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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
STRIKE NOT SERIOUS.
WalkOut Of Clerks Has Not CrippletI
Service

The strike Of Office and yard
clerks of the Atlantic Coast Line on
Saturday has not crippled the SER
vice at the local freight station, and
business is going on as usual Their
were 10 clerks employed i'm the loca
freight station and yards and only
five OF them joined the strike Satur-
day morning, the other ten remain
ing loyal to the company and on thei,
jobs. There has been no change i'm
the situation since Saturday, the five
who struck are still striking and the
other ten are still at work. The strik
ers have made no demands on the
company for increased wages or
shorter hours and no conference with
the officials has been asked
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
SHIP BUILDING sl!y| CONFERENCE
STEEL WORKERS CALLED TO
MEET. 't"s'
Ihrec Hundred Thousand WOrlxme,,
needed to Carry Out Program Plan.
ned by Board.

washington, Oct. 2e.--With view
10 speeding up the governments
great steel building program. now ad-
mittedly about 20 ships behind. Rear
A"i''irai Capps. general manager of
'he Emergency Fleet Corporation. to-
h'sht called upon every steel ship
"uiioer ON the Atlantic coast to meet
In washington Monday with repre =
sentatives of the fleet corporation, the
department. of labor, the American
Federation of Labor and the navy
department.
me principal question to be dis
cussed is that of labor and an effort
Will be made to outline some plan 20
attract men to the shipyards, which
need about 100000 more workmen 70
carry through the work undertaken
and projected.
Chairman Hurley of the shipninp
board said every angle of the trade
would be discussed and that the CON
ference would have a very important
bearing on the progress OF the wo, k
to be done for the government. While
the building program now is about 90
ships behind the schedule, Mr.. Hurley
said he was in no way discouraged
Discussing the reorganization OF
the administrative personnel of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, Chair
man Hurley said Rear Admiral Capps
had been doing mans job in pro-
tecting the governments interests"
and in addition handling a vas;
amount of business detail which now
is to be turned over to assistants tc
be chosen from the engineering. bust.
ness and other fields. This will en-
able the admiral to concentrate hi.
time and efforts on the building pro-
gram.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

Miss Minnie Ruth Jones and Mr..
Ryan c. Rogers were quietly married
nt thu country home OF the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Darghn
Jones or Thursday afternoon at $50.
The ceremony was impressively
performed by the Rev. VIM. Hayns-
worth I'm the presence OF the imme-
date family and a few intimate
friends.
The house was tastefully decorated
with ferns and pink kilarny roses.
this color scheme being carried cut
throughout the house.
After the ceremony refreshments
were served In the dining room
which was beautifully decorated. and
softly Illuminated by pink shaded
candles.
The bride was charmingly dressed
In n travelling suit OF broadcloth with
hat and shoes TO match.
The groom IN popular travelling
salesman. we'll known throughout the
state.
The happy young couple left on the
evening train for Washington and
other points north.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
RAILWAY CLERKS STRIKE.

From The Daily Item. Oct. q.
All the office and yard clerks save
two, employed by the Atlantic Coas:
Line in the local freight station and
yards struck this morning at 1t
o'clock. The strike was the result
the refusal OF the Atlantic Coast Linz
to permit it's clerks to .oin the Train
mems Brotherhood and to recognize
the Brotherhood. Some weeks age
the clerks were notified thct if they
Joined the Brotherhood they would bt
discharged and some time later en-
deavored to induce them to sign al
agreement not to join that organiza
tion. 1t is also stated that one rep
resentative of the A. c. L. told then.
that the objection tot he Trainmen's
Brotherhood was that it is a brancl
fthe l. w. w. These statements.
In reference to the cause of the strik.
were made by r. w. Smith, OF
Richmond. Va, who arrived in the
city last night and called the strike
this morning, He also stated that tho
striking clerks have made no de-
mands for increased wages or other
demands, but are striking solely to
vindicate their right to organize. The
will not return to work until theil
right to become members OF the
brotherhood is admitted by the rail
road officials, nor will any of then
resume work unless every one of the
strikers Is restored to the same po-
stiOn he held before the walk out
The walkout was entirely peaceabl,
and no disturbance or friction is an
ticipated. The work at the station
and in the yard is going on fairly
well. under the circumstances. The
officials were probably prepared for
the walkout. as there have been sim
liar strikes within the past few weeks
at practically all other railroad CEN
ters In the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
A FINE START.

From the Daily Item, Oct. a..
Mr.. b. w. Brogdon, Jr.. of Concord
made the first report in the Foot
Pledge Campaign this morning. He
had charge Of one section of the
Concord district, of which Mr.. Rob.
ert Jones is captain n-manager. whicl
had been thoroughly organized fol-
work this week, before the campaign
was postponed. Mr.. Brogdon decided
that 1t was not necessary to postpone
the campaign In his district, SO he got
to work and made q thorough can
vass of his section. visiting every
house in 1t. His report, handed in al
the headquarters this morning, show
ed perfect score. There are forty
househouiders I'm his section of the
Concord district. all were visited and
the head of each of the forty families
signed pledge card. Mr.. Brogdon
made clean up and it is to be hoped
that every worker i'm the campaign
next week will do equally as well.
Mr.. A. M. London, also lieuten-
ant i'm the Food Pledge Campaign in
the Concord district. handed in a
complete report from his section. He
made a clean up, visiting each and
every family In his section. Thirty
nix families were called On and thirty
three pledge cards were signed Three
or those called on refused to sign the
pledge cards Their reason for refus-
al were noted and will go I'm with the
report to Washington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
New Organization for sumter--Busi-
ness WOmen's Club.

On Tuesday evening some of the
business women of the city met at
the Y. M. C. A. for the purpose of
forming Business women's Club.
One OF the purposes OF the club will
be to cooperate with the girls and
women who will be forced to take
the places OF the men I'm the business
world and to help those who have al.
ready entered this field.
One of the features of the meet
ings will be community singing. un-
der the supervision OF Miss Eva Kel!-
er. From time to time this club will
he addressed by men prominent in
business affairs.
All wage earning girls and wo-
men are eligible to membership. and
are urged to attend the next meeting
on Tuesday evening. oct. 30th. I'm the
ladies' parlor of the Y. NJ. G.. A.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
FOR FOREIGN SERVICE.
LEFT OVER NATIONAL GUARDS.
MEN GO TO FRANCE.
Units Will be Used 10
Form Reserve for Pcrshing's Fight.
ing Forces.

Washington, Oct. 26.-Offlcers and
men left in National Guard regi-
ments which have been severely
drawn upon to fill up the organization
will have their chance at the front. II
was disclosed today that the war de.
partment plans to use all these ske!e-
tonized units to form q reserve in
France from which General Pershing
may draw to keep his fighting forces
always at full strength.
Secretary Baker and General Bliss
chief Of staff. explained the plan to-
day to five New England governors,
who went to the department to in
quire what was to be done with the
seven New England infantry regi-
ments and other units not included in
the Twenty-sixth Division.
The governors were Mccall Cf Mas
sachusetts; 'Milliken of Maine; Keys of
New Hampshire, Graham of Vermont
and Holcombe of Connecticut. Each
of these States has National Guard
units which were stripped of men to
fill up to war strength regiments as
signed to the Twenty sixth Division.
Famous regiments, like the Fifth ana
Sixth Massachusetts,, were reduced by
the process to mere handfuls of men.
The aggregate of officers and men in
the seven regiments left over after
the Twenty-sixth had been expand
ed to the European standard was ap-
proximately 2.300. although the pro-
portion Of officers was practically
large enough for division of $4,000
General Bliss explained that ali
these officers would retain their rank
when they became part of General
PEI shing's depot units.
In view OF the rejection of the vol
unteer plan, the governors did not
carry out their purpose of suggesting
that Colonel Roosevelt be asked &c
head the campaign for volunteers.
1t was revealed during the confer
ence that the present European stand
ard organization Of the army is in
tended only for the duration of the
war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
EFFICIENT RAILWAY SERVICE
Railroad War Board Striving to Re.
licve Sugar Shortage.


Washington, Oct. 25.-Fairfax Har-
rison. chairman Of the Railroads
War Board, AUTHORIZES the following
The railroads are doing their bit t.
relieve the sugar shortage. Tele.
grams just received from the Sun
set Central, Texas & Pacific, and
other railroads in the sugar cane bel
state that a sufficient number O.
empty cars are available through
Louisiana and other cane-growing ter
ritory to handle the entire cane crop
Hundreds of cars have also bee,
moved into the Northwest to protec,
the sugar beet crop which is alread.
moving.
An adequate supply of cars is ais
on hand to move the Northwest po
tato crop.
In Texas the railroads are bending
every energy to protect the cattle
men from loss of live stock. Becaus,
of the drought thousands of heads
cattle were moved from Eastern Tex
as last week into more fertile pas
lures and hundreds of stock cars ar.
now being rushed into the southwest
ern part of the State in order to max,
possible a similar movement Of cat
tie there.
In it's efforts to get empty freigh.
cars into the districts where the,
are most needed, the Railroads Wa
Board acting through the Commits
sion on Car Service has moved 1856,
$50 empty cars from one railroad to
another irrespective of ownership
since the first day of May The or
ders for these cars since Septembe
1st number S.905. The lines tt
which empties have been sent th'
month and the number Of cars as
signed to each are as follows:
New York Central, 1000 cars.
Louisville & Nashville. 1,10O cars.
Canadian Pacific. 1000 cars.
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass, 15t
cars.
Gulf Coast Lines. $40 cars
Louisiana e Arkansas, 68 cars.
Louisiana Railway & Navigation
Company, II cars.
Grand Trunk, $50 cars.
Norfolk Southern, $50 cars.
Atlantic Coast Line, 1900 cars.
Southern Railway, go cars.
ST. Louis Southwestern, 400 cars.
Chicago. Terre Kaute & Southeast
ern, 200 cars.
Mobile & Ohio, 800 cars.
| Seaboard Air Line, 300 cars
El Paso g. Southwestern, 200 car.
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, 500 cars
| Meridian N& emphis, $50 cars
Tennessee Central, 100 cars.
Red River & Gulf. 100 cars
Sunset Central, 100 cars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
1EUT0N DRIVE CHECKED.
ITALIANS BltAvELY MEETING
POWERFUL GERMAN AID.
NN' VANCE.
Nevertheless the Italian Army il IN
Precarious Situation and There Is
Much Uneasiness In Entente Coun-
tries.

The powerful Teuton advance Il
being kept in check by Italian forces
which are faithfully filing their duty
Rome officially announced. London
advices say that steps have already
been taken to relieve Italians, pre-
sumably the Italians own reserves OF
men and guns are being rushed &"
the threatened front.
England and France are reported
to be taking steps to aid the shatter-
ed Italian forces, but in what form.
they will aid them Is not disclosed
The French cabinet met last night H.
an effort TO decide what could be
done. Wher Gen. Cadorna will make
a stand is not yet clear, but two po'
sitions are capable of defense. The
Teutons are within nine miles OF
Udine. Cadorna's headquarters. The
railroad running north and south
through Udine might be selected ns
the new line. but 1t is probable he
will make stand at Tagliamento
river. Is miles from Udine. which Of
fers better. natural position. II
SENS to be the plan Of the Teutons
to drive wedge between the Italians
on the Carso front and those I'm. tn.
mountains northwest of Udine
Gradisco now looms up as an i'm
portant point and should the italians
lose 1t their retreat from the CarsG
will become inevitable and difficult.
Petrograd announces without ex
PLANTATION that the Germans have
evacuated the Werder peninsula wher,
they recently landed troops.
hTe Paris statement says the Ger,
mans attacked on the Verdun from
near Chaumewood. They gained
footing In the advanced French po.
sitions. but the French retook mo
OF the ground In a counter attack
A German retirement between Warne
ton and Dixmude in Belgium, thus
eliminating the Ypres silent II ex.
pected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
is 1T GUST A COLDD?
Sumter People Should Ask Themselves
This Question.

Don't say: Its just a cold"
1t may turn into backache, rhsu-
matte aches. achy joints,
Or other serious sickness ttat
comes from weak kidneys. fk
Colds are due to cong cstion.
Congestion makes the kidneys over.
work to filter the blood
Colds often leave the kidneys weak.
First break the cold:
Then use Doan's Kidney Pills to
avert the kidney dangers.
Let this Sumter resident tell you
about them. f
l.. j. Boniface, iron moulder. 10
Kendrick Street, says. Heavy
lifting brought on kidney trouble and
my back became so stiff and lame that
could hardly stoop. had dizzy
headaches and the kidney secretions
annoyed me by passing too freely.
The least cold / caught settled on
my kidneys and made me worse.
When l read about noan's Kidney
Pills, l tried them and they removed
all signs of the trouble
Price 60c., at all dealers Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Boniface had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N Y. (4O)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
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DR.. and Mrs. Fred Nash are visiting
Mrs. A. l.. Nash.
Mr.. w. u. Levy of Camp Jackson
was In town yesterday.
Mr.. A.A. 9rearley. OF st. Charles
was In town today.
Mr.. Robert Zeigler OF Macon. Ga.
10 spending some time with DIR. and
Mrs. q. r.. Barringer W
Mrs. q. w. Kraker In entertaining
her mother. Mrs. II. Constine OF
wiikesbarrc. Pa.
Miss Minnie Green. niece OF Mr.
Jno. r. Green. who 10 attending
school at Flora Macdonald college at
Red Springs. N. c.. Is In the Column
bia hospital to be operated on by
Dr. owerry. for appendicitis
Lieut. w. III. Bowman and wife are
In ths city on short visit to their
parents.
MIRA p. q. Bowman has returned
from a visit TO Yorktown where she
spent sometime with her son.
Mr. Maurice Randie has been elect.
cd president Of the freshman class at
Clemson College. t'
Miss Alpha Barnum is at home
from Atlanta on visit TO her parents
Mr.. ,. d. Pendleton Spent Sunday
In the city en- route TO Richmond 20
spend three day furlough with his
parents. ae has completed the pre-
liminary course OF training for the
Aviation Corps at Georgia Tech and
VIII now so to one Of the aviation
camps 10 learn to hy. ''
ldeut. Wendell Levi. of Camp Jack
sop. 10 at home on six day furlough.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

DR.. Henry Y. DuBose. one of the
best known citizens OF Sumter county
died suddenly and unexpectedly AT
hts home near DuBose Cross Roads,
Sunday afternoon. Dr. DuBose had
ben an invalid for a number of years
having been stricken with paralysis
which incapacitated him from the
active practice OF his profession. si,,
or eight years ago. In his prime DIR
DuBosc had an extensive practice and
was leader In his community In all
matters OF public interest.
The funeral services were held a;
Hebron Presbyterian church at I
O'Clock Monday afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
Sumter Defcnts Camden.

The Sumter high school football
team defeated the Camden hign
grounds by score of 27 to 0. -Four
touchdowns and three goals from
touchdown show the net score Sumter
scored - points i'm the first half, but
Camden braced up and offered stiff
opposition i'm the last half, only SIS
points being scored by the Gamecocks. s..
All Of the Sumter boys played well,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

Mr.. R. ID. Merrimon died at the
Tuomey Hospital Saturday night az
ter an illness OF only few days. hav-
ing entered the hospital for treatment
on Thursday. Mr.. Merrimon had
bsen resident OF Sumter for about
four years and was valued employe
OF Oronnell A Co. The funeral SER
vices were held at 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon and the interment was at
tho cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

From The Daily Item. Oct. 81.
Mrs. Eula Sims. after an illness Of
two weeks. died at the Tuomey Hos :
pitai this morning at $50. Mrs.
Sims leaves husband. Mr.. w. G..
Sims. and nine children. the youngeHt
an infant of two weeks.
The funeral service and interment
win be OF Providence Baptist church
Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
PLANNED 70 ATTACK BRAZIL.
ANOTHER GERMAN rLOT ENGIN-
EERED BY Won LUXBURG
WHILE IN ARGENTINE
REPUBLIC.
News Coming from Rio Janciro
Creates Great Sensation i'm Bu nos
Aires.

Buenos Aires, Oct. 2S.-A sensation
has been occasioned here by the pub
lication of a dispatch frorn Rio
Janeiro asserting that the Brazilian
foreign minister has made known thai
translation of dispatches sent by
Count Won Luxburg, through the me-
dunn of the Swedish legation, while
the count was German minister to
Argentina, has revealed a project for:
q German invasion of Southern Bra
zil.
Ihe newspapers here demand that
the government publish the Luxburg
dispatches or else authorize their
publication by foreign government.
CThe dispatches were sent TO
Washington for translation and the
foreign government evidently IS tbe
United States)
The Argentine government is bein.y
criticised for it's silence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

Ex-Czar Nicholas has good reason
to hope that the powers that be in
Russia have plenty to do, for, if they
chance upon idle moments, they are
likely to begin planning something to
do to him.-CharlestOn Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

Washington. Oct. 29.--Not until
November 1st viii the treasury an
nounce any more Liberty loan sub
scription totals. The banks are tab.
ulating the enormous amounts Of sub
scriptions received during the last few
days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
CAPTURED BY U-BOAT.
Small American Sailing Ship Aban-
dOned by Crew When Attacked.

London, Oct. 29.-The American
sailing ship Fannie Prescott of 4O4
tons gross was attacked by n subma-
rine and taken in tow by the subma-
rine after being abandoned by the
crew.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

Good Middling 2g 81.
Strict Middlirg 26 SIS.
Middling 20 l-2.
Strict Low Middling 2s Ia.
Low MiddIing 25 3-4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
COLD WAVE COMING.
Freezing Temperatures as Far South
s.s Georgia Predicted,

Washington, Oct. 29.-With the
thermometer twelve below zero ia
Wyoming and the coldest on record in
Colorado, cold wave warning, in
cluding Georgia and northern Florida
by Tuesday night, has been issued by
the weather bureau.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
NOtice---ltcd Cros Workers.

The Red Cross headquarters has
Just received a large shipment OF
wool which workers can obtain on
application.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
BANKS TAKE CERTIFICATES.
Nearly Four Hundred Million Alread,
Subscribed.

Washington, Oct. 29.-The third
days subscription to the government s
offering of short time certificates OF
Indebtedness amounted to one hundred
and thirty million, bringing the total
to three hundred and ninety-ive mil
lion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

Rev. Baxter McLendOn In cOnduc.-
ing a revival meeting at Dalzell. the
first service being held Sunday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31
NHW YORK COTTON MARKET.
SO Open Htgh Dow Ooss Close
Yee'dys

Dec. /. .2ssG 27.22 1850 2s.7O N27. 2s
Jan 2sl5 2s.6s 25.SS $500 26.67
New York spots, 27.s5.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

AUCTION SALE-Hagood, S. c., No.
vember 3, IL o'clock. Will begin
promptly. Valuable land and lots;
also 20 head of fine beef cattle,
hogs, mules and horses; also 113
acres Of land between Rembert
and Bordens. A brass band will
furnish the music. Sale rain or
shine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-31

II was reported uroHicially last
February that bands of armed Ger.
mans, presumably sailors interned in
Argentina, had crossed the Brazilia :
border. Carreira De Freitas. a Bra
Zlllan eX-deputy at that time. de-
nounced operations carried on in
southern Brazil, where there is u
large German element in connection
with the Hamburg colonization COM
pany. 1t was reported that the COM
pany purposed to coAonize a section of
Southern Brazil, admitting only Ger
mans. In April it was reported that
Germans in Southern Brazilian States
were concentrating and that a Ger
man insurrection was being planned
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
PHOTOGRAPH AND PAINT

for dissipation. even II were inclined
to 1t. Anyway, the idea that the stage
is an occupation for frivolous people.
and that life behind the scenes is one
long orgy. is silly.
81 have often wondered at my popu
larity, for there are many girls as pref.
ty as l. Perhaps people like me both
on the stage and at other times as vel,
because l have tried to prove that one
can be both good and happy at the
same time"
Miss tombstone is of Swedish parent.
age, and has the royal blood of the Ber,
nadottes in her veins. The story Of
the little Swedish girls success in New
York has reached King Gustav, anu
her portrait, painted recently by An.
dreas Zorn during his visit to Ame-i
ca, now hangs in the royal gallery in
Stockholm.
Before she was known to the thea.
tre.going public she was the most
sought after artists model in New
York. Christy and Harrison Fisher
nearly came to blows over her. Hes
face has smiled from the covers of nalf
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
: JUSTINE JoHNsToMR--

a dozen magazines at the same time.
sought an interview with Miss John
stone. l wound her in her japanese
lounge in her luxurious apartment on
Central Park west. l discovered the
explanations of her fame at once. 1t
is perfect physical beauty and natural.
ness.
l have seen Miss tombstone on TIE
stage and at her club in elaborate tor.
cites. But today, in her simple muslin
dress, she seemed prettier and mora
charming than ever.
How to you account for your won,
derful success?" l asked her.
"a girl with the necessary qualifica,
tons of youth and beauty is never de,
MED an engagement on Broadway"
she answered, land if she will only be
natural she will be just as popular
off as on the stage.
81 have found the chorus of a go 30
musical comedy as good a place for a
girl to start career as any know Of.
You can learn more in chorus than
at any dramatic school.
81 have found in my work no timi