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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
Library Notes.

The following books have been CIV
en- to the Carnegie Library since the
last report was made.
BY Mrs N. 3. Rand]e: Set CT
Thackery's works, Tom Browns S
School Days (dughes) Than Sand
hitler (NIrs. Clark Waring), A Garrison
Tangle (King), The Last of the Mchi-
cans Cooper, The Woman in Bat
tie (Worthington), Frank Meriwcll at
Yale (Standish,, Andy Grants Pluck
(Alger). Herbert Carter's Legacy (Al-
ger), Chester Rand (Alger) Maori and
Settler (Henty). Orange and Green
Scouts of America, The Cougar Tar2cr
(Calkins), Bonnie Prince Charlie
(Ienty), Strive and Succeed (Alger),
Do and Dare (Alger), The Yankee
MddN (Optic), Charge 1t (Bacheller),
Practical Track and Field Athletics,
The Reckoning (Chambers), Rarsoa's
Folly (Davis), Heath's French Die
tionary.
By Mrs. Mark Reynolds: Face to
Face with Kaiserism (Gerard).
Presented by Robert Walker: Rover
Boys on Treasure Island (WintielO,
Rover Boys Down East (Winfieid),
Chester Rand (.Alger).
BY Perry NJ. Phelps: Now or Ne7-
er (Optic). IN the Region Of Terror
.(Henty). Life of Robert E. Lee fHam-
Ilton), Rainbow Stories. =:
Py Buford Randall: Red Rock
-C?age), The Leopards spotsa(Dixcn),
Woodcraft (Douglas), Pathfinder
e-By Mrs. Nina solomons: New
Worlds for Old (Penty).
BY Miss Mclean: Addresses by Dr.
Carlisle.
By DR.. Truesdalc: Life and TimQs
af Gladstono, The Worlds Greatest
Literature, Ca valuable set Of SO vol
umes), The Promised Land (Antln)
The following new books. have been
purchased and are on the shelves:
Two Runawags, and $ other stories
/ lEdwardso. His Defense and othe;
stories (Edwardsl, The Rough Read
{ aLocke). Keeping up With William:
(Eacnelle-l. The Pretty Lady (Ben-
rct), Cheerful. by request GERBER.
The Wings of the Morning (Tr2cy>
The Tree Of Heaven (Sinclair). The
Magnificent Ambersons Darlington.
Nv Horne in tie Fled of Honor
/ jHuardl, Typhoon (Conrad).
AS there arc TO funds on hand for
the purchase of books, these ne"
books are charged for at the rate OF
Two cents q day until paid for, wheH
they will be placed On the generai
shelves for free circulation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
THE CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL

membership campaign for Sumter
count; aa3 ;;r:t!ng TO ask you if you
WI give some time to this subject in
vour serrcon OF next Sunday. Please
cal attention Of your congregation to
the fact that while the Red Cross mas
done 4 wonderful work during the
war it has a larger work Immediately
ahead Of It. It has pledged Itself to
administer to- the families of our own
me, who are now in the service until
they have returned home and also to
sorve Us an information bureau TOR
the government in giving information
to soldiers who return home concern
ing getting Z, JOB. keeping up their in
surance, their rights under the CIVIL
act, if they have a mortgage or in
surance premium due or suit or
Judgment against them. 1t will also
give return soldiers information con-
corning compensation claims, treat
ment for disabled men, teaching dis
abled men q trade and solving nome
problems. In other words, the home
service section Of the Red Cross plans
in each county to help each man read
just himself to new conditions and
civil life when he returns from the
army. The American Red Cross, in
addition to this, has pledged itself in
helping to rehahilitate the refugees Of
Pe!giun1, france, Italy, Armenia. and
Montenegro.
Please try TO lead every member Of
your congregation to realize that ev-
cry man and woman who has a heare
and a, dollar should do his or her
nart in this wonderful worldwide
ca af7paisn to serve humanity.
The plan is to make house to
house canvas for membership in ev-
! cry county in the United States and
Of course Sumter county will fall IN
line with other counties. During the
! week of December 1923 it is hoped
that every person in Sumter county
will be given an opportunity to pay
dollar and become a member of the
Red Cross for the year 1919. To each
person paying this dollar a 1919 Red
Cross button. Red Cross service
banner and also ten Red cross Chflse-
mas seals will be given.
Every person regardless of when he
paid his last membership fee OF 81
should be asked to join during Roll
Call Week for 1919, as the fiscal year
of the Red Cross hereafter is to run
from Christmas to Christmas. How
ever. if some person, who has joined
and paid his dollar since September
ist, 1918 objects to paying another
dollar now do not press the matter,
but give him credit for 1919 mem
heTs!lip.
In addition to making the facts in
this .etter known to your congrega-
ton on next Sunday will you not
,lso cooperate in every way posslsS
with those who canvass in your Htss:
mediate community.
With best wishes for the greatest
success in this work I am, yours
HENRY P. MOSES,
Chairman Christmas Roll Call.
Copy to every preacher in Sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
THE crisis OF THE WAR

Z ,Trssliss period, between the armistice
and tie Conclusion Of peace, may be
set down by future historians as the
uest critical period of the whole
great war. It is critical because, in
the relaxation that has come to the
public mind, the whole purpose for
which the war mas been fought may
be, forgotten and lost.
This war. On the part of the Allies.
and particularly on the part of the
United States, has been fought to
make an end to wars. And yet, as
the New York World says eloquently,
s%The dead are hardly buried, the
wounded still languish, the scourged
peoples still hunger and the guns
have not cooled, and yet Toryism and
jingoism are at work for bigger arma-
nents, trade restrictions and terri
torial acquisitions, just as though
the war had been fought solely for
Vengeance and conquest
Those millions of dead have net
died to perpetuate the burdens OF
n:litarisna, to promote the glory OF
war-loving generals or ambitious
statesmen, to extend the territories o.
empires already great, to swell the
fortunes of exporters and explsiters
They have died to make freer, hap
pier world for their children and
their clli1dren's children
= There are powerful influences a
;work today, abroad and at home
which through their blindnes:
or selfshness would condemn thoss
martyrs sons and grandsons to th'
trenches and guns of new. and per
haps bloodier, wars.
The democracies of America. Brit
ain. France and Italy must speak
clearly and quickly and loudly, i
they do not want to lose the war
the conference table after winning i
on the field Of battle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

ing the whole winter With US the
disease is we'll in hand. The. pupils
are watched very closely and are sent
home as soon as the slightest indica-
tion of influenza manifests itself.
There are no signs Of a general cpl
Geraic and no serious cases have been
reportad to US. The majority Of the
cases are at his time convalescent.
This report has been sent to the
Chairman Of the Board of Health and
has been read to the Chairman of the,
Board. DR.. Mood, and by him trans
nitted to the whole Board Of Educa-
ton before it's publication.
Respectfully submitted,
S. H. Edmunds, Supt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
Death Of Mr.. Manning Davis.

Mr.. Manning Davis. who had been
sick with influenza for ten days. died
at his home in the Ionia COMMUNITY
last Monday morning. December y.
AID his bodv was taken to Rembert
church for burial Tuesday. The fu-
neral was conducted at the church at
Ii n. m. b: Re-. r. c. Morrison. Mr..
Davis was member Of Cedar Creek
Taptst church. He leaves wife and
one child. and two broir"rs McSs.s
". +. Davis and Willie Davis. and
three sisters. M. Marguerite Elmore.
Mrs. A!ica Clark and Mrs Sarah
Brown.-Bishopville Vindicator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

America as well, from The burdens OF
great armies and eliminate the dan
ger of militarism No nation depend
ing on the volunteer system can be
ga nation in arms" and peril to its
neighbors.
But it only goes half way. If land
armament is going to be reduced,
why not also reduce sea armament?
If nations are going to be freed from
compulsory army service, why not
free them also from compulsory pay
ment of high taxes to build and sup
port great, competitive navies?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

ss Lett not be forgotten, now Or here
after that the Turks in this war have
naassacred 100000 people-harmless
civilians, mostly Christians, and the
most industrious, respectable and in
telHgent people in the empire. For
this. there must be a Just reckoning.
5s Wen bet there's one Big League
whose presidency Taft wouldn't re-
fuse. It's the League of Nations
that he's been shouting for all these
years.
1f.Secfstary McAdoo can't support
his family. on a cabinet members sal
ary how do all those business men
who are working for Uncle Sam man
age to i've IN Washington on dol
lar a year?
Now il we could only have an ar
mistice between the president and
thessenate!
-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
There are several thousand bales O

There are several thousand bales Of
cotton in suahter county still in the
hands of farmers and at a conserva-
tive estimate not less than half Of it
is lying out on the ground without
the semblance of protection. The
price will have to advance consider
ably to cover the actual damage that
this cotton has sustained already.
Unless unusual care is exercised in
handling this rain saturated cotton
the damage will be ever greater. It
does not pay to hold cotton and leave
it exposed to the elements for secci.-
al months. and it is difficult 20 un-
derstand the point OF view Of those
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
OIdt;me Refrigeration.

Ice is said to have been first cut
and harvested for storage in 1905,
from a small lake near Cambridge in
Massachusetts. But the millionaires
of ancient Rome made snow serve the
same purpose. They got it from the
mountain SUBMITS and stored it in pits
covered with straw and earth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
ARMIES AND NAvIEs.

It is reported from England that
the British representatives at the
peace conference will demand general
and absolute abolition of conscriptson
throughout Europe. The report is
corroborated by a speech of Winston
Churchill.
This is excellent. as far as it goes.
such a rule would free Europe, and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
who year after year practice tas ia .s1
economy.

x &
The Germans who undertook to
stir up trouble among the negroes IN
the United States defeated their cu,a
scheme by their first move. They
promised to give the negroes part
of the country for their exclusive use
and occupation and any one who is
familiar with the southern negro
knows that the negroes are bitterly
opposed to, egation-they do not
want to be put off by themselves ane
the Germans could not have adopted
a surer plan to arouse their antag-
onism than to suggest it.
< *
There will be opposition to the
plans of the Illiteracy Commission, ot
course, and men will be found to stand
up in the legislature and speak
against an appropriation as useless ex-
travagance. But this is to be cx-
pected and should not discourage
those who are trying to lift the pal:
Of ignorance from Souh Carolina. En-
trenched ignorance has long ru,e0
some sections cf South Carolina an(;
a hard fight wills be necessary to over
come the coalition Of ignorance and
selfshness.
Col. T. Roosevelt no doubt firmly
believes that he would have been re-
.ceived in Paris more cordially s1lG
with a greater martial pageant thar
the arrival Of Woodrow Wilson arous-
od
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

The Red Cross Christmas Roll starts
en- Saturday. December 23rG During
this week it is the earnest desire cT
the American Red Cross to enroll ev-
cry cit:Zcn OF the United States as Il
member Of 1919.
The fiscal year of the A f. C. will
IN ;he future run from January TO
January, end unless some unforeseen
event occurs it will never again be
necessary to appeal for further funds.
The membership fee Of one dollar
being sufficient to carry on the work
in time of peace, and each year the
week proceeding Christmas will oe
known as Roll Call Week.
Beginning on Monday morning y
vigorous campaign will be conducted
in the city of Sumter, and throughout
Sumter county to enroll every man,
woman and child as member Of this
great humane society.
The following committee has been
placed in charge Of the work:
Henry p Moses, Chairman; Mrs.
Aston Stubbs, Mrs. Perry Moses, Jr.,
assistant chairman; Mrs. Geo. l..
Kicker. Chairman Street Booths;
Mrs. A. C. Phelps, chairman Chill
dren's Auxiliary; Miss Mary Wilson,
chairnan Publicity Committee.
And the following ladies and gen
tlemen will solicit your membership
subscriptions:
Ward Mrs. A. S. Merrimon, Ms.
w. R. Phillips
Ward 2-Mrs. Bruce Lyman, Mrs
H-s~d s-Mrs. c. J. Dwyer, Mrs.
John Cain.
Ward Mrs. Abe Ryttecbcrg. Miss
!sadore Teicher.
wholesale districe-Mrs. A. D.
Hardy.
Main Street business houscs-Mr.
Marion P.att. Mr.. r. L. Mcleod.
Please help these patriotic work
CTS by having your dollar ready with
a Smile. Remember this is not a
dreary ceremonial 1t is a cheerful
reconsecration at the season Of good
cheer. It is not the gift of money.
It is the answer to the Christmas Roll
Cal for membership in the Red
Cross. 1t is the great gift Of your
faith and loyalty.
Everybody join up! Let our slogan
be Universal membership"
NARY WILSON,
Chairman Publicity Committee.
By request of President Wilson al
of the ministers in the United States
are asked to preach sermon on sun
day, the 18th, on the Christmas Roi!
Call Red Cross Campaign.
I suppose you have read in the pa-
pers about the plan Of the American
Red Cross to enroll every citizen OF
the United States as a member OF the
American Red Cross for the year 1913.
The Red Cross will depend upon the
money collected as membership fees
for its support hereafter and vii! not
conduct another campaign for funds
as it has done heretofore in the spring
OF 1918, unless some Unforeseen
conditions arise. AS chairman of the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

FOR SALE-F. O. B. cars Camp
Jackson. stable manure: very little
straw. Car load lots only. Chemi'
ca! and Fertilizer value rated ve7v
high by Clemson college. A
Strauss, Sumter, s. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

HOGS FOR SALE-Eight or ten nice
Duroc Jersey gifts to farrow IN
short time for sale at 20 cents per
pound. Can be seen at farm near
town. C. p. Osteen or a. G.. Brown
phone $500
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

sEESWAX WANTED-Any quantity
large or small Am paying hes
cash price See me if you have
any N-G. OStean.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
aaltgnan aas So'tgron.
1hlistaed Wednesday and Saturday
By
ss2SaEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY
SUMTER, S. @.
Terms:
x1.S0 Per annum-in advance.
Adyertisennents.

One Square first insertion ;. ..s1.oe
EVeEy: subsequent insertion. :. .s,'
Contracts for three months, OF
longer viii be made at reduced rates
All communications which sai.-
serve private interests will be charged
Tor as advertisements.
Obituaries and tributes Of respec;
WlH ba charged for.
The Sumter Watchman was found,
a. IN 1850 and the True SouNhron Ii.
1855. The Watchman aid Sout..--o:
now has the combined circulation ant.
inHueIce Of both OF the old papers
and is manifestly the best advertiser
medium in Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18
Comfy COUNCIL CT DEFFE:3;..:
NOTES.

Chairman A. c. Phelps makes An APP
peal to The Members 10 Garry Out
Gcn:icncn't Agreement, And
Continue to Back up Oar Soldiers
and Cur Government. Council Not
Yet D;s;>andcd and Will Not &c Cr-
ill Last Army Division is Mustered:
Gut of Service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

FARM FOR SALE-Containing 1G'
acres, four miles from town; et
under cultivation, "A acres in peacf'
orchard-very fine; tenant houses
Tobacco barn and plenty Of wood.
c.. w McGrew.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

PER CENT NEW MEAL-For
prompt shipment; also blood, hlgn
grade tankage, potash, acid phos.
ground phos. rock and ground lime
stone. Cal, or write us for prices.
Southern Brokerage Co.. Sumter,
S. C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

FARM LAND FOR SALE-In Sumter
Lee and Clarendon counties. c. +.
Osteen, Sumter, S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

FOR SALE-Several bred gifts,
weight about $50 pounds. faric"
latter part of December to middle
of January, pork prices. ". X
Wells. Phone 1913.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

FOR SALI@Registered Duroc Jer-
seys. l male. weight 600 pounds;
sew, weight 500 pounds, gifts
weight 135 pounds each. Dr.. A. j.
Pennock, F. T. D. 3.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-18

ed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-11-05

FOR SALE-Abbriozi Rye and CO
fashioned bearded barley. ohnso'
McCrackin Co. e-zo-i'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-11-05
. Death of Mrs. F. G. Davis.
prince OF Baden"

Mrs. Frank G. Davis died in Sa-
vapnah early Saturday morning, a
phone message to Mrs. Corrie Gene
Ter at 2 o'clock that morning an
nouncing the sad event. Mrs. Davis
hsd gone to her mothers about
month ago. Mr.. Davis was at the
bedside of his wife when she died.
She leaves an infant,-a fine girl
babv. Mrs. Davis was formerly Miss
Mabel Gibbons of Savannah. She
was buried in that city Sunday after
NOON u was only something over a
wear ago that Mr. Davis brought his
hanpv bride TO the home in New
berry. His many friends sympathlze
very deeply with him in his great sor-
row. Besides the grief stricken hus-
hand and his little motherless daueh-
ter Mrs. Davis is survived by her
mother. four brothers and one sister,
all of Savannah. To them also we
offer much sympathy and to the other
relatives who suffer the loss of a
loving wife. daughter and sister who
had endeared herself to all and VINO
was loved by all who knew her foF
he- sweet and gentle nature.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-11-05
,RMISTICE TERMS THAT
OFFICIALS SAY ARE TO
BE DEMANDED FROM HUN

What Germany will have to accept
as armistice agreement-The armis-
ice plans:
Must confess defeat, says Andre
Tardeeu.
Must accept allied terms which arc
oil that could be desired for a safe
world.
Other officials say specific require
ments will include:
Withdrawal of Germany's army well
beyond Rhine-perhaps 20 miles or
more-leaving behind heavy artillery
and CARRYING only its side arms.
Surrender of U-boat fleet.
Placing of an allied guard on the
German fleet. until further disposition
is made as to disposal of fleet.
Fvacuate Alsace-Lorraine, France,
Belgium. Russia and Rumania.
Permit occupation of certain Ger
man strongholds in the Rhine dis
trict.
Permit occupation of the naval
stronghold, Heligoland.
Control of railroads in Germany.
Cessation of munitions manufact-
ure. and placing of allied committees
in factories to assume their non-op-
aration.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-11-05
Tribute. of Respect.

Whereas, the All-Wise God has seen
fit to remove by death on October IA,
1918. our friend and charter member
of the Farmers Mutual Insurance AS
sociation of Newberry County, R. 7
C. Hunter who was Vice-President
for thirteen years, President for
eleven years and Director of Nc.
q township from the organization of
the association. "a years, therefore
be it resolved
1st. That we humbly submit to the
will of Him who doeth all things
we'll.
2nd. That we will endeavor to
emulate his example in his faithful
ness as a member Of our Insurance
Association.
3rd. That we extend our sincere
sympathy to the relatives of the de-
ceased and commend them to Hin
who will wipe all tears away.
4. That a copy of this memorial
tribute be recorded in our minute
book. copy sent to the bereaved
widow and also to the county papers
for publication.
w. C. Brown.
L. I. Epting.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-11-05
ARMY OF DUAL MONARCHY
NO LONGER WAR FACTOR
London Makes Official Announcement
of Signing of Arnaistice Between
Austria-Hungary and Allies
to Take Effect Today.

can and Czecho-Slovak troops in the
mountains and on the plains and will
continue under chastizement until
Monday afternoon at o'clock when
a cessation of hostilities will take
place.
Entire regiments are surrendering
to the Italians in the mountains and
large numbers of the enemy are be-
ing made prisoners on the plains.
Heavy casualties are being inflicted
on the retiring troops. Many addi-
tional towns have been reclaimed.
In their swift drive against the
Austro-Hungarians the Allied forces
have up to the present taken more
than 100000 prisoners and have cap
tured more than 1000 guns. So rapid
has been the advance over the plains
that the Italian cavalry already has
crossed the Tagliamento river and
entered Udine.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-11-05

The Atlanta Georgian, Nov. /, 1918.
When J. Epps Brown, first vice
president of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company, worked himself inSo
sanitarium not long ago, the nurses
at the hospital threatened to go on
strike because the halls and stair
ways were all cluttered up with tele-.
phone company employees inquiring
about the boss and how soon would
he come back and could they go up
and see him-which most Of them
did. They were all there at leas.
once-from the president to the jan
itor.
You couldn't pay finer tribute to
man than that-if your wrote a
whole book about him. Mr.. Brown is
one of the best beloved heads of big
corporation to be found anywhere, 1t
is because every one of the 1880
employees knows he is absolutely
fair; that he is ready to listen to 4
grievance of anybody, big of little.
and that he will take pains to adjust
any difference that may come up.
That's the kind Of man he is.
Those who are associated with hir,
say J. Epps Browns brain is just "a
big as his heart. He has become a
phenomenal figure in the telephone
world, after President Gentry dis
covered him, rising in comparatively
few years from the management of i
small local exchange to be operating
head of a corporation owning $125.-
100000 worth of property. He is a
master of detail. There is hardly al
operator in any exchange whose
name he doesn't remember; there is
not an item in the whole s125,000,000
which isn't perfectly familiar to him
He has the rare faculty, too, of being
able to impart information to others
with absolute clarity.
When Mr.. Brown sends you out on
an intricate proposition he first sits
down and tells you everything there IS
to know about it," said one of the tel
ephone people the other day. "You
couldn't make mistake after that if
you tried, unless you used consider
able ingenuity"
Mr. Brown has only one hobby they
saw That is the employees Of the
company and their welfare. His vo
cation and avocation is work. from
8 a. m. until after the last office IS
locked for the night.
The government took over the big
system not long ago, with all the
others in the country, but nobody
would notice any difference in j,
Epps Browns office unless that he Is
working just a little harder for Uncle
Sam than he ever did for himself.