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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-25

Andrew Carnegie went to one
oi his superintendents on a hot
summer day and said 10 him:
Bill, am going to Europe.
| can't stand this heat. | hate to
leave you in the midst of hot
metals here. But you have no
idea, Bill. when | get on the ship,
and out of sight of land, what a
relief it is to me-"
o." said Bill, who had
known Mr.. Carnegie for years,
"and you have no idea what a
relief it is 10 me, either"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-25
Balfour Party Welcomed a
Nations Capital

Wa shington, April 22.-The
American Capital today extend
ed a simple but heartfelt wei.
come to the British Minister for
Foreign Affairs, Arthur Balfour
and the other members of the
British commission which has
come to Washington, as Mr..
Balfour himself expressed it, ito
make cooperation easy and ef
tective between those who are
striving with all their power to
bring about a lasting peace by
the only means that can secure
it, namely, a successful war"
There was no music to greet
the visitors, the original plan,
including the presence of the
Marine Band. having been
amended to conform to the view
expressed by President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing that this
was a grave and serious event
in American history, and not to
be lightly treated. or regarded
as social and festive affair.
On the union Station plaza
were gathered some 5000 peo.
pie waiting patiently for a
glimpse at the Nations guests,
retained at proper distance by
hundreds of blue. coated police.
men and by two troops of the
Second Cavalry commanded by
Colonel Trenton, part of the
garrison at nearby Fort Mver.
Within the station lines had
been drawn separating the
TRAVELLING public from the space
at the eastern endiof the course
across which the visiting party
was to pass on the way from the
tram to the Presidents room.
All of the police captains of the
district had been ranged here in
a double line as a guard of hon
or to keep backIintruders. Two
score newspaper men. standing
to the east of the concourse,
were the only unofficial persons
permitted in this section of the
station. Detectives swarmed
everywhere through the crowds
and at various angles where any
danger might lurk. Altogether,
the precautions taken to insure
the safety of the Nations visitors
exceeded anything ever known
in the history of the District.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-25
Loss of Vimy Ridge Most Seri-
GUS Blow Since War Began

Loss of Vimy Ridge Most Seri-
Gus Blow Since War Began
From staff correspondent
with the British Amy in France,
April 49, Via London A
German officer captured Tues
day frankly stated that the Ger.
mans regard the loss of Vimy
ridge as the biggest defeat they
have suffered since the war be-
gan. This officer knows the
ridge thoroughly. having been
stationed on il all last Summer,
and said he could not understand
how any troops could fail to
hold it. In his opinion, the gar
rison must have been demoral
lied before the British attack
began.
The latter statement is thought
to be true, for other captured
Germans have testified to demon
alization in their ranks after sew
eral days of the British intensive
artillery fire. The Ger
mans continue highly nervous
all along the front, the
slightest increase in the British
fire calling up distress signals.
The German infantry are get
ting German artillery support
since the battle of Arras, as re
suit of the bitterly worded re-
ports made regarding the lack of
this support previously. The
feeling is so intense between the
German infantrymen and artil
lerymen that the British have
found it necessary to separate
the prisoners belonging to the
two services, to prevent fighting
inside the cages.
The newly called up troops
thrown into the western line ad-
nit that the artillery fire bewild
cred them. This also is true of
the German troops recently
transferred from the eastern to
the western fronts. Prisoners
from the latter forces say that
they had no idea what war was
actually like until recently, and
all became much depressed
when they saw the trenches they
were supposed to occupy all
smashed and torn by the British
she'll fire.
Prisoners taken in the last
three days tell of the spread of
discomfort in the German Army
because of reduced ra,ions since
April IS. Each man formerly
received a half loaf of bread
daily. Now he has only one
third of a loaf. The reduction,
coming after the Somme retreat,
the defeat at Arras and the be-
ginning of the great French Of
fensive, has caused much grum
bling among the troops.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-25

American Genius Produces
Weapon Which May Decide
World.War
New York, April 2l,-In the
torpedoplane, a war instrument
just invented by Admiral Brad
lev A. Fiske, U. S. N, America
may have the long-sought in.
ventlon that will decide the
world war.
Victory, it is claimed, will go
to the side which brings forth
the most formidable new en-
gines of destruction. 1t is claim
ed this new weapon will make
a $2O,000,000 battle cruiser.
War experts agree that the
war could be decided in short
order if the Allies could put out
of commission the German fleet
which is bottled up in the Kiel
Canal. and enter Germany by
land from the north.
The wonderful British Navy,
which has the German fleet bot
tied up, cannot enter the Kiel
Canal because of the thousands
of mines laid by the Germans.
1t is argued that the only way
to destroy the German fleet is by
attack from the air, beyond the
reach of mines, and this means
is furnished by Admiral Fiske
with his scheme of launching
iorpedoes, like those used by
by destroyers, from aeroplanes.
Describing his invention, Ad
miral Fiske says:
THAT the torpedoplane will
become an important factor in
naval warfare in the near future
many people have no doubt. 1t
enables the regular Whitehead
auto torpedo to be launched
from an aeroplane as effectively
as from a destroyer.
The aviator approaches an
enemy ship from great dis
lance and high up in the air;
ard when about six or seven
miles away he volplanes toward
the water, runs above the sur
face a short. distance, heading
for mis- target.
when ready he pulls A lever,
the action of which releases the
torpedo, which is rigidly held
under the aeroplane, and at the
same time throws back the start
ing lever. The result is that the
torpedo takes to the water in
exactly the same way as if it
had been dropped from a de-
stroyer.
NAVAL officers agree it would
be difficult for the guns of a
ship to hit torpedoplace. Ac-
curate firing from a rolling ship
at an aeroplane, especially if
that aeroplane is neither over
head nor on the surface of the
water, is almost impossible.
The difficulty is to find the
range. A rapidly approaching
ill-defined aero plane makes an
elusive target. The sudden
changes in the height of torpedo
plane as she would swoop down
would increase the difficulty"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-25
of Army Bill Made
BY President

Explanation of Army Bill Made
By President
Washington. April 19.-Presi-
dent Wilson today sent a letter
to Representive Helvering, of
Kansas, explaining and strongly
supporting the Administrators
Army bill, with its selective con-
scription plan. The letter indi-
Gated the purpose of the Admin
istration to insist upon enact,
ment of the measure vigorously.
1t says:
Il welcome the inquiry of
your letter of April 19, because l
have realized the truth of what
YOU say from my own observa-
tions, namely, that what is meant
to be understood by the select
i've draft is not generally under
stood throughout the country.
Il took occasion the other day
in an address to the people of
the country to point out the
mary forms of patriotic service
that were open TO them. and to
emphasize the fact that the mill
tary part of the service was by
no means the only part, and per
haps. all things considered, not
the most vital part. Our object
is a mobilization of all the pro.
ductive and active forces of the
Nation and their development
to the highest point of co-opera-
ton and efficiency, and the idea
of the selective draft is that those
should be chosen for service in
the army who can be most read
lily spared from the prosecution
of the other activities which the
country must engage in and 10
which it must devote great
deal of its best energy and ca
pacity.
The volunteer system does
not do this. When men choose
themselves, they sometimes
choose without due regard to
their other responsibilities. Men
may come from the farms or
from the mines or from the fac
tories or centers of business who
ought not to come, but ought
to stand back of the armies in
the field and see that they get
everything that they need, and
that the people of the county
are sustained in the meantime.
The principle of the selective
draft, in short, has at its heart
this idea, that there is a univer
sal obligation to serve, and that
a public authority should choose
those upon whom the obligation
of military service shall rest, and
also in sense choose those who
shall do the rest of the Nations
work. The bill. if adopted, will
do more, | believe. than any
other single instrumentality to
create the universal service in
the Army and out of IT. and if
properly administered, will be a
great source of stimulation.
Those who feel that we are
turning away altogether from
the voluntary principle seem TO
forget that some 100000 men
will be needed TO fill the ranks
OF the regular Army and the
National Guard, and that a very
great field OF individual enthusi-
asm lies there wide open"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
est and brightest daughters.

est and brightest daughters.
The guests were directed i'm the
dining room by Mrs. H. n. Forester
and Miss Natalie Norman where de-
lightful refreshments of cream and
cake were served. The young ladies
serving were Misses Elizabeth China,
Aurel Lebby, Kathleen Walsh and
Marion Gentry. Nuts and almonds
were handed by Anna I4ise Walsh, the
attractive little sister of the bride
The brides book was presided over
by Mrs. William Edwin Thayer and all
OF the guests Were invited to register.
The presents were presided over by
Mrs. l.. n. Ligon and c. B. Walsh.
They were numerous and handsome,
of cut glass, silver and bric-a-brac
and gold coin, all testifying to the
popularity of the young couple.
The gowns of the bridesmaids were
Of white tulle over yellow satin. They
were beautiful in their. simple ele-
gance. The bouquets were white
chrysanthemums and maiden hair
fern
The maid of honor, Miss Walsh,
wore a beautiful gown of silver lace
and Peldn blue satin, her ornaments
were pearls. The little boy attendants
wore white broad cloth suits. Tho
bride was never fairer on more grace
ful than at the altar. Her veil, white
us the driven snow, fell over shape
~ shoulders. Il was arranged in
court style. Orange blossoms crowned
her. Stately in pearl white duches
satin, hand-embroidered with pearl
settings, bearing a shower bouquet of
brides roses and lilies of the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forester left imme-
diately for points north. ard will be
at home to their friends after No
vember 1st at 116 n. Washington.
street.
The out-of-town guests were Miss
Sallie Robertson, of Charleston. Miss
Susie LaMotte, Darlington, Miss
Agnes Conner. Branchville. Miss
Margaret Forester, Wilksbury, \. c..
AIR. and Mrs. q. b. Walsh. Charlotte,
\. c., .Ir. and Mrs Barlow Walsh.
,Jr., Cha rlotte, \. c., and Miss Theima
Porter Of Florence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
Death.

Hiss Agatha Wilson died wednes-
daJ afternoon at the Tourney Hospital
where she was taken for treatment a
few days after she was seriously burn
ed at Bishopville about two weeks
age IL was realized from the first
thar her injuries were extremely Sc
riolAs. but hope was entertained that
she might revive. She did not rally.
however. and for several days her
death had been expected Miss VIII
son was the daughter OF the late Rev.
j. ID. Wilson. who died about a year
ago after a life time spent I'm the
ministry as n member of the South
Carolina Conference. She has been
n member OF the faculty OF the City
High schol for five or six years. The
funeral services were held at the
home OF her mother on Church street
3 o'clock this afternoon and the in
,erment was at the Sumter cemetery
This city schools gave half holiday az
a mark OF respect to- Miss Wilson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
Service for All.

South Carolina must purchase $15,-
100000 worth of Liberty Loan Bonds
Two hundred and fifty thousand
South Carolina families must be reg
istered in the food saving movement
The call of President Wilson fo,
America to organize for war must be
answered.
Thousands of young South Caro-
linians have gone to fight and .he
people at home must save food anC
buy the bonds
The registration of all of the homes
In the food saving movement will to kt
place during the week Of October 2i
to 2S. np,
Several thousand volunteer work
ers will be NEEDED if South Caroline
is to succeed.
Appeal is hereby made for patriot,
South Carolinians to get in touch
with the chairmen oc the COUNTY
council of defense, the chairman O!
the Liberty Loan committee and helr
make these movements q success H.
South Carolina.
The ministers of the State are Org
ed to discuss these vital movement,
from the pulpit.
The school teachers are urged L.
talk about the movements in IN,
school rooms.
The farmers OF the State have man,
millions of surplus money. Thoy are
urged to invest in Liberty Bonds. Il
Is safe investment and good insur
ance against the hard times whicl
may follow the war.
This appeal is made in the name o,
the liberty Of our country. The cal,
Is urgent. 1t is war measure. Tho
people of South Carolina must M.
hold the hands Of our president
The movement for the conservatio,
OF food us proposed by Herbor
Hoover must be q success The noo.
pie are simply asked to conserve ,h,
food supply. There is nothing bind
ing about the card. II IS pureIv ,
patriotic appeal.
I DAVID r. COKER
Food Administrator for South Caro-
lima. Chairman of the State Courcl
of Defense.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13

Mr.. Jessie Holland. of Chicamauga.
Park. Ca. stopped over in the city to-
day with his brother.
Dr. III. Ashleigh Mood leaves to-
night for New York and Boston where
ne will take a postgraduate course
In medical diagnosis and the diseases
OF children.
DIR. 8. G. Baker. who recently re-
ceived a commission as captain in the
medical department. U. s. A. received
orders Tuesday to report at Macon.
Ca. for duty.
MIR. Robert ri. Keels spent few
days this week In the city with his
mother.
Mr.. Hubert s. McRagen. wife and
little daughter. OF Greenville, are visit
ing relatives In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Bultman. of
Eatover. spent yesterday in the city.
dr. f. III. Moses has gone to New
York on business.
Mr.. l.. +. Kennedy has gone to
Charleston to visit relatives.
bliss Cecile McKagen has returned
to the city after spending sometime
with friends In Columbia.
Mrs. G.. 8. wham, of Iaurens. Is
Visiting her mother. Mrs. 1. =. Meliett.
on w. Calhoun street.
Mrs w. +. Thornhin, of welumpka.
Ala. is visiting her son, Mr.. II. Y.
Chatham on Levi Street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
n \, !" 80 - t'ss , a. ~ ~ f-.F-
PUBLIC COTTON GRADER.
senator Smith and Congressman lev
er Interested I'm Sumter AssOcia-
tion.

Hon. A. +. Lever, chairman of the
committee on agriculture of the nat
ional house of representatives, and
United States Senator e. d. Smith
have replied to Secretary Reardon
that they are doing their best to have
the Bureau of Markets send an as
sistant cotton grader to Sumter to
help government cotton grader G. T.
Brooks who is overrun with cotton
for sampling and grading.
On last Saturday East Liberty
street between Main and Harvin was
packed with wagons with from four
to eight bales of cotton waiting to be
sampled and graded.
The Chamber of Commerce had
photographer j. III. Winburn to take
photos of the wagons and these pic
lures will be sent to Mr.. Charles j.
Brand. chief of the Bureau of Mar
kets at Washington, ID. C.
Congressman Lever writes also as
follows:
II am very glad to know that the
demonstration of proper grading at
Sumter is meeting with so great sue
cess and general approval Your let
ter on this point reminds me to say
TO you what have had in mind foi
some time, namely. that it would seen
n very wise step for the state legisla-
ture OF South Carolina to provide foi
official grading in the primary mar
kets of the State. To provide cotton
graders i'm sufficiently large numbers
to cover the cotton producing States
even fairly well is OF course a task
that it will not be possible for the nat
ional government to undertake, even
If IL would be wise. AS to your
request for that an assistant be SEM
by the department to help Mr.. Brooks
in his work. 1 shall be glad to take the
matter up at once with Mr.. Brand
and will let you hear further from
me-"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
ROAD MASTER TRANSFERRED.


The information that Sumter, with
seven roads OF the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company centeriag
here. will be without resident road
master by the removal OF Road Mas
ter Thomas +. White to Orangeburg.
and placing the division heretofore
under his superintendence undes
Road Master Funk. with headquarters
at Florence. Is not pleasantly receiv-
ed by Sumter people. who have stood
by the great Coast Line railroad COM =.
pany for many years.
Mr. Thos. +. White has had, since
his assuming charge OF the impor-
tan, position OF road master. many
important duties in connection with
the big freight and passenger yards
and depots OF the Coast Line In sum-
ter. Before he assumed charge hero
there were great many complaints
about unsanitary conditions in and
aronnd the passenger station. un-
kepc yards. rough road crossings, etc.
lie so materially improved every de-
partment that no comp iaints have
been made In years.
Now that the Atlantic Coast Line
has spent about twenty thousand do.-
lara improving their passenger stu
ticn In Sumter. and during the last
three years spent about one hundred
thousand dollars adding to the tjg
freight yards by additional tracks, ex-
tension OF the yard. ETC.. the determi-
nation OF this transportation company
To leave Sumter. such an important
stallion OF the Coast Line, without a
resldest road master Is a mystery 10
many Sumter people. Why should
Sumter be made n subsidiary station.
when It's Importance has increased
many fold since Captain White took
charge here about twelve years ago ?
Ho has made the passenger station
yard one OF the prettiest In the South.
and he will be greatly missed unles,
the Coast Line can be possibly in
duced To leave Captain White as res
ident road master and superintend-
tnt OF the freight and passenger de-
partment. Sumter Is OF sufficient i'm
porsance TO warrant this ncedful busi
nesi superintendence and recognition
at the hands OF the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
A MEATLESS, "A WIIEATLEss DAY
What Is Meant by the Expression So
Much Heard, and Why the Saving is
Necessary.

a meatless day and a wheatless dav
you are hearing that now, and Won
will hear it considerably for some
time to come.
What do they mean?
In the very first place, they do not
mean what they say.
The expression is a slogan; not an
Intention.
You eat three meals a day Cut out
meat and wheat bread from break
fast one day, dinner the next and
supper the third. Then you have it.
and you have not starved either. Easy.
For the wheat bread you substitute
corn bread or rye bread Gf you like
iD. For the meat you substitute
poultry, eggs, cheese, fish, or game.
Meat" in this connection means beef,
hog meat. or mutton.
There's another saving to be had,
too. It's sugar. Do you know how
much sugar you must save? Well, it's
two teaspoonfuls a week. Some peo-
pie won't save any, so you had better
make it hree. A mere pinch each
time you help yourself will do this.
What's this all for? To feed the
fighters. The supply of wheat, OF
meat and sugar is not quite large
enough for all that is demanded of it.
therefore each person is asked to cut
down by fifth his or her usual con-
sumption. You don't deprive your
self Of thing. Merely you change
from one article to another. Are YOU
not going to do 1t
Think about this-you will save
money by 1t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-10-13
Walsh h-EOPrcstcr.

On the evening of October 10th, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Barlow
Walsh, took place the marriage OF
their daughter, Bessie. TO Mr.. Rich
ard Forester of this city. This was
a joyous occasion. Many friends were
gathered TO witness the nuptials Of the
popular couple.
The lower floor was tastefully dec
GRATED, the color scheme being yellow
and white. The flowers chosen were
Golden Rod and chrysanthemums
White tulle was used with Southern
smilax, and with the many white wax
candles which shone from beneath
soft cOlored shades, made a lovely
and artistic decoration.
The altar was beautiful in hand
some ferns and smilaX. Just in front
of the altar was suspended a white
bell formed OF chrysanthemums tied
with white satin ribbon i'm lovers
knot.
At the door the guests were met by
Messrs. Henry Hill and Douglas Chi
ma. The guests were assembled
promptly, as Misses Aurel Lebby and
Kathleen Walsh, cousins of the bride
entertained with delightful solos, ac-
companied on the piano by Mrs j. D.
Graham. Because and AT Dawn
ing" were the selections sung.
At the conclusion of the COMFORT, to
the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding
March, came the bridal party.
DR.. W. T.. Thayer, pastor of the
bride, took his place, just in front OF
the altar, followed by the bridesmaids
and groOmsmen in the following or
der: Miss Mabel Booth with Mr.. A
III. Forester, Miss Mary Haynswortf
with Mr.. Frank Chandler, Miss Mar
garet Forester with Mr.. c. I. Torrance
! THESE formed Il semi-circle
Then came the little ring bearer
| -is'p'Ci iAstiilJAOII OII CSltI, leDnpN
of the groom. bearing the ring in the
heart of white chrysanthemum
Then following. the maid of honor
Miss Jennie Walsh, sister of the bride
The little nephews of the bride
Masters Clinton and Whitman G
Walsh scattered rose petals in TIL,
| path OF the fair bride, who came OF
the arm of her father Mir. Bartov
Walsh, and was met at the altar h,
the groom, Mr.. Richard Forester
accompanied by his brother, Mr.. u. \
Forester, as best man.
AS the soft strains of McDoweW.
TO Il Wild Rose were rendered -
WILL" their marriag vows were recciv
ed and in the solemn service, the,
were pronounced husband and wife
y shower Of congratulations followe,
and loving wishes were given rtetrid
who was reared and loved in SsImtc
ana who WAS one OF Winthrop'S fair