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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
AS to Planting Wheat.

Clemson College, Dec. 6.-"Several
farmers were talking over the ques-
ton of planting wheat day. or two
ago, and from the general trend Of
their conversation it appeared that
they were not very enthusiastic. One
said he had planted several acres last
year, and according to his tabula-
tion of the results. he had come out
a little over Ave dollars short. This,
he said, was quite discouraging. But,
when asked what effect the grain
sowing had upon the land, he admit
ted that, by such method the few
acres had enhanced in value about
$1,000 It had been sadly dishgured
by gullies and was poor, but now was
productive and the gullies had disap-
peared. We think he had answered
his own argument against wheat SOW
ing
"It may not pay in actual dollars
and cents for the specific year the
planting is done. But, if the land
is thus built up, if the value increas-
es upon a few acres to the amount
Of $1,000 in few years-we think,
in this case, the argument is all on
the side of wheat planting"
The above is taken from the I'm
ion Times of a recent date and is
sound reasoning and wholesome ad-
vice. America must feed the world
for several years to come. and farm
ers in South Carolina will do wei
to raise all the wheat they can fol
their own sake as we'll as for the
lands sake. If you have not already
planted. plant now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
A. G. L. TRA1N WRECKED.
Engine and Cars Derailed: Two Re-
ported Injured.

Florence. Dec. 6.-Train 89, the
through passenger and express from
the North, was badly wrecked at Eli
rod. N. c., late this evening, blocking
the main line Of the Atlantic Coas1
Line, which will necessitate a de-
touring of all trains to and from the
North via Parkton, Bennettsville. Dar-
lingon and Florence for at least the
next twelve hours
The big engine, three express cars,
mail and baggage cars were dera1led
and are broadside in the ditch. 1t is
stated that the fireman and one Wo-
woman passenger were the only cnes
injured aboard the wrecked train,
and these not seriously, yet hurry
call for physicians, nurses and first aid
remedies were ordered dispatched at
the earliest possible moment, which
was done from this city.
The wrecking train and crews, un-
der the supervision Of Wrecking Mas
ter Alexander Z. Seasons. left here
about z o'clock for the scene, and the
Rocky Mount, N. c., wrecking train
and crew are on the way to the wreck
also. -
The monster locomotive, the "44o,"
was in charge of Engineer II. r. Bar
bour. OF. this city, and Conductor
James Simpson, Of Richmond, Va.
neither Of whom were reported as be-
ing injured. The wreck occurred at
about s o'clock this afternoon at the
switch at the north end Of the side
track at Elrod, which is about forty
six miles north of Florence, on what
is known as the 'Short Cut division
of the Coast Line.
This makes the fourth bad wreck
Of passenger trains on the Atlantic
Coast Line within the last ten days.
all of which were unavoidable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
Baruch and Davidson
President Wilson Calls Upon
Them for Services at the
Peace Conference.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Chairman Ba-
ruch, Of the war industries board and
Chairman Henry P. Dawson. Of the
American Red Cross war council have
been asked by President Wilson to
hold themselves in readiness to re-
spond to q call for services with the
peace delegation in Europe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
To Disband S. A. T. C..
Clemson Follows Instructions
of War Department.

Clemson College, Dec. 6.-Dr. Nv. NJ.
Riggs. president of Clemson College,
announces that, following orders from
the war department, the student army
training corps unit will be demobilized
bv December 81. The S. A. T. C. was
a war measure and now that the ne
cesity is past the war department has
ordered all S. A. T. c. units demobl-
:ized and discharged.
This means that after the Christ
mas holidays Clemson College will go
back to the former organization, IN
which authority is lodged with the
president and faculty and not solely
with the military representatives OF
the war department. Clemson VIII
maintain a. military department but
military duty and drill will be re-
duced to comparatively small pro-
portions and will not interfere with
collegiate work. Strict discipline in
the student body will however, be
maintained to teach promptness,
neatness and obedience as during pre-
war times.
Examinations for the first term will
be held December 13 to 20 and all
students who expect to return Will be
required to take the examinations.
It is hoped that the reserve Off
GERS training corps may be reestab-
lished and if so Juniors and seniors
who enter the advanced course of the
r. O. T. C. will get Communication for
subsistence, 33 cents per day or more.
Announcement is also made that
scholarships which were lost by en-
trance intot he S. A. T. G. will be re-
stored,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
Issoudun. Oct. %. 1918

ISSOO0QIl, wv ~
Monsieur:
I have the great honor to acKno"i'
edge receipt Of your check Tor nine
dollars, evidence of your great gen
erositv and kindness in adopting my
little Pierre for the year. beg, Mon
sieur. that you will accept my mos'
sincere thanks.
should like to be able to enclose
in my letter q photograph OF my NIUE
Pierre. L will have one maze ior you
and forward it as soon as 1t Is hnlsheo
NV little Pierre sends his thanks aho
many kisses to his benefactor,
Please accept, Monsieur, all my
thanks and my most respectful greet
ings.
Issoudun, Indre
rue de la Montee, Evacuee de
Compiegne. - 49,,
Note-Issoudun is city IN the
province of Indre in the center o, o.
france. directly south of Paris: II
has II, 900 inhabitants. Many OF the
ovacuees have been sent here because
of it's convenient location.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11

Official announcement made in Lon
don Thursday night placed the losses
in worlds merchant tonnage by enc
nv action and marine risk from the
beginning Of the war to the end %
October, 1918, at 15,053,786 gross
tons. In the same period 1O,o49,oz :
tons were constructed and 2,39z,67o
tons of enemy vessels were captured.
This made the net loss of tonnage
during the war. 1,S11,584 tons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
British Tonnage Losses
'9,031,82S Toms From Beginnins
of War to November, 1918.

London, Dec. 5.-British merchant
tonnage losses were 9,O31,828 gross
tons from the beginning Of the wal
to October. 81, 1918, according to ar
official statement issued tonight.
New construction in the United
Kingdom in the same period was
4.342.296; purchases abroad were $780,.
600 tons, and enemy tonnage cap
tured was 716,520. The net loss was
3,443,012 tons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
Ex-RULERs CAN'T ESCAPE.
Must Come to Trial, Says Lloyd
George.

London, Dec. 5.-David Lloyd
George the British prime minister to-
night in the election campaign. gave
q restatement of his policy. In 1t he
declares that the men responsible for
the war cannot escape because their
heads were crowned. but that they
must be tried by an international
court. Mr.. Lloyd George also declar-
ed himself in favor Of the expulsion
and exclusion of all enemy aliens.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11

London, Dec. An extraordinary
meeting of the German cabinet was
summoned at Berlin Thursday even
to discuss the possibility Of the
allies occupying Berlin. owing to
Gerrnany's alleged inability to carry
out the terms Of the armistice. ac-
cording to Amsterdam advices to the
Express
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11

Washington, Dec. e.-The abandon.
ment of construction work on fourteen
projects was announced today by the
war department, including, hospital
construction at North Camp Jackson.
S. C. Orders have been given. for the
completion Of central Officers train
ing schools at Camps Gordon and
Hancock, Ga.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
SHOT AT DIR. PAEs.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Assassinate
President Of Portugal.

Lisbon. Friday, Dec. 5.-An uniden-
tilted man fired at DR.. Sidonio Paes'
president of Portugal, in the. street
here today. The shot missed the
mark. The presidents assailant was
arrested.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-11
ANOTHER FRENCH LETTER.
The Mother of an Orphan Adopted
by the Boys High School.

Issoudun, % Octobre, 1918.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14
SIX men ADRIFT So
Hours in open BOAT
Hungry and Thirsty Crew of Tug
Reach Newport News.

Newport News, Va, Jan. ia
After S6 hours spent in an open
boat, without food or water, six
men of the crew of a small tug
which had been icebound in the
Chesapeake Bay for several days
reached shore last night. The men
reported that the tug was crushed
by the moving ice and sank just as
soon as they took to the small
boat.
A Danish steamer which came
ashore here during severe wind
storm last night had not been float
ed today. The vessel is taking
water through several open seams,
and is so hard aground that tugs
have been unable to move her.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14
Al SHIPS DUE
FOR WAR USE
IN TWO MONTHS
Uncle Sam to Get Eighteen
Vessels Before End
Of January.

Forty-one ships. Of approximately
10000 tonnage. win be delivered to
the Emergency Fleet by the end OF
February. >.
This announcement was made last
night by Edward N. Hurley, chair
man Of the United States shipping
Board!s
These ships were requisitioned from
private owners by the government for
war purposes. Eighteen win be COM,
pleted during January, with q total
lightweight tonnage of 16.0s1.
Twenty-three will be finished by the
end of February, with a total dead
for the most part are cargo vessels
and tankers.
List Of Ships.
Their place Of delivery. builders and
types follow:
Seattle, washington-seattss ship
building Company. cargo ships;
Skinner q Eddy. tanker. 1 cargo;
Ames, 2 cargo.
Portland, ore.-willamette. 3 cargo;
Albina. . cargo.
Oakland, Cal.-Moore & Scott, 3
cargo. ...
Newport News, Va--Newport- News
Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company.
cargo, l tanker.
Quincy. Mass. - Bethlehem Fore
River Plant, cargo.
San Francisco. Cal.-Bethlehem, I
cargo, 8 tankers.
Columbia River or Puget Sound
Duthie, cargo; Columbia. cargo.
Baltimore. Md.-Baltimore, Q cargo.
Philadelphia, Pa. Cramps 1 pas
senger and cargo.
Port Of New York-Crsmps. Z cargo
| and passenger.
Gloucester. N. J.-Pennsylvania. .
tankers.
Delaware River-Chester. cargo, /
tanker.
Port Richmond, n. Y. Staten
Island. 1 cargo.
4, Camden, N. J.-New York, collier.
Long Beach. Cel-Craig, 1 cargo.
Wilmington, DeL-Bethlehem Har-
Ian Plant, 1 cargo.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14
|PASTOR SOUNDS Note
AGAINST FALSE Peace
Rev. Howard |. Stewart Says Au-
tocracy Must Be Destroyed.

"A Bugle Blast Against False
Peace" was the topic of a sermon
delivered at the Second Baptist
Church, Fourth street and Virginia
avenue southeast, last evening by
the pastor, Rev. Howard I. Stewart.
In part, Rev. Stewart said:
The people who catch at the
straws of a makeshift peace have
their counterpart in the people of
the days Of Jeremiah; the prophet,
whom he described in the text,
Peace, peace, when there is no
peace The only peace propaganda
worth listening to Is that described
in the book OF James, First pure,
and then peaceable."
"Autocracy and peace are heaven
and earth apart. We are American
peacemakers because we are Ameri-
can pacemakers. We are in the
fight in the interest of the op-
pressed Of humanity and 1t should
be foreign to our purpose to con-
sent to a makeshift peace that will
enslave our children's children"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14
THE TOWN CRIER.

Louis Eckloff, assistant cashier Of
the Metropolitan National Bank. will
lecture, this evening on Checks,
Drafts and Notes" to the elementary
banking class being conducted under
the direction of the Washington
Chapter OF the American Institute Of
Banking, at the rooms of the society,
LIZA F street northwest. On We'd
nesday evening, Prof. Warshaw.
formerly of Cornell University. will
talk to the class in accountancy,
I while on Thursday evening "Sev-
eral Phases OF Law Contracts" will
be discussed by Charles A. Douglas,
local attorney. before the class in
commercial law. A class in French
will be opened January Is.
A housewarmIng for men In uni
form will be held at the New Thought
Rest and Recreation rooms. 500
Eleventh street northwest, at 8
O'Clock this evening.
istrator for the District, will be the
speaker this evening at meeting of
the Mems Club of Christ Church
will be held In the parish home,
~ " SNlNCbS hOI ltlCdSL.
Refreshments will be served follow
ing the meeting.
The Howard Park Citizens' Asso-
citation is to meet at the Church of
Our Redeemer. Eighth street, near
Barry place, at s o'clock this even
ing.
The Public Improvement Assocla-
ton will hold a meeting this even
ing at E. ]. Newcomb's office.
Discussion Of District transportation
problems and voting on applications
for membership will feature a meet
ing of the Piney Branch Citizens As
sociation to be held at o'clock this
evening in the Iowa Avenue Metho-
dist Church The secretary asks that
all resolutions be introduced in type
written form and in triphcate.
A lecture IL to be given by seumas
McManus. under the auspices of the
District board, Ancient Order OF Hi
bernians. at o'clock. The lecture
will be followed by a dance.
A meeting of the board of manag-
ers of the Aid Association for the
Blind is to be held at 1:30 O'Clock
this afternoon at the Home for the
Blind, 1850 r street.
A special meeting of the Georgia
Society will be held at W. c. T. U.
Hall this evening. Through a mis-
understanding of the date of the reg
ular monthly meeting of the society
Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, did
not attend the meeting last night,
and a special meeting has been cali
ed Senator Smith will receive and
welcome all Georgtans residing in
Washington.
The WiImeth Mems Class, OF Col
umbia Heights Christian Church, of
which James L. Wilmeth, director of
the Bureau Of Printing and Engrav-
ing. Is teacher, will give a banquet to
the young Homen's Cleaners Class of
the same Church tonight. The BAN
quet terminates a membership con-
test between the two classes in which
the Cleaners Class came Off with the
honors.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14
NAVIGATION SCHOOL
TO RESUME CLASSES

The Navigation School of the Poto-
mac River power squadron will re-
sumo its course Of instruction on
Tuesday evening at s o'clock in the
rooms Of the Washington Chapter OF
the American Banking Institute, 1214
F street northwest. There will be a
review of the work studied at pre-
vious meetings upon the compass and
use Of charts and pilot rules, and a
lecture on plotting as given in Bow
ditch Navigator.
These classes ARE open to anyone
interested in the subject, and are of
especial value to motor boatsmen and
those navigating small boats.
James T. Bresnahan is secretary
and DR.. A. B. Bennett is commander
of the squadron.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14
LOCAL MENTION.

klrkman's Soap, 25cJ seeded raj
sins. SIC; Argo starch, &c; cocoa
nuts, &c and &c; cheese, 30c; white
meal. &c 1b.; large herring, SC; Karo
syrup, 13c, 3sc, 75c; Is lbs. white
potatoes, 40c; can pineapple, 25c;
whiskbrooms, 1sc; pound cake, 25c:
whole wheat -four. &c; pinto beans,
12h; tapioca, Sc; Va. Sweet Pancake
flour, 12h. 412 Fourth St s. E., and
all the ]. T. d. Pyles stores.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District OF Columbia and Maryland: Fair, not
quite 30 cold Monday; Tuesday increasing
cloudines and warmer, probably snow by night |;
gentle to moderate winds, mostly south.
Virginia: Fair, not quite 30 cold Monday
Tuesday snow in west and rain or snow by
night in east portion; moderate southerly
winds
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight, l6; 2 a. m, "A; 4 a. m, l3; Ga M
II; q. m. 10; 10 g. m. i; II noon, II; p. m,
%: p. m, 2: D. m, p; p. m, n; Il
p. m, 10. Highest, .; lowest, 10 Relative
humidity-s a. m. s.; p, m, q; .. m, o.
Rainfall % p. m to 8 p. M, o. Hours ol
sunshine. 81 Per cent Of possible sunshine. 6.
Observation-Disclosures deficiency Of tenn
perature since January /, 1918, LII; deficiency
Of temperature since January /, 1913, -lfl; &C.
cimulated excess Of precipitation since January
], 1913. +02; excess Of precipitation sincs
January 1. lsls, +02
Temperature same date last yesr-Hishest, IS;
lowest, d.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14

Vernon Goodwin, Hotel Alexandra, Los Angeles
Chas. A. Cooke, Hotel Hollywood, Hollywood.
Walter Raymond, Hotel Raymond, Pasadena
D. M. Ennard, Hotels Maryland, Huntington and
Green, Pasadena, and Hotel Faimont, San
francisco.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
Lowest
Highest last
today. night, SD. m

TIDE TABLES.
Compiled By the Omitted States Coast and
Geodetic Suryey.)
AID WEATHER
Today-Low tide. 33 4 m. and s:32 D. N.
high tide, s6 9. m. and ~ p. m.
Automo6ls lamps should b ushted ~ sss
The Washington herald., 1918-01-14

Frank Miller, Mission Inn, Riverside.
John Herman, Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado.
c. R. Drake, Hotel Virginia, Long Beach.
Milo M. Potter, Hotel Potter, Santa Barbara.
E. p Dunn, Hotel Arlington, Santa Barbara.
Stanley Anderson, Beverly Hills Hotel Beverly Hills.
The Yale expositor., 1918-06-20

Dainty tub blouses, to be worn with
wash or silk skirts, are of immediate
interest TO everyone who is not al
ready provided with summers sup
ply. For July and August, when the
only way to keep Immediately clean
lies by way of the tub, they are the
only wear. There is an unending va
riety in these washable blouses made
of batiste, wolfe, organdie linens and
tub silks.
In little group Of smart models that
make a choice worth thinking about,
one is sure to find white batiste, tuck
ed or hemstitched, with collars and
cuffs OF blue or rose or biege colored
linen. Others with this color combina-
ton reversed In blouses of striped or
plain colored voiles. with collar and
cuffs Of white organdie, and, in both
wolfe and batiste blolses in white, these
accessories are smart in fine tissue
The Yale expositor., 1918-06-20

blossoms fastened across the back OF
the cap where il merges into the veil
at the neck.
Nothing could be prettier for the
bride who chooses TO wear hat than
the lovely mass of tulle shown at the
left of the picture. Frills of tulle
stand up about the crown and fall over
the brim. The long, straight veil
falls from bow at the back and Is
wound about the throat as pictured.
If il is to be the happy lot of the
bridesmaids TO wear n hat like this,
ii is most lovely made in pale pink.
Another wonderful pink hat for the
bridesmaid is shown at the top of the
group. 1t is of crepe georgette and
has huge double poppies made Of
the same delicate and beautiful fab
ric set about the crown. There are
lovely organdie hats that this years
brides may avail themselves of, that
are as fine and flowerlike as those
of crepe.
The Yale expositor., 1918-06-20

Here comes the bride with her head
adorned by veil or by hat-as she
may elect-and her maids in yelled or
veilless hats; hers is the privilege TO
decide which. Many brides have
chosen to wear lovely hats of ma
lines or crepe with wells suspended
from the back. to be brought about
the throat and partly over the face.
They are followed by maids in wide
brimmed hats or quaint bOnnets. But
no one expects the bride to forego the
stately wedding veil, and if she
chooses to wear ii she may concede the
yelled hat to her maids.
A very simple and sweet arrange
ment of the veil is shown at the right
Of the picture above. 1t is merely n
band of fine lace run with threads of
silver, that borders small, close d0p
Of tulle. The long veil flows out from
the cap from the back, enveloping the
figure. This same arrangement has
been used with small sprays of orange
The Yale expositor., 1918-06-20
Just a Matter of Place.

The conversation at social gath
ering turned to the subject of domes-
tic arguments when this story was st
tingly related by Congressman James
A. .Gallivan of Massachusetts.
One morning a hard-featured indi-
vidual, carrying grip, entered n
city bank and approached the window
OF the paying teller.
II want one thousand dollars" said
the man in low voice. "Give il to me
at once or 1 will drop this grip on the
floor"
you will, will your" responded the
paying teller. whats in it'll"
Dynamite" answered the other
land in one minute you will be GO
ing through the roof"
LET her drop" was the careless re.
joinder of the teller. Il have forgot.
ten something that l was told to get
for my wife and l might as well have
the explosion here as at home"
The Yale expositor., 1918-06-20
Five Minutes for Nails.

When the nails are manicured every
day, five minutes is usually sufficient,
for I'm this way they are in good con-
dition, and easily kept so. The cuticle
is always gently pushed back with an
orangewood stick dipped In cream or
cologne and shaped into an oval. The
file rounds and levels the edges. Pol
fishing at night saves time in the morn
ing. The quickest method Of cleaning
the nails is by using nail brush. A
little cold cream or oil pressed into
the base Of the nail under the flesh
strengthens It, and incidentally Inn
parts healthy appearance and luster.
The Yale expositor., 1918-06-20
Lives 200 Years F!

For more than 200 years, HARLEM Oil,
the famous national remedy of Holland,
has been recognized as an infallible relief
from all forms of kidney and bladder dis
orders. Its very age is proof that it must
have unusual merit.
If you are troubled with pains or aches
in the back, feel tired in the morning,
headaches, indigestion, insomnia, painful
or too frequent passage of urine irritation
or stone in the bladder, you will almost
certainly find relief in GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This is the good
old remedy that has stood the test for
hundreds of years, prepared in the proper
quantity and convenient form to take.
1t is imported direct from Holland lab.
oratories, and you can get it at any
drug store. 1t IL a standard, old-time
home remedy and needs no introduction.
Each capsule contains one dose of FIVE
drops and is pleasant and easy to take.
They will quickly relieve those stiffened
joints, that backache, rheumatism, lum-
bago, sciatica, gall stones, gravel brick
dust" etc. Your money promptly refund
ed if they do not relieve you. But be sure
to get the genuine GOLD MEDAL brand.
In boxes, three sizes.--Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1918-06-20

ginghams. So it will be seen that
variety In the. materials used makes 1t
easy to multiply styles. In all white
blouses hemstitchlng and small
tricks account for The prettiest deco
rations, and these are specially well
liked put In In crossbar effects. OF all
fabrics wolfe holds its own as the most
durable, and therefore the best worth
while for fine needlework. 1t may be
made up In the same styles as georg-
cite crepe and embellished with en-
broidery instead of beadwork-like the
model shown i'm the picture.
Blouses, or more properly shirt.
waists, of tub silks are made as plain
as possible and are dear to the sports
woman. They belong to the big out
doors and look their capable part.
The Yale expositor., 1918-06-20

so I can do my house work without any
difficulty. / advise any woman who is
afflicted with female troubles to give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial and it will do as much for
them. Mrs. MARIE BOYD, 1421 9th
St, N. E., Canton, Ohio.
Sometimes there are serious condi-
tons where hospital operation is the
only alternative, but on the other hand
so many women have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
doctors have said that an operation was
necessary - every woman who wants
to avoid an operation should give it q
fair trial before submitting to such a
trying ordeal
If complications exist, write to Lydia
E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
for advice. The result of many years
experience is at your service.