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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
KAISER STILL CONFIDENT.
Relieves People Equal to Great Task,
Ahead.

Amsterdam, May 1T have q
rock-like confidence that my people
VIII be equal to the great tasks O.
the future" the Cologne Volks lei
tung quotes Emperor William as say.
ing when inspecting the graves of sol.
diers during his recent visit to Aix-la
Chapelle. THE soldier who ha.
struggled through the ron-time O
the world war will be a teacher ano
leader of the growing youths at home
in building up and consolidating the
reborn empire"
Wars bloody sword will be re
forged into plough shares in the work
of peace and civilization and in the
new imperial forge we must, as unit
ed peoples of brothers, show our
selves worthy of comrades in eter.
nifty"
The emperor further is reported as
saying:
'"Truly it was not my will that tn,
war has come"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
o. X. LAROQUE GOING.
General Pcrshing is Calling Tor Three
Thousand Men for u. Nj. 9. A..
Work.

Columbia, May $50. X. La
Rogue. State bank examiner; William
T. Pearson of The State and Robert
'. Read of the Homestead Bank
have been notified of acceptance of
foreign service by the Y. M. c.. A.
The increasingly large number of
soldiers being sent across the seas is
making heavy demands upon the Y.
Nj. c. A. to meet the expectations of
General Pershing and the United
States army. General Pershing is
calling by cable for 5000 more men
to be sent forward just as soon as
they can be found and equipped. The
Y. NJ. G. A. is doing all within its
power to meet this demand from
General Pershing and is securing the
country bya system of recruiting for
suitable applicants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
FLOUR EMBARGO DECLARED.
HoardIng OF Flour in Some Sections
of Sttae Rendered Action Necessary

Columbia. May 16.-On account OF
the surplus flour which has been ac-
cumulating for some time past I'm
several sections OF the State 1t has
been necessary TO issue an order
prohibiting the shipment of flour into
this state without the written author
izatiOn of the state Food Administra-
tor or his agents.
Some OF the counties are almost
bare OF -four and other counties can
not dispose OF the aour on hand.
The new order simply requires that
a report should be filed and IL a mer-
chants requirements warrant his or
dsring -four his order will be approv-
ed and forwarded.
This at first may occasion some
slight delay but since there is large
supply of flour I'm the state | think
~ will not cause Inconvenience. Fur
ther details will be sent you as soon
as they are worked out.
VIM. Elliott.
Food Administrator for South Caro-.
lima.
To the County Food Administrators
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
RETURNS TO WASHINGTON.
Lever Goes Back to House Duties
Pleased With interest Manifested in
Race.

Columbia, May 1S.-COngressman n
Lever left yesterday afternoon for
washington, after spending three
days in Columbia. Several commit :
tee measures demand his immediate
attention in the national capital. He
expects to round out his work in
Washington within the next few
weeks and give his direct attention to
his campaign in South Carolina. He
is more than pleased, he SAYS. with
the reception his candidacy is beirg
given.
Il regret that l have to dc inc
q number of invitations to sLcak
which have reached me since came
to Columbia. My duties in Washing
ton will require my close attention for
the next few weeks and / hope to
wind up my work for the session. /
was gratified at the harmonious ac-
ton OF the convention and the splen-
did support, loyalty and American
ism which 1T evidenced throughout it's
proceedings. 1t impressed a though
that the one dominant idea in South
Carolina is the effective, efficient and
loyal support of President Wilson in
mis- tremendous task of winning the
war.
Il have no comment to make upon
the race for the senate. except to say
that from every section of the State
come advices from friends pledging
their most loyal support. 1 am more
than pleased with the outlook.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
POSTOFFICE BILL PASSES
Second Class Rates to Be increased
More Money for Employees.

Washington, May 16.-The postof-
flee appropriation bill granting wage
increases to postal employees and an.
thorizing federal acquisition of the
pneumatic mail tube systems in six
of the large cities was passed by tn.
senate late today. The bill provides
for appropriations for 1881, 900, 900.
Efforts to attach an amendment 20
the measure suspending for at least n
year operation of the act effective
July 1 increasing second class postal
rates were abandoned after support
ers Of the amendment became con-
vinced that 1t would be defeated. The
amendment was urged by publishers.
but many senators questioned the ie
gality of attaching it to an appropria
tion bill.
During debate today several sena
tors attacked the proposal to suspend
the second class mail increases
Senator GrOnna said the increase
works no injury to small newspape,
publishers and that all of them do
not oppose it, while Senator Hard
wick presented a resolution of tn.
Missouri Press Association favori,.e
the increase.
Under the bill as adopted city mali
carriers. clerks and other postal en-.
ployees would be granted an increase
in pay of $500 a year while rural car
riers would receive an increase of &c
per cent over their present salaries
Overtime pay for postal employees;
also is provided in committee
amendment. which the senate accept
cd today, 26 to 21.
The senate retained house provis
ions appropriating 100000 for OK.
periments in airplane mail service
and fixing the postage cost for such
mail at "a cents an ounce or fraction
thereof.
Before passing the bill, the senate
by vote of 81 to 10. ratified it's &C.
tion of Tuesday i'm accepting the
amendment to purchase the pneu.
matte mail tubes in New York ana
other cities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
AT PEACE WITH WORLD.
Argentina Satisfied with Germany's
Explanation.

BuenOs Aires, May 17.-Argentina
IS at peace with all nations and has
no reason to change her present pol
icy Of neutrality, declared President
lrOgOyen in his annual message at
the opening of the fifty-seventh con-
gress session today, read in the pres
idents absence by Vice President
Luna. This congress is the first in
which there has been Radical ma
jority.
The message referred again to the
satisfaction given by Germany in the
cases of the Argentine vessels, Mon
te PrOtegido and Toro, after their
sinking by German submarines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
New Drainage District.

Manning. May 17.-Plans and
trict of about 5000 acres near Olan-
IN have been filed with the clerk Of
,ourt of Florence county. The main
canal to begin at the intersection Of
Burne branch with the Florence and
Sumter county line and run down
i'urne branch through Florence ami
Clarendon counties distance Of eight
and one half. miles. There are five
laterals with n total distance of about
six miles. Bids will be let on the
work i'm the near future. Ditching 10
be done with machine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
ATTEMPT TO ASSAULT CHILD.
White Man Brought to Pcnitcntiary
to Escape Wrath OF Infuriatcd Com
munity.
The State.

The State.
Norman III. Bolliver. a white man
26 years old and married, has been
brought to the State penitentiary
from Orangeburg. while an investiga-
tion is being made of an alleged at
tempt of criminal assault upon a nine
year old girl. The child and another
smaller girl were on their way to
school. when they were picked up and
driven to the country in an automo-
bile and the older child mistreated.
No warrant has been sworn out
against Bolliver. but information
from Orangeburg is that legal pro-
cedure is to begin at once. Bolliver
was brought to the penitentiary to es-
cape an infuriated community.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
HUNS LOSE MANY PLANES.
British Airmcn Infiicting Serious
Losses i'm Flanders.

With the British Army in France.
May II (By the Associated Press) -
The ideal flying weather yesterday
along the British front in Flanders
constituted a bad period for the ene-
my air service. One British brigade
alone up to o'clock in the afternoon
had destroyed fifteen German planes
and had driven six others down out
of control, according to unofficial but
reliable, figures, while the correspond
ent learned at least five other hostile
machines were sent crashing down.
Yesterday twenty-five German air
planes were wrecked and twelve 9TH
ers shot down out of control.
AT o'clock this morning and again
at o'clock there was a. concentra-
ton of gunfire on small sector of
the British front, i'm the LaBassee-
Morville sector. There was also Sc
we're shelling Of Pacaut wood, near
by during the night.
Much the same thing went on yes
terday. There have been but slight
infantry engagements. The Germans
attempted raid west of Hamelin
court last night, but ran into such a
srilling rifle fire that they were forced
to retire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
GERMAN AlRPLANES DESTROY.
ED.
Thirty-scven Machines Accounted TO,
Wednesday, Twenty-Five of Mum.
bcr Being Destroyed.

London, May 16.-Thirty-seven
German airplanes, 25 Of which were
destroyed were accounted for by
British airmen Wednesday. The Of
fetal statements on aerial operation
today reports a marked increase in
the activities Of both aerial forces on
the Western front. The British con-
tinue to lombard railway stations and
billets behind the German lines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

Washington. May 17.-George
Crcel. chairman of the committee on
public information, has written
Chairman Pou Of the house rules
committee that he had no intention
OF rejecting on congress in his much
discussed recent speech in New York,
I'm which he is quoted as saying that
inasmuch as he did not enjoy slum-
ming he would not explore the hearts
OF congressman. The alleged remarks
created a furore In congress.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
REGISTIsATION FOR YOUNG
MEN.

House Finally Passes Bill Making
Youths Available for Military Scr.
vice.
Washington, May 16.-The house
today passed without a record vote
the conference report on the bill re-
quiring registration in the draft of
youths who have become Fl years of
age since June last.
The senate previously had agreed
to the report and after its passage by
the house II was sent to the president.
As finally agreed to the bill pro-
vides that youths registered under it
shall be placed at the bottom Of the
lists of those classes to which they
will be assigned and thac students
now in medical and theological
schools shall be exempt from the
draft. The only opposition to the
bill in the house today was on the
student exemption feature.
Representative Kahn of California,
Republican, said it was necessary to
exempt medical students in order that
the doctors who lose their lives in the
war may be replaced and the country
saved from a recurrence Of the preva-
lence of "quacks" from which it suf-
fered some % years ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
SEED DEALERS LICENSE.
Dealers i'm Cotton Seed and Other
Products Required by Proclnma-
ton of the President to Secure Lii
CcnSC.

Columbia, May 16.-Ginners, buy
ers agents, dealers and all other
handlers of cotton seed not already
licensed, provided they handle year
ly, between September l and August
81, more than twenty tons of cotton
seed, are brought under supervision
and control of the Food Administra.
ton by a proclamation signed May IA
by President Wilson, and are reuuir-
ed to secure licenses on or before
June /.
This order of the president will
have a far-reaching effect. While it
affects persons, firms, corporations
and associations engaged in several
branches Of business, so far as South
Carolina is concerned it is of greater
importance because it mainly affects
the cOttOnseed business.
Heretofore, only those handlers of
cotton seed whose annual business
exceeded one hundred and fifty tons
were licensed. Cutting the minimum
from one hundred and fifty tons to
twenty tons, and establishing that as
the basis, as has been done by the
presidential order, brings the business
Of practically every one who handles
cotton seed, except the farmer him.
administration.
In order to stabilize the business.
those who handle cotton seed hulls
are also required to secure licenses
BY the presidential order, the IL
censing authority is given to the food
administration. The order affects cot
ton seed buyers, manufacturers or dis
tributors of cotton seed hulls, owners
or elevators, warehouses and all
branches of business handling cotton
seed in any form, including, as a
matter of course ginners.
William Elliott, food administrator
for South Carolina, is prepared to
furnish detailed information to all
whose businesses are affected by the
new order Besides handlers of cot
ton seed and cotton seed hulls, all
persons, firms corporations and asso-
Citations engaged in the following bus
mess are required to secure licenses
on or before June /. under such
rules and regulations governing the
conduct of such businesses as NAV be
prescribed:
Packers of canned tuna; packers of
mild cured, hard cured, saIted,
smoked. picked. or otherwise pre-
served salmon; operators of poultry
md egg packing plans not already
licensed; importers and manufacture
ers of fermented beverages contain
ng less than one half of one per cent
of alcohol.
Applications for licenses must be
made to the license division of the
United States Food Administration
1t Washington, on forms prepared for
that purpose, which may be secured
on request. If license is not secured.
the penalty prescribed by act Of con-
sress will be incurred
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
Rains Benefit Crops.

Manning, May 17.-Abundar'
rains have fallen in this section this
fitted. Excellent crops of both oats
and wheat are practically assured
while corn, cotton and tobacco as
well as vegetable gardens are doinu
their best. There were no heavy
washing rains. the showers being
light in most instances and extending
through several days. Many farm
crs are through with cotton chop-
ping and the rain came In excellent
time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
CONCRETE SHIP DOES WELL.
Behaves Admirably in Strong Wind
and ChOppy Sea-

Washington, May 17.-An official
'epOrt today on the behavior of the
concrete ship Faith during her trial
rip off the Pacific coast, in a strong
wind and chOppy sea, says the vessel
is believed to be fully equal, if not
superior. to any steel ship of the
same size and equal power.
The Faith soon will undertake her
maiden voyage with cargo.
The Faith made 1912 knots. DESPITE
much pitching the absence of vibra-
tiOn was declared to be very notice
able.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
MUST WORK OR FIGHT.
Ill Able Bodied Men Needed I'm World
War.

Washington, May 16.-Speaking i'm
he senate today for his resolution
calling on government departments
or information as to the extent OF
he nations industrial man power
senator Cummins Of Iowa declared
hat all the energies Of the country
must be called into action if the wal
S to be won.
"My proposition" he said, sis that
very able bodied man in the country
'etween the ages of IS and 45-and
| am not sure but that a few years
ought to be added to the latter limit
must work in a useful way or
tight"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
LYNCHJNG IN GEORGIA.
Two Negroes Hanged for Murder i'm
Brooks County,

Valdosta. Ga, May 18.-Will Head,
and Will Thompson, negroes, impli-
Gated in the murder of Hampton
Smith and the shooting of his wife at
Barney. were lynched last night, it
was learned today. Head is said to
have confessed the details Of the plot.
saying Mrs. Smith was maltreated af-
ter being shot. Sidney johnson. an
other negro. is reported to be sur
rounded by posses and another lynch
ing is expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
REGISTRATION JUNE FIE,TH.
Young Men Attaining Majority Since
Last Draft Will be Enrolled Next
Month

washington. May 1S.-June 5th
has been fixed as the day for the reg
istration of youths who have attained
21 years since the first armv draft
registration on June 5th last year.
The resolution is still awaiting the
presidents signature, but Gen. Crowd
ers office has virtually completed it's
plans.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

ValdOsta. Ga, Map 11.-Hampton
Smith. a farmer living near Barney.
Brooks county. was killed i'm his
home by an assassin last night. His
wife was also shot. but she escaped
to "a house nearby and reported the
tragedy declaring that she recognized
a negro, Sidney Johnson, as the as
sassin. A posse with dogs is securing
the countryside.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
THE GERMAN BREAD RATION

Has Been Reduced to 100 Grammes
Daily.
Berne, Switzerland, May IRE
ductiOn of the German bread ration
from 200 to 160 grammes daily per
person has been decreed, says an Of.
fcial statement from Berlin. (The
equivalent of 120 grammes is Sc
ounces). The reduction will take eff
feet June 16.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

Columbia. May 16.--In an opinion
rendered to Gov. Manning today, Thos
III. Peoples, attorney general. takes the
position that i'm filing the unexpired
terms of Office OF sheriff of a coun
~, the appointment by the governor
cannot extend beyond the next gen
eral election.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

The Hartford Courant, than which
no newspaper has maintained a more
nagging attitude toward the adminis-
tration, is indignant over the recent
suggestion that the Colt Patent Fire
arms Manufacturing Company should
be investigated. 1t vigorously de-
nounces the intimation that the Colts
are behind on their war contracts and
goes into details to prove what a
splendid record this concern has
made
The Colt Company" it says, has
expanded its working force in three
and a half years from $50 employees
to $500. 1t has built three large fac
tories here and acquired another in
Meriden. 1t has followed the order of
the War Department to continue the
manufacture of the Vikers gun for
the United States, while it developed
the new Brownings. AS a result it
is now turning out over sixty Vikers
guns day and will complete it's con-
tracts ahead of time. A contract to
be completed June 1 will be filled and
all deliveries made this week. Addi-
tional orders of Vikers guns will
keep the company busy for a long
time to come. While installing the
m n nj inn fnr <Io
the heavy Browning here and the
light Browning i'm Meriden it has
been training school for other gun
manufacturers, all of it's Browning
gun data being at the disposal Of
Winchester. Remington-U. M. c.,
Westinghouse and Marlin experts.
all of which concerns are now max
ing or preparing to make Browning
guns. The Colt Company has now
reached the production stage of the
light Browning lin it's Meriden plant,
and 500 will be turned out there this
month. Production in heavy guam
tity of the heavy Browning will be-
gin here in Hartford by the miGdle
of May, and June 1 will see ESQ
completed guns, with production
rapidly increasing from that date. At
the same time the Colt Company. is
now turning out over 1900 automatic
pistols a day and 400 revolvers"
This is truly a splendid showing
and it is duplicated in a measure. by
reports which come from other arms
manufactories-the Savage Arms
Company, at Utica, for example,
where the Lewis gun is made, and
the Winchester Arms Company, at
New Haven. where Browning guns
are also being turned out. The only
curious thing about The Courants
article is that it should close it's fine
defense of the Colt people with a
nasty fling at Washington for "the
chaos of expansion and the weary
months of uncertainty" How it
hopes to justify any such criticism is
of the record. The proposal for an
investigation" at Hartford came not
from the administration but from The
Courants fellow critics 1t was Sec
retary Baker who convinced the house
military committee that such an in
vestigation was utterly needless and
that while early manufacturers esti-
mates as to the production of the
heavy type of Browning guns were
perhaps more optimistic than was
justified, the estimate of the ord
nance department in January has
been met and is being met."-News
and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
TEN PASSENGERS DROWNED.
French Steamer Atlantique Torpe.
dOcd in Mediterranean.

Paris, May 17.-Ten passengers,
one European and nine Arabs, were
killed when the French steamer At
lantique was tOrpedoed in the Med
iterranean early this month. The
steamship attempted to reach a port
by her own means, it is announced
She measures 6,447 tons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22

Washington, May 17.-Unofficial
reports to the treasury today indicat-
cd that the Third Liberty loan had
gone above four billion and Nigh;
reach four and a-quarter billion. The
exact total will not be known until
next week.