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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
British intelligence officers quizzing
German prisoners, at left. British
trench with sentry posted, at right

While the major portion Of the
activity in the allies great counter
offensive has been carried on by
the American and French forces
the British and Italian troops have
been on the alert and have been
taking advantage of all opportuni-
ties. The quizzing of German pris-
oners taken during the drive is i'm
portant. Often times these discour-
aged soldiers give information of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
Her DAUGHTER
Was SAVED
FROM OPERATION.
Mrs. Wells of Petersburg
Tells How.

Petersburg. vR>-"For two years
ny daughter suffered from a weak
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24

Concentrated fruit syrups s,
Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24

Besco waffle syrup, Beardsley's.
Auto whirling flags, Beardsley's
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
CAMPAIGN OPENS JUNE iS.
SENATORIAL ASPIRANTS BEGIN
THEIR TOUR AT WINNSBORO
-OTHERS OPEN AT
BARNWELL.
Complete Itinerary Now I'm Process
OF formulation, Ii is Announced.

Columbia, May 1.-THE sub-com-
mittee of the State Democratic exc
cutive committee has decided on
tuesday, June Is, for beginning tho
State and senatorial campaigns. The
complete itinerary is being arranged
by railroad man and will be an
nounced in the next few days, prob
ably Monday, Gen. Willie Jones, q
member of the committee, stated to-
night.
The senatorial campaign will open
at Winnsboro and swing through the
Piedmont section, and the initial State
meeting will be at Barnwell and will
take in the northern part Of South
Carolina first.
The candidates for State and feder-
al offices automatically will have to
file their pledges with the Secretary of
State at Columbia on or before noon
of June II.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
URGE USE OF DEMOCRACY.
lRISHMEN DECLARE BRITISH
PROMISES ARE UTTERED TO
DECEIVE.
Appeal to Americans to Have Them
Urge England to Apply Principles
OF elf-detcrminatiOn.

Dublin, Thursday, May 16.-At
meeting of forty-five members of the
Irish party here today, with the IRISH
Nationalist leader and John Dillon
presiding, q statement was issued
that the bill for conscription in Ire
land was adopted by parliament
largely under the impression that no
attempt would be made to use the
power until a responsible Irish gov
ernment and an Irish parliament
were called into existence.
The latest Developments. however.
lead to the cOnviction, the statement
says, that the government has no in
tention of producing any bill what
ever and that all the promises made
were uttered simply to deceive the
house of commons, the British public
and above all. the American govern
ment, the American people and the
allied European nations, and of
prejudicing the cause OF Ireland in
their eyes.
The statement says conscription
would not only be an outrage of ma
tional right, but a breach of faith
The complaint is made that British
propaganda is creating prejudice
against Ireland in America, and an
appeal is made to the United States
to listen to Ireland's case, as stated
by Irishmen qualified to speak in her
behalf. The statement concludes:
I'VE beg of the American people
and government in the memory of the
bonds of sympathy which have exist
ed between the American and irish
nations ever since the foundation of
the republic. to urge upon their Brit
ish allies the duty of Immediately
applying in the case Of Ireland those
principles Of democratic freedom and
national self-determination so mag
nificently set forth in President Will
sons declarations the benefit of
which is denied to Ireland, while the
Irish people are called on to fight for
them in foreign lands"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
Prepare to Can.

In this month Of May, just before
the canning period. take account of
stock. not only of your equipment, the
canner, ct cetera, but of your jars,
your rubbers, and the closet in which
the finished product is to be stored.
Have the closet as dry and cold as
possible
Fruits or vegetables that are to be
canned must be fresh and not over
one day old if possible. Peas and
corn lose their flavor so rapidly that
they ought to be canned within four
hours of the time of cooking. Do not
waste any time on decayed fruits or
vegetables. The former can be put up
safely with sugar, as jam, by discard
ing the poor portions, but should new
er be used for canning.
Go over the jars and rubbers. Do
not use rubbers which are sold with
jars, unless known and tested
brand is provided. Even so, it is bet
ter to purchase new rubbers, being
very sure that the rubber of which
they are made will stretch slightly
without break or crack. An excel
lent test that Good Housekeeping In
titute has evolved consists in pressing
the rubber between the thumbs and
forefinger of each hand with a slight
pull. If this pressure develops a soft
spongy feeling in the rubber discard
1T. If it feels slightly granular and
firm to the touch, it will prove good
Then, too, the jar must be carefully
examined to make sure that there are
no invisible hicks or cracks and that
the clamp on the cover fits securely
and tightly.-Good Housekeeping.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
The Call to American Nurses.

II don't think we can do enough
for them these men who have
| left everything" am more thank
full every day that took up nursing.
even though my bit is SO very small
indeed"
These words were written from q
base hospital in France by Amabel
Scharff Roberts. Vussar, 1918, who,
as member of the Presbyterian Hos
pital unit of New York. was succor-
ing British wounded at Etretat hard
ly month after her own country had
joined the war against the common
foe. The lines from her last letter
home make a plea that daily rings
deeper; for nurses are now one Of the
pressing needs Of the nation. and it is
to the girl of higher education that
the calling's richest rewards are Offer
ed. Miss Roberts died in January
from blood poisoning contracted in
AAS' "oiN' IlcI ClCSSIIldteS are now
Offering in her memory four scholar
ships in The Training Camp for
Nurses. which will be held at Vassar
College, PoughkeeLsie, n. Y, from
June "a to September 13.
Where all the nurses are to come
from' is question that perplexes ev-
crybody intimately concerned with
the care. and therefore the effective
ness of the millions Of our men who
are going to France. For we are go
ing in millions, and with every mil
non men there must be from 10000
10 $4,000 registered trained nurses.
There are only $4,000 'R. Ms" in
America today. What will happen
to our civil hospitals and to the ru-
raj and industrial health services
when the nurses are all gone to war?
~ takes three years to make a train
ed nurse; and the regular output of
the nurses training schools is hard
ly sufficient to meet normal ciyi
needs.-From The College Woman
as Nurse" by Thomas Fl. Simpson. i'm
the American Review of Reviews for
May.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
WOODEN SHIP EVERY DAY.


Washington. May 17.-wooder
ships have been launched at the rat,
OF more than one day for the pas
four weeks. The shipping board an
nounced today that seventeen wood.
en- craft, aggregating $4,000 ton,
burden. had been added to tn,
American merchant marine In tn,
first seventeen days OF this month.
Last Wednesday four wooden hull,
were launched. totalling 14.5OO tons
probably the greatest amount OF
wooden tonnage ever launched in a
single day In the history OF American
yards. The four ships were the
Pascagoula. $500 tons. Pascagoula
Miss. the first wooden vessel launch
ed for the shipping board In district
No. S, comprising the States OF Mis-
slssippi. Alabama. and Louisiana
The Kuwa. $500 tons. st. Johns. Ore
gon: Biackford. 1000 tons. Aberdeen
Washington. and Basco. $500 tons
Houston. Texas.
None OF the fifty or more wooden
ships have been completed and de.
livered because OF shortage OF boil
era
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
FLORENCE COUNTY FLOODED.
WATER SIX INCHES ABOVE
TRACKS AT PASSENGER
STATION.
Total Rainfall for Two Days Is Near
H Seven Inches-Crops Badly
Damaged.

~ Florence. May 16.-This city and
section has been visited by torrential
rains during the last forty-eight
hours that have done great damage
to crops, roads and truck. The rain
fall has been heavier than in the me
morable days OF the flood OF 1916,
and Florence has been practically un-
der water for twenty-four hours, ant
only late this afternoon has there
been n let up In the rainfall. Tuesday
morning the government weather OBJ
server here reported a fall during the
night OF LAT inches. Yesterday he re-
ported a further fall Of lis. and this
morning at o'clock the fall for last
night measured 3.s6 inches. or u total
Of the forty-eight hours of SOS inches
Since o'clock this morning there
has been n further fall of 81 inches
making a total rainfall OF 6.79 inches
since Tuesday morning at daylight
The streets OF Florence early this
morning looked like rivers and
some OF the main streets. particularly
South Dargan. East Evans, South anG
North Gaillard. East Day and Dixon
and all OF North Florence beyond the
main tracks OF the Coast Line, were
under water from five to twenty-four
inches deep. At the Atlantic Coast
Line passenger station the water was
six inches above the rail-. 1t was sc
deep that the water backed up unde,
the alcove directly In front of tn.
main entrance to the rain shed an
boards had to be placed as walk way
from the station gates out to the
various trains, In order that passen.
gers could get to and from the!.
trains into the station.
Jefsreys creek. Black creek. Middle
swamp. Lynch's river and every
stream In Florence county are already
beyond their banks. and the fields anu
farms are covered in water In hun
dreds Of instances.
IL is a serious time hereabouts. be
cause II will be too late for the farm
ers to replant cotton and tobacco that
has been drowned out. and there is
no telling what the damage will be
or what the result will be in lower
Florence County with the onrush OF
the waters that fell yesterday and to.
day as they move to the rivers and
towards the sea.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
PLOT IN IRELAND.
LOYAL MEN MUST DEFEAT CON.
SPIRACY.
Lord Lieutenant Issues Proclamation
Calling Oh People to Defend Fair
Name.

Dublin, May ia proclamation
issued tonight says a German plot in
Ireland has been discovered. In the
proclamation the vicerory calls upon
all Irishmen to defeat the conspiracy.
The proclamation of the lord lieuten-
ant says:
Whereas. it has come to our
knowledge that certain subjects of
his majesty, the king, domiciled in
Ireland, have conspired to enter and
have entered into reasonable COM
munication with the German enemy
and,
Whereas. such treachery is a men.
| ace to the fair name of Ireland and
Its glorious military record and
Whereas, drastic measures must
be taken to put down this German
plot, now therefore. we, the lord lieu.
tenants of Ireland and governor gen.
eral Of Ireland have thought fit to
issue this proclamation declaring as
follows:
That 1t Is the duty Of all loyal
subjects of his majesty to assist in
every way his majesty's government
in Ireland to suppress this treasonable
conspiracy and to defeat the treach-
erous attempt Of Germany to defame
the honor Of Irishmen for their own
ends. ="
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENT.
Food Dealers Will be Required to
Sell at Fair Profit.

Columbia, May 15.-The Food ad-
ministration has sent out a warning
to corn millers and to wholesale and
retail dealers in corn, barley and oats
products that at the present prices of
these grains cornmeal and oatmeal
should be selling at least twenty per
cent below the price Of wheat -four
and that corn flour and barley -four
should be selling at least ten per cent.
below wheat flour.
The high levels ruling in grains as
a result Of car shortages and storm
weather last winter have now fallen
materially with much greater free
dom of transportation and the stocks
accumulated by manufacturers and
traders at the prices ruling then
should have been liquidated by this
time, in the view of the food adrain-
istration. The maintenance of high
er price levels by millers and whole.
salers will require justification to
the State and local administrators,
and although retailers are not under
control wholesalers will be instructed
to cease dealing with retailers who
cannot justify their prices on the
basis of the cost of their goods.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
The Coming Total Solar Eclipse.
Oy Prof. Edwin B. Frost, of the
1erkes Observatory, in the June
Popular Mechanics Magazine.)

1erkeS Observatory, in the June
Popular Mechanics Magazine.)
On the afternoon of Saturday, June
8. 1918. the wonderful spectacle of
total solar eclipse will be visible,
weather permitting over a track ex-
tending from the Pacific (Washing-
tom to the Atlantic (Florida). This
track of the moons shadow is 70
miles wide at the western coast, mar
rowing to 40 miles in Florida.
For about an hour the moon will
gradually encroach upon the suns
disk, the daylight will fade, then the
narrowing crescent of the sun will sud :
denly disappear. and around the Jet
black ball of the moon, hanging in
the northwestern sky among the
brighter stars, will be seen the pearly
radiance Of the mysterious solar
corona. The remarkable spectacle
may be enjoyed for 1872 seconds at
the western coast. and for half that
time in Florida. Then the crescent of
the sun will appear on the other
western) side Of the moon. and at
ter another hour the full disk of the
sun will shine as usual.
This event happens at any one
place. on the average, only three
times in a thousand years.
The gaseous envelopes of the sun
can be advantageOusly studied by
astronomers during the brief interval
OF total eclipse. and it is then only
that the corona can be observed. 1t
is estimated that there are only about
80 minutes in a century for the in
vestigatiOn of this interesting but still
perplexing outer appendage Of the
sun. It's shape is not constant, but
varies with the eleven year cycle O:
the suns activity in producing sun
spots. Sun-spots are now about at
their maximum, and accordingly we
may expect n corona with streamers
distributed in all directions around
the sun, but not so widely extended
east and west as in 1900. The stream
ors issuing from near the suns poles
suggest somewhat certain appear
ances of the aurora bOrealis.
The light of the corona is partly re-
hected sunlight and partly radiation
due to the intense heat it receives
from the sun. But the most interest
ing part is due to an unknown gas
called cOrOnium, which has not yet
been found in the earth or in the
spectrum of any other sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
IRISH TRAITORS ARRESTED.

London, May 18.--Professor Ed.
ward De Valera. president Of the Snr
F'ein society, Arthur Griffith, founder
OF the Sim Fien, Countess Markie.
vicz, DR.. Dillon, William Cosgrave
Sim Fein member Of parliament foI
Kilkenny, have been arrested, accord.
ing to an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Dublin. Additional ar.
rests reported in the Times dispatch
include Dr. Hays and Darrell Figgis
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
Waiting FOR MEN.
GERMANS BUILDING UP NOR
ANOTHER BIG EFFORT.
British General Staff Says More and
More RcinfOrcemcnts are Arriving
In France.

London, May 1.-THE Associated
Press has been given the following
summary Of the military situation as
represented the opinion of the Brit
ish general staff:
The situation on the West front
has been quiet during the past week
except for minor raiding operations
in which the allies, on the whole
had the advantage.
THE momentum Of the Germans in
the opening spring offensive has been
expended, but it is clear that they are
now boiling up for another big ef-
fort.
The longer the Germans delay the
more men they can put in from divi-
sions which have been resting and re-
forming, and If they wait only a little
longer they will be able to resume the
offensive on the same scale as be-
fore. But they can not wait too long
The steady stream of American rein
forcements is coming faster and
faster
THE Germans still pretend to treat
the Americans as neglib'e, but the
German staff does not underratc
them. If the German staff had not
taken the American army seriously. it
is doubtful whether they would haz-
ard their whole future on the dam
gerous expedient of spring often
sive this year.
1.-The Americans will have to ben
eft by the experience, but Ameri-
cans are good business men and can
be depended on to buy in the cheap
est markets and sell at the dearest
price. The British staff is confident
that the American army will make
good and that the American nation
will never let go until the end"
THE air fighting during the past
week has been heavily in the allies
favor. Between the ninth and the
18th we downed II enemy planes to
10 of our own missing.
THE allies aerial success has been
! a large factor in bringing the first
stage of the German offensive to a
standstill.
THE situation on the West front
today is much as it has been before
The German commander finding that
the momentum Of the first rush has
been expended, has tried smaller at
tacks, but finds they do not pay. Our
experiences in the past have been
similar. 1t is clear that an initial
success is the cheapest and that the
further one goes without pause the
more costly attacks become, until the
ratio of loss to profit becomes pro-
hibitive. So now the Germans are
preparing for another really big move.
The more time they take in prepara-
ton the more time we have for de-
fensive plans.
I'm the meanwhile, there is great
strain and wastage to the German
troops in the line from shell fire,
gas and other causes.
Regarding the war situation as a
whole. we urged the. importance Of
the public retaining the proper sense
of proportion. We have got a long
row to hoe and for the whole sum-
mer the situation must continue to be
an anxious one. In the long run man
power will be the vital factor"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
U-38 AT CARTAGENA.
Submarine That Sunk the Lusitania
Disabled i'm Spanish Port.

Madrid, Sunday. May 19.-The Ger
man submarine C-39. says an official
dispatch from Cartagena entered that
port iast night IN damaged condi-
tion. This submarine. according to
German advices, is the one that tor
pedOed the Lusitania Nav 18th
1915. The U-39 Is also reported to have
attacked the American steamer Pc
trolitc in December, 1915.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
LORD DUNMORE COMING.
Distinguished British Statesman Here
May 81.

Columbia, May 18.-Lord Dun
more, distinguished British soldier
and statesman, will reach Columbia
on Thursday afternoon, May 80. He
VIII speak in Columbia that night.
probably at the Columbia theater.
he will go fro2i Columbia to Sumter
Friday and on Saturday he will
speak at Florence. The remainder OF
his time will be divided between
Charleston, June 8; Orangeburg.
June 4; Spartanburg. June s, and
Greenville, June 6.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST.
Smallest Number of Reported Killed
and Wounded.

Washington. May 1S.-The cas-.
ualty list today contained 80 names
Killed i'm action. 3; died of wounds
3; died of disease, A. wounded Sc
riously, s.; wounded slightly, 10: miss
ing In action, IL; prisoners, 2. Pri-
Vate Kay X. Mason of Gainesville
Fla. is missing in action.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
Purely Defensive Measure

Washington, May 1S.-The entente
military cooperation reported from
Paris is understood here as a purely
defensive measure in which partici-
patton for the present will be CON
hned to Japan and China. The pri.
mary purpose will be the safeguard
ing of Manchuria, with possibilities
OF extension to Siberia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
Sim Feiners Under Guard.

Belfast. May 1S.-A number of
Sim Feiners who were arrested here
last night were removed to the mill
tary barracks. go
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
SAVED FROM SEA.
Ensign stone Given up For Lost Ar
rivcs I'm London.

Washington, May 18.--Ensign r.. A
Stone, OF the United States Naval Re-
serves. of Norfolk. who was given up
for drowned i'm the English channel
last month has safely arrived at Lon
don. according to information receiv-
ed today. With companion Stone
clung TO the underside of n sea plane
pontoon for eight hours without food
Or drink before being rescued
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

McAllen, Texas, Nav 2O.-Sersao
Herbert ulrich, of Michigan. WIS
Killed by a shot from across the
border near Hidalgo TODAY ,Eorr
MeXicans were killed in the return
fire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
NEAR ADJOURN
MENT.

General Conference Expected to Close
Tonight.
Atlanta, May 1S.-When the South-
ern Methodist general conferences
resumed its session today, the be-
ilei was generally expressed that
final adjournment will be taken to-
night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
THE BROOKS COUNTY LYNCHING.
No Further Trouble RcpOrted-Posscs
Still Searching for Negroes.

NaldOsta, May 20.-NO further out
breaks are reported following the
quartet of lynching, growing out OF
murder of Hampton Smith. and the
shooting of his wife at Barney.
Brooks county. Posses are still
searching for two more negroes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

Washington, May 1s.-Generally
fair weather with nearly normal tenn
perature In the forecast for South
eastern States for the coming week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
BATTLE AT GIvENCHY.
British Engage I'm Night Fighting
With Germans.

London. May 1s.-Heavy artillery
lighting last night between Givenchy
and Robecq on the southern side o;
the Flanders salient. is reported in
the war office statement issued this
morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
TWO AIR VICTORIES.
Cnpt. Peterson Brings Down Hun
Planes.

Washington. May 1s.-Another
officiai American communique from
Cen. Pershing today gives the details
OF the bringing down Of two German
planes by Capt. Peterson OF the
American army.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

London, May eighty ships of
the British fleet are now equipped
with moving picture apparatus for the
entertainment of their crews.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

Dublin, May 1S.-The Irish Times
today says the government has not
acted a moment too soon as all signs
pointed to another outbreak of arm
ed violence, possibly in connection
with landing Of German troops on
Irish shores.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
VIOLENT ARTILLERY FIGHTING
Conflict on Battle Front Growing In
Intensity.

Paris. May 1S.-violent artillery
hghting north and south OF the Avre
river 'front.' below Amiens Is reported
In the official statement today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
RAID ON PARIS.

Germans Make Unsuccessful At.
tempt to Bomb City.
Paris, May 1S.-German airplanes
attempted to lombard Paris again
last night, but did not reach the citv
bombs. however, were dropped on
the outlying suburbs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
ONERMAN BILL SIGNED.


Washington. May 2O.-President
Wilson today signed the Overman bill
giving the president broad powers to
coordinate government departments