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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14

Inc second days attack by Gen.
horniloff in Eastern Galicia resulted
In taking several villages, a thousand
prisoners and three field pieces. AL
READY this branch of the Russian Of
ienslVe has resulted in driving a wedge
into the long standing Teuton line be-
tween Stanislau and Halicz and def
nitely breaking it. The continuation
OF the Russian pressure means the
speedy fall of Halicz, and opening the
way to Lemberg along two good rail-
road lines.
Inc continued German attacks on
the Aisne front suggest that It is n
sustained offensive in an effort to re-
gain the ground lost in the French
spring campaign. The French guns
are holding the Teutons in check
however. The British advanced slight.
ly east OF Messines ridge in Belgium
The Germass officially admit tha,
German forces fighting in the Stanis.
lau sector on Galician front yesterda,
withdrew behind the Lomnica river
The statement says that fighting in
creased in severity near Riga, Dvinsl
and Gmorgon, where the Russian,
surprised the world by striking :
heavy blow few days ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
PEACE RECOMMENDATIONS.
German Minority Socialists Issue
Lengthy Memorandum.

Lengthy Memorandum.
Stockholm. July 9.-Immediate con-
clusion of peace conditions which
shall include the establishment of an
international convention to bring
about general disarmament is the de-
mand of the international proletariat,
according to German minority Social
lists, who have just issued a lengthy
memorandum. Economic isolation of
States Is condemned, the memoran-
dum continues, and obligatory inter-
national arbitration has been institut-
ed. Eqdal rights of all inhabitants of
any country. regardless Of nationality.
race or religion. is an imperative ne
cessity. Other recommendations are:
Secret treaties must be abolished.
Notifications of frontiers must de-
pend on the consent Of the popula-
tions concerned and must not be ef-
fected by violence.
AnneXations and indemnities shall
be fixed on the basis Of the right of
nations to decide their own destinies.
Reestablshmet Of Serbia as an in
dependent autonomous State is nec-
essary.
The aspirations Of the Polish peo-
pie toward national unity is under
stood but to concede right of autonomy
to Russian Poland and refuse it to
Prussan mad Austrian Poland is ir-
recOncilable with the right of nations
to decide their own destinies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
ASKS FOR MORE MONEY.

Ship Board Plans Merchant Fleet OF
Five Million Moro Tons-First Ap.
preparation Used Up.
Washington. July s.--Another ap-
preparation Of half billion dollars
for shipbuilding probably will be ask
cd Of congress Immediately by the
administration. Contracts already let
and about to be closed. the shipping
board announced tonight. have ab-
sorbed the first $500, ,OOO. 900.
President Wilson's approval for the
programme IL yet to be obtained but
It is understood the president is in
full sympathy with officials who be-
lieve the allies can not win the war
until every resource is used to con-
struct great American merchant
fleet.
First estimates Of 100000 tons
construction within Is months will be
far exceeded. 1t was learned tonight, il
the plans Of the shipping board and
Maj. Gen. Goethals. manager Of the
boards emergency fleet corporation
are carried out. The present aim Is to
build at least 100000 tons dead
weight Of shipping In addition to ves-
sells already under construction for
private account which will be taken by
the government.
Announcement Of the intention to
ask for second appropriation was
contained In statement issued to-
night by Chairman Denman of the
shipping board which carried the init.
nation that the second sum may be
used largely for wooden construction.
The vast resources of quick wood
construction" 1t said. "are still far
from exhausted and we believe more
steel contracts can be placed. We
need wooden vessels of both slow and
fast speeds. The slower can relieve
our coastwise congestion and our car
shortage. Many wooden ships can be
built which are faster than the ma
)ority Of the vessels now crossing the
war zone"
Gen. Goethals' attitude towards
wooden ship construction still is
somewhat in doubt. but recent reports
have indicated that he is changing his
view somewhat and favoring a larger
wooden ship programme.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
LOOKING FOR GERMANS.
Fugftives from South America
Thought to be Aboard Swedish Ships
in American Port.

Atlantic Port, July 1O.-Two Swe-
dish steamers which are here for
bunker coal are being closely guard
ed by department Of justice agents
who are investigating reports that
they have aboard several Germans
who are trying 10 make their way
from South America to Germany. Re-
ports of the station in life and mis-
sion Of the Germans widely vary. No
one is allowed to leave the ships.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14

Washington. July 9.-The admins
tration bill to prohibit trading with
Germany or her allies during the war
was taken up today by the house and
such progress made that passage is
expected not later than Thursday.
General debate was concluded without
developing indications Of a prolonged
fight when the measure is taken up
for consideration Of the amendments.
Representative Lenroot of Wiscon-
sin led the opposition to the bill, main
tanning that some Of the provisions
to prohibit neutrals from trading with
the enemy or enemy allies while do
Ing business In this country were In
direct violation Of international law.
Representative Montague Of Virgin
la. In charge of the measure. indicat-
cd that he would accept amendments
agreeable to Mr.. Lenroot
The section which would permit the
taking over Of German patents In this
country for use during the war was
criticized by Representative LaGuar-
Ola or New York. He insisted that
salvarsan. "a German patent specific.
can not be compounded successfully
by American chemists and cautioned
the house that cancelling Of German
patents might result In seizure Of
American property in Germany.
A committee amendment making it
unlawful to transmit letter or any
message. picture. diagram or map 10
the enemy was explained by Repre-
sentative Esch Of Wisconsin as a pre-
caution against the versatility of the
German spy system.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
Rural Carrier Examination

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
nation for the county Of Sumter. s.
c.. to be held at Sumter, s. c.. on
July 2S, 1917 to fill the position of
rural carrier at Oswego. S. c.. and va
cancies that may later occur on ru-
raj routes from other post Offices I'm
the aforementioned county. The ex-
animation will be open only to male
citizens who are actually domiciled
in the territory of postofrice in the
county and who meet the other re-
quirements set forth in Form No
1877 This form and application
blanks may be obtained from the Of
nee mentioned above or from the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion at Washington, d. c. Applica-
tions should be forwarded to the
Commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable date. An exami-
nation will also be held for postmastcr
at Oswego. ...kl
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
WOODNIEN IN ATLANTA,


Atlanta, July 8.--Woodmen of the
World from all parts OF the United
States and some from Canada were
here tonight preparatory to the OPEN
ing Of the biennial convention to-
morrow. The convention. which is ex
pected to he attended by 1000 dele
gates. will last one week. Thousands
OF members OF the order who have
no official voice In The convention arc
arriving and members of the Atlanta
camp tonight said they had prepared
to take care Of 1000 visitors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14

Washington. July 1O.--The Ameri-
can commission to Russia has COM
pleted it's work and will start for home
soon. Officials believe that the COM
mission did much to steady Russia's s
new democracy. It is reported that
the mission will stop for official visit
in Japan. No official announcement
of this has been made.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14

DdkOta, Nebraska, Maine New Hamp-
shire. Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Del
aware, Maryland. District of Colum-
bia. Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina. Tennessee, Illinois, Montana,
Wyoming, Idaho. Washington, Ore
gon. Indiana. Kentucky, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas. Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas,
Missouri. Kansas. Colorado, New Mex
leo. Arizona. Utah and California.
iii. All persons hereby drafted
shall on and from the 5th day of Au-
gust. 1917, stand discharged from the
militia, and. under the terms of sec
ton two Of the act Of May Is, 1917,
be subject to the laws and regula-
tious governing the regular army, ex-
cept as to promotions, So far as such
laws and regulations are applicable to
persons whose permanent retention in
the military service on the active or
retired list is not contemplated by,
law.
NV. The members Of each COM
pany. battalion. regiment. brigade, di-
vision or other organization Of the
National Guard hereby drafted into
the military service of the United
States shall be embodied in organiza-
tions corresponding to those of the
regular army. The officers not above
the rank Of colonel Of said organiza-
tions of the National Guard who are
drafted and whose Offices are provided
for in like organization Of the regular
army. are hereby appointed officers in
the army Of the United States in the
arm, staff corps or department. and
in the grade in which they now hold
commissions as officers of the Nation
al Guard. such appointments to be ef-
fective. subject to acceptance, on and
from the 5th day of August. 1917, and
each Of them. subject to such accept
ance. is hereby assigned as of said
date to the organization in the army
of the United States composed of
those who were members Of the or
ganization Of the National Guard in
which at the time Of draft he held
a commission.
THE non commissioned officers OF
the organization of the National
Guard, the members Of which are
hereby drafted. are hereby appointed
non-commissioned officers in their
present grade in the organizations of
the army composed Of said members
and shall in each case have the same
relative rank as heretofore; and all
other enlisted men are hereby con-
firmed in the army of the United |
States in the grades and ratings held |
by them in the National Guard in all |
cases where such grades and ratings
correspond to grades and ratings pro-
vided for like organizations Of the
regular army. all such appointments of
non commissioned officers and con-
firmatOns OF other enlisted men in
their grades to be without prejudice
to the authority Of subordinate COM
mandcrs in respect of promotions, re-
ductiOns and changes in enlisted per-
sOnnel.
"V. Each organza ton of the mill
further orders, bear the same name
and designation as the former organi-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14

unfavorable conditions In North Da.
kota has declined almost 1000, 600
bushels to present promise OF 56.lO0,-
900 bushels. this being. however, still
about $1,000. 900 bushels above the av-
erage. and half that above last years
CROP"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14

zation Of the National Guard of whose
members 1t is composed
"VI. All necessary orders for COM
bining the organizations created by
embodying therein members OF the
National Guard and National Guard
reserve hereby draf, into the mill
tary service Of the United States into
tactical units will he issued
by the war department"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
RUSSIAN DRIVE UNBROKEN.
WEGE DRIVEN THROUGH LONG
STANDING AUSTRIAN LINE
IN GALICIA.

'pedy Fall of Halicz is Expected and
thc Way Opened to Lcmberg IL the
russian Offensive is Not Speedily
Checkcd-MOre Prisoners and Guns
Capturei-German Continue Often.
sive In Effort to Regain Lost Po.
sitions in France-British Make
Further Advance In Belgium.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
STOP ENEMY TRADE.
BILL TO PROHIBIT TRADING
WITH GERMANY NOW BE.
FORE THE HOUSE.

The Measure In Designed to Prevent
Food and Other Commodities Use
full tO Nations at War With United
States Reaching Them Either Di-
rectly or Through Neutral COun.
tries.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
COTTON FURNISHES FOOD.
Food Commission Issues Estimate OF
Contribution to Food Supply.

Washington, July 10.-The food ad-
mfnistration commission has estimated
that this years cotton crop will yield
one hundred and eventy-four million
gallons Of Gotten seed oil and more
cake.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
FIRING ACROSS BORDER.
Mexicans Fire Fifty Shots Across Rio
Grande-American Patrol Returns


Ell Paso, July 10.-Fifty shots were
fired by MeXicans across the Rio
Grande last night at Harts Mill. The
fire was answered by the American
patrol. 1t is believed the firing was
done to hide smuggling operations.
There were no casualties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-14
NATIONAL GUARD DRAFTED.
WILSON ISSUED OR.
DER CALLING ALL STATE
TROOPS INTO SER
WOE.

This is The Last Step Necessary to
Make the Entire National Guard
Available for Service in France
Troops Will be Modified in Two In
crements-SOuth Carolina Rcgi-
mcnts Called Out OH July 25th.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
Tennis Season Has Started at Y. M. c. A.
 Seaside Park Courts

Tennis sharkshof the Y. M. c. A. ten- his club played on the Seaside courts this afternoon. For several years the Y. M. c. A. club has had it's courts ready weeks before those of any other club and they scored another triumph today. As the Y.. M. c. A. has held the championship in both singles and doubles for three years, their energy in having their courts ready today, Indicates that they are out for a strong bid for supreme honors again this year.
 Eric Rising, local sabre champion, Donald Waldhaus, junior duelling sword champion, and Thomas Will more will compete this day in the pre- liminaries for the national champion ship. The contest will be held at the N. Y. A. c. The best fencers in the country will enter that contest.
 The local men are in splendid form, particularly Eric Rising. If he does not win he will give a classic exhibition. Donald Waldhaus will compete in the duelling sword and sabre. He is feared in New York notwithstanding he is the youngest fencer in the country to take part in such an important contest. Thomas Willmore, president of the Y. M. c. A. Fencing club, will also compete with the two weapons sabre and duell- ing sword.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
THE BATEMANS

It will be just a quarter or a cen- tury tomorrow since Leah Bateman- Hunter was born in England, and from the day of her birth she was de- stined for the stage. Her ancestors for five generations had been theatri cal favorites on both sides of the Att lantic, and when she was seven years old she made her debut at St. James
 theatre in London. She early be-
 came one of the most popular of Eng
 fish actresses, and added to her suc-
 cess when she came to America to
 play in the i1f-fated New Theatre in
 New York. Of her many distinguish
 ed ancestors, perhaps the most fam
 ous was Miss Kate Bateman. SfThe
 latter was born in Baltimore in 1S42,
 and as a child she and her sister FL
 len became the sensation of amuse-
 ment loving New York while playing
 at Barnum Museum. The Bateman
 Sisters, as they were known, were the
 stage heroines of our grandfathers.
 Kate Bateman became wealthy and
 famous, and married George Crowe, an English physician, identifying her. self with the management of a Lon- don theatre. Her daughter, known
 on the stage as Miss Sidney Grove,
 married George Harrison Hunter, an
 English actor who played with Soth- ern. Miss NethsrsolA. AnA G1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
CLAIMS RED SOX ARE GOING ABOVE
 THEIR REAL PACE

New York, April 14.-Bi1l Donovan,
 manager of the Yankees, gives a slc- cinct and convincing explanation of why the Red Sox have beaten the Yankees twice. They're hitting and we aren't,'' is Bills explanation,
 which. come to give it due thought, is sufficient. Everything the Red Sox have tried has gone through, and
 most everything the Yankees have tried has collapsed. For that reason there has appeared to be a much greater difference of class between the two teams than there really is.
 There isn't a team in the American league which has a. better chance for the pennant that the Red Sox, but they haven't the chance their two games here would appear to give them. They don't outc)Ass their com pany,, and it won't do to be carried away by the ease with which they have won two games and by the suc- cess attending their manoeuvres.
 No teamNin their league is the least
 bit in awe of them, particularly the
 Yankees. who, though clearly out played twice, are in a good position to know that they are below their nor-
 nal form and that the other fellows, strong team though they are, can't continue any such unbeatable ball as they have played here. That would be playing above their, normal form.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
HOWARD DREW IS BEATEN BY KELLY
 C IN GREAT SPRINT

Howard Drew, for several years the national sprinting champion, came back, but not quite far enough, in d thrilling race, or rather a<pair o1 thrilling races, at the Smart Set A. C. indoor games in the Thirteenth Regi- ment Armory last night.
 Andrew B. Kelly of Holy Cross Col lege, the national 30O-yard champion interposed between Drew and an ab- solute claim to 8 return to his old time form, for Kelly defeated the sturdy little negro sprinter by inches in the returning of the Century Spe- cia1, an especially arranged 100-yard dash.
 Drew, who was said to have suffer ed a more or less severe stroke of par alysis last summer, was exceedingly agile for paralytic and gave evidence that his running days are far from over. He breasted the tape so close to Kelly in the first innings of the race that the judges, after much wrangling, declared it dead heat, and in the second contest he was defeated by the Holy Cross champion by less than half a foot. The time for both races was 10 1-5 seconds, just a fifth of 8 second slower than Drew's own in door record for the distance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
Red Sox to Appear Against Colonials In
 MeTiden Tomorrow

l, New Hayen, April 14-Many New Haven baseball fans will go to Meri- den tDnsoErow afternoon to witness the baseball classic between the Boston Red Sox, worlds champions, and the Co1onaa1s of this city. Tho contest has attracted considerable interes. ff1ruuEdhOut tl1e state and the manage ment looks forward to a capacity crowd Tho game will be played a-- Hanover park and will get under way at g. o'clock
 Manager Weass of the Colonia1s an- nDhnced last night that he has strengthened his team in hopes of making the champions hustle every minute 70 win. He has engaged a western college star. Clyde Waters win be behind the bat, while other notables will include BuognAxro, of Colunhda; Ksaeher, formerly of Prince ton, and several ex-co1lege captains of note. Watrous. the ez-Yale 1wfr1er, will ' be held in reserve.
 Manager Jack Barry te1egraphed his lineup to Manager Weiss last night which includes live players who get ip- to tho game every day. The inenps: Hooper. rf.' Barry, zb: Gather, 1b; Lewis. If; Shorten, cf: Janvrin. 3b: Scott, ss: ASnsw. C: Wyckon. p3 Tyson,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14

eyes of women glistened, and the hearts of men beat. There was some thing about those boys swinging across the field of spreading green which reused the fire of patriotism and recalled the spirit that, in years gone by, sent another little lonely band-the minute men-hu1ry1ng across the fields of Lexington. They were met by such cheers as might have greeted them had they actually been on their way to the front. The Boston players stood in struggled dis order about the plate and Joined in the applause. They looked rather dis consolate. Boston was the one Amer ican league team which was unable to secure a drill master.
 In the accompanying illustration are shown the Yankees marching in mil- itary formation across the field headed by Major Dorey, center; Captain Illus ton, left; Colonel Ruppert, right. Alongside the ball players is Sergeant Gibson, the man who taught them
 military tactics. The center picture shows Caldwell, the Yankee pitcher, sliding into third in the third inning. He is safe. The lower picture shows Major General Leonard Wood shaking hands with Captain Donovan of the Yankee team. Incidentally the Red Sox won the game 10 to 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE IN SPRING
 SERIES SHOWED UP BETTER Records in 1nter-League Contests Indicate Im- provemeht of OhnsOn Circuit

New York, April 14.-American League baseball teams made much better showing in the/ recent ante season, inter-leagne games against the National League clubs than was the case year ago. Out of the fifty odd contests scheduled during the pre- H1ninary and training season just closed, thirty eight games were play ed, of which the National League teams won nineteen, the Americans eighteen and one ended in a tie. Last spring thirty-nine games were play7 ed, of which the senior league clubs captured twenty-four and the Ban Johnson c1a1smeH fifteen. Mi
 The improvement of the American League combinations in these early season contests is shown in other ways aside from the winning of games A year ago the Nationals sco1ed twenty-nine more runs than theE rivals ;this spring the margin was but three. In the batting the junior league players outhit their op- ponents by a total of fifteen hits while twelve months ago the Nationals had piled up lead of nineteen safe error colRnnn the final figures show ties at the end of the play. In the error column, the final figures show seven to the Nationals seventy-fve. In 1916 the total was American 5S; Nationals 61. |
 The results of all the games played this spring follow:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
JIM JEFFRIES IS
 REAL RANCHMAN
 OUT IN CALIFORNIA

'
 Jim Jefries, who will be AZ years old tomorrow, is now a ful-fiedged ranchman. The former heavyweight champion opened a cafe in Los /An- gelAs some years ago, but he has soured on the booze business, and is now devoting his entire attention to his cattle ranch and dairy business. >The big fellows ambition is to get toeether herd of Holsteins that will ,outclass anything of the kind in America, and it is said he is already well started toward the realization of his ambition
 As kid, Jeftr1es spent some time on . ranch, and he has always been fond of tie country and of open air activities Jefrs dairy plant is strict 1y modern, and all his cows are milk ed by electricity. He has lost most of his interest in the fight game, and hunttng and fishing are his favorite lifverslons-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
SlSLER'S BATTING HELPS ST. LOUIS
 BEAI NHITE sox

St Louis, April 14George Sis1er, the former star of the University of Mlchigan and versatile member of the Browns, practically defeated the Chicago White Sox single handed in the second game of the series at SporteHnan.4 Park yesterday after uoon.
 The inst baseman hz4nMered out a double and home run which enabled Jones' warriors to triumph over their rivals by a score of runs to B.
 The redoubta1ble Eddie Collins also helped the Browns to their victory by pulling an ineDcusab7e bone in the first inning On fCxce play at sec ond to get Hhotten, Collins took his foot or the bag before the ball reach cd his waiting hands. Sisler follow cd with a double and the outdielder scored
 In tho fourth with Ward Miller on second the first baSem2n drove the baU over the right dead wall, giving the Browns two more runs l