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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-22


where. am anxious to see some more
of the country over here, although |
would much rather see some of the
old L. 5. a. soil. We are going on Il
march this afternoon. | think [ will
enjoy it as it's SO much to see. They
sure have got queer streets You
don't know when you are on main
street every one looks alike
Wen Mama as it is getting near on
10 preaching time will have to quit
wished that l could write more but
think l have told you about all that
can. | am looking forward to get
ting letter from some Of you. Am
hoping that you are all well. May
God speed the day when we all shall
meet again. Am as ever your little
soldier boy, CARL.
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Letters Y ""c'

The following i'o''i TWO
tho Suptar 'hov,in France will be
.eod with ,ptorxt by their friends
bomo Ono ;s from Private Car
Humphries, vi "' all" MrS
~ IIun,h,;o and the other from
Sergeant j. Nj, ''''c' sun oi MI
ana MIC IT lILlwrence L. and both
of recent date:
sdday. May 26, 1913.
Door ,,o,o All:
know that -ou all are WOndcrinf
,ybot wa or. ing this morning an,
,,,o v,horo wa Gre. All that / can
500 ,hot vo . somewhere over tn
so,s an, ,oinH to one of the church
.. hore fo, nrsi sihing. The folks her,
,ro MIGHTY nj, TO us. They do al
,boy ann IN IKE it pleasant for us
IN don,, ,hinl< mat we are not cared
for an, c,tied away with tn
coun,,y ovor 1ere. 1t certainly is
beautiful place NAVY o''e' See'
pictures OF bca P'"''' """ WON
dcred il ii was ''''"' navy "'
,os, ,o,,,a o,,f FOR this is sure one OF
,,o ,,.;.,, hat ! could tell YOU al
tb,t I b,vo len since leaving tn,
state. h,,, o,,It. but maybe it won,
he long before "'' "N'' an" we L"
come back TO-" "'' "'" '''' So
everything.
thinL IA We are going to make
another NOV ''A'o"' ~" hho"
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NITRATE MOVING PROMPTLY
Scarcity of Labor at Charleston Cans
ed Delay.

Washington. June 7.-Messaee ees
urging the necessity of prompt de-
livery Of nitrate now in the port of
charleston have come to Senator T. u
Smith in such numbers that tho soma
TOR was in long conference Sunday
with Secretary Houston and Charles
'J. Brand, chief of the bureau of mar
kets, who have charge of the distri-
button of this soda. Senator Smith
was today informed that a transnorta
ton expert was leaving Washington
immediately for Charleston to take
charge of the situation and expedite
the work, as he has done at other
ports. The same information was
given to Representative j. Willard
Ragsdale, of Florence, who visited the
department of agriculture in person to
urge action.
The trouble seems to be i'm resack
ing the soda at Charleston, where
there is scarcity of labor for the
purpose. Senator Smith telegraphed
Mr.. Richards, who has charge of this
matter at Charleston, calling his at
tentlon to the necessity of immediate
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May cath, 1918.
My Dear Mother:

My Dear Mother:
l have landed over here feeling fine
and in the very best of spirits in fact
the whole bunch are just as happy as
they were back in the States
We have travelled quite a bit since
anding, and the whole country is as
green as can be. We are billeted now
ut what they call here a rest camp.
We arrived here yesterday morning.
| made the trip across all o. f.. Did
h0t get sick a time. l believe the sea
igrees with me for / think l am lust
is fat as / ever was, and we are GER
tainly getting plenty Of good whole
some food over here. Of course, there
are lot of luXuries that can't b,
mad over here, but all in all one can
live just as we'll without SO much
.uxuries.
The weather has been quite coo
)ver here and raining every day, bu
his morning the sun is shining
right, and it makes you feel SO much
Better. You know rainy weather has
tendency to make you feel blue any
way.
In the town we are billeted in you
AN see soldiers from practically all OF
the allied armies, and all of them
eem to take liking to the men from
he States. 1 don't think there is a
me that would refuse you anything
hat he could possibly do.
The Y. M. c. A. over here I must
iay is soldiers friend and you find
hem everywhere, and they are crowd
ID all of the time. They serve to
make a place for men to rest, read O,
write. 1t is just a place of recreation.
We had on board our ship coming
over one of the Y. M. c. A. secretaries
,nd he was among the bows most of
he time trying to cheer them up.
emember the night before we landed
While passing through the danger zone
we had songs and prayer and he di-
rected it all.
/ would sure love to have a letter
rom you all now. Guess you got the
ard about our landing over here. We
ave had nc mail now for three weeks.
! will write again just as soon as
We get settled for / think we are here
'nly for few days. / am well and
:etting along fine. / trust that you all
re well. With love, MOTTE.
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NEW DRAFT CALLS MADE.

Columbia, June 17.-Capt. Richard
T.. Carwle, officer in charge of the
selective service regulations today an
nounced two new draft calls, one for
226 grammar school graduates (white)
who have had some experience along
mechanical lines, and some aptitude
for mechanical work, and one for 247
negroes with the same qualifications.
The whites are TO 1e entrained for the
University of South Carolina and the
negroes for the Colored Agricultural
and Mechanical College at Orange
burg. The white registrants are to be
given instruction as auto mechanics,
carpenters, concrete workers, electric
ians. radio operators and truck driv-
ers, and the colored as auto me-
chanics, bench woodworkers, black
smiths, chauffeurs, concrete workers
and tractor operators.
Sumter county is required to fur
nish whites and negroes
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Marines Pay Price of Victory.

Washington, June 18.-The marine
corps casualty list has one hundred
and three names today. Killed in
action. As; died of wounds received IN
action. l2; died of wounds previously
reported severely wounded. Is: Sc
verely wounded, 81. Sergt. Luther
w. Pitcher. Of Chipley. Fla, killed In
action. Private Rufus M. Gibbs, of
Atlanta. died OF wounds Corporal
Ernest T.. Forester. of Trenton, Gu.
wounded severely.
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- "-'~ Ss-' E-1 49, - r-.n
ZIMMERMAN STAYS IN RACE.
Lexington Man Announces That He
Will Not Give Way to Representa-
tive Lever.

Lexington, June 17.--George Bell
Zimmerman today gave out the fol-
lowing statement concerning his can
didacy for congress from the Seventh
district:
"On May 4. and after Mr.. Lever
had announced for the United States
senate and not before, / announced ]
was candidate for congress from
the Seventh district. Since then I have
been In the race and l am in 1t now
III Mr.. Lever had not announced
for the United States senate but had
announced for congress instead /
would not have opposed him. al
thogh / had been urged to do so not
only this year but two and four years
ago.
Il am not now running against him
He voluntarily entered the race for the
United States senate. and understand
he has withdrawn from the race and
has entered the race for congress
against me and others. do not ques-
ton his right to do so. In fact he has
n right to cut as many political SOM
ersauts as he desires. do contend,
however, that the seat in congress
which he now holds does not belong
to him, and that ne has no right to
take or leave it as he wishes. On the
contrary. as 1 understand the consti-
tuition of the United states. it is the
right OF the people to select their rep
resentative and 1t is the right Of any
citizen. with the proper qualifications,
to offer for election.
IL shall be in the race to the finish.
/ am not gutter" "'''
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BUSCH ESTATE SEIZED.


Washington. June 17.-The entire
estate In this country OF Mrs. Lilly
Busch. widow OF Adolphus Busch, late
millionaire brewer OF st. Louis. has
been taken over by the government
under the alien property law.
This fact became known today In
connection with the return TO Amer lca
OF Mrs. Busch. who has been I'm Ger
many for several years. or practically
since the death OF her husband. The
government has not yet appraised the
property. which consists largely oil
stocks and bonds and real estate IN
New York. but IL Is generally believed
to be worth many millions OF dollars
Allen Property Custodian Palmer
announced today that the seizure OF
the estate was made some months
ago and that the Union Trust Com
pany OF 81. Louis had been named as
depository and has been operating
the property for the government. I'm
der the law. which permits the gov
ernment TO seize the property in this
country OF any person resident in
Germany. title to the entire estate has
reverted to the government and un-
less the attorney general rules 9th
0rwise II will be held to such dispo-
sitiOn as the government may choose
To- make II.
Mrs. Busch who Is "a years old. was
I'm Havana over Sunday on her way
To the United states from Germany
through switzerland and Spain. She
Is accompanied by her attorney, Har-
~ II. Halves. who went to Switzec.
land To- confer with her several
months ago. IL Is understood Mrs.
busch plans upon her arrival In this
country TO call at the state depart
mcnt and the department of justice in
an effort to regain custody OF her es-
tate.
IL is understood Mrs. Busch will in
sist that she Is n loyal citizen OF the
United States. who did not forfeit hel
citizenship by reason OF her residence
in Germany since her husbands
death.
MIR. fIawcs. I'm n recent statement
denied Airs. Busch had contributed Il
large sum To the German hospital
iervicc and said her four children IN
of the family by making large cor
tribuiions TO the American Red Gross
aId heavy subscriptions To the Lib
eGty loans
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FLOUR EMBARGO RAISED
South Carolina Food Administrative
VIII Permit Unrestricted Shipments
After Today.

Columbia. June 1.-THE embargo
on Hour. which has been In effect in
south Carolina since May 10. upon or.
der OF William Elliott. food admins.
traitor for the State. will be lifted. eff.
tectiNe tomorrow. June is.
This announcement was made b,
by the food administration today.
Since May 10. during the time the
embargo on flour has been on in
south Carolina. shipments OF nour
were made into the State only on per-
mits from the food administration
The lifting OF the embargo means that
after tomorrow there may be FIRE
ovcment OF flour into the State, and
dealers may order shipments without
th,aining permits as prior to May 10.
During the past month. the ship
ment of -four into South Carolina has
been cut down from 6.436 barrels per
week. the amount OF flour shipped into
this State during the week ending
May 4. to Liza barrels per week. the
amount shipped into the State during
the week ending May 25. There has
been. however. free movement of
Hour from one point to another with
I'm the borders OF the state, and
through the food administration, ev-
cry section OF the State has been kept
supplied. The embargo has served to
cut down shipment from the mills at
a critical time SO far as the wheat
supply has been concerned, which was
the direct purpose OF the embargo.
and at the same time. there has been
n more equal distribution OF the flour
supply throughout the State.
Taking the figures showing the
shipment of -four into the three States
Tor six weeks period. beginning with
the week ending April 13, and ending
with the week of May 25, what has
been accomplished by the embargo in
South Carolina. as compared with
same period. shows up decidedly to
the advantage OF this State, and the
result has more than justified the ac
tion of the food administration in de-
claring an embargo.
The week before the embargo was
deciared--the week ending May II
1915 barrels OF flour were shipped
into South Carolina. During the
same week shipments into North
Carolina were i.s6s barrels and into
Georgia 3.0s5 barrels AS compared
with these figures. shipments into the
three States for the week ending May
30. shortly after the embargo became
effective. were LIZA barrels for South
Carolina. 4.3i9 barrels for North Car
ohna. and 2,604 barrels for Georgia.
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AUSTRIA TAKING DESPERATE
CHANCE.
Defeat Would GOad Mixed Nationals
to Desperation.

10 desperation.
London. June 17.-(Via Ottawa. y
Austro-Hungarian pressure continues
very strong along the entire italian
'ront. says a semi official dispatch
rom Rome. The enemy is concentrat
nG his most powerful attacks astride
he River Brenta and across the
.'iave. North of the Cesuna an ad-
'anced group of British soldiers, sur
tounded by Austrians. resisted until
hey were relieved by British coun-
,er-attack. AT the same time they
'ucceeded in taking 200 prisoners.
a high British officer, interviewed
asst night by Reuters correspondent
with the British army in Italy, ex-
'ressed himself satisfied in every way
nth the result Of the Austro- Hunga-
ian attack against the British forces
lie said:
THE enemy has practically lost five
nen to our one and have captured
our guns. Our airmen on the Piave
smashed seven bridges and fired
thousands of rounds at low alti-
ude."
All accounts agree that the scanticst
uccess attended the attempt of the
\ustrians to carry out the offensive on
he new German model of storm
roops and intiltration. The offensive
vas really series of attacks at wide
Y distant points and delivered at diff
crent hours, apparently with the
dea of affecting n surprise.
London newspapers consider the of
fensive one of the most desperate
hances yet taken by the enemy. It's
allure. it is believed, will be fatal to
Austria and heavy blow to German
prestige. Hence, the battle is cOnsd-
red by political observers as being
ven more critical for Austria than
Italy as il is contended that defeat
will probably gOad the various ma
tiOnalities of the dual monarchy to
desperation.
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CASUALTY LIST LARGER.
Gallant Fighting OF Marines Indicat-
Ell by Greater Loss. '-''',

washington, June 18.-The army
casualty list today has Al names.
Killed in action. TO- died of wounds,
2; died Of accident. 2: died Of disease.
1; wounded severely, S3; wounded
slightly, 1. Lieut.. VIM. G. Harrington
or Numez, Ca, and Jno. ID. Mathis. of
Americus, Ga. were killed In action.
Private Robert Farrow of Calhoun
Ga, was wounded severely
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a Remarkable War Savings Meeting

The colored people OF DuBose
Cross Roads showed the way Monday
night in a most remarkable meeting.
There were present 81 men. Thirty
six subscriptions were taken for a
total Of $3.450. The one who did not
pledge TO buy any War Savings was a
young man who leaves soon for
camp.
There was no subscription for less
than SO while most Of them ran ut
slOO. with few above. The pledges
were as follows
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delivery of the soda for applying to
corn, which must have ii at once. Mr..
Richards by letter Informed Senator
Smith that the difficulty had been
overcome and the soda was going for
ward promptly.
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War Savings canvassing commit
tees are asked to turn I'm their reports
frequently so that the work OF listing
tabulating and reporting can go on
smoothly each day and will not pile ul
excessively some days.
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Chairman Moses requests that all
who called out pledges at the mass
meeting but who have not sent i'm the
written pledge will please do 40 with
)ut delay SO the pledges can be listed
tabulated and published.
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CATHOLIC PRIESTS ARE
SPLENDID AVIATORS
AN The AssocIated press.l


PARTS, Sept Ottoman Catholic
priests, who like all Frenchmen OF
military age had to join the army.
have distinguished themselves in the
aviation service.
Father Mirabail became an obser-
yer with the celebrated "Hawk" es-
eadrille and always the first to vol
unteer for any perilous mission. The
day of the great raid on Karlsruhe,
after which the enemy admitted to
257 victims and 100000 damages, the
machine which carried Father Mira
bail and his pilot, Sergeant seitz, did
not return.
The Legion OF Honor was awarded
to the pluely observation officer, who
had already earned two citations, and
the statement accompanying the
award read: Forced to land by mo
or trouble he succeeded in burning
his machine and the papers on
board.
fSeitz has since escaped to France
and Cardinal Hartmann, Bishop of
Cologne, has accommodated Father
Marabail.
Father Bourjade second lieutenant
Of aviation, is a specialist in destroy
ing observation balloons. He has
won the Legion of Honor. In attack
ing an enemy balloon, July 10, he re-
ceived a bullet in the shoulder and is
ready for duty again.
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FOOTBALL PROSPECTS
PICKING Up At ". Y. u

MORGANTOWIN, w. Va, Sept. 26,
Yesterdays practice at West Vir-
ginia University showed that stability
had been given to the whole gridiron
situation locally as forty men turned
out in uniform for two snappy prac-
tees which concluded with forty min
utes of hard fought scrimmage. In the
mix-up, Ransom, of Tridelphia, SUI
fered slight injury of the collar bone,
but there was no other casualties. The
work OF Lewis Martin and Fisher fea
tured in advancing the ball for the
university and iAllemano, Belland, HILL
and Dawson were conspicuous in
many sensational plays. McGinnis last
years guard, reported for the first
time, along with Lefty Allen sub.
quarter of two years age and a nun
Der of good prospects.
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Other Communities

pF,RKFIIEY STRINGS, Sept. 20
A.. Elmer p. Clark has been appoint
u oostmaster at Brosius, this county,
ond has named Miss Margaret Bros
;ns assistant postmaster.
Mrs. Walter Harrison has returned
from a visit to Wheeling. w. Va.
MANY registrants are filling out
their missionaries.
private Pete Hasenbuhler, Who aas
boon home attending the funeral of
sis brother, Private Charles Hasen-
trhIer has returned to Camp Meade.
Mr. c. C. Dyche and Mr.. C. E. Hun
4a- and Miss Harriet Hunter, returned
from Luray Va, Tuesday, where they
no. zone TO attend the funeral of a
galatiye. Mr.. C. Dyche, WIG died sud
danlv after returning from a visit to
,riends in Berkeley Springs a few
DAVIS ago Mr.. Dyche is survived by
his widow.
strike at Sand Mines Called Off.
A general strike was INDUCED in
NJ the employees of the several sand
mines near town on Monday. The
worknen had been advanced % cents
per day. but demanded an increase OF
20 cents After some little trouble the
matter has been adjusted and the men
all returned to work Tuesday.
Mr. F. r. Reed, manager of the Speer
Sand Company, is visiting his son,
Hobart, at Morgantown where the lat
Ter is attending the West Virginia
University as a member of the Stu
dents Training Corps.
Mrs. Violet Johnson Widmeyer and
little babe, who have been visiting
Mrs. Widmeyer's father, Mr.. Ferdi-
nand Johnson, near town, have re
turned 10 her home at Sleepy Creek
Mrs. Cecil Gates, of Elkins, w. Va,
has returned home after spending the
summer with her mother, Mrs. Cath
crime Scott.
MIR w, B. Catlett, formerly of this
place and lately employed at Akron
Ohio, is in town shaking hands with
old friends and enemies" Mr. Cat
lett was active in anti-saloon work
before prohibition went into effect in
West Virginia, and is more thar
proud to know that Hancock Is in the
dry line" now
Miss Edith Edmiston is visiting
friends in Martinsburg.
Mrs. W. A. White. nee Miss Mamie
Bechtol of Philadelphia who has
been visiting friends and relatives
here, left yesterday morning cor
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Washington, where she will make an
extended visit before returning home
to Philadelphia. \
Miss Hettie 'Coughlan has gones "a
Washington and ~ gimore. Wshi6
in Baltimore, she will take treatment
for her eyes.
DR. c. ]. Nawrath and Mrs. Nawrath
are moving into the cottage owned by
Mrs. Alice Bechtol ON Wilkes street.
Mr.. Clason Graham and Mrs. Ora
ham have gone TO Fairmout for a
short stay.
Mr.. H. 7. Alabaugh is in Cleveland.
Ohio, this week
Auctioneer J. w. Dodd, spent Mon.
day and Tuesday here.
Mrs. E. H. Lutman has returned
ron & ttsit to Petersburg. Va, and
Richmond, Va, where her husband
Private Elmer Lutman is in the Tech
nical Training school, and will re-
main with her mother. Mrs. Ed. Bech-
toll during the winter
Miss Maud BechtoI has resumed her
duties as saleslady in the Disher
drug store, after vacation spent at
Petersburg, Va.
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PREACHERS & BUSINESS
MEN HELP COKE WORKERS

E0fNlNEIIISVIIIIE, PA, Sept Oar
Eighty business and professional men
of this city labored with the regular
coke workers Sunday and Labor Day
at the Davidson plant Of the II. G.
Friok Coke Company, answering the
call for assistance sent out by II. r..
Mason. superintendent of the work.
lLoading and lforking were the du-
ties OF the citizens, who cleared 8
total OF 40 cars in the two days, be-
ing paid at the rate of 81 per car or
fifty-three cents an hour.
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PAGE THREE

Martinsburg with the INSTANT 40
ton OF simple buckthorn bark, gly'
oerine. etc, as mixed in Adler.i-ke,
ONE SPOONFUL Pushes the DNTERE
bowel tract so completely it relieves
ANY CASE sour stomach. gas or con-
stipa,ion and prevents appendicitis.
The INSTANT, pleasant action Of Ad-
ier,l-ka surprises both doctors and pa
tents Leap-Worthing Ltd. drug
Kists
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TRUSTEES SALE
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of the authority vested
in the undersigned Trustee by Ger.
tain Deed1ofTrust, made by Earle
Mes. Hyde aud wife, to r. III. Boyd,
Trustee, dated the 18th day of May,
1912, and OF record In the Office of
the Clerk of the County Court oil
Berkeley County. West Virginia, In
Deedof-Trust Book No. 5. Page 40
he will offer for sale at public auc,
ton, at the front door OF the Court
House in Martinsburg, West Virginia,
on
SATURDAY, SEPT. 2sTH, 1918,
commencing at 130 O'Clock, the fol
owing described real estate, situate
in .Martinsburg, Berkeley County
West Virginia.
Beginning at a point in the easter
~ side OF Winchester Avenue, dis
tanee three feet from the Northeas
corner of the intersection of Jeffer
son Street and. Winchester Avenue
thence easterly and parallel with tn
northerly line Of Jefferson Street an,
the northern limit of three foo
strip owned by II. F. MiNard (Deet
Book 126-Page42), running along tn,
northerly side OF Jefferson Street 81
feet to an alley; thence northerly witt
the westerly side of a twenty foot al
ey 1926 feet to a stake westerly POI o.
feet to a stake In the easterly sid,
Of Winchester Avenue; thence south
erly with the easterly side of Win
leicester Avenue 90 feet to the begin
ming, being the same property con
veyed to the said Earle Mos. Hyde
by deed from Frank J. Trammell ant
wife, dated the 18th day OF May
1912, and recorded among the Lant
Records Of Berkeley County, Wes
Virginia.
TERMS OF SALE One-tfiird OF thu
purchase money cash in hand on da.
of sale, the residue in two equal pay
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PREAc HING SUNDAY.

There will be preaching at Tusea-
rora on September 30 at II a. m. at
Shanghai, 8 p. m. and at Tablers at
S p. m. by the Rev. A. w. Wood, of
Moorefie1d, w. Va.
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AL Eyes,Here.

1t is hard to suit the
tastes and the appetites of
everybody who must eat
away from their own table,
but we pride ourselves that
we do it better than any
body else in town.
We buy the best that we
can find in every line and
we charge as reasonable
price as present-day condi-
tons will permit.
Come. in and try some
thing when you are look
ing for the best place to
eat.