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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-20
fittNCH TAKE SHIPS.
government Rcquistions Entire Mcr-
chant Marine.

Paris Feb. ia decree publish
Ell In the Official journal today pro-
woes for the requistion of the entire
merchant marine Of France on March
10th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-20
RAILROAD BILL DEBATE.
Anti administration Forces Delay Ac-
ton by Talk.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Debate on
the administration railroad bill was
resumed in the senate today with
prospects that n final vote cannot be
reached before the middle Of next
week
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-20

Railroad Office Men Make New Agree.

nlcnt.
Savannah, Feb. 16.-R. l.. Patter-
son, clerk of the Seaboard Railroad.
the chief of the local council las.
night that a new working agreement
had been made by which the roads
agree to give the clerks Il twenty per
cent increase in pay Gnd let eight
hours constitute a working day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-20

Use honey in place of sugar" savs
a food expert Looks as if we'u have
to keep a bee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-20
FIRE IN JACKSONVILLE.
Business Building Dcst.oycd-Iios,
$20O.0OO.

Jacksonville, Feb. 1G.-Fire TO-DAY
destroyed the Lengle office and store
building. The loss is estimated al
two hundred thousand dollars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-20

IrOtzkyS pOllcy.
AmSte rdam, Feb. 15.-That Ger
many anu Austria were still war
with Russia was the belief expressed
by DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann, the
German foreign secretary at the con-
Guiding session OF the recent peace
conference at Brest- -Litovsk after Leon
Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign min
is.cr, had made his final statement
that Russia was out of the war and
her armies would be demobilized, but
that she would desist from signing a
formal peace treaty.
The acts Of war, DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann said, ended when Russia and
the TeutOnic allies signed the ar
mistice, but when the armistice end
ed the warfare must be revived He
added that because one or two of the
contracting parties had demoblized
their armies this fact would in no wise
alter the situation.
Germany was pictured as a peace
loving, aggressive nation in the
speech Of DR.. Won Kuehlmann. DR..
Won Kuehlmann said the Russians
should have no fear that Germany
held any designs on Russia.
II need only refer Nj. Trotziy to the
.~r
icy which, up to the time when war
with Russia was forced on the Ger
man people consisted in the preserva-
ton OF good and friendly relations
toward our eastern neighbors" DR..
kuehlmann declared, "Germany's pol
icy will always continue-as soon as
the war has reached a satisfactory
conclusion to strive for the friend
liest relations with newly organized
Russia by avoiding all interference
in its internal affairs"'
Dr. Won kuehlmann said the Ger
man idea in drawing the frontier lines
Tor Poland, COurland and Lithunia
was Ito observe the racial point
view rs suggested by the Russian del
egation and we have done this in ac-
cordance with historical demarcation
and ethnographical position"
''As regards the future lot of these
peoples" Dr. Won Kuehlmann contin-
ued, although we believe their
wishes already have been expressed in
accordance with the principle of
self-determination we are ready by
systematic extension of existing
representative bodies to provide for
the possibility of a further expression
OF the national will on the broades,
possible basis,.'
AS 10 separate peace with Ukraine.
Dr. Won Kuehlmann said the centra |
powers must reserve the right TO he
their own judge as to what states
'hey should recognize. They had rec
osnized the Ukraine, he added, and
there was no use discussing that
f"'otioii any Iuftncf.
Count Czernin, Austro- -Hungarian
foreign minister. expressed surprise
that Trotzky had introduced the sub-
Ject OF the Ukraine at the peace con-
ference.
The relations between the J'i,roinc
ana the Petrograd government" said
Count Czernin do not concern the
central powers, and our conclusion nj
peace with the Ukraine can not he
regarded as an unfriendly act toward
the Petrograd government"
Replying to Trotzky's inquiry re-
sardlng the frontier south OF Brest
ihtovsk, DIR. Won Kuehlmann said.
IN drawing these frontiers we at
tempted merely TO find "a middle
course between racial divisions and
the historical frontier"
Dr. Won Kuehlmann proposed =
new peace treaty, to the effect that
IN H..
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
SUPPLYING COAL,

For ever a year much has been said in regard 10 the coal situation. The shortage has been attributed to one cause and another. Last year the people were told that the inability to get coal was due to a combination of circumstances but that it would be relieved before another winter. This spring it was even asserted that there would be coal enough, only to be fol- lowed very soon by the announcement that everyone must curtail, that there must De a marked reduction in the use of coal if those requiring it were 10 get g sufficient amount to carry them through the coming winter even homes to 6S degrees. and even then it would be impossible to guarantee that there would be no shortage.
 For the past several months the re- ports have been to the effect that coal production was not keeping up tc previous accomplishments. In order to increase the amount mined the min CTS have been exempted from the pro- visions of the draft. Apparently all the trouble in the way of distributing l the commodity has not been overcome It has been claimed from time to time l that if there were sufficient cars t.
 take away the product of the mines all demands could be satisfied It is
 now insisted by President Hayes O 1 the miners union that if the cars tC carry it car be furnished the miners would get out a billion tons of an thracite a year. This lodging iron
 one excuse to another ought to bt stopped and if it is so that it is be-
 cause Of a lack of cars that the short
 age threatens every possible energy
 ought to be put forth to supply tn,
 need. Coal is one of the great necessi
 ties Of the nation and particularly st
 now, so that it would seem to be timt
 that the problem was solved.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
THE COUNTER OFFENSIVE.

How far the counter offensive of the allies will be able to proceed before it is checked will depend to e large extent upon the manner in which the Germans can rally their forces to stop it and just what the real ob- sectives of General Foch are. It re- mains to be seen whether he has un- dertaken to regain that salient which has its apex at Chateau Thierry or whether his purpose has simply been 10 break up the fifth phase of the Ger man drive along the western front.
 There seems to be no question but what ne has already succeeded in ac- complishing the latter. That was predicted by the resistance which the allied forces, including the Americans offered from the very opening of the effort to capture the Rheims salient and the points of the supply to the south thereof. There the German force appears to have been largely spent m spite of the great number ot troops which was thrown into the fighting. The conditions which were revealed, however. as the result of the
 
 time was ripe for not only striking at the picked troops on both sides ot the Rheims salient but to virtually tackle from the rear those troops which had been sent to the south oI Soissons to hold that sector after the shock troops had been withdrawn fol reorganization.
 The success has been spectacular Whether the Germans with their re. serves will be able to prevent the al. lied machine from advancing further to the point where they will not onl! be able to reach the lines of suppl, to their troops but actually cut of those routes remains to be seen There is one thing certain and tha is that when it comes to fighting tn, allies are not an unknown quantity ant they can be expected to hold their owl If the object sought demands it.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
HE U-RoAT,s RETURN.

The return of the U-boats to this side Of the Atlantic is only what was to be expected. They have come back strong with the sinking of the United States cruiser San Diego probably by a surprise attack but it sounds the alarm and henceforth every possible effort must be made not only to warn but to guard shipping along the coast.
 The toll of ships secured as the re- suit Of the activity last month was too large for the enemy to overlook the opportunities which were afforded to strike at the many shipping lanes along the extensive coastline on this side of the Atlantic. What Germany does in the way Of sending underwa- ter boats across the ocean must of necessity reduce the effectiveness of the campaign which they are waging about the British isles but it imposes upon US the obligation of employing every facility which we have at com mand to destroy the menace.
 From all indications this latest vis- itor has gotten down to business more quickly than those which preceded it or at least it's presence has become known to the naval authorities quicker and no further warning is required All means of combating it have beer brought into action long before this and there are reasons to believe that 1t will from now on be kept busy ir looking out for its own protection That this is the U-boat. or one o them, which is responsible for tht losses sustained in midocean and a points at a considerable distance of the coast is to be presumed. Sucl osses must of course be expected btu every effort must be put forward t prevent them and to bag the under water fighters.
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of course d&s not include. the large shipments which were made to neu- tralS.
 This not only shows how extensive y the allies have leaned upon this country for food but how magnificent V we have responded and it is note- worthy in this particular, as Mir. Hoo yer points out, that we supplied the last call for 75 ,0oe. 900 bushels of wheat to the allied food controllers after our surplus from the 1917 supply had been exhausted. That means that we gave to the allied nations. in order to take care of their needs under shorter ra = tions than have been put into effect here, by denying ourselves. The plan was an urgent one and was so recog- nized. It meant a cutting down in the use of wheat here and it. was cut. But the need was met and it is perfectly evident that those who are saving food of any kind and especially those who are using substitutes as asked are giving valuable help for the win ming of the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
HELPING WIN THE WAR.

In connection with the saving and sacrifice which the people of this country have been making in order to provide sufficient amount of food stuffs to take care of our allies it is an interesting statement which is put forth by Food Administrator Hoover 60 the effect that in the past twelve months ending with June we have supplied to the allied armies and civil population, Belgian relief work, the Red Cross and the American military forces foodstuffs to the value of s1,- 4l0,00O,Oo0 This represents an in.
 crease of s44,oO0,O00 pounds of meats and fats over the same period preced- ing it and over S0,O00. 900 bushels more If cereals and cereal products, which
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

SlFiheS me that might De nell enOuSn for most any of US,
 l suspect the reason the Kaiser is so anxious to make peace is because he doesn't want to see justice done. If it is true that as a master of world politics he knows more than any other fifteen men in Europe, it must also be true that he realizes that he and his armies are the invaders of nations and the lnurderes and slave makers of men. No nation has invaded Ger many. but Germany has invaded and overthrown the government of four small nations and destroyed property and dispersed the people in the most ruthless way. She has disrespected international law and destroyed the ships and seamen of half a dozen neutral nations. She has respected the rights on sea or land Of no nation upon earth. Having respected neither military, civil nor international law, it is difficult to tell how a peace can be made at Germany's suggestion. This war cannot be settled like other wars because of the criminal conduct of men who know they are guilty of crimes they should be punished for and who by their plan of peace would escape punishment. This war will be a failure if any peace is made which allows these williams to escape
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
SHIPS FROM THE EAST.

Almost simultaneously with the a11 nouncenent to the effect that con- tracts have been let for the construc- ton of more steel ships in Japanese ship yards and arrangements made to secure additional shipping through the shipbuilders of China comes word of the arrival, at an Atlantic port of the first steel cargo carrier built for the United States in Japan It is a ves-' sel Of 9.066 deadweight tons and the first of a substantial fleet which is to be constructed in the east.
 This is Of course good news. We are beginning to increase onr merchant marine in the way and to the extent that has long been needed. Not only are American shipyards going at full blast but they are being increased in size and number. Yet in reaching out for all available resources for the pro- Guction of more vessels it is unfortu- nate that Japan was not turned to before t was and that China with it's raw material and shipbuilding plants should not have been resorted to be- fore this date From those two coun- diSo lAeIe CdH pc Ho HueSt4oh nul what most valuable help is going to be received in the way of new tonnage. We will be expected to furnish much of the steel but those countries have the facilities and the labor and it is only reasonable to expect that they will develop speed in construction which will closely rival that being dis n[aVPd hFra and in FIIrnne
 The. claim is made that more U- boats were destroyed in the past three months than in any previous quarter but thcre still exists the need for ships and the shipyards of the east should prove an important factor in securing them. We are going to need all thai can be supplied.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
BEHIND THE BARS

Tt makes me laugh sometimes" said the girl who sells tickets at the moT- ing picture show People seem to forget so that I'm here"
 oh, well,' her friend said, they can't get past the young man at the door without a ticket, even If they do forget to stop here"
 T don't mean that they sneak past, the ticket girl explained. They don't try that. Nc, it's just that they don seem to know can hear and see away back here in the box. They act as if I was blind and deaf just because sit on a high stool in here"
 If somebody's been getting funny, her friend said fiercely, you just let me know who he is and I won't let it happen again.
 'Soh, you needn't get excited Jim the girl laughed. Step aside once here comes a lady. Fifteen cents ma'am No. ma'am, we pay the wal tax. Don't forget your ticket. Say Jim, run after her will you? She's lefi it."
 Crazy womeni" he said.
 You aint any call to say it's women" the girl said tartly. The mer go in without 'em just as often as the women, only they get mad when yoJ call lem back I guess it makes 'en feel foolish.
 "Yes ma'am, children 10 cents, wt 1 pay the war tax. Here. little girl l take mothers ticket. I got. a lot oi knitting done these warm nights. Tn doing sweater now for Harry, only i it takes so long on account of mt | being slow that it'll be the end of tht war before he gets it"
 "Aint he got enough folks to kni l for him." the friend asked grossly 1 without his asking you to work you fingers to the bone this hot weather? :?
 There ain't any bone showing ol my fingers yet" the girl answered. " l just told you 1 was taking my time a ! it. Besides, he asked me to, and
 didn't have anybody else to knit for.
 Yes, ma'am. it's 15 cents" the giT told the next patron, smilingly. w pay the war tax. Yes, sir, to-nigh we're giving A Foolish Pair the sam as it shows on the board outside. W gave it at the matinee and folks said
 was good. No. I ain't seen it myself l Don't forget your ticket, sir"
 What an idiot" said the frien scornfuIly. Does he expect you to 8 and see the show first so he won't los his money? I wisht I'd offered to pa for him and then he'd have gone soon CT"
 "Oh, he didn't stay long" she sait
 Some are slower than that Som
 want the whole plot told 'em."
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.rail had the nlnt hf this ane. }

Tell me the plot of this one"
 Go in and see it yourself, That's what that couple did this afternoon. That was what started me to saying that morn half the time folks don't realize I'm here. You see they come in by different doors and both of em didn't see each other.
 They got near the bars here, and they stopped short. He said, Name! And she said, Don't speak to me- but she stuck aroundI just the same. could see in a minute that they'd just last night maybe had an awful fight. 1 Well, he got cross again and they had it back and forth for goodness knows how long, telling how bad each of em was and how the other hadn't I done a thing. Once he made slip, and called her Darling and I thought she'd go through the ceiling, she was so furious. Then I knew they'd been en- gagged, and t was longer ago than last night they'd had a fight. It was awful serious, you bet, and they got to talk l ing so sort of short and shaky was l just positive she was going to up and 1 faint or something
 | Well, right in the middle of it they turned around to let woman buy a ticket and they were quiet just sec Fond. When they moved they came
 han up against that poster you see there with the picture on it-where the mans holding out his arms and
 saying something to the girl that's crying. What is it?'
 ,"'We've been very foolish, let's make
 up,'" the friend read.
 "Yeb, that's it. We'll, soon's they
 saw that he turns to her and her tc
 him and they kinder laugh and ht says: guess that't about right; let.
 go in and see it. They did, too, twic,
 over, and when they come out they
 were holding hands. Yes, ma'am, thi:
 is the last show just beginning now
 Don't forget your tickets, mister"
 For Pete's sake." said the youns
 man fiercely. T wish you wouldn' keep knitting on that old sweater.
 can't see your face at all'
 That's on account of me just learn : ing. l know girls who can knit ant , look at the ceiling.'
 } T don't see what you want to kni ! for him for''
 q don't specially. He's engaged t Nelly. I just wanted practice so ii case l wanted to knit something req ) 1 extra nice some time'
 } "Oh, say, would you? For me-" 7 You're standing right in the way, smiled the girl. The boss won't lik
 it. 1 tell you! You go in and see tn show and we can talk afterward goin } home Run along; that's a good boy You left your ticket! Exchange.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
STORIES OF THE WAR
FROM PRISON TO EXPERIMENT
 CAMP

T will tell you everything" said his gentleman, writes a special cor respondent to the London Chronicle concerning a gentleman from Ger man; but you will see that only half of what I have to say can be printed at the present time. It would be un- fair to those who are now imprisoned in Germany if you printed everything. I am haunted, as you may well ina zine, by the thought of those English people who are still suffering. captiV- ity. How any man set free from that dreadful hardship can publish any thing likely to make their lot harder cannot imagine. But it has to be done" .....
 He then told me his narrative
 which may be abridged as follows:--
 t I went to America in 1901, and worked for some years in a museum
 Then 1 went to Italy and studied art
 In 1908, driven by the desire to study philosophy in relation to art. went
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
Ruhleben Camp.


 God knows how you can live on nothing; but you can. In those days we were famished and frozen. With 8 cold below zero Fahrenheit, tho Germans gave us two cotton rugs and a sack full of straw; and farmed out our rations to a Jewish contractor at 60 pfennigs 9 day--sd, or d a person. You will knoy from this that we were starved.
 From November 14 our life was un- imagfnahly horrible. l can't bear to think of 1t. It was awful, awful. And thus it would have been to the end, killing us or driving us mad, but for the genius of British character. That splendid moral character, manifesting itself at once, took hold of life even in those miserable surroundings, and | organized it on a communal basis, Then one began to see the power of mans spirit" 3&
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

The kaiser may have witnessed the opening of the attack on the Ameri- cans but it is dollars to wheatless doughnuts that he isn't hanging around today in the Chateau Thierry salient
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

Germany probably has it's stereo. typed answer all ready for the pro- test which it will receive from Spain because of the sinking of a Spanish vessel bearing Spanish diplomat. of whose sailing Germany had been informed. The U-boat probably sus- pected American aviators were aboard.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Willing to Help Veterans.

MT Editor: There are a number of old Civil war veterans who are enti- tied to an increase in some cases up to $40 per month under the lately en- acted law that will have to apply for the increase or will not get it, while others receive it automatically.
 This is not generally understood. The fact is that the recently enacted law was simply an amendment to the law passed May II, 1912. All who now hold certificates under the 1912 law will receive their increase without any new application. All those whose cer- tifcates ante-date the act of 1912 will have to apply and will get the in- crease only from date of filing the ap- plication.
 Now then, am a regularly appoint ed U. s. pension agent. I am also a notary public and will be only toe glad to help any old veteran free oi all cost If you are in doubt send me the number and date of your certifi- cate Will reply immediately. If you are sure that an application must be made come to me any afternoon al Packerville depot any Sunday al home in Oneco. and 1 will do youl work free of all cost.
 c. B. MONTGOMERY, m
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
Views of the Vigilantes
Sentiment in the Trenches.
By Francis Rogers of The vigilante

sentiment Tn tne lTenCHecs
 By Francis Rogers of The Vigilantes.
 Our boys in France are rGaturing fast. The conditions amid which they live tend both to clarify and to deepen their thoughts. They bear no re- sponsibility for their own physical needs; food, shelter and clothing are all provided for them. Many, if not most of them, have assigned the great CT part of their pay 10 their fam lilies and no efforts of theirs can in- crease their income, During the day and often. at night they are almost constantly under orders! in doing only what they are told they are doing their full duty. Their only real re-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
 Oneco, Conn. July IS, 1918.

Act UnfriendIv to the Government.
 Mir. Editor: Reports are being re- ceived of activity by stock salesmen and promoters, principally represent ing companies whose securities have doubtful value, in efforts to secure the exchange of Liberty bonds for the stocks which they have for sale. This practice is specifically disapproved by the treasury department, and we are compelled to characterize any con tinuance of it as an act unfriendly tc the government.
 If your readers have such cases come to their notice, I will be glad to have them write me promptly, giv- ing the name of the stock which is being offered, it's address. the name o1 the salesman and the names of the officers of the company if they can be secured.
 We hope you will give publicity tc this letter. with view to stopping the practice Very truly yours.
 CHARLES A. MORSS. Chairman. Boston, July 15, 1918.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

It is not to be supposed that Gen. eral Foch has opened this counter drive without having made due prep arations for keeping. it up and taking full advantage of the gains which have been made.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

From the revelations which are be- ing made regarding the fund raised in this country to boom Germany's interests the surprise is that they have been kept quiet so long.