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


Washington. Feb. ga bill pro-
viding for the 1920 census will be re-
ported In a few days by the houst
census committee. IL became known
today that the organization for the
collection Of the statistics will be
larger than ever. Supervisors and
enumerators Of population and agri-
culture probably will number between
$4,000 and 10000. and for manufac-
turers, mines. quarries. under sep
arate supervision, there will be 1900
employees In the feld. with from l.OOC
10 5000 clerks and other employees in
the. census office. The bill Is expected
to follow recommendation of spe-
ciai convnittee appointed by the direc.
tor OF the census. which suggested
that the Philippines. not included in
the thirteenth census. should not be
included In the fourteenth. and that
a census Of the virgin island is now In
progress and another one is unnec-
essary in 1920. In Guam. Samoa anC
the Panama canal zone. special CEN
suses can readily be taken at small
cost II congress orders H. the commit
tee reported.
The committee also recommended
that the new census also he extend =
ed Co show the nationality or moth
er tongue of all persons in this coun
try born In foreign countries and ma
tionality OF foreign tongue OF foreign
parents. II suggested that the pop
ulation enumeration be based on Jan
uary 4. 1920. instead OF April Is, as
I'm the past. that there he a biennia
census of the products of manufac
turing industries and that. the census
OF animals slaughtered he dispensed
with as approximately accurate con
ciusion regarding meat and hide pro
duction can he reached from othcI
sources.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

Soutll Carolina Governor Thinks Next
Draft Will Consist of Small Incrc.
mcnts.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Gov. r. 1.
Manning was i'm Washington today on
his return to Columbia from a visit to
Chicago. He was an early visitor at
the war department and discussed a
number of important matters with Of
ficials there. In addition to this. the
governor was In conference with mem :
bers Of the South Carolina delegation
In congress with reference to certain
pending legislation affecting the labor
situation which Is now, ne said, most
acute. Directly bearing on this matter,
he investigated the status of the bills
OF furloughing men who might be
soon called to the colors for the bene-
ut of having them remain on the
farms. Satisfying himself that this
would soon be done he sent the fol
lowing telegram to Capt. r. e. Car
vile: Find department alive to sit
uation you described. Bills now be-
ofre congress favorably regarded by
both committees authorizing fur
loughs for agricultural purposes.
Announcement Of the policy of the
department will be made as soon as
pending legislation for apportioning
quotas is enacted no date yet set for
next draft but coming draft will be in
small incremeKt' and not In bulk as
before I am sure South Carolina will
only be called on to furnish small
number each month till September"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
STRATFORD.ON.AVON.
War Time Transformation OF Shake
spcare's Home Town. ..

Stratford- -on-Avon. Eng. Feb. l5.
Correspondence OF the Associated
Press) Americans. who In -pre-war
days, delighted in visiting "Shak as,
pears country" would find many
changes here now.
Quietly and unostentatiously
through the unwearying efforts of
Marie Corelli, the novelist. and few
who support her artistic tastes, these
pastithree and half years have dis
closed the ancient mysterious houses
OF Stratford. Old houses, with plas-
tered walls. which were eye-sores to
the visitors and residents alike, have
been stripped of their outward ugli-
ness, to reveal the quaint picturesque
Tudor architecture OF shakespeare,s
time. Whenever 1t has been possible
the early appearance of the build
ings has been restored. and the effect
has been almost transformation and
the restoration of the place as Shakes
peare knew It,
The ancient Sword of State" which
hangs I'm Shakespeare's birthplace
was removed from its scabbard In
August 1914. as an official notice that
England was at war and the people
say tradition forbids them to sheathe
the old sword, carried by Shake
speare's father when he was High
Bailiff in 156S-9, until England is
again at peace.
Once, at least. since war was de-
clared, Shakespeare's old home has
given expression to it's feeling of graf
itude to Americans for the tributes
they have been privileged to pay to
1t from time to time. That was when
the United States entered the war.
President Wilson's memorable mes
sage to congress was proclaimed
aloud. Many of the townfolk had al
most despaired Of the momentous
event. and it appears there were only
two American flags in Stratford at
the time. One was great banner
owned by Miss Marie Corelli and
the other waving from the house Of
John Harvard's mother. Both were
promptly hurled out into the breeze
of the garden spot Of England .
and thus America had again come
into the hearts OF Shakespeare's peo-
| pie.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
JUNIOR RED CROSS AUXILIARY,
Junior Auxiliary Work, Covers Wide
Field and AccompIishes Great: Re-,
suits.

Much has been written about the
Junior Red Cross Auxiliaries. A strik :
ing example Of the great good they
are doing throughout the country is
the work that Is being accomplished
by the Sumter schools.
There is little room in the Girls
High school building which ia set
aside for the work of the Junior Red
Cross. In it may be found the results
of some of their activities. There IS
one Of each kind of garment which
the children send to the French and
Belgium war orphans. Knitted
squares which are made into quilts
give evidence that the primary
grades are also a work, as do the lit =
tie bags which they make and which
contain needed toilet articles. for the
babies left orphans by the war. In
this room are also the trinket hox. q
box for tinfOil; a denial box, where
many penny is put that might 9TH
erwise be spent for pleasure; and all
literature pertaining to the Junior
Red Cross. AS q special privilege.
the. student may occupy this room for
a spare moments reading.
Another example of the wide scope
OF their work Is shown in the huge
box Of flowers that was sent today by
the children to the sick soldiers at
Camp Jackson.
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sabmesine chaser comes Bsnvcly
Through Many Perils.

submaSinc chaser comes Bsuvcly
Through Many Perils.
Warrington. Feb.t 2s.-safe arrival
at a European port OF 10 foot sub
marine chaser with q French crew
aboard which had not been heard
from since January is was announc-
ed today by the navy department
The little craft was separated from
her escort during terrific gale while
bound for Europe.
No navigation Instruments were
aboard. but after being blown far Off
their course, the Frenchmen estimat-
ed their position and headed for port.
To their remarkable seamanship Is
attributed the success OF the voyage.
With the engines disabled by the
storm, the crew rieged up sails from
bed coverings and sailed for 80 days.
Secretary Daniels announced the
news In this statement:
II am delighted to receive a mes
sage today telling OF the arrival in
port OF an American built submarine
chaser which became separated from
her escort In the terrific gale January
rs. had not been reported since that
time and which we feared was lost.
This was one OF the no foot boats
which we were turning over to tho
French government and was manned
by n French crew which saved the
craft BY remarkable feat Of naviga-
ton.
I'm the storm. which was one OF
the worst on record. the engines were
disabled and the boat left adrift far
out at sea. The crew managed to rig
up sail made from bed covering and
we're able to make two or three knots
An hour before the wind. There
were no navigation instruments ex-
cept compass aboard. and the crew
had to estimate their positions. They
sailed for 80 days going on short ra-
tons. and finally reached port"
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dictment of the South early last year.
This particular editorial, quite after
the Chicago Tribune manner, can
hardly ipjure the South and, on the
other hand, shows to what extent js.
norance, provincialism and section
alism are rampant i'm the. North. -
''The role of benign benefactor has
been played SO long by the politicians
of the North that it comes as second
nature to edkors and the rest In that
section to regard the South as the
poor relation OF the republic, and
really it seems to afford these unlearn-
ed molders of opinion a world Of sat-
isfaction to wave the bloody shirt oc-
casionally. "a
1T would be interesting to know
just how long the rest of the country
could carry on if the South were to
be suddenly obliterated from the
lace of the earth. and what a howl
would go up IL an impossible wall
should suddenly be reared, dividing
North and South! In such an event.
wonder il Northern paternalism
would not turn to fraternalism or
even filial admiration ~ ( -
The papers Of the North, like the
Buffalo Express, for instance, are
not wholly to blame, because they
take their cue in part from the mis-
takes made by government officials,
and in part because it has for gen.
erations been the custom to, overlook
the real truth that the South is the
nations greatest asset and that with
out the resources of the South upon
which to depend the rest of the coun-
try would be absolutely unable to
make any fight whatsoever against
Germany. 1t is time that the coun-
try understood these facts and ceas.
ed to regard the South, as the Buff
falo Express does. as a burden" to
the country in the matter OF food.
The Buffalo Express, however, was
hardly to blame, in view of Mr.zMc-
Adoo's letter.-Manufacure Rec
ord. - .,
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washinston. Feb. ss.-lThe smocul-
dsring fires OF opposition to passing
= law which would hx price on cot
ton were started afresh today when
consressnian Ayers Of Kansas intro
ouced q bin authorizing the president
In his discretion to fix and control
the price Of cotton. wool and other
Products which may be necessary to
continue the war. The bill Is general
In Its terms and comprises practically
everything produced on a farm In Its
raw state. While Il was not known
until today who would offer this bill.
II will be stubborniy opposed by
many or the best known members or
both the house and senate. Several
membsrs of the Georgia delegation
alone have already said that they
would 'hsht any such measure to the
limit and other southerners are In the
same frame OF mind. South Carolina
Alabama and other States are ready
to see that no discrimination Is plac-
ed against raw cotton.
when this fight will be further pre.
cipitated could not be ascertained to-
day but 1t will not be many days
removed. ,,
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Lima Bean, q Profitable Food.

Clemson College, Feb z7.-Sduth
'Carolina's yearly Importation Of the
common Lima or Butter Bean
amounts to thousands of dollars, vet
this bean will grow and produce to
perfection in all sections of the, State.
II is an excellent human food and may
be used as feed for domestic animals
and it adds fertility to the soil as the
other legumes do. The farmers and
gardeners OF the State could resort
to no secondary food crop that offers
a more promising outlook. Lima beans
should have a larger place in every
garden and on every farm. They re-
quire no special preparation or. cul-e
tivation, yielding well on any good
garden or field soil. AZ with other
beans there are two types: the bush.
or dwarf, and the running or poIsA
For extensive planting the bush type
is the more desirable. Plant in rows
three feet apart and eight to ten
inches In the drill, cover TO a depth
of, two or three inches. Plant, the
running beans along ell. Of your gar
den fences for their yield is usually
heavier than the dwarf type. -, 2
!. For further information consult
the Extension Division. Clemson COL
lege. .--,-.-,
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Amsterdam. Feb. 26.-The centrl

Amsterdam. Feb. 26.-The central
powers intend to give self government
to the provinces OF COurland and Iii
thuania. Chancellor Won Hertling de-
clared i'm an address to the reichstag
yesterday. The operations in the east
are for the sole aim OF securing the
fruits of peace with Ukraine. he said
I'VE do not intend to establish our
selves I'm Esthonia and Livonia.' he
added. He declared the central pow
crs had freed Poland with the inten-
non OF calling an independent state
into existence,
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Spring Oats.

. Clemson College. Feb. 27.-Spring
oats offer the best opportunity for an
early crop Of hay or an early crop of
grain where full. paintings were not
made or where the fall sown aratns
were, winter killed. q -.
AS oats prefer cool moist weather
they should be sown early, in order
that they may reach maturity before
the weather gets too hot for their
satisfactory growth and development
In order to get the seed planted
as early as possible the ground
should be prepared by .disking and
the seed and fertilizer put in with
a drill-either one-horse drills or
larger ones may be used satisfac-
torily. ,.r ,t.:. .~s ....
Spring sown oats do not tiuer as
much as those sown in the fall so
that more seed should be used-two
and a half bushels per acre Is a good
rate of seeding for spring oats
Burt. Fulghum Appler, Culber-
son, Red rust proof, Hundred bush
ell, are varieties that may be used
for spring seeding. Where seed may
be had Burt. Fuighum. Appler and
Culberson are varieties to be pre-
| ferred. .,, 's-N.. ., 80
Four hundred pounds OF a mixed
fertilizer per acre, such as IL used
for cotton and corn, and, one hundred
pounds of nitrate of soda will con-
stitue good fertilization. The mix
ed fertilizers should be applied at
the time of sowing the seed and the
nitrate Of soda as top dressing in
March. -.~
Getting the oats planted. earlv ia
of prime Importance, OF the varie.
ties named Burt oats develop a little
faster than any Of the others. Full
ghum is early. Culberson mako.
leafy growth and is wei suited
for an early crop of hay. Those wbo
wish to make grain may SOW App,er
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"ashinston, Feb. 26.-Presldeni
""Son ana state department Officials
" 'nancellor Won Hertling's adj
dress today withou, giving any on
o''' '"o'cauon OF how II was regarded
or discussing peace In the omen hosorc
congress Officials see not the slight
est nope OF round table d,scus
SION In advance of the complete nc.
ceptance by the central powers nj,
the broad principles upon which tbe
entente powers are willing tn consid.
or pence terms.
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METHODIST UNION NEAR.
Two Great Branches. of Church Com.
ing Together.

Louisville. Ky.,, Feb. 25.-Unifica-
ton Of the two great. branches of the
Methodist church, the Northern and
the Southern, with a combined mem
bership Of about 100000 persons,
is practically certain to take place
within six years. according to a state
ment by the Rev. Frank M. Thomas
pastor Of the Fourth Avenue Church.
who has just returned from Savannah
Ga. where he spent two weeks as Sec
retary OF the Joint commission, ap-
pointed to consider plans for unifica-
ton.
Another session of the joint COM
mission will be held in ST. Louis be-
ginning April 10 for the purpose of
adopting proposals already tentative
ly passed upon. ,.
"Oniy a thin line now divides the
two great branches of, Methodism,"
said DR.. Thomas. Practically every
problem of reunion has been solved.
Another thing-the foundation of a
new church has to be laid from the
best elements Of the old. We have
really got to build a world church.
for Methodism is at home in every
land.
The union Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church and the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.. South. will make q
membership Of about 100000 and.
we are expecting other Methodist or
ganizations, to come in later. Ono is
the Methodist Protestant church. An
other is the Japanese Methodist
church. which has been independent.
In forming world church the idea
is to have one general conference and
In time. associate general conferences,
one for northern Asia. one for India,
ore for Europe, one for South Ameri.
ca and perhaps others later.
THE meeting at Savannah was
most important and successful. The
commission left feeling that solution,
Of all problems involved in unification
was near.
If everything is agreed to at the
ST.. Louis meeting the plan of .unifca-
ton can be brought before the
Methodist church. South, for ratif-
cation at the general conference in
Atlanta next May. While the gen.,
eral conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church will not be held
regularly until 1920, the bishops o.
that denomina ton have the author
ity to call special session il they
deem it best.
Should the ST. Louis session de-
velop agreement on every point it
would be four or six years before we
could get verythius'~orking.
1T has been discovered that $780,
900 has been expended annually by
the two great branches in competitive
territory. places where one Methodist
church could have done the work.
This would be $7,5O0,0O0 in ten years,
or enough money with what they al
ready have. to provide for all the su-
perannuated ministers.
The name for the proposed new
church has not been determined
Several titles are under consideration
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
COOP ROADS NEEDED.
Nations Leaders Indorse Highway
improvements as War Necessity.

F. A. Cannon, Executive Secretary,
Good Roads Association Of wiscon-
sin, Madison. Wis.
Speeding UP construction on good
roads is an Integral part OF govern
ment war work. Efficient transporta-
ton is necessary to reduce margin be-
tween producer and consumer.
Herbert Hoover.
Washington, d. c.. Feb. 2. 1918.
This concise but emphatic state
nent from the. head of the Food Ad-
ninistration shows the very import
ant part which good roads must play
in plans for greater food production,
and the imperative need for ade-
quate transportation from the pro-
ducer to the consumer to- make this
supply available. and therefore, makes
the necessity for road Improvement In
the agricultural sections truly an es
sential part Of war work. t..
Major General Goethais. in the Jan
uary 81 issue of The Manufacturers
Record, said:
War conditions materially effect
railroad congestion, with an increas
ing demand for motor truck trans
portation, and the necessity of prop
erly constructed roads becomes
matter Of prime Importance"
President r. G. Rhett of the Cham
ber of Commerce Of the United States
In this same issue, said: ?,
while 1t Is inevitable that the Gre
alton Of q system OF improved high.
ways all over the country is going to
be effected. the need for it's imme.
date establishment is pressing"
The American Association of State
Highway officials. the American Road
Builders Association and the Cham
ber OF Commerce Of the United States
In their annual meetings all adopted
resolutions plainly showing that es-
sential highway Improvement Is. In.
deed. war necessity. and furthe,
that II Is of the highest importance
that immediate steps be taken to pro-
vide for the maintenance of existing
roads and for the construction of
those that are needed for some phase
of our war work.
Here. then. we have the endorse
ments of the head of the quartermas-
ter's department Of the army; of the
head Of the Food Administration: of
the president Of Americas greatest
business association and official en-
dorsements from those important or
ganizations. that know the absolute
need and demand for highway i'm
provement during the war period.
In the face of these statements. and
with such strong endorsement, ca,
there be any question but that high
way Improvement should be classified
as vitality essential to our war plan.
and the consequent justification O
the government adopting a policy that
will permit the continued mainten.
ance OF existing highways. so as tc
save the hundreds of millions OF dol
lars already invested in them, and to
allow the construction OF those roads
which after careful analysis are found
necessary to our war plans?-Manu-
facturers Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

Berlin, Feb. 27.-After great
many violent duels in the air on the
western front Tuesday, says todny's
war office statement the Germans
brought down fifteen entente air.
planes and three captive balloons.
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Berlin, Feb. 27.-German troops
advancing north of Dorpat yesterday
captured two Russian regiments, as
they were rctreating. the German
general staff announced today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

The Russians ought to change the
name of Pctrograd bnck To Sr
Petersburg. - Newberry observer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

Bottles are reported to be scare
But what use is there for bottles p
Florida Times Union,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

Wheatless days are all right. There
is no camoufage about good. old time
cracking bread.-Edvef,e,d Aa,or
tiser.
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Express that the failure of the South
to raise foodstuffs is due to shiftless-
ness and laziness is in keeping with
many of the absolutely false state
ments made by outside publications
when undertaking to discuss the
South. 49,.
cotton is not merely a great crop
Tor the South, but a great crop for the
worid. and without it the world
would sink back into barbarism.
The value of the South's cot
ton crop this year is less than 80
per cent of the total value Of It's
farm products. The value of cotton
and cottonseed last year amounted to
about $4,000, 100000 while the total
value of the South's farm products
was over s7.O0O,OOO,OO0
II the Buffalo Express will turn its
attention to the waste land in New
York State and New England, AM
VIII bring about an adequate develop
ment of all their agricultural poten-
tlalities 1T will find itself fully en-
ployed without supercliously giving
ADVICE. based on lack Of knowledge
to the South
MIR. l.. Donaldson OF Tiptonville
Tenn. In calling attention to the ed
itoriai from the Buffalo Express
writes:
Herewith enclosed is just anothe,
proof that the truth has never quite
caught up with Mr.. VroOman's in
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-05-02

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