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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08
COTTON PICKING DELAYED.

Washington. Sept. 5.-Wet weather
interfered with the best development,
n cotton in many central and eastern
districts during the last week, accord
ing to the weekly crop bulletin issued
today. In Texas, however. we'll dis
trtbuted rainfall was beneficial. Boil;
weevil damage was reported in some
sections.
Cotton picking was delayed in some
parts of the south by showers.
The bulletin reads:
showers the latter part Of the week
broke the drought in Texas, except i,
few central. western and south
western counties. The weather con.
ditions Of the week were favorable
for the cotton crop in that State whcr.
the plants are not already dead be
cause OF the dry weather. 1t was toe
wet In South, Central and EASTER
oklahoma, Southern Arkansas and tho
lower Arkansas valley, much O
Louisiana. parts of Mississippi, Ala.
oama and Florida, and the lack OF
sunshine which accompanied tn,
snowery weather produced condition.
somewhat unfavorable for cotton in
the districts indicated. as we'll as in
Tennessee.
The rains were favorable in Gcor.
gia, South Carolina and North Caro-.
lima and the deterioration of cotton
due to dry weather was checked ovcl
large areas.
satisfactory progress was made in
the development of cotton in NORTH
Carolina and improved where rains
occurred and it Is generally fruitine
well. The bolls were opening fast in
South Carolina and picking is going or
rapidly. There were many unfavor-
able reports from Central and East
ern Georgia, where cotton deteriorat-
cd on account of the drought; in 9th
Two-thirds of the bolls are open in
the southern portion of that State, but
picking was delayed in places by rain
Picking was general i'm Florida, al
though 1t was too wet in places. The
plants are some grown in Tennessee
and sunshine is needed. but they gen
orally promise well; few bolls
opened during the week. Picking and
ginning progressed rapidly i'm South
ern Alabama and work was begun in
the northern portion Of this State.
There is considerable shedding locally
and weevil continues destructive in
central parts Of Alabama.
"The bolls are generally opening
rapidly i'm Mssissippi; sunshine is
needed also i'm n few districts i'm Mis-
sissippi. Too much rain interrercd
with picking and caused .rotting il
some places in louisiana"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08
AERICAN CREW IMPRISONED.
Captain Albert Oliver Held In Bran.
dcnburg Camp.


Washington, Sept. Capt. Albert
Oliver Of the American tank steamer
Campania and four of the five mem
bers Of the naval gun CREW who were
taken prisoner when their ship was
captured and sunk August by a Ger
man submarine are in a prison camp
at Brandenberg, Prussia, the Ameri-
can Red Cross was advised by cable
from Geneva.
The message made no mention Of
Seaman William Albert Miller. the
other gunner, and an inquiry has been
cabled to Geneva to learn his fate.
The four gunners held by the Ger
mans are James Delaney, chief
gunners' mate in charge of the gun
crew; Ray Roop. boatswain's mate;
Charles TOvan Kline. gunner's mate
and Fred Stephen Jacob, a seaman.
They, with Miller, were the first
American naval men to be taken pris-
oner since war was declared on Ger
many. 1t had been feared they and
Captain Oliver had been lost, as a
French cruiser which picked up the
remainder of the tanker's crew report
ed that a u-boat had been sent down
that day by another French warship
near where the Campania was sunk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08
ROUNDING UP TRAITORS.
Vigorous Campaign Started Against
Organizations and Individuals.

Washington, Sept. 6.-The nation
wide seizure of documents of the In
to be only one step in a vigorous cam
paign, the department of justice is
ready to conduct against disloyalty
and sedition. From now on drastic
measures will be employed against
organizations and individuals whose
utterances and activities give grounds
for suspicion. A great mass of doc
umentary evidence was obtained in
the raids late yesterday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
sunday November 4, Adopted by
south Carolina Sunday school A.
sOciatiOn.

Spartanburg, Sept. 5.-Sun1av No
'ehlper 4, 1917. has been adopted by
the South Carolina SUNDAY School AS
soclation as Statewide Go-to-Sundov y
school Day for South Carolina This
particular date, it has been announc-
co. VIII be observed throughout North
america as international Go-to-Sun-
day School Day.
In the official call for mobilization
Marion Lawrence, General Secretary
OF the international Sunday School
ASSOCIATION, states as some of the OBJ
Jectives of the day:
1. To enlist recruits for the Sun.
day school.
z. 10 stimulate all Sunday schools
to greater activity.
3. TO advertise to the community
that the Sunday school is for persons
Of all ages.
Z. 10 impress upon the Church q
larger sense of it's responsibility ano
opportunity in the Sunday school.
b. TO impress upon all the import.
ance of lining up the Sunday schools
to help our government in such mat.
ters as Bible study among the sol.
diers. Red Cross promotion. and food
conservation through the JOINT com
mittee of the Sunday School Council
and our Association.
8. TO inaugurate plans whereof,
| each local church and Sunday schoo
may be kept IN helpful, sympatheti:
touch with it's members who go to tn,
front in this world war.
z. To impre IS the great truth upor
the young that. while this war !.
changing the map of the earth ant
overturning customs and institutions
God and His word, Jesus Christ anS
His saving power mans iudividua
responsibility for Christian living
abide and ever will abide unchanged.
Go-to-Sunday School Day was OBJ
served for the first time in Soutl
Carolina last February. In order t,
unite with the other States, the Soutl
Carolina Sunday School Association
according to announcement by r. d
Webb, General Secretary, has move,
up the annual date a few months. Las
! February the day was observed b,
hundreds of schools throughout Soutl
Carolina. and was a great success. !
large number of schools more tha,
doubled their regular attendance an,
hundreds Of people were retained a
permanent members. According to
most conservative estimate, there wa
an increase of $4,000 in the attend
ance on that day. 1t is expected tha
the observance of Go-to-Sunda,
School Day in November will be NOR,
general throughout the State than i
was in February.
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out of the ordinary tax levy for gen.
eral county purposes.

o"S VI tne ordinary tax levy for gen-
eral county purposes.
And now we come to the purchase
OF the great White truck, about
which SO much has been said. When
the present Board assumed it's admin
istration. they Immediately realized
that we had practically no mainten-
ance system for over six hundred AMI
fifty miles of road and in view of the
rapidly advancing price of labor, mule
feed and other commodities entering
into the cost of such maintenance.
they Immediately begun Investigations
as to establishing a department which
would accomplish the results desired
and diminish the cost thereof. With
this end in view. they made an ex-
tensive investigation of the roadway
equipment used in many counties and
personally inspected the equipment
used in Richland, Lexington, Saluda,
Edgefield, Clarendon and Orangeburs
counties, witnessing in each instance a
careful demonstration of the different
outfits. After doing so, they purchas-
ed the White truck for which they
have no apologies to offer nor regrets
to express. The truck has done all
and more than was claimed for it by
the manufacturers and has replaced
the services of twenty-Odd mules. In
less than a week after it's arrival here
however, the Board noticed the pub
lication Of adverse criticisms from
many sources before even an oppor-
tunity was given to demonstrate the
value or utility of the truck.
We might add that this truck was
purchased mainly from a fund OF
something over $1,000. which the in
coming Board found as residue
from the last bond issue. The re-
naming funds necessary for the pur-
chase of the truck. it is expected to
obtain from the automobile licenses
for Sumter County through the high
way commission at Columbia
Since the receipt Of this truck, it has
been steadily and daily employed in
maintenance work at all times except
when this is caught up with, then it
is utilized in the construction depart
ment, and since it's purchase the coun-
ty has been able to dispose of six
mules which were no longer needed.
In conclusion we might. add that tn
Board at all times welcomes construc-
tive criticism, realizing their respon-
sibility to the public. but some of the
malignant and rather superfiuous
newspaper articles of recent date, not
only fail to throw any light upon the
subject. but are of infinite detrimen,
to the advancement of the cause of
good roads, which comes foremost al
ways In the minds of the Board.
BY order Of the Board. .
c. NJ. HURST, Clerk.
Sumter, Sept. 4th. 1917.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08

iWANTED--To lease a GOOD or 6
horse farm with or without option
to buy next falD close to Sumter.
Bishopville, Mayesville or Manning.
Must be good land and suitable
buildings. Am able to finance my
self. Write me Rock Hill, S. c.
L. 3. Cook.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08

Washington, Sept. 6.-Formal con-
ferences by the Japanese mission and
Secretary Lansing were held today.
No announcement was made of the
subject discussed. 1t has been made
clear that Japan wants steel to hurry
ship building and aid in strengthening
the economic and industrial, position.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08

Those In Second Call Appcar-Rcjcc-
lions Much Larger Than at Previous
Examinations.

lions Much Larger Than ut PrcviO
Examinations.
The examination of the two hu
dred twenty-five additional mon SUI
moned by the local board was cor
menced this morning. This call w
made necessary in order to fill t
places of forty-five men who new
appeared or answered the summons
the first call, and who are now trcu
ed as deserters, and also to have m
in readiness should the district boa
allow exemptions on industrl
grounds or should they reverse the
cal board in exemptions denied
them.
The examination today showed
larger percentage of reflections. o
of seventy-siX men examined. twent
six were found physically unfit, t
greater portion Of those being reject
because of light weight. The list
those examined today is as follows
S. r. Young, rejected.
r. F. Haynsworth, passed.
J. c.. Brown, passed.
Geo. H. Hurst, Jr., rejected.
Archie LeGrand, rejected.
w. D. Raffield, passed.
Rowland Bradwell, rejected.
]. E. Richardson. passed.
D. D. Dawkins. rejected.
j. o. Sanders, Jr, passed.
r. c. Lewis, passed.
E. ]. Shaw, rejected.
G. L. Jackson, passed.
E. B. Reynolds, rejected.
j. A. Reames, rejected.
L. T. Mcleod, passed.
H. d. Strother, passed.
r. E. DuBose. passed.
w. A. Bowman, Jr.. passed.
l.. B. Griffin, passed.
B. B. Kolb, rejected.
r. e. Lee, passed.
A. ]. Bradford. passed.
M. NJ. Woods. passed.
A. D. Maxwell, rejected.
Joseph Amos. passed.
Henry Singleton, passed.
Owings Meekins, rejected.
Henry Green, passed.
Sam Singleton, rejected.
Wilson Mickens, passed.
w. J. keels. passed.
William Blanding, rejected.
Rainey Brown. passed.
Julius Brunson, rejected.
M. Chanie. rejected.
c. b. Epting.. passed.
j. j. Rivers, rejected.
Delgar Ford, passed.
M. p. Mayes, passed.
Mauldin Monroe, passed.
Lawrence James, passed.
Ned Deas, passed.
Isaac Gaillard, passed.
Walter Gardner, passed.
Daniel G. Sampson. passed.
President Kelley. rejected.
Vince Wilder. passed.
Wallace Atkinson. passed.
William Franklin, rejected.
Preston Moody, rejected.
Elijah Robertson, rejected.
Shepard Jackson, rejected.
Willie Delay, passed.
r. E. Spann. passed.
Ed Dunlap, passed.
Robert Robertson, passed.
Wesley Robertson. passed.
Henry Lowrie. rejected.
Webster Scott, passed.
Daniel Shannon, rejected.
Willie Henderson, passed.
Jesse White. passed.
Elliott Missouri, passed.
Matt Hannibal, passed.
John Bradford, rejected.
Stephen Pea. rejected.
a. Robertson, passed.
Allan Titus. passed.
John Hodge. rejected.
Willie Wilson, passed.
Priest James. passed.
Madison Mcbride, passed.
David Nelson. rejected.
Alton Moses. passed.
Bessie Farmer, passed.
GOT LOANS FROM FRIENDS.
Gov. Ferguson Refuses to RcvC
Their Identity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08
HUNGRY IN HOLLAND.
People Are Not Starving but Suffer
PriyatiOn.

Atlantic Port, Sept. 6.-"We are
not starving. but our people are suf-
fering many and accommodating privaL
tions," said the head of the Dutch
mission before leaving here. THE
situation is aggravated by the fact we
are feeding between half and one
million foreigners"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08

Mrs. w. NJ. Wolfe has rcturnc,
from q visit to Columbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08

BLUE RIBBON jack am now
standing a Jack that took the
Blue Ribbon four consecutive years
at State Fair. G. A. Ellerbee, Ell
lcrbc's Mill, Rembert, s. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-08

FOR SALE-Registered Aberdeen-
Angus bull, four years old, tubercu-
lar tested, without fault or blemisn
c. p. .Qsteen. Sumter s., c.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-07
WILL
l, OPEN Meeting
THIS EVENING
Band to Escort Members From
Different Hotels to CONNER
cial Club Rooms

Members of the Equity will be es-
corted from the different hotels by the
iElks band this evening to the Com
mercial club rooms for the first meet
ing of their three-day convention. The
band will be furnished free to the
visiting members through the courtesy
OF the Commercial club. ~, IS
The board of directors of the Equity
met in session last night at the Grand
Pacific hotel and decided to transfer
the convention headquarters from the
auditorium to the Commercial club
rooms because of the few in attend
ance, due to blocked branch lines. The
meeting will open at 1870 o'clock.
J. N. Remission, secretary of the
Bismarck Commercial club, will give
the address of welcome tomorrow
morning, in behalf of the city, and
will be followed by an address of vel.
come by Governor Lynn j. Frazier,
in behalf of the state. The response
will be given by M. P Johnson, presi.
dent of the league.
Tomorrow night the roll call will
be made. The chief feature Of the
evening meeting will be the address
by General Lecturer Straube of the
American Society of Equity
Late this afternoon the courtesies
of the floor were extended Equity Wis.
itors by both the senate and the
house
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INQUEST NOT
AEC[SSARY SAYS
FARGO CORONER

Fargo. Nd, Feb. Coroner Dr.
Samuel Mitchell arrived in the city
this morning and investigated the
death of Joe Sederholm, who fired
shot through his own head while at
tempting to-kill the woman with whom
he had lived for several years.
After viewing the body and ques-
tioning those who were in the vicinity
OF the shooting DR.. Mitchell found
that there was no necessity Of secur-
ing coroner's jury to investigate the
death, he giving the verdict that Joe
Sederholm came to his death from
gunshot wound, the result Of a shot ac7
cidentally fired by himself.
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(By Special Correspondent

Wy SHCS'op SOslSSHSVNS's|
Mandan, N. d., Feb. THE tWenti
eth annual convention of the North
Dakota Dairymen's association open
ed here at ! 80 o'clock this afternoon,
with 100 members in attendance and
a large delegation Of buttermakers.
The meeting was called to order by
President Bachelor of Fingal. Rev.
T.. w. Thompson, president Of the
Presbyterian church gave the invoca'
ton.
Judge HanIey Speaks. 4
Judge Hanley of the district court
was the first speaker of the afternoon
and Landed the work Of the dairy in
dustry in the state and the future
before it with the breaking up of the
large ranches in the western part Of
the state and the induction OF pure
bred cattle. He stated that the total
amount of butter churned in the state
for the fiscal year ending June, 1916,
to 14,S8O,296 pounds. d
Sam Crabbe at Convention.
Sam Crabbe of Fargo, state archi-
tect and leading Jersey breeder, who
Has OIlcIcu d puIC'UICu JCIoCy iol IhS
best essay on the dairy cow. has ar
rived in the city and stated at noon
that more than 100 compositions have
been received. The announcement of
the winner will, in all probability, be
made this evening at the banquet.
The annual spread is the event to-
night. The Dairymen's association is
in charge Of and is being assisted by
residents OF this city. Sam Crabbe
will be POSTMASTER. Music will he
provided throughout the evening. But
termakers and several members OF
the state legislature have been invited
10 give addresses. The banquet will
be served in the NJ. A. C. hall, com.
at $50 o'clock.
The convention closes tomorrow
night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-07
n 'A)OO'S KIN
DENIES He WAS
LEAK ENVOY
ASSOCIATED Press.)

{ Washington, Feb. 7.-Malcolm r.
McAdoo, a brother of Secretary NC
Adoo, holly denied at the "leak' in
curry today, that he ever acted as a
"gobetween" for the secretary and
c. D. Barney & Co., New York brok.
ers, in Wall street deal, as reported
to the committee by Thomas w. law
son. H us on ESgt sNt
tMcAdoo9 declared that mostSo OF the
newspapers probably would not print
his denial;i as they were a"too anxious
to libel somebody ~ ~.
w. S. Hibbs, local broker, testi'
fed that he has paid N. O. Messenger,
reporter on the Washington Star,
mot to exceed" 800 month during
sessions of congress for advising them
of current events at the capitol.
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81 have taken Peruna and Will
say that 1T is, the best medicine ]
ever saw for coughs and colds. 1t
always, cures a cold in short time
and also strengthens and builds up
the system. Miss Ivy Gray, Fair
view. Ky. 81 ~
II can honestly say: that owe my
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in the country told me ! could not
live another month. Peruna cured
me; so cannot praise it too high.
ly."-Samuel Mckinley, 1215 Grand
Ave-, Kansas City, Mo. ....
s.Peruna has done for me what
many doctors failed to do. The
first bottle of Peruna gave me re-
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complete deadlock will ensue, as the
senate, pending some form of COM
promise, already has adopted the
practice Of shelving everything which
bears the league stamp or which has
been specifically recommended by
Governor Frazier.
The matter was further gone into In
Nonpartisan caucus at the Northwest
this morning, when it became evident
that the majority is in favor OF fol-
lowing the plan suggested by Cover
nor Frazier or letting the people take
the initiative.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-07
LITTLE CHANCE
IN SITUATION
OVER SUBMARINE
United States Merely Waiting
Now for Germany to Com
nit Some Overt Act
United PreSS.)

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE United
States is now we'll in the danger zone
with Germany. No indication is forth
coming that the Imperial Government
intends modifying her unlimited sub
marine campaign. In view Of Foreign
Secretary Zimmermans utterances,
Germany will go through to the end
in her campaign. The present situa-
ton is described as being the same as
last Saturday when President Wilson
went before joint session Of Con-
gress and notified the world of the
break Hope that no overt act will
come that will necessitate more Wig
orous action by the government is felt
by officials to be only a matter Of
time.
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sts r. a. ~ .
PRAISES ARMY.
ASSOCIATED Press)

! Washington Feb. High common
datiOn for the work Of the army IN the
border and in Mexico is expressed by
Secretary Baker in letters to Major
General Funston, commanding the
border forces, and Major General Per
shing who commanded the punitive ex-
petition, just returned to American
territory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-07

Three years ago my system was
in terrible condition and l was
broken out all over my body. Re.
runa was recommended to me and
a few bottles changed my condi.
ton. After a short time ! WAS all
over my trouble. Miss Ricka Loo
pold, 1876 Water St., Menasha, Wis
consin. aI
II have suffered considerable
with La Grippe, and thought ]
would try Peruna. am satisfied
that Peruna is wonderful remedy,
and heartily endorse and recon-
mend 1t for Ia Grippe. George e.
Law, 1879 Franklin St. Brazil, Ind.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-07
ZOO KILLED
WHEN DU TCH
PLANT BLOWS BIZ UP
ASSOCIATED. Press),

Amsterdam, Feb. 7.-According to
Les Nouyelles of Maestricht, Holland
a dynamite factory at Schlebusch, near
Colgne, was blown up on January q,
causing the death of 200 persons,
mostly women. s..
An explosion last Thursday on the
railway DetYeen Aix-La- Chapelle and
Louvairl, This newspaper reports, caus-
ed the death or injury of 26 Belgian
WOrkmen. 800 5Fra
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81 have quit taking PeSuna, tor
don't need 1t any more Tam well
and very thankful to you. ! weigh.
ed ninety pounds before started.
and now weigh one hundred and
thirty-five pounds" Miss Clara
Lohr, Fl North Gold st., Grand Rap
ids, Mich.
II was all run down and could
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gan to use Peruna and soon found
that was getting better. ] was
able to resume my work with re-
newed vigor and strength. 1t GER
tainly is wonderful medicine to
yitalize the system."-George At.
kinson, 1923 E. 9Th A., Topeka, Kans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-07
No CONVOY
..... FOR. LINER
.--..~,----.s COO - g. b
ST. LOUIS
Associated Press.l

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE American
line steamer, st. Louis, will not be
given convoy if she decides to sail
for England through the German SUBJ
marine zone, it was announced at the
state department today.
The government is acting on the
policy that Americans have an inalien-
able right to traverse the high seas,
that the German submarine blockade
is entirely illegal and that any sink
ing of American ships in contraven-
ton of law would Immediately lead to
hOstilities.
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Reading from left to right here are their stories:


lief and now I consider myself en-
tirely free from catarrh OF the stom-
ach."--M. Van Buren,, 1928 S. Dly1'
sion St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
81 suffered for thirty years with
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trouble and hemorrhages of the
bowels. l took Peruna faithfully
and now am a we'll man."-Louis
Young, 205 Merrimac St., Roches'
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After using Peruna and Manalin,
! was cured OF catarrh of the nose,
throat and stomach, from which
had suffered for years. Mrs. E
NJ. Harris, r. r: 3, Ashland, Wis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-07
INTERSTATE BRIDGE
IS ORDERED GUARDED
Quilted ,prsss.)

Vancouver, WASH, Feb. major
Waldron, commanding the Vancouver
barracks, has been asked to establish
a guard OF United States regulars on
the five.mile interstate bridge across
the Columbia river here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-07
EVERYONE KNOWS THIS KIDNEY
MEDICINE IS GOOD
EVERYONE KNOWS

EVERYONE KNOWS Some twenty-five O thirty
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beneficial
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