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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10

While in Columbia last Friday, Sec
retary ReardOn also conferred with
hartman ID. r. COker, and Execu-
tive Secretary Reed Smith of the
South Carolina State Council of De-
cnse regarding the State Council OF
Defense public health two weeks
ampaign the first part of August
.umter County was placed i'm the
ront ranks by the committee in this
liz fight against preventable diseases
nd unnecessary premature deaths,
nd Chairman A. G.. Phelps, of the
sumter County Council of Defense.
nd his one hundred and fifty asso-
Gates of this council will see to il
hat Sumter county does its patriotic
luty in making the two weeks public
health campaign success.
The WOman's Committee of the
sumter County Council of Defense
will take an important cooperative
art in this public health campaign.
N'ull particulars will be published i'm
/ few days Everybody, white and
,olored, young and old, will be con
scripted for this big drive. There is
rlenty of work ahead for all who are
looking for an opportunity to serve
their country. Volunteers are wanted
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10
TIE RUSSIAN CRISIS.
OniciaI Announcement Of American
Policy Expected Shortly.

Washington, July S.-Intimations
were given i'm official quarters today
that a formal announcement regard
ing the present attitude of the Unit
cd States government toward Russa
might he expected shortly. SO far ne
official statement of any kind has been
made to throw liTht on the import.
ant decision. reached Saturday when
he president conferred with cabnei
officers. army and navy officials.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10

10 the colors Col. Uarr,, C,,tIor ba g
oeen named AS chairman Of the Jew
lSh Welfare Board, and he has is-
"ued a call for 100 especially quail
hed workers. The board wants men
between 81 ana 80 years Of age 10
ehiist for the work and he insists up-
Oh the highest type Of American
Jews. He says the present field
workers OF the Jewish Welfare Board
III camps ana naval training stations
throughout the country will bc sent
over "aS fast as they develon The nac-
essary qualifications" but there is
AN imperative and immediate neces-
slty for older and highly gifted men"
ne wisely says Chat 40 man, "whcth-
er bank or college president or can
tain Of industry, is too big for this pa
'rlotlc job Colonel Cutler contends
that the possibilities for national
service at the front "challengcs the
best talent of the leaders OF educa-
l'on and industry-mcn willing TO
lace hardship and danger. in order
to cheer and inspire the troops OF
our faith who are war-weary or home
sick and who are facing extraordinary
We anticipate that this
call will have material response from
North Carolina, whose Jewish citi-
%enship stands among the highest
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10
BACK TO THE FARM,
United States Department of Labor
Representative i'm the City.

y special examiner from the en-
ployment division of the United States
department of labor in the person of
DR.. William Jennifer, colored, of
Washington, ID. c., lis in the city. Farm
labor conditions are now claiming the
attention of the United States labor
department and DR.. Jenn:fer is here
looking into these conditions and
trying to induce the people who live
i'm the city to give labor support to
the farmer in his struggle to increase
the nations food products.
In an interview Examiner Jennifer
said: Labor should be eouitablv dis
ributed and properly employed and
this is the aim of the United States
department of labor whose efforts in
This direction, through the employ
ment service, have already proven
OF great value to the organized in
dustries OF this country The in
creased consumption, and the decreas.
ed sources, of our food productions
conditions incident to the war-give
cause for immediate efforts to stimu-
late an interest in such labor as have
to deal with the food products of the
farm.
The desire is to help ME farmer
and the farm laborer to a realiza
tion of the grave duties which i'm
peratively rest upon them i'm uniting
heir efforts as food producers for the
future salvation of the nation and it
'llied forces in this terrible war This
is the most crucial period of the
worlds history and this nation, i'm
consideration OF the gravity of the
situation. is conserving its energies
md directing its economic forces. In
he plans for uniform industrial actiy-
.ty there is no place for the idler. The
die man is inimical to the success Of
democracy and a~menace to the we'll |
IL.
This nation is uncomfOrtably sit |
iated between the upper and neither
nillstones of war and famine. Tie |
soldier is taking care of the war stua-
ion as best he can. The farmer is
expected to take care of the food sit
latiOn. How well he does this is con- |
ingent upon the labor support that
$ given him.
The country is practically denuded |
# farm labor and the farmer must |
raw and improvise his labor force !
rom the people who live i'm the cities |
Examiner Jennifer addressed the J
'olored citizens of Sumter Sunday mt |
wo of the colorcd churches, the A |
VI. Il. church and the Colored Pres
'yterian church. The Back to the
arm movement" was explained and |
Urged by the speaker.
Mr.. Ralph Izard, with headquar-
ers at Richmond. is superintendent OF |
his division which includes this State
md three other States which when |
taken together comprise a farm zone |
Mr.. M. A. Coykcndall of Washington. |
}. c.. is chief of the United States |
arm labor division and Mr.. ]. b. |
DensmOre lis director of the United |
states employment service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10
Chamber of Commerce Notes.

The Sumter business establishments
mould back up Moore Brothers, the
new Sumter Tobacco Warehouse man.
ayers, by attending the daily tobacco
sales, or having representatives on
lhe Warehouse floors, and boosting
the Sumter tobacco market In 9th
cr tobacco markets, the merchants
and bankers take great interest in
Guiding up the local tobacco market
and Sumter should do the same
thing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10

type in the nation. Colonel Cutler
makes it plain that every person re-
spending to this call must be i'm ac-
cord with the war policy and princi-
pies Of the United States and must
believe thoroughly in the aim and
necessity for the war" No draft man
OF age viii be considered-applican
must DE between the ages of 81 and
30. but in exceptional cases men over
80 will be accepted. These workers
are to be sent to biliets, to trenches.
10 hospitals and even into No Mans
Land. They will cooperate with the
Y. NJ. c. a. and the knights of CO.
iumbus in all athletic. recreational and
social functions in the same degree
mat has obtained in America, this in
addition to the more serious tasks OF
general welfare work 1t is indeed
one Of the highest calls to civilian SER
vice. The country must stand in adj
,nlratiOn Of the sentiments expressed
by Colonel Cutler in, urging his people
to contribute their share "of man and
heart power in the discharge of their
civilian work" n work which has
made it possible to send into the field
thc finest and cleanest army, moral
ly, spiritually and physically, that
ever took up the implements of war;
fare for just and holy cause"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10

AT the meeting of the county food
administrators held in Columbia last
friday which was attended by admin
atrators from every county in South
Carolina, State Food Administrator
William Elliott, requested the admin
istrators from every county to pledge
their hearty cooperation and loyal
support in the big Statewide food
1ampaign of the United States De-
Nouncil of Defense which will he in
augurated i'm a couple Of weekD.
Every county food administrator
attonding the meeting enlisted for
.crvice and pledged their counties to
rganize for the wheat, winter gar
len and other food drive to grow food
TO help win the war.
T.. |. ReardOn, assistant county food
administrator for Sumter county.
speaking for County Food Admins
traitor G. y. Lennon, and the county
Iood administration and the Sumter
'ounty Council Of Defense and the
umter Chamber of Commerce, guar-
ntced that these three bodies would
let busy as soon as called upon and
nat the farmers OF Sumter County
viii do their full and patriotic duty to
..elp win the war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10
THE ALBERT ORTIZ CASE.
Court Of Appeals Anirms District
Court Opinion.

Ashcville, ~. c., July 6.-Thc Unit
ed states Circuit Court of Appeals sit
ting I'm the appeal OF Albert Orth.
sentenced for disloyalty and seditious
uttcranccs I'm the District Court at
Charleston. $. g.. today affirmed the
opinion Of the latter court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10
report at u. Liberty street W. =. =
No. 81 for Month of June.
Imagine Its Size.

When you are getting "a steak. bet
ter buy il 10y telephone; il won't look
any bigger face to Memphis,
Appeal.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30
z POLIYKI.

Tuscon, Ariz. 80 pazdziernika.
- Republikanski kandydat do
Kongresu z Arizony jest obecnie
w czynnej s}uzbie wojskowej we
Francyi. lego demokratyczny o.
ponent uzywa calej swej SHY, ably
bye wybranym ma ten urzqd. Ma
odezwc PREF. Wilsona do narodl
obywatelc L Tuscon tax odpoWie-
dzieli: ,OdnoSnie do Twego a.
pelu do narodu amerykanskiego
0 wybor demOkratycznego kon--
gresu, czy masz jakiekolwiek "a
rzuty przeciw wybraniu porucz-
nika M~addock'a, kt6ry obecnie
pelni czynna sluzbe ola kraju?
Czy sadzisz, re jego wybor miai-
by bye zle zrozumianym poza O.
ceanem? Ma odwrot, czy jego po-
grom polityczny ME by}by uwa-
zany "a opieranie sic programme
wi wojennemu Ameryki? Poru--
cznik Maddox jest tylko typo
wynn republikaninem. Setki ty-
siecy takich jak OH valley w SEE
regach armii amerykanskiej pre-
civ narzucaniu wolf jednego clio
w;eka. Setki tysiecy taSich jak on
valley tutaj W donu przeciw te-
mu samemu. To jest ich odpo--
wiedz ma zarzuty PREF. Wilsona
przeciw ich partly, zarzuty, ja--
koby niezdolni byli zajmowaG
sic sprawami publicznemi."
AMERYKA BUDUJE 1000 MO
TORcW LIBERTY" TYGo--
DNIoWO.
Washington, 80. pazdziernika.
- Produkcya motorow Liberty"
doszfa obecnie W tym kraju do
takiej olbrzymiej wielkosci, &c
potrzeba bylo ograniczyc ia
wskutek ~przeszk6d, jake powsta
jq W wysylce tychzc do Francyi.
Podczas calego miesiaca wrze5-
MIA ~produkcya tych motor0w wy
nosila 1000 ma kazdy tydziei. Cd
1go czerwca wyslano do Francyi
$500 tych motor6w.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30
Z VQjNY

Dokonczenie re strongly |
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30

re, przeszli Ipek i Diakovo.
Paryz, 80. pazdz. - Krol Mike
laj czarnogorski wysiaf deklara-
eye do Jugo-SlOwian, W ktorej
wyraza swQ radoSt, z powodu cd
powiedzi prezydenta Wilsona do
Austryi ! mowi: ,,OSwiadczam IL
roczyscie, re Czarnogora stanie
sic cze$cia Jugo-Slawii." Krol
Jest zwolennikiem skonfederowa-
nej Jugo-Slawii.
Z PANSTWA T~URECKIEGO.
Londyn, 80. pazdz. - Turecki
minister w Bernie w Szwajcaryi
wreczyi przedwczoraj ministrom
hiszpanskiemu i brytyjskiemu IT,
rzedowa note turecka, domagaja-
ca sic odrebnego pokoju z pan
swami alianckiemi. Wiedenskie
depesze m0wia, re Turcya poi
die "a przykladem Buigaryi i
podda sic bezwarunkowo.
Ateny, 80. pazdz. - Zaburze--
MIA rozpoczely sic W Konstanty-
nopolu i Smyrnie stosownie
do depeszy Z Mytilene do PATHS.
w obydwu miastach, dodaje de-
Desza atakoWanO NiemcoW.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30
MA BALKANACH.

Paryz, 80. pazdz. - Urzedowy
rapport W sprawach operacyi ma
Balkanach donosi, re Alianci do
tarli do shawnee yzelaznej Bra
my mad Dunajem. Komunikat
m6wi: Ma froncie mad Dunajem
W okolicy Vidin i zelaznei Bramy
toczyly sic zaciete walki artyle-
ryi. Serbskie przednie straze do
tarly do Stragari, Rada i Rezewa,
20 kilometr6w ma polnoc cd Kra.
sujevac i wzieiy kilkuset jehc0w,
lilka dzial i mitraliez. w kierun-
ku Ujice i ma granicy herzegovina
sznei GZx2cswcpap vGjwychk 3
skiei serbskie oddzialy dotariy
do przesmyku Cacak, a .Jugo-Slo-
wianie, operujacy W CzarnQg6--
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30
VILLA GLORY MA INFLU-
ENZE.

Presidio, Tex, 80. pazdz. -
Dosziy tn udwoadniajace wiado-
moSci o pobycie Will jego Gale
go sztabu wojskowego blisko
granicy amerykanskiej. Jeden wy
wiadowca wojskowy donosi, II
Villa Z cala swq armia znajduje
sic 80 mil ma pofudnie cd granicy
amerykahskiej, inny, re banda je-
so jest zupeinie ma granicy ma
przeciw Indo, Te., ! re brat Will,
Hippolit, przekroczyi granice a
merykahskq. Wielka liczba zolnie
rzy mexykanskich ~opuScila Oil
raga i udaia sic w strong Mulatto.
Villa byl widzianym ma po}udnie
cd Chihuahua City; jest podobno
L- 49,, :,f1,,or1a
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30
SCHWAB GLORY.

Nowy York, 3O-go pazdzierni-
ka. - Dyrektor g~eneralny orga-
nizacyi The Emergency Fleet
Corp" Charles M. Schwab, kto.
ry niedawno temu otrzymai po-
leeenie cd swego lekarza Cd
poczynku, wskutek silnego
zaziebienia sic. spedzit bardzo
niespokojnq noe. c. NJ. Schwap
jest uwazanym "a jedna Z maj
wiekszych w tym kraju powag /
sit amerykaiskiej marynarki han
dlowej.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30

kew, ale zOstali odparci. Zacista
walka toczyia sic W poblizu lasu
Bellcu, kt6ry z~najduje sic W re-
kach Amerykanow.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30

kew, ale zostali odparci. Zacista
walka toczyia sic W poblizu lasu
Belleu, kt6ry znajduje sic w re-
kach Amerykanow.
OFENSYWA WLOSKA.
Rzym, 80. pazdz. - Ma froncie
wloSkim walka toczy sic juz cd
5zeSciu dni i zaznaczyla sic zde-
cydowanym oPorem re strony
Austryak6w. Kieruja oni sw6j o
gien dzialowy przeciwko mostom
ma rzece Piave, a take sprawia-
il wiele klopotu Aliantom swemi
acroplanami. Ale skoro Alianci
iaz znalezli sic ma drugim brzegu
rzeki, pocbod ich zdaie sic bye
niewstrzymany. Jency austryac-
cy zeznaja, re mic ME wiedz2 o
politycznej sytuacyi w giebi kra-
iu i re wysiiki rzqdu austryackie-
60 W Sprawie rozejmu i pOkoju 50
i'm nieznane, auStryacka poczta
wojenna bowiem wstrzymaia
wSzelkie koresponedencye Cd ME
iaL;cgo czaSu. Obecna oiensywa
rozpoCzela sic 10 pazdziernika, d
Ie walka. ma dobre rozwineia sic
dopicro q tego miesiQca. Pre-
Aroczono rzeke ! pozostawiono ia
daIeko W lyle W okolicy Montel-
10. w innych zaS punktach rugby
mad rzekQ odbywajq sic w nalezy
tim porzadku mimo Silnego og-
MA .dziaIoyego Cd strony au-
stryackicj. Ostatnie LIME oporu
" centralnych pozycyach mad RE
kq Pave zostaiy wczoraj llama
nc przcz poiaczone silly francu--
skic, brytyjskie ! wloskie. Allan
q posuneli sic az XII Nayolla, kto-
re zoSta}o zdobyte przez zwycie-
skich Wloch6w, inne zaS ich Cd
dziaiy wkroczyiy do San Lucia di
Fiavc ! Nazzoli, d~ocierajac do
MIonticano.
Londyn, 80. pazdz. - Wojska
brytyjskie i wioskie, pedz2c
pred SODA Austryak6w I ziemi
wIoskiej, stanely wczoraj mad
rzcka Monticano ma przestrzeni
20 mil. lIonticano jest maiym
strumieniem, kt6ry plynie 6 mil
ia wSch6d Cd Piave, niemal row.
nolegle do tel rzeki. Nieurzedo--
WV rapport donosi, re wczoraj
vzieto dodatkowo 10000 jehc6w
austryackich. CO daloby ogolnQ
liczbe ma wioskim froncie $4,000.
Alianci posuneli sic W najdalszym
punkcie 10 mil naprzod. Austry-
acy majq ma tym froncie przeszio
100000 wojska, ktorego wieksza
Geese stanowia Wegrzy. Pewna
depesza donosi, re arcyksiaze Jo-
zef poSpieszyi ma front, ably objat
dowodztwo mad armia w miejsce
marszalka polnego Borevica.
N~IEPODLEGLE PANSTWO
WEGIERSKIE.
Kopenhaga, so. pazdz. - Me
zawisie i antydynastyczne pan
stwo utworzono ma Wegrzech
ped kierownictwem hrabiego Mi
chala Karolyi'ego w porozumie--
nju z Cezcho- Slowakami i Jugo-
S}owianami, donoSza raporty Z
Wiednia do Politiken. w movie
swej w Budapeszcie Karolyi O.
SwiadczyI, re przedstawit sw6j
program cesarzowi Karolowi, ale
cesarz ME przyjqi go. Wtedy Ka-
rolyi wprowadzil w Gym swoj
plan NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
MINISTERSTWO LIKWIDA-
CYJNE.
Kopenhaga, 80. pazdz. - De-
pesza z Wiednia donosi, re cesarz
Karol przyjai rezygnacye barona
Hussarka jake premiere austrya-
ckiego w niedziele a zamianowal
ma lego miejsce prof. H. Lamma-
scha. Stosownic do depesz prof.
Lammasch stworzy ministerstwo
llkwidacyjnc, ~ziozone Z bezstron-
rych urzednikow, kt0rzy bed9
micli "a zadanie zawrzec szybko
pokoj i przcnieSc sprawy Z rzadu
.o,+-,I,or1 40 rz,dSuU u1rndo-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30
TELEGRAMY KRAJOWE
Dokonczen;e &c strongly l

DOhOllNLSIlGN ~ SGISllIN1
cddadza ma rece Niemiec. Gdyby
u ME nastapiio teraz, to tylko
dlatego, re Alianci postanowili
czekac ma daisy rozwoj sytuacyi
wewnetrznej w Austryi i Turcyi.
Ameryka bowiem otrzymala
wczoraj W formie urzedowej no.
Ite Cd rzadu austryackiego, Z pro-
Sba o zawarcie pokoju ma w}asna
reke. Nota ~przesiana byla do de-
partamentu Stanu przcz ambasa-
&C szwedzka. Wediug opinii tu--
tejszych dyplomatow, Ameryka
ME odpowie zaraz ma te note.
Najpierw zawarto5c tel noty cd
dana bedzie pod rozwage radzie
~wojennej, a potem dopiero naSta-
pi odpowiedz ma MIA.
Wzgledem warunkow rozejmu
Ameryka ma juz swa wlasna OPT
nie i plany gotowe. Tutejsi urze-
dnicy armii i marynarki godza
sic jednmoySlnie ma nastepujace
warunki ~odnoszace sic do spraw
mo-skich: l. Opuszczenic przez
wszystlie zaiogi okret0w wojen-
nych, z wyj9tkiem takiej liczby,
jaka bedzie potrzeba do utrzy--
mywania porzqdku wewnatrz i
ma pokladzie okretow. ?. Usunie-
Gle &c wszystkich statk0w wo-
jennych aparat6w telegraph iskro-
wego. 3. Usuniecie wszystkich
blokad podmorskich. 4. Wolne
przejScie amerykahskiej ! alianc-
.k;ej marynarki do portu Kiel. ).
Zajecie przez wojska alianckie
Helgolandu, hub innej fortecy
morskiej. 6. Rozbrojenie wszyst-
kich nurow niemieckich. Niekto-
r7y nawet oficerowie amerykan--
Soy domagajq sic absolutnego Cd
DANA pod kontrole Aliantow
wSzystkich nurow niemieckich,
.jako warunku rozejmu.
.WYPADKI ~AEROPLANOWE.
San Diego, Cal, 80. pazdz. -
Nadporuczn;k ]. Kinnear Z New
man, Cal, lotnik PREY armii po--
niosI Smiert ma miejscu, gdy aero
plan jego>z niewiadomych PREY
czyn spad} ma ziemie.
Forth Worth, Tex, 80. pazdz
- Kadeci II. D.. Burnett i Howell
w. Williams Z Barronfield ponie.
sli Smierc wskutek kolizyi aero
p2anow. Burnett pochodzi z
Dodge City, Kansas.
Mount Clemens, Mich. 30-go
pazdz. - Porucznicy o. P. Jack
son z Buffalo, n. Y. A. Sivley, z
Raymond, Miss, p~oniesli Smierc
ma miejscu ma polu lotniczem
pod nazwq ,,Selfridge Field, gdy
aeroplan, ktorym lecieli spadf ma
ziemie Z wysoko5ci 1000 stop.
Houston, Tex. 80 pazdz. -
Porucznik VI. F. Maxwell Z New
Hope, Pa. odni6si bolcsne obra-
Izenia po caiem ciele, gdy aero
plan, ktorym %leciaf, uderzyl W
wierzcho}ek drzewa i spadi ma
lziemie.
HURLEY KASUJE OLBRZY-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30
HURLEY KASUJE OLBRZY-
ME OKRETO-

Washington, 3o-go pazdzier'
.nika. - Hurley, Prezes wydziafu
okretowego, skasowa} olbrzymle
zam6wienie, wynoszace S60OOO.-
200 dane warsztatom okreto-
wynn, ~nalezacym do bethlehem
Steel Co." w Alameda, Cal. Ia
przestano zupeinie piracy mad
.dokami, gdzie iniano wybudowac
.pewna liczbe okret6w o pojemno-
Sci 1900 ton. Wediug informa-
cyl zasiqgnietej Cd urzednikow
wydziaiu okretowego wydziai ten
ma razie ma d~ostateczna iloSc o.
kret6w, ma przewoz woisk do
IFrancyi. Okretami tymi, Amery-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30
Giosujcie ne
A. ROSTENKOWSKIEGO
ma Senatora ~Stanowego.
(Ogi.

ka ma wys}ac so dywizyi wojska
do czerwca nastepnego roku.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-10-30
,llO2 ia
WSTRZY,
MAMA
MANA.

Washington, 80. pazdziernika.
- Generality chirurg BREASTED
zswiadomii dzisiaj, re epidemic
iufluenzy juz minela w dziesieciu
dystryktacb marynarki. W jed
nym tygodniu =auwazono zmniej-
szenie sic liczby wypadk6w in
fluenzy Z ABB do 2,o9l. General
ny chirurg armii zawiadomi', re
we wszystkich obzoach zastoso--
wano z wielkim skutkiem zastrzy
kiwanie serum przeciw epidemicz
ne.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-02
SCOUTING AIDS ARMY LIFE.

That serving the boy scouts is a
thorough mode of preparation for serv-
ing Uncle Sam has been the expert
ence of Minneapolis scout masters who
have entered various branches Of the
army and navy service.
Scout Executive L. D. Dale has re-
ceived letters from many Of his former
scoutmasters saying that their train
lng and experience as leaders among
boys and experts In the scouting game
have helped them materially in doing
their 'bit" for Uncle Sam.
> Lester R. Badger. formerly scout
mater of Troop No. 66, said he has
been able to utilize his knowledge Of
wigwag and semaphore codes, map
making. judging of distances and
sounds, hiking, marching and the value
Of implicit obedience and cooperation.
Scoutmaster William Ure, Jr., for
merly Of Troop No. %, sends back this
advice to the members Of his troop:
keep after your scout work. You
can do nothing better. It not only pre-
pares Sou for what you are going to
do as your life work; it will help you
more than you realize to do your bit
for Uncle Sam wherever he may want
you."
Mr.. Dale reports a total Of % local
scoutmasters now in the service.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-02
HELPED AS ScOUTMAsTER

Why busy men turn scoutmasters to
supply the place of others who have
enlisted Is told in q recent letter as
follows:
One Saturday afternoon few
weeks ago middle-aged business man
on his way home In street car en-
countered a friend in uniform. There
was no mistaking the service in which
the friend was engaged, for he was
surrounded by dozen boys in their
early teens, who clung to the car
straps and crowded as close. TO him as
they could. They We're all in tho
khaki of the Boy Scouts of America.
Hello, Wallace.' said the business
man, working his way within speaking
distance. How long since you've
been scoutmaster? Didn't suppose
busy lawyer like you could give the
time
I'm a file-closer, so to speak," said
>the lawyer. You knew young John
Edwards, who went across with the
National Guard? He used to have
this troop. I'm taking his place until
be comes back-and l never enjoyed
anything more in my life. Better get
troop yourself and make the same
kind of discovery I've made-that
you're exactly ten years younger than
you thought you We're
Another discovery that the busy
lawyer doubtless made-if he had not
made 1t before he became a scoutmas-
ter-was that his new work offered
him a satisfying opportunity for SER
vice. If he had supposed that scout
troop merely exists for the purpose of
giving 80 boys a good time, he soon
learned that the good time is inciden-
tai and that the real object of scouting
is to build good citizens and to serve
the community.
Red Cross, agriculture, Thrift
stamps, local emergencies-to men-
ton those things is merely to begin to
list the boy scouts wartime activities.
When he saw the manner in which his
boys attacked the job of selling Liber-
ty bonds he realized that he was head
ing group of young n.lnutemen en-
rolled in the service of the nation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-02
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS.

The barberry plant is deadly
weed in the raising of wheat, and boy
scouts in Ashland, ILL.,, have volun-
feered their services to remove this
plant from the grounds Of anybody in
town.
All the scout troops In Parkersburg,
W. Va, handled the task of waking
up 1850 natural gas users between
10 D. m. and 3 a. m. to notify them to
turn of all gas fires and jets, the gas
having been cut of from the city be-
cause of an accident
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-02
us N4/2DXz5 LY<z2HNCE

GERS showed discretion
by not being obtruslVe.
The military police were
equally wise. The Yam
kee was on his honor
and responded nobly.
By request of the mill
tary authorities. the \.
NJ. c. A. has had charge
of the entertainment OF
the men, this. it was un-
derstood tacitly, not to
interfere with the mems
own ideas on the sub
ject. To further this
program, the Y. NJ. G.
A. had lenSed the beau
tiful Casino, a veritable
house of recreation, Its
spacious roof covering