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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-21
LOOP IS GLOOMY;
L|CHTLESS NIGHT
All Post and Ornamental Lamps. Al
Signs and '.FIeods' Are Darkened
Last Evening.
OBJECT Is TO CONSERVE GOAL
Practice Probably viii Be Continued
During Time oil War on Thursdays
and Sundays.

Startling visual evidence that the
United States is engaged in the con-
duct of the greatest of world wars was
to be had in the loop last night.
It was Rock Islands first lightless
night under the new orders issued by
Fuel Administrator Garfield, and the
white way" was in darkhess all even
ing All post aud ornamental lights,
large advertising display signs, Hood
lights and in fact all lights that were
not absolutely necessary TO public
convenience and safety were turned
out for the evening.
The loop district was thronged with
shoppers. all the downtown business
houses being open to the holiday trade.
The glare Of light from the store win
dows assisted somewhat to the poor
Illumination furnished by the corner
arc lights operated by the city.
The fightless nights order issued by
Garfield replaced the old order, I'M
der which the post lights were turned
on at 7:45 instead Of at dusk. The
lightless night will be more evident
SuHAdN hight NHSH L4oSt DA NtAS abpA
stores are closed and the display lights
in the windows are turned off. Prac-
tically the only lights 10 be burning
in the loop on Sunday nights will bt
the corner arcs.
Everyone CooRerates.
/ The Rock Island coal committee ant
/ Peoples Power company have thu!
( far found everyone ready and willing
/ to cooperate in carrying out the gov
] eminent orders. The Power compan,
/ has a clause in its new fiat rate con
tract calling for rebates on Iightles
nights. Hundreds Of tons Of coal vii
/ be saved at the power plant through
/ the Hghtless nights, less power hein(
used and consequently less fuel. TIL
/ private citizens can also do their bi
by burning as few lights as possibl
f! in their homes on lightless nights,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-21
pOSTOFF|CE BUSY
WITH FINAL RUSH
Although Public Has Cooperated in
Mailing Early, Heavy Business
Is Still Expected.
EXTRA TRUCKS ARE NECESSARY
Both incoming and Outgoing Parcel
Post Work VIII Continue To
Tax Facilities.
EXTRA TRUCKS ARE NECESSARY

Despite the fact that the Rock Is
land postoffice officials have reeog-
nized the. fact that the public has re-
sponded with great degree of CO.
operation in mailing Christmas pack
ages early, heavy rush of business
Is anticipated by them in the next
/ few days.
The Christmas business at the post
office has been heavy since Dec. 10.
This has been particularly true of out
going mail and it has been necessary
Tor the postoffice to place in service
| several trucks to care for this part of
| the work.
To Announce Sunday Plan.
Incoming parcel post packages be-
came a heavy burden today. Extra
trucks have been necessary to handle
IT, It is stated that tomorrow plans
for Sunday at the postoffice will be
announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-21
Everyone CooSerates.
WAGE BOOST GRANTED.

st. Louis, Dec. Alan increase of
rs in the wages Of railway clerks ana
telegraphers has been granted by the
st. Louis Southwestern railway (Cot-
ton Belt. The increase is effective
Ian /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-21

WOMEN's all pure linen. en-
broidered initial handker-
chiefs, white and colored in
itials, big variety of =
styles, each ....... A0@
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-21

WOMEN'S dainty Emerald
Lawn handkerchiefs, hem
stitched and embroidered cor
ners, 3 In a box, assorted
styles, per
box ...... ~~
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-11-05

MenWho drive cars are taoc 70 lace with
"a condition that becomes more and more
serious each day.
That condition is The constantly de
Ginning grade Of gasoline.
Nearly every engineer has said goodby
forever TO high-grade cas-.
For the moment. anj possibly Tor ell
time, multi-cylmdcrs counter balances
rrankshaftS, and 6trlc tricks with valves
give way in engineers discussions to the
rgas problem
Every alert engineer Is ending his
almost TO make one crop . cas- now Go
the work of two.
Just as great situations produce GREAT
men, 50 out Of this condition has come
great engine.
1t is a Chalmers.
1T makes high power out OF low grade
gas
Compared with other engines Of the
same SIZE or thereabouts, 1t shows:
Mere b0ae1 More yabia aeceigoaog
Greater economy Greater IsHgtb q lie
Greatet Sm0ottac1
did an an5asi8g ability 70 aavt qac&Ly0a
q cold day, ard 70 earn Up seit#oat aehy.
The Chalmers engine IS a simple one.
That is one reason why 1t is 50 good.
In many engines Of the moment the gas
passes on its way from the carburctor to the
cylinder through a tunnel. Which E0as al
the Wy through the engine block.
Before de as gets % the cylinder T IS
forced 70 Curn many sharp angles and does
not become completely mixed with the air.
Ia0s ro@uItsin raw gas running INTO NOS
only one bur All the cylinders particularly
+..,- cold and faSHF4,faEIV IL gpr9
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AND CROWN PRINCE AS
STARTLING EXPOSURE OF INNER LIFE OF KAISER AND CROWN KnV o
TOLD BY COUNT ERNST Won HTZENDORFF TO WILLIAM LEQUEM

On entering l found him seated
his table, his uniform tunlc' unbtt
toned, his hair slighly rufiied, by which
I knew that he had been writing hard.
"von Heltzendorff," he said. as /
stood beside his table, "you were wit
ness of the insults placed upon me this
afternoon. Does anyone except our
selves know what occurred In your
cabin7"
~ have not told a soul, your ma
jesty," was my reply.
"But the officer who has rnised his
hand against the sovereign to whom
he swore allegiance may have done"
he said. ''There is but one way In
which he may atone for his offense
against majesty. Hand this to him.
And he gave me a letter addressed
In his own hnnd-addressed with all
Won Lantzsch's titles and distinctions.
1t was sealed with the emperor's we'll
known black wax.
Ten minutes later I handed the cap
tain the emperor's letter.
He tore 1t open, read Its contents,
and then gave queer, nervous laugh.
1t seemed to me.
"Thnnks, Heltzendorff. It was my
turn tonight to be on duty with his
majesty. but did not feel equal to 1t.
Goodnight"
Early next morning one Of the i'm.
perial stewards entered and. awaken
ing me, asked me to go to Captain Won
Lantzsch's cabin.
On entering I found him lying dead
on his berth with blood oozing from a
pistol wound in the temple.
Upon the little shelf of the folding
washstand was a note addressed to
me.
On opening 1t found these words
scribbled in pencil:
"Dear Heltzendorff: have taken
my life at the order Of his majesty.
Am not loyal subject after all2-
Rudolph"
BY noon the body Of the kaiser's
victim had been landed at Bodo. where
it now reposes In the little cemetery
beneath those high snow-t1ad crags
which rise against the gray, turbulent
sea.
Many fantastic reports have been
whispered concerning the incident, but,
being one Of the actors In the drama,
I am able here for the first time to
reveal the actual truth.
Copyright, 1917. Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
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EDITORIAL NOTE. - Willian Le-
0nsux, WAe here chronicles for his
HkasaA Cesnt Ernst vea HeltsendOr6,
IT, aatterr revelations Of the inner
la6D 81 the lnpeFial German court, has
Doag heen recognised throughout Ea-
ruoe = the posseassr Of Its tnaermost
aeerets.
ne EnGIish swAo's Who" says of
hlns aHe has intiaate knowledge of
ne secret service Of Continental eoun-
trsea and b eonsidereA by the Eovera-
Hent (of Great Bf1tainl an authority on
aueh natters.r Another authority saysI
~Few pecpue have been more closely as
eoeaated with or know more of the
astoundiag ianer machinery OF Ger
alany than he"
LeQseax probably has more sources
ef secret infornat ati0n at his command
than any contemporary In civil life. and
fsr the last six years the British Cow
ernaent has nade valuable use OF his
vast atore Of secret Information through
= ,,ecI.ily orxanixed department with
which LeQueux works ~ . voluntary
assistant
Covut von HeltsendorH became nm In
tfu.nte Of LeQusux several years prior
10 the outbreak of the war, he has been
nvonG In retirement In France since
Auxast, 1914, and 1t was there that Le-
0neux received from the crown princes
hate persoaal adJutant permissfon to
..ke pubIic these revelations of the
e.ner life Of the Hohensollerns-that
the democrncies Of the world might
come to know the real, but heretofore
hlAAe~. personalities of the two domi-
oant nenbers Of the autocrncy IL Ii
now arPayed agnlnst.
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The latter. his cheeks scarlet, reeled
and clutched at the table.
His first impulse was to hit back;
but, with self-possession, he drew hlm-
self up, clicked his heels together ana
saluted without word.
The kaiser, his face white as paper,
turned and left the cabin.
stood aghast.
SWELL" exclaimed Rudolph at last,
'ihe shall pay for that blow, even
though he be emperor" and he stro,le
out, leaving me speechless with sur
prise.
A few minutes later I ascended to
the deck In order to refresh my mud
died senses. / was walking up the
deck when suddenly I saw before me
several of the personal suite, who sa-
luted as the kaiser, naughty and erect,
passed with quick, angry step.
As he approached saw figure
emerge and stand In his path. It was
that of Won Lantzsch.
The kaiser lifted his hand. and, with
some imperious words, struck the man
who stood in his path.
In a second Won Lantzsch, In fury
Of passion, raised his fist, planting n
direct blow at the emperor's jaw and
sending him spinning against some
deck chairs.
Wild shouts arose from the officers
who had been chatting near, two of
whom rushed towards the emperor,
but the latter had instantly recovered
himself. and with grim smile con-
tInued his walk and went below.
Naturally. we all expected the hus-
sar captain to be put under arrest
But he was not. He entered my cabin
smiling and merry an hour afterwards
the only man who had dared to give
back blow for blow to the emperor.
A Midnight Command.
Among the encourage there was. OF
course. much gossiping. The cause
Of the fracas was to them complete
mystery. What had occurred previ
Ously in my cabin was unknown tG
them. and as a'loyal servant of his
majesty at that time 1t was not my
place to reveal anything whatsoever
Of a private nature. Therefore thu
amount of whispering that went on or
board that evening may be readily
imagined.
Just before midnight, as I was about
to turn In, I received command Il
go to the emperor's cabin wherein hi
worked.
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marck, declared the kai-
ser to me with a laugh. as
sat one summers afternoon with him
in the business cabin aboard the Ho-
henzollern.
We were going on our annual cruise
up the Norwegian fjords as far as
Hammerfest, and even farther north.
to the island Of Spitzbergen, II weather
permitted.
1t is strange how often small things
occupy great minds. The reason of
the emperor's good humor that after
noon was because he had learned that
the cafe-restaurant in Potsdam of
which he was proprietor had paid
handsome profit. The place Is called
"The Historic MILL" and was and still
is managed by Herr Moritz, one of the
old stewards of the Neues Palais. The
emperor. on purchasing the place,
called old Moritz and ordered him to
serve the best coffee procurable in
Potsdam. And, even today, anybody
can go there and pay 30 pfennigs for
cup that is unequaled in all Germany.
In consequence, the place is well pat
ronized, and on many occasions his
majesty will halt upon his walks and
sample 1t.
A Mania for Travelling.
At that moment the emperor was
busy making up his diary for the forth
coming month, diary of constant
travel. Such a mania has the kaiser
for travelling that upon occasions he
has been known to sleep In the impe-
rial railway saloon kept at the Wild
park station at Potsdam, ready for an
early journey next morning. On such
occasions the whole railway traffic is
disorganlzed, for express trains must
not run on that line. There must be
no shunting or whistling lest it dis
turb the imperial sleep and so on. In
deed. the socialists once made pub
lie protest against the emperor's habit
of holding up traffic by preferring TO
sleep in II railway car to reposing m
his own bed llf mile distant.
That summers afternoon as We
sat together, and while he smoked his
very rank cigar. he dictated certain
entries into his private diary.
Suddenly he grumbled about the ex-
penses of journey which he had to
make to Vienna to see the sovereign
whom he so openly ridiculed, Francis
Joseph.
II must be there on September the
eighteenth" he said. "Even though
] hold the old Idiot and his empire in
the hollow Of my hand, suppose 1
must grace his capital with my pres
ence. But begrudge the money, Helt-
zendorff. I have no further influence
to gain In Austria-Hungary. 1t Is in
England that my future work lies. Ev-
cry mark spent there is to our ndvan-
tage. We sliall have much yet to do
In Germanizing Great Britain"
The kaiser end his imperial spouse
were d parsimonious pair In most di-
4 rectlons. Only when 1t was In the In
terests Of the empire were they lavish
Ia their expendl' ure: The German
{ public have -ns.sse yet realized that
I S3nce William q iscended the throne
fl6fy havs paid 50,O0O.OO0 marks into
.xf1s eavil liat. and OF these 10000, ,00O
q ~ $50 expended upon pageant OF
& ns4cps splendor, with stafr OF
"a "a -, that goes to make the
~ great war lord.
Il m mi puhlic have no concep-
81 ~ n extenk Of the German I'm
= N - inaasnse suite Of In.
! y 4 ~ - waiting. mar
Il % Fl I ~ ~ The hunt
: 87iT11t w. II w, ovSfssers d
~ 49, y y ~ ~ cellars
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IndisputabIy the Most Terrible
Instrument Of Defense,
Says Observer.
Big GUNS OFTEN INACCURATE
While Necessary In Offensive Warfare
Heavy Artillery 10 Not In Same
Glass With Machine Guns
In Defensive Tactics.
BY a FRENCH SOLDIER.
On the Chicago Daily News.)

NAu tH0 SIICdSO bally NeWS,)
Paris.-Months of furious assault on
the French lines at Verdun, which
have brought into play the most pow
erful known means of attack, have
barely succeeded in bending the ad-
versary's lines. There is, 1t Is true, q
diminution- of forces on both sides, and
one may look forward to the day when
the accumulation of material and the
superiority In numbers of men on the
side Of the allies will enable the latter
to break more rapidly the adversary's
tenacious resistance.
But why Is it, one asks, that despite
the accumulation Of heavy cannon 1t
costs 30 much in men and money and
time to break the enemy's resistance2 2
It is because this war is being fought
In period Of development Of the art
of war, in which the means Of defense
are vastly superior to the means of
offense In the facility with which they
can be brought Into action and manu-
factured at low cost, and above all in
their efficacy, arising both from the
difficulty which the adversary fif1ds In
demolishing them, and from the abso-
lutte accuracy Of their aim.
Means Of Defense.
To understand this one has merely
to review the means Of defense at the
disposal Of the armies in the field,
First, besides the trenches, and the
barbed wire that prevents access to
them, which are the basis Of the pres.
ent system Of defense. and Of which
the shell hole wherein the soldier con-
ceais himself from the enemy, II but q
variation, the two great arms Of aes
feass arc the machine gun and The
4 ss76r cannon ths Last resort II thS
Ersnch srmx - - a. ~ essat u.
|! lesy - 1,l. 4 ~ 4 B D..
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or -FOUR men can carry as they run.
It's aim Is most accurate; 1t can, when
necessary. fire from 500 to 600 car.
tridges per minute, sowing death on
every side with incredible speed. But
against n trench 1t is powerless, and
therefore 1t Is pre-eminently the arm
Of defense. When properly handled,
1t Is so redOubtable that one alone has
been known to stop an entire reQi.
ment. 1t is indisputably the most ter.
rible instrument of war.
Yet well-directed battery of "75"
cannon. sweeping a space of ground, ia
more certain to leave nothing alive.
These. then, are the prImordIal
means Of defense, to which naturally
are to be added the numerous rifles
Of the defenders of the trenches, those
trenches In which are invisible loon.
holes where the enemy awaits our an.
pearance.
Heavy Shells for offense.
What are the adversary's mems of
annihilating these hidden, powerful de.
lenses? Only heavy artillery; the large
shell, the huge torpedo, the heavy pro.
1ectiie Of steel, inclosing violent ex.
piosive, Is capable of demolishing a
netting. Of demoralizlng those occu.
pants Of the trench whom It dies no,
Kill and keeping the adversary's nerves
on edge by the menace of its sudden
arrival several kilometers behind the
lines. Thus the means of offensive ar.
the heavy cannon. the large trench
mortars, the large caliber howitzers
the formidable marine gun mounted on
rails, all that Is longest, most dift,cult
and costly to manufacture, to tnns.
port. to set in motion. A machine pur
can be installed anywhere in two min.
ates or less. A month is required to
install the 1920" trench mortar. tn
put naval gun on rails in runnino
order necessitates months of work and
the installation of railway. Even
guns that are easy to handle, such as
the "155," are moved with difflcultv.
at times 1t takes two or three dav :,
place them In a battery.
And this is not all. The heavv or
tiiiery Is naturally less accurate finn
the field artillery. When one consid.
eIs .nat heavy guns soon wear out. az
tne Dig gun can fire only more or less
,imlted number Of shots, as its caliber
increases, and as 1t must constort,,,
De replaced, one understands why Il r.
80 80 much easier to take the defensive
!nah the Offensive, and why the situa.
.lon On the western front, at all points
ven deiended. was stationary for ~
ons time before the means Of Al.
49, 49, we're sufhcient to permit Of an
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IN s.,tea. C.rea Hides, etc.
nIscELLANrous MARKETS.

Prices for Metals.
New York.-Lead-11A4 q 12Bc.
Bar SiIver-78c.
Copper--Casting, 330.12h.
st. Louis.-Spelter-$9
London.-Bar silver-39esd per Oh
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates, VI
&17.00 per unit. Crude ores, 60Tc xiew;; ~;
26%. $s.4011z.o0; 10%, $s.7O@ 1o'oo =
unit.
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Price 81 FIovr Recedes.

Chicago.-Flour-So for $2io IA ~
per barrel than q week ago. stshSt hSstld
spring patents bringing $14 ana
ers brands 912lO.
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Dry rIsut l,eits

Wool pelts. per m. 340 .
short wool nelts 500 y
Butcher shearlings, No. 1 ~
No. 2 murian shearlings :. w
Bucks, saddles and pieces at vaius'
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AIErrER FROM THE CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL AoJuTANT
TO WILLIAM lEoUEUx PossEssoR OF THE
SECRETS OF EUROPE.
veneux MAIDEN,
Bar M0Fet-sur-LoinE.
1etAe-et-MRrne,
February 10th, 1917.


ebruaryIO
describing
omeia
three snaaue error 20 I
ssscaad aaa willy
of
prinee
IN
theses
havea recorded
details vvhich
,wlthth
know
h.aostco
Yours sincerefr
(sis.ea HELrzENDoRFF
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Vegetables.
HIDES AND PELTs.
Dry Hides.

Dry Hides. -.
Flint butcher. per lb. ......3I gM
Flint fallen ................36 80 Vs
Flint bull and stag "
Flint culls and glue .......
Salt hides 2Q3 ID. less.
Horsehides lI202/3 price OF grssA
sailed.
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1! rx
!! ! ] ! < E
! 10 Asr,oNs
western Nswspspsr union News s.rv,c,
DEhvER MARKETS.

Cattle. M
stesrs tpuip ted, good to II
Steers. (puip fsd) fair to AN
:, 9ooo ...:....,........ .l100ait,,
coYs !puip fsd) good to v'-"
onOice 10 On "a "A !,
Cows (pulp fed) fair to good s.ooS ~ ~
Cows. Gamers and cutters. $500 ~
nsni CAVES ......'.......12 .12.608ltN
Hus ILL., 80; 49,; ;;'.;;.,...::...... 7so6laW
to choice .............. s.5o6,nu
Feeders and stockers. fair
to good Observation-Disclosures S.5Oa an
Feeders and stockers, COM
mon to fair .............'. 75O0Au
Hogs.
GOOD hogs ................l5. .l5.55dlll,
sheep.
Springs lambs ............ .i600a1is
Yeariing lambs .lL0o9isW
WctnoTb ...... lU.50G1lt1l
Yearling wethers ....... l2.5OGliw
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Minneapolis Fieur a.d Grain Prizes
Minneapolis. Minn.- Flour = fa'''S

patents. tlA.7b.
Barley-9Sc o l.lS.
Rye-$2.24@2.26.
Bran-t27.0 .00@ $500. ..i
Wheat-July, s2.s1h: Sept, So vi i
Cash: No. hard. Sassy q 2.61 y ;so,tb. n
Northern. 1851 @3.5sh; No. No'''
ern, &2.86A 03.l6H.
Corn-No. yellow. $1.61 g l.osA
Oats-No. . white. SAX A65&c'
Flax--S3.1603.2 o $50.
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Creen SaI1ed I'eIts

calfskin. per ID. % ...... @ ESQ IS
Horse. No .G.O0gese
Horse No 6. .OOIs.so
Kin .. IsV y
Deacon. each l5e
sIunks en ........ ...... 500 u
RranGod II
cline md ponv ''2 .oOGaso
Colt . 500 IS
Green salted, Cared Hides. etc.
over 40 lbs. per 1b. 171 ~
Under 40 lbs. ..............lt .ltV !.
Bull and stag ............ Y
Glue hides and skins ......
Part cured, 1c less.
Green. &c ID. less than cured.
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ParadoxlpIlI.

paradoxlraI.
5oM blunt people ssldea II. vr1|
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New Yerk Cetten prices. J

New York.-Cotton-July. 26.ssG sG.ysS nj
2ss'fiss; 5s'fs; Pee; ISL: Jan. 1885,
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Live Poultry.
Ex ~.

Eggs. graded No. net. f. o.
d. Denver - Wv
EsYB. graded No. : net. r. y.
b. Denver "
EEks. case count, misc. cases
less commission. n............. SIS
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butter.

Creameries. ex. LIST grade. lb. y
Creameries, End grade, ID. y
fTOceSb
Packing stock Inet) ...... aO9N
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Chicago Greln anA Rrovision ~
go.--Whe6t---Nos and
and , and hard, nominal. -. u
y.ilow iilssnJSS; ss.s,e X. ~ sysslioS g i
oss:.,se. !, :, 1 wAsls. ~ . 81 ao' a' I 8
I d q ;||| ! 4
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With the Kaiser on His
Private Yacht.

::. :: !: $: s: s &: i: : :: : ::
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FPult.

Apples, Colo, fancy, box. ..... l.I5dln
Gooseberries, Colo. at. cts. .2,sQaaM
Gooseberries, Coio.. pit. cts. .l.ssglN
Strawberries. home gr'wn, pts. Nv
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-06
NEGROES AT ALL CAMPS.
Draft Men Will Begin Mobilizing To-
morrow Under Modified Arrange.
mCntS.

Washington, Oct. with plentv
Oh room available at the national cam
comments. due to the large number of
men to be withdrawn to fill up the
National Guard and other branches
the war department has again mod;-
heo lts plans for training negro troops
OF the National Army forces. 1t is
now the purpose, Secretary Baker
said today, to train complete unit
Oh negroes at each of the 16 canton
ments instead of training them on;v
At environments to which a considera
ole number report. The size of the
unit Will depend upon the number of
negro drafted men from the divisional
area which supplies each cantonment