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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-04
Wcdgefield Club.

Wedgefield. April 3O.-Wedgefield
Democratic Club met at p. M. Sat-
urday, April 27 and reorganized. The
following officers were elected:
w. ]. Rees, president.
j. G. Singleton, vice president.
Eugene e. Aycock, secretary and
treasurer
M. l.. Parler, NJ. d.. member Exccu-
tive Committee.
Committee of Registration: w. II
Ramsey, j. j. Geddings. j. b. Crouch.
Delegates to County Convention
Dr. M. L. Parler. w. r. Brown, f. +.
Aycock.
The following resolution was adopt
ed on motion Of w. II. Ramsey:
Whereas. the Wedgeneld Democrat
ic Club and surrounding community is
and will be, represented on the firing
line in France, in the fight for world
democracy; therefore be it resolved
That we pay our humble tribute to
"our boys" for their patriotism, by en-
rolling their names on a page Of oul
book of records.
The following resolution offered by
DR.. f. Nj. Dwight was adopted:
We. the Wedgefield Democratic
Club herein assembled, endorse the
administration Of Woodrow Wilson
reasserting our loyalty to him and
and support in carrying out his poll
cies.
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Earle Club.

The Earle Democratic Club met or
Saturday. April 27th, at o'clock p
Nj. and reorganized by elccting:
Il. e. Hodge, President.
S. d. Richardson, Vice President.
w. M. Broadway, Secretary.
Fl. ID. Tindal, Member Execu-
tive Committee.
Delegates to County Convention
II. ID. Tlndal, S. d. Richardson, II. z.
Hodge, w. M. Broadway, j. H. Broad
way.
Alternates-Ezra Hodge, Clyde
Bell, j. T. Brogdon, J. p. Richardson,
Julius Cooper.
w. M. Broadway, Secty.
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OswegO Club.

The Oswego Democratic Club met
Saturday afternoon and elected the
following officers:
e. G. Brown, President.
F.. w Andrews, Vice President.
Nj. II. Andrews, Secretary.
Member of the Executive Commit
tee, NJ. M. Brown.
Delegates to the County Conyen-
ton w. d. Mcleod, B. M. Oliver,
j. w. Mccoy.
Alternates-S. M. Mccoy, ]. r.
Terry M. A. Andrews.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, our government is engag-
ed IN the most disastrous and destruc-
tive war in the history of nations
which places a sacred and serious re-
sponsibility upon each and every true
American citizen, and, whereas, the
president of our great republic, Wood
row Wilson, i'm whom we have every
confidence, found it imperative to de-
clare war upon the Imperial Govern
ment of Germany and her allies. and
whereas, large sums of money and
personal sacrifices will be necessary
10 prosecute the war to successful
conclusion therefore, be it
Resolved, That we pledge our
selves to put forth every possible eff
fort to promote the financial interest
or our government by buying Liberty
bonds and Thrift stamps and aidinu
IN their sale; also to give our finan-
cial and personal support to the Req
Cross work.
W.. D. Mcleod,
Chairman os Committee
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Mr.. Il. A. Bradley is remodeIing his

Mr.. T. A. Bradley is remodeling his
store at Rembert SO as to have a res
idence on top. The work is being
done under the supervision of Mr.. w.
II. Shirer, a very fine workman.
The roads in places are bad and we
need our supervisor here to repair
them. / saw a crowd of hands (vol-
untary) having to fix the road SO
they could travel. The roads are
cut up from heavy rains.
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The Reid Democratic Club met Sat.
urday, April 9th, and organized with
the following named officers:
PreSldent-W. J. Ardis
vice PresiGent-Robert Ardis, Jr.
Secretary-B. Il. Kolb.
treasurer. T.. Avin.
Executive Committeeman. w
Mcleod.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures
Nj. Brown, S. Lee Mcleod, Robert Ar
dis, Sr.
Delegates to County Conventional
L. kolb, w. j. Ardis, j. E. Johnson.
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Pisgah Club.

Pisgah. April 30.-Pisgah Demo-
cratic Club reorganized Saturday with
the following officers:
Jno. T. Watson, president.
G.. w. Elmore, vice president
Lem Eaker, secretary and treas
urer.
j. E. DuPre, member Democratic
Executive Committee.
Jno. T. Watson, delegate to County
Convention. j. E. DuPre, alternate.
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Patriotic Meeting at Oswcgo Resulted
I'm Subscriptions of $1,000.

"ASSth"S az OsWcBO resulted
I'm subscriptions of $1,000.
An enthusiastic meeting of colore,l
citizens was held at Oswego Wedncs-
day night and twelve hundred dollars
subscriptions secured for the third
Liberty loan. Chairman p. B. Bruner
OF the Oswego section of Sumter
township committee Of the Colored
County Council of Defense presided.
and welcomed the white visitors. who
spoke at the meeting. and urged the
co!ored men to buy Liberty loan
tonds. Chairman Bruner said that
although he had already purchased
several hundred dollars worth of thu
third Liberty loan bonds, that he
would start the ball to rolling for this
meeting by taking four hundred dol
lars worth OF bonds additional Just
to show the meeting how to do 1t.
Mr.. H. A. Moses, chairman of War
Savings for Sumter, spoke of the val
tie Of Thrift and War Savings stamps.
and told of the financial needs of the
government, and arranged for the or
ganization of War Savings Stamp
club among the colored citizens of
that section.
f. 1. Reardon. secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce, followed Mr..
Moses in an appeal for the Third Lib
erty Loan. Red Cross, and for plant
ing and conserving surplus of food
and feed stuffs. and supporting the
armies of this and our allied fighting
countries.
Mr.. E. c. Brown. Of Oswego, made
an urgent appeal to the colored citi-
zens to cooperate with the white peo-
pie in backing up the government to
win the war. and offered to do any
thing in his power to help any coiored
man buy a bond.
The following subscriptions were
| secured at the conclusion Of the ad-
dresses. and a number agreed to sub.
scribe today through Mr.. Brown:
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1t is stated that the City Board of
Education has been busily employed
for the past ten days in getting ev-
erything in readiness for the circu-
lation of the petition in the interest
of the schools and this petition will
be circulated within the next few days.
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Capt. a. Black and Mrs. ]. Walter
Doar. OF Georgetown are i'm the city
for the Chautaunua. They are the
guests OF DR.. and Mrs. Il. $. Booth.
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Red Cross Notes.

The Sumter chapter sent to Atlanta
today n box OF the following gar.
ments: 101 hospital bed shirts, -
pairs Of pajamas. l helmet. pair oi
wristlets. As pairs Of socks. muf
ilers and IS sweaters.
Annie Purdy.
Secretary Sumter ChaDtpr
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Good Middilng % 1-2.
strict Middling 2S Ia.
Middling 2s.
Strict Low Middllng %.
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The OswegO Democratic Club met
saturday afternoon and elected the
following officers:
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Reid Club.

Chairman oe Committee
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-18
A REGULAR FISH.

"Bobbie" Smith, the 13-yar-old-son
of Mrs. Clara Smith of st. Paul,
caught the largest fish of the season
Monday evening when he landed a
Great Northern pike in Little Birch
Lake which tipped the scales at nearly
20 pounds. The fish was a perfect
specimen Of its kind, measuring 80
inches from the tip of its nose to the
fork of its tail, and was 18 inches
around the center. 1t was brought to
Sank Centre Tuesday morning and
placed on exhibition at the Wedge
Hardware store, and weighed at this
time Is pounds and seven ounces. It
was viewed by many. "Bobbie" re-
ceived his first fishing instructions
from his uncle, Gene Richards, and he
has developed into one of the most ex-
pert fishermen visiting this popular
resort. Naturally he is elated over
his "catch," and incidentally so is
Uncle Gene. The fish was sent to
Alexandra where it will be properly
mounted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-18
Western Stearns County
Will Entrain Monday
for Southland Camp


Eighteen young men from Western
Stearns county have been ordered to
report at Melrose, Monday, July 22nd
for the purpose of serving Uncle Sam
in France or elsewhere. They will re-
ceive their training at Camp Wads-
worth, South Carolina. Losse Rose is
the only Sank Centre young man in
the contingent. The names follow:
Anton P. Vogel, Freeport.
Jacob L. Wolter, Melrose.
Henry p. Fuchs, Albany.
Alben Kanutson, Scotguard, Sask.,
Canada.
Math w. Zenz, New Munich.
Gotthard Koschiol, Freeport.
Conrad Kubicek, Albany.
Frank j. Laubach, Melrose.
John C. Voge1, Freeport.
Losse A. Rose, Sank Centre.
George Walz, Albany.
Joseph Berting, st. Gregor, Sask.,
Canada.
Olof T. Olson Belgrade.
John Otto, Melrose.
Edward Kalland, Belgrade.
Sidney Peterson, Melrose.
Clarence Walker, Hutchinson.
Paul Porter, DesMoines, Iowa.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-18
British Mariner Deco
rated for Sinking the
Deutschland in 1917

New York, July 13.-For sinking in
the Mediterranean in June, 1917, a
large German submarines, which he
believed was the former undersea
cargo ship Deutschland, Captain John
Thompson of the British mercantile
marine has been awarded the decora-
ton of the Distinguished Service Or
der by King George.
The mariner, who is stopping at a
hotel here, declared tonight h cram
med the submersible after an hours
maneuvering in which the U-boat
tried, unsuccessfully, to destroy his
craft with shell fire.
The Deutschland has been various
~ reported as captured or sunk by
the British.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-18
COMMITS
TERRIBLE Crime
JOHN WOZNIAK LIVING NEAR
LITTLE FALLS MURDERS
THREE CHILDREN.
BECAME SUDDENLY INSANE
ALTHOUGH PROSPEROUS WORRY
OVER CONDITIONS CAUSES
MENTAL UNBALANCE.

Little Falls, July 13-One of the
most horrible crimes ever enacted in
Morrison county was committed at Z
o'clock this morning when John
Wozniak, age 45 years, living six
miles southwest of Little Falls, in a
fit of insanity, murdered his three
small children by cutting their threats
with razor. The dead children were
a girl eight years of age and two
boys, five and six years old. An
infant eight months old lying in a
cradle was unharmed by the insane
father.
The murderer sent his two other
children, a boy and girl, about 10
and IL years of age, out to milk the
cows. His wife went outside and dur
ing her absence the tragedy followed
The three children were sleeping in
their beds and he slashed their threats
one after another. After committing
the terrible deed, the man went and
washed his bloody hands. When the
mother returned to the home, she saw
her three dead children lying there
and went into mysteries. Her Screams
attracted the attention of her broth
er, living nearby, and he rushed over
to ascertain the trouble. The sheriff
was summoned and the crazed man
arrested. Two doctors went out to
the scene of the tragedy, and they
reported it was the most gruesome
scene they had ever witnessed.
According to the reports the slayer
had previously shown symptoms of in
sanity and had threatened to kill him.
self and children. He talked about
the scarcity of food and poor crops
and that the children would be better
off dead. There was no occasion fol
his utterances, as he is a well-to-do
farmer and owns a fine farm of 16C
acres. He only recently had erected a
large new home and the future looked
bright to the family. The demented
man is lodged in the county Jail and
will in all probability be committed
to the insane asylum.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-18
DIR. MOUNTAIN LEAVES.

DIR. A. F. Moynihan left Sunday
morning for Camp Custer, Mich,
where he was at once placed on duty
in the base hospital. Saturday noon a
detachment of the Sank Centre Home
Guard, of which the doctor was a
member, ranking as captain, called at
his residence and presented him with
valuable wrist watch. DR.. Moynihan
writes that he is very favorably inn
pressed with army life to date and ex-
poets to like it better as time goes on.
He is pleasantly situated and with
congenial men Of his own profession.
He terms army food as queer but
good"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-18
QUENTINROOSEVELT
KILLED in AIR Fight
COLONIES YOUNGEST SON
FALLS TEN MILES OVER
FOE LINES.
YOUNGEST OF FOUR BROTHERS
FATHER is GLAD HIS SON SERV-
ED NATION BEFORE HE
MET DEATH.
YOUNGEST OF FOUR BROTHERS

London, July 17.-Lieutenant QUEEN
tin Roosevelt, Colonel Theodore Roose-
vel's youngest son, who has been at
tached to the American line forces on
the Marine front, was killed at Chateau
Thierry July IA, says a dispatch from
Paris to the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany.
Lieutenant Roosevelt the dispatch
says was returning from patrol fight
when he was attacked by a German
squadron.
1t was seen that Roosevelt suddenly
lost control Of his machine, having
probably received a mortal wound.
Cousin Sees Quentin Fall in German
Lines.
Paris, July 17.-Lieutenant Quentin
Roosevelt of the American air service,
youngest son of former President
Theodore Roosevelt, is missing. His
machine was seen to fall within the
German lines. It was not in flames
when it fell, though so reported in
some Paris newspapers.
Phillip Roosevelt, Quentin's cousin,
witnessed the air battle in the vicinity
Of Chateau Thierry, in which Quentin
was engaged and saw the machine fall,
but did not know until later that the
airplane was that of his cousin, LIE
Journal says today.
Lieutenant Roosevelt was last seen
in combat on Sunday morning with
two enemy airplanes about 10 miles
inside the German lines in the Chateau
Thierry sector. He started out with
a patrol of Is American machines.
They encountered seven Germans and
were chasing them back when two of
them turned on Lieutenant Roosevelt.
Youngest of Four Fighting Brothers.
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt was
the youngest of Colonel Roosevelt's
four sons, all in service in France. He
received his commission as ieuten-
ant in the first aerial squadron, June
Ia, 1917, having entered training at
Minneola, N. Y, on May 1. He re-
ceived a short course of intensive
training under French instructors in
France before going to the fighting
front.
Quentin Roosevelt in April 1917,
joined the Canadian aviation corps to
train for service with the American
army. He was commissioned last fall
and in the present spring began active
service with the American air forces
on the French front. On July 8 he
took part in an aerial battle between
American and German machines in the
Marine region and few days later, on
July 10, it was announced that he had
brought down his first German air
plane in a fight north of Chateau
Thierry.
Colonel is Glad His Son Served Nation
Before Death.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 17.-Colonel
Roosevelt was glad today that his
yougest son, Quentin, chad the chance
to render some service to his country"
before he was killed to battle with
German aviators in France.
"Quentin's mother and I are very
glad that he got to the front and had
the chance to render some service to
his country and to show the stuff the
was. in him before his fate befen him, "
the colonel said.
Frank M. Brown left last Friday
for jefferson Barracks after enlisting
at the postoffce in the artillery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-18
Donad Working had the misfortune

Donad Working had the misfortune
last Friday to collide with a car while
riding his bicycle. In some manner
his leg caught in the springs of the
car and he was dragged some distance
before it was stopped. His nose was
broken and he was bruised in several
places although no serious injury was
sustained.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-18

Miss Grace Garland arrived last
Thursday evening from Minneapolis
and is the guest Of her friend, Mrs.
B. r. Schroeder. Miss Garland is the
daughter Of the Rev. F. M. Garland,
former rector Of the Church Of the
Good Samaritan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-18

d Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Segers and SON,
Forrest, left Thursday for st. Paul,
where they remained until Sunday
visiting relatives.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-18
Colonel is Glad His Son Served Nation
Before Death.

Frank M. Brown left last Friday
for Jefferson Barracks after enlisting
at the postoffce in the artillery.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-12-13
Ceg many Requests Peace be
Signed By February
Fifteenth

Amsterdam. Dec 5.-Ex-Crow1
Prince Frederick Wilhelm. Of Ger
many has formally renounced all
r.ghts u the German throne. The de-
cree Of renunciation, dated December
first, wae published by the German e.
fetal Wolf agency today.
i reads I formally and definite
y ranolnce the imperial crown which
might come TO ne through the abdi-
cation Of tie kaiser and king or any
other legitimate rights"
The German government has ex.
p~eEsly requested that peace be sign
d by FEBRUARY fifteenth in order to
enable the German national constitu-
tional assembly 70 sit German cleo
tjoD2 are scheduled for January IF
teenth.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-12-13
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS
DON'T MISS PRESIDENT

Washington, Dec. G.--It may be a
surprising statement 10 MAKE. but as
far as personal contact is concerned,
the newspaper correspondents OF
Washington do not know that Presi-
dent Wilson, has left the capital. It
mas Just leaked oat that the president
has not received the Washington cor
respondents since May, 1916. and
that in the last twelve months ne has
not given audience to a single CORE,
spondent in Washington, as such All
of the men, friends OF the president
say who have been interpreting the
wilson administration have Of course
had the benefit of occasional counsel
with members Of the cabinet, but
they have not received any informa
tion direct from the president.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-12-13
Reconstruction Congress Will
Help Return Of Business
to Normal

Atlantic City, n. j., Dec 6.-Befora
the reconstruction congress adjourns
late today it will have adopted means
that are planned to greatly aid in the
work Of bringing business and indus.
try back to normal after having been
more or less dislocated SINCE the
United States entered the war. What
specific measures viii be adopted is
still secret with the clearance com
mittee Of the congress to which all
resolutions passed by the industrial
and business groups meeting here
this week were sent for consideration
and recommendation to the congress
Members Of the committee include
3. G. Rhett, Charleston, S. C., and y
e. Carson, Of Riverton, Va.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-12-13
FROM FOOD ADMINISTRATION

Orlando, Dec. Lice Control: All
rulings of the food administration
both federal and national. as apply
TO control Of the manufacture and dis.
tribution Of ice are hereby rescinded
The food administration reseres the
right and priilege to give attention
to all cases Of profteering or other
unfair practices by manufacturers
and istibutors OF ice
Perishables and Transportation
Effective December 10th all ruling
and national pertaining TO packing
shipping and distribution Of fruits
and vegetables or other food cOmmod,
tiles commonly known as perish
ables" are rescinded Shippers are
relieved from the minimum carload
requirements of TIE food administa.
ton and will henceforth handle such
matters in accordance with the rules
of the railways and other carries.
Combination Sales: Rule A-23 Gen
eral License Regulations No. I, rela-
tive to combination sales have been
amended so that such rules do not
apply to wholesalers and jObbers, but
remain effective in retail transac-
tions.
Uniform Weight Package Cereals
Rule Bio Special License Regulations
No. III and Rule D2 OF Special
License Regulations No. XT providing
for uniform weights Of packages tor
cereal products, and Rule LIB Of Spe-
cial License Regulations No. XI pro
viding for uniform package for rice,
have been rescinded. These products
may now be packed or sold in sizes to
suit.
Sugar in Public Eating Places All
strictions as TO the use of sugar in
public eating places have been with
drawn. Sugar bowls are no longer
prohibited.
BRAXTON BBEACHAM.
Federal Food Administrator, Florida
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-12-13
COME ERENCE CALLED ON
LABOR PROBLEMS

New York Dec. 6.-The academy Of
political science, of which DR.. Samuel
NcCune Lindsay. is president, began
two-day labor construction confer
enee here today. at which thirty ma
ti0nal leaders in organized labor AMI
government management Of labor
problems will participate. The CON
ference Will continue for two days.
EX-President Taft, Charles NJ. Schwab
and William T. Wilson. secretary Of
labor. viii be among the speakers
Among the problems on the program
for consideration is that Of meeting
the DEBT Of honor we owe to our re.
turning able-bodied men who have
been fighting the battles Of democraeg
in Europe
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-12-13
William HohenzOlIern VIII
Keep His Mouth Shut
for the Present

London, Dec 11-William Hohen-
zollern will not make any statement
as to his efforts to prevent the
outbreak of the war in 1914, accord
ing to the Amerongen correspondent
Of the Express. The correspondent
has finally succeeded in having sub
mitted to Herr Hohenzollern ques-
tiOns as to his pacific attitude before
the war and his steps 20 prevent hos
tilities. Count Won Bentinck. the host
Of the former emperor, received the
correspondent after the question had
been laid before Herr Hohenzollern
and is reported to have said
~The kaiser much appreciates your
message and thanks you. He says
tell him II there is any possibility OF
my becoming defendant I prefer
postponing anything I have to say un
til that time. In addition l do not
desire in any way to compromise any
member Of the government as it ex
listed at the time of the outbreak ot
the war"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-12-13
MAYOR MARTIN coNVALEsciNc
AFTER SERIOUS ILLNESS

Mayor John W Martin vas down
town for the FIRST time in over two
weeks. For a part Of ths time he
been confined 20 his bed Tor two
weeksk For a part OF the time he
bad a high fever. He suffered AN at
tack OF influenza during the recent
epidemic, and his recent illness is
thought 70 have been a result % ths
influenza attack
The mayor visited his residences
yesterday. and went over the ofhciai
matters which have arisen during his
illness. He expects 20 be tn his oface
as usual each day from now on. al
though he has not fully recovered
from the effects Of his indisposition.
-TimesUnion.