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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17

YOUNG LADY for work in
merchandise Office; good salary
and permanent position. Apply
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Lansburgh & Bro, 9Th st.
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GLASS, and silver pantry, with
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.SALESLADIES-In cloak, suit
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17

GIRL, colored, to run elevator; permanent
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
DOUBLE TRIANGLE FOR JEWISH
GRAVES.
Will Replace Cross i'm Marking La.
Resting Places of Soldiers i'm France

Providence, Il. l., July PA dou-
BILE triangle will be placed above the
graves of the Jewish soldiers who
fall in France, in;tcaO Of the cross
as the result of conference between
Col. Harry Cutler of this city, chair
man of the Jewish welfare board and
tho war department. Col. Cutler to-
day received a letter from Third AS
sistant Secretary of War Kcppel, st:u-
icg that his recommendation had been
adopted and that Gen Pcrshing had
been Informed by cable to make TIE
substitution Of insignia for the Jews
and to notify the American graves
registration service i'm France of this
order. The other allied nations have
already been using the double tri-
angle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
S.AMNiiES AT PLAY.
I,ow They Pass Their Tine When Not
Fighting.

headquarters American Troops with
the British Forces i'm France, Junc
10 correspondence of The Associat-
ed Press soldiers are now
spread AL over the back areas OF the
ErItish zone in France. SO thick are
they ii is impossible to miss them ou.
Of doors. III over the seas men are
rot met in groups On the road they
ire s2cn sitting in circ.es around Brit
ish non-commissioncd officers listc1in;
TO lectures on quick firing, or do:n~
as mass drill in the meadow
There are columns OF Americans
hiking along the valleys beside fast
'Cnning trout streams, and up and
iown or around the hills ' 18th which
these areas are studded. You see them
,n duty in all farm yards and up ali
The lanes. They are wandering about
on the byrOads getting the lay of the
land. and sometimes stepping aside to
sother poppies, blue bells daisies an
buttercups that make the French
countryside look like hugo bouquet
At this season.
There are Americans i'm the villages
uyinG knicT-knacks. hunting the
scarce American smoking tobacco o.
lifting with ch .ldrcn i'm doOrways get
ting first notions of French from their
lecture books. They are on an i'm
proviscd diamond in a pasture with
pat and ball occasionally not often.
or sporting articles are quite as scare
IS American tobacco here where the
American Young Mems Christian as.
sociot.On has not yet penetrated ef-
fectively.
American airs are heard evory-
where re-sung. whistled on PLACED on
IN instrument that is quite us strange
TO hose parts as were the bag-pipcs
our years ago-,hc mouth organ.
Thn pipes and the mouth organ
come together Frequently where the
icotch AMI Americans are bilIctcd In
such proximity AZ to facilitate an ex-"
'hange Of amenities. If the overseas
cys haven't yet learned To appreciate
al the beauties Of the pipes, the
If niuSlc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
Pollock tO Speuk

The annual picnic at Olanta which
Tor rsany years. has been the bis
event OF the season. will be held on
saturday This picnic Is always at =
tended by several thousand people
from Florence. Clarendon. Sumter
and Williamsburg counties and thi,
year preparations have been made ioi
A bigger picnic than ever before. tn
picnic Ia entirely a social affair, poll.
Tics being barred from the program.
hut some prominent citizen of the
state IN asked To make an address
This year MIR. w. L.. Pollock WAS nm.
vited TO deliver the address ana n,
will speak on Saturday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
HUNS FIGHTING STRENGTH.
Two HUNDRED AND TEN DIVIS-
ICNS ON WESTERN FRONT.
.Iu OF Tbs N..st Army Has Seen in
fattic at Least Twice s5.ncc january
--lrcin Now on Ra lie Is Il Test OF
Endurance.

Ni:h the French Army in France
Ju.y 25.-Owing TO the detection OF
huaSia, the Germans have been able
to place two hundred and ten divisions
on The western front this year These
divisions have been engaged about
TOUR hundred and thirty times since
January so that each division has
been into battle at least twice during
that time and with the rapid increase
in operations this proportion is in
creasing
The Germans had twenty-eight di-
visions between Rheims and Chateau
Thicry when tho presc ut battle began
and have since increased this to moro
than forty. The Germans still have
reserves. Eut it is questionable
whether they are sufficiently recuper-
ated to participate in the fighting
should the Germans try to retrieve
the Crown Princes defeat.
So far this year the German staff
has Len requiring soldiers to take
part twice in many battles before re-
cuperatiOn in order to try to crush the
French and British before the Ameri-
cans arrived in sufficient numbers to
turn the balance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
APH. WM. :. MANNING OVER.
SEAS.
Eldest Son OF Governor First or Ht,to
Executives Sons 10 Reach Foreign
Soil

Governor Manning received word
yesterday that his eldest son, Caot.
VIM. ;. Manning. who has bscn sta
toned at Camp Meade, Maryland. has
arrived safely in France.
Captain Manning is the first Of tn .
Scvernor's six sons who are in the
service to reach the war zone. He re
signed q position as Washington cor
respondent OF the New York Times to
enter the service and was assigned
to the infantry-T State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
SUBMARINE CAMOUTIAGE.
Does Not Deceive Commanders of Al.
lied DcstrOycrs.

London, June Correspondence
Of the Associated Press)-Tricky Ger
man u-bOat commanders have con-
ceivcd new plan designed to deceive
crews OF the allied submarine DESTROY
els in the game of hide and seek In
European waters. When a depth
bomb Is discharged and does not
cripple or destroy the German under
sea boat, as sometimes happens q
quantity Of oil is released by some de-
vico of The submersible and quickly
rises to the waters surface.
The hope of the German u-boat
captain is that the commander of thc
destroyer will see the oil. believe that
the submarine has been wrecked and
drop no more depth charges. Mean
time the German is endeavoring TO
escape.
american and british commander.
81 d"S'royers ana submarine chasr"s
'"'o\ercd the scheme Of the Gcrlhans
some 'ime ago ana since then have
b'eh dropping depth bombs in great
ei numbers than previously. using th2
OH as n guide to the general location
o. their tlrget
"oil camOu.aGr" the American and
i'rit %h navy men call this latest Ger
man submarine trick.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
A DEMOCRATIC KING.
George v Generally Beloved by H.
PcODle

Paris. June 20 Correspondence OF
The Associated Press)-George V is
described AK a democratic King" by
u woman correspondent OF the Petit
l'aiisien who writes OF her visit to
Buckingham Palace on the occasion
OF an open air investiture.
THE sight OF King George in the
midst of his people at this ceremony
flied me with mingled astonishment
and admiration" she asserts. when
the American labor representative
said that with King George they had
no impression OF being in the pres
ence OF n king, they bestowed the
highest praise on one who is only. and
who is quite content to be only. the
hrst gentleman of his kingdom.
There Is no difficulty about get
ting in for one of these investitures
IL is unnecessary to use any in
i!uence or provide oneself with q let
ter of introduction, or even q ticket OF
King of England is to
be seen by everybody.
II noted the simplicity of his cos
tune. There is nothing to distinguish
him outwardly from all tho others.
while God Save the King is be-
ing played he stands at the salute,
holding himself quite straight, his
grave frank countenance full at once
of dignity and kindliness. There is no
hysterical enthusiasm. but in all eyes
may be seen the kind of trust and cs-
teem and affectionate pleasure with
which one looks upon kinsman or
friends of whom one is proud.
I'VE have here a truly democrati,
one who instead of impos-
ing his will upon the people feels that
he incarnates their sentiments and
wishes. who associates himself with
their labor and shares their anxieties
and ordeals. who fulflls his dificult
role simply and unconsciously."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
AFFAIRS IN IRELiND.
No Attempt at CONSUMPTION EtfGrc
Octobcr--Aplc "ican Troops to slim
ulatc I.ccru.t.ng.

Dubmiin, July IL Correspondence
OF the Associated Prcss)-Tne agita-
tion ag~.Lst conscr ption has &c. ID
in face of The proclamation c. l.ins
for voluntary recruits, ard ~ a.
tempt to apply the draft is anticl pat
90 lcforc Octoler, and then only n
the event of q conspicuous faiiuse %
,Dtain the necessary mon ~
ment.
The suppression OF illegal drilling
proceeds daily and is greatly helped
~ the warning OF the government
'hat if it continues t.!oy will dec.;..e
he counties affected special military
areas" The Irish pcorle lave been
quick 10 realize that the extension of
Such areas would greatly facilitate tn
application OF CONSUMPTION, and ad-
vice is everywhere being given to the
young men 20 avoid assembling in
military formation. A curious fea-
ture of the prosecutions is the num-
Der of instances which reveal the
iact that the accused have brothers
81 ether relatives. sometimes two or
three now serving in the army i'm
France.
None Ol the Sim Feiners arrested
at Wkitsuntidc, imprisoned under the
De:ence OF the Realm Act, has so far
aiken advantage o. the provision
which enables then1 to appeal against
hcir imprisonment. To some of
those who protested against their con-
t.nued Incarceration without trial. if
was pointed out that trial in some
leading instances might mean n con-
tiction, that a conviction on such a
large carried penalty OF death, ana
hat the accused might he better sat
"!ed if their friends, instead of in
;erfering, left them to the slichter
unishment of internment.
Tbs imrlo diatc purpose Of the gov
eminent is TO mako q success of its
"ocruiting c2mra'Cn. The work is
done By civilians drawn from all po-
iitical parties, the most notable OF
whorl is Sir Horace Punkett. Local
Ormittces will Ec formed on this
principe in every district Pro-Ally
prop ganda, hitherto totally neglect
ed, will be undertaken and an at
cmpt made by suitable literature to
.Apla!n TO the Irish people the real is
sues Cf The war. The Associated Press
l. informed by high Official here
hat it is tho intention to bring Amer
lean troops to Ireland. The visit of
the Canadians last year proved some
stimulus to recruiting, and it is felt
That the presence OF American troops
would bring viviGly home tc the Irish
mind the part which America is taking
IN the war, and remove the too prev
ale ut in. prcssiops that this is an Eng
.sh war n which ireland has no in
ierost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
Ward Club Enrolment.

The enrolment books of the war.
clubs in the city were kept open unit.
10 o'clock Tuesday night at office Of
County Chairman John II Clifton for
the convenience of dilatory citizens
who had neglected to sign the roll du.-
ing the month the books were open.
There were only few who signed the
roll that night, but it was worth tn =
trouble to save even one Democrat
from being disfranch!sed. The en-
rOllment in the four clubs is less than
in 1916 or 1914. but the loss Is ac-
counted for by the large number OF
OunG men who have enlisted i'm the
army or navy or have been draftc
Tor service. The names OF the men
serving i'm the army and navy will be
entered on the roll hooks by the en-
rollment committee az provided II,
law.
\ comparative statement OF the on
rollment for three election years fol
lows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
Blcasc Hanging Himself.
Greenwood JOurnal.O

NN''NNh"N oONti
There is Il saying TO the effect tha.
all that is necessary with some people
Is to give them plenty Of rope and
they will hang themselves. This say
ing has been abundantly illustrated in
the case OF the Honorable Coleman
Livingston Blcase. For years he has
had all the rope that any one could
possibly desire. He has gone over the
country. up and down the valleys and
the byways, denouncng the people
who dared to disagree with him, pro-
claiming himself, the especial defendc,
of cert;in classes Of our citizens He
was loyal to his friends beyond tina.
OF any man who ever had friends. His
slogan WAS 81 stand by my friends"
and many Of these people deceived
stood by him regardless of conse-
cuencos. They closed their ears to
reason, and to personal appeals of all
kinds and literally gave themselves
up into tho hands of Mr.. Blease
1t seemed that here would never b.
an end to this kind of thing. The
rope grew longer, but the final day
arrived. lie got so much rope that
he did not know what to do with II
and now he finds it wound about his
Feet, and all around his body, from
one end TO the other He has about
n1,n1 1,A
move hand or foot, and his one tim
friends are turning away from him in
this pitiful plight. This all came
about by giving Mr.. Blease plenty o
rope. One day he went too far. II
denounced the government and mad,
such unpatriotic statements that They
shocked his most ardent admirers
They could not swallow him an
longer. He felt sure, when he made
that Filbert speech, that it woul
prove great big boost for him. Thu;
the boys would take it up and
would land him safe into the Unitet
states senate where he could let Mr.
Wilson and AL the other men VIII
tOod with him ;:nOw what they were
doing and had done. lie would be the
man to stop this kind Of thinG. Seen"
his mistake he tries to explain, but tn
rope tightens about him. He would
run 10 the white house as soon as h
handed in Washington and tell tn
president that the last drop Of blooC
in him was ready TO be poured out II
defence OF his country. But it is to
iate. BlCase can novct hope to see tn
senate. The very best thing for hi
i* to get sick, go to Il hospital anh
have an operation. Get some surgeon
to clip off portion of that undemo
cratic. unpatriotic tongue.
Blease has found that that there i,
more real patriotism in South Caro-.
l!nG than he ever dreamed that there
was. The fathers, mothers, brothers.
and sisters and friends Of our boys
who have gone over the seas In re.
sponse to the call of their country hlv
10 sympathy for o" patience with any
man who is disloyal. The predica.
rent Of ElCase is not only revelation
and II compliment to the people of ou"
State, but it proves that the fires OF
patriotism never burned warmer j.
4,
they do today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
British War Songs.

Behind the British Lines in France
June rs Correspondence OF The AS
sociated Press)--A striking feature O.
the British soldiers war songs is thei:
humor. Even the French find il dif.
iicult to understand how il is that Tn ?
Tommy apparently looks upon as mer,
comedy what is in reality the creates
tragedy I'm the history Of the world.
The truth Is that the British private
has discovered new philosophy ap
proEriate to modern war--he has dis
covered that ii is too serious q bust
ness TO be taken seriously. Humo
and i'ippancy is the only antidote t.
its unutterable ghastliness.
In all the British soldiers songs,
the contrast to the songs of the Ger
man army is most striking. Here is
one which might well be calIo..
British soldiers hymn Of hate:
The bells of Hell go ting-a -lng-a
ling,
For you and not for me.
For me the angels sing ling Ling,
They've got the goods for me.
- death. where is thy sting "a -ling-n.
ling,
Where grave thy victoree
The bells OF Hell so ting-a-li ling "a ling.
For you but not for me-"
That is the nearest he has ever ap
preached to an expression i'm song
his religious\faith.
There is one song i'm particula,
which might we'll be called the Som
of the British army. Every soldier at
the front can sing it. 1t is to be-
heard i'm every trench .dug-out ana
billet in France. The words do no,
sean and the music cannot be com
mended for martial grandeur or deli.
cate harmonics. bur it is Tommy At
kins' masterpiece. IL is almost dirg
or lament. colored with just that
touch Of elusive Cockney humo
which shows that II is not to be TAX
en seriously. These are the words
II want to go 'ome.
| want to go 'ome.
The shells and the whizzbangs the,
rush and they roar.
I don't want to go to the trenches N
more.
want TO go over the sea
Where the Allemans cannot catch me
oh. my.
| want to go ONE"
one can imagine "a German Owe"
hearing this song and drawing Ger.
tain inrcrcnCes as TO the singer
morale. Ijut the British soldier viii
utterly conround those differences ev
cry time.
Tie has "a great weakness for senti
mental love songs which remind hin
of home and of associations that III
him out of the sombre surroundings o
I ilS camp OF blllct.
/ Tommy Atkins has all the intcns
reserve of the Briton. To sing abou
/ lighting for freedom against the enc
mics of right. for the sake OF tn
llag. and all the rest Of II. strikes hir
as Indecent. Such things make hin
lush they are not mentioned In po
lite military society. The more fiar
""Nant TYP" of patriotic SONGS, whicl
""cinims with rusto that u soldier
'"' lS TIA" only life for me and s
"rth be rr"nltlv ridi,u,cs.
'' mas no illusicna as to the gloric
"i modcrn warfare. one OF his f.
vorite songs bcgins.
when this bloody war iq over
G how happy shall be-"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27

The cotton crop in Sumter county IL
in fine shape now and with season
able showers occasionally and no
excessive rains during the next sX
weeks the yield should be comparable
OF that OF 1914. If the price holds up
the farmers OF this county will %C
bonds OF the fourth issue In Octobe ].
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST
Two South Carclinians Mentioned To-
day.

washington, July 25.-Tne army
casually list totals one hundred and
eigAty-ei2ht, and includes Rugler Mo-
ses L. Reynolds, OF Clinton, s. c.. Sc.
verely wounded and Private John p.
Zeigler of St Matthews, S. c., died of
accident. The marine list contains
eiTty-four names.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27

The Supreme Court has handed
down am opinion reversing tho verde
OF the lower court i'm the case OF r.
VI. Earglc. administrators. appellant
ts. the Sumter Lighting Co. respond
eDt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27

The government has authorized gas
oiine dealers to raise the price of gas
cline one-half cent u gallon to cover
the increased freight rates that re-
Gently became effective. but 1t is ru-
mored that the reail price of gasoline
viii be advanced one full cent This
Is the way the high cost of living is
pasaed on to the public. Every time
the wholesale price OF any commodity
is increased by the imposition of taxes
or increased freight rates the dealers,
both wholesale and retail. put on q
little more profit for their own bene-
nj This was the experience in Eng
land until the government rigidIy and
sterniy regulated the prices on all
commodities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27

In n speech at Spartanburg Satur-
day night Cole l. Blease boasted of
his patriotism. saying that he did not
need the salary as senator as he made
more than the salary out of his law
practice and I'm proof OF his great pa
trtotism cited the fact that he had
given $50 to the Red Cross and had
bought 500 worth OF War Savings
stamps. His patriotism and loyalty
are aptly measured by the size OF his
Red Cross contribution and his War
stamp purchase. There are scores
OF one-horse white and negro farmers
I'm Sumter county whose annual in
come In not one-tenth OF that OF
Bieasc who have bought more War
Savings Stamps and given more to the
He'd Cross than Blease For man
whose income exceeds $1,000 a year
to give the measly sum of $50 to the
Red Cross and buy 800 worth OF
War Stamps. and then TO boast of his
nigardliness as proof OF his loyalty TO
the government, is damnlng evidence
that he Is a Stacker. and proof that
he does not comprehend what real
loyalty means.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27

Cole L. Blcase has asserted on the
stump quite frequently of late. since
he developed n violent case of cam
ouilaged dlsloyalty. that seventy five
per cent of the men called into ser
vice In the army are friends of his
He must be counting all the negro
soldiers as Bleaseites. And on this
basis of calculation he is misrepre-
senting the facts. as usual. for a ma
jority OF all the negroes have shown
themselves TO be truly loyal to the,
government and ardent supporters OF
the war policy OF President Wilson.
They have been liberal buyers OF War
Savings stamps and generous contrib
utors to the Red Cross--which IN
more than can be said of please.
The battle I'm France is going well
for the allies at present. thanks to ,hc
presence OF the more than one million
Americans on the firing line and IN
reserve. IL we only had that other
million on the field. the march to Ber.
lin could begin at once and the war
could be brought to a victorious cor
clusion before winter. Next yea
America will have more than two md
lion men I'm France-perhaps thrb,
million. and then the end Of the wa
and the destruction OF the Prussia j.
system will be In sight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
1870 100 ~

NJ. Carson J nk vh, 81 scrvin'
iii the navy, spent Jl.dcy at home.
The evening world., 1918-07-05
700 JOB SEEKERS
SENT SOUTH, FARES PAID
Shortage Of MachiniStS at 50 a Day
Reported-t,5O2 Registered
Wednesday.

More than 1902 men registered for
Jobs on Wednesday at the I'VE princl-
pal agencies OF the Federal Employment
Service. an offices were closed y%cstcr-
day. or this number 300 were sent to
local Jobs and l.l57 TO out OF town Jobs
700 to points In Virginia. Maryland. Jer-
sey and a few to Connecticut. The Fcd-
eral Bureau paid all transportation
fares,
It was learned that there Is a great
shortage OF machinisis and toolmakers
In the New York. New Jersey ami Com
necticut division. The minimum wage
for skilled men IN these trades Il 80.
From opening time until . o'coyN
there is always a long line II men walt
ing to be examined by the eighteen cN-
aminers to determine their fitness 10"
the many Jobs open in se]mi-skilled la
Dor.
The clerical force Is 30 per cent. shor,
and II IL with dlficulty the men are
handled.
The evening world., 1918-07-05
u. s. A,iators Decorated by King
Emanuel.

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS. Thursday, July 4 ASSOCIATED
Press).-Fivc American aviators at
tached to the Italian Army were
decorated with the Italian War Cross
to-day by King Victor Emmanuel at
q review and in .he presence OF Gen.
Eben Swift, head Of the American
Military Mission. The aviatcrs decor
ated were Lieuts. Archibald Frost,
John Park. Raymond Baldwin, Len
meth Collins and John Gaichoux. The
Crosses were given for carrying out
the greatest number " bombing raids
during the recent Austrian offensive.
The King also visited an American
Red Cross work room and thanked
the workers for the help given TO
wounded soldiers. Army, Division and
Brigade Headquarters at various
points along the front few the Ameri-
can dag to-day in honor Of the Fourth
OF july.