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The evening world., 1918-05-08
PICHON BARS PEACE TALK.
backs CIemenrenu's statement Time
IL Not Ripe for propOsnls.

PARIS, May S.--I'oreign Minister
Pichou to-day confirmed Premier Glenn
enceau's statement TO the War Com
mittcc that this Is no fimr tor amy pos
sible peace or serious proposals ol
peace.
The evening world., 1918-05-08
WOMAN CONVICTED
OF "BRANDING" BOY
FOR STEALING JAM
CONTINUED from First PageD

itself subject OF some speculation,
for the offensc Il names IL alleged to
have been committed almost three
years ago.
The Strang case presented few com
pltcations when it was brought to
trial in court room Jammyd with
spectators.
The first witness was the little
Strang boy Raymond. He was lftod
up To the bench so that the Justices
could examine the scars on his hands
and face. Then he was asked to
tell how he got the scars. lie talked
with seeming fcarlcssness, for both
he aud his younger sister are undor
the protection OF the Chldren's So
ciety now and have been ever since
the charges were made.
The boy remembered even the date
Of the offence he charged. 1t was
March 2j. he said. lie admitted that
ne had raidcd the pantry ana that
his step mother had caught him at it.
she pushed my hands against the
stove" he said, "aud burned them
Then she wanted 10 burn my tongue.
too. so that ] would always remember
not to steal jam. She took the stove
holder and tried 20 put it into my
mouth. But jcTkcd and wiggled and
closed MY teeth. 80 all she could do
was burn my face
The evening world., 1918-05-08

Baltimore. Ross =. Young. Johnson
burg. Pa. John f. Iell, Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
Americans in the Great Battle.

American troops are reported to have
taken part in the great defense in the
Somme battle, but it is not known how
many there are or what units they com
prise. They may be men who have been
recently engaged with the French in
training service on the Chemin- des-
Danes sector, or they may be men from
the training camps in the rear rushed
forward to ELL gaps. 1t is encouraging
Ito know that our forces are factor in
TIE successful resistance of the great
German offensive. This causes US to feel
that the despised American contingent,
ridiculed in Berlin as being impossible
of efficiency in the war, is proving one
of the clements to hold the Germans in
cheek and to prevent the Hindenburg
advance from being the success that the
kaiser so confidently predicted it would
be. Meanwhile our men are busy in
their own sector east of st. Mihiel, and
have driven the Germans out of several
towns by means Of their artillery 'prac-
tice.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
Teachers Pay.

Announcement that the lower grade
teachers in the District schools are to be
given increase Of pay perhaps up to the
81 200 grade brings joy to many. The
lower ranges in the teaching staff are
pitifully underpaid. Most of the trou-
BILE that has been experienced this win
ter in the loss of capable teachers from
the local system has been due to the
fact that temptations too strong to with
stand were offered for outside employ
ment paying usually twice and some
times three times as much. If in ad-
dition to the $l20 basic increase car
ried by the legislative appropriation bill
the District bill advances the pay scale
Of these lower grade teachers they will
y rought up to . reasonable schedule
mpensation.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

may mean that the effort to break
through On the somme front Is reeog-
mixed as futile and that an attempt is
to be made to smash hole in the line
elsewhere. Presumably the British have
not stripped their defenses in the north
in order to stem the Teuton tide at the
Somme and are as capable of holding at
Arras as they have proved in the fight
that is now passing into its secondary
stage. Today's dispatches also tell Of
heavy assault on the French on the
left bank of the Disc. where, after in
flicting heavy casualties on the enemy,
the defenders fell back to the heights
west of Montdidier. Thus the Ger
mans are spreading out their offensive,
seeking a way through. If the losses
suffered by them in these separated at
tacks equal in proportion those indi-
Gated in the main initial assault the
total will be an appalling and possibly
an ultimately fatal price to pay for a
few square miles of territory Of no
military value.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
Use the Added Hour!

What are you going to do with your
extra hour, Mr.. Man, when you turn
the clock forward Sunday and save day
Light Are you going to use it for some
good purpose or are You going to waste
it in idlenesss Are you going to gar
den and so help the city feed itself this
summer and next winter! That hour of
daylight will be just the time for spad-
ing and hoeing and raking. An hour
. day, after the garden is started, will
keep it in order. If you do not garden
you will find the afternoons and even
ings hanging long on your hands. Of
course, there is good reason to use the
time in some form of exercise. tennis or
golf, or walking. That viii help to keep
you in trim for the hard grind of ",
work. There will be thousands of peo-
pie here who cannot garden, people liv-
ing in boarding houses and hotels who
would be only too glad to have 60
at patch of land. Perhaps they can
ipd way to occupy themselves in some
body else's cabbage patch during the
long afternoons. Washington should
not lack for agricultural labor this sum-
mer with the clocks turned forward and
the daylight hours heightened.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

This ID the year. therefore, for choosing
. new House, s.. the regular processes
to that end are taking shape. Party
nominees will soon be announced, and
the support of national party organi-
cations il already assured. Democrats,
republicans, socialists and nationals are,
as such, already on the move.
Col Harvey refers to "the popular
branch" of Congress. In effect, both
branches are popular" now. In a very
generous sense, the Senate derives di-
rectly from the people.
Even if possible, so vital matter as
this should not be left to ian arrange
ment by the leaders Of the two great
parties" Moreover, they could not ar
range it. They are partisans on parti-
san questions; and the war has not
eliminated such questions. This is
shown by discussions in both House and
Senate, in the press, and at political
meetings. Four democrats were, as such,
recently elected to the House from New
York. and the senatorial race now in
progress in Wisconsin is being run on
party lines.
These are grave times, but not graver
than those Of 1864 In that year we had
a partisan contest for both Congress and
the presidency. Even his warmest sup
porters did not propose that Mr.. Lin
coin be continued in office during the
war by an arrangement" of any kind.
They, as others, favored the regular ap-
peal to the people: which, of course.
was taken.
The same was true of Congress. The
Congress chosen that year was rot the
result of an arrangement, but that of
the regular order.
Using the congressional phrase, let US
have the regular order this year. There
is not tie slightest peril in it. The peo
pie are still supreme. The government
is theirs. If they desire changes in
their agents they will say SO at the
polls: and whatever they say next No
vember will go
OF course. we shall have the regular
order, and get workable result. Any
result otherwise obtained would not
inure to the stability of our institu
tions
Evening star., 1918-03-28
Jacob H. Gallinger.

This is Senator Gallinger's eighty
first birthday. 1t finds him in health
and full of interest in public affairs
s He is the leader of his party in the
Senate, and as such prominent in the
movement for republican control of the
next Congress. His advice is sought
and followed. He knows the ropes. His
congressional experience dates from the
Forty ninth Congress, in which he
served rs G member of the House. After
two terms in that body he declined a
third. and then was elected to the Sen
ate. where he has been ever since.
The New England states. to their
credit and profit, carly adopted the pol
icy of keeping in Office men of demon
strafed capacity for public affairs. With
out exception. all have encouraged their
sons in that way to qualify for and
seek such employment. Maine. Yer
mont, New Hampshire. Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island and Connecticut-this or
der of recitation recalls the old school
pFimer-have each a list of senators and
representatives conspicuous in congress
sional history.
On New Hampshire's list the name of
Mr.. Gal,inger ranks with the foremost.
Since 1891 twenty years ago
the state has been served by him in
the Senate with eminent ability. In
that time great deal of important leg
islative history has been made; and in
much of it he has had a most honorable
share. His present position-sttained
some time sipce-testifes to his capacity
and aptitude for affairs, and to the
strong impression he has made upon his
nsociates.
While stout partisan-no other kind
'ef man accomplishes much in politics
NJ. Gallinger, when occasion occurs and
suggests, rises easily above party con-
siderations. His grasp is as broad as
hat Of the best Of his fellows, and his
sbedience to it as prompt as theirs.
The people of Washington rate Mr..
Hailinser as something more than the
aistinguished senator from New Hamp-
sAire. They are indebted to him for
u WARN interest in their welfare, and
q assiduous manifestation Of it. He
has sympathized with their aspirations,
ama assisted them in the realization Of
nany Of their hopes His pride in the
fswn - the capital Of the country has
made him active as a legislator in for
warding all good plans for its growth
and ornamentation. Naturally, there
fore, he is greatly admired and re-
spected here; and not even in his home
state viii this anniversary Of his birth
give more pleasure. or cause q stronger
wish for many more years to q man who
knows SO we'll how to employ the years
TO the general advantage.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
England,s Call for Our Troops.

Premier Lloyd George in his message
to Lord Reading read at banquet in
New York last night urges the vital
importance of rushing American rein
forcements to Europe ''in the shortest
possible space Of time" The battle,
says the British leader, "the greatest
and most momentous in the history Of
the world, is only just beginning"
There is in this urgent appeal for
American aid no note of hopelessness
or despair. There is. on the contrary,
evidence of supreme confidence that the
United States twill neglect no effort"
to hasten to bring its full power to bear
upon the struggle.
: We have been sending troops across
the Atlantic recently in increasing num-
bers. Estimates Of the total Of our
forces in England and France cannot
be formed by the public. The exac,
number is known doubtless only to a
very few. But that we already have a
large army over there and that we are
sending thousands weekly is assured.
We have more ships than we had three
months ago, and those ships are plying
across the Atlantic a. fast as steam can
carry them consistently with the need
for safety. Only one of our loaded
transports has been sunk, and that with
n ~,1atsrol., ovnaH 1aop nS 1,fo
In the camps in this country are sew
eral hundred thousand men who have
been under training for at least six
months. They are in shape to go to the
front today, perhaps not as we'll trained
as they should be for the best service,
but sufficiently so to take their places
among the reserves on the field. That
they will be hurried across as fast as
transport can be provided is to be as
sumed.
Lloyd Georges statement that the bat
tie is only beginning may be interpreted
as indicating a determination in Eng
land, which is plainly evidenced also
by Official utterances in France. to take
advantage Of the first possible moment
offered by the enemy's weakening
through furious assaults to assume the
offensive in the hope of driving home q
thrust calculated to bring Germany to
the point Of surrender. 1t is imperative,
therefore, that every possible American
soldier now available should be sent
across, to be ready for action in the
counter stroke that may end the war.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
A Congress by Arrangement


Col. George Harvey, speaking at the
Lotos Club dinner in New York last
night, said:
Gentlemen, there ought not to be =
federal election this fail. It is not nee
essary that there should be one. The
matter is one wholly Of arrangement
and can easily be effected by the lead
ers Of the two great parties, II they will
but face the situation in generously
patriotic spirit. The popular branch Is
now and ought to bc in harmony with
the executive. No conceivable sdysu-
tase could accrue to the country from
changing its political complexion"
The Constitution Of the United States
prescribes: STAe House Of Representa-
stises shan be composed Of membsrs
ebessa every second year BY the pes-
p1s II the9sevssal aatss.s
The rrtsent House was chosen in 1915.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
The Secondary Stage Begins.

A British stack, netting consider
able gain Of ground on the Ancrc river,
indicates thst the retirement in the cen.
ter Of the German advance has reached
its limit. Opinion is expressed here
today that important developments in
the allied counter offensive are to be
expected today or tomorrow. Mean
while the Germans have shifted their
thrust to . point east Of Arras, north
Of the zone Of the grand assault. This
Evening star., 1918-03-28

A great many hopeful programs for
American aeroplanes in France we're i'm
agined until it was discovered that there
are no aeroplanes.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

If George Creel can get the first in
terriew for publication when Secretary
Baker lands, the entire newspaper fra
ternity will vote the bureau Of infor-
nation q success.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

Dr. Muck, the orchestra leader, is a
doctor of philosophy and not, as might
have been supposed, a doktor of music.
In his present situation certain amount
of philosophy should be valuable.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

Neither he himself nor any one Of his
six sons is among the 100000 men the
kaiser announced himself as willing to
lose
Evening star., 1918-03-28
Optinaistie Caleaht,on.

Oh, when de SIN acrost de hill
Begins to shed his ray
Wen sho4y welcome with a will
Dc daylight-savin' day.
Wen all be feelin' mighty we'll
An watch dem sunbeams climb,
Cause dan weH hear dat breakfas' bel
An hour ahead O. time.
I specks de change will do us good.
Well hear de robin sing,
An see de blossoms in de wood
VIII dewdrops glistening.
But whut appeals to me mos strong
In dis uew.fashioned way
Is dat we WON wait quite 30 long
Fob dem three meals day.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

Senator johnson Of California calls
for pitiless publicity. This is an in
dorsement of one Of the Presidents own
policies.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

Every time the kaiser engages the
best possible seats to view big Ger
man victory something goes wrong with
his plans for the spectacle.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

German imperia}ism has fooled and
terrorized its home people so easily that
it fell into the error of believing that
the rest of the world was just as easy.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

One way to be hopelessly behind the
time is to try to hold out against the
daylight-saving program.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

The seventy mile gun shot great deal
farther than the army that mannee it
will ever get.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

The spirit of Eastertide affords no
encouragement to the Hun and every
encouragement to the allies
Evening star., 1918-03-28

The German fight has been a series
Of supreme efforts" which failed to
amount to anything.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

An appraisement Of the real estate
taken is likely to prove discouraging to
the Germans.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

The Russians have decided that it is
about time for another revolution.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILASDER JOHNSON.
The RpsY Moments.

"Bliggins complains that he is over
worked
Eyes. But he never seems as busy
as when he is makingsjust that com
plaint."
Evening star., 1918-03-28

The United States Senate is indus
triously trying its hand at constructive
criticism.
Evening star., 1918-03-28

The British yielded vslueless ground.
The Prussians yielded invaluable lives.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
PreeautiOn.

s'Are you studying German:"
eyes. ] don't want any alien enemy
to be able to say things I can't under
stand
Evening star., 1918-03-28
New Function.

The menu card with type SO neat
No longer tells you what to eat.
It indicates beyond a doubt
The things we'll have to do without.
Evening star., 1918-03-28
Idle Speculation.

"You never offer any more opinions
as to when the war will end"
NO." replied Senator Sorghum. ssThis
is no time for little guessing games;
what We want to do is to get in and
end it."
Evening star., 1918-03-28
Ideai Article.

mot going to have any colored eggss"
mot this year. Ny idea of per-
feet Easter egg is a nice white one that
has never seen cold storsge."
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-12
The Eleventh Hour


The figure eleven has assumed
d place in history that will not
soon be forgotten. II will be re-
membered that the fighting in the
war was stopped at the eleventh
hour Of the eleventh day Of the
eleventh month. Some one was
curious enough TO look up the
eleventh verse of the eleventh
chapter Of the eleventh book Of
the Bible, and this is what he
read:
Wherefore, the Lord said un-
to Solomon, Forasmuch as this is
done of thee, and thou hast not
kept my covenant and my stutates
which ! leave commanded thee, /
will surely rend the kingdom from
thee. and will give it to thy serv-
ant.
The quotation is from the book
of | Kings, eleventh chapter and
the eleventh verse. Leesburg
Commercial.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-12

8ring with my back
se1 N felt weak and
Y Everything / unde5took
tn as a drag. The first few
'doI Doan's Kidney Pills gave
me MI relief and continued use
cufE ine. / have never been
boil Fad with my kidneys since. !"
tSt8 eInent given June 3, 1914.)
On April 4, 1918 Mrs. Barber
said 1.-THE cure 1 spoke Of in my
former statement Of 1914 has
PROVEN lasting. My back is
strohg and my kidneys are in fine
condition. i recommend Doan s
for 4 know they are just as repre-
sented. !"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the
same that Mrs. Barber had. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo,
N. II. advt.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-12

The work done by the Chill
|dren's LONE Society of Jackson
vile is worthy Of the commenda-
ton Of all. The expense last
year in caring for over 1000 chill
dren was $4,000 and hence the
Homes appeal for cash, which
they deserve. The institution is
supported entirely by the contri-
buttons Of money, clothes and
food, and do not be afraid 10 send
what you can, and address the
donation to the Children's Home
Society, Jacksonville, Fla. Moore
Haven Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-12-12
We Must Continue TO Conserve

Directo# General McAdoo has
sent To rgional directors Of rail
roads ne following message
equally applicable to every citi-
III oil the utmost Importance
that oAr people shall continue to
save W order that they may help
the &5yernment complete the vic
tories 1--we have gained In Europe,
mdS The expenses Of the war and
pr Ede the means Of supporting
oIIl rmy in Europe until it is re-
I'm d from duty and of bringing
/ III back to American soil. I'VE
iiIl therefore keep up the War
sa Is campaigns and induce ev-
6r to invest to the extent OF
hin eans lid War Savings Stamps
aYl Thrift Stamps which are obi
III bns Of the United States Gov
It'll ent and which are the best of
il1 stment for the savings OF the
poodle. Will you not ask the
|raiIfoad employees throughout
y0I Segion to save their money
Iaal invest it in WAR Savings
Sta5 and Thrift Stamps to help
thei pvernment and our gallant
I soldiers and sailors who are still
Ton dty in Europe and also to help
| theli lives by laying up a fund
which a be q protection to them
III caS misfortune Or necessi-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-03
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.
I nusual Opportunities for Obtainins
u College Education.

The students of Sumter county who
wish college education have unusual
opportunities for obtaining scholar
ships this summer. There is n State
vacancy from the county ut Winthrop
College, also three vacancies i'm tho
scholarships maintained by the Fed
GRAFTON of Womcn's Clubs. the Cnitcd
Daughters of the Confedcracy. tho
sumter Chapter of Winthrop Daugh-
ters. Students with the proper en-
dorsements may by standing one On
animation, July ., try for all Of these
scholarships. At the University OF
south Carolina the scholarship main
tained by the United Daughters of
the Confederacy is vacant. Available
for use only by a student from sum
ter county are two scholarships with
no restriction as to college. the Alta
mont Moses Loan Scholarship and the
Dick Anderson Chapter u. ID. C..
scholarship.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-03
y DOUBLE WEDDING.
Two Popular Young Couples Married
Wednesday Evening.

The attractive home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Il. l.. Benton on Lafayette avenue was
H. gala attire on Wednesday evening,
and hilcd with Interested friends to
witness the marriage of two popular
young couples.
The unusual always plcases, and on
TINS occasion the unusual was a dou-
bic wedding. The rooms were beau
tliuliy decorated in smilaX and abloom
with Shastor daiscs The wedding
march was played by Miss Mildred
Goodalc ON the piano, accompanied by
Mr.. Ed Truesdcl and Miss Loree
Trucsdell ON violins.
Miss Ruby Davis and Miss Annie
liuckabec entered the room together.
Miss Davis was charming i'm a coat
suit Of navy blue and wore "A "chic"
hat of champagne. with gloves and
shoes to match. She carried brides
roses and ferns. Miss lIuckabcc was
beautifully gOWncd i'm white and she
also carried brides roses and ferns
Ih"y were met by Mr.. George w
Wilson and Mr.. Edwin +. Miller be
Tore an improVsed altar banked IN
Terms and daisies, the Rev. NJ. NJ. Ben
son, Of the Baptist church, united
Miss Davis and Mr.. Wilson. Miss
Huckahee and Mr.. Miller then took
their places before the altar and Mr
Hcnson again performed the imprcs-
sivc marriage ccrmony.
An informal reception followed.
when wedding cake and punch were
served. The presents were many ana
handsome, attesting the popularity ol
both.
Miss Davis is native of Sumter
but has made her home in Camden
Tor several years with her sister. MI.
Il. H. Benton, and has won man,
friends and admirers by her pleasant
personality who are pleased to kno1.
that II is to be her home. Mr.. Geo.
w. wilson is native to the soil and IS
among Camdcn's most prominent ana
promising business men.
Miss IIuckabcc is the daughter o.
the late Sheriff w. w. Huckabeo ma
rs young lady of winning personal
itN, and a wide circle Of crio, ,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-03
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Gilmcr have
returned home after delightful two
weeks visit to friends and relatives in
Richmond and other cities of Virginia.
Mr.. H. II. Jennings leaves tonight
Tor New Orleans to attend the Cot
ton Conference.
Mrs Geo. s. Morrison and daughter,
Freda Lou. OF Columbia, are visiting
relatives in the city.
Mrs. II. +. Miller. Sr.. of Sumter.
spent several days In Camden this
week. coming over to attend the we'd
ding OF her son to Miss Annie Huck
abee.--Camden Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-03
Who L. DislOyal?

1t has been brought to my attention
today that there arc individuals in
sumter who have been going from
store to store buying two pounds O.
sugar or sending for it by somcon
else. This is either The lack Of 10y
atty or ignorance, and neither will 10
excused hY the government.
This information has been sent e.
Mr.. William Elliott, Federal Food Al
minstrator for South Carolina \
phone message was received from NJ
Elliott today. asking that | rcquca;
all retailers of sugar not 10 sell sugl,
to anyone except REGULAR customers
md to report all who try to break o.
"NadC the law. | have made this rC
quest of the retailers, and they hav,
patriotically agreed to comply viii
th" request OF the food administra.
tion.
G.. \. Lennon,