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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
TWO SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN.
Peabody Scholarships for Teachers at
The University of South Carolina.

The Peabody Board has given to
the University $4,000 to be used as the
nucleus Of fund for an Education
Building. Until the remainder OF the
fund is obtained. the interest on this
gift Is to he spent for Peabody Schol-
arships in the School of Education
Two scholarships of $3.50 each will
be conferred on two young men, grad
yates of any recognized college or
university, preference being given to
those who have had at least one year
of successful experience in teaching
A condition of the appointment will
be the rendering of certain service in
practice-teaching or in the library OF
the School of Education.
The appointment will be made by
the Committee on Normal Scholar.
ships, on the nomination Of the Fac
ulty of the School of Education. ,
For information apply to Patterson
Wardlaw, Secretary of Committee on
Scholarships.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06

2,SOO,0OO Pounds are Brought Back by
Arkansas Consumers.

washington. April 1.-Two and "a
half million pounds of -four have been
returned to retailers by the consum-
ers of forty-two Arkansas counties in
response to the food administration s
appeal against boarding. Sebastian
county alone reported the return of
1850 barrels.
Two weeks ago the food admins
tration. urging that consumers hold
no more wheat flour in the present
crisis than their ordinary needs re-
quired. said city families holding more
than twenty-four pounds. or country
families holding more than forty
eight pounds would be unpatriotic
and would hinder the prosecution Of
the war.
Arkansas response apparently has
been the result of concerted action
there.
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PROHIBITION FOR MASSACHU.
sSETTS. ''' - :
Federal Amendment Ratified by State
Senatc-FavOrable Action Previous
ly Taken by House.

Boston, April 2.-Masachusetts
swung into line with the States sup
porting the federal prohibition move
ment when the senate today ratified
the prOhibitory amendment by a roll
call vote of 81 to IL. Similar indorse-
ment was voted a week ago by the
house, 145 to 81.
By this action Massachusetts, be-
comes the first of the Northeastern
States to ratify the amendment and
the 18th in the entire country to car
ry the amendment. rs other States
must vote in it's favor.
Before adopting the measure today
the senate by a roll call vote of 25 to
IA rejected proposal for a Statewide
referendum on the question. BY viva
voce vote it defeated also an amend
ment providing that the question be
referred to all those qualified to vote
for school committees including wo-
men.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
COLLEGE GIRLS FOR FARMS.
Scores OF College Girls to DO Agricul.
tural Work.

Boston, April 2.-Hundreds of New
England college girls eager to help
Uncle Sam win the war ARE organ
izing agricultural units to aid in cul-
tivating and harvesting the record
crops that are planned for this section
OF the country this year. The move
ment is in charge of the Farm Asso-
ciation in cooperation with the State
Board of Agriculture.
At Wellesley College squads of
young women. twenty to a squad, will
see through the crops on an adjacent
farm from planting to harvesting
time Miss Catherine Hughes, daugh-
ter of Charles E. Hughes. Republican
candidate for president in the last ma
tionai election lis mem I1er of one
SQUAD. The land which the Wellesley
girls will till comprises about seventy
acres and is located near the college.
From the volunteers for farm service
work number Of young women will
be selected to maintain one of the
smaller buildings on the college
grounds where they and the tillers of
the soil will live during the summer.
Smith College has organized large
farm unit. under the direction Of
Miss Josephine A. Clarke. head Ii
brarian. Fifty underpra 6,Iates and
alumnae of the last three classes will
make up the unit. 1t will be named
after the Hill Top" Miss Clarke's fifty
acre place at Chesterfield, where the
crops will be raised.
Radcliffe College too will have a
farm unit. A committee on student
volunteers. Of which Miss Priscilla
Ring is chairman, is working out or
ganization plans. These include the
leasing OF nearby farm. In prepare
tion for the summers work many of
the Radcliffe students are taking a
free course on vegetable raising.
Scores OF young women students in
other New England institutions OF
learning are making ready to lead the
advance guard of women back to the
farms, many of them to take the place
Of men called to the colors. All these
prospective girl-farmers are taking
emergency war courses on agriculture
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STANDARD OF GASOLINE.
Lowered for the State by DR.. Sum-
mers.

Columbia. April 1.-The standard
OF gasoline to be sold In South Caro-
lima was lowered today by DIR. A. c.
Summers. State commissioner of ag-
riculture. commerce and industries.
The new standard takes effect today
and viii prevail during the continu-
anos Of the war. When peace is de-
elarsd the old standard will main
tain $4,000 thn -sompissiener-
The commissioner said that tho need
OF the government for high grade
gasoline 10 impelling and. az South
Cardinals standard Is the highest of
any OF the States. he thought that 1t
should be lowered In order that the
government. In Its hour Of need,
should have the first call. Also the
States orders for the lower grade
could be more easily filed than IL the
higher standard remained operative.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
One Negro Woman Killed and Two
Others Seriously Injured on Trip a.
Darlington.

Yesterday afternoon Ed. Garner, n
local auto hackman left this city to
take party of negroes composed of
James Funchus. Thomasina Kirvin,
Viola Kirvin and Amelia Jefferson to
Darlington to attend the carnival that
is being held there this week. Some
where between this city and Darling
ton the car was overturned ard Viola
Kirvin was killed. Thomasina Kirvin
and Viola Jefferson were so seriously
injured that they had to be taken to
the Florence hospital. Thomasina
kirvin was very badly injured, it is
said, and even if she recovers will lose
sight of one or both eyes. James
Funchus was not hurt, and as to Ed
Garner no reliable information has
been obtained, but it is said that he
was not injured. No particulars as to
the cause Of the accident have been
Obtainable as all of those concerned
are in Florence, and the information
reaching here is meagre and frag-
mentary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
MRS. HIRSCH GOES FREE,
Husband Pays Reduced Fine In Allan.

Husband Pays Reduced Fine In Allan
Ia.
Atlanta, Ga, April 2.--Mrs. Mar
garet A. Hirsch. convicted with j. w.
Cook Of attempting to extort $780,
600 from Mayor Asa G.. Gambler OF At
lanta by blackmail, was released from
Jail this afternoon. Judge Ben HMl of
the superior court having reduced her
$1,000 to fine to 5000 and removed
the IL months Imprisonment ssn-
tence at the State farm at Milledee-
Vile. Her husband Herman H
Hlrsch. Immediately paid the fined
Judge HiiI. IN committing thsss -
inal sentence, declared that he was ac-
tuated by the fact that Mrs. Hirschs
health was impaired by her long con
fnement In the tower and her reputa-
ton and character ruined.
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STOOD OPERATION TO GET IN
THE NAVY.
j. ID. JOye. Jr.. q Plucky Young Lad,
Anxious to Serve His Country.

Mr.. j. d. Joye, Jr., formerly with
the Bell Telephone Co. of Marion, s.
c., came over to Florence about two
weeks ago to volunteer his services
to the navy. but the officers told him
that it would first be necessary to
have an operation. after which they
would take him. He, therefore. went
Immediately to the infrmary and
was operated on the same day, and
IS now out and well again, and has
been received In the navy, and will
leave Florence for Columbia and
other points Saturday night. where
he will take up his new duties. Joe
Is nothing but boy barely 81 years
old and is brother of Mrs. DR.. z. F..
Observation-Disclosures Times.
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RELEASE THE CADDIES.
Golfers Asked to Garry Their Own
Clubs and Let the Boys Go to Work


Chicago. April "A plan for
golfers to release caddies for farm
work and contribute the usual cadJly
fees to war funds Is under way, having
been started by q coterie of Chicago
men, headed by Perley H. Boone OF
the Calumet Country Club. During the
first year of Americas participation
in the war. golfers contributed thou
sands Of dollars to the Red Cross
Liberty Loans and other war funds
used parts of hundreds of links tor
gardens and furnished many promi.
nent players to the army and navy.
With the spring cry for youths t.
help on farms. the campaign to In
duce golfers to carry their own clubs
has gained many supporters even al
though the golfer is invited to make
his usual call at the desk of the ca,ld,
master; but in stead of demanding
a youth to lug his clubs, he is tc
prefer so cents the average fec 70,
codGying Is holes, and request tw c
thrift stamps. The purchase of tho
stamps is made secondary. however
as the main object of the campaigners
is to release the caddies for farms
1t is figured that there are about 9
thousand golf clubs Of first class size
whose average number of caddie.
daily is 25 each. This would make 6
total Of $4,000 boys
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WILL NOT BE TAKEN OVER.
United States Will Only Use Those
That Were Idle in Ports.

That Were Idle in Ports.
Washington, April 2.-The Ameri-
can government has decided that
Dutch ships en- route to the United
States from Holland at the time the
Dutch shipping in American ports
was requisitioned will not be taken
over on arrival here.
The war trade board announced to-
tight that inasmuch as the requisi-
tioning had been done. according to
President Wilson's proclamation, to
restore the ships laid up in Ameri-
can harbors to their normal activity,
1t was not intended to take the use
o fthose which were in service from,
Holland when the proclamation was
issued.
The American government is ex-
ipected soon to reply to Hollands for
NAL protest against the requlsitioning
1t is expected that the reply will 20
more fully into the legal phases OF
the question and will cite additional
reasons why the action was justifiable.
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Every One Required to Work at Last
Thirty.six Hours Per Week.

Camden, N. j.. April 2.-They are
going after the idlers in New JERSEY.
AL over the State the police and peace
officers. are planning to round up the
indolent ones under the Anti-Loatinp
law recently passed by the legislature,
There will be no distinction. Hoboes
and millionaires. if they do not work,
will be put in the same class. All are
required to put in at least thirtN-six
hours each week at work Of some sort.
If any one refuses to obey the law it
means fine of 500. three months in
Jail, or both.
Plans for carrying out the provis-
ions Of the new law were discussed at
a recent meeting of police officials and
sheriffs from all parts of New Jersey.
Sheriff Carson of Camden county said
after the conference that idlers, with
out regard to their station in life will
be seized and will be allowed one week
to go to work or else face prosecu-
ton.
The State Commissioner of Labor
submitted the following plan for the
enforcement of the law. Whenever an
officer of the law sees an idler he will
take him to the nearest police station.
There the man must fill out a form
card, which will indicate the kind of
work he is best fitted for. He will then
lie directed to hunt for work. The
card will be turned over to one of the
public employment Offices. If the
man cannot find work the employment
bureau will offer him a choice of Jobs.
If he should reject this offer, a speci-
fic job will be picked out for him. If
he still refuses to go to work he will
be prosecuted.
Large posters announcing the pro-
visions of the law and warning idlers
that it will be enforced will be sent to
all sheriffs with instructions to dis
play them prominently.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
LENROOT ELECTED FROM MIS-
CONSIN.
Republican Candidate Defeats Davies,
Democrat, for Seat of Late Senator
Husting.

Milwaukee, April 3.-Congressman
Irvine l.. Lenroot, Republican, of Su-
perior, has been elected United States
senator to succeed the late Paul o.
Husting, having defeated Joseph f.
Davies, Democrat, in yesterdays eiec-
ton. accord ing to incomplete returns
by majority estimated at more than
10000 votes. Victor L. Berger So
cialist, ran third, approximately 35.-
600 behind Davies from the figures at
hand. Similar returns Indicate the
election Of Marvin B. Rosenberg,
present incumbent, justice of the su-
preme court, over Charles HI. Crown
hart, a "a Toilette leader.
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BIG SUBSCRIPTION LIKELY.
Third Liberty Loan Campaign Opens
Next Saturday.

washington, April 3.-Tremendous
subscription for the third liberty loan
bonds Saturday, the opening day of
the campaign. are forecast by all loan :
organization reports reaching head,
quarters here. Although officially the
campaign will not open until 9 o'clock
Saturday morning, local time, actually
it already is under way, with workers
soliciting pledges for subscriptions to >
be recorded when the books open.
The first hour thus may be- the rec
ord-breaking hour OF the whole cam
paign. .s'' -. .e'
The first complete bonds will. be-.
turned out by the government Bureau
of Engraving within a half day after y
the bond bin is finally enacted, and
limited supply will be available next
week. They will be finished at the
rate Of 100000 day. Already 1s,0O0.-
600 bonds have been engraved with .
omission of only the text bearing the T.
rate of interest and maturity terms.
The length of the campaign, the
dates for installment payments and
the bonds maturity will be announced
by Secretary McAdoo as soon as the
bond legislation is completed, which,
probably will be tomorrow or FRI =
day. @:.a
To help clear the investment field Of ::
the third loan the Federal Reserve
Boards capital issues committee anst4
nounced today it lad adopted a reso-l {
luton ito recommend the postpone-;a
ment whenever possible of the issue or
public offering of securities of eveYyi
kind during The pending campaign Tort
the liberty loan. This recommends :;
ton not applying to cases where se-
curities mus be sold or offered tors
provide for nlaturities." .s...r,,49
The committee further explained, 4.
that "in cases Of issues already passed
upon by the capital issues committee. r
but not as yet made or offered for
sale. it is hoped that such issues;
wherever practicable. also may be !,
postponed ard that the sub-comnait+ P
tee will use their influence to that
end"
The subcommittee are located in
each federal :eserve district. .
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'SCHOOLS MEET.
District Association Holds Session mt
Horeb Church.

As announced already our district
Sunday school association met with
Horeb Baptist church Sunday after
noon at p. m. with w. II. Freeman
In tho chair. All the churches save
three (there are ten In the district)
McLeod's Chapel. New Hope and the
Church Of the Ascension. were repre-
sented. There Is an organized school
AZ all OF them save the last two named
Three OF the schools show advance
ment since last session.
j. G. Dunbar made the opening adj
dress. his subject being THE Needs of
the Rural school," He was followed
BY Rev. It. f. Derrick on How to Get
the Children to Attend.
One time we heard or read Of two
itineratins. probably permabulating
atound who at one place so impress
ed the people that they were mistake en-
for certain deities. One time two,
itinerating. motoring around so i'm
pressed the people at a little country
church that had they. the people, not
known better these two gentlemen
might have been mistaken for distin-
guished gentlemen of the cloth. p.
@. Bowman followed Mr.. Derrick,
talking on the duty OF parents to the
school. He was followed by C. M.
Hurst on Adult Class Work. Each
man seemed at his best. handling his
subject so as to impress. entertain. in
struct. please the audience. We have
heard and heard of cut and dried
speeches; as IA rule they are very dry
but these were not.
We had a good meeting I'm which all
expressed themselves as well pleased.
The next gathering will be with
Pisgah church. an all-day session. Let
every one turn out at that me eeting as
Fisgah does nothing by halves. The
date Of that meeting viii be announc-
cd later.
"Hagood."
Rembert. April 2. 1918.
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Mr.. Henry ]. McLaurin. Ir.. cf

Mr.. Henry j. McLaurin, Jr., chair
man Of the Sumter County Liberty
Loan Committee received today a
telephone message from State Chair
man f. w. Robertson, Of Columbia.
stating that he had secured a condi-
tional promise from the Camp Jack
son authorities to send a military band
TO Sumter Saturday to assist i'm max
ing the Liberty bond mass meeting a
big boost for the Game Cock Liberty
Loan campaign. IT is practically GER
tain, although nOg guaranteed, that
the band will be here Saturday and
the people OF all sections Of the coun
ty should turn out in full force.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
BOMBARD AMERICAN LINE.
The Germans Use Minnewerfers
Northwest of TOul.

With the American Army in
France, April 3.--(By the Associated
Press) The Germans energetically
shelled the American line and batter
les northwest of Toul last night and
this morning. employing minnen-
werfers at some places. In view of
the intensity of the bombardment it
is surprising what little damage was
done.
German airplanes which attempted
to cross the American lines today.
brought a thousand shells bursting
around them and retired hastily.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
FORMAL PROTEST ENTERED,

Netherlands Government Objects to
Seizure OF Ships.
washington, April 2.-Formal pro-
test against the taking over Of the
Dutch ships was made to the State
Department today by the Netherlands
minister. August Phillips, acting un-
der instructions from The Hague. The
note Of protest is similar to that re-
Gently published in the official Ga
zette.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06

Loot, the great harmonzer, has
temporarily silenccd all protest m
Germany and all antagonism between
Germany and Austria Hungary.
Chicago Herald.
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NEWS STRIKE SET.
tiled.

Newport News. April 3.-The strike
OF the carpenters on government
work in the Hampton Roads district
has been settled, and they return to
work at noon today. having accepted
an increase of six cents an hour.
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Lieut.. Williford Writes Interestingly
From France.

There is very little I can write, as
all see Is soldiers and fighting, and
then we cannot mention the scraps
the infantry has and then our (the
heavy artillery 1859 going to their
assistance. But we have done some
extra good shooting and have won
the confidence Of the infantry. You
do not realize how straight one of
these large guns can shoot. for in
stance throwing a 100 pound long
steel shell eleven kilometers lover 7
miles) and hitting anything you want
to-. The finest thing I-have seem yet
was when we fired into German sup
ply train and you could see parts of
men. horses and wagons all In the air
when we got direct hit.
1 have gotten SO I do not mind be-
Ing under shell fire for 1t is bang,
beng all the. time. but being in gas
attacks Is the only thing that worries
you' for it is very little you can do.
The Mustard Gas. which Is a favorite
with the Germans. not only kills but
when you get il on any part of your
body II burns and is impossible to
get off.
The dough boys certainly fixed n
German raid few mornings ago.
When they came over the top at the
American trenches we cut them off
with rs millimeter and 155 (the rs
millimeter Is about three inch and
the 155 about six inch gum bar
rage and the few that were captured
were sights by time they got to the
trenches. 1t would be impossible to
describe them.
Everything is in a hurry. and the
only thing that you can see is armies
of men. You dream of figuring fir
ING data.
The mud Is awful-knee deep
everywher-and IL we are ever i'm
the support again l don't believe /
VIII get all of the mud off of me. 1t
IS In your hair and eyebrows. If
Flanders Is worse than this part of
france would hate to see It,
Being up night after night and
having no fires. only occasionally. is
hard, but the whole thing is so inter-
es;ing and exciting / would hate to
leave 1t.
We have had snow on the ground
for three days now.
sent Quay few fragments Of a
shell that knocked me off Of my feet
by the explosion and covered me with
mud and rocks, but having on a steel
helmet saved me from being hurt.
Well, have started on my third
month toward getting my first gold
service stripe. For every six months
t.iat YOU serve at the front the ". S
government has passed q bill to give
us IA gold stripe for our left sleeve
and a gold stripe to be worn on your
right sleeve for each wound.
You would hardly recognize an
American soldier if he were TO come
from France to America. for we have
I" wear Sam Brown belts and ther
the Stetson service hat is not worn
al all here now.
Wade ri. Williford,
First Lieut.. 5th r.. A., A. t. T.
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Next seasons gowns are to have
elaborate backs" says fashion
note. Huh. last seasons didn't have
any backs mt all-Mcmphis Com
merclal-Appeal.
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First Lieut.. 5th r.. A., A. T.. T.

What makes us maddcr than any
thing else is the person who stands by
his country In this crisis all right but
acts as IL he were making n great
concession. Ohio State Journal.
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AUSTRIANS MAKING READY.
Major Gen. Maurice Expects Battle i'm
taly Soon,

London, April 3.-"There are indi-
cations that an Austrian attack on
Italy is in preparation and we shall
not be surprised if it develops before
long," saia MAJ. Gen. F. B. Maurice.
chief director of military operations
at the war office, in his weekly talk
today.
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1he haiser must be a little uneasy
about the ethics of the Russian raid
since he is willing to put the respon-
sipiiiy Tor It's overwhelming success
up to God.--Philadelphia North
American.
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RECEPTION IN ENGLAND.
American Troops Given Cordial Wei
come by English I'm Historic Town.

somewhere In England. April g.
American troops were given civic
reception at a historic center OF Eng
land yesterday. The American flag
few over the townhall. refreshments
were served by the women. headed by
the mayors wife.
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MAY TAKE PACKING PLANTS.

Resolution Looking to Government
Operation Introduced i'm Senate.
Washington, April 3.--A resolution
providing for the taking over and OBJ
Grafton BY the government of the
packing plants was introduced in the
senate today and referred to the ag-
riculture committee.