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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
WAR SAVING SlTMP FIGURES.
What Has Been Pledged and Bought
in This COUNTY and How il Stands
IN Relation to other Counties.

The War Savings Office has caught
the habit from the war Office and
has been sending out questionnalres
The various county chairmen have
bad 20 work out figures and prob
lens and give answers beside to
tilirtv-four questiors, some OF which
call for Il simple yes OF nc, but 9th
eis cali for an essay. When taese 80
II from all about TIE brain trust III
he savings Office. will see what the
2ctual WORKERS all about think OF the
proceedings, the weak points and
The strong points, what is practical
aid what IS not.
Through August fifteenth Sumter
County pledged TO buy $366.936.o3
worth Of Var Savings Stamps at the
maturity value which would call for
o;aiy about S5 pe:. cert OF the sum in
ac,ual cash There. are 1888 pledges,
and CT these ISIS whites pledged ioT
$252.31I.oc. while f.355 colored peo-
pie pledged for $114G42.G0. The
~ e.ase pledge for the whites was for
SSs7& and the average pledge tor
tie cclored people was for S23.l1.
Generally speaking however. only one
person in every SIX pledged at ali
and what the county has pledged all
together is less than half Of what II
was asked to pledge, about 43 per
cent Of the whole.
The way money has been spent III
sumter in the last twelve months
show tl2at it is more plentiful than
ever 3eforc. Nearly every line OF
BUSINESS or. OF work has pcospered,
rom day labor 20 the head cf the
.hrec thousand ace i2rm cr the
rail- million d2ll3r corporation.
i';;le few people who cannot work ac-
tiiyt.:y and live or tho income from 4
.lxed source. elderly women and men.
or those incapa pacitated-these are ac-
tually worse Off than ehey were before
times were SO prosperous, for the1r
investments bring less rs q rule ana
commodities are higher. These arc
the exceptions. fer business has been
GOOD. work has been renluneratiVe.
and spendi1Ss have been lavish.
second hard 500 autoT.obilcs have
solo in this county for $.52.o0. Bat
With War Savings stamps the people
will not promise 20 buy. nor viii the>
!2rv as will the people Of other coun-
ties. ,,hrough June fifteenth when
The Var Savings campaign started It
tho whole nation Sulnter stood 1lth
il, this State The other counties
woke up to what War Savings were
and bsean buying stamps. Week b.
! wees: IS the reports have been issued
; Sumter mas slid a little lower dowl1
the column urtil for the last "epor:
the week Of August 3rd. she Ea1
reached 34th place, more counties be-
INC above her than below her. TIL.
county is in the second division ans
seems TO be headed for the cellar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
British Ben. Ding EiTcc&vc.

London. Aug. 16.--Cnc of the mos
significant features Of the aeria
bombing offensive Of the British is tn.
loud response it has ei;citcd from the
German people, say British newsDa-
pers.
The bombin~ Of Ensla:ed brought
no complaint. but only renewed res
ol!3tion from the British people; yc'
Germany. suffering from the first pre-
lin,inary pa0ss oG the British attacks
at once began to cry out against 1t
and protest upon protest is poCrine
into the German authorities from thf
Dcrulace Of the different areas at
!acl,ed.
This means that The British bomb
inc offensive is effective. that far
reaching obstruction has been c'us-
nd to railway functions and factor
:ce. and that The German claim that
pritisfI ra;.!!@a ,,avc accomplished moth
;i.r serious h;.o lson untrue.
Details Of TIC damage caused By
the British raids ca easily be SUP
pressed bv the German CENSORSHIP"
hut the voice of the German peopi'
ca,,oot permanently be s:i1ed. and il
:s asserted there is abundant photo
.ranf,ic and cartur"G documentary
evidence that their fears arc based
unon real execution done.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
Ice Order.
The Sumter Lighting Co., Mfr. Eu

The Sumter Lighting Co., Mfr. Eu-
gene Moses, Manager, City.
Dear Sir: Until further notice you
will upon receipt of this discontinue
the delivery of any and all ice to
dealers in soft drinks, ice cream OF
to drug stores or bottlers of soft
drinks in the city Of Sumter or else
,viere. This is to take effect imme-
teIv, and YOU will please notify
each Of your various dealers to this
effect. Anyone using ice for these
purposes will be subject to- Il usua
Dcnalty. You will limit your sales tc
fifty pounds to each family. Please
give preference to hospitals, SICK
people, and meat markets, IN and ou'
Of town as far as possible.
G. A. Lennon,
Food Administrator for Sumter Cour-
ty.
August 10th, 1916.
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Tra,1cn IulY Ia. 1918.

Ion.
France, July IA, 1918.
Dear Mama: Only a few minutes
ago / finished reading your letter DAT
ed June 18th and was glad 90 see you
were feeling better and intended 60
Ing TO the Colciouga's and othe:
places for i visit Tor l know you Will
enjoy il.
notice what you said about re-
ceiNin2 the allotment. you should get
it for the month Of DeceInbcr for
if w&s taken out Of E!y pay, so by tlle
sen OF June YOU should have gotten
Il for seven months anG sister $l1 per
nonth Tor the same length OF time.
also received the photo OF YOU too
;:nd WAS Si;td TO get il and Viii keep
K with me: think they are good.
Today is the great French national
holiday. as YOU Know. The day the
F;aS;tt:ie wa; stori..e,t and the FIST be
SHINING o. The Republic. 50 all oi
France is il gala attire and here
there was u celebration il the village.
speeches bE the French and -A1Aeri-
cans and the Interpreter Translated
band ard athletic exercises.
The town is now flied with new
bunch OF American soldiers, so We do
not have tI1irsss to ourselves IS here
tofore. but as we ;tGe Old timers and Il?
q separate camp we haze more lib
erty than the new bunch. ard ,!le:52
ncw men stand around with ope:'
mouths taking in ang- tales or boys
teii tnem and son1c wonderful oncs
arc told and we pose as veterans and
treat these rockies with contempt.
Last Saturday evening there w;ts
3i.e in :. Will; &c nor here ard . mum
her Of Us went o%e:' TO hclp iigat II.
v.;;s so:.ry 10 see tilc homes 5uraed,
seven in nj,n.hor. a!:;i G: course the
stabcs ana barns. To-: they are 81
built together: but it was amusing %
see the way these people DO things.
II WIS typical Of u moving :;ic:urc o.
4 ~. ~ Tic extreme rural districts;
3ilc... had nothing bet hand pumps
Giu:e OF these WIS n2.r tie fire and i
n;t,; Z re@ei,vci.' t:3;st VIII ho!a ;1jsGll,
80 gallons o.: W:t1ci bull. ;SGoun;i i;
aMd water w&s hrclg.lt IL buckets ara
poured IN the a.Nn ;nd th"n pt.:ao-
a.3 on Tho .iYe - & . E1i:.ie3 o. the
VAC. .,ass,,,.s II i.ie were No-..c.1
an. ;ley ~ou;,l Gel . ;.si,li'l.; ara
f,s5sre3 to pass the iUrlia:s 50 Hoc
..oGltt Sc = @un@;l OF ls.l",lcts setting.
IN "a" orouaG !!;!: va: 10 the pm"
;,nd tlc piin.n sjcnp&d to:' want q,
,>ate:. and i,4l:.iie. ihc building
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
\ SHORTAGE OF SALT.
Food Administration Advise, Dealers
to Obtain Supplies at Once.

T suggest that you advise dealers
in salt in your territory to place their
orders for salt now and make Ar
iangcmcnts to get their supply OF this
commodity for next winter moved as
earlv az possible The States Admin
islration Division has written nc that
:he salt shortage il the Southeastern
states last winter ard spring was oc-
casioned by the shortage of coal io''
the manufacture OF salt. and the
shortage OF, cars in which to make
shipments cf this commodity. Tills
letter says that the same conditions
are likely to be in effect this winter
Therefore: dealers in salt should b
urged to place their orders either 1t
this tine or at least far enough ahead
of their requirements to ;"fcipate
delay in shipment.
Yours very truly.
William Elicit.
Food Administrator for South Caro-
lima.
Columbia, Aug. II.
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weather N.cxf Week.

Washington. .Al:g l7-1honas
with nosln3l temperatures o. holoW.
is tac forecast OF. tise s2ui}Iga.s:cril
States Tor the coaliDS week.
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he vleo poizr& his nose int" "T.7y-
ching will occasionally post i.ei,'se'l
= thumb and lorclln6er.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
Soldiers Letter.

The following letter. from over
seas has been sent US for publica-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21

The moe some poople ey
plain G!e n.ooe they 81 il;to ho; ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
Patriotic Play Week.

August 10th, 1916.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
JAPAM's SMALL RICE GARDENS
In Comparison With Americas Miles
Of Farms They Might Almost Be
Termed Lsughable.

Almost one-half Of the land capable
Of cultivation in Japan is planted in
rice. handkerchief gardens would
perhaps best describe the little rice
fields. many Of which are no larger
than n tennis court, are equally fiat
and are surrounded by rims of earth
TO hold the water when the fields
are flooded.
The average rice field in Japan is
about one acre and n half in size; but
large or small, each field must be lev
eled and each must have its rim or
dixie. There must be a system Of
canals u bring water 10 the fields and
another system of bitches to take it
away when it is no longer needed.
II is said that there are 1000
square miles of rice land in Japan, the
greater part Of which has been pre-
pared with an almost infinite amount
Of labor. That area of land cultivated
in rice virtually feeds a nation Of So
100000 people.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
THOSE THIN, HARD YANKEES
Typical of . Race of Whom It Has
Been SAID They Shall Inherit
the Earth.

Recently we sat in a refreshment
room of a railroad station conyersing
casually with foreign officer. Sud-
denly tall men in olive drab began to
come in by groups to wash up. They
were on their way. The officer, though
he tried to 20 on talking, couldn't keep
his eyes off the men. and his responses
became more and more absent as they
continued TO crowd in.
"My God !" he exclaimed, "where
do they come from?"
Then we looked at them. Not one
seemed less than six feet tall. They
were thin, hard, big-fsted, crag-
faced lot of men, the color of new
bronze, each with two deep lines
around the mouth, gentle with each
other, speaking softly, but certainly
the most formidable German killers
you could find in all the world. We
should not have noticed them partic-
ularly but for the officers dazed aps
probation.
"They are probably from somewhere
in the mountains" we said at last.
The officer gave us q strange look.
Such men as these, and we took them
SO much for granted that we couldn't
tell where they came from New
York Tribune
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
POSTAL SYSTEM IN DlSARRAY
German Government at Its Wits End
to Stop ThieVery From the
Goods in Transit

Extraordinary steps have been taken
By the German government to call II
halt to the thieves within the postal
system. 1t WAS claimed that ont of
ten parcels sent three would disap-
pear. Packages to soldiers ut the
front containing food, dellcacies and
clothing would disappear more fire.
quently than any other shipments All
appeals TO the patriotic spirit of the
thieves were Of no avail. The per-
centage of thefts increased steadily.
Finally the government was compelled
TO take drastic aud systematic meas
ures The military branch was called
In and stations of control manned by
non-commissioncd officers and soldiers
were planted at principal railroad
points IN the empire. The employ
mept of mere youths is blamed for
the deterioration Of the postal service.
Practically all the employees of mill
tary age had TO jain the army and
their places were filed by boys and
girls. Besides. the scarcity of food
tcmpts many to steal.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
NO D0U3TIaG HIS MEANING
corporaps Words Must Have Con-
tanned Full information Even to
the Most Unintelligena.

This weeks story from the front:
A certain company sergeant major
was not popular with his men. They
accused him of having cold feet.
one day the company went into n
rest camp % miles behind the firing
line, whore It was an impossibility any
shells could reach them. The ground,
however. was very waterlogged, and Il
fatigue party vas detailed to dig a
drainage trench.
Presently sergeant happened to
pass that way.
"What are you digging thereT he
shouted to the corporal in charge of
the job.
grimy faee, from which the sweat
was pouring. popped up from the
trench. 1t belonged to one of the SER
geant majors most persistent and re-
lentless adyersaries.
"Diggin' communication trench
from the sergeants' mess to the ser
geant majors dugout." he shouted, in
voice we'll within hearing Of the mess
tent, nj the entrance 10 which the n.
c. o. In question was standng.--Pear-
sons Weekly.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
How NEGROES Go to Camp.

Twelve hundred eolored drafted men
went down one winter night to Camp
Upton. They arrived in the dark about
eleven o'clock. 1t was, raining and
freezing. Many of the men We're with
out overcoats. And they were soft,
having been walters. clerks and in 9th
er indoor occupations. They arrived
in camp soaked to the skin. tired and
hungry. Were they cursing and
grumbling? No. They came In sing
ing:
"Good-by. Lenox Avenue; Hello, Ber-
lin" And their melodious negro
voices rang out in cheerful defiance TO
the angry night. to the hard life before
them and to the possible death that
awaited them! That's the stuff that Is
in Americans-and 1t is war that Is
bringing it out.-American Magazine.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
Rene

When the war Is over. no excuse will
GO.
Either you were In II or you were
NOT.
Either you shouldcred your gun.
served In the trenches. or the Young
Mems Christian association. the Red
Cross or IN some place where the door
was opened. or else you did nothing.
II you could not serve. you could
send your boys With Godspeed. as
they marched out to the front. To
hold them back stamped them as slack
ers
Either you strained your resources
TO buy Liberty bonds or you forgot
your obligation to those who fought
and died for your flag.
Disqualification for active service is
no inst lfication for forgetting the boys
behind the guns who sacrificed all
thought Of gain and We're willing TO
sacrifice their lives at their country's
call.-Lesic's.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
CLEVELAND CITY OF MONEY
From This Little Story It Would Seem
There Are Some Piutocrats in
the Ohio Metropolis.

A New York hotel manager Just
back from Il Western trip declares that
the high cost Of living is not confined
TO New York when ii comes 10 dining
out. occasionally we hear bleat
from some one who has been nicked to
the war tune in the region Of the bright
lights" said the managers "but let me
tell you there are many tortured cries
elsewhere. Cleveland has the jump on
most of the high cost Of things along
the gustatOry route. In looking over
the bHl of fare at one Of the big ho-
tells there ! noticed one special dish
was emphasized in black letters. 1t
was Philadelphia capon, for which
$50 was asked for Il single portion.
| much prefer just plain chicken, but
if this eapon thing WAS the caper,
why | WIS willing to 90 the route.
The head waiter was sympathetieally
apologize. I'm sorry, sir; but the
last portion has just been served.
We've had a phenomenal run on the
capon. in the present plenitude of
money in Cleveland l do not doubt
that there would be ravening run on
Philadelphia eap0n if It were offered
at so Il portion. Il is Il relentless ap-
petite that Will not be denied"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
"Orionp TYNE of Stars,

The youngest stars of which we
have knowledge are the "Orion" type
Of stars. The constellation of Orion
II composed mainly of them, as well
as parts n Taurus. the Plelades. and
parts of Perseus. In color. they are
much like the Sirius type, blush white.
and brilliant, but spectroscope at
once detects the difference between
them. Stars like Sirius and Vega
are surrounded by hydrogen gas. but
the Orion stars have no hydrogen, and
are made of helium and nebula. They
often have great Volumes Of fine nehu-
la dust about them showing that they
are still In the process of condensing
out of the primitive star matter.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
EMlNENTLY FITTED FOR JOB
Society Matron, Trying to "Do Her
Bit" Had Distinct Laugh on Ill
Natured Farmer

Society is having a delightful giggle
over "A story now going the rounds and
of which Mrs. Mackay is heroine,
Seems that with several other promi-
nent women Of the 400, she went in
for farmerettins On Long Island, and
the brigade wis assigned to a farm
whose owner had always had "A grudge
against the rich. lie thought TINT now
was his opportunity and approaching
Mrs. MacSay said: The first thing I'd
like You to do is clean out the pig
sites. Think you can manage ity'
Imagine his amazement and chagrin
when the multimillionairess social ar
bitter smiled and cooed: Certainly !;
mt home | always attend personally to
cleaning out the bird cage"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
Iiernisn That Is Real.

For heroism when the engine room
Of his ship was filled with live steam,
Nlels Anderson, chief machinst's mate,
United States navy, has been given
official commentator. The act oc-
CURED when the exhaust lines of the
steering engine were carried away by
the breaking of the tiller, causing the
engine room to fill with steam. With
out hesitation Anderson went down u
ladder to the compartment, but was
driven back. Again he made two more
attempts. The third was successful,
and. cropping his way through the
cloud of steam. he cut it off. Ander-
son enlisted in the navy ut Norfolk,
Va. In April, 1898, giving as his home
address 1920 South Broad street,
Philadelphia.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
Why the Lambs Cried.

Bobby was having his first expert
ence on his grandfather's farm at
strengthening time. The men had
the limbs separated from their moth
ers and turned them back into the
flock at night, and there was the usual
great commotion. Bobby went to his
mother and said: "Mother, do you
know what makes the lambs bleat so
tonight?" Upon her telling him she
did not know, he proceeded to explain:
"The lambs are crying because grand
father skinned their mothers today
and they cannot tell which one they
belong to-"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
All Appropriate.

The match shortage in England Is
used by the British press to recall a
story of the well-known firm of Bry-
day when they were in the heyday of
their prosperity the senior partner,
Mr.. Bryant, dressed in the height of
fashion, drove a spanking team onto
the Ascot race course.
"Halloa" exclaimed a wit, pointing
to the horses, "Bryant's got his match
there"
ayes, and Bryant himself looks very
striking on the box"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
Our Limited Resources.

We should put out of our minds the
idea that we have stores Of accumulat-
ed wealth upon which to draw for war
supplies. England had such stores, but
we have not. When England went into
the war she had great stores of out
standing legal claims upon the work
ing organization of the outside world.
She had also IN established credit that
enabled her to gear into her own work
ing system the Industrial power of the
United States and many other neutral
countries. We are devoid of any COM
parable resources. We have no capt.
tai to throw at the enemy. We have
nothing to throw but our current in
come.-Charles Ferguson in Humani-
tartan.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
SELLING Eous by the Pound.

ment of selling eggs by the pound in
stead of by the dozen, according to
Consul Fred C. Slater, Sarnia, On
tariO.
"The only obstacle in the way of a
unanimous Endorsement of the plan is
seemingly that the public has not been
educated to buy that way" says Mr..
Slater. "As refuting this objection 1t
is pointed out that, in view of the wide
variation in the size of eggs, the con-
sumner would quickly realize that the
system affords a fair and just basis of
charge"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
pron In Irish Rirthrate.

The Irish registrar generals return
for the first quarter of this year shows
a drop In the Irish birth rate of $40 be-
low the average for the previous ten
years. The marriage rate Is practical
ly stationary. The death rate Is 3.3
below the average.
The general prosperity of Ireland Is
reflected by the fact that the returns
on Irish pauperism show a decrease of
3.122 In the average number of work
house Inmates.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
You Do Saw. Mr.. Fisherman

J. w. Partridge, federal fisheries
commissioner. is trying to encourage
housewives to buy sea fish.
He was discussing the virtues of the
sea fish the other day.
"Do you believe. Mr.. Partridge"
asked bystander. that the sea trout
is as good pan fish as the lake or
stream trout?"
"Well. wouldn't say for sure" says
J. w. r., that's all matter of TASTE"
indianapolis News.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
Ask the Thief.

The lawyer was trying hard for his
client and was setting the points out
In a logical manner. There was one
thing he was not quite clear about aud
he accordingly said:
"Now, sir. you state my client
knocked you down ard then disap-
peared in the darkness. What time OF
night was this?'
"I-ean't say exactly" the complain
ant answered dryly. ''Your client hac
my watch"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
committee that was appointed on
program for the Mt. Olive Baptist
Association should arrange the
program at once as the time is fast
approaching for the association.
which adjourned to meet in Du-
Quoin Tuesday before the Fourth
Sunday in Sept.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
literally.

II certainly have been up against
It."
"What's the matter this time?"
II leaned in my new suit on the
front door when didn't know 1t had
been painted"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
A STRANGERS Mistake.

"Mr. BIBLES! You were intoxicated
last night. | saw you zigzagging all
over the street"
"Merely the result of misapprehen-
sion. didn't know the painted white
lines were for automobiles. l thought
they were for the guidance of pedes-
trians."
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
Job for a Statistician,

When the war Is over it would be an
interesting if laborlous task for some
expert statistician to figure out just
how much money Germany spent on
propaganda work and just how much
she got for her money.-Philadelph
Ledger,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-30
His Reoret.

81 regret that money Is every
thing"
"Do you really believe that money
Is everything in this world?"
81 didn't say that. To repeat re-
greet that money is everything l have
to give to win the war;"