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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Mr.. Jacob Seller spent last Sunda,
IN New Orleans with his children
who are visiting relatives.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Miss Nellie Barrett has returned
to her home in New Orleans, after
having spent two weeks here as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. H. j. Osten-
dOrf.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Hon. Thos. c. 0lynn waa a vel
come visitor to Covington this week.
He is looking flno.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Miss Ruth Frederick is spending
a while with Miss Lucy Texada, near
Alexandria,.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Mr.. Geo. Koepp, ST., of Madison
vile. was in Covington, Thursday,
still in the ring.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Mr.. A. S. Burns was New Or
leans visitor Wednesday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Mrs. W. H. Kentzel and little son
returned Tuesday night from New
orleans, after several days spent
there with Mrs. M. Padin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Mrs. c. E. Schonberg and children
left Thursday morning for New Or
leans, where they will spend three
weeks as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. ]. Schwartz, while Mr.. Schonberg
Is in Chicago, having left Thursday
afternoon for a three weeks vacation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Archie r. Smith re-
turned Tuesday from Bat Cave, N. C.,
/ where they have been for the past
several weeks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Mrs. J. H. Evans and daughter,
Mrs. Bryant Van Norman. spent the
past week in Vicksburg, Miss, where
they were called on account of the
death of a relative.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Miss Dorothy Duncan, OF New Or
leans, is the guest of her cousin,
Miss Josie Frederick.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Misses Lillian LeGardeur and Olga
Desmare, of New Orleans, spent the
week end here as the guests of Misses
Lucy and Elise Ray.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Miss Elise Ray, of New Orleans,
arrived Saturday night to spend her
vacation of two weeks at her home
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Miss Jessie Evans returned Mon.
day from New Orleans, where she
has been for the past three weeks
visiting friends.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
North Main Street w. S. S. Club.

The North Main Street War Saw
ings Club met on Thursday afternoon
of this week with Mrs. John Scar.
borough. The members reported a
total purchase of Thrift and Wa
Savings stamps to the amount Of
$S5.75. Ms. Dozier Lee, president
OF the club, urged the members to do
their share in the great drive for War
Savings stamps, which is to begin on
June 14th. Mrs. w. E. Dick, a visit
or to the club, talked INTERESTINGLY
of some of the experiences of her
son, Edward Dick, who is on the hos
pital corps of one of the transports.
Members of the club who were not
present are urged to come to the next
meeting, a notice of which will ap-
pear later.
Elizabeth White, Sec
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
Philharmonic Music Club Going to
Camp jackson.

Members of the Philharmonic Music
Club, Sumter, S. c.
My Dear Friends: In regard to the
Philharmonic Music Club coming
over, think the idea a very fine one
have arranged with the knights of
Columbus to get the use of their hall,
(Which is located on Jackson Circle
near the Hostess House and Theatre)
any evening next week except Tues
lay evening; and if you prefer Tues
lay, then you can have the following
tuesday of the next week. 1 suggest
hat the entertainment start about
$50 in the evening Please advise
me Immediately so l can be sure to
get the hall. 1 will then get out the
invitations to all the staff officers, in
Guiding the general, and at the same
lime will have orders issued, calling
attention of all men from Sumter
County to this event.
l am sure the few Sumter boys left
here will appreciate the kindness of
your club and will be ready to give
you a rousng welcome. / am quite
proud Of the stand Sumter is taking
in the Red Cross campaign. Every
where you go, people are talking
about Sumter.
l thank you very much for your
letter and trust that you will let me
hear from you without delay as to the
date you decide on, in order that
may arrange the date with the hall.
Very sincerely,
Lucian Strauss.
Camp Jackson. May "a, 1918.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
TRIPPETT-BOINEAU.
Brilliant Outdoor Wedding at Mid
fields Plantation, Boykins.
The State. June 2.

The State, June 2.
A wedding of interest in Columbia
and throughout this section of the
State was that of Miss Bessie Cash
Trippett of Boykin to Capt. Charles
Evans Boineau, formerly of Columbia.
now chief mastering officer of the
Eighty-first Division, Camp Sewer.
which was solemnized Saturday even
ing at "Midfield," the quaint old plan
tation home of the bride at Boykin.
The bridegroom's family and a
number of friends from Columbia
motorcd over to BOykin yesterday for
the ceremony for the OCCASION
In the Columbia party were: Mr.
and Mrs. Marion deVeauX Boincau,
Mr.. aId Mrs l.. +. Rankin, Mr. and
Mrs. w. G. Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
q. Wilson of Charleston, Mr.. and Mrs
John Dozier Lee, Jack and Edwin
Boineau, DR.. and Mrs. Francis d.
Kendall and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cul-
len.
The charming old house and its
spacious lawns and gardens furnished
an ideal setting for summer we'd
ding, the ceremony being performed
beneath a giant oak on the from,
lawn. The grounds were bright Will,
an artificial moonlight effected b.
electric lights concealed among the
foliage and flowers and from the
piazza to the tree small pines were
arranged to form a background foi
The wedding procession. White can
vas was stretched across the grass
ana q large white rug WIS spread foi
! the bride and bridegroom to stand
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
Curb Market.
Elizabeth White, Sec.

For some reason the efforts of the
ladies' of the town to establish q mar
ket for country produce, in the store
below Mr. jennings office, have not
net with the success anticipated. If
the people from the country who
have anything to dispose of, will take
their wares to this market there
Will be competent committee to
take charge of them and dispose of
them to the best advantage. This
market ought to be very popular both
with town and country people, for
the town people are eager to buy the
very things that the country people
have in such abundance, and by TAX
ing them directly there they are saw
ed the time and trouble of carrying
Them around from door to door as so
many are in the habit of doing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
THE WHEAT SITUATION.
Every Aspect Of situation >Intcns,fies
the Need for Limitation of Con.
sumption.

Columbia. June 1.-Recent press
dispatches widely circulated have Civ
On the wholly false impression that
there is no longer need of rigorous
conservation of wheat and flour. and
In telegram received by William
Elliott, State food administrator
Herbert Hoover, the federal food ad =
mnistrator declares that every as
pect of the wheat situation. both
present AID prospective. intcnsifies
the need for the greatest possible
limitation in the American consump-
tion OF wheat and wheat products"
III the present restriction should be
I'm the slightest degree relaxed, Mr.
Hoover adds. il would result in So.
rious want for the people of Europe
before the new crop can reach the
market.
In order that the dangerous ru
mors that are going the rounds may
bc discounted and the American pco
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
Gen. Sumter School Patriotic.
Editor Dailv II

Editor Daily Item:
/ feel / would like to say a word
for our school, Gen. Sumter, State
burg, Miss M. F. Lykes teacher. 1t
has been left out, i'm the lists of
schools all over the county. which
have done SO well, selling Thrift
stamps. We have only seven scholars
and one of those has been sick for
several months, so that left six chill
dren, yet the sales amounted to $50.
With what the children brought
themselves. Two of boys spent sew
eral days on their bicycles, selling
stamps to the people through the
country. 1 would be sorry i'm these
patriotic times to have our school
left out, and the children's efforts to
do their part unknown. When the
lists of schools were read out in Sum-
ter patriotic day, there was no mon
ton of this school, and l thought it
due to the pupils and school to lot
the public known we have tried to
do our part as well as the rest.
Mrs. d. Bull.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
Notice..
Stateburg.

In accordance with the rules of
the Democratic party, notice is here
by given that the Books of Enroll
ment for voting in the primary cleo
tions for the present year will he
opened by the Secretary of each club
or by the enrolment committee, at
such places as the several clubs have
heretofore been accustomed to vote,
on Tuesday, June 4th, 1918, and will
remain open for the purpose of en-
rOllment until the last Tuesday Of
July.
J. II. CLIFTON,
Chairman Democratic Eecutive Com
mittee, Sumter County.
Sumter, S. c., May 81, 1918.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
BUY CANS NOW.
IL HOusekccpers Wait They May Not
Get Cans.

Oders for cans and jars for can
ming and preserving should be placed
with the retail dealers as early as
possible, says the food administra-
ton. In this way, it can be assured
that there will be plenty Of cans and
jars available for the canning season.
ahead. If, however, persons wait un-
til late in the season to place their
orders, it is likely that the merchants
will be out of stock, and it will be
very difficult to get additional sup
plies until probably too late.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
The Call Of Home.

It's not shut in by purple hills
No silvery stream flows by.
No rugged valley breaks it's breast
Nor mountains tower high.
But when springtime comes to Sum.
ter,
With the violets peeping through:
When the sun looks like its's smiling
And the sky SAPPHIRE blue.
when the jasmine starts its blooming,
When the leaves turn green again.
And the soft, sweet days are longer
And you feel the springtime rain
Then you gather in the evening,
When the twilight shadows fall,
And you hear the little children
Trilling out their signal call,
When the dusty day is over
And the starry night has come
Oh, it's good to live in Sumter
And it's good to call it Home!
And sometimes in dreams go there,
To the things I love the best I;
Down the road to old Pocallo
With my face turned to the west.
And if in the years that are to be
I'll have one dream come true
1t will be to walk down the moonlit
road
To Pocallo Springs with you.
Christine (Carmen) Gerhardt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

The store of j. A. Frierson. in Con-
cord township, was entered by two
robbers Saturday night and small
quantity of groceries stolen They
were discovered while in the store
and frightened away before complet
ing their haul. One of them dropped
IL sack containing an assortment of
groceries, but the other got away
with his sack. They opened the store
door with a key and had lighted =
lamp to facilitate their selection of
goods The rural policemen are
working on the case. but have NOT
succeeded in identifying the robbers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
For Congress.

l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Congress from the Seventh
Congressional District, subject to the
rules of the Democratic party.
WADE HAMPTON COBB.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
Winn School Roll Of Honor for Year

cholarship-Elease Sims, Minnie
Lou Sims, Harriet Sims, Jim Ed.
Reames, W. G. Sims, Clement Mar
shall, Roy Baker. Carl Baker, Annie
May Baker, Gertrude Jackson, Marius
Cooper, A. w. Mosley, Jr.
Medals, olarships-Elease Sims.
Annie May Baker, first; Gertrude
Jackson, second.
Spellng-Elease Sims, Marius
Cooper.
Reading-Clement Marshall.
Deportment-Carl Baker
Not Absent-Roy Baker.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

Many men have the idea that they
can prove themselves important by
being rude.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

There is only one profession j.
which Il man can blame his mistake,
and ignorance on Providence am
get away with it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

Mary can get the powder smooth
on her face. but there's always u COB
under one ear.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

Your caemies are men who have
had an opportunity to see the mean
side OF you.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

A young man should be ashamed
to get fresh with chorus girls. A
gentleman has respect for age.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
: : ------
NO UNION WORKERS WANTED,

Telegraph Company Refuses to Sub
INIT Differences With Its Employees
10 Adjustment Of War Labor Board
Report Made by Taft and Walsh
statement Of CarltOn--Ordcr for
Strike.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

Some people have an idea that
frankness consists in saying disagree
able things.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

I'm every community there Is
malignant growth known to the
neighbors as gossip.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

WE HAVE-In stock in our ware
houses in Sumter, tobacco. corn
and garden and cotton fertilizer.
Also Acid Phosphate. Call or write
us for prices. Southern Brokerage
Co. Phone SO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

MILLERS CERTIFTCATES-At the
request of the Food Administrator
we have printed a supply of Millers'
Certificates which will be sold to
millers in lots of 100 or more.
OSteen Pub. Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

MlLLERS' CERTIFICATES be
obtained at Item Office at reason
able prices in lots of 100 or more.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

FOR SALE-F. o. B. cars. Camp
Jackson. stable rnanure; very little
straw. Car load lots only. Chemi-
cal and Fertilizer value rated very
high by Clemson college. A. A.
Strauss. Sumter. s. c..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07

Herald Want Ads Bring TResu!tG
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07

fell back and fierce h~and-to-hand
fighting followed. Black led his little
army from house to house and, as Oft
drove them out, until finally the whole
suburb was cleared with the excep-
ton of n machine gun whose crew
of eight men kept pumping bullets
into the British ranks.
Black charged this machine gun
with one orderly. Four other brave or
derlies had. been shot down beside
him previously and this one also was
caught as the machine gun was reach
ed. Black then attacked the Germans
with a revolver in each hand and shot
down the last man Of eight. This
cleared Rues Vertes.of the enemy and
outposts were established about the
place. Black had been wounded dur
ing the fighting, but he held on to
his command until relief came next
day.
This story is not the only one to
he related of that bitter day about
M%asnieres. A regiment which had the
stiffest part of the fighting in the
town was made up of troops known
as "die-hards," and they fought all
day with rifles and bayonets at close
quarters and never gave a step in The
face of a great onslaught made
against them. During the fighting the
colonel had. been wounded In one eye
and 81 serious was his injury that his
other eye became useless. HIS troops
continued to be so hard pressed that
it seemed probable they would give
way.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07
BATTLEFIELD :
WASTACE CAN
BE UTILIZED
At LIE Mans and Les Murlins
Thousands of Garments
Are Made Over.

LIE Mans, Department of the sarthe,
France. Dec. 14.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press)-On an aver
age eight trains a day are bringing to
LIE Mans the wastage at the battle
front consisting of thousands of tons
of damaged and ruined soldiers
as seventeen. trains a day heavily
loaded with this material picked up
on battlefields and around camps. LIE
Mans would be the paradise Of rag
men and dealers in second hand goods
/ were it not for the fact that the
! French army is finding its own use
for such of this material as it is able
to recuperate or repair.
Establishments located here by the
euartermaster's department recuper-
ate monthly $4,000 outer garments
l25, 900 under garments, $500 pairs OF
| shoes, $1,000 pairs of trench boots
S 1000 steel helmets, 100000 sheep.
| skin capes and 10000 pieces OF
equipment. These articles are made
ready for use again by distinction
renovation and repairs. There are In
addition, made each mont from
pieces Of clothing that are not repair.
able, 100000 pairs of slippers. 49,
900 cases for soldiers c%anteens. So.
UVV forage Caps ao,voV 'oloS ."SeS
| 10000 cloth cases for bread loayes
and 10000 wash rags.
The r~ecuperation and repair Of
worn and damaged articles began ir
the spring of 1916 in vast warehouses
and repair shops in which 5000 per
sons, including 1000 refugees. mostl,
women. employed.
Here and at Les Murlins. north
west Of Orleans. anon the Quayi
from which the mObilfxed men OF thu
| nth military region went OF to wal
in August, 1914, German prisoners Of
war Q line up in front Of incoming
freight trains and unload quantities
Of great sacks that look like the pro
duct Of q gigantic ragman's chop. TIT
Undesirable mass invokes the con
fusion as well as the tragedy OF the
battlefield. There are pierced and
denied helmets, worn and stained
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07
British Say Teuton Indus
trial Chiefs are Scared to
Death" by Economic Out
look-Even Without Al
lied Trade Alliance.
(By Kenneth W. Payne.)

What is meant by the economic
war;" which leaders of British policy
now consider one Of the most power
fu. weapons driving Germany to new
;;eace efforts:
British leaders say they know from
urimpeachable sources that the Tear
Of an economic war is already the
most troublesome preoccupation IN
the minds Of the German peace scouts
in Switzerland and other neutral ma
tons.
And this fear of the scouts reflects
a fear felt by the political and INDUS
trial masters back home in Germany.
The famous Paris economic confer
war after the var" was first used.
did little more than range among
the allies for the preferential distri-
hutton Of raw materials. Yet the allies.
through their underground sounding
instruments detected Immediately q
spreading uneasiness in Germany.
In practically every speech on the
war since the Pope's last peace note.
and in their answer to that note, the
German leaders have denounced the
perils of an economic war.
Editorial comment in the German
press has begun to confess fear OF
this peril.
The Germans now realize that with
every month the war goes on, Ger
many's difficulties in regaining her
position in world trade will be ire
mendously increased-without con-
| certed action among the allies.
The fact is that the U-boat, on
which Germany relies for victory, are
| really defeating their w purpose.
Because Of the world tonnage
shortage which the submarines are
producing the allies are bound after
the war to keep their shipping princi-
pally in inter-allied trade.
Moreover, Germans admit that with
every day of the wars prolongaton,
Germany's loss Of her foreign mar
kets becomes more i~rretrievable.
The Germans are beginning to see
that the most they could ~conceivably
win by maintaining the military strug.
! gle now against superior odds would
fail miserably to compensate for the
damage to their trade, commerce and
industry which is being automatically
worked by the wars duration.
And seeing Germany quail under
the menace. the British have begur
to talk about ito hammer it home
Practically SO per- cent of the PEG
pie of Germany were supported before
the war by trade and industries. Ger
many's exports in the year before thu
war were ove $4,000. 000, 900. He
imports were over $500, 100000
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-07

The colonel knew they needed all
the encouragement possible to enable
them to bear the awful strain. He
called for an orderly, and led by his
servant he started making a round
Of the front line to speak words of
encouragement to his troops. For
hours this blind man with bandaged
eyes kept up his tramp among his
men with his hand in that of the or
derby who was his only guide. This
heroic example was the Anal word for
the Tommies. They loved heir colonel
and they stood and died for him and
held their line.
Masnieres produced another thrill
ing incident next day. The Germans
renewed their attack and came Town
in waves. Their assault at the cross
ing at the canal bank was particularly
fierce and the British. after sustain
ing the shock for some time. began
to waver and the general rushed to
the spot. I've took a stand in the midst
of his troops, and rallied then about
him along the bank. He spoke to
them with assurance Inc pleaded that
they be calm. The Germans were
sending forward another great wave
of infantry.
1t. was. then that the general un-
consciously echoed words of the ia
nous order. issued by an American
general at the battle of Bunker Hill
STEADY men, steady. do not fire I'M
til you see the whites of their eyes"
The crossing was held and h Ger
mans driven back.