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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
GERMANS WORSTED AGAIN.
American STAFF Colonel Captures
Prussian Lieutenant Americans
Put Down German Raid.

With the American Army in
France, Wednesday, March 6.-Ar
American staff colonel while with a
French raiding party, before his mon
took their positions in the new Amer
lean sector on the Lorraine front,
captured a Prussian lieutenant in tho
enemy trench and brought him back
raid i'm this new sector last Monday
night was repulsed after a sharp fight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
HUNS MARCHING ON.
Peace Treaty With Russia Docs M,
Halt Conqucring Armies.

London. March THE Germans
have captured hamburg. east of Mar.
va. while the Tureo- German offensive
Il continuing beyond Trebizond. say,
"a Russian official news agency dis.
patch received here. This action
adds the statement. Is proceeding de
spite the official announcement by th'
German high command that hostili
ties against Russia have ceased.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
MORE SOLDIERS NEEDED,
MEN OF SECOND DRAFT TO FIJI
PRESENT UNITS.
war department Plans to Not CAN
Tor creation OF New Divisions This
Acar-Lcss Than One Million Sum-
mOncd Now.

washington, March 6.--While a
large number of men Will be called
out during the present year TO fill up
the army and complete it's organiza-
ton, it was learned tonight that war
department plans do not call for the
creation Of any additional divisions
IN 1918. The announcement concern
ing the second draft, expected soon
from Provost Marshal General Crowd
er. may outline the manner in which
less than 0O,OOO-probably not
much in excess of OO,OO0-are to be
summoned gradually during the year
to complete the existing organiza-
| tions.
Delay in the announcement as to
the next draft is understood 20 be due
to uncertainty as to which method of
alloting quotas to the States is to be
followed. The senate already has
passed and the house military COM
mittee has favorably reported an
amendment to the law to base the
quota on the number Of men in Glass
instead of upon the total registra-
ton Of State, This change is re-
garded as certain to be made, but tc
avoid further delay, schedules OF al
lotments under both systems are
n on ~
ton is taken.
AS to the date Of the second draft,
members Of congress from agr;cul-
tural sections have been practically
assured that no withdrawal of men
from civil life was contemplated
which would embarrass harvesting.
It has been indicated, however, that
relatively small number Of men
must be called to the colors prior to
June 1 and that process may start in
April. when equipment, clothing and
quarters will be available. The men
are needed to fill up the full strength
of divisions slated for early departure
to Europe and also for field army and
corps troops not attached to divisj ons.
The replacement detachments also
must go forward at an acceIerating
rate since American troops are ac-
tually holding a sector of the French
front and men are being killed or
wounded in action every day.
The completion of the full program
of the war department without Great
irg any additional divisions probably
will absorb in the neighborhood of
600, 900 men.
The last incremcnts of the first
draft now in process of mobilization
totaling about 100000 men, are being
used to fill regular and National
Guard divisions shown by their ef-
hciency reports to be available for
early duty abroad. Some of the men
are being used also to fill up the spc-
cial forces, although an additional
source Of supply for highly specialized
technical units is being used contin-
uousy. This is by special drafts of
particularly qualified men of the
trades necessary Orders were issued
today to local boards calling for 52S
artisans of various sorts for non-com
batants units. Even with all the first
draft modified there is considerable
deficiency among the National Army
ard some Of the National Guard divis-
Ions. The first purpose of the second
draft will be to make up this short
age.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
MAI. Geo. T.. Peterson. of Camp Jack
son, Not Yet Arrested.

Columbia. March 7.---Major Geo.
l.. Peterson. OF the Quartermaster's
staff. Camp Jackson. wanted in Raj
elgh for trial on the charge Of en-
bezzlement OF funds while paymaster
Of the North Carolina National Guard
has not been arrested up To noon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
BEES AND HONEY.
Also Bcckceping Supplies.

Honey is the best substitute for
sugar, and by keeping bees you can
nave your own sweetening. / have
colonies of Bees in improved hives
that | will sell, and now is good
time to move them. / also have "a
number of the Government Bulletin
on Bees for distribution to parties
interested.
still have some honey for sale.
Also Beekeeping Supplies.
y. G. OSTEEN,
$50 w. Hampton Ave
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
Home Demonstration Work
ANNIE kEeLS. DsmunstIator
ALICE MARTIN, Assistant
Poultry Hints.

l. Much larger hatchings than
usual should be made this spring in
order to produce sufficient pullets for
laying next fall. Unless this increase
is made. and every energy directed to
hatch chicks continuously through the
spring, we will have difficulty in OBJ
tanning at any price the eggs we de-
sire to eat next winter.
The number Of poultry kept in
South Carolina is less than in any
other Atlantic Coast State.
2. Each sitting of eggs should be
tested for the removal of infertile
eggs. If there are many infertile ones
and several hens have been set on
the same day, some of the hens may
be reset. A homemade tester can
be made In few minutes from a
small paste board or wooden box OF
such size and dimension that a com
mon hand lamp, lantern or a can
die can be placed in it. A hole should
be cut in the top directly over the
flame and another little smaller
than an ordinary sized hens egg in
one side opposite the flame. The test
ing should be done in a dark room or
after dark. The fertile eggs with live
embryo have dark spot in the up
per part Of the eggs with numerous
veins radiating from it. These are
to be returned to the hen. Eggs with
a ring OF blood, eggs with dark spot
but no veins can be destroyed. Clear
eggs can be kept and boiled for
chick food. The eggs are again test
ed at the end of the mid-week. Al
this stage a. live embryo darkens all
the egg except the air cell in the
large end.
3. Young chicks should not be
fed until they are "a or So hours old.
They will not suffer If given no food
until the third day. The yolk of the
egg which is absorbed by the chick
furnishes all the pourishment re-
quired during the time.
AT the start 1t is advisable to feed
or times a day. Alternating
soft feed with a hard grain or scratch
feed.
Scratch Mixture:
Cracked corn, pounds.
Cracked wheat, 2 pounds.
Hulled oats, 2 pounds.
Broken rice, cracked peas, millet,
or mixture of these. 1 pound.
Feed this morning, noon or night,
scattered in chaff litter.
Johnny cake made by the follow
ing formula makes good soft feed:
Corn meal. 1 quart.
or 2 infertile eggs.
1 teaspoon baking soda.
Mix with milk to make stiff bat
ter. Bake well. Feed the middle of
forenoon and afternoon. Little
chicks should be supplied with green
feed. Any young tender green stuff
may be used They should be sup
piled constantly with fresh water in
shallow pans.
4. We have just received some
bulletins on Back Yard Poultry
Keeping" They are good and are at
the disposal of anyone. Call at the
Office or notify us il you wish one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE
Of SOUTH CAROLINA.

tent judges-and 1 believe it to be
true-that my speeches in the senate
and my lectures throughout tn,
north have done more to enlighter
the northern people on the race ques-
ton than all other instrumentalities
combined.
have labored consistently foi
the greater development and use OF
the Charleston Navy Yard and am in
dividually responsible for it's estab-
lishment. The clothing factory at
that yard is concrete example OF
one of it's benefits.
1t was largely due to my efforts
that congress enacted the railroad
rates bill which gave to the country
fair railway rates and to the farmers
much relief from the burdens they
were then bearing.
The exposure Of frauds and robbery
OF the government perpetrated by the
armor plate manufacturers was among
my first important acts as senator.
Time after time I offered amend
nlents to the naval appropriation bills
authorizing the government to build
its own armor plate factory. Each
of these was defeated, but 1 have liv-
ed long enough to see the enactment
OF my original proposition authoriz-
ing the erection Of a plant by the gov
ernment; and that plant is now ac-
tually under construction at Char
lesion, West Virginia.
I have lived to see most of the
financial legislation which 1 always
advocated enacted into law. The
National Reserve Bank act and the
Farmers Loan act, enabling the farm
crs to get money at low rates of in
terest, are among the things I help
ed to secure. Both of these were
long cherished dreams of the farmers
alliance and their germs may be
found in the "Ocala Demands"
One of the things of which I am
most proud was that / compelled rec
osnition or South Cardinals claim
against the federal government for
money loaned by the State in the war
OF 1872. BY this, s3SG,OOO Of the
States bonds, held by the federal
q n dol,
State, were cancelled and $S9,137.36
was paid into the State treasury in
cash.
L do not believe the people of the
State are in the humor for unneces-
sary political agitation this year
They want to win the war and they
know the only way to win it is to
hold up President Wilson'S hands. Any
man sent to the senate now from
South Carolina who would not sus-
tain the president whole -heartedly
would be a traitor to the best inter-
ests Of our country and utterly USE
less to his South Carolina constit-
uents
Although my health is better now
than it has been for many years, it is
not my purpose to make any cam
paign speeches. In my opinion, it is
moro important for me to remain in
Washington attending to my duties in
the senate and in the naval affairs
committee than it is for me to en-
gage in the mere bandying of words
with any man or men upon the
stump in South Carolina.
1 have enough faith in the good
sense and patriotism of South Caro-
linian3 to believe the uppermost
thought in their minds today is to de-
feat Germany. They know the only
way to do that is to stand by the
president. They know 1 have always
stood by the president and will con-
tlnue to stand by him, and 1 therefore
announce my candidacy for re-elec-
ton. B. r. TILI.MAN.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09

An octogenarian who has been
drinking practically all his life saws
ne favors trial of prohibition. Pro-
badly has enough on hand to last the
few years left hlm.-Rirmingham
Age-Herald. n
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09

with Tillman. Lever. Blease and
Dlal positively in the race for the
united States senate and John l..
Mcl@urin possibility the campaign
ms summer will not be lacking i'm in
tercst.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
NEGRO SCHOOL DEDICATED.

Daytona, Fla, Mrrch 7.-Several
prominent men, including Vice Presi-
dent Marshall and Governor Cats.
participated in the dedication today
OF the Daytona educational and in
dustrial school for negro girls.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
WATER FREIGIITs ADVANCED
Interstate Commerce Commission Ap.
proves Application.

Washington, March 6.--The inter-
state commission today tentatively APP
proved the application by the Mer-
chants and Miners Steamship line for
increased class and commodity rates
between Baltimore and Philadelphia
to Savannah and Jacksonville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09

TO to war, go to work or go TO iail
seems to be the policy of the police
And II is good one one--Chattanoogn
News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
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influence OF both OF the old papers
and is manifestly tho best advertisin,
medium In Sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09

800 w. Hampton Ave.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09

get it at all.
In view Of my conviction, that I am
now better able than ever before to
serve the nation and my State, if re-
tired because of the statement made
in 1914 it would be an act of coward :
ice, a disregard of the best Interest $
of South Carolina. and an injustice 20
our boys who have offered their lives
in defense Of their country. | have
everything to lose and nothing to gain
by Offering for reelection. would
be safely out of the troubled waters
Of politics i'm which / have been swim
ming since 1885, but l would feel
| somewhat like deserter in the face
OF the enemy.
When l first came to Washington
sectionaism was virulent and I was
| forced to listen to false and insulting
accusations against the South and IT,
people. The Democrats had decided
/ il was wisost To say nothing. ! thank
God | never followed this course
/ but from the beginning protested
! vigorously with my brother Demo
Gratis against such craveness. Whcr
anyone threw n rock at the South.
was always ready to throw two back
! Indeed, | have been told by. compc-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
FIVE MILLIONS TAXES
ON .FLAGLER ESTATE
ILLEGALLY. ASSESSED

st. Augustine, Dec. 19.-By the de.
cision handed down by Judge Griggs,
st. Johns county loses its suit against
the trustees of the Flagler estate for
the enforcement of taxes assessed at
$5,000,000 against the persona! hold
ings of the estate of the late II. NJ.
Flagler,
In the decision the court holds that
at the time of the death of Mr.. Flagler
the trustees were not residents of St.
Johns county The property alleged
to be taxable consisted of stocks
bonds, moneys and other personal
property, and was not in st. Johns
county and was not subject to taxa.
tion in this county. The decision fur
ther cites that. the board of county
commissioners was without jurisdic
ton or authority in the premises, AM
the assessment Of taxes on said prop
erty was illegal and void. The bill o
complaint was dismissed and the cost
assessed against the county of s.
Johns.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
(Ry Associated Press.l

Paris. Dec. 19.-The German gov
ernment's head, Frederick Ebert, has
resigned as the result of an event
Tuesday, according to a dispatch re-
ceived at Zurich from Stutgard,
says the Journal correspondent there.
Ebert who named as minister OF
the interior. in the cabinet, Prince
Macmillan, became imperior chan
cellor Nov. and took command OF
the situation in Berlin, following q
revolutionary uprising there. The
Central Congress Of Delegates and
Soldiers and Workmens' Council met
in Berlin Monday The sessions Mon
day and Tuesday resulted In disor-
derly scenes with many personal en-
counters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19

$2,772 to be raised, with the noon hour
Tuesday as the extreme limit in
which to do so. They had devoted
their time to the work and made bust
ness sacrifices but this was not con-
sidered, the cause was uppermost In
their minds.
When the noon hour arrived yester-
day the final count was made. IT was
found that a total of $26, 10000 had
been subscribed.
One hour later the members, a hap
py lot of men, gathered in the mair
dining room Of the Mason hotel ant
partook of luncheon and the viands
had an especially appetizing flavor
the Rotarians conscious Of the feel
ing that the work had been wei
done.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19

saw all kinds Of iron crosses and he'll
NETS and met some fine fellows from
the South but none that I know. All
of them had been wounded by scrap
mel and machine gun bullets. They
are expecting to leave for the States
Sunday on a hospital ship. The boys
in the trenches sure had II tough
there Is that difference in the army
and navy. You are seldom ever
wounded in the navy; IL anything hap
pens you either come out safe or not
at all--it's just matter of which one
gets there first. &:
A Mr.. Hillman, born In South Amer.
lea and raised In the States, president
of some big college and geneology so
ciety, came to see US at Dartsmoutn.
He lives In Tanguay. Some OF the
boys were up to see him and his wife.
They invited us for a dinner today
and six Of the boys went up.
The best of people are having to
entertain and show us around so a..
We can take a different idea back
with US than we find around most OF
the ports-that England and her peo-
pie are rotten. There are lots and
lots Of fine people here, I am finding
out, and have much better opinion
now OF them than | had few days
ago.
don't know whether we will go tn
any more places or not but they are
giving us free transportation to any
place in England or Scotland and
= seven days leave so no doubt we will
get to see a lot more Of this country
before we leave for home. Four Of
, our boys went up to Edinburgh and
Glasgow, Scotland, this morning and
, couple more to London. 1t will b.
J my time next time II there is next
. time.
received big mail this trip. Th'
1 hose came in this morning and the.
1 are sure fine socks am writinl
;, Mrs Sampson this afternoon. Amos
pound Of smoking tobacco came Il
L and Bess' Christmas package--so witt
/. ell these things II can't feel any othe
|. way but Christmas. Bessie's package
d books, candy and box OF Csc Tam
ri Continued on page %
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
EUGENE EDWARDS
LOOKING FORWARD
TO COMING HONE
Somewhere in France,
Nov. 26, 1918.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Hetherington..
Dear Friends:-I take pleasure In
writing you few lines about my ex-
periences and the different places
have been since being over here.
I saw in the papers the other day
that now we could write and tell
where we are, so today will write
short letter to my friends as I haven't
anything else to do. And l hope won't
have any more work to do for ] think
we have done our part in our hospital
| when it comes to work, for we were
on the go from the time we got over
here until about three weeks ago.
when It was all over. And ! am aw-
| full glad for all that. I am looking
forward now to the day when | can
sail home, and I don't think 1t Will Dc
long.
am at verdun, France and haVs
heen here for some time-only snor'
distance from Barbecue and not Sc
verv far from St. Mihiel where th'
last drive took place. Three hour'
after eleven o'clock that day, whei
everything stopped, got on an am
bu,ance and we drove right onto tn
|, battlefield, and there was signt U
Gee for their were all kinds OF dea'
Germans lying around on the grounc
and there were other things ! say
, that no one would have imagined
, When we first came here the Ger
man lines we're on three sides OF III
, and you can imagine all Of the nofS
|. we had when the Americans opene
, nm an them with everything in III
sneed. It did not take US long to ru
' ,bam into their holes and when tine
would raise their heads above u
q Ground the Yanks played a tune Q
those heads with bullets, and wne
d | thew nut up their hands the YAM
4 gave Il to them hot and heavy
f have been in hospital ever SIN SIM
t, have been here and we were :, Ou. !,
!, ,,..,o u,ovs behind the line all U
: time. I wished "a thousand times
: had enlisted id the infantry 50 ! cou
dtbave used the rife but al o. y
) hospital boys worked very hara,
% Well. I will write you ABOUT
q first experience when ! came s osS
Wa landed at Brest and we stayed
is the boat in the harbor aoou. :
r and then got of and mareneu -, -.
camp at Napoleon barracks VN'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
c. HICKS FLETCHER
WRITES OF LIFE
IN THE NAVY
Plymouth, England,
THANKSGIVING Day.

Dear Folks; Today feels more like
Christmas day than Thanksgiving; in
fact, 1t is the best day I've had since
I've been in the navy and I don't
know when I've enjoyed myself so
we'll before. It's such big Thanks
giving and so much to give thanks
for that I expect It's about the best
one that history has known since the
first one that our forefathers had
that left from this very port (Plyn-
0uth) over 400 years ago.
We are most thankful that the war
Is over and I am thankful for the big
dinner we ate today just In few
yards of where the Mayfower sailed
that made Thanksgiving Da! possi-
BILE. We had turkey--just as tender
as spring chicken and creamed po-
tatoes, asparagus tips, dressing apple
sauce, pumpkin, lemon and cocoanut
pies and frosted cake, besides nuts,
candies, cigarettes and cigars, apples
and Porto Rico oranges.
Last night the mayor Of Plymouth
gave us a big banquet at the Guild
Hall. Mrs. George Astor was there
and she came around to US as she
knew one Of the fellows on our boa
and was introduced. She wants
some of us to come up to her homt
over here and have dinner with hel
some time.
| We came in yesterday morning from
seven days trip, We spent twt
days in Salcombe and four days II
Dartmouth. While was IN Salcomb
, I and three Of the boys took tn
Springfield rifles and went out hunt
, ing up the Salcombe river. We wer
hunting for rabbits but, OF course, W
didn't kill any and we only saw one
that was while We were. up to ou
J necks crossing the river in mud an
{ water. I climbed hills that were S
! steep that you could stand up perfect
" straight and touch the ground |
t front OF you. took lot Of picture
s but I haven't had them developed ye
1 In Dartsmouth we went to dane
and one night I went to Paignton an
Torquay. At Paignton is a big Re
Cross hospital for Americans. SINCE
Of the Singer Sewing Machine Co
/, has turned over his estate for TIL
: purpose. His home is regular pa
7. ace and there we're about 500 woun
(, ed men there from France that HI
been through the Hindenberg line.