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WANTED---Agents for fine industri-
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ply. See Mr.. Burkett, III South
Royal ST., $50 any afternoon. Life
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Classified Advertising

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FOR SALE-A 1915 Chevrolet auto
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Inquire of Mt. Vernon Auto Co.,
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Us Prince strsst. Als1saaIiE. "a
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

Paris. Dec. 2S.--Francc will not ac-
cept peace based on conditions before
the war. Foreign Minister Pichon de-
ciared In replying in the Chamber of
deputies yesterday to the peace terms
or the Central Powers outlined to
Russia. He asserted that Germany is
endeavoring to invlove France I'm the
negotiations with the Bolsheviki. but
the war will go on whether or not
Russia made a separate peace.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
ARMY SUPPLY system.
CRITICISM OF WAR DEPART
MENT CONTINUES IN CON.
GRESS.
Members of Senate Military Committee
Not Satisfied With Soldiers CLOTH
ing and Equipment.

washington, Dec. 27.-Criticism oi
the system of the war department and
council of national defense in secur-
ing clothing and other supplies 70
the army was sharply renewed b.
members of the senate military COM
mittee today during further examina-
ton of Maj. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe.
quartermaster general.
General Sharpe said his approval Of
contracts negotiated by the council.
supplies committee was to an extent
perfunctory and none had ever been
disapproved. He defended the estab .
llshment Of the civilian committee.
however as a necessity because of the
enormous task involved in handling
war orders for the expanding army.
Shortages of winter clothing, General
Sharpe attributed largely to belated
deliveries on account Of garment max
ers' strikes and lack of special ma
chinery in private factories and to the
decision to send American soldiers f.
France earlier than originally planned
Orders to clothe more than 1850
GOO men have been given, Genera
Sharpe stated. and early next year i.
is expected to have on hand enough
fer 100000.
Steps taken by Secretary Baker be
fore the American war declaration tc
secure clothing for a large army were
again recounted by General Sharpe
On April 4, two days before the war
the secretary authorized emergency
contracts to clothe 100000 men ant
contracts were let in the open mark e
without advertising. For anothe,
100000 men contracts were let in May
Questions relating to cantonmen
construction contractors were asked
by the committee, but General Sharp,
said all cantonment matters had bee,
handled by General Littell. The latte
and his assistants are to be caIle,
soon.
Tomorrow the committee expects t,
hear, probably in executive session
Maj. Gen. W. M. Wright and Maj
Gen. Camps, Doniphan and Bowie, re
spectively regarding their recent in
spection Of Gen. Pershing's expedi
ton and their own. camp experiences
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
MAIL POUCH STOLEN.
SHIPMENT OF MONEY FAILS TO
REACH COLUNBIa.
Fifty Thousand Dollars Disappears
Between Richmond Banh an. ca.
lumbia.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 27.-A pouch
containing $4,000 sent by the federal
reserve bank of Richmond to bank
in Columbia, S. c., disappeared in
transit last Saturday and is believed
to have been stolen. Detectives are
now at work in several cities endeav-
oring to find the pouch and the per-
son who got possession of it.
Just where the pouch was taken
from the train is not known. Detec-
tives and bank officers have not
divulged the name Of the railway
over which the money was sent Post
office authorities could throw little
light on the case this afternoon other
than to say that the money is believed
to have disappeared after it left Rich
mond, there being nc clue to it's
whereabouts, government inspectors
having been detailed TO look for it
as soon as it became known the
pouch was lost.
George j. Seay. governor Of the
federal reserve bank, vas not in his
office this afternoon when inquiry
was made concerning the missing
pouch. but other offic. in the bank
would neither confirm nor deny the
disappearance
The money was of small denonf-
nations, being IS and $40 notes. 1t
was sent from the federal reserve
bank in Richmond, Va. December
II, to the National Loan and Ex-
change Bank Of Columbia and was
transmitted over the Seaboard Air
Line Railway. The package was re-
ceipted for in Hamlet. N. c., the last
transfer en- route. When the mail
pouch was received at the Columbia
postoffice. the package Of money was
missing. No other packages OF ma
terial value were in the pouch. Blame
has not yet been fixed on any oar
ticular individual. f
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
FREIGHT BY SHORT ROUTE.
INDIVIDUAL RAILROADS NOT
CONSIDERED NOV.
New Plan OF Operation Sure to Re-
suit I'm Increased Efficiency in
Transportation.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Under the
traffic pooling plan to be worked out
by Secretary McAdoo as director gen.
eral Of railroads freight will move
over the shortest and most convenient
routes regardless Of the individual in
terests Of the roads. Since earnings
as well as facilities would be pooled
This system can be pursued to an ex-
treme limit. officials pointed out to-
day. without endangering the revenues
of any line. Earnings will be pooled
and paid out on the basis of pre-war
returns regardless Of how much
freight railroad actually moves.
Railroad experts admit there is a
great loss of efficiency in competition.
Freight is often billed over a particu-
lar line when it might be handled
much more expeditiously over anoth-
er. A shipper has had right to ship
his freight as he pleases but under
government operation and traffic pool
ing 1t matters not which road gets
his freight 1t will move over the line
or lines best able to handle it. Two
railroads running between New York
and Chicago for instance might cross
at some point In between. Under
the ordinary system freight given to
| one road in New York would pro-
ceed all the way over that line. Un-
der the new plan 1t might be divert
ed to the other road at the CROSSING
point II the other road from the cross
ing into Chicago offered at the time
better facilities for moving.
| While admitting tk,t competition
slows up traffic in a situation such as
exists at present, railroad men point
to the fact that competition has
brought all the improvements in rail-
road facilities such as the airbrake
and other devices. But during the war
even they admit the invention OF new
appliances is far less important than
the moving Of freight.
Under the government pooling plan
a railroad with its lines congested
will not be given more freight to
handle II 1t appears it may add tc
the congestion.
Interstate commerce commission
officials will work with Secretary Nc.
IAdoo in a comprehensive operating
plan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
DEATHS I'M CAMP.

washington, Dec. 28.-Deaths from
disease in National Army camps DUR
ing the week ending December 21st
were one hundred and eighteen.
against ninety y-seven the previous
week in the National Guards and one
hundred and twenty, against one. hum
dred and sixty-five, according to the
report published today. 1t says that
many new cases of pneumonia have
developed in camp WHEELER, Macon.
Ga. and Camp Bowie, Texas Measles
are spreading in camps Gordon, Ira
Wis and Pike.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
lEuIoHs' Terms INsIAeERE.
Uo76g PROPOSALS. ATTRACT ONLY
PASSING INTEREST AMONG
WARRINGTON OFFICIALS.


~ tWashington. Dec. 27.-Germany's
1|QDosals 20 the Russian Bolsheviki
'o1voy8 through the Austro- -Hunga-
80 forsign minister. for basis of
udAee have attracted little moro than
O4Jnlng interest here. chiefly because
~ attitude OF the United States gov
eynmsnt has not changed In any de-
I. ~ since President Wilson solemiy
t6)1 oongress that word OF the present
y1)lors Of Germany could not be ac-
o9D<eA for anything worth while.
Moreover. ofiicials here think the
vevy conditions imposed by the Teu-
>vpic plsnipotentiarie stamp their
tfomlsss Of no annexation and no in
bhnhities a. insincere y
Thsre 10 q disposition to feel thar
No object Of the German plenipoten-
/, onxtes - simply to protract the nego-
o)Ations az long as possible without
ony expectation OF an immediate peace
agreement with the double purpose of
Hn6ing the German people to believe
their government really Is desirous Of
f1Aking peace. and of gaining time for
~ further strengthening Of the Ger
ilan lines In the west.
One condition regarded as impossi-
ktA for the present at least. is that the
q1hsrence Of all the belligerents must
- secured TO the peace the Germans
10 trying to make with Russia be-
Z 1eeo u can. become effective. This Is
1eoompAnied by q demand for the re-
trzm Of the German colonies now In
ttessasion Of Russia's allies.
o. u can be stated authoritativeiy that
0e position Of the American govern
nsnt has not changed in any respect
v1th regard to Its determination 70
tQter into no agreement with gov
rnment which does not represent the
tfss viii OF the governed people. This
V,uld dispose OF any hope the Ger
uAns might have that the Russians
tould induce America to subscribe to
~ peace treaty which they are now
6ping to arrange. As for the Ger
Hsn colonies. the American govern.
hont has never recorded itself on the
&bject and Lloyd George recentl,
V'N1Srsd that was subject for TIE
knss conference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
CAxxSD AFTER FEBRUARY.


.1. flt- Oroft quota.
Columbia, Dec 27.--rhe additional
~ per csntum OF tho nrst draft will
hoe bs called 20 tho colors until after
osbruary rs OF next year. according
70 . telegram received by the office
of the governor from Provost Mar
NAL General Crowder today. De-
ecisnciss In the other four increments
eAould DO made up from The men al
rQady selected for service and report
- back to the local boards by the
lstrict exemption boards. according
y the Interpretation given the tele-
nam BY the draft authorities, until
eAwincation Of class one is complet-
"a Ths wire follows:
IT has been decided that there will
- no moro formal calls for deferred
Percentage Of the present quota be-
lefe February IS. While boards
Mould. until they have enough men
nsiiy classified In class one. send
harvard promptly men selected under
the old regulations to make up de-
uoisncies In calls already made. the
fesuit Of this decision will be that we
tnan be able to give the benefit Of the
hsw classification system to all men
whose order numbers are so late as
10 place them within deferred per-
|'sntages Of the present call. Calls
t1li. however. be made very shortly
under the provisions of section 149,
Tor the special Glars OF men there
mentioned. For tho sake OF compos-
lac the public mind. and for the con-
tsnisnce OF registrants. this informa-
uon ought to be given wide dissent
hation."
In another telegram to the governor
Provost Marshal General Crowder has
instructed that the district boards re-
turn the records in the various cases
4onsidered under the old regulations
20 the local board having Jurisdiction.
IN this way the local boards will be
&ade of,ces OF record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

Russo-Gcrman Negotiations Adjourn
Until January ath.

Petrograd. Thursday. Dec. a.
The delegates to the peace conference
at Brest-IAtovsk have agreed TO n
cen days recess In the peace negotia-
tions which will be resumed January
tth at q place not yet determined.
An armistice is reported to have
been reached between the BoishevikI
forces and tho troops of Gen. Kalc-
dimes at Rostov. with a neutral zone
between the opposing lines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

pose Mr.. Dove for the same Office
next year.
Edward c. Elmore, formerly chief
clerk for the com mptroller general.
has announced that he will oppose
Comptroller General Carlton w
Sawyer next year.
Junius T.. Lilies, of Orangeburx
chairman Of the ways and means
committee of the house, has made q
conditional announcement for lien.
tenant governor. 1t is understood that
DR.. f. c. l.. Adams, of Columbia
who unsuccessfully opposed the re
election of Lieut.. Gov. A. ]. Bethea
last year, again will make the race.
w. j. Cormack in News and Cour-
fer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

Petrograd. Thursday. Dec. 27.-
Soldiers acting under the orders of
hnance commissioner Menshinisky, to-.
day seized all privata banks in Petro-
grad, including the branch of the
National City Bank Of New York.
Manager B. r. Stevens was arrested,
and detained short time. Many
mank directors were arrested.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
ALLIES PEACE TERMS.
Lloyd George Tells Labor Conference
Declaration Can Be Made Only by
Joint Action.


Joint Action.
London, Dec. 2S.-Lloyd George in
a letter sent to the labor conference,
said a statement on war aimes could
only be made in agreement with
Great Britain's allies. The question
of issuing fresh joint declaration, he
added, is being constantly kept in
view by the allied governments
The achieyepent Of ghe purposes for
which the allies are fighting is essen
ial to the future freedom and peace
OF mankind. Premier Lloyd George
said in the letter which he sent today
to the labor conference. The state
ment is regarded as the British an
swer to the German reace offer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

edly be in the race, and strong pres
sure is being made on John L. Nc
I1aurin, Of Bennettsville, former Unit
ed States senator, by his friends in
Anderson county to enter the con
test. 1t is expected that he will Of
fer. John Madison DesChamps, OF
Columbia, who can be classed as anti
Blease, has definitely entered the
race. Mr.. DesChamps was in the race
for governor last year.
OF the Blease candidates so far an
nounced, Attorney General Peoples
apparently has the edge on the other
so-called "reformers." " the pri-
mary were held now he undoubtedly
would go into the second contest with
an anti-Blease man. Mr.. Stuckey,
however, will make a strong race;
he has announced that he will pitch
his campaign as the leader Of the ag-
gricultural and labor elements Ct the
State. He promises to make the fight
interesting, he asserts. John G.
Richards, SO far unannounceo, is
the choice Of some of the leaders Of
the Blease faction and they will un-
doubtedly prevail on him to make
the race, and will endeavor to make
him the standard-bearer Of the self
styled ''reformers." John l.. Nc
Laurin, say politicians who are
studying the situation, is gaining
ground in the Piedmont section, par
tisularly since Lowndes j. browning.
Of Union, who himself was a candi-
date for governor in 1914, has en-
dorsed him.
Proctor Bonham, Senator from
Greenville county. some months ago
was spoken Of as possible guber-
natorial candidate. but lately this talk
has subsided. Should Senator Bon-
ham enter the race he would offer
complications for the other aspirants;
he is not only extremely popular in
the Piedmont section of the State
where he served number of terms
as solicitor Of the Thirteenth judicial
Circuit, but he is a stump" speaker
Of experience, ability and magnetism.
He would draw votes from both po-
!itical factions.
Ciaud n. Sapp, assistant attornev
general, a Blease partisan, has an |
nounced to succeed Thomas II. Pee |
pies as attorney general. Robinson p |
Searson q member of the house from
Ealnwell county. who has been OPP
posed to the minority side of the po-
,;tical fence, but not an extreme fac
tionalist, also has announced. 1t is
understood that Sam NJ. Wolff, form
srly a member Of the house from An
derson county, will make the race.
The name of Samuel T. Lanham. mas
ter Of Spartanburg county. also has
been prominently mentioned for at
torney genral.
George w. Wightman. Of Saluda,
who was defeated last year by Will
liam Banks Dove for Secretary of
State. has announced that he will op- +,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

Washington. Dec. 2S.-As the first
practical step in the governments op-
Grafton Of the railroads. which began
mt noon today Mr.. McAdoo has drafted
all railroad war boards into the fed
eral service TO work out plans OF uni
fled operation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

With American Army in France.
Thursday, Dec. 27.-During a recent
moonlight night German aviators
dropped bombs near certain town
and two American privates. camped
In n wood, were killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
WILLIAM ELLIOTT FOOD ADMIN.
ISTRATOR.
Hoover Announced Appointment b.
President.

Hoover Announced Appointment b,
President.
Columbia, Dec. 2S.-wiliiam Elliott
is in the employment Of the fedora
government. He has been appointed
federal food administrators for Souti
Carolina to succeed David r. Coker
resigned.
His salary IL 81 year.
In other words. when Herbert
Hoover, yesterday evening teleghapll
ed to Mr.. Elliott: 1T gives me pleas.
ure to inform you that the president
has today approved your appoint
ment as federal food administrato,
for South Carolina to succeed d. r
Coker," he meant to congratulate the
State and country upon the willing
and self-sacrificing service which Mr.
Elliott Ia to give.
Mr.. Ellitt Is very busy man. Be.
sides having large private law prac-
tice he is the general counsel for the
Columbia Railway, Gas g. Electric
Company, the Pacific Mills. the Union
Buffalo Mills Company, the Parr
Shoals Power Company and a number
Of smaller cotton mills.
It Is needless to say that Mr.. Ell
lott will give to the food administra-
tion the same excellent business man
agement that he gives to all other
concerns with which he is connected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

With the American Army In France,
Thursday. Dec. 27.-A corporal O.
the American engineers was killed
and one private wounded on Christ
mas Eve when German shell drop
ped near a party working In the
trenches on a section Of the French
front.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

Washington. Dec. 2s.-President
Wilson Is today celebrating his sixty
hrst birthday. There was no special
ceremony at the While House because
of the rush OF work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

Washington, Dec. 2s.-There will
be no general revision Of coke prices
for 1918. Fuel Administrator Gar
field today issued order continuing i'm
force the prices fixed last Septem-
ber
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02

Chicago, Dec. 2S..-A number of
persons are reported to have been
killed in an explosion at blast fur
mace plant Of the Inland Steel Com
pany, Indiana Harbor, Indiana, today
when the plant caught fire. The en-
tire plant is threatened with destruc-
fiOD
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-04-11

y
women could "stay at home, keep
house and (also) whip the kaiser!"
When the merriment had subsidized,
beautiful sacred duet, 'Hold Thou
My Hand" was sung by the Misses
Henry and Meyer, with Mrs. Cav at
the piano. The audience was very
appreciative. The officers for the en-
suing year were'then installed as fol-
lows President, Bert Long; first
vice president, C. D. Gasaway; second
vice president, R. H. Malone; secre-
tary, E. D. Cooper; treasurer, L. M.
Gum; chorister, Joe Dunlap; teacher,
Rev. A. M. Wilkinson. The audience
was then dismissed, everyone feeling
"just fine"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-04-11
SOCIETY WILL
MEET WITH MRS. w. B. SIMON

The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church will
meet with Mrs. w. B. Simon Wednes-
day, April 20 at 2:3O p. m. The fol
lowing program has been arranged:
Roll Call-"Facts About One of
Our Homes,".
Business.
Devotional-"Do Thou For Me-
Psa. 100 :21, Mrs. Moore.
Items from March Woman's Home
Missions-Mrs. Hopkins.
SIN Southern Highlands" Mrs
auckland.
ReadingsA"Two Plucky Boys
From the Southern Highlands" Mrs
Gasaway. -
"a Present Day Peril"-Mrs. Tay-
lor.
"a Mountain Journey"1Mrs. Bias
sett.
Enigmas.