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Live Stock

St Louis. February 2.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 9O00 market, lower; lights, $16@ 30; pigs, SIP. .5oQ15. 25; good heavy, $16. 35 @16 .5o bulk. $16 .10@1645. Cattle: Receipts, 1000; market, steady; native beef steers. $s@1S.5o; yearling steers and heifers, $7d13.50 cows, $66 11.5O; stockers, s6q1o5o; native calves. $6d16.
 Sheep: Receipts, 100; market, steady; lambs, s14@17 .55; ewes. $10 5oa12; wethers, s11 .50d13. .25; canners and choppers, $e@9.
 Chicago, February 2.-Hogs: Receipts, 25000 market strong; bulk, s16, 20a16 55; light, $15. 75Q16. 45; mixed, $i661655; heavy, $15. 9oQ16. O. rough, s15. .90q16 10; pigs, s13 25 q15.35.
 Cattle: Receipts, 6ooO; market, steady; native steers sS.65914 Is; stockers and feeders $7.45010, 60; cows and heifers, s6. 4G611 90; calves, 8. 5oQ16.
 Sheep: Receipts, 500; market. steady; wethers, s10@13. 50; ewes, $9.75Q13. 10; lambs, $14. .75d17.75.
 Kansas City. February 2.-Hogs: Re-
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Hubbard Bros. & Ca.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square, N. Y. Mem bers New York Cotton Ex- change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignments of spot .cotton for delivery. Correspond once invited.
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ceipts, 5000; market, lower; bulk, $l5.90Q 16.15; heavy, s16a16 20; packers and butch CTS, s15. 95@l6. 20; light, s15 .90Q16.15 pigs, s10. 5oGl13. 50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 2500; market, steady: prime fed steers S1225G1S.75; dressed beef steers, s10. .5O1tl2 50; southern steers, sTq1O; cows, s7G10.75; heifers, s7. 25Q11 25 stockers and feeders, s7911. 50; bulls, $6. 75910; calves. $7Q14.
 Sheep: Receipts, 100;, market, steady; lambs s16d17.25; yearlings, s1Sq14 50; wethers. s12@1S 50; ewes. s11q12. .25. ?
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Sweet Patatoes Will Soon Be Quoted
 In the Federal Food Board Prices
MOSES

Colorado Celery-sld1.2 .25 doz, $5.5og6OC crate.
 Cranberries-ss.5 50 per crate. Snap Beans-S5 hamper. Florida Oranges-SS box. Lemons-S7. Garlic-121kc ID.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 30.50c: receipts. 474s; shipments, 557S; sales, 67e; stock. 225298
 Memphis: Middling. 31.25c; receipts, 2S2 S65
 Augusta: Middling, so75c; receipts. 7so; shipments, 17so; sales, s52; stock, 172244
 St. Louis: Middling, 31.25c; receipts. 62O6; shipments, 63s6; stock, 20,s7o.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, ?; stock, 31.-
 Little Rock: Middling, so.75c. re- ceipts, 594; shipments, 1371 sales, 1871 1; stock, 56939
 Total today: Receipts. 13,s69; shin ments, 17,551; stock, 7S9.275.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, February 2.-Rough and clean rice were steady today. Re- ceipts, rough, 1251 sacks; millers. 9S7 !; clean, 3441 pockets. Sales, rough Hon. duras, 400 sacks; Japan. 100; blue rose, 1900; clean blue rose. 1850 pockets. Quote. bran, $41GD42 others unchanged.
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s. R. Stewart & Co.

4of-2 Woodward Blde.. Birmingham. Ala. Cotton, stocks. bonds, grain. provisions and cotton seed oil. New Orleans cor respondents Jno. F. Clark & Co. Direct private wire, continuous quotations.
 Phone Main 567 w. I. PHELPS, Mgr.
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w. E. Campbell
COttOn

Stocks. grain. provisions and cotton seed oil. Correspondent Shepard & Gluck. New Orleans; E. ". Wagner & Co, New York and Chicago Continu- ous quotations; private wires to all exchanges
 616 and 6f7 Woodward DIcs.
 Telephone Main 6141
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New Orleans Futures
Dry Goods Market

New York. February 2-Cotton goods here today were firm with prices advanc- ing on print cloths and coarse sheetings. Retailers were more active. Yarns and wool goods weer firm. Linens grow scarcer.
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Cash Grain

Chicago. February 2.-Corn, No. ana No. yellow, nominal; No. yellow, sl.6s CLIO Oats. No, white, SSaSSs4c; stand ard. SS9S9c. Rye nominal; barley Sl.oc9 1.75; timothy. $5GS.2 25; clover. s21GSo. Pork nominal; lard. $25.77 ribs, s2Ssoa25.o5.
 St Louis February 2.-Corn, No. track nominal; No white $l.S5; May. a.2Sh. Oats steady: No. 9 track. S61zc; No ' white, SSGlSS14c; May, soc.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February 2-The cotton seed oil market was dull and feature less with no sales and no tenders. Clos ing bids were points lower to 15 higher. Prime crude, 1750c nominal.
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Rr LnHN

The Age-Herald Is In receipt of many inquiries as to why the federal food board does not quote sweet potatoes. In reply to the question yesterday, Paul Earle. chairman of the board. stated that owing to the severe cold weather, the board had refrained from quoting sweet potatoes, as they spoil easily. But with In a few days now the board will include the staple in their daily list.
 Opening with a gloomy outlook yes- terday morning, both wholesalers and retailers did little business. Later In the day the retail end of the game was more lively. and marketmen worked off a good deal of perishable stuff.
 There were no changes in the federal food board quotations.
 Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry
 Hens-27Q2sc
 Fryers-5o0S2c.
 Guineas-45c.
 Roosters--17c.
 Turkeys-I4ive, So@S3c.
 Ducks-aoQ22c.
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Over s. R. Stewart & Co.'S W;r.

New Orleans, February 2.--The promised abolition of fuelless Monday $ and MT. McAdoo's order to rush some cotton to mills engaged ,on govern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-03

Three Russian famines of comparative ly recent date were among the most se- we're in the history of the country. They occurred in 1891. 1906 and 1911. During the 1n- years following the first of these periods of dearth the government al- lotted nearly SIPS. .oOoOOo for relief work. but the sums were not judiciously ex- pended.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, February 2.--Turpentine firm, 44c; sales. 52: receipts. 115; ship ments, IS; stock, 25,701. Resin firm, sales, CPS; receipts. 4S7; no shipments; l, s6.15; K, $6.6O; M, s7; N. s7.30; VIC, $7.5O; WY, s76O
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Money Market

New York, February 2.-Mercantile pa- per, 51aQ5& per cent. tSerling s0-day bills. S4.72; commercial 60-day bills on banks. $41A; commercial 60-day bills, $4.71A; demand. $475A; cables. s4.76 I-16. Bar silver S65sc. Francs, demand, 5.7lh; cables, 5.691s. Builders, demand, 431s; ca ble, A Lires, demand, S52; cables, $50. Rubles, demand, 13; cables, 1872. Mexican dollars, 69c. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds firm.
 London. February 2.-Bar silver. 4S4 pence per ounce Money S1s per cent. Discount rates, short bills, 4 1-32 per cent. Three month bills, f 1-16 per cent.
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Spot Cotton

New York, February 2.-Cotton. spot quiet; middling uplands. 31.5Oc New Orleans, February 2.--Spot cot ton quiet and unchanged. Sales. on the spot, 33 to arrive, 14s Low mid ding. 29.25c; middling. sO.5oc; good
 niddling, 3125c
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Next to the proletariat of India and China, the Russian peasant feels the pinch of poverty and hunger more keen1y and more frequently than any other citizen on earth. says the Na- tional Geographic Magazine.
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Der. S.75c; october, S.Slcf December. S.95c
 The market for spot coffee remained unsettled and nominal and no fresh offers were reported in the cost and fl eight market, with business gener- ally waiting on detailed information as the nature and scope of the food administration rulings.
 The official cables reported an ad- vance of 50 reis in the Rio market. There was no spot quotations from Santos, but futures there were 125 to 159 reis lower. Brazilian port receipts, 62,00O; Jundiahy reeeipts. II 900.
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Fish
Perch-10c.

Salt Water Trout-15c. Red Snapper-Headless and drawn. II Q1Sc.
 Gray Snapper-Headless and drawn, u1Rc.
 Mullet-9G10c.
 Spanish Mackerel-20d22kc. Oysters-Eastern extra select, s2.S5 gal. Oysters-Plants, S2.50 gal
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With an end to fuelless Mondays in sight, many issues advanced several points. The bears bore most of the eX- pense. Some of the big fellows, such as steels and coppers, were inclined to re- act. but filled in losses before the final hour. The days total dealings were con- fined to half dozen stocks. Many trade reports stressed the unfavorable weather conditions all over the country. coupled with freight congestion. Bonds were ir- regular.
 Cotton reversed itself yesterday on optimistic views of mill consumption and lessening of apprehension of price-fixing
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Fruits and Produce

Fruits and Produce CoCoanutS-Se each. Bananas-s1. .7SQ2.25. Bananas. Jumbo-S2. .50Q3. Fresh Peanuts--13lac ID. Oranges-California, $i Limes-Imported. 90Q$l.
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Hides and TalIow

Hides and Tallow Green Salt Hides-12QlSc. Half Cured-11d12c. Green Hides-10@11c. Dry Flint Hides-301S2c. Dry Salt Hides-27@29c. Damaged-Half price. Sheep Skins-25cG$l. .25. Horse Hides-SlQ4. Ginseng-s7QS. Colt SlSns-25450c. Sherlings-25Q75c. Goat Sl5ins-40@50c. Hog Slsins-t0Q25c. Beeswax-30@32c. Tallow--12Ml4c. Washed Wool-70uSoc Clear Unwashed Wool-5oq55c. Bury Wool-35d40c
 Cotton Good middling .................. 30A Strict middling ............... 90 Middllng ....s.......s....-....... 2SS4 Strict low middling .......... 29A
 Pig iron
 Under Government Basis) Coke iron No. l ............. $S300 Charcoal iron .................. $4300
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Chicago Futures

Future quotations were as follows:
 Corn Open. High. Low. Close. March ... 1.27h 1.27A 1.27 1.27 May .... 1.24Ss 1.25 1.24% 1.247s March =. STA s2la SIS sala May .... I9 t9A teis 'st2
 Pork
 May ....4T25 4L25 4f.Oo 4t.lo May .....s5.5s 25.77 25.5a s5.77 May x. ..24.so 24.so 24.so aa.so
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
Uncle Sans Navy
Chief of Operations Lays Plans
of Navy Department Be-
fore Congress,

Washington, Dec. 10.-Twenty bat
tleships, manned by 10000 men vii
be maintained in active service after
March /, according to the plans OF the
navy department as disclosed TODAY
by Rear Admiral r z. Coontz, actine
chief of operations in testimony be-
fore the house naval committee in
connection with the 1920 naval ap-
preparation bill. Eight other battle
ships will be held in reserve. he said
and will be manned by a two-thirdS
complement.
Other units of the navy to be IL
commission after March l were Civ
en- Seventeen cruisers for active ser
vice, with two. or five in reserve, -
vessels in the patrol force. 1863 de-
stroyers, 90 submarines, IA supply
boats, ~ transports, 81 mine sweeper@
and Is submarine and DESTROYER tend
ers.
An aviation force Of 5000 men in
cluding aviators, ground officers and
mechanics is also planned after March
l, the admiral said. while the force OF
miscellaneous employees including
radio men. would number 2o.o1o-
Tnirty thousand apprentice Seamen
will be in training under the naEy's
plans.
Discharges are being made 1T 4
rapid rate, Admiral CoontZ said, ana
it will soon be necessary to reopen
recruiting in order to keep the per
sonnel Of the navy at $4,000 at which
it is planned to be held during the
1920 fiscal year.
Americas merchant feet. he said.
is fast growing and by July ], next.
will number 729 ships under the op-
GRAFTON Of the navy. Thirteen hun
ared other merchant craft, he said.
will be added during the 1920 flscal
year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
Navy's War Loss
Forty-four Naval Vessels Went
Down During War.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Only A ves-
els Of the navy, including army and
.argo transports, manned by naval
:rews, were los. from the declara-,
| ion of war April s, 1917, until hos
titles ceased, November II, and only,
, of these were destroyed by enemy
ubmarines.
This is revealed by an appendix to
he annual report of Secretary Dam
els, made public today. Only three
# the - ships torpedoed were war
raft, the destroyer Jacob Jones' sunk
December s. 1917, with loss of 62
ives, and the coast guard cutter,
'ampa, sunk September 6, 1918, with
loss of 112 lives. and the armored
:acht, Alcedo, which carried down
% men.
Three ships lost by mines included
MY one war craft the armored
,ruiser San Diego, which went down
if Fire Island. n. Y, last July 19.
With q loss of so lives. This was the
>nly loss of life on ships destroyed by
mines, but a total of 67S men on tor
,edoed ships were drowned or killed
)y explosions. These include 40 men
n two ships, the transport Mount
.-ernon and cargo carrier WestbriGge,
which were towed to port and re-
paired
Fifteen ships including the de-
troyers Chauncey and Shaw, the sub
marine FL. four submarine chasers
md the coast guard cutter Mohawk,
ne cruiser SchurZ, the yacht Wakiva
I and the patrol boat Tarantula were
ost in collisions. The other vessels
f the 5 were cargo carriers. The
otal loss OF life was II.
Fourteen vessels, including the col
Ter Cyclops, were given under the
lead of miscellaneous sinkings, these
Included three submarine chasers,
wo trawlers. two patrols, two yachts
nd two tugs. and the total loss OF life
"as 346 The Cyclops was given IN
he list as "lnysteriously disappear
I'd" One of the patrol boats was
unk by German shore batteries, while
)ne Of the submarine chasers was
shclled by mistake Two Of the
;hips were destroyed by internal ex-
)losions
\ total Of Isl American merchant
-eSSels We're lost between August,
914. and November II, 1918. Subma-
ines accounted for 139 Of these,
mines i've and enemy raiders seven.
Naval casualties, in the enlisted
ersornel, from April 6, 1917, to last
November 10, were 1,121, including
> men Of the L. S. S. Scorpion, in
erned at Constantinople. The sum-
nary shows:
Dead Ss3. injured 1907 missing %,
risoners s. unaccounted for 5, and
1 hospital condition unknown, ten.
There We're %51 casualties among
le commissioned personnel, Sc Off
,rs We're killed in actual combat with
lie enemy, 81 died Of accidents. col
sions, etc, and 234 died Of natural
,uSeS.
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Our Ships Transported Almost
as Many Troops to France
AS Did British Ships.
ACTS PUBLISHED TO CON-
TRADICT FALSE REPORTS
Admiral Gleaves Gives Out Of
fetal Record so That Public
May Not be Deceived by Reck-
less Liars Like Roosevelt.

New York, Dec. 10.-With the navy
departments consent, the office OF
ice Admiral Gleaves, commander Cf
he cruiser and transport force, made
. 'ubiic tonight, figures showing exact
: the proportionate share Of troops
conveyed to France in American yes
iels. Of the entire army Of 2.079.s6G
men taken over, the statistics show,
10 IA per cent. were carried in
.mcrican ships. IS 1-2 in British ana
he balance IN French and Italian yes
e,s.
OF the total strength Of the naval
scort guarding all these conveys the
;n;.ed States furnished 81 ga per
,ert. Great britain IA Is per cent,
I'd France 3 Is per cent.
j; was felt that these official figures
should be made public, owing to the
discrepancies in the statements of
many public speakers as to the rela-
i've share taken by the different ma
al forces enabling American troops
o reach the battle line in sufficient
orce to turn the tide against Ger
many.
In actual numbers of men trans
ported, 912,OS3 were carried in
american naval transports, and 49, ,499
n other American ships, 1,0o6,sS7
we're carried in British bottoms and
S,24G in british leased italian ships,
md 52,0Ge by French and Italian
hips
From May, 1917, to November IL
ast, there were $S1 sailings Of
American naval transports, 123 of
:ther American troop ships, 43e Of
British ships and 80 Of other ships
Got single soldier Of those carried
} n United States naval transports was
nct
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
Council of Defense
Chairman Phelps Calls For An
Important Meeting to Be
Held Saturday.

Probably the most important meet
ing that the Sumter County Council
of Defense has ever held will be call
ed to order at II o'clock sharp, at
Sumter Chamber of Commerce, next
Saturday morning, December 18th.
Chairman A c. Phelps has sent
out an urgent appeal to all Of the
township chairmen and members OF
The council, the executive committee
included, TO be present, and urges
that every township chairman will
call on his township committee mem
bers to respond to this call.
The council will OF next Saturdays
meeting decide whether this import
ant bo!y which has accomplished so
much for the nation, State and coun-
ty during the war about to end will
continue its usefulness another year
or disband. County councils are
deemed by many as very important
during the reconsu uction Of indus
trial and social conditions following
L declaration Of peace, and in organiz-
ing for the boil weevil.
Treasurer c. a. Lennon, and Sec
retary f. I. Reardon will render a
financial report for the finance COM
mittee of the receipts and expendi-
lures Of every dollar appropriated for
the support Of this council since its
organization.
The affairs of the council for the
year 1918 will be wound up in as bus
iness-like manner as possible and re-
port submitted to the proper author
tiles, State and county from whom
public funds were obtained.
The Sumter County Council Of De-
fense at its last meeting unanimous
ly went On record as favoring a sys-
tematic campaign Of education against
illiteracy and in favor Of education Of
the masses along the lines Of prevent
ative medicine, sanitation, and health
which mean contentnent, happiness.
and prosperity The Sumter Council
instructed Chairman Phelps to roti-
fy the State Board Of Health, and the
International Board of Health that
the Sumter County Council would
guarantee the $4,000 needed for the
county health survey and twelve
health campaign Of education
beginning January 1st, 1919. Chair
man Phelps placed this guarantee in
the possession of these two health
boards. and now he feels that this
constituted gentlemen's agreement
and a pledge which must be fulfilled
to the letter by every member Of this
council, as honorable men,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
WILSON DECLINES
HUN INVITATION
Only Strictly Official Business
Would Force Him TO Visit
Germany.
|QUICK AND DECISIVE
REJECTION OF REQUEST
Only Long Years of Repentance
Can Germany Atone For
Crimes Against Humanity.

Paris, Dec. 1O.-According to a
wireless message from the transport
George Washington, says the Echo de
Paris, President Wilson has been in
formed that efforts will be MADE to
get him to visit Germany.
The president is quoted as having
made reply:
''Only by long years of repentance
can Germany atone for her crimes
and show her sincerity. No true
American could think of visiting Ger
many, unless forced to do so py
strictly official obligation. This is tc
say, I decline in advance to consider
any suggestion of that kind
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14

much to prevent tax evasion ana the
new tax on life insurance companies
true income" from investments in
lieu Of war excess, income capita
stock and other taxes is more equl-
table
The war excess profits section, the
report states. has been simpllfied and
reduced. The house alternative plan
Of levying war and excess profits at
which ever rate would yield the most
revenue the committee found objec-
tionable because its constitutlonality
is questioned and its administration
troublesome to tax payers.
Explaining exclusion Of individuals
and partnerships from war excess
profits taxation. applicable only to
corporations, the report stated:
individual and partnerships pay
the heavy surtaXes upon all net in
come, while corporations are relieved
from surtaXes upon the portion CT
their earnings which is not distribut-
ed. This inequality is more than COM
pensated for by the fact that the cor
poration is subject to the war excess
profits tax. The situation as between
different forms Of business organiZa-
tons having thus been brought into
approximately balance, it was deemed
proper to relieve the corporation from
the 6 per cent differential income tax
provided by the house Dill.
Regarding the tax on beverages, the
report says no sound reason was
found for the house proposal for
doubling the present rate Of S2.2G per
gallon on non beverage alcohol
largely used for medicines and house
hold necessities.
Exemption from bond and other
costs on distilled liquors remaining in
warehouses s.ter "bone dry prohibi-
ton becomes effective next July, the
report states, is to prevent hardship
upon owners.
ITO prevent the total loss. owing to.
prohibition of vineyards developed
through many years" the report add
ed, regarding wine, cit was provided
that under proper regulations wines
may be produced and existing stocks
of wine may be utilized for the max
ing of non beverage and non alcoholic
wines.
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Will Use Charleston
Goethals Said to Have Selected
Port.

Charleston, Dec 10.-Unof3cial ad-
wees are that New York. Baltimore
and Charleston will be used by Quar-
termaster General Goethals for ex-
porting army supplies bound acros:
the water to the soldiers in France
The port terminals under construction
here will be completed about April !.
They will have a warehouse capacity
equal to the total Charleston water
front storage facilities, and massive
dock n half mile long; on deep water,
will take care Of several ships at one
time. Eight great warehouses are be-
ing built, four being about finished,
and two others we'll on the way.
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Freedom of New York is Ten
dered to the Great Marshal
of France.
HE SENDS MESSAGE TO
MAYOR HYLAN
Mighty General Tells Mayor
That He Accepts Invitation
With Appreciation of Honor.

New York, Dec. 9.-That Marshal
Foch will visit the United States wnep
his duties permit was indicated by a
cablegram received here today by
Mayor Hylan from the marshal in re-
sponse to g rccr"t message in which
the mayor :a::,:.iel him to visit New
York and offered him the freedom of
the city,
The mayors invitation read:
MAY the people of the city Of New
York have the privilege and pleasure
of expressing to you in person how
highly they esteem you, and will yor
not accept an invitation to be their
guest, so that they may pay You
tribute for the marvellous results at
tanned by you as commander in chief
of the allied forces?
I'VE owe you debt for your part
in the triumph of democracy over au-
tocracy. On behalf Of the municipal
ity offer you the freedom of the
city, which is but feeble manifesto
ton of our deep regard and admira-
ton"
Marshal Foch's reply follows:
Il am profoundly touched by tho
sentiment which has inspired youl
message and I thank you for you'
invitation. I appreciate highly thf
honor of the freedom Of the city
which the people of the city of New
York offer me. Please transmit tt
them, with my acceptance. expression
Of my warmest gratitude"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
Better Railroad Service

Washington, Dec 10-The restora-
ton Of the normal passenger service
has now been undertaken by the
railroad administration, says Director
General McAdoo in a statement issued
today addressed to the American
people," withdrawing the plea made
last January for the curtailment OF
passenger travel as n war emergency.
A number Of trains will be added to
existing schedules within the next
few weeks