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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17
GERMAN CORRUPTION FUND.
OFFICIALS TELL OF HUN PROPA.
GANDA IN UNITED STATES.
Becker Says the Busch Family Spent
$1,000, 900 BcrnstOrff Handled
Funds.

New York, July 1.-THE Busch
family, of st. Louis, bought at least
s1,000,O0O worth of the German war
bonds which, the government believes,
were sold in this country for propa-
ganda and for the purchase of the
New York Evening Mail and other
newspapers, according to 2, statement
by Alfred l.. Becker. deputy State At
torney General.
Mr.. Becker added that probably
more than ;1OO.OOO,OOO worth of the
bonds had been sold in the United
States
Mr.. Becker emphasized the point
neutral, the Imperial German govern
\ment, without cent of expense to
itself, established fund "tO seduce
part of the American press with good
American Cold, exchanged for mere
scraps of paper"
Many Americans. he said, invested
in the German bonds before this
country went to war in the same man.
ner that they are now buying liberty
bonds. thinking that the money was to
be used legitimately for the purchase
of munitions and war supplies. and
not suspecting that their dollars were
to be used against their own coun-
try.
Capt. David A. Henkes. who was
dismissed from the United States
army by court-martial for wishing to
resign after being sent to France, and
who was sentenced to twenty five
years at Fort Leavenworth, used part
of his army pay buying Gc:man bonds
according to Mr. Becker.
| After asserting that money raised
on the bonds was eventually deposit
ed to the credit of DR.. Heinrich +. AL
bert and Count Won Bernstorff, Mr.
Becker said in his statement:
In February. 1917. just before
Bernstorff sailed, he sent more than
100000 to Buenos Aires for the ac-
count of the German government
! Mr.. Albert and Count Won Bern
storff checked out of the war loan
funds in the Central Trust Company
and other institutions in this city what
money they needed for buying newspa-
pers.
! I'VE have not finished with our ex-
aminatiOns. All of the evidence we
are collecting will go before the
grand jury and it is safe to assume
that there will be more arrests before
we get through
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17
VETOES SHORT LINE BILL.
Congress Expected Action by Presi-
dent.

Washington. July 11.-President
wilson today vetoed the resolution
adopted by congress last week extend
ing the time in which the railroad ad-
ministration might relinquish control
OF lines not wanted in the federal sys-
TEN.
The veto had been expected he
cause of a provision added to the bill
forbidding the REIMBURSEMENT of any
road where connecting or competing
line was retained. This was con-
strued as meaning that the govern
ment would have to resume posses
sion of a large number of short lines
relinquished few hours before con-
gress passed the bill.
Many, if not all. Of the feeders to
main lines, the president said in his
veto message, are very important and
essential, but there are about LOO
short lines which are merely private
cOnveniences of logging, commercial
and other companies which have not
been taken into the federal system.
Some of the essential short lines. he
added, should be given a fairer di-
vision Of joint rates and he pledged
the railroad administration TO a mol
icy which will not be unfair to the es-
scntial short lines.
Individual arrangements should be
made with each of these companies
however, the president said. ''in very
earnestly opposing the proposed pol
icy of forcing the government to re-
tain all lines"
The message was laid on the table
and there probably will be no further
effort, for the present at least, to legis-
late on the subject.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17

GEDDES DECLARES SUBMARINES
HELD IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
FIRST Lord of the British Admiralty
Gives Out Encouraging Informa-
ton.

London, July 11.-Speaking in Lon
don today Sir Eric Geddes, first lord
of the British admiralty, said that
mines gradually were hemming in the
submarines, which now had less free
dom and he was glad to say there
were fewer of them.
In referring to the great mine fields
which were so notably restricting the
submarines. Sir Eric said, they
stretched from Norway to the north
coast of Scotland. There was a bar
rage across the straits of Dover, he
added, and mines in Helgoland Blight.
Some of the fastest and best craft of
the navy. which certainly should be
ranked as the corps de elite, had gone
into the Blight at night to lay them.
Occasionally an enemy submarine
| tries to break through the Dover bar
| rage.
Sir Eric Geddes was speaking at
| the opening of an exhibition of naval
war pictures. He said it was impos-
sible to photograph to tell all that
the British navy was doing. He told
his audience however, of some of the
achievements of the submarine chas-
erS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17
GERMANY's Battle FLEET.
REPORTS TOO CONFLICTING TO
FORM ACCURATE ESTIMATE.
Many Ships Taken From Russia
officials Believe, Too, Germany Has
Been Continuously Constructing
Capital Vessels.

washington, July 11.-Allied and
American naval officials are unable TO
form any accurate estimate of the
present strength of the German hattie
fleets, it was said today by Admiral
Benson, chief of naval operations. Not
only are reports as to what Germany
has built or is building conflicting,
but every effort to get positive infor-
nation in regard to the whereabouts
and conditions of the Russian fleets in
the Black and Baltic seas has met
with failure.
Naval officials are particularly inter-
ested in the dreadnaughts and battle
cruisers Germany may have obtained
by seizure of the Russian fleets At
least eight modern battleships were in
the Baltic and Black seas and four
battle cruisers were under construc-
ton at points in the Gulf Of Finland
when Russia collapsed
1t is estimated that if Germany has
obtained all Russian war craft and
succeeded in putting them into fight
ing condition she has been able to in
crease the strength Of her high sea
feet by 25 per cent. Admiral Benson
was quite positive, however, of the
ability of the Allied fleets to deal with
the enemy should he venture out
The chief of operations said infor-
nation as to the Russian Baltic fleet
was unreliable in the extreme. He
was particularly interested in the four
battle cruisers which were scheduled
for completion ia the winter of 1917
but which undoubtedly were greatly
delayed by the Russian collapse. The
Germans are in control Of the port.
where the ships were laid down. Some
reports say these and other Russian
craft have been taken over and fit,
for action, while others declare tha
many of the vessels were destroyed b!
| tHciI CIeWS W prevent tHelr Idlllns
into German hands.
Officials here are convinced tha
Germany has been building capita
ships continuously since the outbreak
of the war. They are unable to esti
mate, however, what number of ad.
! ditional heavy craft may have beer
| commissioned
In regard to submarine construc-
ton in Germany, Admiral Benson
said there was no definite information
here Reports ranged. he said, from
five day to three a month. The ad.
miral was not disposed to question
however, the recent statement of Sir
Eric Geddes, first lord of the British
admiralty. that more submarines were
being sunk than Germany could re.
place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17
DRue TRADE CONSPIRACY.
Wholesale DRUGGISTS IN
TROUBLE WITH GOVERN
MENT.
Charged with Sitting Competition I'm
Drug Business-Several Southern
Men Named I'm Conspiracy.

Washington. July l2.-Conspiracy
with the purpose and effect of sitting
competition in the wholesale drug
trade Is charged by the Federal Trade
Commission in complaint against the
National Wholesale Druggists Asso-
citation and Title Guaranty Trust Co.,
of New York, the organizations treas
srer and numerous individuals, includ-
ing the association officers. Among
those name are F. G. Grower of Jack
sonville. a member of the board OF
control; w. ]. Murray. of Columbia
s. C., member of the committee on
proprietary goods.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17
FLOUR PRICE VETOED.
IEESlDEST WILSON DISAP.
PROVES ATTEMPT TO IN.
CREASE COST OF LIVING.
Regards Price Fixed by Congress as
Excessive and Unnecessary and Call
culated to Disturb Market COndi-
tons at Home and Abroad.

Washington, July 12.-President
Wilson today vetoed the annual agri-
cultural appropriation bill containing
an amendment increasing the price OF
wheat to $2.40 per bushel. The presi-
dents message said the increase in
the price of wheat would add 50 to
the cost of a barrel of flour and would
add $387,O00.OO0 to the 100000, geo
bushel crop of 1918 wheat. It also
would cause a corresponding increase
in the price of Canadian wheat, the
message said, and would add very
materially to the general high cost Of
living.
The price increase, the president
also said, would enlarge the whole
scale of financial operations in this
| country by the allied governments and
thus affect practically the entire
world . isi
The president added that he did not
believe the farmers of America de
pend upon n stimulation of price to do
their utmost to serve the nation and
the world at this time of crisis"
The patriotic spirit of the farmers,
the president said, has been worthy
of all praise and has shown them
playing most admirable and grati-
flying part in the full mobilization of
the resources of the country" He
added that the bumper crops which
they have raised this year have re-
lieved the anxiety of the nations ar
rayed against Germany with regard
to their food supplies"
Congress was further informed that
) the president did not believe that such
inelastic provisions as contained in
the bill could be administration in a
way that would be advantageous to
the producer and consumer because
they establish arbitrary levels which
: are quite Independent of the normal
market conditions. The administra-
tive method in fixing prices, he said.
has been entirely satisfactory and
should be continued. ,t..
The house is expected to pass the
bill tomorrow with the price fixing
amendment eliminated, leaving the
guaranteed price at $22O bushel.
Some senators from wheat growing
States were disposed tonight to urge
the senate to pass the bill over the
presidents veto, while others suggest
ed that wheat price amendment might
be added to the $11. 900, 900 emergency
agricultural bill to which is attached
the prohibition amendment
The presidents veto of the agricul-
tural bill was his third in two weeks
The first disapproval was of the post
office appropriation bill because of a
rider for government purchase of
mail tubes in eight cities and the Sec
ond was Of the resolution authoriz-
ing the extension of time in which
the government may relinquish short
line railroads.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17
INDEMNITY FROM RUSSIA.
Germany Demands Immediate Pay
ment Of Seven Billion Rubles.

Paris, July 12.-GermanyS claim
for indemnity from Russia amounts to
seven billion rubles, according to a
report printed in the Berlin Vossische
Zeitung of the work done by the mix
ed commission named to consider the
claims growing out of the Brest
Litovsk treaty. Immediate settlement
OF the claims is asked.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17
HINDENBURG OUT OF TT.
Gen. LudcndOrT is Now I'm Supreme
Command.

London, July IA Dutch traveller
from Germany, says Hague dis
patch, says that the rumor is general
in Germany that Gen. Hindenburg is
i'll and unable to participate In the
conduct of the war at headquarters,
and that Gen. Ludendorff is i'm full
charge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17

washington, July 12.-An Ameri-
can naval launch after aiding a French
destroyer i'm towing disabled Amer
lean seaplane to safety was sunk by
the German shore batteries, losing two
'f the crew, who were probably
drowned and two taken prisoners
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-17
CHOLERA IN PETROGRAD.
Shortage of Food Causes Deadly Epi-
demic.

London. July 12.-Owng to the
grave shortage Of food, cholera is On
the increase in Petrograd. Hundreds
or the population are daily falling
victims, says a Russian wireless dis
patch received here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

and expects to return to his home within
a few days.
The 1. o. O. It. lodge held their meeting
Monday evening at the hall at which new
board of trustees were elected. The men
who will fill the vacancies caused by the
withdrawal of former members are: Thorn
as Parker Z. NJ. johnson and c. W. Main.
A large crowd was in attendance at the
meeting
Miss Elizabeth Boyd; Sumner street. is
i'll at her home with the measles
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Webb and daughter,
Miss Lola Webb, have been called to Otta-
wa, Kan. by the death of Mrs. Webbls
brother Mr.. VIII Jones. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Snider
and daughter Miss Mae rSnider, will go
later to attend the funeral.
Third floor bargains on hats at Court
ney's.-Adv.
Mrs. Harrison Hutson and children from
Wichita who spent several days of last
week in the city have returned home. Mr..
Hutson came to the city Sunday morning
to accompany his wife home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Nader and little
daughter have arrived from Ohio to visit
at the Harold Lepper home. Mrs. Nader
was formerly Miss Verna King and is a
niece of Mrs. Lepper.
Preparations are being made by the Oak
land schools for the annual spring musicale
which is given each year some time during
the month of May. This year it has been
planned to hold it in the new auditorium
of the high school, The wiring of which has
just commenced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

leave soon for a permanent residence
in Texas, where they will engage in
fruit growing.
Miss Clyde Bonebrake has gone to
San Antonio. Tex, where she will be
with Mrs. J. c. EmahiZer and Miss
Bernice Emahizer for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason and their
daughter Caro-, of Los Angeles, will
arrive soon to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Earle
Williams
Little Cecil Forter is quite i'll at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
A. Forter, in the Devon.
Miss Ruth Hunt will take the place
in the high school faculty made va
cant by the resignation of Miss Nellie
Anse1, instructor of English
Mrs. H. G. West. is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Layton, in Concordia.
Mrs. Harold Copeland of Junction
City was the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Frank Millspaugh, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stansfield and
their daughter Mildred, have returned
home from Florida, where they spent
two months.
All the exclusive models in hats at
Courtney s.-Adv.
Mrs. Roland Perkins has returned
to her home in Wamego, after a short
visit to Mrs. Merrill Mills
The Rev. r. K. Pooley, formerly
canon of Grace cathedral and now
rector of the Episcopal church at
Leavenworth. was in Topeka today at
tending a meeting of the standing
committee of the diocese
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
SAVE YOUR HAIR!
A SMALL BOTTLE
STOPS DANDRUFF
Every bit of dandruff disappears
and hair stops
coming out.
Try this! Your hair appears
glossy, abundant, wavy
and beautiful.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
of its lustre, it's strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
if not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get a small bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter for a few cents, and
after the first application your hair
will take on that life, lustre and lux
uriance which is so beautiful 1t will
become wavy and fluffy and have the
appearance of abundance, an in
comparable gloss and softness; but
what will please you most will be after
lust a few weeks use, when you will
actually see lot of fine, downy hair
new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
Danderine is to the hair what fresh
showers of rain and sunshine are to
vegetation. 1t goes right to the roots,
invigorates and strengthens them. Its
celebrating and life-producing prop
critics cause the hair to grow long,
strong and beautifuL-Advertise
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

The Fin de Steele club was very pleas
antly entertained Thursday afternoon by
Miss Jean Frost and Miss Georgiana Was
son at the home of Miss Frost.
The prizes, a Gibson picture frame and
pretty water-color frame. were won by
Mrs. Harry Williams and Miss Myrtle
Davis.
The substitutes were Miss Jessie Cush-
man, Miss Roberta WATSON, Miss Caroline
Chase and Mr.. Tom Frost.
The club will be entertained in two
weeks at the home of Miss Mabel Baker.
The Spalding reading circle had their
regular meeting Thursday evening. The
president and vice president were both alb
sent and Miss Irene Horner, the secretary,
presided.
Mrs. John Sargent and Mrs. G. o. VIII
marth entertained the members of Camp
Num- very pleasantly at tea Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Wilmarth.
The evening was spent in music and
games.
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The Missionary society of the East Side
Methodist church will have a silver tea
Friday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs S. Cunningham
Mrs: Mary Forsythe of Kansas City. is
Minnie Dolstrom oak street.
Dorothy Wadley,, the little daughter of
Mr. nad Mrs e o9n Wa tb X 1 Lake
house has been released from quar-
antine.
to their home at Williamsburg. Kan, after
visiting Mrs. Prices sister, Mrs. G. Z. Cox
and family They he were
Seymour home, 1416 Kansas avenue. George
Price of Phoenix, Ariz., who came to the
where he enlisted in a medical detachment
was also guest Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs
Mrs. Paul O'Harra, Seward avenue, is i'll
The Ladies Aid society of the Seward
Avenue Methodist church will meet all day
Wednesday with Mrs. E. Pierson, Woodruff
avenue.
NTs n Mo- stsqt 9 @sns little M faase ssents
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Gathers, East
Fifth street. Mr.. Stout will come next
Sunday to join his wife in a visit.
Private c. B. Clements of Camp Funston
spent Sunday visiting his brother, ]. f.
Clements and family, Ohio avenue
been held this week with Mrs Mark whit
field. A Scotland avenue. has been post
field The meeting is to be held Tuesday
of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Hover of West Third
street have changed their residence to 421
Cedar street.
Mrs Frank Wagner, 430 Scotland avenue,
has recovered after having had the measles:
Mrs. J. r. Morris. 1196 Grand avenue, will
have her guests Thursday at her home,
12S Emmett street. the mmebers of the Mis-
tletoe club.
The four little children of Mr. and Mrs.
A. Staerkle, Cedar avenue, who have had
the measles have recovered.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Third Presbyterian church will have a
business meeting at O'Clock Tuesday
evening at the church. A social time will
also be had.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

The Red Cross work rooms are the
most popular places Inc town these
days and it is right that they should
be. But very seldom are they filled
20 their capacity. especially in the
forcnoons. There are machines which
arc run by motors and other machines
which are seldom all used on any
forenoon at the garment room at the
Red Cross room in Crosby Brothers
store. Every woman in Topeka is
urged to do her part now at some one
OF the Red Cross rooms.
This afternoon the ladies of Central
Park church are spending the after
noon in the garment room at Crosby
Brothers: Wednesday, the Ladies' Mu-
sic club. the ladies of the First Chris
tian church and the Baptist Sunday
school, Thursday, the ladies of Gage
Park neighborhoOd, the E. G. c. club,
and the L. NJ. B. club; Friday, the
Golden Rule club, the Victorian Sun
day school class and the ladies of the
Swedish Lutheran church.
x X K
Miss Cynthia Monroe. who is attend
ing Ogontz college, in Pennsylvania,
spent the Weekend with her sister,
Miss Daisy Monroe. in New York City.
The Misses Monroe were entertained
at dinner Saturday night by Mr. and
Mrs. George Burpee of New York
City. Mrs. Burpee will be remem-
bered by Topeka people as Miss Kath-
crime Kellam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burpee left the first
of the week for Alabama. where Mr..
Burpee will have charge of a govern
ment nitrate plant
y X X
An interested neighbor on passing
- understand that you are cele-
brating you birthday today. Have
you been having a good time?''
Small child-"Yes, this is my
birthday and 1 am surely separating
because 1 am 5 years old"
The West Side Reading club will
hold its annual meeting and election
of officers on the first Tuesday in
April.
Miss .Karolyn B. Whittlesey has is
sued invitations for musicale which
she will give at her studio in the Stor-
mont building. 107 West Sixth street,
Saturday evening at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs. T. F. Doran and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cosgrove were in Law
renee Sunday for the wedding of Mrs.
Nellie Beatty and Mr.. Sidney L. Pal
mer, of Hutchinson. The wedding
was n quiet affair at the home of
Mr.. Frank Banks, brother of the
bride Mrs. Cosgrove sang 81 Love
You Truly" before the ceremony. A
wedding breakfast was served and
, Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer left Immediate
" after for their home in Hutchinson.
X \
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who sa far succumbed to the
strength of the gales Saturday after
noon that she lost her new spring hat,
which rolled merrily down Kansas
avenue, holding up traffic as it went.
The men were out in breathless haste,
trying to rescue it and the women
were lined up along the curbing in
breathless horror for fear some car
would fail to stop and the frail crea-
ton would be crushed. We could not
help wondering if the same consterna-
ton would have reigned had the hat
been a winter one instead of the latest
model. We are inclined to think it
would have made no difference with
the men and that their acts were those
of true gallantry, especially since the
woman was young and good looking.
We are sure, however, that the wo-
amen would have been a disinterested
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Fe fire department, has been ill since last
week with the grip.
A large display of chic and pretty hats
are on display at Courtney s.-Adv-
Mrs Mary Norwood and Mt. John Nor
wood have returned home after spending
the weekend in Kansas City.
First Lieut.. Benjamin H. Porter of the
13Oth field artillery at Camp Doniphan, is
spending the week with Mrs. Porter and
family.
B. F. Mitchell, Klein street, after months
of illness, remains about the same.
J. +. Davis has returned to his work in
the car repair shops after a day recently
SDent in Kansas CITY.