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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
SPOKE IN COLUMBIA.
Dr. Newlands of Camp jackson and S.
II. Edmunds Bring Strong Message.

The State, April 1.
The battle cry of the campaign 10
be pressed in Columbia this week tt
raise $4,000 for the Young Men.
Christian Association was sounded al
the Columbia Theater yesterday after
noon when two addresses filled with
patriotic fervor were delivered by DR.
william Newlands Of Camp Jackso.
and s. H. Edmunds of Sumter The
canyass will begin with a banquet oi
workers at the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association this evening, when
the guest of honor will be Major Cen
eral Bailey, commander Of the Eighty
iirst Division at Camp Jackson. Sew.
eral soldiers are on the campaign
committee and will assist i'm the can
vassing.
DR.. Newlands emphasized that CIV
ing had hardly begun in connection
with the war work. The Y. nj. G. A.
was doing a magnificent work and the
duties Of the city and the camp asso-
:iations were closely correlated. The
war was one for democracy and no
greater agent in democratizing the
world was the American army, where
the millionaire and the most humble
man stand shoulder to shoulder, all
faiths and creeds, battling in common
cause.
Mr.. Edmunds spoke eloquently of
the righteous cause for which America
entered the war. Those who were
genuine patriots would support the
association as distinct branch OF the
army service. The call upon Columbia
was more imperious than ever, as
thousands Of young men from all
sections OF the State are now at the
Columbia cantonment
They who harbor dslOyal senti-
ment were bitterly scored by the
speaker. The man who would prolong
the war would be n murderer. The
guiding principle Of the American
people should be: Loyalty TO the
country in which you live or live in
the country to which you are loyal"
This was the judgment day of nations.
1t was a war not only for self preser-
walton, but the justification Of ideals
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HUNS FORCES ACTIVE.
Automobiles of German STAFF Officers
Seen I'm TOul Sector Held by
Americans.

With the American Army in
France. March 81 (By the Associat-
ed Press) Even more activity was
observed behind the German lines op-
posite the American front in the Toul
sector today. An entire battalion was
seen on the march this morning. In.
fantry at other points was being shift
ed about while the cavalry was seen
again. Numerous automobiles OF
members of the German staff made
their appearance behind the lines.
Throughout Saturday night signal
lights were flashing from Montsec.
Three American patrols penetrated
the enemy's line last night. One
patrol went in until electrically
charged barbed wire was encountered
This was cut. Enemy sniping posts
took warning and opened fire on the
americans who were forced to retire
No casualties were suffered.
Another patrol, inspected German
front line trenches. but did not en-.
counter single German.
3 The American artillery has kept up
: harassing fire ON the Germans. ef-
49sttseiy shelnnE work parties and
sfih targets. .iss ssl :, - Il
The enemy gas shelled the American
batteries today but without effect.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
COLUMBIA CANAL SUIT.
Governor Signs Bill Empowering
Commission.

Columbia, March 29.-Gov. Man.
ming yesterday signed the act. passed
at the recent session OF the general
assembly. empowering the State ca
nal commission TO continue it's inyes-
usation into the ownership OF the
Columbia canal. BY the provisions of
the act. the commission liz empower
ed TO summons before IL such person
or persons as the commission may
ueem proper and TO require such per-
son or persons TO answer upon oath
any and all questions they may deem
relevant to the investigation. Power
10 also granted 20 require the produc-
lion OF any and all books. papers or
other documents. In determining the
various qualifications of the canal
property.
Thomas III. Peoples. attorney gen
eral, Is chairman OF the commission
other members are: Neils ChrIsten-
sen. Beaufort. chairman OF the fin
snce committee of the State senate:
Huser Sinkler. Charleston. chairman
OF the senate Judiciary committee: j.
L. Liies. Orangeburg. chairman of
the ways and means committee i'm
the house. and j. w. Boyd. Spartan
burg. chairman OF the house judiciary
committee. meeting OF the commit
toe was held yesterday. when routine
matters relative TO the continuation
or the investigation were considered.
Another meeting ~ to- be held at an
early date.
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troops greeted the news that they
were going into the fighting in Picar.
dy were reechoed in the expressions
and comments Of officers here.
Officials here are hopeful that the
orders given American troops will set
them in the offensive columns which
they believe Gen. FOch Is organizing
for this counter blow They are con-
ldent that Gen. Pershing now has
available sufficient force OF sea-
soned veterans of trench life on the
American sector to render effective
aid in the counter attack.
AZ the war department, meanwhile.
officers are studying every angle of
the transportation problem anew with
IL view to eXpcdting delivery i'm
France of additional American divis-
ions They are preparing to short cut
previous delays in every possible way.
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PRESIDENT TO SPEAK.
Will Enlist I'm New Liberty Loan Cam.
paign.

Washington. April 1.-Presiden,
Wilson Is considering enlisting to aid
the new Liberty Loan campaign. He
may go to Baltimore to make a speech
Saturday. the day the campaign opens
there.
1t is considered certain that il
President Wilson does speak he will
take occasion TO touch on the inter
national situation. Col E. M. House
the presidents advisor. has been al
the White House during the last
few days His visits often before have
preceded the presidents declarations
concerning foreign affairs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
BRITISH FORGED BACK.
BIG HEAVY ATTACK NEAR DE.
NUN GERMANS GAIN
GROUND.
AT Last Reports They Were Moving
Slowly Westward Along Luce River
Beyond MOrcuil.

April 1.-The Germans last evening
made two attacks in quick succession
against the British west of Albert,
but on both occasions they were
thrown back.
At 2 o'clock yesterday the Germans
made heavy attack between Moreuil
and Demuin, and after heavy fighting
gradually forced their way forward
until they penetrated the large forest
northeast Of Moreuil. A little later
the Germans We're reported to be, en-
tering Hangrade and moving west
ward along the Luce River.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
LINE HELD MieN|F|cEMTLY.
BRITISH MAINTAIN DEFENSIVE
POSITIONS ALL THROUGH
FRIDAY.
At Only One Point Were They Forced
70 Fall Back Before Pressure OF Su-
pcrior Numbers.

London. March 30.--The British
forces held the line magnificently
throughout Friday, according to Reu-
ters' correspondent at British head
quarters. AT one point only" he
says where the Germans crossed the
river In force about Cerisy. taking
troops In the Proyart.- -Meriscourt nei-
shborhood I'm the rear. have we
fallen back. but that retirement was
gallantiy done. This section OF the
line then swung hack to new positions
running by Hamel and Lamotte."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
REPUI ED AT ARRAS.
Two GeImaB Attacks Oh British Rase
Defeated.

LONDON, April 1.-The Germans
made two attacks on British positions
IN the western outskirts of Albert last
evening. but in both cases were re-
pulsed, the war office announces.
south OF the Somme the enemy per-
sisted in attempts to advance along
the Luce and Avre valleys. but made
little progress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
BATTLE AT MONTDIDIER.
French and British Broke Up Violent
Attacks.

Paris, April 1.-The battle contin-
ued with extreme violence last night
IN the sector north Of Montdidier. and
the war office announces that French
and British troops broke up the enc
my's assaulting waves.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
MONEY ABOVE LOYALTY.
Union Carpenters Strike at Norfolk
and Stop Army Work.

Norfolk, April Union carpen-
ters employed on government con-
struction work at the army and naval
bases. at Lamberts Point and Pig
Point, struck today for an increase i'm
wages of four and a-half cents an
hour, it was announced. The strike
brought to standstill important war
work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
TX CLUB PRIZES.
~ ,sBORO YOUTH GETS FIRST
PRIZE.
Fairfield County Boy Raises 1857 Bush.
els TO Acre-YOrk and Colleton
Next

Columbia, March 31.-Bryan Will
lingham of Winnsboro was yesterday
declared the winner Of the first prize
i'm the boys corn club contest in South
Carolina. The Fairfield County boy
produced last year 1878 bushels of
corn on ore acre of ground.
James w. Draffin Of Leslie, York
county. won second place, his Yield
being 1875 bushels.
Third place was taken by Hallum
Smith Of Smoak. Colleton county. who
produced 1862 bushels.
Announcement of the winners in
the contest has been somewhat delay
ed by the loss of certain records which
necessitated the collection of dupli.
Gates. Prize winners in the pig club
contest will be decided next week ana
dinner for the prize winners in the
two organ 9tions will be given by L.
l.. Baker. 4. rector of the club work in
South Car 5lina. within the imme-
diate future
Young Willingham produced his
corn at an actual cost Of IT'S cents
per bushel. His prizes will be q
gold medal by Congressman A, F..
Lever. and an International Harves-
ter Company No. Z. six shovel, pivot
axle. riding cultivator. valued at $40.
Estimated cost Of Draffin's corn was
25.5 cents per bushei. He will re-
ceive a beautiful gold watch, the gift
Of the Mixson Seed Company of Char
lesion.
Smiths corn cost 1876 cents per
bushel. A check for $25 will. be the
reward, this being the gift of the H.
c. Hastings Seed Company of Attain
ia, Ga.
During the year more than 1000
boys were enrolled in the corn clubs
of the different counties of the State.
Fewer than one-half OF the boys COM
piled with the rules and regulations
OF the club. The sol reporting raised
2s.S1s bushels of corn, valued at
s1o,9S6. The average yield vas ss
bushels per acre and the average coss
s. = sisss ls[ y - sI|s
w. w. Lorg. director or extensloh
work at Clemson College. follows:
II beg leave to submit here
with my annual report on boys
corn club work in South Carolina, for
the year 1917. 1t shows that clubs
were organized in SO of the As coun-
ties of the State. We failed to secure
organizations in Abbeville, Berkeley,
Beaufort. Edgefield. Georgetown,
Greenville. Calhoun. Kershaw and
1'aurens for the reason that the first
six counties were without county
agents. and i'm the latter three we
failed to secure the cooperation Of the
county agents.
I'm the Sc counties organized, we
9ocureu an Snroiiment or l,O56 boys.
Reports were received from SO of the
Sc counties organized. Counties fall
ing to report We're: Bamberg, Hamp-
ton, Lancaster and Oconee. Five
hundred and one boys completed re-
ports in these 50 counties, thee be-
ing AZ per cent Of the total enroll
ment. The sol boys reporting pro-
duced 26.s13.20 bushels. thus aver
aging SO bushels per acre, at an av.
erage cost OF 40.7c per bushel.
Putting corn at 50 per bushel,
which is conservative price, the net
wealth added to the State as a result
of the boys corn club work is s42.-
6S9.47"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
HUN ATTACK BROKE DOWN.


Attempt To Capture Demuin Defeated.
London. March 30.-The Germans
attacking yesterday at Demuin and
Mezieres. pressed back the British
from Mexier. the war office announces.
Attempts to capture Demuin broke
down, after sharp lighting. which last
cd throughout the afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
SIXTEEN GERMAN AIRPLANES
DESTROYED.

English Airmen Had a Successful Day.
London. Friday. March 2S.-six-
teen German airplanes were put out
OF action yesterday by the British
IL is announced officially.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
ENTENTE SITUATION BETTER.


Front Quiet.
British Army Headquarters in
France, March 30.--The situation to-
day from the entente viewpoint re-
ported was more satisfactory. Along
the British section OF the battle front
last night was comparatively quiet.
The British lines have bean
strengthened rapidly everywhere
along the front. In the vicinity Of AL
bert the Germans were today report
cd to be digging themselves in along
line from Thiepval to Laboiselle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
PARIS UNDER FIRE.

Paris, April 1.-The lombard
pardment of Paris by the German
long range gun swas resumed this af-
ternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03

The situation i'm Russia is sum
med up in the brief statement that
the Germans are getting the booty
and the Russians the boot Chicago
Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
FRENCH RESERVES IN ACTION
Offering Desperate Resistance to New
German Attacks.

Paris March 3o.-French troops.
supported by reserves. are Offering
desperate resistance to powerful as
4plk2 s. shs enssny. the war ofncs
sna6uhcss.
The battle which was resumed with
renewed violence during the night is
progressing on a front of twenty five
miles. from Moreuil to beyond Lus-
sisny.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-03
FLOUR STOCK SEIZED.

ROOD Administration Takes Over Stock
OF EIbcrton, Ga, FYrm.
Washington. March SO.-The Food
Administration announced today that
u had arranged to take all the -four
tho Copeland Grocery Co.. OF Ebert
on Ga. has in its warehouse. and
distribute u among the dealers Of At
ianta and nearby places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
STORE
 PACKED IN BOXES
Rotarians Hear Manager Kleybecker of the A. & P.
 Tea Go. Put One Over

The meeting of the Rotary club held yesterday at 1 o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel was one of the most interesting held in sometime. Nor ris Bush, vice president of the club, pre- sided in the absence of E. H. Andrews and introduced Len Kleybecker, man. ager of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea company, who made a short talk regard Kleybecker gave the history showing the steady growth from one store,. log one at that, to the present time when they have S4o0 stores, and paid the govern ment 00O income tax. He stated the company had complete supplies for a store packed in boxes and when the old Steele-Smith wall fell just wired to ship a complete store to Birmingham and within six days he was opened and had everything complete in the new location.
 A short but interesting talk was made by pr. H. M. Edmonds, who was called on to explain his absence of three months, which he has been spending in the Maine woods. Plans were completed for the fourth Liberty Loan drive and each of the eighteen teams sat at a separate table with their colonels and majors.
 There was splendid attendance and the club is going after the international attendance record. To secure this record the club must have an attendance record of 90 per cent and the percentage is more than that at present and there is only one more meeting this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
TO CALL CONFERENCE

Montgomery, September 1S-(Speclan Sena tors, representatives, commissions CTS of agriculture and officials of all farmers organizations in the southern states probably will be called for ccn- ference at Washington at an early date to discuss the proposed cotton price fixing of southern staple, ac- cording to telegram received by J. A. Wade, Alabama commissioner of aGri- culture, Wednesday, from ]. J. Brown, president of the cotton states official advisory meeting bureau of Atlanta.
 President Brown, in a brief tole- gram, set out the danger that will come from the fixing of price on cotton and said extreme efforts are necessary on our part" He asked the commissioner if he would attend a conference at Washington; Mir. Wade answered in the affirmative.
 ETOWAH GROWERS PROTEST Cotton producers of Etowah ahd Mar shall counties yesterday sent from Boaz the following telegram to Senator J. Il. Bankhead. Congressman J. Thomas lief lin and Congressman John l.. Barnett:
 The news in the morning paper re- garding the setting the price on cotton has upset and denloralized our whole country. We in mass meeting assem- bled are producers of cotton and earn. estly request that you do all in your power to stop the fixing of price on cotton. In any event a price of less than 35 cents would be ruinous to the farm | ing interests of this section and we urge that the agitation be stopped as every thing said tends to demoralize the cot ton market to the detriment of the pro- ducers Answer F. F. WHITMAN. Cotton Producers or Marshall and Etowah Counties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
STORM OF PROTEST GREETS NEWS OF
 COTTON FIXING
Alabamians in Congress Flooded With Protests Following Age-Herald
 Announcement
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, September IS. Special. )-Announcement in The Age-Herald this morning that the proposed price for cotton will range from p to 2s cents brought to Alabam- ians in Congress a yerltable flood of protests from practl- cally every county of Alabama. The contention was that if the price be fixed at all 1t should not be less than that at present prevailing, or 36 cents. in re- spect to the protests Senator Underwood said this after noon:
 .The President. declaring it neces- sary to control the disposition of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

short crop, will, in effect, take it over and of necessity fix the price. He de- clared that he would do so at once, probably within 24 hours. He refused to postpone government regulation until the next crop can be produced.
 He declined to discuss the price, but declared that he had dealt talrly respecting wheat coal, steel and other products, and would deal fairly with cotton. He did not reveal to us the nature of the machinery he would dc- wise to control the price.
 "No legal authority is necessary, all though there is no law under which the President may act. He simply has to say that he will take so much cot ton for the United States, England anu France, and will pay so much for IT,
 As previously reported, it is general ly understood that the chairman of the cotton board will be Secretary HoGs- ton, and that the price will not be in excess of 2S cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
MILITARY SUCCESS
 IS ONLY ARGUMENT
 HUNS UNDERSTAND
Wilson's Answer to Austria Sent Consternation to Those Wanting Peace
 Made in Germany"

Annapolis, Md, September 1s-Military success is the only argument German militarists can understand, Secretary Daniels declared here today, speakine at the graduation exercises at the Maya academy, when 646 new ensigns received their commissions after an intensive 10 week course of study.
 , "The attention of the world in the pas few days MT. Daniels said, has beer centered on four things: First, the vie tories of. the allied forces. culminatins in Pershing's advance and capture o1 prisoners; second. the scream of the Kaiser at Essen; third, Germanys offer of treaty of peace with Belgium fourth, Austria's suggestion of con ference of all the bellgerent nations for the purpose of exchanging views.
 These four incidents are not separate but closely related. The last three were inspired by the first"
 The German leaders MT. Daniels said scoffed at the ability of the United States either to train an army for thi: work or to transport it after it had been trained.
 "Is it any wonder" he said, "aftel it began to sink into Germany that American troops were fit to fight ant took their places as equals with tht soldiers of the allied nations, that for the first time in his history the German Emperor thought it necessary to take 8 hand primary of the workers and com pei them to promise publicly to go or with their work for the fatherland?
 "That speech, not so much for what it said, but because of the compulsior of making it, was the best proof that the German will to go on in hopeless war is waning.
 ..The answer of President Wilson tc the Austrian note is direct and leaves nothing to be desired" continued the secretary. That answer sent consterna- ton to these wanting a peace made IT Germany and trumpet call to all whc have highly resolved that the peace which the world needs can only come with the abandonment. of conquest and the acceptance of the rights alike oi the weakest power
 ..When the German ruler and people are ready to retire into their own ter ritory and recognize that not foot ci land nor dollar of booty can be re tained by conquest-when that momen' arrives they will accept the just and moderate terms of President Wilson, ap proved by the allies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
ONEONTA HOLDS UNIQUE SERVICE

To the Editor of The Age- Herald.
 On September there was held at the Union Hill church in Blount county a service that to the writer at least, was
 unique. It was a service in commemora-
 ton of those who have gone forth in de-
 fense of our liberty. The writer may live
 to be old and gray-headed, but among
 all the memories of this great and stir- ring time the memory of this simple
 meeting at a country church, amid the smiling landscape of Blount county will
 be one to be cherished.
 I was deeply touched with the deep pa-
 triotism shown the heartfelt sympathy
 expressed with "our'' boys, the love ot
 country, and of our institutions, the de- termination to see it through and the de-
 vout need of a closer communion with
 the Almighty that was shown.
 The service was a succession of short talks by anyone that had anything to say.
 and at the close there were very few dry eyes in the house. Any church would do we'll to have these get-together meetings. and they will be surprised at the result. As a result of this meeting think I am a better Christian and better citizen, and it has left me with great pride in my people and with a realization that We are, thank God, not degenerate. but still of the old fighting stock, and although we
  we still have the old devout spirit which, like Cromwell's soldiers of old, will make us invincible in defense of the right. Resolutions were adopted expressing appreciation of the sacrifice our soldier boys are making and asking that copy of the proceedings be sent our boys at the front In order to do this l would like to know the present number of the
 old Fourth Alabama and it's commanders name. In closing I want to say that the German says, with God for king and Fatherland,' but we say. With God for 1 Christian justice. right and mercy, ans | with the A1mighty's help we will demoS strate which of these two battle cries IS | the true one. Yours truly,
 JOHN KAUFMAN. 1 Oneonta, September 16 1918.
 l The old Fourth Alabama regiment IS now the 167th regiment, Col. William F. | Screws commanding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
Boys Heavily Fined
 In Recorders Court

Henry Evans was fined Sloo anu given 60 days at hard labor and liar old McNally, Frank Blake, Louis Arm strong, and Dave King were each fined $50 and given 30 days at hard labor by Recorder Martin, for avenSinS their jealousy upon Percy Taylor.
 Taylor alleges that onl the night of September 9 he called upon a girl in North Birmingham and when he start ed to leave the boys drove up in an automobile and forced him to get in Then they drove to the rock quarry at Boyles and he was made to get out of the car and swim the rock quarry lake. The fines were appealed