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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13
S1IRINERS BUY BONDS.
Mobiles of Georgia, Florida and Ala.
hanna Take 100000.

Macon. April 9.-Shriners from
Georgia, Florida and Alabama, assem-
bled here for the opening ceremonial,
yesterday subscribed one hundred
thousand dollars for Liberty Bonds.
They held huge masquerade h2I on
the streets last night. which was at
tended by record breaking crowds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13
NORTH AND SOUTH TOURNA-
MENT
RoDert ShclOr One OF the Leading Trio
ut Pinchurst, n. c.

P'nehurst, n. c., April 9.-The
southern team led the Yankees at the
end or the first days shooting in the
first annual North and South ANA
teur trap shooting tournament at
Plnehurst today The three leading
scores among these Southern guns
aggregated All out of 450 as against
4G6 for the three guns from the North
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13
AMERICANS ATTACK GERMANS.
One German Killed I'm Raid and No
Americans Injured.

With the American Army i'm France.
Monday April S.-American Outposts
In the Lorraine sector attacked a
German patrol this morning. and kill
ed one of the enemy party. They
dragged the body into the enemy
trenches for Identification. There were
no American casualties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13

The Kendall Institute has formed a
Red Cross Auxiliary with q member
ship of 20. Besides the many gar
ments that have been made, So was
turned over to the local chapter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13

Bombardment by French Artillery and
Airpianes Make Its Use Difficult.

Paris. April 9.-French aviators
have discovered the location of tn,
big gun with which the Germans are
Smelling Paris. Bombardment by tn,
French artillery airplanes has made
handling the piece difficult. The gun
In mounted at Creepy EnIaonnis. neal
the road from I.afere To I.aon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13
BOLO MAKES REVELATIONS.
Convicted Traitor Gives Important
Evidence to French GOV oyernment.

Paris, April 9.-Revelations of the
highest importance are said to have
been made by Bolo Pasha, who is un-
der sentence of death for treason and
to whom a reprieve was granted yes
terday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13

The Liberty Loan Committees arc
hard at work and the goal of S50O -
900 in subscriptions for Sumter conn
~ VIII be attained and probably OK
ccedcd. There are thousands of ,,en
ana women, boys and girls i'm S,u,tcr
county who can, but have moi vci
bought "a bond.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13
ENGiISH PARLIAMENT EE-AS.
SEMBLES.
Two Important Questions To Decide
Raising the Military Age limit. ami
Irish Government.

London, April 9.--Parliament re
assembled today after the Easter re-
cess with two questions of great Inn
portance upon its hands. First Is the
new military service bill which raise
the age limit eight years. The accono
is another attempt to deal with tn,
problem of government for ireland
Loyd George will make the opcninl
speech and will expound the military
situation which confronts the nation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13

Washington, April 9.-Railroad
publicity and advertising in future
must be limited to information need
ed by the public under orders issued
today by Director General McAdoo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13
The American Red Cross I'm France.

The American Red Cross has divld-
cd among the departments" Of
France five millions of francs to aid
the soldier families which have suf-
fered most grievously in the war. To
say that the French nation has been
touched to its heart Is no exaggera-
ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13

Every person who is able To own
ana use an automobile is able To ,,,v
ih"crty Bonds-and automobiles are
'oNuri's' while Liberty Bonds are =
necessity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13
TAMPA BAKER ARRESTED.
Charged With Putting Glass in Bread

Tampa, April 9.-Franlk HalIen
the proprietor of a large bakery and
iour negro employees were arrested to-
day charged with violating the State
pure food act, based on the alleged
finding of glass i'm bread baked I'm HaI-
lens shop.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13
AVIATION CADET KILLED.

Two Machines Crashed Together in
Air.
Dallas. Texas, April 9.-Cadet John
lnsiger, of Colorado, was killed at
Love field today when two machines
crashed together five hundred feet in
the air.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13
LOAN TO GREECE.
United States Will Advance Forty
Four Millions Soon.

Washington, April 9.-Greece will
receive n loan of forty-four millions
from the United States soon. The
Greek parliament has passed the nee
essary authorizing legislation, it is an
nounced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13

Every Liberty Loan advertisement
IN the newspaper is an argument for
loyalty and blow against the Huns.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-13

Subscribe to The Daily Item. ONLY
lOc per week, delivered.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
81. 1.760.5O AVERAGE
WAGES PER ANNUM

The War Labor Board collected
statistics relating to the cost of
living when the question of estab-
fishing a minimum wage was be-
fore it.
The average amount which these
authorities-federal. state, municipal
and ndividual-decided was neces-.
sary to maintain an American
working class family in decent
health and comfort, with prices at
their present level, was $1,76O.5O
year.
This would give the worker with
an average family about $3.50 per
day for 313 working days in the
year (52 Sundays deducted) on
which to support himself and fam
lily lin decent health and comfort"
with prices at the present level. Is
he getting it? Nit!
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
GOOD RECORD OF
UNION FINANCES

The financial reports of officers
to the annual convention of the In
ternational Typographical Union
held at Scranton, Pa, the week of
August 1917, show that TIA per
cent Of all money paid into the
treasury during the last fiscal year
reverted to the membership as fol-
lows: Mortuary benefits, 1912, ,426.27; !;
strike benefits and special assist
ance, S,617.66; old age pensions,
S354,020; union printers home,
15O,862.44. Total, S25,926.37.
Benefits for actual strikes amounted
to $1,237.50. The memberships
gross earnings are estimated at more
than $71,O00,O00, an increase of $5,-
100000 over the preceding year.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
NORTHWESTERN
TUBERCULOSIS
CONFERENCE

Increased enthusiasm in the
Northwestern tuberculosis Confer.
ence to be held in Spokane Septem-
beiber 27-28 has been created by
the announcement that DR.. David R.
Lyman of Wallingford, Connecti-
cutt, president of the National Tu-
berculosis Association, will be in at
tendance as one of the principal
speakers. DR.. Lmyan has recently
returned from France, where he was
assisting in the tuberculosis cam
paign.
Another development of the past
week has been the friendly but
spirited rivalry developing among
the six conference states-Washing-
ton, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah
and Wyoming-for the largest at
tendance at the meeting.
Washington, as the hostess state,
and as the oldest of the group in the
tuberculosis work, should send del
egation equal to that of the other
five states.
All meetings are open to the
public and everyone is cordially in
vited to attend. For further infor-
nation address GIG Cobb Building,
Seattle, Washington.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
INTERAILIED LABOR
TO CONFER IN LONDON

A special labor mission of the
American Federation of Labor
headed by President Gompers, will
attend the interallied labor confer
ence to be held in London, Sept
II, 18 and 10.
President Gompers' colleagues
are: G. l.. Baine, secretary of the
Boot and Shoe Workers union
John P Frey, editor of the Interna-
tional Molders' Journal, and Edgar
Wallace, editor of the Mine Work
ers' Journal
A special labor mission to visit
Italy consits of James Wilson,
president of the Pattern Makers
league; F. J. McNulty, president of
the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers; John Golden,
president of the United Textile
Workers; Michael Green, president
of the United Hatters, and Peter
Josephine, of the Granite Cutters
association.
Vice-President Alpine of the A.
F. of l.. will be acting president
during the absence of President
Gompers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
SECRETARY MADOO SAYS LABOR'S
NEXT STEP IS HEALTH INSURANCE
Declares WOrkmen Compensation and Soldiers Insurance Law
Have Paved the Way for Legislation to Protect
Workers Against Sickness.

In his San Francisco speech
Secretary McAdoo said that
Workmen's compensation, together
with the soldiers and sailors insur-
ance act, have paved the way for
universal workmen's health insur-
ance, which may be the next step in
the United States along the line of
social progress, according to Secre-
tary of the Treasury William Nc
Adoo, director general of railroads,
in statement made public follow
ing his recent conference with MEM
bers of the California health insur-
ance commission and representa-
tives of organized labor.
'In my opinion, there is no doubt
about the principle of social insur-
ance," declared Secretary McAdoo
"We have substituted the justice of
insurance for the charity of pen
sions in the army and we shall un-
doubtedly come to consideration
of the whole field of social prob
lens to which the principle of in
surance can be applied.
"Workmen's compensation has al
ready prepared the way" he added,
"and this gigantic undertaking of
the government for the protection of
the soldiers and sailors and their
dependents by insurance instead of
pensions, is likely to lead US to a
of all the possibilities
n social insurance as means of
our workers.
"Insurance against sickness, old
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
THE DEATH RATE
FROM DISEASE
IN THE L. S. ARMY
Is Lower Than for Civil Life-Rec-
ord for July Never Before
SURPASSED.


ord for July Never Before
Surpassed.
The War Department authorizes
the following statement from the Of
flee of the Surgeon General:
A health rate, which as far as
known. has never been surpassed,
has been established by the Amer
lean armies both here and overseas.
For the week ended July &c the
combined reports of the American
EXpeditionary Forces and of troops
stationed in the United States show
an annual death rate for disease of
l.9 per 1000 men-less than 2 men
per 1000 per year. The annual death
rate for diseases of men of military
age in civil life is 81 per 1000.
Overseas Record While Fighting
This new rate is based on an ap-
proximate strength of 2,50O,O0O
men, and includes men living un-
der abnormal conditions. The over
seas record was made while Ameri-
can soldiers were participating in
the heavy fighting in the Marne
salient, when they were frequently
compelled to sleep and eat under
the most primitive conditions.
That this record is truly represen-
tative of the general health of the
troops is shown by the combined
reports. which indicate the figure
of 2.S per 1000 as the average death
rate for disease during the past two
months.
Compared With Other Wars.
An idea of the progress being
made in military sanitation is gained
by a comparison with the following:
During the Mexican war the an
nual death rate for disease was 100
per 1000. During our Civil war
the rate in 1862 was 40 per 1000.
while during 1868 the rate jumped
to so per 1000. The disease death
rate for the Spanish-American war
was 25 per 1000.
AS far as available records show.
the lowest figure heretofore record
ed was 20 per 1000 during the Rus
sO-Japanese war.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
YOUNG MEN
REGISTER
TOMORROW

The War Department authorizes
the following from the office of the
Provost Marshal General:
The President has issued pro-
clamation calling for the registra-
ton tomorrow, August "a, 1918, of
all young men in the United States
who have reached the age of 81
years since June 5, 1918, or shall
have reached that age on or before
August "a.
The registration should not be
confused with the larger registra-
ton which must be undertaken af-
ter Congress has acted on the legis-
lation now pending increasing the
age limits.
The place of registration will be
the City Clerks office, City Hall.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23

| age and unemployment, as they
have it in England and other Eu-
ropean countries, may be the next
social step for the United States" ;"
Mayor ROlph Urges Health Insur-
ance in Campaign for Governor.
Mayor James Rolph of San Fran
cisco, candidate for the Republican
and Democratic nomination for gov
ernor, in his campaign platform has
strongly urged the adoption of a
health insurance law, "by which u
protection similar to that now af-
forded by workmen's compensation
to workers injured in industry
could be extended also to workmen
disabled by sickness not due to ac-
cident, and to their families"
Health insurance" continued
Mayor Rolph, "has been endorsed by
the California State Federation of
Labor, the Building Trades Coun-
Gil, the San Francisco Labor Council
and by labor organizations in many
other states. 1t received the public
endorsement on the same day re-
Gently of Theodore Roosevelt and
William G. McAdoo, outstanding
figures in both the national parties.
1t is generally recognized by stu
dents of social progress as the best
practical step, logically following
workmen's compensation. 1t is now
in successful operation in England
and was the principle issue on which
David Lloyd George rose to the
leadership of the people of Eng
land"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
THE i. s. FUEL ADMINISTRATION
SEEKING COAL SHORTAGE CAUSE
Compliments Mine Workers Patriotic Efforts to Aid
the GOvernment-Tels Operators They
Must Do Their Part

to all the coal operators, Director O
Production Neale declared:
"You must practice the highes
degree of efficiency as to mine man
agement and must see to it thai
your employees are given fair ant
courteous treatment. AS you wei
know, there are two important fac
tors in the production of coal. One
the operator; the other the mine
worker. The latter is helpless to dc
his part, no matter how willing, il
you do not provide him with the
means with which to do it. Plenty
of mine cars, good air, sufficient
timber and other materials are a
few of the things you must provide
There are many others, and you
must exercise great care to see to
it that you do not fail in your
duties.
'It is true that each day through
out the country many thousands of
tons of coal are not mined, due to
absence, inefficiency and short
hours worked by the mine employees;
but it is equally true that each day
many thousands of tons of coal are
not mined due to the fact that the
operators have not made it possible
for the mine workers to do as much
as they are willing to and would do.
Both effective factors must be de-
termined to do better than ever be-
fore. l hope that a wholesome,
friendly spirit of rivalry will quick
ly develop between the mine manage
ment and the mine workers so that
each group will try it's best to see
that it has not prevented a marked
increase in tonnage and that, on
the other hand, it has contributed
the major part of a large increase
in tonnage"
A new step is the appointment of
Production Committees in every
mine, whose duties are to see that
all the mine workers who can work
do their full hours of work coal
day, six days in the week. At the
same time if mine workers are un-
able to work because of the inef-
ficiency of the operator, the Com
mittees are to report that so that
the United States Fuel Administra-
tion can place the blame, if there
is any, where it belongs.
The spirit that animates the mine
workers of America today is evoked
by full realization that coal is the
very bed rock on which the success
'ul prosecution of the war rests.
They are proud to feel that they are,
rs President Wilson said: Enlisted
n the great service army"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
Watch for Labor Day an
next week.
WILSON COMING
TO BOOST LOAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IT,
President Woodrow Wilson is ex
pected to make the trip to the Pa.
cific Coast during the Fourth Lib.
erty Loan campaign which opens
September % and closes October
10. Allen L. Chickering, director
of the speakers bureau for this dis
trict, has just returned from Wash
ington where he made the proposal
and he is confident that if the
President is made to understand
that the West wants him and that
he can render great service for the
loan the President will come.
Two Liberty Loan Specials" will
tour this district from the opening
to the closing day as feature Of
the campaign. Each train will car
ry battlefield trophies captured by
the Americans on the Aisne- Marne
front and General Pershing is now
making the selection to be shipped
Immediately. The trains will be
made up of baggage car, tourist
sleeper and two flat cars to carry
the larger trophies.
American heroes, now in hospi-
tails as the result for recent fighting,
will bear the brunt of the speaking
campaign in this district. Twenty
five of these soldiers have been as
signed to this district. Many speak
ers of national prominence will as
sist, among them Lieutenant Vim
cent de Wierzicki of the French
High Commission.
Automobile tours will be made to
reach the communities not touched
by the railroad lines. American SOL
diers will be assigned to these trips.
The element of surprise has come
to play such an important part in
the fighting on the western front
that the German press explained
the backing up of the late lamented
trip towards Paris by charging
that "deserters from our army gave
the enemy the time and place of the
One gigantic offensive map be
seen in the offing which is violating
the accepted rules of the game of
war by giving the Huns full infor-
nation. 1t is an American drive
and there appears no desire to hide
The date, the points of attack and
The objectives. 1t is generally
agreed that the operation will be
successful although victory must
come with the hardest kind of effort.
The campaign will begin at noon
September %; the front on which
he attack is to be made is from
he Pacific to the Atlantic, Mexico
to Canada; the objectives are six to
eight billion dollars and the time
allowed is three weeks. The d.
visions to be engaged include every
American.
Our part begins now. Plan at
east to double the investment you
made in the last Liberty Loan be-
,ause the Fourth will be at least
louble the size of the last one. Our
,oys never lag in the attack. They
meet the BOche and his bullets more
han halfway. Let's back them up
With our paltry dollars. Let's give
hem square deal. Let's lend |
IS they fight and that means crowd
he banks the very first hour of the
Fourth Iihartv nan offan.;ya
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
THE WAY THEY STOP
FOOD SPECULATION
IN LITTLE OLD JAPAN

Recently in a Japanese city a
mob of 1000 persons attacked stores
and set fire to many houses, accord
ing to an official statement issued
Saturday. Rioters, policemen and
soldier were wounded
The government then comman-
deered the rice of that country and
placed it on the market.
That's what should be done with
food products in this country minus
the mob.
Many a mob could be prevented
by removing the cause before it hap
pened.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
SPECIAL ELECTION
TO RAISE FUNDS

The City Commission has passed
an ordinance submitting to the vot-
ers the question of authorizing it to
raise $21, 900 additional revenue to
meet the running expenses of the
city. A major part of this money
is to be used to increase salaries
of firemen, policemen and others in
order that they may meet the in
creased cost of living. If the peo-
pie desire an efficient fire depart
ment and police force the increased
revenues asked will be granted.
The election will be held on Sep
tember 10, the date of the primary
election.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
THE CITY MARKET
SPREADING OUT

The efforts of Commissioner Clay
to decrease living expenses to the
consumers is meeting with general
appreciation and promises to be a
success. Farm grown meats have
been added to the fish sales and ere
long other food products will be
added.
No better argument for the neces-
sity of such an institution can be
made than the gratifying success of
the sale of fish and meat under the
management of Mr.. Snyder of Birm-
ingham.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
LABOR'S LAST PLEA
FOR MOONEY SENT
TO THE PRESIDENT

On the 18th President Wilson was
formally petitioned by representa-
tives of labor throughout the coun-
try to use his powers as commander
in chief of the army, to take Thomas
j. Mooney from control of the Cal
ifornia state courts and see that he
gets new trial.
A memorial was left at the White
House and the President, it was un-
derstood. will reply to the appeal
within a few days.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23

On the 18th of this month w.
II. Kaufman of Whatcom county
was sentenced by Judge E. f.
Cushman of Tacoma to serve five
years in McNeill Island peniten-
tiary, having been convicted of Sc
dltious utterances. Mr.. Kaufman is
progressive thinker and there are
many men in this state who regret
his sorrowful plight
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23
ARTHUR OVERMAN
JOINED MARINES

Arthur Overman, aged 20 years,
has joined the U. S. Marine Corps
and is now at Mare Island, CAL, in
training. His mother went over to
Seattle last week to say su revoir
to her boy and bid him God-speed.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23

E. A. Francois has sold his resi-
dence at 42l8 Rucker and moved to
the Theodore Zeigler bungalow. one
door south. The new residence is
modern in every particular and is
a model of convenience and COM
fort
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-23

Attention is called to
instructions to Appli-
cants for First Aid" in
this issue, furnished the
Journal by ]. C. North,
member of Local First
Aid Board.