to Admiral Harris rea-
son for surrendering the task, which
he assumed less than a month ago, il
is said he did not find the work con-
genial.
Admiral Harris was appointed gen
eral manager when Rear Admiral
Capps retired on account of i'll health
and because lie was dissatisfied with
the action of the shipping board in
putting Mr.. Piez in supreme charge
of the emergency fleet corporations s
building program.
The first general manager Of the
Fleet Corporation was Maj. Gen. Geo.
w. Goethals, who resigned after a
few months because of the board s
refusal to give free hand. His di:
ferences with the board centered up
on his opposition to the now aban-
doned wooden ship program.
Chairman Hurley Of the shipping
board denied rumors that he was pre-
pairing to resign
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-22
NEW MOTOR SERVICE.
RaSstiaie Secures Authority for Rou,.
from Columbia To- Florence, Touch
Ing Several Towns.

washington, Dec. 17.-Congressman
"agsdaie has perfected arrangement,
whereby motor route mail service
from Columbia to Florence via OAR
hnston' LYDIA, BishopvilIe, Camden
ana Camp Jackson will be inaugural
eu' Mr.. Ragsdale said today that in
all probability this route. which will
De or much benefit to the country
traversed would be placed in opera
ton early in January.
Judge Mendel l.. Smith, who has
been commissioned major in the
army is really to begin his work
Mr.. Ragsdale has been appointed
chairman of subcommittee from
the house committee on foreign af-
f''irs to report what should be done
with alien citizens. 1t is likely that
no meetings will be held until after
the holiday recess.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-22
HUGH WILSON DEAD.
Veteran Editor Conducted One News
paper for lfr.y Years--Funcral
Held wednesday.

Abbeville, Dec. 17.-Hugh Wilson.
far many years editor and owner OF
tIe Abbeville Press and Banner. died
az his home here tonight after an ILL
ness of about two weeks Mr.. Wilson
was born In Iaurens in 1898. but NOV
eel to this place when he was 20
years OF age and became the pro-
prietor OF The Banner. which he edi-
ted up to about ten years ago. practi-
cs,liy rounding out a half century I'm
th't capacity. lie was never married.
Foneral services will be held wednes-
day afternoon. Interment will be i'm
tho Episcopal Cemetery. lie is sur
ViSed by three half brothers and two
half sisters. They are: James and
Robert Wilson OF Greenwood and
RAul Wilson OF Chester. The sisters
are; Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. King OF
Greenwood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-22
SYSTEM FOR PROMOTION.
Gen. Pcrslling's Order Gives Priyatcs
In France Chance.

With the American Army in
france, Dec. 16.-(By the Associated
Press)-The orders just issued hy
Gen. Pershing providing for &. system
OF promotion from the ranks. under
which any private who demonstrates
Ills ability may win commission.
makes all commissioned officers
eligible for q school which is being es-
tablished at a large training center
for the instruction Of candidates for
commissions. Privates who desire to
become officers must first demonstrate
their efficiency by earning appoint
ment as commissioned officers
The commissioned officers will
be sent to the training school on rec
ommendation of their superiors. Be-
fore submitting such recommenda-
tions the officers charged with this
duty are instructed by Gen. Pershings
orders to give the most careful con-
sideration to the record Of those rec
ommended.
When candidates attending the
training school have been found to be
proficient. they will be assigned to
vacancies as second lieutenants of re-
placement divisions. Thence they will
so to fill vacancies occasioned by cas-
ualties and other causes in combat
divisions. There will be no limit to
the number Of second lieutenants in
the replacement divisions. On the con-
trary. it is recommended that there
be ut least three times as many i'm a
given organization as i'm correspond
ing combat division.
Within the combat units vacancies
the extent Of one-third Of the total
will be filled in this manner, and two
thirds by promotion within the COM
bat unit itself
In the replacement divisions va
cancies from the grade Of first lieu
tenant to colonel will be filled by Off
GERS recovering from wounds and Of
ficers who have received no assign
ments Those fully recovering from
wounds will be assigned to the COM
bat units. Arriving depot battalions
hereafter will be considered part of
the replacement divisions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-22
Our IlOnns to Our Allies.

The loans made by the United
States to the governments at war with
Germany are arranged by Secretary
o; the Treasury McAdoo and submit
ted to the president and made with
his approval.
The secretary states that his judg-
ment in making these loans is deter
mined largely by the monthly re-
quirements Of the applicants The
different powers, through their duly
authorized representatives make their
representations as to their necessities
for carrying on the war, and after
discussion the various amounts are
arrived at.
These loans. says the secretary, are
essential for our own protection, not
only for our protection in a military
way but for our economic protection
and welfare. The production of the
United States has been speeded up
and greatly stimulated. We are pro-
ducing more than our own needs, and
our own economic protection and well
fare demand that we sell much Of our
products to our allies. To accomplish
this we must extend these credits TO
enable them to buy our products.
Their commercial salvation is an
essential part Of their effectiveness in
the war, and their commercial we'll
being demands that their export trade
be maintained in considerable
measure. They must keep their civ
IL population engaged to the extent
necessary to sustain their industrial
ard economical policy on our part to
assist them in maintaining their in
. dustrial life and economic welfare.
Very little Of the money loaned to
our allies. the secretary states goes
out of the United States. Most or II
is spent right here for war materials
and foodstuffs. The money we are
advancing is not a contribution; 1t Is
a loan, on which they will pay inter-
est and which ultimately will be re-
paid in full. Our allies are locke"
upon by us as solvent peoples, Wi'h-
out ready money but with perfectly
good credit.
Their expenditures OF this money
n this country are supervised p9 UT
Their purchases are made WIN '"e
advice and assistance Of our war III
dustries Board. This system not ON!
protects the borrowing ally but pre-
vents competitive bidding against the
other allies and the United States II
self, and obtains for the borrower 'he
same prices. the same terms anu '"'
same treatment our own goverhmch
demands in making its own purchas-
es.
When one remembers that the
loans made to our allies enable them
to do the fighting that otherwise 'he
American Army would have to ito al
much expense. not only Of men but
money. money which would not be re
turned 10 us and lives that could new
er be restored. the wisdom of on
policy i'm financing our allies Is plain
TO everyone. 1t is not only duty t.
them that we are performing in lend
ing them part of our great wealth;
IL Is a great duty we are performing
r to our soldiers and sailors and our
4 nation I'm making our allies powerful
| and effective, thus lessening the WORK
e and danger and suffering for our own
n men and in bringing the war TO an
earlier close.