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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-10


The formation OF many War Saving
Societies ala lot to push forward the
saies of stamps i'm Sumter during
March. The members of these socie-
ties save and encourage savings among
others. and they accomplish lot of
good work I'm raising revenue for the
government. Without revenue the
government cannot keep going for
ward steady stream of supplies to
the American boys in France. and
they are nghtinS an army that is On
cecdingly well equipped with every
thing. The successes that the Ger
mans have won so far have not been
caused by the fact that German sol
diers are better than other soldiers.
for they are not. hut they are well or
ganizcd. well equipped. and the ma
tion behind them is just as we'll or
ganized and Is sending to the front
all the time the supplies that are
needed.
Bethel school has four War Savings
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-10

1t has long ceased to be remarkable
that so small a country as Japan
could be victorious over so big coun-
try as Russia .---WaShingtOn Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-10

'I'll attend To YOU in minute -
was the way her mother addressed
Beth when she was to be punished
one day she sent the little girl to tho
store on an errand. Che returned
crying: lie was goin to 'pank me
an | wunned home"
"Ile wouldn't DO that" said mother
"Es um would" sobhed the child
He keep sellin' to odder folks, an
saying To me: III attend To YOU I'm a
minute" Atlanta journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-10

In the saving Of daylight we can
set the clocks ahead, but what are we
going to do with the sun dials ?--~Ar-
kansas Gazette
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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Come back" man was really never
down-snd-out. His weakened condition
because Of overwork, lack OF exercise, i'm
proper eating and living demands stimula
tion TO satisfy the cry for health-giying
appetite and the refreshing sleep essential
to strength. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil
Capsules, the National Remedy Of Holland,
will do the work. They are wonderful.
Three of these capsules each day will put
4 man on his feet before he knows it;
whether his trouble comes from uric acid
poisoning, the kidneys, gravel stone in
the bladder, stomach arrangement or other
ailments that befall the over-zealous Amer
lean. The best known. most reliable rem
edy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules. This remedy has
stood the test for more than 200 years
since its discovery in the ancient labora;;
gives relief at once Don't wait until you
are entirely down-and-out, but take them
today. Your druggist will gladly refund
your money if they do not help you. Ac-
erpt no substitutes. Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL on every box. three sizes;
They are the pure, original, imported
HARLEM Oil Capsules.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
Indigestion, BIoat,
Heartburn, Caused
by Acid Stomach

takes the pep and punch out of thein.
leaves little or no vitality.
Strike at the very cause of all this
trouble and clean this excess acid out
of the stomach. This will give the stom-
sch a chance TO digest the food properly;
nature will do the rest.
A wonderful new remedy removes er-
cess acid without the slightest discon-
fort. II Is called EATONiC, made in
the form OF tablets-they are good to eat
Just Ike a bit of candy. EATONIC
literally absorbs the injurious excess
acid and carries It away through the In
testines. 1t drives the bloat out Of tho
body-you can fairly feel II work.
Try EATOSIC and see how quickly
II banishes bloat. heartburn. belching.
food-repeating, indigestion, etc. See
too. how quickly your general health
Improves how much more Of your
food is digested-how nervousness and
irritability disappear. Learn how easy
1t is to get back your physical and men
tai punch. Have the power and energy
to work with vim. Enjoy the good
things of life. Learn what II means TO
fairly bubble over with health.
SO get a box Of EATONIC from your
druggist today. We authorize him TO
guarantee EAToNIC TO please you and
you can trust your druggist to make
this guarantee good. II 1t fails in any
way. take IL back-ks will refund your
money.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
Kindred Spirits.

A well-known society performer vol
unteered TO entertain a roomful of the
Colony Hatch lunauc asylum and
made up n very successful little mono
logue show, entirely humorous. The
audience in the main gave symptoms
of being slightly bored, but one high
ly intelligent maniac saw the whole
thing in proper light and, clapping
the talented actor on the shoulder.
said:
"Glad you came, old fellow. You
and l will get along fine. The other
dippies here are so dashed dignitied.
What l say is If man Is mad hc
needn't put on airs about it!'-Lon.
don opinion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
Couldn't Understand It.

A newly drafted negro who had
been in camp only week entered the
orderly room and asked the captain
for threeday leave. His reason for
making the request being sufficiently
good he was given his pass. Just as
lie left the rom he saluted the cap
tain and said: "Thank you, sergeant"
The captain didn't intend to let
such a mistake pass unnoticed. SO
called the negro back, saying: John
son. one of the first things you want
to learn to do is to address soldiers
by their proper titles. l am captain
not a sergeant"
A look Of surprise came over the
negro's face. He said; Excuse me-
cap'n. but All done thought they'd
make such nice man as you-all is.
sergeant."-The Bayonet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
stockman Kills Man in quarrel.

Montrcse, Colo.-James II. Fitzpat-
rick. stockman near Sapinero, has sur
rendered to the authorities here, stat
ing that he had killed James McMa
bon. also stockman, at the Fitzpat-
rick ranch. The two men had heat
ed argument, onlookers state. and Nc
Mahon threw his revolver at Fitzpat-
rick, stating that he could beat him to
death with rocks. Fitzpatrick then
fired three times, killing Mcmahon be-
fore he could pick up any stones to
throw.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18

What is the cause OF indigestion. dys-
pepsia, bloat, heartburn. food-repesting,
belching, gassy. sour stomach. and so
many stomach miseries7 Just this-acfd-
acknowledgement the doctors
call IL. II robs millions of their full
strength. vitality and the power to enjoy
ufe-to be real men and women.
II is well known that an acid mouth
destroys the teeth. The acid is so power
full that It eats right through the hard
enamel and causes the teeth to decay.
This is fair warning of what excess acid
ity will do to the delicate organization
OF the stomach: as matter OF fact. er.
cess acidity not only produces a great
many painful and disagreeable symp-
toms that we generally name stomach
troubles" but II is the creator of long
train of very serious ailments. Acid
stomach interferes with the digestion
and Causes the food to ferment. This
mass of sour. fermented food passes into
the intestines. where II becomes the
breeding place for germs and toxic
poisons, which in turn are absorbed
Into the blood and distributed through
out entire body.
VA ever you go you see victims of
acid-s.smach people who. while not
sctuaily down sick are always ailing-
have no appetite. food doesn't digest.
belehing all the time. continually com.
planning of being weak and tired and
worn out. 1t is this excess scidity that
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
WASHINGTON WARNS NATION
TEUToN REPLY MAY NOT Full
FULL AMERICAS CONDITIONS
TEXT OF GERMAN REPLY
BERLIN AGREES TO WITHDRAW
ARMIES, BUT VITAL QUEs-
TIoNs NOT SETTLED.

Westsrn Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE greatest
danger facing the people OF the Unit
ed States, officials said here Saturday.
was that they might hastily consider
Germany's proposition as the uncondi-
tional surrender which the co-belliser-
ents demand and relax their efforts to
continue the victories at arms and
carry over the fourth Liberty loan. On
every side in official quarters 1t was
stated that this view OF the situation
could not be placed before the public
too strongly.
Text of Germany's Reply to Wilson.
In reply to the questions of the
President of the United States OF
America, the German government
hereby declares:
The German government has ac-
cepted the terms laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson in his address of jan
uary the eighth and in his subsequent
addresses on the foundation of per
manent peace of justice. Consequent
ly, its object in entering into discus
sions would be only to agree upon
practical details of the application of
these terms. The German govern
ment believes that the governments of
the powers associated with the govern
ment of the United States also take
| the position taken by President vii.
son in his address. The German gov
eminent in accordance with the Aus
tro-Hungarian government. for the
purpose of bringing about an arm
istice, declares itself ready to comply
with the propositions of the President
In regard to evacuation.
THE German government suggests
that the President may occasion the
meeting of mixed commission for
making tia necessary arrangements
concerning the evacuation. The pres.
ent German government which has un.
dertaken the responsibility for this
step toward peace, has been formed
by conferences and in agreement with
the great majority of the Reichstag
The chancellor, supported in all OF his
actions by the will Of this majority
speaks in the name of the German
government and of the German people
(Signed.) "SOLF.
Secretary OF State, Foreign Office
Berlin, Oct. IL, 1918"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
Mary's Wish.

Mrs. M is an enthusiastic work
er in the United States food clubs.
She has been using the substitutes
and. to make her bread more palatable,
she recently bought bread stick pan,
as corn bread baked in these pans
has more crust. When the bread
came on the dinner table In the eve
ming the little four-year-old Mary ex-
claimed: "Oh, mamma, want one of
your food clubs quick"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
Revived His lntereat.

Thomas Atkins was fractions. His
medicine was nasty and he refused to
take 1t. Two or three v. A. DIS stood
round him. urging him to be good.
Come" snid one, drink this and
you Will get well ~
And rosy, tool'' chimed in sec
ond.
Atkins frightened. He wasn't par
ticularly keen on getting wen, but tc
get rosy was quite another matter.
(which Of you is Rosy?' he asked.
surveying the pretty group.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
Take Army Home. says Finland,
Paris Sees Scheme to Split Allies.

Paris.-The reply of the German
government to President Wilson's
questions is considered here to indi-
cate that Germany's diplomatic front
is as flexible as her military front.
ply so worded as to show the hope of
the Germans that 1t will result in
cleavage between the allies. General
LaCroix in the Temps says: Ger
many's acceptance Of President vii
sons conditions. is an avowal of dc
feat"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
Identified Just the Same.

She-Waiter, can you tell me If Mr..
Jones has been In today?
Waiter-Mr. Jones? Is he the old
mnn with the big red nosef
She-Yes. that's him-but. look
here; want you to understand that
my husband is not old nor is his nose
big and red.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
More Deaths from "FIuo In penve

Denver, Oct. 15. - Twenty-seven
deaths, making total OF seventy
eight. and 1874 new cases, making a to-
tai of 1.226, is the official record OF
the Spanish influenza in Denver up
to Monday night made to Dr. William
II. Sharpley, manager OF health.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
Rebuke for Jane.

At school the twins are In the first
grade. Jane is quite laxative, while
John is more quiet and sedate.
Arriving home. Jane said: Mother,
John didn't have his lesson this morn
ing"
well" baughtily replied her twin,
you talked so much / forgOtted it,
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
A Veteran,

Take your choice, work or fight"
"All right, then; I'll continue to fight
of work"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18

It's queer world hut It's the
queer people who are in it that make
II so.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18

It's awfully hard on some mems
eyes when they look for perfection in
themselves.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
M ain ThinQ.

mo matter what subject you start,
my friend here is always posted"
Eyes. but are his wifo's letters?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
Unconditional Surrender U. S. stand

Unconditional Surrender U. S. Stand.
Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE text of Ger
many's reply to President Wilson's in
quiry was communicated by the Asso-
ciated Press Saturday night to VIII
liam G. McAdoo, secretary of the
treasury just before he delivered a
Liberty Loan address at a crowded
mass meeting. Mr.. McAdoo told the
audience the text OF the reply and
added:
What this government demands,
based on President Wilson's messages
and speeches, is unconditional sur
render, and l. the text of this reply is
authentic it means just that"
Before telling the audience about
the German note. Mr.. McAdoo said OF
the first German note a week ago.
Germany didn't send It's note to
anyone except the United States.
United States has formulated the prin-
ciples of a permanent peace.
Germany knows that when she ac-
cepts the President5s conditions am
not talking terms, but conditions, prin.
ciples-when she is off the soil of ev-
cry invaded land, 1t means uncondi.
tional surrender.
What is unconditional surrender
1t is when the fellow you are fighting
says, T. give in and take what you say
ought to take
THE kaiser might as well surren-
der now. He isn't deluded now. He
wouldn't5 get into the war but he
did think at one time that America
knows better now"
Take Army Home, Says Finland.
Stockholm.-The Finnish govern
ment has asked Germany to withdraw
her troops from Finland.
British Demand Guarantee.
London.-The Press Association
says that it is the view in exception
ally well informed circles that no
question OF armistice will be serious
ly considered without accompanying
naval and military guarantees that
Germany Is not merely ready to
sheathe the sword but that she is alb
solutely powerless to resume hostili.
ties
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18

A woman's strength lies In the
knowledge of mans weakness.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-02
LEMONS HlTEN AND
BEAUTlFY THE SKIN
MAKE THIS BEAUTY LOTION
: CHEAPLY FOR YOUR FACE,
NECK, ARMS AND HANDS.

At the cost of small jar of ordi-
nary cold cream one can prepare full
quarter pint of the most wonderful
lemon skin softener and complexion
beautifier, by squeezing the juice of
two fresh lemons into bottle contain
ing three ounces of orchard white.
Care should be taken to strain the
juice through fine cloth so no lemon
pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep
fresh for months. Every woman
knows that lemon juice is used to
bleach and remove such blemishes as
freckles, sallowness and tan and Is
the ideal skin softener, whitener and
beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up quarter pint of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion and massage II
daily into the face, neck. arms and
hands. 1t is marvellous to smoother
rough, red hands-(Advt.) 2
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-02
MISS ADA WOOTEN
GOES TO WASHINGTON
ACCEPTS POSITION IN THE OF.
FICE OF THE ADJUTANT
GENERAL OF v. S.

Miss Ada Wooten, for the past fie'
teen years in the business office of
the Maury Dry Goods Co., left Monday
afternoon for Washington CITY, where
she goes to accept position in the
Adjutant Generals office. Miss Woot-
en- is one of the most capable office
women in the South and departure
from Columbia of this splendid
business woman is merely an add
ton to the greater and broader field
in which she will work and which will
add materially to the department in
which she is entering
Miss Wooten finished her business
course at the same time she was daily
engaged at her duties at the store.
Her schooling has been that of expar-
fence, one of the best schools for the
training of the expert business woman
or business man. That she will make
good in her new calling goes without
saying, and the only regret her friends
here have is that her new position
takes her away from Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-02
262 MEN LEFT FOR
GENERAL MILITARY
SERVICE IN MAURy
SUMMARY OF REGlSTRANTS OF
TWO YEARS SHOWS AVAIL
ABLE MEN FOR ARMY.
615 HAVE BEEN INOUCTED
Large Number of Registrants In Rem
edial or Limited Service Groups and
Will be Called to FIJI Quota for
Special Service.

Maury county has 2G2 more men for
general military service, it was
shown in summary filed by the
Local Board with Maj. Rutledge
Smith, executive officer for Tennes-
see, including both the 1917 and 1918
registration classes. Maury county
has sent 615 men TO the army through
the channels of the selective service.
The summary for 1917 registrants
follows:
General military service, white 80;
colored 1902; total, 1872.
Group B, remedial physical condi-
ton, white, 10; colored, z; total It,
Group c, limited service, white, SO;
colored, 81; total. 100.
Delinquents, white, II; colored, 80;
total, Al.
Not examined, white, 6; colored, l;
total Z.
Indicted into military service since
January /, 1918, white, 224; colored,
17S; total, 402. ,isTA1
Indicted into military service prior
to January /, 1918, white, III; col
ored, Sc; total 213. Total indicted
since first registration, els.
The summary for 1918 registrants
follows:
General service, white, So; colored,
As; total, 1870.
Group B, remedial physical condi-
ton, white, 4; colored, /; total, 5.
Group c. limited service, white, 10;
colored, 4; total, IA.
Delinquent, white, 4; colored, 4;
total s.
Not examined, white, H. colored, 2;
total IS.
Indicted into military service, none.
Eighty-five registrants were exam
med physically during this week by
the Local board assisted by Dr. W. H.
Kittrell of Mt. Pleasant, DR.. C. Y.
Clarke of Mt. Pleasant, and DR.. R. s.
Perry Of Bigbyville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-02
Sen. SHIELDS MAKES
PUBLIC WILSON'S LETTER
ALSO GRANTS AUDIENCE TO suF-
FRAGISTS BUT REMAINS
NCOMMlTTAL.

Following the publication in The
Herald and other papers of Tennessee
of an interview with Miss Lucy Bran
ham, of Baltimore, organizer of the
National Woman's Party, in which
she declared that the president hal
asked Senator Shields to support the
suffrage amendment as war meas
ure. but that the president had de-
clined to submit the letter for pub
LEGATION, Senator Shields published in
the letter Sunday morning in the
Nashville Banner together with his re-
ply and a second letter. from Presr
dent Wilson reiterating his request.
Miss Branham's interview was com
pletelY substantiated by the letter as
published by Senator Shields.
Senator Shields has also granted
the audience that he had promised the
suffragists of the state and heard the
arguments of large group of work
ers for that causet in Nashville tte
remained non-committal, however, but
said that he would give their argu-
ments full consideration.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-02
REAL. AM ERICAN

A French soldier who came proudly
up to an American in certain head
quarters town the other day asked.
You spik French?"
Nope" answered the American,
mot yet"
"Aye spik Eengleesh," he said. The
American grinned and the Frenchman
looked about for some means to show
his prowess in the foreign tongue. At
that moment French girl, very neat
and trim in her peaked hat, long coat
and high laced b IS, came along. The
Frenchman ierke,a his heal toward
her, looking knowingly at the Amer
lean, and said triumphantly: Chick
en-" ....
The American reared.
SHAKE" he said, extending his
hand. You don't speak English; you
speak American"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-02
RED CROSS WORKERS
READY FOR BUSINESS
OF MATERIAL FOR
LOCAL CHAPTER RECEIVED
BY MRS. WOOTEN.

Mrs. John T. Wooten, chairman of
the Red cross work for Maury county
has received the allotment for all
classes of articles, and beginning
Tuesday the Red Cross Work room on
the second floor of the Maury Dry
Goods Co. store will be open as usual,
from nine till twelve and from two
till five and on Thursday nights.
All of the workers are urged to be
on hand Tuesday morning at nine
O'Clock so that the work can begin
and be pushed All classes of mater
ials are being called for over seas,
and it is the duty OF every one to do
their bit in preparing these necessary
articles to Bind up the wounds of our
soldier boys.