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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12
The Christmas Mass Meeting.

The annual Christmas meeting to
raise money and appoint committees
to distribute the Christmas fund will
be held I'm the Presbyterian church
at p. m. Sunday. December 18th.
The pastors of all churches are re-
auested to announce the meeting to-
morrow and next Sunday morning.
Although there Is much money in
the county and there is general pros
perity among the farmers. the wage
earners and other salaried people
living In town are not sharing in this
food OF prosperity. AS a matter of
fact there 10 more destitution and
suffering. owing to the high prices OF
food and clothing than ever before.
The Christmas fund this year should
be larger than ever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12

Public ownership is not a possibility,
II is fact.
The energies OF our country and
it's railroads are being devoted pri-
danger threatening the life of the ma
ton and the world. The day for Il
small policy and slow action has past.
The railroads have subordnated their
interests and activities; the citizens
ana our courts are ready for larger
ana more equitable policy and tho
president and congress should without
delay recognize that fact and order
that an equitable basis Of railroad
revenues be instituted at once, which
VIII encourage investors to retain
'helr railroad securities and do their
snare in providing the capital which
can be spared as the government de-
mands are met from time to time. We
must get away from the present lire
or coniiscatory return for an eoui-
'apie return on the investment de
voted to public use The statistics are
~ hand to emphasize what the rc
turn must be; all that is required is
'he requisite courage to enact the
poiicy in regulation and legislation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12

A pretty wedding took place on the
evening OF Thursday. Dec. 8, at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Wanna
maker. when their eldest daughter,
Bertha. became the bride OF MIR.
Hemphill LeGette Spencer Of Cheraw.
The ceremony was performed by the
brides pastor. DR.. II. s. Truesdale.
During the ceremony Master William
Truesdale played softly on the violin
schumann's Traumerei. accompanied
on the piano by the brides sister.
Miss Sarah Wannamaker. The bride
wore n navy blue tailored suit, with
accessories TO match. and her flowers
were carnations. Immediately after
the ceremony the happy couple left
Tor Washington. Baltimore, New
York and other points North. The
bride Is n graduate of Lander Female
College and the groom is a Carolina
man. The bride has been a success
ful teacher and Is a young woman of
great personal charm. The groom is
young man Of sterling worth and is
n prosperous planters and has other
business interests.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12

Mrs. Leon Scott and Miss Margar =.
&C Bryan were hostesses on Friday
afternoon In compliment to Mrs Phil
ip p. Gaillard. whose recent mar.
rage came as quite a surprise to her
friends. The rooms were arranged
Tor i've tables of bridge AMI after
several progressions Mrs. Howard
crowson. holding the highest ssare,
was awarded n cut glass vase. Mrs.
Gaiilard was presented with a ,lainty
piece OF lingerie. The guests were
s'rved sweet course before ie,v-
Ing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12
Would be Useless.

Columbia Indignantly denies that
her cafes and restaurants rob folk
who eat there. but every man who
goes TO Columbia and eats yells out
that he has been robbed. The edi-
tor OF the state goes so far. i'm de-
Tense of the situation. to cite n GER
tain cafe. where employees of The
State can buy coffee for cents and
a ham sandwich for 10 cents. Even
a heartless Greek would not have the
nerve to put prices up on a poor
newspaper guy.-Marion Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12
Little Girl Burned.

fiom The Daily Item. Dec. Z.
Mr. Higgins. pattern maker for the
Sumter Machinery Co. who lives on
Chestnut Street. had n little girl very
badly burned yesterday. The child
caught fire and I'm her efforts to
smother the flames. Mrs. Huggins was
also painfully burned on her hands
and arms The little girl was about
eight years old. Her injuries were so
severe that she has had two con-
vulslons today and is i'm critical
condition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12
CONSIDER THIRD LOAN.
Liberty Committees Confer With Nc.
AdOO Today.

Washington, Dec. 9.-OrSanizatio
plans for Il third liberty loan cam
paign to be started some time after
February will be discussed tomor-
row by more than Il hundred repre-
sentatives of local Liberty loan COM
mittees, meeting with Secretary Nc
Adoo. They will exchange ideas, Of
fer suggestions for Improvement OF
organization work, and probably per-
feet nationwide machinery for pro-
motion of the third loan.
The meeting is expected to last
most Of the week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12

Paris, Dec. 1.-Two attemps wore
made by the Germans last night to
attack the French line east of tbc
Meusc in the Verdun region. after q
heaVy bombardment. The attacking
FORCES were driven off by French fire.
the war Office announces
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12

Berlin, Dec. -Four thousand
more Italians have been captured by
the Teutons i'm their new offensive i'm
northern Italy, bringing the total up
to fifteen thousand. it is oficiallvcan
nounced. Monte Siselo was captured
by storm. the statement SAYS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12

]. ID. Myers. colored. who lives near
Aicolo. brought photograph OF n
half acre patch of sugar cane. the
picture having been made at harvest
time. From the patch he made :Si
gallons OF syrup and saved a thou
sand stalks for seed. That was n fine
crop and a profitable one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12

Washington. Dec. S.-Generally
fair weather with rising temperature,
after Monday. is forecast for the
South Atlantic States for the week.
beginning Sunday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12

London. Dec. s,-All American cit
izens resident in Jerusalem have been
removed to the southeast. according to
"a Reuter- dispatch from the British
army headquarters i'm Palestine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-12
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influence of both OF the old papers,
and Ia manifestly the best advertisinf
medium I'm Sumter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
DRAG NET MEN TO
 WORK IN VICINITY.
 ARRIVE IN JUNEAU

The first of the wire drag and coast survey men who are coming north to work in this section, arriv ed from the south on the City of Sc attle last night and are at the Gas tineau. The party is in charge ol F. s. Borden and consists of E. D. Bromley, John Coffman and Howard H. Hansen. The four men will do the triangulation work in connection with the survey.
 Captain Colbert with the Explorer, is expected from the south within the next few days to start the drag work. When the party left Seattle orders were to continue all work in Alaska and the Philippines, but to stop all other work as the officers are need ed in the navy.
 The gas boat Corsair is expected to arrive from Seattle soon, in com pany with the Explorer and will be used by the triangulation party, while the Explorer works with the wire drag It is the intention to work around the south end of Douglas Isl and from Juneau, up Stephens Pas sage, Lynn Canal, Chatham Straits and Icy Straits during the coming summer
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
~ < CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT
WHITE PASS CREWS
 COME NORTH READY
 TO BEGIN SEASON

On board the steamer Princess Sophia which arrived from the South last night were large num- Der of the members of crews of the steamers of the White Pass Route on their way to the Interior to start preparing their respective boats for the summers work.
 The White Pass & Yukon Route was represented by Chief Engineer flaws and Second Engineer Frank Mavis of the steamer Casca, Chief Engineer Paul Bourne and Sec ond Engineer Boyd of the steamer Nasutlin, Chief Engineer Larson of the steamer Whitehorse and Chief Steward Patterson of the steamer Canadian. These officials brought north engine-room and stewards crews. The Princess So- phia also had 100000 feet of lum Der and general supplies for the White Pass depot at Whitehorse.
 The Juneau passengers on board the Sophia were MT and Mrs. AL bert Berry, Mrs. G. Anderson and children, O. Johnson, D. Kelly, J. Morrison, c. Racholz, H. Mackie, l.. Hammer and J. Mcleod
 The Sophia will sail southbound tomorrow morning and large num- Der of reservations have been made already for the voyage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
ENEMY TRIES TO
 RUIN BALLOON OF
 THE U. S. FORCES

AKRON. O., April 1S.-One of the nine dirigible balloons ordered by the government from tire and rub Der company has been turned down by the United States army inspectors because of the damage done to il by enemies of this country.
 Although officials of the company refused to discuss the matter today 1t was reliably stated that power fui acid was poured over the bal loon, eating a great many holes in it In other places nail holes had been driven through the fabric.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
SABLEFISH Is
 NEW DISH NOW
 ON THE MENUS
Finny Tribe of Alaskan Waters Has Been Given
 Lift from ObSCurity.
 by Fish Department.
OF THE SALMON TYPE

WASHINGTON, April 1S.- The Federal Bureau of Fisheries. aided and abetted by the high cost of liv- ing. is rapidly building up a foodfish aristocracy in the United States and the latest candidate for admission is the sablefish, which has travelled un der the alias of black cod" for many years.
 The sablefish has been lifted from obscurity in fashion as sensational as the rise of the tilefish. Five years ago the north coast Atlantic fishermen were throwing overheard tons of tilefish. Today, it brings 20 cents a pound with the supply linn ited.
 The sablefish was first discovered on the Alaskan coast in 1911 by the Indians, and the early settlers, not ing it's superficial appearance, called it "black cod" As a matter of fact the sablefish is not of the cod fam fly; it's rather of the salmon type While the people of the Pacific coast were clamoring about the high cost of living during the last few years, the fishermen out of San Francisco mad been dumping over board thousands of tons of the fish which they regarded as worthless
 To obtain the best flavor sablefish should be purchased fin the frost and thawed out. Barbecuing it is es pecially recommended by the Bureau of Fisheries to the lovers of beach fish fries.
 The introduction of the sablefish marks the fourth important food fish discovery of the Fisheries Bureau since the Wilson administration took office.
 The tilefish was the first, and in order to introduce this fish to the American housewives, Secretary of Commerce Redfield personally work ed out and furthered an ayertising campaign. He ordered the Bureau to send samples of the fish to a number of clubs and hotels about Washington. So quickly was the tile fish's popularity attained that dealers in Washington today cannot keep their supply up to demand.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
CITY OF SEATTLE ARRIVED
 LAST NIGHT FROM SOUTH

With many passengers aboard the steamer City of Seattle arrived from the South during the night and sailed northbound early this morning. The Juneau arrivals on the Seattle were: E. Bromley, F. E. Raider, F. s. Borden and wife, A. Arlington, H. Davis, J. l. Stern, H. R. Lowe, R. J. Trent, H. H. Hansen, J. Coffman, Reista Zeitch and wife, Rachael Zeicht, Peter Stevens and wife, J. E. Morley, J. S. Granquist, k. W. Kasp, Chas. Goldstein, Mrs. Goldstein, F. Car ovin, Joe Meherin, R. E. Hamlin William Semar, R. A. Keohn, F. F.
 Bronson, Rev. P. Kern, N. L. New ly, l.. Jacobson and V. A. Paine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
Personal Mention
T fA

F. s. Borden and wife of Washing ton, D. C., arrived in Juneau on the City of Seattle and are at the Cas- tineau Hotel.
 William Semar, well known fisher ies man from Ketchikan, arrived on the City of Seattle and is at the Gastineau.
 k. A. Koehan, representing a real estate firm of Tacoma, arrived from the south on the City of Seattle and is at the Gastineau Hotel Charles Goldstein, accompanied by Mrs. Goldstein, returned from the south on the City of Seattle. They have been making tour of the business centers of the east F. E. Bronson, of Wrangell, re- turned on the City of Seattle last night.
 Rev P. Kern, of the Catholic church of Ketchikan. arrived on the City of Seattle.
 w. L. Newly, representative of Irving & Company, arrived from the south on the City of Seattle and is at the Gastineau. He will be here for several days in the interests of his firm
 V. A. Paine, the local lawyer, who has been making business trip, came home on the City of Seattle.
 l.. Jacobsen, representing the Nor then Pacific Railway, arrived from the south on the City of Seattle and
 is at the Gastineau ! MT. and Mrs. Albert Berry, who have been south for the past few
 months, returned on the City of Seat
 tie last night
 Mf and Mrs. John Wilcox and
 family expect to leave tomorrow
 morning on the Princess Sophia for
 the south where they will reside in
 the future.
 Dr. Robert Simpson, the optometer
 ist, will leave tomorrow morning or
 the Princess Sophia for the south and will spend several weeks travelling N. C. Nelson, the shoe dealer of
 Juneau. will leave for the south to-
 morrow morning on the Princess So
 phia for. shht business trip. I .Jorgen Nelson, the sjeweler. will
 leave on the Princess Sophia tomor
 roM morning on a business trip. J l A new shipment of trimmed hats 1 have inst arrived at GOidctcin e
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
STEAMER 'sKAewAY ARRIVES

The steamer Skagway, formerly the steamer Stanley Dollar, of the Alaska Steamship Company, arrived from the south this noon and is unloading coal at the Pacific Coast Coal Company bunkers. The Skag- way had her name changed before leaving Seattle. permission having been obtained from Washington. She has large cargo of coal for Chan nel points and has also a large deck load of lumber. 's.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
HILARIOUS NATIVES FINED

A party of three hilarious natives were picked up by the city police last night and charged with being drunk and disorderly. This morning they entered plea of guilty and were fined $20 each, and sentenced also to ten days in the city jail
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
ALASKA" READY FOR PRESS.

The half-tone cuts have arrived for Alaska" the illustrated month ly being published by Sidney D. Charles, and copies will be in the hands of subscribers in a few days. Requests for copies have been re- ceived not alone from Alaskans. but even from people in Eastern states.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
Members Must Turn Out.

All men who have signed the rolls of Company ''A," First Alaska Military Training Corps, must be present tonight at the Company Barracks at 730 o'clock for driil and for business of importance This order admits of no eyasions, so be on hand,
 By order of the
 COMPANY COMMANDER.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
ASSISTANT AGENT ARRIVES

J. I. Stern, formerly with the White Pass at Skagway and recently with the Union Pacific at Seattle, arrived on the City of Seattle and will act as an assistant in the main offices of the Pacific Steamship Company on the dock
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
GERMAN FRIED POTATOES
 NATURAllZED AND RENAMED

PORTSMOUTH. O.. April IS. - Goodbye German fried potatoes and German pot roast in Portsmouth's s only Greek resturant. The German delicacies are now disguised as Yan- kee Tried spuds and Yankee pot roast.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
Piano Tuner

GEORGE ANDERSON, Expsrt. rwen- ty ysars experience. Factory repre-
 sentative for high grade pianoe and player pianoe. Addrsse Box eei.
 phone 145.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
LOST

LOST
 Brown coin purse with rings and money Please return to Mrs Hook CT, Spickett's Apartments. Receive reward. te r, a19.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
LADIES GUILD MEETING.

The Ladies Guild will meeet to- morrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Stoody, Treadwell.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18

New shipment of ladies' hats, just arrived at Goldstein's Empor- ium. a13
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18

THE EMPIRE-All the News All the Time. When It h News.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
FOR 6ALE-Miscellaneouo

FOR SALE-Boarding house now doing good business. Located close in; house now full; fixtures so with house. At bargain to re- sponsible party. Address P. o. Box 1927. mil
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18

HeadQuarters for Ladysmifh coal. Jnneau Transf. Co. phoas 40.. #
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18

FOR SALE-Lots, one 50x100 with two room house; one 32x90 with one room house. Enquire Sanitary Plumbing. a11tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18

FOR SALE-Together or separate. Two Groom furnished or unfurnished houses. Lot 50x50 Corner 4th & Gold and lot 50x100 adjoining on Gold. Price reasonable, Mrs. Held, Gastineau Hotel. m4.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18

Good payable rooming house for sale at bargain for quick sale. Don't apply unless you mean busi- ness. Enquire Empire. m16
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
TuRkIsH BArHs

TWO IN ONE = The EMPIRES oay for everybody. The EMPIRES 1ods. keeps the housewife informed " III aales and the news columns <p rlght np to the minute on the
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18

v Nf
 A new shipment of trimmed hats have just arrived at Goldstcin's Emporium. a-I7.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18

Charles Meidner. the professional cleaner and dyer. is back on the job with facilities to handle anything in the cleaning and dye business. Call up TIT Capital. Dye Works.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
HOUSES 6 FLATS FOR RENT

Sea View Apartments. Housekeep- ing rooms, single or en suite. Splen did view. Five to ten dollars per month. a1Stf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18

FOR RENTING nice completely furnished housekeeping rooms. En- quire Juneau Music House. m7
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-18
WANTED

WANTED-Competent maid for general housework. phone Thane 13. -a10tf
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-25
ITALY AND RUSSIA
NOW REPRESENTED
Commissions Reach Washington
To Confer On Questions Of
War and Finance H."
tAsSOciated Press BY U. s. Naval Comm.
nication Service)

tAsSOciatsd Press BY U. s. Naval Comm.
nication service)
WASHINGTON, MAY 23-rhe Ital.
ian mission to the United States, to
confer with this government in regard
TO cooperation in the war against the
Central Powers, is due to arrive here
today. 1t is headed by the Prince of
Udine and in its personnel outranks
both the British and the French com
missions, .., .
Four members of the Russian com.
mission, coming to the United States
for purpose similar to that OF the
British, French and Italian commits
sions, reached New York yesterday and
are expected TO arrive here soon,
Russia To Fight On -gt155
Notwithstanding the recent upheav-
ale in Russia, which for time threat-
ened the existence of the young Re-
public, Russia, II is declared by those
at the head Of the Petrograd govern.
ment, is, determined to 6ght ON until
Prussinn militarism is crushed.
The state department here received
yesterday cablegram from Foreign
Minister Tereschtenko, assuring. the
government of the United states, on
behalf of the new ministry, that Rus.
sian democracy is inspired with sOlidar,
ity, like the United States, and like
this country, is carrying on the war TO
secure lasting peace and the freedom
of nations. e.. it.g
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-25
Patriotic Newspapers Suffer
From DisIoyalfy Of a Few

Representative Webb, the eommunica
ton being drawn from the President BY
the decision Of the house Republicans
in caucus yesterday to oppose any form
of press censorship being included in
the Espionage Bill. The President
writes that Il is imperative that the
administration be given the power TO
deal with those few newspapers (which
cannot be relied upon to observe pa.
triotic reticence about anything the
publication of which could be of in.
jury to the cause of the nation"
The Republican house caucus, held
yesterday afternoon, by an oyerwhelm'
ing majority voted to instruct the house
conferees on the Espionage Bill not
to agree to the senate amendment Great
ing press censorship. The Republi
cans agreed to vote as unit in this
matter should the conferees of the
house report back for instructions OF
should the conference report agree with
the action of the senate. s
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-25
ASSOCIATED Pres. ~ y. 9. Naval ooHHa,

ASSOCIATED Press BY y. .. Naval cOmmu.
*. F'. ~" II ,nieatiOn serviesl ', b.
WASHINGTON, May 23-That there
are some newspaper editors and prop.
rietors who are not to be trusted to
place the interests Of the nation ahead
Of their own personal interests is the
conclusion of the President, based on
what has already taken place since the
official requests of the war, navy and
state departments to the newspapers Of
the nation for the suppression of GER.
tain news items we're sent out, Be-
.ause of the disloyalty of the few,
therefore, the President is forced to
the conclusion that a legalized press
censorship is necessary in the national
interests. .h.
These facts are stated by the Presi-
lent in q letter written yesterday to
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-25
A scusED IN CONFESSION
"A BUT FOUND GUILTLESS

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May g3-one
of the negroes implicated by Eli Per.
sons in his confession of murder, made
just before he was burned at the stake
by mob, who had been caught and
held by the lynchers until his alleged
accomplish could also be located, was
released last night, having been able 10
produce evidence Of his innocence. The
chase after the second negro has been
abandoned, his innocence also having
been established.
The fact of the burning at the stake
80 close to this city has aroused feel
ing of resentment against the lynchers,
who are believed 20 have besmirched
the good name of the State by their
A grand jury investiga.
ton of the circumstances surrounding
the lynehing and Of the actions Of those
leading the mob has been ordered by the
attorney general.