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FOR COLDS AND .GRREE DOE
:. TORS ADY1sE ::
The Improved Calomel Tablet That ssis
Entirely Purified Of An Nau asfng
and Dangerous Qualitfe

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Physicians are warning the sgt1psle
against trihing with colds. flenza
and grippe. they say that s bEisS
calomel purgative, preferabf gai9-
tabs, the new and improved caIcmei
tablet, should be invariably taksn af
bed time and repeated the, sesotld
third night, if necessary In the earl
lest stages, one Calotab is lisusliY :gs1f- u
ficient unless the case is partielnaTIy
severe. 80 s:si. g. ~ ~
Physicians say thatzit sis waste ls g
time and is dangerous to- exberfdstlt
with other laxatives, as ca1ome1 issab--
solutely necessary sooner orsfa5sr.
One Calotab on the tOpguesaf bed
time with swallow BssWater
all. No salts, no nausea Snor ssssttlls
slightest interference with dieE M1Fk
OF pleasures. Next morning gyouEEotd
has vanished and your whoie aysssm
is purified and refreshed calotahs
are sold in original sealed packaKeS
Price. thirty five cents. Recos1tmards
ed and guaranteed by druggists evsrs-
where. Price refunded if you aresnat
de1ighted.-Advt- -s:S,tssss..s s;st 9s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
CENTRAL RELIEF COMMITTEE.
Chairman Strauss Announces That
Emergency is Passed and Situation
is in Hand.

Editor Daily Item:
May impose upon your good graces
and ask for space to publish this no.
tice:
The influenza situation being well in
hand, it is now practicable to disband
the relief organization in so far as the
maintenance Of a staff Of nurses is
involved.
:. We shall have to continue supplies
of nourishnent in a great number OF
cases and shall have to furnish nurses
in some cases. -.
The relief work has been quite ex-
pensive and funds are needed: WE
shall not personally solicit funds, no1
shall we circulate subscription lists
but we shall greatly appreciate such
voluntary contributions as may be
sent in to US.
The headquarters at Girls High
school building will probably be dis
continued on Tuesday and due an
nouncement will be made as to ioca-
ton of center for the continuance
of the work.
I. c. STRAUS,
For the Committee
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
BONDS MUST BE CONVERTED
SOON.
Saturday Brings Last Chance to Effect
Exchange for Higher Interest
Rate.

Washington, Nov. 2.-Owners OF
the first Liberty bonds converted and
second Liberty bonds, bearing per
cent. who wish to exchange them for
bonds bearing 4 IA per cent. must
do so before next Saturday, Novem-
ber 9, when the conversion privilege
by law expires. This can be done
without cost at any bank, and the only
effect is to give the bondholder ar
extra quarter Of a per cent. interest.
In calling attention to the fact thai
only week remains in the conversion
period a statement authorized toda,
by Secretary Meade said:
'1t is safe to assume that upol
the expiration of the conversion priv
ilege that fact will reflect itself un
favorably in the market price of un
converted four per cent. bonds whicl
have heretofore been mainland sub
.stantial1y on a parity with the con
verted 4 Ia per cent. bonds by tn
existence Of the privilege Of CONVEX
sion. The treasury now: asks tn
newspapers of the United State:
bankers, brokers and others to d
what they can to bring these facts be
fore the attention Of the bond holo
ers."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
Shs galas,mlaH sub laalbfon.
saafsa GO - i fdsSd1lcs q Sumter, 3
q, - scoad eaaas Maseer.
Personal.

Mrs w. MssVe7slls. of Washington
Rg-s;ss is visiting Mrs: w. E. Thayer
oIssEasts Liberty ST.
gDr E Thayer. who has been
quite sick for several days, Is I'M
,pro9iaag
MRS Ds CsssDunean has received a
few lines saying that her brother
shsltou Reid had been wounded
three times, but was getting on nice
Mr w. II Rowland, of Asheville'
n. C.. is,in the city
Nh Earl F.. Wood, sof Richmond
Va, who. has been visiting Mrs. ?. \.
Maye, has gone to Raleigh, N. G. TO
enlist sin the Tank Corps.
(. Mr. John N. MeKiever received a
caMegran this morning announcing
the safe arrival overseas Of his dangh-
.terssMlss Katie, who is in the Y. M.
yC Hprk.
NESS Sarah Edmunds, who has. been
All hone for. several weeks, returned
to Wsnthrop College this morning.
Hiss Marion, Satterwhite spent
Suudav in She city en- route from Dar-
lAnston to Winthrop College.
Master Donald sAuad,SJr, IS spend
ing the week IN Co1umbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
Family Troubles.

Tie tramp came to the backdspr
and unfolded long tale OF vel
wife and six little children. hadsy
appeared, fallen victims to a.Ggslaa
bomb, and the shock had SO unpel1s
ed him, etc. sss,
The woman Of the house heard lbrs
patiently, but she fixed him sthe
time with a; cold, searching EYES -
"My man." she said, when a 1ast G:
she could get an inning, ssaressy9 ll
telling me the truth? :IhaVe ysEy
good memory for faces, and 81 sassA g
not mistaken you called heEesprae
years ago and told me yolt
your wife and six children gsae
sinking Of the Titanic. 9 ss;s! Z,
eyes, marin, that was nnes gfes,sa e
the tramp unblushingiy. Tue ne
most unfortunate man. everhps g: 2.
Never could keep family anyhoM
t-TtSBits. ssf5 se4s.s s,Ss..s s,.s ~ 81.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
:. S. WORRYING RESERVE BOYS
Entitled to Share IN Thanks OF Bel
gums King-Ruler of Devastatc'.
Country Thanks e. S. Food Admin-
fstration For Saving His People
From Starvation.

Members of the United States Boys
Working Reserve who have given
their services in such patriotic man
ner upon the farms Of the country
during the past summer helped in
such large degree to increase the 1000
production of the United States taa1
they must be included in the. ex-
preston of gratitude contained ~
the following cablegram from. KING
Albert to Food Administrator Her
bert Hoover:
ION this the fourth anniversary OF
the foundation Of fhe commission for
the relief OF Belgium my heart
prompts me to thank You once more
in the name of all my con1patrlots fof
having during four years saved tue
Belgian nation from starvation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
Death of Mrs. r. B. kennedy.

Mrs. r. B. Kennedy, whose home
was on Arch street, died at an early
hour this morning Of pneumonia In
Highsmith Hospital. This adds an
other sad death to the already long
list in our community Mrs kennedy
was comparative stranger, having
come here with her husband abo'1t q
year ago. She soon won friends
among her neighbors and in the First
Baptist Church Of which she was "a
member. She leaves her husband
who is the local manager of an II IN
surance company and two small chill t1
dren. Her aged father and mother
visited her a few days ago. and Re
turned home only yesterday with the e
children. The body will be carried
in the morning to Wadesboro fol-
burial. The hearts Of the people &c
out in sympathy to the members ;o'
the family bereaved OF. such loving
daughter, of such helpful compan-
ion. Of such a devoted mother
Fayetteville, N. &C Observer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
MAJ. BEN. BEVERLY DIES on
SHIPBOARD.
OnIy Grandson OF Mai. Benjamin
Sloan Dies i'm Service OF His Coun-
try.

Columbia, Nov. News was re-
ceived here yesterday OF the death Q
Mai. Benjamin Beverly, which oc
Cured on a transport about thre
weeks ago. No details We're gfven
except the fact OF. his death and the
statement that his body was beint
brought. to Plains, Va. for burial and
would arrive there tomorrow.
Major Beverly was the only grand
son Of Maj. BENJAMIN Sloan. former
president Of the University Of South
Carolina, and is the cousin OF Il
Beverly Herbert, Beverly Sloan ane
Mrs. james A. Cathcart Of this city.
Major Beverly graduated from tn
University of South Carolina six OF
eight years ago and subsequently from
West Point. Recently he was pro
noted to the rank Of major, and Is
supposed to have sailed for Franco
about a. month ago.. .s4:. s.:s.s 49, z
He was a most promising young Of
fcar. and a splendid fellow. -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
DRAFTED MEN CALLED.
MANY ADDITIONAL MEN TO BE
MOBILIZED THIS MONTH.
Largest Summons Made for One Time
Nearly Three Hundred Thousand
to Be Sent to Camp-Moye Will III
crease Army to -Four Million in
Training.

Washington, Nov. 2.-Draft calls
T for the mobilization of 20,773 adGi-
tional men at army training carEps
before November 21 were announced
tonight by Provost Marshal General
Crowder Between November Il and
Is, it was announced, 253, ,335 white
men physically qualified for general
military service will entrain, making
the largest single call issued under
the selective service act.
The remainder Of the November
total, so far as announced, will be
made up by negroes for entrainment
November 19 to 21.
With the assembling of the men
provided in these calls at camp, the
total number Of men inducted into
military service under the draft VIII
have passed the 100000 mark, ahl
the number of men in the United
States army in the field Or in training
will total more than 100000.
Men who registered September i
under the act extending draft age
limits will make up the largest prso--
portion of the November mobilization
as the eligible list remaining from
previous registration already was eN-
hausted by the October calls. Though
the October calls were suspended ne
Ecause of influenza epidemic, nearly ali
have been reissued. In States Whe:e
the calls have Tot been reissued, men
Called for. camp in October will leave
with the men called for this month.
|Calls FOR additional men to entralE
later this month are in preparation, II
was said today at the Office Of tfie
provost marshal, general.
While regisuants from Southern
States and the camps to which they
viii be assigned and selects from
other States who will be sent te
Southeastern training camps include.
Georgia, 5000, Camp Wheeler, Ga:
South Carolina, 312, Fort Moultrie.
Negro registrants called include
Florida, 632, Camp Meade, 1896
Camp Wadsworth; Georgia, 4,oot
Camp Wheeler, Ca; South Carolina
lilo Camp Wadsworth, 1000 Camp
Sewer, -47s Camp Humphries. q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06

w. B. Thompson & Co., cotton fac
tors of New Orleans, issue the fol-
lowing:
There is, in the fundamental sit
uaton, no warrant whatsoever for the
recent heavy decline in the price Of
cotton. On the contrary, the basic
facts are more strongly in favor of
nigh prices than they were before
the decline.
The break has been due to the ac-
! tiyity of disappointed low price fxers,
supplemented by temporary over
: supply Of cotton and aided unwilling
ly by cerain spot holders who under
stress of uncertainty and fear have
attempted to hedge the same by SELL
ing contracts in an unsupported fu-
ture market.
If this attitude of non-resistarce
on the part Of spot holders is con-
tlnued, it is easily supposable that the
decline may continue to ruinous fig
ues. If the efforts of the enemies of
cotton are resisted with determina-
ton it is certain that the tide will lie
! turned and prices will advance 20
more reasonable figures. The spot
! holders salvation is in his own hands.
The world will need every bale
of cotton now in existence. Why
therefore, should the commodity be
sacrificed? The remedy for this Sc
rious situation is plain, and can be
easily applied. Stop offering cotton
! The merchant should hold his cotton,ir
warehouses or protected on yard; the
bankers will help him. The farme,
7 should hold on the farm until the buy
{ ers come to him. If by any chance
/ the buyers should not come by sprins
! then let the farmer continue to holt
| into another season and curtail hi:
production by whatever amount he i:
obliged to carry over. But this con
| tingency will not happen. When The
spinners and the would-be-proflteer:
i at the expense of the cotton farmer
! realize that the latter means bushes:
they will rush into the market t.
buy
"Certain hypocrites, of which ther<
are few in official councils il
Washington, will raise the cry taa
holding cotton a this time is unpa
! triotic Let them rave. There is M
reason of patriotism or Of any othel
honorable motive why the cottoI
farmer should sacrifice himself ant
the future Of his family because som'
/ selfish interests raise a specious is
/ sue Of patriotism. On the con
trary, his duty to his country require
him to conserve his property in orde
that he may respond to the curren
demands of the government and th
future demands of the world for cot
.atont supplies. -. 1.'..*
4 sThe enemy of cotton at this tina'
should be clased as an enemy OF t'l'
lnation and should be dealt with a
such.
4. .'Hold, and hold tight
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
MOTORING WITHOUT GASOLINE
Italians Discover a Substitute fo
Gasoline in Hydrogen.

News has just reached this countr!
of a most wonderful invention by two
Italian army officers, Major Angelo
LAMAR and Lieut.. Enrico Ascari. a
The. invention pertains to the usf
of hydrogen as fuel for automobiles
The inventors have. run a n1aehin:
over all kinds of roads, for over, !;
month, and the results have bes'
exactly the same as if gasoline haf
been used instead Of hydrogen. Fhl
lis a NEST. important discovery tiaa
may affect in no unimportant wa:
the automobile Industry, -. ::
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
"Hold, and hold tight

We are in urgent need Of workers
at the work room. Last months quo
Eta is not one-third completed. WI
1.-THE officers of the day kindly remem-
eber their appointed days and If no,
able to come make some definite ar
arrangements for the work togo on
-. Mrs. w. D. Boykin, s. w
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
Cartons for. shipping Christmas Boxe
Overseas Received at Red Cross
Headquarters,

The cartons for shipping Christ
mas packages to the boys oversee
have been received by local head
quarters, and may be had upon pre-
sentations Of label, or permit issued t
the boys and sent to a relative VIII,
will apply for box. Only ttos'
holding such label will be issued ;
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
{. Ci.ouHsy Health Survey.

Dr. Z. Bragg Anthony, Supervisor
of Colored Rural Schools has secur-
ea the following subscriptions from
pubic spirited ceIoreda citizens for
the county health survey. This
amount IS, part of the eolored fund
81 Six hundred dollars guaranteed by
ia tie Goiored County Council Of De-
tense several hundred dollars which
hare already been published:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
s. s.. asatss,.,iss conference Postponed.

ss:s.ss eth0dist COnfereHce fe'sti'Noo'tieu. ~ .o
Rgysn Nc Mcleod; Presiding Ed
ans Sumter District, received: q rel
segfa this morning stating the An
Mi;uas Session efs the South Carolina
Methodsst conference, which meets ~
Dransehzzg this ysaEs shad been.post-
po5nied from November 27 until De-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06

Respectfully submitted,
-; -: {. Bragg Anthony, NJ. D.,
s,,nervfsor OF Colored Rural Schools.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
"Ho14D COTTON,
That is the Advice of New Orleans
Factors.

w. B. Thompson & Co., cotton fac
tors of New Orleans issue the fol
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06

Is. ett n Aanenssler
xSss W5;aaIssnfine .;5;aIE sumter 200
Mrs. M i rs walker Sumter :. 500.
CA. Lawson. Sumter soc
RsY.sJ lM. Martin, Sumter. 300
Rev 81 Mahonsy, Dalzen 800:
Rev. d ]. NathanieI, Sumter. 5-oo
RsY. II. Ramsey.sWedge6eid $40
Rev E. W. Gregg, Concord 5.oo
Rev. o. Parker,- Horatio.. 500
Rev Dix, Sumter s.oo
W. Annhonys Sumter 2.oo
Miss Coynelia Mar oney, State
hnrg Township 1.oe
Mss Lula Manoney, State
burg Township. LOO
Rev. z. Capers. Stateburg
Township ......-. Luz
- yotaI .5:. $1,000
Respectfully. submitted,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
STREET BOARD RAPS
TRACTION COMPANY
Orders Bad Streets Repaired and
Flat Wheel Cars off the
Company's Lines.

Attention of the Wilmington 4 Phila-
deipha Traction Co. was officially called
today. Mt the regular weekly meeting of
the Street and Sewer Directors. TO the
bad. deplorablc, literally i'm
passable" and fierce condition in which
are certain of the city's streets occupied
by the company tracks And along with
this official bringing before the company
of these conditions was a rather terse re-
quest that something be done toward
their elimination.
General Superintendent W 4 Heindle
OF the traction company was present at
the meeting 10 hear what figures would be
submitted by bidders for the repaving Of
Delaware avenue under the plans for the
"boulevardizing" of that thoroughfare.
and after the bids were opened and read
MIR Heindlc was asked to listen to some
matters the board desired him to hear
Then President George W. Sparks
before whom was lengthy list of streets
in bad condition. read to the traction
company official the record Of de
plorable. " bed. "inpassables ETC.
upon which the company has trackage
The complaints specifically relate TO the
paving between the tracks
Lancaster avenue, west Of Union
street !" MFR Sparks said, was literally I'M
pass4ble between the tracks lie had
been forced to travel over il, and he
assured Mr. Iicindle that he thought the
going would break every spring On the
car IN which he travelled
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
AUSTRIA WANTS PEACE
BARON BUR|AN SAYS
Foreign Minister Insists That Cen
trail Europe Must Have Re
dress, Not the Allies.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening


Amsterdam, july 10. Baron Won
Burian, the Austro-liungarian foreign
minister, IN a note addressed Ia the
Austrian and Hungarian premiers Is
quoted IN a dispatch from Vienna as
saying
There is hardly aIs difference between
the general principles enuneIated by the
statesmen Of both belligerents Presi-
dent Wilson's four new points of July
1 shall not, apart from certain exaggera-
tlOns, arouse our opposition.
Continuing the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister SAID:
The enemy's obstlnas9 regarding his
territorial demands concerning Asace-
Lorraine, Triest, Trentino and the Ger
man colonies, appears to be lnsurnount-
able"
In his reference 10 President Wilson. )
four points in his July 18th speech, Baron
Burlan SAID he was able To approve OF
them heartily, and that to a great extent
Nobody would refuse homage to this
genius and nobody would refuse his CO.
operation.
Baron Burian SAID none OF the bellig-
crent states need ever come into the
position reached by Russia and Rumania
as We ever are ready TO enter INTO peace
negotiations with all our opponents.
Continuing he said
IF our enemies continuously demand
atonement for wrong done and restitution
then this is a claim which we could urge
with more Justification against them.
because We have been attacked and the
wrong done TO us must be redressed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
THOMAS f. CURLEY
IN NEW POSITION
Leaves Gas Company and Becomes
an Assistant to Food
Administrator.

Thomas F. Curley. for 35 years con
nected with the Wilmington Gas Co, to
dav severed his connection with that
corporation and Joined the Food Admins
tration forces Of Delaware, becoming an
assistant TO Food Administrator Edmund
Mitchell
Mr.. Curley has been the chemist, ac-
c0untant and superintendent of the
lower works of the gas company. Re
Gently his health has been impaired by
too close confinement 10 the work of the
corporation and he decided to resign.
Employees Of the gas company this
morning presented their regrets and best
wishes 10 Mr. Curiev IN Ii form of an
appropriate gift He immediately began
his dut3es with the Food Administration
of tins State.
The Food Administrator has found it
necessary TO withdraw the sugar certif-
cate from a Sussex county grocer In
formation came TO the Food Admins
tFation charging that the dealer had been
violating the food regulations ia the sale
OF sugar and wheat
The sugar certificate with which he was
TO have obtained his supply Of sugar for
July was at once requested and the Ger
tihca4e was returned To the Food Ad-
ninistFation Office In tins city today
An investigation OF the reports Of v1o-
iataons will be made, and If the anforIna
tIon Is found accurate, the supply Of sugar
TO this dealer may be cut off for the du-
ration Of the war
Because enough vegetables have been
canned for use Of the Red Cross the four
community canning centers will not be
open tomorrow The officials Of the Red
Cross TODAY informed the city demon
stration agent, that what were needed
were jams and ieilies. As the season Is not
quite ready for fruits and the making Of
jams and jeilies, the centers will be closed
for perhaps couple Of weeks.
But the women wiil be needed for the
labelling and packing Of the jars aircadv
canned, and notice Of when tbs work Is
TO be done VIII be gwen.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-16
MAYOR COMPLAINS OF
PHILADELPHIA PIKE
Tells Levy Court People of Viii
mington Are Indignant Over
Road Conditions There.

The abominable condition of the
Philadelphia pike and the Faux road, IN
Brandywinc hundred, was brought to the
attention Of the Levy Court again today,
when Commissioner Burns told his
colleagues that Mayor Lawson, after
inspecting those thoroughfares. had asked
him whether the court would consult
City Council concerning road improve
ments or whether the county body pre-
rred the citizens of Wilmington to hold
n Indignation meeting
Mr. Burns said the citizens Of vii
mington are justly complaining about the
condition Of those entrances to the city.
Commissioner Elliott. in reply, stated
the Philadelphia pike had been trans
ferred from county to State control and
Improvement Of the upper end Of the
Faulk road had begun and Alfred / du
Pont would pay the cost Of work on the
last mile of the lower end Of the highway