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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15
Marriage Announcement.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Bryan

Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Bryan
announce
the approaching marriage of their
daughter
Margaret Louise
Mr.. William Boyce Marion
on Saturday, the twenty-second Of
December
che thousand nine hundred and sev-
enteen
sumter South Carolina.
AT home after the first of Januarv
Shandon, Columbia, South Carolina.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15
GEN. KORNILOFF DEFEATED

London. Dec. 13.--Gen. Korniloff is
reported to have been defeated anC
wounded in n battle near Bielgorod
according to n Petrograd dispatch to
the Daily Mail. His capture is ex-
pected All signs, il is said, indicate
that the Cossack rising will fail and
that they will join the Bolsheviki.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15

The high prices demanded for many
articles OF food and other necessities
are not all due TO scarcity and war
conditions, but i'm very many instances
TO speculation and prohteering. Those
who have anything to sell are finding
80 both easy and profitable to double
up on prices and blame il ON the war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15
Certified for Service.

Among the men certified for SER
vice in the National Army by the
Eastern District Board Tuesday were
the following from Sumter county.
w. A. Bowman, Jr., and A. f. Lipsey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15
a GOOD AUTOMOBILE FOc> SALE

/ am Offering my automobile for
sale. 1t is Cole "6'' seven pas
senger, in perfect running condition.
1t Is an excellent car for a large
family. Ny only reason for selling
is | want to buy a closed car. NeilI
ODonnell.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15
ONE FRENCH SHIP SUNK.
The Submarines Made Poor Score Las.
Week.

Paris Dec. 13.-In the week end
'hg December Sth only one French
steamship over 1000 tons was sunk BY
submarine None under that ton.
'age was sunk
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15

Haig iS a good name for a man who
commands tanks, for Iiaig and Haig
IL them. r. Jacksonville Times Union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15

Several of the bachelors from CamI
Jackson, and friends from Columbi,t
are expected for the wedding.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-15

FOR SALE-F. o. B. cars, Camp
jackson, stable manure; very little
straw. Car lold lots only. Chemi-
cal and Fertilizer value rated very
high by Clemson college. A. A.
Strauss. Sumter. S. c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
FIRST BASEBALL PLAYER TO ENLIST IN ARMY.

oldest of the baseball organizations.
For five years he has been the main
stay Of the Braves back of the bat, and
his work always has been conscientious
and marked by a degree of skill that
marked him a leader of those playing
his position. He came into unusual
prominence in the worlds series be-
tween Boston and the Athletics in the
fall of 1914, when the Braves were the
first to win the championship title by
taking four straight games.
Gowdy was the batting hero of the
series. He also caught all the games
for Boston, and his all-rOund playing
rs catcher was never more brilliant
in his career than in these games
Standing more than six feet, weighing
close 10 100 pounds, of fine intelligent
face, with Il shock of waving blond
hair, he always has been conspicuous
figure on the professional diamond
GOwdy sacrifices Il salary of $4,000 as O
bail player To serve his country in the
/ humble capacity of u private in the
4 Ohio National Guard.
All honor and glory to Gowdy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11

Baseball fans will never forget Harry
UIunk) GOwdy The tall blond catch
cr Of the Boston Braves has made his
name among professional bah players
hy no net on the diamond, although he
Is known by reputation wherever our
national game IS played.
GoWdy Is the first player among the
hundreds eligible for national service
in the major league who has enlisted.
by thus coming to the front by his own
voluntary, net he not only displays u
true AmeriCanism which reflects great
credit upon him personally, but also
that Of his profession. But he also has
done IN act that undoubtedly will be
emuatcd by others of the professional
diamond.
GuWdy Is no ordinary ball player.
Neither Is he Of ordinary mold. lie Is
q recognized leader among those Of his
profession; Il man with character and
brains. Govdy Is a man who would
have been successful In most any voca.
tion that he might have selected, had
not his skill as ball player made
him one of the best catchers in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
Rubber Producing Plants.

OF all producing plants, only
guavule grows wild within our borders.
In the Big bend territory in Texas
large district, only second in size to
the Cbihuahuan field in Mexico, IL
available Why not uxtrut- Tins ficfri-
over the arid lands of New Mexico,
Arizona and Nevada! Waste land
would be utilized and valuable pro-
duet secured. Guayule is not new TO
the American rubber man, unfortu-
natelv it is almost ancient history TO
him. 1t is safe TO say that there are
scattered over this country at least 30
deresinating plants, intended primarily
for the treatment of this rubber. At
one time they furnished about one
fifth of the entire rubber used in this
country The total production of the
Mexican guayule fields was about TO-
I, 600 tons of the washed and dried, but
not deresinated rubber a year, from
| 1905 to 1910. In 1911 it began to fall
off. and the recorded production for
1912 is $500 tons. About so per cent
of this production was exported to the
United States. Since 1912 guayule has
been comparatively unimportant.-
Metallurgical and Chemical Engineer
| ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
Sporting Notes.

Rudolph could not stand off the Reds
yesterday.
Witt was not in the lineup of the
recruit, played short.
McGraw has released George Smith,
former Columbia university pitcher, to
the Rochester club of the International
league.
"Wild Bill Donovan and "Jack
o 'Hara are working evidently on the
theory that if they shake up their line
up daily they may stand to win.
Someone miscued in not ringing in
ball game yesterday, the first Tuesday
afternoon off duty for the clerks. Prob
ably most of them were shaking hoe
instead of a bat.
Ray Caldwell was arrested in st. Louis
Monday night charged with the larceny
of a diamond ring valued at $3.50 from a
woman in that city on June 80. Caldwell
claimed the ring is In Cleveland and was
released under bond.
James Archer, veteran catcher of the
Cubs, has been released Internationally.
He was a hold-out at the beginning of
this season and has done little catching.
| llt - p'N'o " " ANN Oil dHOtHci
| National league club
Some game the Yankees won yester-
day. Baker, who has been hitting in old
time form lately whanged out five hits
out of six tries, one of them a double:
Miller got four out of five and one of
them was a home run.
Stallings is shaking up the Braves. He
has bought outfielders Walter Rehg and
Ray Powell from the Providence club,
released infieder Massey to the Provi
dence team, Outfeld Without to the Pitts
burg team by the waiver route and
pitcher Reulbach to Providence.
With the major league season half
over, Toney, a Cincinnati pitcher, is
showing the way to the twirlers in both
of the big leagues in the matter of
victories. He has turned in IA veto
ries to date, one more than Grover
Alexander and one more than Cicotte
in the other league. With the Redlegs
going well and the Phillies in a SLUMP
Toney looks better just now than Alex
ander. Then, too, the leading batsmar
of the National league is Cincinnati
man and there are one or two Others
of that club who are well up in tn,
front ranks of willow wielders, all o.
which helps the pitcher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
Far-Sighted.

An ambitious colored man had quit his
job and was being granted a new one
with another concern, when his Ell
plover asked him if he could be ready
to commence work in two weeks. He
replied: ~ fear dat it would be difficult
for me to be ready in two weeks, but |
could be ready in one week shore.
CLOVIS that?' asked his employer.
Wells in one week | can finish de
garden work. was his answer, but if
| is home den one week more de missus
would be rushin me into de middle of
house cleanin. christian Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
Cohens Beat the Smiths.

Smith is no longer the commonest
name in New York city. After 13l
years Of unbroken supremacy the
Smiths have at last been crowded out
by the Cohens. The 1917 New York
city directory contains 46 II columns
of Smiths and 10 IL columns of Co
hens. Third place goes to the Browns,
with the Levys finishing a strong
fourth. Messrs. Re and OF are tied
for the honors of having the shortest
name in the city, while Spires Papa
thanosopulos hold the record for length.
Forty million ems of type, weighing sc
tons, were used in printing the direc-
tory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
u. S. Has List of Those Who
Have Traded with Ger
many Through Neutrals
FUTURE SHIPMENTS
WILL BE REFUSED


to Secretary Lansing Names of Firms
Engaged in Traffic or Suspected of |
Having Hand in 1t.
WASHINGTON, July n.-Plans for
enforcing President Wilson's embargo
proclamation, with special reference to
the supervision of foodstuffs destined for
the neutral countries adjacent to Ger
many, materalized rapidly yesterday.
Probably the most important single
development was the announcement that
the intelligence division of the state de
partment has amassed a great amount
Of important information concerning
American firms formerly engaged in ship
ping commodities to the neGtrals for
trans shipment across the German from
tier.
During the early stages of the war,
when the United States disputed with
Great Britain the right to hold up or
even supervise commerce between Amer
lean ports and the neutrals. many New
York firms appealed to the state depart
| ment for protection Through carefully
/ scrutinizing the business of these firms
! the department was enabled to segregate
| the bona tide exporters from firms which
1 had entered into secret agreements with
German agents to ship products to the
Ineutrals, ostensbly tor local consump-
tion hut actually for delivery across the
border.
! In addition, the allied governments
have turned over to Secretary Lansing
the names of many firms who were either
engaged in this traffic or We're suspected
of having hand in it. All of this data
has been checked up by the intelligence
division of the department.
This material will be given to the eX
port councils advisory committee and
will be used as the basis for an informal
blacklist 1t is highly improbable the
government will publish any blacklist of
firms that will not be allowed to export
commodities to the neutrals, but when
ever one of these firms applies to the
lcouncil for permission to ship out of the
United States. the necessary license viii
be refused.
In other words, the government will
use the evidence already collected as
reasonable proof these firms have had Sc
cret but direct connections with German
customers.
The government will detail men from
the intelligence department to work
with the British agents in Germany who
keep careful account of every ton OF
supplies that crosses into the country
? 1t j. believed that through the operation
of this system the administration soor
will be able to diiferentiate between firms
which have a bona fide trade in the Scan
dinavian countries and those who pur
pose to attempt to get supplies into Ger
many by secret methods
If the neutrals receiving goods from
, this country fail to respect the desires O
! the United States, they will find al
supplies gradually will be shut off
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
PERSONAL.

Miss Lucille Howe is visiting this
week with relatives in Chester.
Miss Beatrice Batchelder has finished
work as clerk in Houghton & Simonds s
store.
John Lee of Pittsfeld, formerly of
Brattleboro, is spending a few days va
cation in town.
DR.. r. A. Gillicuddy of Turner's Falls
is in town today on business at the
MelrOse hospital.
Mrs. E. NJ. Higley went today to
Marlboro to visit several days with
Mrs. Jane Higley.
F. w. Putnam is on a business trip in
the northern part of the state. He will
be away all the week.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Stickney and
daughter, Dorothy, of Melrose, Mass. are
visiting relatives in town.
Lewis r. Brown began work yester-
day as clerk in the retail department Of
the Durham Brothers company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Brown and
daughter of Naugatuck, Conn. are Wis
iting his father, Henry Brown of Elm
street
Mrs. f. II. Crane and daughter, Mary
hitchcock Crane, are guests of Mrs.
Mary Fletcher Charlton at her home in
| Proctorsville
Mrs. A. l.. Rohde and cousin, Mrs.
William Murray of Barre, went yes
terday to Springfield, Mass. They will
| return today.
| Miss Katherine Foley, who had been
visiting few days with Mrs Cannon
of Elliot street, has returned to her
home in Burlington.
| Benjamin Gates, auditor of accounts,
and Jesse f. Joslyn, deputy auditor of
accounts, both of Montpelier, were in
town yesterday on business.
Mrs. Hennessy, Mrs. Long and daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret Long, of Bellows
Falls spent yesterday in town with Mr.
and Mrs. David Meanv, returning home
last night.
Miss Bernice Brown, who is employed
in the HOlstein- Friesian office, will &c
Saturday to her home in Bridgewater tC
stay several weeks on account of the
ILLNESS of her mother
Mr.. and Mrs. f. p Benson of New
York city, who had been guests at o
f. Benson s, went yesterday to Spot
ford lake, where they will spend July
at Pine Grove Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. l.. Hildreth and daugh
! tiers, Elizabeth and Charlotte, leave to
morrow on an automobile trip to West
more W.T., whence they will return by
way of the White mountains.
Miss Lillian Tinker, who had beer
employed as stenographer for II. L
, Olds, will GO tomorrow to her home il
Dover, n. n. Mrs. Harriet Bemis viii
take Miss Tinker s position.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Coudray ant
son, Wyman, returned this afternoon t
their home in Wethersfeld, Conn.,, afte
having visited here a few days at E. c
Crosby's. Mr.. Coudray and son ais
visited in Springfield, this state.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry A. Bingham an
two children, who have been visitin
r here two weeks with his parents, Nj
a and Mrs. c. F. Bingham, will go FIR
day to Schenectady, n. Y, to renal
until Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. "
H. Corser.
In the list of appointments announce
lat the Plattsburg training camp yestel
lday for the Sth New England compan
lappears the name of Frank Z. Philbric
a of Brattleboro as platoon guide. Sc
|, geant Philbrick of Company l is one c
It the Vermont national guardsmen sent
iPlattsburg for special training.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
LOSE ExTRA-lNNlNG GAMES
Giants Begin to Get Fdeety After
Contest Has Gone Beyond the
Regulation Distance.

One thing which Is absolutely essen
tlnl for the Giants 10 acquire to be
considered n real hlgh-class team is
the ability TO win extra-lnnlng games,
writes Frederick G. Lleb In the New
York Sun. Imagine team like the
old Cubs or the Athletics of few
years back being considered beaten
after game had passed the nine-ln-
ming stage. The Athletics practically
were unbeatable in extra innings. Yet
on the Polo grounds as soon as n game
goes into the tenth inning the fans say
Goodnight"
In way. the mentality of the Gil
ant players Is largely responsible for
this sO-called inning jlnx. They have
lost so many extrainning games at
home during the last two seasons that
they get fidgety after game goes be-
yond the regulation distance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
DIAMOND
NOTES

Looks like the Pirates aren't stand
ing, but STOPPING.
Guy Morton, the Cleveland pitcher,
has come back as well as ever.
Seven American league managers
are heartily in favor of Ruthless base
ball.
Judge is making a better record at
the bat as the Washingtons lead-off
man.
Umpire Al Orth has a son who is
second lieutenant in the United States
army.
Mule Watson Of the Cardinals Is a
great pitcher-against the Cincinnati
Reds.
Earl Mack, the son Of the Athletics,
is now with the Harrisburg team as
catcher.
The Detroits are down in the race,
but Ty Cobb is getting his base hits
just the same.
Maisel is as fast as ever. He is
worrying the enemy with his speed on
the base paths.
Casey Stengel has put the Dodgers
into their stride, which has been short
for long time.
"Mule" Watson has the speed and
curves, but he seems to lack the nee.
essary headwork.
Chief Myers stole a base the other
day. Next thing we know Ernie Koot
will be getting a hit.
Some baseball teams are not salts
fled to go South in March, but insis
on going South again in July.
Cy Falkenburg made two-base hi
the other day. Cy won't be expecte,
to get another hit until 1919.
Since he broke up his old champion
ship team Mack has tried $50 meI
including possibly % ball players.
Rolie Zeider is getting to be such
favorite with the fans that he |
cheered every time he comes to bat.
Bob Bescher, the Cards left fielder
is playing his tenth season in the M
tional league and is just as fast q
, ever.
One day Garry Hermann favore
an 1S-payer limit and the next da
he was opposed to 1t. Who talked
you Garry?
Philadelphians predict that Ruf
E Schauer will earn his salt for the At
letics, but whether that means an
thing or not depends on the price
: salt.
@ Trying to tell where those top thr
I National league teams will finish
L like trying to tell where you are
; looking out Of q train window
] night - -, -.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
PERSONAL.

II. j. Wilson and Fred Jacobs went
Monday TO Boston to remain during the
week.
Carl adams of the HuntresS-Adams
Co. was in town from Keene yesterday
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Maynard and
children are spending vacation of two
weeks in Egypt, Mass.
Miss Arvilla Wardner of Guilford is
spending a vacation here with her moth
err, Mrs. Annie Wardner.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Fisher are enjoy
ing an automobile trip in Massachusetts
and will be away several days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
RAY CHAPMAN HELPS INDIANS
Best shortstop In American League In
1915 Again Back in Stride
Is Speedy on Bases.

One factor in the Indians getting
into the first division Is the return of
Ray Chapman 70 the form he displayed
IN 1915, when he was known as the
best shortstop in the league when
every department of the game was
considered
lie Is fielding brilliantly again, is
hitting over 800, has made many ex-
tra.basc hits. Is getting on bases con-
slstently leads IN stolen bases and is
tied for second honors as a run-getter.
His speed on the bases has been
marvellous, especially when one recalls
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
The Burden.

First Weary Willie (studying war
news)-I wish the Russians would begin
again.
Second Weary Willie-Whya
First Weary Willie-'Cos we re doin
all the work at present.-Cassell s Sat
urday Journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
Only One Way.

There is some recession in food prices,
but the only chance we have to establish
terms of intimacy with fried chicken is
to have one of the Methodist pastors as
a dinner guest.-IIouston Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
The Flapper on the Land.

g hear you've worked on the land a
good many years, Mrs. Wigs. Well,
what toilet cream have you found best
for the hands 2''-London Opinion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11

Maybe this government will be able to
avoid the errors of other governments,
though individuals don't have much luck
at it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
National League.

National League Games Today.
st. Louis at Boston double header
Pittsburg at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York double
header.)
Chicago at Philadelphia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11

that three years ago he broke his an
kle and year ago was out month
with water on the knee, an accident
that many thought would result in his
slowing ~.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11

During the Civil war fool with politi-
cal pull could easily get an army commits
'sion; now, it's a question of hard study,
and the fool hasn't chance, no matter
who backs him
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American Lea que.
American League Games Today.

Boston at Detroit.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at ST. Louis.
Washington at Cleveland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11

Philadelphians predict that Rube
Schauer will earn his salt for the Ath-
letics, but whether that means any
thing or not depends on the price of
salt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-11

Trying to tell where those top three
National league teams will finish Is
like trying to tell where you are by
looking out Of a train window at
night -.ia -. g. ~s.s
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-22
World Gould Buy Peace An Enduring Peace Would Not
Be UOu

This Liberty Loan in part payment pearl peman
world and if should
rake and scrape into these Liberty Bonds.
The who standing between world
Wilhelm of Germany the things that keep wide the door
hell Hohenzonism and Pruanism They destroyed
and nations of good will peace ve
they die
This the why the Government is asking you
forward with share of this three billion dollar 1t
buy the pearl of peace that will bless and
make glad generations yet unborn
How much do peace? Measure your dcsre for it to-
day Liberty Bonds Pray for you like but pay for it with
down your knees you choose down
your pockets for if wish be really pou Buy Bond
and help make the world safe for peace. =.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-22

This Space Contributed by the
Following Harrisburg Merchants
Astrichs The Globe Clothing House
Bowman & Co. Fred B. Harry
Dives Pomeroy Stewart Kaufmans Undersellng Store
Doutrich & Co. Soutter's Csc Dept. Store
Henry Gilbert Son The New Store of VIM Strouse
Wilmer, Bair & Wilmer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-22

Unquesonaby would be because in the permanent
sured would be richer again than
This second Liberty Loan like the first investment
fighting the lid down
hard and FAST shut the door of this hell and to bar and
lock strongly that will not be able to break loose again
he pearl of great price which the world wants above all
things to-day peace that will last Not the of that
had before 1914 which simply armed international hostility
wacuy waiting for chance but the of God and of honest
which will all understanding and experience
We get pearl will pay enough for it, but
what it costs, it is worth the price