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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-17

root and insect depredations, but in
many localities the plants continue
vigorous with favorable weather.
There are also complaints Of she'd
ding, rust and red spider activity in
many other eastern localities.
The crop made fairly good pro-
gress in Louisiana, except in the
southwest portion where much dam
age resulted from the high wind and
heavy rainfall accompanying the
tropical storm Of the 9Th, while in Ar
kansas only poor advance was made
generally and deterioration on up
lands is reported. The intensely hot
weather with drying winds and lack
of moisture was very unfavorable in
Oklahoma and the plants in that State
small shedding, opening prematurely
and burning on uplands; the condi-
ton of crop is now very poor to poor.
The previous deterioration in Texas
continued generally and the crop will
be q failure in some sections of the
State; shedding, premature opening
and top blooming are becoming gen
eral Cotton is maturing rapidly in
the southern portion of the belt and
some is going to market as far north
as Arkansas. The weather was fa-
vorable for picking and ginning in
the early districts and this work is
progressing satisfactorily.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-17
FARMERS UNION MEETING.
j. II. Claffy Stresses Importance OF
Getting Together.

President J. H. Claffy Of the State
Farmers Union has issued the fol-
lowing address:
1.-The annual midsummer meeting OF
the State Farmers Union will be held
at Columbia, on Wednesday, August
, p, at 3 o'clock, p. m. The place OF
the meeting to be announcer later.
Owing to the continued illness OF
Brother j. Whitner Read, our secre-
tary-treaSurer, I have been unable to
get in touch with all Of the presidents
and secretaries of the various unions
of the State. want all of them,
however, whether in good standing
or not, to have their counties repre-
Sented at this meeting. It makes no
difference whether You have the pass
word or not, or whether your dues
are paid, come yourself, or send
delegation from your county. It mat
ters not whether the farmers union
has failed in your county-let some
one represent your county at this
meeting.
Sumter, Lee, Dorchester, Or
-
berry, Saluda, Chester, Chesterfield,
Marlboro, and Anderson counties will
be there, why not TIE other counties?
The interests of the other counties
are the same, and Just as vital as
those of the counties named. l want,
therefore, every farmer in every coun-
W not named, to consider himself a
committee to represent, or have the
farmers Of his county represented at
this meeting.
The national food administration
will shortly fix the differentials on
cotton seed for the coming crops.
Many farmers Of this State would
like to know what that means. Come
to this meeting and f;nl out.
The ginners, the seed buyers, ana
the oil mills are going TO see that they
are taken care of, when these prices
are fixed. The producers should like
wise be in a position to see that their
interests are protected, and that the
prices of the different byproducts Of
their labor are fixed at a fair and just
figure, and not at an unfair figure as
they We're last sason. This can bel
done by the producers only by organ
ization, and we mus. organize anu !
prepare ourselves before the date Set
for the price fixing OF these products.
1--WE are confronted by the pros
pect of large crop o. cotton, and ev-
cry interest concerned in the buying,
handling, manufacturing, and dis
tribution of the crop, is laying plans
to see how cheap it can get it, and
how little will be left for the man who
spends II months in each year pro-
ducing it. Should we have crop to
sell this season larger than is needed
for the worlds uses, then the only
sensible thing to do is to retire suf-
ficient amount Of the cotton, say one
third, and hold it until next summer, !
when it will be sold for more than
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the two-thirds disposed Of will sell

the two-thirds disposed Of will sci
for this fall.
'.One million more red bloode'
American soldiers in France will pu
such q hole in the German line II
will result in peace. perhaps not Ia
ter than next summer. If so, the de-
mand for cotton will be many in.e:
multiplied, and cotton will go to 81
per pound.
1.-The Orangeburg County Farmers
Union has already begun preparations
20 carry out the plan Of retiring a part
Of their cotton and is not asking con-
gress for any aid other than is offer
cd by the federal reserve bank
through our home banks. which have
always aided our farmers in holding
cotton off the market when occasion
demanded it, The merchants, too.
are lending their aid to this move
ment, and when these three inter
ests combine and work together for
the salvation Of cotton, their efforts
are bound to succeed.
'.It is rumored that the government
will not undertake during another sea-
son to furnish the farmers with nj
trate of soda. 1t is also rumored that
the prices of fertilizer are advancing.
and may be expected to show con-
siderable increase over The prices
paid during the past season. All OF
the foregoing matters need the at
tention Of. the farmers now. To IN
telligently and efficiently deal with
such matters, we must organize, pre-
pare ourselves, and anticipate the
distressful conditions that we can
plainly see approaching us. 1t will be
too late to complain after we are
prostrated by adversities that we
could have provided against.
"J. II. Clafy,
President State Farmers Union ;"
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Feast of Assumption at st. Anne's
Today.


Today.
In st. Anne's Catholic church to-
day the feast OF he Assumption OF
the Blessed Virgin Mary is being OBJ
served, this being the principal feast
in honor Of the Mother of God and
commemorating the happy departure
of Mary from this life and the pious
belief of Catholics in the assumption
of her body into Heaven.
AS related by ST. John Damascene
from tradition, the Revelations of st.
Bridget confirming it, the Virgin
Mothers death was privileged one
and SO was her resurrection. Ine
Apostles. with the exception of St.
Thomas, were miraculously brought
to Jerusalem at the time Of Mary's
death. and they buried her body IN
Gethcsamane in new sepulchre. st.
Thomas arrived afterwards, and at
his entreaty the Apostles opened the
grave and found nothing there but the
v;ndine sheets and lilies from whence
they concluded that Jesus. desiring
not to delay in glori1ying His Blessed
Mother, that body from which He
took His human form. had raised her
,lr and caused her to be brought by
angels to be associated in body and
soul to Him in Heavenly glory and
happinesS. NO trace Of Mary's re-
n,ains has ever been found and this
because her Divine Son did not allow
His Mother to see corruption as there
WIS not within her the element of de-
cav. for she had never been defiled by
sir; that her pure and virginal body
which was the living temple Of the
Gcd made man Himself for nine
months. should not be subject to cor
ruption and decay. therefore. hel
body was united with the body Of hel
divine Son.
The Catholic Church adopts thi:
belief and it has been practiced since
the time Of the Apostles. but thu
Church has never had occasion to de
fine it as Il dogma or article Of faith
as in the case Of the belief Of Tho
! Immaculate Conception Of Mary
This declaring of a dogma is simply
the defining of an old belief and no
tho declaration Of a new one.
Yesterday was 4 fast day in prep
aration for the feast today.
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South Carolina Has
Taken The Offensive.

to the people Of the Palmetto
State. For these results,
aside from the millions OF
dollars loaned to the govern
ment, the June campaign was
fully worth the effort. The
people now realize that when
they do without nom essen
tial articles and lend the
money thus saved to the
government. they are reieas-
ing labor and material need
ed In prosecuting the war.
"The great popular success
Of the campaign is due to
several causes: 10 the win.
the-war spirit which anil
mates the people Of South
Carolina; to the loyal and un'
firing efforts Of thousands OF
devoted workers; to the pa
triotic zeaa which imbues the
county chairmen and their
efficient co-workers; TO the
splendid cooperation OF the
press, the pulpit, and the pub
lie forum in conveying the
War Savings message so
ably and forcefuuy; and to
the many patriotic adyertis'
ers who donated their advsr'
Using space for presenting
the w. S. S. cause.
call classes Of people have
been brought together for
the common good In a way
that practically lnsures tbs
eventual success OF the w.
s. S. campaign, tAnd we are
confder. that when the year
is over South Carolina will
have done it's full duty in this
war measure as it has in all
others. The good work OF
June will be- kept up. South
Carolina, in common with her
sister states, has taken the
home offensive against the
Kaiser"
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P. N. Ree, vice-director OF
war savings, has made the
following statement in refer.
ence to the June intensive
w. S. S. campaign:
with reports incomplete.
It now seems likely that as
q result of the June inten.
sive w. s. 8. campaign near
" s15,o00,oo0 worth Of War
Savings Stamps have been
purchased and pledged. The
war savings movement will,
Of course, be pushed vigor-
cusly until December 81, by
which time the states quota
for the year will have been
purchased. IN the meantime,
we wish to acquaint the peo-
pie Of South Carolina with
the splendid results effected
by the campaign and which
do not plainly show IN the
cold figures:
Several hundred thous-
ands Of men and women
more than have been reach.
ed in any previous war
campeign-have voluntarily
pledged to help win the war
by saving and by lending
their savings to the govern
ment; thousands Of men, wo-
men, and children have start
ed saving who neyer saved
before; the practice Of thrift
has been encouraged in a
way that viii have a perma-
nent effect; a splendid foun-
aatdon has been laid for meet
ing the economic problems
that peace will bring; tho
sacred principles for which
America and her Allies are
pouring out their blood and
treasure. and the necessity OF
carrying on to victory the
war against German aggres-
sion have been brought fore,
1bly and conyincingly homo
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Red Cross Notes-Fans Needed foi
Surgical Dressings Workroom.

Is there any kind person who will
lend the use of one or two electric
fans for the Surgical Dressings work
roonn? There are no fans in the
workroom now, and during all this
heat. the work is very trying. II
there is anyone who wishes to help
please phone Red Cross headquar
terS
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Congressional Campaign Meetings

Meetings will be held at the follow
ing places on the dates named for the
candidates for congress to address the
voters Of the Seventh district, num-
Der Of meetings in Orangeburg and
Lexington counties having been pre-
viously held:
st. Matthews, Aug. 16.
Sumter, Aug. 20.
Dalzell. Aug. 81.
Mayesville, Aug. %.
I.ynchburg, Aug. %.
Bishopville, Aug. "a.
>Man must take the world as he finds
it and leave it in pretty much the
same condition.
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God give us Victory

At the regular meeting of City
Council Tuesday night the result o.
The election was declared and MI. -
z McCallum was sworn in rs q mem
ber of Council Tie only other mat
ter Of interest disposed OF at TIE
meeting was the adoption OF reso-
lution to increase the pay Of all mem
hers of rhe police force S0 month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-17

/; is almost certain that no pleasure
automobiles will be manufactured al /
ter January 1st. BY this time all mo-
tor factories will be required to en-
gage in war work exclusively.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-17

The Sumter Roller Mill ana the
roller mill at Dinkins' Mill are run
ming day and night. The big wheat
crop of the county makes good busl-
ness for the -four mills.
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-28
SAID TO FEED ON INSECTS
Pitcher Plant Known to Scientists 40
One Of the Wonders OF the Ve0e'
table Kingdom.

The pitcher plant is one OF the
freaks of plant life. 1t grows IN
swampy lands and is well known 10
Canada. The flowers, touched with
beautiful, delicate tints, are priced
for decorative purposes. But the won
der of the pitcher plant is its leaves.
They are green, water-holding pitch
ers, beautifully veined with red ana
purple. with considerable variation In
form. During rainfalls they are filled
with water. This largely evaporates.
leaving the receptacle half full. Ex-
ternally these cups are smooth, while
internally they are lined with fine bris'
ties pointing downward. There y also
q sticky, sugary sort Of semi-huid SUD-
stance to be found around the inner
margin Of the bowl or pitcher. This
arrangement not only attracts a large
number Of tiny insects. but they are
so eager to feed on the sugary SUD-
stance that not few tumble into the
water below and die there. They can
not fly out, for the lines Of flight would
be practically vertical, while hun
dreds of little bristles confronting
them prevent escape over the surface
by walking out. Many believe that
the plant, through Its leaves, absorbs
the digestive parts Of these insects.
and that they thus contribute to It's
nutrition; in other words, that the
pitcher plant to this extent Is one OF
tho c,rn;vores of the vegetable king
dom ~
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-28
July 22-Siam declares war on Ger,

July 22-Siam declares war on Ger
many.
July 23-Premier Kerensky given un-
limited powers in Russia.
July 2S-United States war indus
tries board created to supervise ex-
penditures.
Aug. 25-Italian Second army breaks
through Austrian line on 1sonzo front.
Aug. 2S-President Wilson rejects
Pope Benedict's peace plea.
Sept. 1O-General korniloff demands
control of Russian government.
Sept. 11-Russian deputies vote to
support Kerensky. Korniloff's gener'
ais ordered arrested. !
Sept F16-Russia proclaims new re-
public by order of Premier Kerensky.
Sept. 2O-General Haig advance mile
through German lines at Ypres.
Sept. 21-Gen. Tasker II. Bliss
named chief of staff U. S. army.
Oct. 16-Germans occupy islands OF
Runo and Adro in the Gulf of Riga.
Oct. 25-French under General Re-
tain advance and take 1900 prison
ers on Aisne front.
Oct. 27-Formal announcement MADE
that American troops in France had
fired their first shots in the war.
Oct. 29-Italian Isonzo front COL
lapses and Austro- German army
reaches outposts of Udine.
Nov. 1-Secretary Lansing makes
public the Luxburg "spurlos versenkt"
note.
Nov. 9-Permanent interallied mill
tary commission created.
Nov. 24-Navy department an
nounces capture of first German sub
marine by American destroyer.
Nov. 2S-BOlsheviki get absolute
control Of Russian assembly in Russian
elections.
Dec. 6-Submarine sinks the Jacob
Jones, first regular warship OF Amer
lean navy destroyed.
Dec. 7-Congress declares war on
Austria Hungary.
Dec. S@Jerusalem surrenders to
Gen. Allenby's forces.
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-28

From June %, 1914, when the assas-
sination of Archduke Ferdinand OF
Austria, and his wife, at Sarajevo,
Bosnia, gave Emperor William of Ger
many his excuse for beginning war
which he believed would result in his,
gaining practical control of the world
through military domination, the main
events of the struggle are told in the
following chronicle:
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-28
E..nieky.

ats n hard matter to please some ot
these society leaders," said the society
editor.
"Vbat's the matter now?" asked the
city editor. ..-
"Mrs. Grabcoin says the writeup OF
her party In this mornings paper
wasn't punctuated to suit her."-bare
mineham Age-HeeaA
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-28
1917

Jan. 1-Submarine sinks British
transport Ivernia!
Jan. 9-Russian premier, Trepoff, re-
signs. Golitzin succeeds him.
Jan. 31-Germany announces unre-
stricted submarine warfare.
Feb. 3-President Wilson reviews
submarine controversy before con-
sress; United States sewers diplomatic
relations with Germany; American
steamer Housatonic sunk without
warning.
Feb. 7-Senate Endorses presidents
act Of breaking of diplomatic rela-
tons.
Feb. 12-United States refuses Ger
man request to discuss matters Of diff
ference unless Germany withdraws un-
restricted submarine warfare order.
Feb. 14-von BernstOrn sails for
Germany. s. -
Feb. 2rBritish under General
Maude capture Kut-el-Amara; subma-
rine sinks liner Laconia without warn
ing; many lost, including two Ameri-
cans. ...t
Feb. 26-President Wilson asks con-
gress for authority to arm American
merchantships. rs -...
Feb. 2S-Secretary Lansing makes
public Zimmerman note to Mexico.
proposing Neutrality-suspicious.
alliance.
March 9-President Wilson calls ex-
ira session Of congress for April 16.
March u-British under General
Mauds capture Bagdad; revolution
starts n PetroFa4 ?.
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-28


June 22-Italians defeat Austrlans
on the Piave.
June 23-Austrians begin great re-
treat across the Pave. 90. ~ f..f
July 1S-General Foch launches al :
lied offensive, with French, American.
British, Italian and Belgian troops. I"
July 21-Americans and French cap 2
ture Chateau Thierry. NJ
July 3O-German . crown prince
fees from the Marne and withdraws
army. y ~
Aus. 2-Soissons recaptured by Foch.
Aug. +Americcns take Fismes. ~
Aug. 5-American troops landed
at Archangel.
Aus. 7-Americans cross the Vesle.
Aug. 16-Bapaume recaptured.
AUG. 2S-French recross the Somme.
Sept. 1-Foch retakes Peronne. Il.
Sept 12-Americans launch success
full attack in st. Mihiel salient.
Sept 2S-Allies win on $50 mile line,
from North Sea to Verdun.
Sept. 29-Allies cross Hindenburg
line.
Sept 30-Bulgaria surrenders, after
suct essful allied campaign In Balkans.
Oct. French take st. Quentin.
Oct, 4-Austrla asks Holland to
mediate with allies for peace.
Oct. 5-Germans start abandonment
Of Lille and burn Douai.
oct. 6-Germany asks President
Wilson for armistice.
Oct. 7-Americans capture hills
GROUND Argonne.
Oct. s-President Wilson refuses
arm:stice.
Oct. 9-Allies capture Cambria.
Oct. 1O-Allies capture LIE Cateau.
Oct. 11-American transport Otraht"
torredoed and sunk; 500 lost.
Oct. 13-Foch's troops take Laon
and In Fere.
Oct. 14-British and Belgians take
Roulers; President Wilson demands
SURRENDER by Germany.
Oct. 15-British and Belgians cross
Lys river. take 10000 prisoners and
100 suns.
Oct. 1G-Allies enter Lille outskirts.
Oct. 17-Allies capture Lille, bruges'
Zcebrugge, Ostend and Douai.
Oct. 1S-Czecho- Slovaks issue doc
:aration of independence; Czechs rebel
and seize Prague, capital of Bohemia;
French take Thielt. q
Oct. 19-President Wilson refuses
Austrian peace plea and says Czecho-
SlovGx state must be considered.
Oct. 21-Allies cross the Disc and
threaten Valenciennes.
Oct. 22-Haig's forces cross the
Scheldt.
Oct. 23-Pres!dent Wilson refuses
latest German peace plea.
Oct. 27-German government asks
President Wilson to state terms.
Oct. 2S-Austria begs for separate
peace.
Oct. 29-Austria opens direct nego-
tiations with Secretary Lansing
Oct. 3O-Italians inflict great defeae
on Austria; capture $1,000; Austrians
evacuating italian territory.
Oct. 31-Turkey surrenders; Aus"
TRANS utterly routed by Italians; lose
$4,000; Austrian ENJOYS. under whlte
flag, enter Italian lines. 1870
Nov. Italians pursue beaten Aus
TRANS across Tagliamento river; allieo
conference ut Versailles fixes peace
terms for Germany.
Nov. 23-Austrin signs armistice
amounting virtually to unconditional
surrender.
Nov. 4HAllied terms IRE sent to Ger
many.
Nov. 7-Germany's ENJOYS enter al
lied lines by arrangement.
Nov. 9-Kaiser Wilhelm abdicntes
and crown prince renounces throne.
Nov. 1O-Tormer Kaiser Wilhelm
and his eldest son. Friedrich Wilhelm
fee to Holland to escape widespread
revolution throughout Germany.
Nov. 11-German authorities sign
armistice ending hostilities preceding
arrangement of the peace terms.
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-28
1918

Jan. 5-President Wilson delivers
speech to congress giving IA points"
necessary to peace.
Jan 20-British monitors win sea
fight with cruisers Goeben and Bres-
lau. sinking latter.
Jan. 2S-Russia and ROumania sever
diplomatic relations.
Feb. 2-United States troops take
over their first sector. near Toul.
Feb. 6-United States troopship Tus-
cania sunk by submarine, 1925 lost.
Feb. 11-President Wilson In address
to congress gives four additional peace
principles, including self-determina-
ton of nations; bolsheviki declare war
with Germany over, but refuse to sign
peace treaty.
Feb. 13-Bolo Pasha sentenced to
death In France for treason.
Feb. 25-Germans take Reval. Rus
sian naval base, and PskOv; Chancel.
lor Won Hertling agrees "in principle
with President Wilson's peace princi-
pies, in address to reichstag.
March 1-Americans repulse Ger
man attack on TOul sector.
March 2-Treaty Of peace with Ger
many signed by bolshevikl at Brest-
LitOvsk.
March 4-Germnny and Roumania
sign armistice on German terms.
March 13-German troops occupy
Odessa.
March 14-All Russian congress OF
soviets rati1ies peace treaty.
March 21-German spring offensive
starts on 5O-mile front.
March 22-Germans take 10000 Brit
ish prisoners and 200 guns.
March 23-German drive gains nine
miles. mystery gun" shells Paris.
March 24EGermans reach the
Somme, gaining Is miles. American
engineers rushed to aid British.
March 25-Germans take Bapaume.
March 27-Germans take Albert.
March 2S-British counter-attack
and gain; French take three towns;
Germans advance toward Amlens.
March 29-"Mystery gun" kills 70
churclgoers In Paris on Good Friday.
April 4-Germans start second
phase of their spring drive on the
Somme.
April 1O-Germans take 10000 Brit
ish prisoners in Flanders.
April 16-Germans capture Mess'nes
ridge, near Ypres; Bolo Pasha exc
cuted.
April 23-British and French navies
"bottle up" Zeebrugge.
ADri 26-Germans capture Mount
KENNEL, taking $500 prisoners.
May 5-Austria starts drive on
Italy.
May 1O-British navy bottles up o.
tend.
MAY 2+British ship Moldavia.
carrying American troops ;torpedoed;
Sc lost.
Nav 27-Germans begin third phase
of drive on west front gain five miles.
MAY. 2s-Germans take $1,000 pris-
oners in drive.
MAY 29-Germans take SCISSORS ana
menace Reims. American troops cap
ture Csntigny.
MAY 3O-Germans reach the Marine.
S. miles from Paris.
May 31-Germans take $4,000 prison
ers Ia drive.
June 1-Germans advance nine
miles: are 46 miles from Paris.
Jun. 3-Five German submarines
attack U. s. coast and sink II ships
June 81. s. marines fight on the
Marine near Chateau Thierry.
June 9-Germans start fourth
phase Of their drive by advancing to-
warrl NoyOn.
June 1O-Germans gain two miles.
U. s. marines capture south end of Bel
lean wood.
June 12-French and Americans
start counter-attack.
June 15-Austrians begin another
dive on Italy and take 10000 prison
ers.
June 17-Italians check Austrians on
Pave river.
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-28
CHRONOLOGY Of ....
MAIN EVENTS O.
WAR FOR Liberty
Battles That Have Marked the
Greatest Struggle in the
Worries History.
pEMOCRACY'S TRIUMPH
COMPLETE AND FINAL

-Four Years Of Bitter Warfare Before
the Defeat Of Autoeratic Attempts to
Rule the World Gould BE Assured
Progress Of the Titanic Contest
Practically as 1t Went On From Day
to Day.
The Tomahawk., 1918-11-28

Ian. british battleship Formula
bic sunk. -
San. @Roumania mobiles 10000
oen; violent flsbtiHS In the Argonne.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-08

We have for sale for a customer
two large lots with colored rooming
house and 5 colored rental houses,
all rented and paying Is per cent on
purchase price. Will sell for $500.
Terms $1,000 cash and balance de-
ferred, covered by mortgage on prop
erty at 8 per cent. II you are looking
foo an investment with good returns,
Investigate this.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
1890
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-08

FOR SALE-5-passenger 1916 Odds
mobile touring car, in fine condi.
ton; bargain. Inquire Dixie
Highway Garage. 1883