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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04
SUMTER. s. c., SATURDAY, MAY 4,
War SITUATION REVIEWED.
FRENCH DRIVE GERMANS OUT
OF LOCRE.

Much Of the Snap of the German At
taclxing Forces Absent from Latest
ManOcuvers I'm F1andcrs-British
Also Advance Lincs-Serbians on
OHcnsivc-LOoking to Gen. Foch to
Order Offensive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04

Having done their bit in relieving
the egg famine the hens will now be
permitted to give their lives for their
country.-Chattano News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
Kills Negro When
Car Hits Truck
Ice Wagon Is Rammed at Munford
and Clay Streets-Another Is
Injured.

One negro was killed and another
wounded yesterday afternoon when a
Clay street car collided with an au-
tomobile ice truck OF the Richmond
Ice company. at Munford and Clay
streets at about $50 o'clock. The
man who was killed was Robert Craw-
ford The car was travelling east and
tho ice wagon was northhound when
the collision occurred. Crawford was
thrown violently from the wagon.
striking his head against the rocky
surafce OF the street. He died soon
afterwards Thomas Jackson was
driving the ice company's vehicle. and
sustained severe injuries of the head
and back.
The deceased lived at 72s Catherine
street Coroner Whitfield was imme-
diately notified. and turned tho body
over to Undertaken A. D. Price. Jack
son, the driver, who lives at 1s7-A
North Harrison street, was sent to the
Memorial hospital.
]. Es Allanson was motorman %,f the
car. and A. b. Harris was the corduc-
tor. Tho motorman was sun,Ma9fly
plaoad szndAr arrest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
Amer: Wins
Prize Offered
For Riveting
Shipyard Workers At sparrows Point
Beats Record Made BY British
Gang of Workers.

Washington. May 21--Charles
Knight, a riveter employed by the
Bethlehem Shipbuiding corporation
at Sparrows Point. Md, has been
awarded the prize Of twenty-five
pounds tabout $3.50 offered by the
London Daily Mail for the worlds
rivetlrR record on May 49, knight
and his gang drove 4,875 rivets in
nine hours. thereby beating by 553
rivets. the previous worlds record
made on the preceding day by n Brit
ish riyeting gang in the Dalmuir yards
OF the Beardmore company, in the
Clyde
Chairman Hurley was informed to-
day that lord Northclirfe had cabled
his representative in this country to
pay the prize to Knight. Chairman
Hurley made II an opportunity 10
send n letter OF appreciation and con-
graduation to knight and his gang
and also to encourage international
rivalry by a cablegram TO Lord North
sAne Chairman Hurley told Of
knights feat IN his cable. and add
ed;
American sh!pyard workers well
come the friendly rivalry Of British
rIyeters and admire their caeled rec
ords and sportsmanship.
steps are now being taken here TO
reduce riveting achievements TO sys-
feTuatic scores. American shipyard
workers believe we have the fastest
r{Teters In the world and II further
details concerning British records are
sent us. such as diameters OF rivets
driven. nature and location OF work
on ship or ground and number of
men in gang viii eudeaNor 10 exceed
hes, british performances RiVeting
interest Ia this country now swinging
to tonnage. Gangs in every ship yard
working 20 ada one or more rIyets per
hour 10 average gang output Five
additional rivets per hour per gang
Ter all good men i'm good sized ship
Yards means Auildlrg one l0,000-ton
steel freiEhter in ten weeks. Work
crs here VIII welcome British conpe-
tItio7 and records on this tonnage
basis
They are on the Job for victory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
WILL SOLICIT RED
CROSS MEMBERS IN
WHOLE CITY TODAY
Booths in Charge of Wo-
men to Help Angels
of Mercy
TO ISSUE BUTTONS
Everybody Is Expected
to Wear This Insignia
on His Coat Lapel
by I onight.
TO ISSUE BUTTONS
RED CROSS DRIVE SHOWS
4 TpTAI. OF SGT SO. .S1S


Washington May 2t--W3th only
agmentAry reports Of the third
day of the Red Cross drive for
is second war fund for $500
600. GOO. one whole division being
missing. late com tIatioas tonight
shows total subscription Of
s2T.3s1.S7S
Ths contributions by districts
are.
Greater New York, ss2S0.s1T
Atlantic division. s479T.607
New England division. sss5,50o.
Southern division s134-19l.,
Lake division, sI,S1024S.
Gulf division. s492664.
Pennsylvania division, 81 .25s.577.
Central division. 1880, 600.
Southwest division s3.4l2,919.
Potomac division. S72s.22f.
Mountain division, s11a,574,
Northw est DIVISION missing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
America Will
Call Men of SO
If Necessary
Secretary Daniels Tells Rutgers
Alumni That Ships VIII Be Ready
to Carry Millions.

New Brunswick y r. May Iii
America IS prepared 10 draft men
from eighteen To sixty years old II
II becomes necessary to win the war,
declared Secretary Of the Navy Dan
iels in an address TO-DAY at the alumni
dinner Of Rutgers college Mr Dan
iels predicted that before another
summer we VIII have enough ships 70
carry not only a million but millions.
TO France. and enough destroyers to
carry them in safety"
Previous TO the dinner. President
Demarest. Of Rutgers. had conferred
upon Secretary Daniels the honorary
degree OF doctor of laws.
Secretary Daniels said in part:
Almost every day I am called upon
10 give a name to a ship--and We are
going to get them out faster. We are
going to get out the greatest naval
ships produced the destroyers on
which men do not sleep for DAYS and
do not cat except standing up. ] have
knowledge Of one destroyer which
conveyed III ships safely and ira
versed a million miles in six months
Young men in college from eigh-
teen TO twenty-one should stay in col
lege until they reach the latter age
All the training they receive, mental
and military fits them for larger
service.
The day may come when, II neces-
sarY, congress may change the age
limit because men from tweuty-one
70 thirtY-one cannot win the war.
Then. we viii call oo the men from
eighteen to sixty to win the war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22

For the receipt Of cash contrihu-
tfons 70 the second Red Cross war
fund and the renewal OF memberships
In the Richmond Red Cross chapter,
100 booths located conveniently in all
parts of the city VIII be open from \
O'Clock this morning until o'clock
tonight AS buttons and tags Will be
issued 10 all who pstronize the booths,
the day in one sense Of the word viii
assume the appearance OF Red cross
tag day.
A small neat tag which has mar
row blue border and a white field on
which are stamped the words, sec
ond War Fund" in blue, and the
familiar symbol of the Red Cross IN
red ink. will be issued 10 All VINO
make cash contribution 10 the $780,
100000 fund for war relief. Fut-
tons with a Red Cross on white
background will be received by All
who renew their membership in the
local chapter or who join the chap
ter for the first time.
Thousands of people will be dis
playing a tag or button. or both. be-
fore nightfall. If the expectations or
officials OF the chapter are realized
II the member requests II, receipt
will be issued to those who take out
memberships. in addition 10 but
ton Cash contributors only will he
presented with tags. Instructions have
been issued TO the workers who Will
he In charge Of the booths not 10
leave a booth unless relieved by some
one and TO write plainly the names
on membership blanks. All boxes
must be taken TO the Richmond
Trust and Savings company. Seventh
and Main streets. when the stations
close at o'clock.
Renew Memberships.
There are many who Joined the
Richmond chapter early last year. and
the appeal TO renew memberships to-
day is directed at them particularly.
At the present time the chapter has
a mem hership Of $4,000. II Is not
expected that new memberships will
be taken out today by those who
Joined the chapter during the Christ
mas membership drive. AS one dol
lar pays for an annual membership.
and as new members will be cordially
welcomed today. It 10 believed many
will Join the chapter for the first time.
1t is scarcely likely that anyone will
plead that they could not convenient
w 1oin or renew their membership.
for the booths will be distributed
In such a manner that they will he
encountered everywhere throughout
the city.
Booths will be open today at the
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
Chief Says He Replied
His Conduct Would
be Investigated.
PLAYS STAR ROLE
Policeman, Who lmpli-
Gates His Superiors,
Resigns-to Make
Investigation.

Major SoweIl last night issued
the following statement concern
ing the report that Officer Waller
had pstnted that the major had
directed him to see Abe JacotPs
and get him IN square up'
report concerning the transfr'fTa-
ton of liquor In city autorno-
bile.
Captain xiulmcr made state
rncnt To me that Mr. Alien and
Mr.. FruySer had stated 20 him
that Mr.. Jacobs said that Waller
had 6een hauling whishey In a
city AUTOMOBILES.
"T met Mr., Waller on the
street M Ninth and Broad streets
and told him That Captain Vim
rter had made The statement tn
me. and that Captain thinner
WAS going to investigate the mat
ter. and II found true, he Wal
lerl would bc discharged from
the police force.
'1 positively deny that | told
Mr.. Waller to ssc Jacobs. =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22

JEER AT THE MAYOR

New Haven. Conn. May c1.-nis-
nl!ssal awaits the reserve officers
training corps, Yale university stu
aeuts who early today attacke q
Mayor Fitzgerald and the police. strip
pod the central green Of Its benches
and piled them upon the trolley
tracks. It was declared tonight. ben
rite action by the college authorities
as well as in the court was delayed
PENDING the return ef President Had
ley, If Yale.
Mayor Fitzgerald expressed deep cha
grin that the city should have been
brought into the lmelight through
the escapade OF uniformed students
who were to have been Officers in
the American army,
The investigation which was start
ed today will probably not disclose al
who participated In the brawi, IT was
said. but thu faculty expressed hope
that the Identity ~ more than the
ten arrested viii be revealed.
It was Sherrold Kent. son Of Charles
F. keAt, professor OF the Divinity
school. who smashed the helmet Of
i oliceman kennedy, and John e
Mitchell. of Wellsey, Mass. who jeersd
at Mayor Fitzgerald. according to the
mayor and Kennedy.
New Haven has lost more boys
than any city Of It's sixe In the couu-
Try, ard I fail TO understand why men
81 Yale wearing uniforms, such as you
Il. o. r. G. men and naval trainine
unit members should be found par
ticipa,ing in this highly dicgraceful
a0air co TO your dormitories imme-
diatcly.'
Je~r Mayor.
Mayor Fitzgerald had hardly ut
tered these words when some one
ioered. He turned to a young man
demanding:
40 you mean TO tell me you are
laughing at what I have saldr"
sure do" was the reported re-
sponsa. Many laughed at the retort
Aaame with indignation the mayor
directed the arrest Of Mitchell Oni-
Ger Connolly seized the young man and
hattled his way with him.
"A rescue' Take him away from the
/ cops" csme from a crowd OF stu
| dents said to have numbered nearly
one thousand. A lively melee fol-
effected had not the police drawn their
revolvers and fred n dozen shots in
the air. The students onslaught tenn.
orariiy halted. the police drew their
night sticks and reinforced by other
| patrolmen. fought their way to the
station house.
students thronged the streets abou,
police Headquafters, fearing a n
threatening. Mayor Fitzgerald again
essayed to bring quiet by moral sua
sion. Finding II useless. he directed
the police TO clear the streets This
was accomplished by the use Of nigh,
sticks
The men arrested were.
Julian Rice. OF Washington, u. c..
Thomas Denny, Jr.. OF New York,
Chauncey w decks. Of West Orange
" j.. John f.. Mitchell. Of Wellesley
| Mass FLOYD w, Jones. Of New York
penna c. Clark. of Chicago; John II
French, of New York; Oscar r. David
son, of Dayton. o.. Sherroid Kent. OF
- C>.~~A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
WOULD MOTOR|zE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Cost Of Transformation " Would
Cost $205,000 With Return
Of Large Amount.
SALE OF ELECTRICITY
Finance Committee. Learns
How City May Derive
Revenue From Surplus
Current.

The finance committee held a
lengthy session last night and heard
from advocates of the plan TO motortze
rhe fire department.. and from mem
hers Of the administrative board and
the superintendent Of the electric
plant on the question Of sale Of sur
plus electric current. No action was
taken. the committee adiourning over
to next Tue sday night ~--
Commissioner w A C'heatwood ~
the board Of fire commissioners and
Chief w Fl. Joynes appeared i'm
favor Of the motorization Of the de
pertinent. Figures we're shown 10 in
dictate that the department could be
motorized at an outlay of sa05,Aoo,
nearly all Of which would he return
ed to the city within q few months
through the sale of old apparatus
horses. buildings and the saving IN
running expenses and wear and tear
1t was shown hv Commissioner
Cheatwood that the a-~ual cost 10 the
city would hs decreased from the
original sum to s6S.5to. which would
be still further diminished by the
would cost $4,000, within the next
few weeks An optional price had
been given which exntres on June J..
Outlined ny Chertwood
The plan aS outlined by Mr.. Cheat
wood carries all the requirements for
com plete motorization, including 4
new engine for Ginter Park. and will
give the men in the department q
seven days A month leave of absence.
Commissioners HiTsChbere and
Hohson aMd Superintendent TraffOrd
gave a clear statement of the situa-
tion regarding the sale of electric cur
rent 1t was said that several tenta
tive offers had been made for the
purchase of the current. but that no
action could be taken until council
adopted an ordinance under which the
administrative hoard could proceed.
An ordinance prepared by the city
attorney, in the nature Of an enabling
act was offered. and after some dis
cussion on the part Of the members OF
the board and Mr.. Trahord. the COM
mittee took the question under ad-
visem emit. to be discussed more fully
by them at the next meeting.
It was shown that the city could
sell 4 1000 900 kilowatt hours of CUR
rent. Commissioner Hrschherg said
that In resporN to comments on the
fact that the city is buying current
from the Virginia Railway and Power
com pany. paying therefor more than
$0,uUH d0nuditN. ne NbUtu say tiidt
IL would cost the CITY more to install
wires and poles and transformers to
connect the isolated places. than II
was paving the company and that In
such instances the city was saving
money.
l. Legal Aid.
Representatives of the Legal Aid
society were on hand In the interests
OF an appropriation OF 81. 500 toward
the maintenance of that organiza-
ltion. The work of the society was
fully explained by Mr.. Leary, who has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
AUSTRIA rs TROUBLED
BY PRAGUE UPRISING

Washington. May 2l-An official
Austrian note received in diplomatic
dispatches here today. reveals the
gravity with which the government
looked upon the demonstrations at
Prague last week and this
Certain events saws the note.
(which We're danger 10 the safety
If the state. and even presented
character of high treason. took place
during the first daNs Of the 7ftieth an
uiversarv celebration nf tho founding
OF the National Bohemian thester aud
led the authorities to take repressise
measures"
These measures. todav'~ dispatches
add. included the forbiddiug of all
meetings in Prage on police orders.
JuEo- Slav guests on hand for ths
celebration were obliged 10 leave ths
city The newspaper Narodni Ltsti
was suspended because OF the MANI
ner of its wording tended TO arouse
sym pathy with the entente nations
Sustaining information to the es-
feet that the Jugo- SlavS are ready TO
rise the moment the Italian army can
advance across the Piave. it is Learns
ed today that one of the principal
participants in the Praea demonstra-
tons was the Slav burgomasser Of
Laihach. just beyond the Isonzo
passes. where the italian army stood
a wear ago.
There were also present at the DEM
onstration an Italian deputation OF
seventeen men and women headed by
Deputy Conci, Twenty Poles were
among the first 10 arrive. fhe Sto-
venes, Croats and Rumanians we're all
represented. The Prague papers eS-3
pressed their satisfaction at the par
ticipation of the Poles and their re-
greet at the inability OF the Russian
delegates to attend. II was reported
in Prage that the military authorities
prevented the Ruthenians of Eastera
Galica from attending.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
Most Violent Assault
Since Effort to Turn
Ypres Fails.
MAY HERALD DRIVE
Germans Claim Success
Against rench at
kemmel-Losses
Are Heavy.

t'ftbt'fF, NHN St+--tbnt ftFfb~~
md German airpiancs have been
brought down or driven out Of con-
troll since the German offensive
began two months ago today. tho
war OfIiC@ announced tonight.
More than I 600 toms of bombs
have been dropped ON and be-
hind the German lines In that
period.
London. May 2t--G.crrnan
shock troops went down To de-
feat this morning In the first
large scale infantry assault they
have ess"yed ON The Flanders
front since their abortiNc effort
10 turn Spres.
After the most violent artillery
t-snpa ration. strong forces flung
Themselves against the now Britt
ish positions northwest Of Ncr-
vile. near the nose of the Ger
man Flanders wetivr. the attack
being on n from. of 200 Yards
nnd launched in III" direction Of
Hazcbrouck. ono Of the railway
gates to the Channel coast.
At only two >oints were Won
truiu's troops able TO reach the
British positions. and there they
were either cut to pieces or
driven TO fight.
Our whole line remained intact
Hatg announced in his night bulletin.
Last night an attack Of less strength
and Importance was deleverd AGAINST
he French north NJ BaiIleul 1t broks
down under the French artillery and
machine gun FIRE. British troors
@ariy today took prisoners in raid
near Railleul.
While 1t is perhaps too much to-
say the greet western hattie has been
resumed, all indications tonight were
that the German attack about Merviile
marked the reopening of the kaiser'N
offensive Some experts believe n
was In the nature Of a "feeIer' on
A mafor scale and that similar thrusts
in the various vital sectors will he un-
the allied strength and disposition he
fore launching his main blow,
The Berlin war Office today tells \
glowing story of "com otete victory"
over the French on the KENNEL front.
asserting Yesterdays attacks on the
important Flanders height broke
down with heavy losses" BY way
Of admitting that some Roadway was
r1ade hv the ASA ilants. the statement
does however. say that there Is still
4 French nest east Of T.ocre"
The impression hare tonight was
that Berlin was making a mountain
out Of mole hin, since there was
nothing said or written officially eth
err here or in Paris Yesterday. indicat-
ing a serious attack on KENNEL height
itself The French assault rather was
Of sort designed 10 improve the al
lied positions over "A limited front.
and In this IL was completely success
full
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
To Prohibit Grain In Intoxicants.

Washlngtor, May 2I.--Kepresenta-
tives Randall. of California. today I'M
troduced and the house passed an
amendment TO the food production
bill which would require the president
to issue a proclamation prihihiting the
use of grains, feed. fruits and foods
in the manufacture of intoxicants be-
fore the 100000 appropriaticn
provided in the act would be mado
ayaila BILE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
SURPRISE
IN JOHNSON CASE
Washington Newspaper Man,
On Stand, Says Dentist
Confessed to Killing.
DREW UP CONFESSION
Accused Did Not Sign Docu-
ment, and Judge Richard
son Would Not Admit
It as Evidence.
Something of a sensation was sprung

Something OF sensation was sprung
at the trial Of DR., kemuel J. John
son yesterday by A. Cloyd Gin, a
Washington newspaper man. who
stated that DR.. Johnson had confded
in him that he had given his wife the
poison with which she had met her
death.
Mr. Gil had prepared COMES
sion" which he said had been writ
ten in collaboration with Or. John
son. during several visits 10 the
prisoner a. the city jail The Con
fesSion was to be series OF pa PeTs
10 be given the public through the
newspapers. and the story OF the crime
was to be told in grahic terms. But
one paper was prepared. however. and
that was never signed by the doctor.
although witness said he had prom
!sed to attach his signature to the
document Mr.. Gin had promised 10
hold the paper until DR. johnson had
told him 10 turn Il loose. He kept
his promise. until forced to tell what
he knew about the case at the trial
Judge Richardson declined to adj
NIT the paper as evidence. as whole
but permitted counsel 10 question wit
ness as 10 certain parts of its con-
tents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22

According to Mr.. GILL the prisoner
admitted that he had given the poison
TO his wife. because he had practical
" been forced into the marriage with
her that he did not want her family
TO get insurance which he carried TO
the amount OF $4,000. and that ne
had planned 10 take his own life later,
He said that he could never have
taken her 10 his NortA Carolina home.
where his old sweetheart lived. and
that he gave her a drug which would
cause the least pain, as he did not
want her to suffer.
In cross examination. Mr.. Gill
stated that he had worked UP the
STORY" as a piece OF news for his
paper. and that he had told the
prisoner that he intended writing a
book, and wanted his assistance. From
the apparen, interest taken in the
case by witness, Or. Johnson had sug-
gested that he would dismiss his law
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
.--nttors Stays PRINCIPAL.

Detroit. May 2l,--Miss Minnie DIE
ton. tan,tress OF public school hera
this afternoon and then couan111o1
suicide ee}
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
Legal Aid.

Representative of the Legal Aid
society were on hand in the interests
OF an appropriation OF $500 toward
the maintenance of that organiza-
ton The work of the society was
fully explained by Mr.. L.eary. who has
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llContinued on Esccnd Hagel 1870. &