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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

Amsterdam. Feb ga dispatch
received here from Constantinople
says that Turkish troops have en-
tered Trebizond, on the Black Sea
coast Of Asia Minor, and cleared it
of bands"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
GOODS CONfMANDEERED
'ahhers Notified, to Hold Stocks on
Hand for War PurDOScs.

washington, Feb. 27.-All can
hers were today advised by the food
administration to hold for war pur-
poses, until further advised. all cam
heo corn' peas, tomatoes, string beans
and salmon now on hand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

To hear something good about
horseflies. 1t is said that they hast
ened the signing Of the declaration
of independence. Turn q few loose i'm
congress; maybe they will speed
things along there-Rockton Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
LIMIT PRESIDENTS POWER.
Congrcss Amends Railroad mn IN
Transfer Rate Making Power TO
Commission.

washington. Feb. 2S.-The house
today amended the railway control
b''l to place the rate making power in
the interstate commerce commission.
by a vote of 164 to 157. The bill as
reported by the committee reposes
that power in the president.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
Merely CanOuf1age.

London, Feb. 27.-The evening pa
pers see little hope of peace in Chan
cellOr Won Hertling's speech. The
Globe says DR.. Hertling's present
duty is to supply camoufage behind
which the very sovereign power of
Germany, the great general staff, car
rieS on it's operations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

The losses to British shipping in
the past week show a considerable in
crease over the previous week, when
the vessels destroyed numbr Is, IL of
them over 1900 tons. In the preced-
ing week 10 British merchantmen
were sent to the bottom.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

New York is putting up natural ice
to guard against a famine next sum
mer. 1t would be a calamity, Of
course, were the hghballs to be ice
less. s.-Baltimor American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

Japanese are planning TO link two
OF their islands with n railroad tun-
mel. 1000 feet of which will be under
the sea.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

ST. Johns, Feb. 27.-Rescue steam
ers were ordered today to investigate
the report received here that signal,
from the Red Cross steamer Flor,va,
were seen Sunday morning. near can.
Race indicating that persons wera
alive on the vessel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

1t begins to look as If DR.. Garfield
will permit the use Of fuel on warm
days but not if the days are cold
Florida Times-Union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

If President Wilson and Won Hertz
ing are going to constitute themselves
into a debating society, we will bet
our bottom dollar on our president.
Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
YOu Know Her. AL.

The days are growing longer now,
The almanac announces,
But skirts are not like that, VOW,
AS down the street she founces.
Daily OklahOman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

Everybody is demanding increased
wages when what is really needed is
a lower cost OF lving.-Florido
Times Union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

The women wear them prett,
short but 1t takes the Highlanders TO
show their bare knees.--NJemnbis
Commercial Appeal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
WOLF SUNK THIRTY SHIPS.
Germans Claim Great Success for
Lone Sea Raider

Berlin. Feb 27.-The German raid
er wolf, which recently returned to
port destroyed at least 35 vessels, it
Is oincially announced. Some of the
ships, 1t is stated, were loaded with
British troops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

Farming Is q more popular profes-
sicn this year than ever beforehand
there's q reason"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

We do not use grain for distjllo-
tion. Should our allies do it?-Spar-
Ia ExpositOr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
TO USE GERMAN SHIPS.
France Appropriatcs Hundred Million
to Charter ships from Brazil.

Paris. Feb. 2S.-The chamber of
deputies voted yesterday to appro-
PIRATE one hundred and ten million
frances to be used i'm chartering Ger
man ships placed ut the disposal of
France by Brazil.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
KAISER WILL Be TRIED
Great Britain Will Insist on Stern
Justice.
Other Leaders Responsible for Atroci
ties on Land and Sea Will Be
Prosecuted.

London, Dec. Sir Auckland
Geddes, president of the local govern
ment board. and minister of national
service, in a public address, said that
the line of policy advocated by the
coalition government was a peace,
which, so far as the enemy powers
were concerned, should be based on
stern justice and so far as those men
who planned and started the war were
concerned should be founded on JUS
tice of the nature meted out in the
highest courts of the land.
Such men as the former German
emperor, Enver Pasha and the former
rulers of Bulgaria and Austria, would
be placed on trial, and If found guilty,
their lives would be forfeited.
Men guilty of unspeakable atroci-
ties upon our prisoners and upon the
civilian inhabitants of the invaded
lands" he continued, must stand
trial, and If they are condemned, must
suffer DEATH"
1t had to be proved how far the
commanders of submarines acted un-
der orders, which they had to carry
out under pain of death. or how far
they acted on their own volition, he
pointed out, but IL the atrocities at sea
were committed on the voiition of
individual commanders, he declared,
they too,. must suffer the extreme
penalty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
twelve men KILLED
Four Explosions Occur in Du
Pont Cap Works.
Twenty-Three Other Men Are Hurt In
Blast Which Is Felt For
Miles.

Pompton Lakes, N. j., Dec. t.
Tw I've men killed and twenty-three
injured here by four explosions which
destroyed the detonator assembling
building of the DUPONT cap works and
shook the countryside for miles
around Fire which followed the ex
plosions was confined to the one unit
Property loss is said to be slight.
With the first blast hundreds of men
women and children who had relatives
working at the plant hastened to the
scene, but because of possible danger
guards barred them.
Officials of the company said they
believed an employe at work assem-
bling French fuse detonators, which
are filled with illuminate of mercury
had dropped one of them. Exploding
this had set off the stock in the build
ing, which officials claim contained
only 25 or 80 pounds of illuminate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
Discusses Plans for Supervising
Railroads When Returned
to Their Owners.
TWO IDEAS DEVELOPING
One Proposal Is to Have Lines Merge
Into Real Groups, With Common
Operating Management to
Start With.

Washington, Dec. Tt ID said that
a new director general of railroads to
succeed William G. McAdoo may not
be named for two weeks or more.
The resignation of Robert s. Lovett
as director of the railroad administra-
tion's division of capital expenditures.
and his insistence on going back to his
former duties as chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Union Pa
cific, was considered as having left Mr..
McAdoo without candidate I'M
mediately at hand to recommend to
President Wilson.
McAdoo Looking for Man.
1t was stated authoritatively that
the director-general Is now looking
about for men whom he may propose
and it is considered probable that some
one outside the railroad administration
staff will be chosen.
Mr.. McAdoo conferred with his ad-
visory staff of the railroad administra-
tion concerning proposed plans for
supervising railroads when they are
turned back to private management.
Two differing plans are understood
to have developed
One proposal is to have the railroads
merge into real groups, with common
operating management to start, and
eventually to develop into common
ownership with the roads themselves
selecting their region managements In
&hich the government would be repre-
sented
Under Federal Supervision.
The other plan put forth is for the
roads to operate individually and priv
ately, competing for service, but under
the supervision of government
agency to be known perhaps as the
Department of Transportation, headed
by cabinet member. To this agency
would be left largely the question OF
making proper rates, administering
the common use of terminals and pool
ing of cars and, to certain extent. the
routing of freight traffic. Both plans
would propose government supervision
of railroad security issues.
These are only the barest outlines
of the two ideas now developing in
the minds of government officials, and
both are subject to modification.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
PRELIM!NARIES
TO OPEN :. II
the re
inter-AIIied Pc feel ! ence to
Begin at nave osr ii on
. the Rte.
tandard
we give
PEACT 'H'''..ATY BY MAY
German natives Expected to
Be Gale, out Jan. 15-Other
v. s. lis 20 Be Sum-
mon. France.

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE inter-Allied con-
ference at Paris to deal with the
peace preliminaries will open Dec. II,
according to the Echo de Paris. It's
sessions, 1t Is thought, will end about
Jan. Is, when the preliminary sessions
of the peace conference will begin
with the admission of the German
plenipotentiaries. The probability
that the conference will conclude it's
labors at the end of April or at the
beginning of May is indicated, accord
ing to this journal.
To Summon Others.
Aboard the U. S. S. George Wash
fngton, Dec. 7.-(By Wireless.)-
President Wilson will summon other
officials to France soon after landing,
to aid in directing distribution of
American foodstuffs and raw materials
among the suffering European popula-
tions. Bernard Baruch, chairman of
the War Industries board, probably
will be one of the men named for this
work
The George Washington has been
averaging II knots an hour and at
the time this dispatch was filed was
about GOO miles due east of New York.
The liner was still encountering
heavy seas. but the president has
proved to be a good sailor and has
shown no signs of seasickness His
cold Is much better. He has been
resting a great deal and has held no
formal conferences with any of his
advisers. He and Mrs. Wilson sat
through abandon ship" drill.
The presidents visit to Italy is ex.
pected to be undertaken within two
weeks of his arrival at Brest. He
will go to Belgium and England later.
First Order From Sea.
Washington, Dec. Messages di.
recting the disposition of official busi-
ness have begun to reach the White
House from President Wilson at sea-
Secretary J. p. Tumulty. who went to
New York with the president, returned
to his desk in time to handle the first
of the instructions.
1t is understood that all wireless
dispatches so far have dealt with only
routine executive business. Mr.. Tu.
multy expects, however, to communi
cate with his chief freely and special
code has been devised. The executive
messages are given priority over all
other business.
In Paris, Friday, Dec. 13.
Paris, Dec. 7.-Attention is called
IN tho caipcidopco thof proo;dopt Will
son will arrive in Paris Friday, Dec
13, by Marcel Hutin, in the Echo de
Paris.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
EARTH SHOCK IN NORTHWEST
Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria Re-
port Disturbances.

Vancouver, B. c., Dec. 7.-Vancou-
yer was shaken violently by an earth
tremor at 12:45 a. m. The tremors,
which appeared to be from north to
south, we're felt for two minutes. A
distinct rumbling was noticed. Occu-
pants of tall buildings were especially
affected by the disturbance, many be-
Ing seized with nausea.
The shock was felt at Victoria,
where houses shook and windows rat
tied. Seattle also reported an earth
disturbance. The tremor shook build
lngs in the downtown district.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
Three Win Highest Award.

Washington, Dec. Three Ameri.
can soldiers-a colonel, captain and
a private--have been designated by
President Wilson to receive the high
est military decoration given by the
United States for valor In action, the
congressional medal Of honor. They
have won the first of the medals
awarded during the war with Germany
and their names are: Col. Charles w
Whittlesey, 308th infantry; Capt
George @. McMurtry, and Pie. Thomas
G. Neibaur.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
2o5 AMERICANS DIE IN ACTION
Last v. s. Casualty List Carries Total
Of 1,75o Names.

Washington, Dec. Z. -- The last
American casualty list issued by the
war department carried another large
list of northwest and middle west men
The total casualties were 1850. The
list was headed by 205 Americans
killed in action. Other casualties re.
ported were: Died of wounds, Al;
died OF disease, 296; died from acci'
dent and other causes, s: wounded In
action, 1893; missing In action, lit.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07

New York, Dec. 1.--America's f.
nous "land battery" OF so caliber
l4.6-inch naval guns. which played 50
important a part In the German de-
feat, was described for the first time
in detail by Lieut.. Com. d. C. Buell.
OF the naval reserve. ut the annual
meeting here OF the American Society
Of Mechanical Engineers. The sever
gums Of the battery, he said. were
built In 1917 for use on battleships
They Ared 1,400-pound projectile a,
muxzle velocity OF 2,S00 feet pei
second with . range Of nearly 30 miles
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
FAMOUS UNITS WILL REMAIN
Veteran Divisions May Stay In Europe
Until Peace Comes.

Washington, Dec. r. Secretary
Baker gave it as his personal opinion
that none of the veteran divisions of
the American army in France would
return home before peace formally is
declared. He indicated that the tried
fighting men would compose the bulk
of the force to be kept in Europe for
the present.
Heretofore the understanding has
been that the Rainbow division and
two or three other famous units
would be brought home soon, leaving
their places to be filled by some of the
newcomers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
TO PRESENT BRITISH CASE
Lord Robert Cecil VIII Manage
League Of Nations Plan.

London, Dec. Lord Robert Cecil,
former assistant secretary OF states
for foreign affairs, has been asked BY
the government to take charge OF the
British section Of the peace congress
which is to deal with the question OF
. league of nations.
II cordially accepted the. invita-
tion," said Lord Robert. There IL
no better work would readily do for
my country than to get up the British
case. and state 1t at this conference,
In favor of the greatest political and
social reform 1t Is possible to achieve
In the interests OF mankind"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
MAY ASK KAISER TO LEAVE

Holland Fears Friction With Allied
Governments.
The Hague. Dec. 7.-During a de-
bate in the Netherlands upper cham
ber, Deputy Marchand expressed the
opinion that should the presence of
the former German emperor in Hol-
land give rise to difnculties abroad,
the government must request him to
return to Germany
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
Would Amend Criminal Code.

Washington, Dec. T. Drastic and
sweeping changes in the United
States criminal code are recommend.
ed by Attorney General Gregory In
HIS annual report Of the Department
of Justice. The need of these
changes, Mr.. Gregory says, were
shown glaringly in the war activities
OF the department and most of them
are needed whether the nation is at
war or peace. The department, the
report explains, has faced the greatest
task In its history In the last II
months.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
MILLION PERSONS STARVING
Turks In Past Four Years Have Mas
sacred 1000 600 Others.

London, Dec. Throughout the
last four years, the Turks, acting un-
der the orders of the committee of
union and progress, have done their
best to ruin Turkey and have sue
ceeded extremely well,' says the
Constantinople correspondent of the
Morning Post In describing the cor
ruption and misery of Turkey. Three
million persons, he says, have been
massacred, and another million is on
the verge of starvation this winter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
PREPARE FOR OCCUPATION
Americans Expect to Cover Front As
signed to Them Dec. 13.

With the Americans in Prussia, Dec
1.-THE left wing of the American
Second division is within three days
march of the Rhine. The whole front
to be occupied by the Americans along
the historic river is expected to be
reached by Dec. 13. A corps of engi-
neers has left for Coblenz to deter.
mine the exact area of the bridgehead
to be held by the Americans and to
arrange for taking over the railways,
telephones and telegraphs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
Fall Kills Cadet Aviator.

Merced, CAL, Dec. 7.-R. H. Barley.
cadet. stationed at the Mather Field
military aviation camp, near Sacra-
mento. CAL. died from injuries suf.
fered when hts plane dropped ~
proximately 500 feet in . practice
fight over the town.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
CALLS KAISER BROKEN MAN
Former Crown Prince Says Father 10
Well Punished.

London, Dec. 7.-"You English
clamor to get father and me away from
Holland. We are down and out and my
father is broken man. Isn't that
enough punishment" the former Ger
man crown prince said in an interview
on the island of Wieringen, where he
Is interued with a correspondent of the
Daily Mirror.
Il Quarreled with my father In re-
gard to Great Britain" he continued.
Il told him the British would be
against us. He never believed this and
would not take into account that pos
sibility."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
GUILTY MUST NOT ESCAPE
British Premier Favors Placing Ger
man Rulers On Trial.

London, Dec. T. David Lloyd
George, premier, in the election cam
paign gave a restatement of his pol
icy, in which he declared the men
responsible for the war cannot escape
because their heads were crowned, but
they must be tried by an international
court Mr. Lloyd George also declared
himself in favor of the expulsion and
exclusion of all enemy aliens
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
MONTHS PAY AS GRATUITY
Secretary Baker Asks Donation for
Soldiers and Nurses.

Washington, Dec. Congress was
urged by Secretary Baker to authorize
the payment of gratuity of one
months pay to all soldiers, army
nurses and army field clerks. Later
a bill was introduced containing these
provisions.
Men in the regular army would re-
ceive the money as soon as possible
and others would receive the gratuity
on discharge.
Rapid rehabilitation, Secretary
Baker said, demands early action
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-07
MILL FIGHT cONscRIPTI0N
Britain Wants Compulsory Military
Service Abolished,

Dundee, Dec. 1.-THE British repre-
sentatives at the peace conference will
demand general and absolute abolition
Of yconscription throughout Europe.
Winston Spencer Churchill made this
announcement in a speech here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-07-12

ready TO ship. The knitters have not
been idle. Treas. Brown reports the
balance of cash on hand July 1st,
s22s3n3.
we are instructed from headquar-
tiers that all the work in the future
will be by order. SO we will know
that what we are making is needed.
There are quite number of hos
pital garments on hand Let us get
together and finish them SO we will
be ready to do the specified work
There has been a request from
headquarters that all money making
activities cease for a time, since the
public has been so very generous in
their donations, as there will be 9th
err drives later.
Elizabeth Chapter has been noti-
fed that it will be required to furnish
627 pairs OF socks and 1O5 sweaters
by September list. The boys Will
need them on their march to Berlin
when cold weather comes. We mus.
not fail them. Knitting now must
be in the proportion of six pair OF
socks to one sweater. Ebert branch
must do is share.
Until more gauze can be obtained
gauze workers have been requested
by the government to join the sewers
in making refugee garments or hos
pital garments or else join the knit
ting squad.
The executive committee gave Mi q
Hutsel aud her Expression Glass vote
of thanks for their donation to the Red
Cross.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-07-12
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Gilbert County Cribune
ALB sRT NEUMAN. PubIi.hsr
Entered at he Post office at Eiberf. Color ado
Natter OF the Secopd-cfass.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

All correspondence intended for
the current isue MUST be in by
Wednesday noon hereafter.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Jack McKimmie and
daughter Cora were entertained at
the George McKimmie home Sunday.
Mrs. George Aux and two children
and Mrs Ralph Jones came Wednes-
day evening from Wyoming for an
extended visit with relatives in Ell
bert and Bijou Basin.
]. e. Barnes. little Stella and
Bryan Barnes, accompanied by Dan
Burnside. motored to Colorado
Springs Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Harper and
children autoed to Denver to spend
the Fourth. Jack remained for a
visit with his grandmother and aunt.
Mrs. fillmore Jewell and Wilt spen;
the Fourth in Denver.
Mrs. Lucy Whiting Is in the
Springs this week.
Mrs. Putnam has gone to Denver
for an extended visit
Mrs. Pearl Guthals returned to
Denver Saturday after spending the
4th with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. H. Beckman.
The Woodmen Lodge VIII meet
Tuesday July 10th, for the election
and installation of officers.
The school board has appointed
the following teachers to teach here
this winter: Mr. j. ii. Albright on
Denver as principal and Miss Emily
Nordlien os Black Hawk as primary
Elbert has three one armed men
this week as Frank Black had one
of his hands hurt by a horse kick
ing him. ID. II. Burnside has rheu-
matism, and Geo. McKimmie is still
laid up with his hand which was
hurt .in the engine.
F. e. Day, evangelist, will preach
in the Elbert Christian church next
Sunday at IL a m. Everybody is
invited. .s
The Christian Endeavor will have
food sale Saturday, July goth
There will be stand near the Farm
ers store.
The play Joan of Arc" will be
duced in Parker this Saturday to be
followed by dance, and in Simla or
Tuesday, the 10th.
Dan Burnside left last Monday
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-07-12
RED CROSS NOTES.

"The people make the mighty dol
lar. The Red Cross makes the dol
lar mighty"
At Red Cross executive meeting
July 5th, Fondis was recognized and
accepted as an auxiliary to the Ell
bert branch.
The work accomplished by our
workers has been exceptionally good.
The gauze workers have finished
and have packed ready for shipment
1852 articles The sewers have 1875
hospital shirts and 22 pajama suits
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-07-12
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Estate of August Kunze. deceased.
No. 0-153.
Notice is hereby given that on the
5th day of August. A. n. .9ls. the
undersigned will present to the Coun-
ty Court of Elbert County, Colorado.
her accounts for final settlement oc
administration of said estate. when
and where all persons in interest may
appear and object to them. If they so
desire.
JOHANNA L. BECKMAN.
Executrix of the Estate of Angus,
Kunze, Deceased.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-07-12
Official Statement Of the Financial
Condition Of the
EIbeTt County Bank

Al Ebert state OF Colorado, at the close Of busi-
ness June, %, 1918