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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07
WHY RHEIMS ESCAPED.
German General Tells Why Huns Did
Not Attack City.

New York. Sept. 2-Why Rheims
has not been attacked in force by
the Germans is explained by General
Won Andenng. military critic, in the
Berlin Tageblatt.
The City Of Rheims has very
strong garrison" wrote the general;
at least two divisions Of colored
colonial troops These find full
protection from the German artillery
fire in the deep-lying cellars. miles
in length. which the big champagne
firms have dug into the chalky soil.
These cellars can also be kept closed
to the gas fumes which spread out
over the ruins Of the city.
The garrison is therefore guarded
and protected by an impenetrable
armor In the event OF the German
storming attack, which in itself
would be seFous in view Of the per-
manent gas clouds over Rheims, the
French colonial troops would be able
to assume the defense OF the city
1lnyyeoHened"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07
Hacood News and Views.

Rembe1t, Sept miss Courtenay
Atkinson, who has been visiting at
Winnsboro, S. c., gees this week to
Glenn Springs.
Mr.. ana Mrs C. II. Lenoir, after a
week or sc stay at Glenn's will go to
the mountains Of North Carolina.
Mr.. Clyde Clark. who has been
visiting relatives in Clarendon, is at
home agin.
Mrs. Claude Shirel of Lanes latter
few weeks stay here among rela-
tives and friends na$ returned home
Mesdames w. II. Freeman and II.
G.. Bethea leave Monday, September
2 for Altapass, n. G.
Notwithstanding the very dry
weather a splendid crop Of cotton IS
being harvested. it is opening fast
and owing to that fact and the
scarcity OF labor there are bales and
sLales of il in the fields. A gale now
would spell disaster.
We never saw liner crops on~the
Ellerbee farm than ere to be seen
there this year.
Mr.. C. A. Ellerbee expects to go
away shortly on a vacation trip.
Gins are running till past mid
night these days.
Our people are to be trusted. The
records show it. If Mr.. Blease is not
a bad man he is unsafe and therefore
bad leader.
That is fine lot Of men we send
10 the general assembly this year.
We have it on the rcst authority that
Mr. Clifton is the finest parliamen-
tartan in the State senate, and gener-
ally gets what he goes after.
If "Clink" Jackson, c.. j., is as
thorough-going at Columbia as he is
i3 his business Or anything he has
recently undertaken, it will pay to
keep him there. His was certainly
complimentary vote, it being his first
appearance in politics.
s'Hagood''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07
A WORTHY AMBITION.
Junius T. Lies Thanks Those Who
Voted for Him and Expresses His
Sentiments.

1t will be practically Impossible foE
me to reply to the many MESA gcs OF
CONCENTRATIONS that I have received
upon my election, and l shall appre-
ciate the courtesy if you viii permit
ne to acknowledge receipt OF ana eN-
press niy thanks for them, through
the columns of your paper. am deep
~ grateful for the magnificent com
pli13ent paid me and for the hlsh
honor conferred upon me by the peo-
pie Of mySState, and as an expression
of INV. appreciation I shall Try 10
make the best lieutenant governor
South Carolina has ever hao' ana
shall enter upon the duties OF my o..
fee with the one ambition to be OIL
service.
/ rejoice with all other true Amer
leans over the landslide for loyalty IN
Tuesdays primary, and over the luf-
ther fact that we can send The KAISER
a message that Will Effectively dls-
abuse his mind OF all belief that pro-
Germanism can gain any foothoid IN
South Carolina.
/ know that it will prove source
OF comfort TO the ilo.iie9 wiz "
hang the service flags that our boys
in France shall learn that those OF
us who are not permitted to be with
them are not only willing to respond
to every call Of our government 10
support the glorious cause for winch
they tight, buy that we are backing
them IN terms, that can not be mis-
understood with our ballots.
The, value Of the Australian ealio'
SYSTEM has been fully demonstrated
and al limit to its operation Should
be removed 1t is splendid tribute
to the integrity of our people that
they have demanded election laws un-
der which the freeNand untralnmeled
will of the voter may DC expressed
and that guarantee elections in which
coercion, fraud and ward heeiins
viii be conspicuous for their ao-
sence.:
The newspapers in South Carolina
that are entitled TO any respect have
contributed greatly to the glorious
victory that has been won. and they
deserve and will receive the heart
felt thanks of a graceful people.
Junius T. Lilies.
o.onooT,,ro A,1o,1c+ 31
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07
RURiI OFFICER MURDERED.
George Davis Killed Near Dillon by
Man for ~ hom lie Held Warrant.


Marion, Sept. 2.-George Davis, ru-
raj policeman, was killed instantly
near here tonight when he was shot
in the head by negro, John Page.
The killing occurred in the river
swami few miles from town,
where Mr.. Davis, Sheriff Rowell, and
Jesse Davis, a brother to the rural
policeman, went to arrest the negro
for whom the rural policeman held
a warrant for. trapping. Seeing the
party approaching, The negro grabbed
his gun and b;lrricaded himself in
his house, shooting through rear
window and killing Mr.. Davis instant
ly
Further effort to capture the negro
was not made because Of the DARK
ness and the necessity of procuring
recruits to effect the arrest.
Mr.. Davis was q splendid officer
and had served in the capacity Of ru-
raj policeman eight years. He is sur
vived by a widow and four children.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

The Supervisors of Registration are
registering the qualified citizens this
week in the country districts. They
had the following advertised appoint
ments: Providence Sept. 3rd; State
burg. Sept. 18th; Middleton, Sept. 9Th;
Manchester, Sept. 9Th; Privateer,
Sept. 9Th; Concord, Sept. 10th; Shi-
loh. Sept. 11th; Mayesville, Sept
18th; Rafting Creek, Sept. 18th. The
books will close after the last named
date until after the general election
and those who have not procured
registration certificates and wish to
be qualified to vote in the State and
Federal elections should apply for
registration at one Of the above
named places and obtain a registra-
ton certificate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

5ation fer culture. progressiveness,
and sanitary intelligence. and those
ot the white race who have been adj
yocatas @: the cou:ty health survey
believe that there VIII yet come forth
some ea;te man or woman who Will
start fl.e bah to rolling with large
subscription which VIII be speedily
Followed hy other donations which
will place two thousand five hundred
dollars in some local bank subject to
The order OF the State Health Board
before October 1sf. 1878. Who viii
he the f!rst philanthropic. patriotic.
and public spirited white man or wo-
man 20 lead off with :; substantial
subscription
The t.lne is short in which this Of
fer OF 1:ve thousand dollars may be
accepted. by October the first the
state Board Of Health must know
what we are going to do. Two thou
sand and five hundred dollars is a
small amount for this entire county
to pay for any kind Of twelve
months campaign Of cation-par-
t;cularly g campaign Of education
conducted under the auspices of the
Rockefeller Foundation and the State
Board Of Health two institutions
which would surely not spend five
thousand dollars jor nothing. I'he
sources from which the offer come
are q sufficient guarantee within
themselves that the offer is we'll worn
.:cceDtirS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

The registration Of all male cltl-
Zens between the ages Of is and II
and 81 and 46 not now registered oa
in the military or naval service, will
De held or September 18th. The reg
:stration will be held as nearly as
practicable for each township OF the
county at the usual voting places for
regular elections. The places of reg
istration and the names OF the regis
tratioH officers will be announced as
soon as possible. 1t is important that
every man liable TO draft under the
new man power military service law
should register, as required by the
Jaw, on September 18TH. and every
ioval citizen should make it his indl-
vidual duty to notify all persons who
may not be informed as to the new
draft law Ignorance of the law will
he no excuse for failure to register
On September 18th, and every effort
will be made to spread the news, by
publication in newspapers, by pos
ters and by word of mouth, far and
wide. 10 the end that no man may re-
main ignorant OF the fact that the
United States government has called
upon all men between the ages OF Is
and It to register for military ser
vice 1t must be remembered that
man is counted as IL until he has
passed his fOrty-SiXth birthday, and IS
required to register
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

\ majority Of tn" automobiic own
ers OF Sumter complied With the re
quest OF the fuel administration to al
stain from pleasure riding on sun
day, but there was not that c"lap!ets
Observance OF the regulation rs = de-
sired on Sundays, heretofore. :Ee
streets have beer. hlled from :nornins
to night with automobi?as, fey o.
which We're travelling on Necessary
e.rrands. Last SUNDAY there W@fv
many less automobiles TO +" seen
only 123 having been noted arc
the numbers taken by tn" S@%"Fal
persons detailed 20 keep ta;o on IL. JUS"
of automobiles in apparent di,3''-
gard of the request Of the i'e,i.l,;; !!
Fuel Administration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

Laredo, Texas, Sept. 2.-Because
five American employees Of British
and American oil companies IN the
gulf oil fields Of Mexico have been
murdered within SIX weeks, While
TWO others have been seriously wound
ed the other employees. Of those COM
panieS threaten to strike unless pro
tectioa is afforded them. This infor-
nation comes from travellers who
have lust returned here from Tam
pico.
After the first four of the murders,
the travellers say, the OIL employees
held a meeting and formulated their
demand for protection and threat OF
ed. A Representative Of the Oil inter-
ests was sent to Washington but the
result.of the mission was unknown IN
Tanlpico when the travellers left that
city.
Four of the murders referred to-,
according to fSagmentary reports
that have been published, were COM
mitted at the same time. June 80,
at La Caieta, q poiot near Tamplco
where is situated 8 terminal OF the
Mexican Gulf Oil company. The VIC
TINS were: L. A. Dunn, Oklahoma
City; r NJ. Cooper. Portland, Ore;
l.. r. Millard. Beaumont, TEX; Alfred
Esparoia. San Francisco, Cal. In az
dition, Mexican employee OF the
company. Nativiad Flores, Of Tam
pico. was killed by the same bandits.
When they robbed the company's Of
fee at La Cajeta Of 10000 pesos.
The fifth murder was committed
July 81, at Tepetate, south OF Tam
pico. and claimed the life of A. ".
Stevenson, cashier of the Texas Oil
Company. Stevenson was murdered
when he refused to turn over the
company's funds TO the bandits.
The third. payroll robbery, which
resulted in the serious woundlng OF
J. H. Brooks and Charles Horsnaan.
occurred June 2S IN the Pansco riv-
er region. The two men. field en-
ployees of the Aguila Oil Company.
have jnst been discharged from the
hospital at Tampico. Theys were shot
several times and hacked With
nlachetes.
According TO tie tfaEeierS SlolIeS'
foreigners in the oil region are forced
to perform their work in isolated re-
gions without protection, not beins
permitted to carry arms. In many OF
these outlying districts. they say.
there is much anti-American feeling.
which is constantly infamed by Ger
man agents.
Except for one weekly paper in
Tampico. published in English. there
are no pro-ally publications in the
oil regions. the field being monopol'Z-
ed by pro-German sheets. It is en-
tremely difficult according to the
Travellers to get the real facts. Of the
Gil region situation into print.
The Mexican government troops.
they assert. contrary 10 official state
ments, have not succeeded in sub
DUNG Manuel PcIaeZ. the rebel
leader reported allied with the forces
OF Felix Diaz, and Pelaez still con-
tinues to levy tribute on the conpa
Mes south of Tampico. driving away
any government troops that lai3hi
attempt to hinder his operations
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

over on the new model at the rate OF
Il dozen Il day.
The artillery cars with special
equipment Of r.,I%e finders. telescopes.
wireless. etc. :nd recogniZlncc cars
looking like big sightseeing brakes.
are also being turned out in large
humber, as these and the signal corps
,.;irS are most needed with the fight
:nS ON. As The many types OF cars
aye finished ihey so into the great
open park to Join tie huge assem-
ba&e OF cars OF all kinds ready to
move forward 10 the front 1t is an
endless procession. with one steady
stream OF ears coming from the
shops. and another moving off to the
cattle line
And besides the magnitude of this
w;,r worN which has suddenly sprung
INTO cNistIncc. there is the eager
:-ririt Of Il great industrial commun-
Y which takes us much pride in its
p:.r in the war work as the men
aiong the front lines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

Scotch experimenters have succeed
ed in making news print paper with
about ) per cent. of sawdust and 81
per cent. OF waste paper as insre-
lientS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

Washington. Sept. !.-'i,he cf!s:p-
troller Of the currency todaE i:...ie''
"a calfy for the condition Of 2.''...:i.''
hanksssat the close Of business sat
urday, August 31st.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

4 machine has been invented by 4
Californian to enable even an anna
teur electrician to wrap tap Wire
around live wire without danger to
himself.
Ii is said on good authority that
every four years our people produce
as much as they have saved in $50
years. We need greater thrift III
saving as we'll rs in producing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07
MURDER IN NEEICO.

Orangeburg, August 81.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-07

nus.
when the big German offensive
Jegan there was Il tremendous de-
rEand for trucks TO get our materla
forward. We called the men togcth-
er and gave them :: little talk on the
part they were TO play in the crisis
avery man WAS keen to do his part
The flag was mad" the prize Tor
turning ou; tlle most work. Before
ihat day ciose,; Me had turned out
C3 complete truc:>s These are the
ll;ngs which are helping; TO win the
war. and tncy snow how the men be-
hind the lines are doing their share
Of the fighting
Just now scores Of ambulances are
heing turned out daily. They come
from America Grated in huge boxes.
15 feet long and SIX feet across. as
large sis (; good-siZed room: usually
N three parts. wheels body and
chassis. Cranes from huge beams
reach dowa and lift the parts into
place. the chassis ON The wheels. and
;::e body on the ci:tsSis, until soon
one OF the new ty?n of a!abulances
takes form ollt OF the i::lSS Of boxes
and material. We XIV these growing
from the rough up to ,nc Iini$icd
product. l.ui Il WIS not all :. matter
% t;tt;n@&; to!s@thcr. tcr there is much
10 be supplied here.
The new an:hrl:.acc does away
uith the bulky medical cah::iet which
too:, mach roo.a Just back OF the
drivers seat All the interior is now
ciyen 20 the vorn.l,.d. II the wound
81 are able 10 sit up six can sit
abreast l! the cases are on stretch
crs. the seats Told down and tue
stretchcrs slid" on groves. with tW"
wounded lyin% at2%c and two below.
Wocd IS 40 longer used To-. the sides
o1 the ambulance; ~ Il vas easily
shattered hy Sh"li lil'". and 4 COM
position is, substituted t'r IN" wood
NJ OF l!le old type an.pll.inccs with
their medical cabinet are being made
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-13

the manner practiced for several
years past at TonOpah.
Atlanta Mines Co.
Work at depth of 1900 feet has
shown that the main Atlanta vein
has flattened to some extent at this
depth and an incline raise is now be-
ing driven to determine the position
of the foot-wall, in it's relation to the
west vein. The latter, upon coming
in contact with the shale, was found
to have flattened nearly to the hori-
zontal and this condition appears to
have had some effect on the main
vein. This condition is by no means
regarded as a cause for discourage
ment. On the contrary, If the main
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-13
ATLANTA INCLINE RAISE Is
NOW SHOWING CHANGE
OF FORMATION

where it should have reached the
foot-wall of the main vein, If the
dip indicated above we're still main
tanned, but as 1t became apparent
that the position of the west vein
had caused the flattening to some
extent of the main vein, an incline
raise was started toward the east to
determine the position of the foot
wall. This work is now making
good progress and is expected to
yield notable results in the near fu-
ture.
East of the deep winze the sur
face of the shale was found to be
nearly flat, the cross-cut progressing
in shale that had been greatly brok-
en- and re-cemented and which con-
tanned iron and copper sulphide and
was highly silicious. Both in the
cross-cut and raise the conditions re-
vealed stimulate the belief that at
this depth there will be found
zone of secondary enrichment, SINH
lar to the rich contact deposits
found elsewhere in the district.
If the vein is found to be mar
rover at this depth such condition
will be regarded as favorable and as
tending to cause a greater concen-
tration of the metals than nearer the
surface, where in some places the
metals are so widely distributed as
to render the ore too low in grade
to handle profitably. When the po-
sition of the foot-wall of the main
vein has been determined in the
raise, it is planned to continue the
cross-cut and to explore the vein by
means of drifts and raises. 1t is
now generally believed that the next
week will bring news of the great
est interest from the deep workings
of the Atlanta, the deepest yet to be
opened in southern Nevada.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-13
Mine and Mill
Being PUT IN SHAPE
To EARN PROFIT

Development work on three main
levels of the Mayflower mine, in the
Pioneer district, at depths of 200,
800 and 400 feet, is placing in sight
a large tonnage of milling ore, while
material of higher grade has been
sent to the smelter in northern Cali
fornia both from the main workings
and from the Starlight vein, open
ed at a point 14O0 feet distant from
the main shaft. The property is
reported to be in better condition
than at any time in the past and
Manager w. J. Tobin has completed
all arrangements for increasing the
capacity of the mill.
An interruption to milling opera
tions was caused recently by the
breaking of the cam shaft of the
mill, caused by the further crystal
lization of an old fault in the steel
shaft, but a new shaft was ordered
at once and when it is installed the
mill will begin dropping 10 stamps,
with the prospect that the three bat
teries of Is stamps will be in opera
tion shortly. New silver-plated
amalgamating plates have been in
stalled below the batteries and the
plant is now in excellent shape.
A carload of ore taken from the
main workings, at a depth of 200
feet, was shipped recently to the
Kennett smelter and yielded returns
of $22 per ton, while the ore ship
ped from the Starlight workings
also yielded a good porfit and ap-
parently further work will result in
opening a substantial tonnage of
shipping ore. President Tobin is
now having prepared a map of the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-13
GRANDMA DEEP SHAFT HAS
CUT WATER CHANNEL
AT $50 LEVEL

LeSelopment work at depth has
demonstrated that the surface of
tho shale in this part of the dis
trict forms valley, extending and
deepening to the south, and with
the west side sloping more gradual
~ than the east. The deepest point
in this valley at a point this far
Meth appears to lie between the
Grandma shaft and the most easter
Iy sorkings of the Kewanas, pro-
Dably near the joint boundary line
of the two properties, and apparent
iy the deepest point here is not over
$50 feet.
The position of the groun' near
the Grandma shaft is similar in
some respects to the central part o.
the Velvet claim of the Jumbo Ex-
tension, In it's relation to a known
ore-channel of considerable extent.
The latter ground, In which was
opened the famous contact orebody
of the Jumbo Extension, lies east Of
and in line with the dip along the
shale of the rich ore-channel of the
Clermont, adjoining on the west,
while between these highly enrich
ed areas les large section of the
Paloverde claim in which consider
able quantities of mill-grade ore
we're found, but comparatively lit
tie high-grade material.
Conditions farther north are to
some extent analogous, from the
fact that high-grade ore has been
pinned in large volume in the La
guna and Red Top mines to the
west, while quantities of medium
grade ore, together with many indi-
cations OF ore of shipping grade,
have been found in the work of
the Kewanas. Another point of
similarity lies in the fact that the
Grandma ground evidently lies just
cast of the lowest depression in the
surface of the shale. In the Velvet
lain the bonanza deposit was open
ed under like conditions, east of the
valley and beyond ridge of shale.
Gradual deepening of the shale's
surface to the south Is indicated by
the depths at which it has been ex-
Continued on Page Five)
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mine workings, which is to be sent
to all stockholders, in order that
they may keep closely in touch with
the progress of the company's min-
ing operations.
Development work conducted on
the Starlight ore-shoot, which crops
at the surface at point about 400
feet northwest of the main shaft,
proves that this ore dips toward the
main shaft and that it increases in
width and value as depth is gained.
The vein is now showing four feet
of ore, two feet of which averages
around $40 per ton. At the surface
this ore assayed from 81 to $40 per
ton, the best assays ever obtained
this near to the surface in the Pio-
neer district, which has produced
large quantities of bonanza ore at
greater depth.
For the purpose of cutting this
ore-shoot at depth, on its dip to the
southeast, a drlIt Is Delng advanced
to the southwest on the 300-foot lev
ell from the main workings and has
already been extended for consid-
cradle distance in this direction.
The mining equipment is in excel
lent condition and Is giving good
satisfaction and as soon as the new
cam shaft is adjusted in the mill, 1t
is the intention of Manager Tobin
to press forward the development
work as rapidly as possible.
Equipment of the Mayflower mine
is modern and up-to-date in design
and of ample capacity for operations
on an extended scale. Mill capacity
will be further increased as addi-
Continued on Page Eight