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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30

New York. March GA message
from David Lloyd George, prime min
lister OF Great Britain, calling upon
the United States to send american
reinforccmen:s across the Atlantic in
the shortest possible space of time
was read tonight by Lord Reading,
British high commissioner to the Uni
ted States, at dinner given here in
his honor.
I'VE are at the crisis of the wac,
attacked by an immense superiority
or German troops" said the premier
In his message. Our army has been
forced to retire. The retirement has
been carried out methodically before
the pressure of steady succession of
fresh German reserves which are sur
fcring enormous losses.
The situation is being faced with
splendid courage and resolution. The
dogged pluck of our troops has 70"
the moment checked the ceaseless
onrush Of the enemy, and the French
have now joined in the struggle. But
this battle. the greatest and the most
momentous in the history of the world,
is only just begun. Throughout 1t tn,
French and British are buoyed with
the knowledge that the great repub!i.
of the west will neglect no effort
which can hasten it's troops and lis
cupports to Europe.
I'm war. time Is vital. 1t is impos-
sible to exaggorate the importance OF
getting American reinforcements
across the Atlantic in the shortest
possible space of time."
The dinner. which was given by the
Lotus Club i'm honor of Lord Reading.
Was the most largely attended OF any
in the history OF that organization.
After reading the message from Mr..
Lloyd George, the British high COM
missioner declared that every nation
nrrayed against Germany must muster
all its resources and the enthusiast, ,
devotion OF every citizen If the war is
tc be won. That is the lesson which
must be learned. he declared, to
achieve victory in the conflict in which
the principles upon which humanity
il based are at stake.
1T is incalcule1le." said Lord
Reading. ''What the results would hc
II we were to fail. We cannot fail
because ii we did humanity would
stagger and De crushed. But / do
not for one moment contemplate "a
possible failure
II speak for my country when i
say to you that we have no fear: we
have no doubt: we are not shaken in
our faith; we are as resolute as ever
We are determined that, come wha.
nay. we will fight on as We are fight
ing for liberty. that which is dearcr
even than life itself.
Together, you i'm America and we
of Great Britain and the allies car
do 80 much, now that we are together
thai no human being. however great
his foresight. can in Judgment IN .as
ure it,"
The diners sent a message to Presi-
dent Wilson in which they said:
I'VE cheer you for your encouray ye-
mcnt to the commander and soldiers
now defending the lines of modern
civilization i'm the greatest battle OF
history. May the government 1T
Washington. represented by your.
self. spokesman for righteousness. Jus
tice and humanity lead our cause to
speedy victory"
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30
Porto Ricans Helping the Red Cross

San Juan. Porto Rico. March 90
Americans I'm Santo Domingo are ac.
tive I'm interest OF the American Re,
Cross. According TO Information re-
ceived here the foreign colony at ~
Romano sent recently $4,000 to tn,
American Red Cross headquarters. az
Washington. through United states
Minister to santo Domingo. w. w
Russell
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30
Report OF Auxiliarics for March.

The Colored Auxiliary leads this
month In the number OF garments
made. Reports OF the garments hand
ed In show that the other auxiliaries
come In the following order: Wedge
Held. Stateburg. Privateer. Dalzell.
Oswego. Rembert. Black River. Mayes-
Vile. Brogdon. Bethesda. Hagood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30

Inc Spartanburg man who moved
mere not long ago still drinks his cos-
zee out of the saucer He saws that
when he drinks from n Gun tho snoon
1aos him in the eye.-Anderson Daily
Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30

Tho Sumter Chapter sent to Atlanta
today box OF the following: 20 muf-
fers. 60 pairs OF socks. 60 sweaters. 5C
hospital bed shirts and % pairs o.
paJamas.
The Red Cross pins have been re-
ceived. Call at headquarters for them
Annie Purdy.
Secretary. Sumter Chapter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30
WV YORK OOTTON Market
Hes'u,a
four Soldiers and Sailors Vnpt
of Your Books.

a campaign for books Is heins
'"aoe THIS week. We urge orr M.
irons to cooperate.
wrap your boc.ks. label them OF
D'"'s "ar SC.rvice" and send to The
Public L.'srary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30
MTEK COTTON Market

p. y W'WMAN Cotton Buyer.
Corrected daily at 3? O'CLOCK Noor
Good Middllng SO rs.
Strict Middling 3S SIS.
Middling 33 3-S.
Strict Low Middling az SIS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30
Chest OF Drawers Needed.

The Surgical Dressings Department
wants another chest of drawers, or a
cabinet OF some sort for it's work
room. IL anyone wishes to lend or
give one TO the chapter. please notify
Mrs. A. c. Phelps. or Red Cross head
Quarters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30
EOOk DRIVE WEEK.
Books Wanted by our Soldiers md
Sailors

Select from your libraries gooC
books i'm good condition: wrap and
mark Library War Service" and talk,
them to the Public Library They vii
bc sent to Camp Libraries in America
and "over there"
a sane sensible war service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30
American Library Association Cam
paign.

Every Red Cross member should
be on the lookout for the book col
lector and do his part toward making
the campaign OF the American Library
Association big success. hy giving.
not just the books he does not want.
hut also one or two that he would lik c
to keep himself. because they are
very likely the ones that the boys
will like best too.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30

IT is curious how many cities there
are who have access to sources of in
formation which are denied TO Secre-
tary Baker.-Springtleld Republi-
can. rs,~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30

To shoot our boys for falling os,oen
on sentry duty I'm Franco. and 10 H.,
the spies and disloyal propagandisis
in this country go free Is not accord
ing to the American idea of justice.
Memphis Commercial-Appea
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30
CALL FOR help.
BRITISH PREMIER ASKS UNITED
STATES TO HURRY ITS MEN
ACROSS.

Message to Lord Heading, the British
High Commissioners, Read ut Dinner
Given in Honor of Great Britain
Representative In America.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-30

The people of sumter should no;
orgct the big patriotic rally by the
public spirited men, women, boys and
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01
Deputy Collector Coming

Mr.. Irba c.. Henry, deputy in
ternal revenue collector, will spend
next Thursday, February 7, in La
clede. He will spend the day at
the directors room of the Lomax
& Standby Bank and farmers and
others of this township who be-
lieve they are subject to the in
come tax should call on him. He
will have the necessary blanks and
assist them in preparing their
statement. There is a heavy
penalty for slackers who try to
evade this tax and to be sure
whether you are subject to the
or not, call on MIR. Henry
next Thursday.
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01

and he to was here a year ago.
Services are being held every
night beginning at 1880; commen-
ces with half hour of singing.
The new songs learned earlier in
the week are now being sung with
a vim that makes the church ring,
The choirs are doing fine work,
the boys and girls improving in
their work every night.
The meetings are not to make
Baptists" Rev. Reed said Wednes-
night" but are to make Chris.
tians."
Members of all the local churches
are attending every night.
We are glad to see so many from
the business district there and wish
all would come.
Everyone is invited to attend
and the evangelist especially invites
the spiritual people of the town
you who enjoy singing of the ring
ing gospel songs and crave the
preaching of the good old story of
Jesus, without reference to the
things churches differ on.
Preaching Sunday at 11:OO and
song service at 7:3O Sunday and
every night thru the week.
R. L. STRATTON.
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01
The BAPTIST REVIVAL
Evangelist Reed and Singer Stirring
People to Action

The special meetings which be-
gan:at the Baptist church last Sun
day are attracting larger crowds
than had been expected the first
week.
Oliver Reed, who is doing the
preaching, is man of much ex-
perience in this line, and is quite
we'll known here where he conduct
ed a meeting a year ago.
He has been pastor of the First
Church at Quincy, Ill and over 100
new members were added while he
was pastor at Brookfield.
Mr.. Enslow who has charge of
the singing has had 20 years of
experience in this line of work,
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01
"The Neglected Wife"

'The Neglected Wife" " the
Pathe serial in fifteen episodes,
featuring Ruth Roland, the popu-
lar heroine of "Who Pays" and
"The Red Circle" founded on the
two books, THE Journal of a Neg
lected Wife" and THE Woman
Alone" by Mabel Herbert Urner,
one of the best known newspaper
and magazine writer's in the Uni
ted States, is to be shown at tbs
local theatre to begin Saturd ay
night, February 9.
"The Neglected Wife" deals
with the eternal triangle. It is a
story of a man; his wife, and the
other woman,' willie additional
heart-interest is furnished by an
other man who falls in love with
the other woman"
1t is produced in pictures by
Balboa, is a serial that interests
by its humanness. It reveals a
problem that many women are
seeking to solve. 1t brings out a
lesson to every married man. 1t
points out the danger and the de-
gradation that may come to a
youny girl when she begins an
affair with a married man, 1t is
dramatic and interesting. Don't
fail to see the first episode one
week from next Saturday night.
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01
Obituary

Ulysses Grant Welsh was born
at Glencoe, Belmont county, Ohio,
August "a, 1864; died at Laclede,
Linn county, Mo-, January 25,
1918, aged So years,5 months, and
l day. His last illness confined
him to his bed twenty-six days, the
aiIment being Bright's disease.
He was the eldest child of the
late James M. and Louisa d. Welsh
and at the age of about year and
half with his parents removed
from Ohio to Laclede where he has
since resided.
He remained single throughout
bis life, making his home with
his parents until their death in
1904.
In the year 1885 the family
moved onto the farm near Laclede.
since which time he has been en-
gaged-in farming and stockraising
until in the early spring of 1913,
he was stricken with paralysis,
since which time his health has been
very poor.
Since November, 1913, with his
sister Marietta and his brother
Charles, he has resided in l4aclede.
Of the immediate family he
leaves two brothers, Charles B.
and John l.. and two sisters, Ma
rietta Fl, and Diantha V. Hawes,
all of Laclede. two infant brothers
having preceded him to the grave.
Everyone may have some faults,
he may have had his, but we have
recently heard it said of him, that
it was doubted if any man of his
station of life and acquaintance
had more friends.
The funeral services, largely at
tended, were held at the Baptist
church Sunday afternoon, conduct
ed by the pastor, Rev. R. l.. STRAIT
ton, and the remains in charge of
Director Thurman, were laid to
rest in the Laclede cemetery.
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01
Red Cross Statement

Mrs. o. A. Potter, secretary of
the Red Gross society, has furnish
ed the following statement of what
the local branch has done up to
this time:
Paid up membership, 334;
amount received into the treasury,
81, ,O60. 83; paid out for supplies,
ETC., $623.O8.
The following articles have been
prepared and shipped to the south
western division at st. Louis: SO
pair socks; 81 sweaters; 480 band
ages; 920 surgical gauze compress;
"a nurse caps; "A outing flannel
pajamas; 36 hospital shirts; "a
khaki handkerchiefs; 38 huck tow
els; 38 turkish towels. Total
number of articles, 1774.
The box sent by the FOrker
branch consisted Of so bandages;
9 pair socks; l sweater.
Laclede ships another box this
week but too late to be included
in this report. 1t is the largest
chipnnant fboc For Voodo
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mathiasch
and two sons, Clarence and Carl.
are new members enrolled this
week.
The following donations have
been made since the last report:
Mrs. Geo. Wate, So; Sepsintaffar
So; E. H. Mitchell, 81 so;
j. G. Clinefelter, an additional
SIS 90.
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01
Home On FurIOugh

Corp. Noah Cooper, on a five
day furlough from Camp DOni-
phan, visited over Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Murphy, and Tuesday went to
Noviuger to visit his sister. Mrs.
J. E. Kephart and family Noah
is looking we'll and is quite well
satisfied with army life.
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01
Lenora Allen Read

Again the reaper of death with
his keen sickle has come and gone
this time taking an aged mother
and leaving in exchange that hush
ed silence and vacant chair that
can never be again filed; those
beautiful hands that so lovingly
fondled her own precious off
spring and toiIed untiringly, are
folded in death; those lips that
pressed many affectionate kisses
upon the brow and cheek of son
and daughter are closed in death;
death? No, Asleep iH Christ"
(Cor. .18). Frequently do the
sacred writers compare it to sleep.
The little child has played all day
long, aud is tired, and the shad-
ows of evening send it in WEAKNESS
to its little cot, where its mother
lays it to sleep. The strong man
has battled all day with the cares
and duties of life, and longs to
lay his head on the pillow and
sleep. So we fall asleep in Jesus.
The games of life are over; the
work of the day of life is finished
We are tired out, and we lay our
heads on the bosom of Jesus and
fall asleep in Him.
Lenora Allen, daughter of Eli
sha and Susan Allen, was born in
Louisville, st. Lawrence county,
New York, April 9th, 1923. De-
parted this life at the home of her
son, C. A. Read, nearF FOrker, Mo-,
January Goth, 1918, at the age of
ninety-four years, nine months
and twenty days. In an early
day the family moved to Pennsyl-
vania where they resided until
about the year 1860 at which time
they came to Missouri.
The deceased was married to A.
Fl. Read in the year of 1847,
which union was blessed with four
children, three sons and one daugh-
ter, all of which preceded her in
death but one son. The husband
also having passed away from the
family home near Forker, Jan.
18th, 1892.
The funeral service was held
from the home of the only surviv-
ing son, conducted by Rev. j. E..
Coins, Monday, January 2Sth.
The hOdy, in charge of Director
Thurman, was inferred in the La
clede cemetery where the bodies of
her husband and children are rest
ing. J. T. g.
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01
Saturday Nights Program

The Inevitable" a three reel
drama from the Standard studio
and a comedy, An Awful Predic-
ament," will be the program at
the theatre Saturday night. This
program is furnished by the same
that sent ont the New
Years program and is expected
to be equally as good.
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

j. Harter.
Several milch cows for sale by
Geo. L. Farrar.
M. F. Clay was on the Kansas
City market. with two cars of hogs
Monday.
More war bread Saturday. Leave
your order early as it sells fast.
Carothers & Allen.
Mrs. w. M. Duffie of Hamilton
spent the week here with her sis
ter, Mrs. M. F. Clay,
j. L. Bourn who resided in the
Van place the past year has moved
back to his old home at LaBelle.
z. R. King took a car of fat
hogs of his own feeding to the
Kansas City market last Saturday.
Walter Purviance is here from
Iowa this week visiting his sister,
Mrs. J. L. 0ng, and other rela-
tives.
You should use Blue D meal. 1t
is the best quality meal you ever
used. soc per sack. Carothers &
Allen.
Think of it! A22 in. clothes
hamper for $l.25. Just a few left.
Better get one at once. Carothers
& Allen.
Macaroni and spagetti at Zoe the
package makes the cheapest dish
you can put on your table. Car
others & Allen.
Mrs. Locelle HickIin of Canton,
ILL.,, was the guest of her cousin,
Mrs. Roy Rowland last Friday
and Saturday.
$500 size prunes and an extra
choice peach for Is cents the Id.
A big value quality considered.
Carothers & Allen.
The Women's Foreign Mission
ary Society will meet next We'd
nesday afternoon, February 6,
with Mrs. MOllie Clay.
j. G.. Clinefelter was among
those from this county who attend
ed farmers week at the agricul-
turaT college. Columbia.
White ribbon compound at q
cents a lb. is .OS cents a lb. cheaper
than lard and will do the same work
Try some to-day. Carothers &
Allen.
The Farmers Cooperative
Association of Forker has a limit
ed amount of oil meal for sale at
$2.98 per hundred. Call A. B.
Henderson, manager.
Just arrived! War regulation
-four under White Loaf brand. 48
pound sacks, $2.95. You can
hardly tell it from -four you have
been buying. Carothers & Allen. |
N. Byrne came down town yes
terday just befofe noon wearing
an unusual broad smile and invit- |
ing friends to call at his home
and see little Miss Frances. the
latest addition to his family circle.
A. B. Henderson and O. Y.
Watson were in town Tuesday and
closed q deal wherein Mr.. Hender-
son bought so acres of land cor
nering with his farm on the north
west of Mr.. Watson. The price
was 5000 per acre.
Max Jones was up from st.
Louis. and spent Sunday with his
family. Max received q fattering
offer to be special agent for au old
line insurance company and is
spending a couple Of months in
the Office at st. Louis getting ac-
qnaiuted with the work before gO-
ing on the road. I
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

and prosperous farmer northeast
of Laclede, marketed fine bunch
of hogs last week, among which
was one that weighed 765 pounds
and brought the owner $1O8.53.
ii -
On another page today we print
the schedule oflectures and demon
strations to be given at the short
course in agriculture at the exten-
sion school to be held at Forker,
February 4 to s, inclusive. This
course was arranged and will be
given under the auspices of the
Farmers Coz Operative Association
of Forker, composed of the most
progressive farmers of that-lOcal-
ity. While these farmers are as
we'll skilled in their occupations
and pursuits as those to be found
anywhere, they believe there are
still many things to be learned
about agriculture by the exchang-
ing of ideas and listening to men
who have made a study of the
scientific side of crop and stock
raising. All farmers and others
interested are invited to attend
this school which begins next Mon
day morning.
w. S. Savage had three cars of
stock out last week and three this
week for the shipping association,
the following members being rep
resented: H. w. Robbins, o. Y.
Watson, Lee Mccoy, L. T. Ring
land, Geo. Farrar, j. Paul Jones,
Harry Landree, G. Fl. Gable, A.
P. Welsh, G.. w. Anderson, G. G.
Anderson, A. Fl. Farrar, Cecil
Welsh, j. F .Farrar. A. M. Walker,
Brendahl & Sons, VIM. Enrich, j.
L. Ritchey, Jacob Boesiger, John
Wallace, Ralph Eichman, E. H.
Mitchell, 3. r. Barton, Edgar E.
Barton, Carl Harris, Arthur Swank,
Clyde Balloon, W. o. Anderson,
Fl. M. Standby, Lloyd Balloon, o.
F. Alexander, N. Matson, Lon Nc
Coy, Roy Rowland, John Brooks,
E. E. Kennedy, ]. L, Mouser, G.
W. Syms, Keune Bros, Grover
Peacher, R. L. Stratton, J. Ed.
Downey, G. T. Palmer, W. A.
Bushee and Robert Peacher.
Fl. G. Mccoy returned home
7 Tuesday night from spending a
few days with his son George at
Camp Pike, Ark. Mr.. McCoy is
highly pleased with conditions at
Camp Pike. He found the boys
with good warm quarters, we'll
clothed and fed. He bunked at
the camp and messed with the boys
while there and says he enjoyed
it. While the officers give cut no
information he learned there were
about $4,000 men there. The
camp is on rolling ground and in
cludes several hundred acres COW
cred with substantial frame build
ings. No drilling is being done,
all the men have to do is to keep
the camp in order and attend to a |
lot Of artillery horses. George is |
now sergeant in Battery B, 335
Field Artillery, his commission
dating from January IA. All he
has to do at present is take a squad
Of men ont and see that they take
proper care of a certain number
Of horses each day. The camp is
located seven miles from Little
Rock and q spur track Of the Iron
Mountain has been laid and trains
run to the camp depot. Mr.. Nc
Coy thinks it an ideal place for q
camp. ]
The Laclede blade., 1918-02-01

A few $50 size oranges left at 20
cents the dozen while they last.
CarOtbers &AIlen.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-12-06
PREPARE FOR SALVAGE WORK
How British Government IL Protect
Ina carpoes Sunk by Submarines
Near the Coast.

Experts employed by the British
government have already been at work
devising schemes for salving cargoes
from sunken vessels round the coasts
of the United Kingdom, France, and
Belgium when the war Is over.
Many thousands of tons OF food
stuffs In Theoretically sealed vessels
are likely toAbe reclaimed with COM
.paratively little difficulty. Timed
meats. preserved fruits, and concen'
trated foodstuffs in vast quantities
will assuredly be salved. The British
authorities have not been so remiss
In anticipating the salvage of sunken
cargoes as the public may imagine
Many commodities Of an edible nature
{ have been encased in tallow- or white
lead to withstand the ASTON, Of the
water. Most of the tea which has
been arriving in that country for some
time has been doubly secured against
the action Of salt water by means OF
double lead castings.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-12-06
Why Trappers Will Be Idle.

Mining and fur trapping in Siberia
this season has been practically
stopped. Alaska miners andNtrappers
who each summer go to the shores Of
Siberia from Nome have been barred
from their usual occupations.
Nome is about 100 miles from the 81
berian coast and small American trade
vessels in other years built up a thirty
ing business on this route. This sea
son, owing to uncertainty of economic
and political conditions, there have
been no expeditions uto the Siberian
side Of the Boring sea.
Miners who have been on the. ST.
berian coast predict that after the
war the Russian territory will become
a second Alaska as 1t is rich in metals
and furs. ~.