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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04
N1R NEWS CONDENSED.
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK AT
PERONNE.
French Force Another Crossing OF
Canal du Nord and Capture RouS-
le-Petit-Spain to Take Over IN
termed Hun VesselS-Lenine Re
ported Dead OF Wounds.

termed Hun Vessels-Lenine Re.
ported Dead OF Wounds.
All along the Western battle from,
the Germans continue to give ground
before the entente Allies. Daily the
trend of events accentuates the inse-
curity of the German lines and the
Inability Of the German high com
mand to hold back the aggressors.
Where two months ago great sa-
, iients projected into the Allied front
these have either been fattened or
are in the process of being blotted
out and in some instances the Allies
themselves have driven in wedges
that seriously menace the enemy.
With the Marne and Picardy sec
tors now virtually all reclaimed the
wings Of the present Allied offensive
are moving in manner that BODIES
i'll to the Germans. In the north, the
wing on the Lys salient southwest O.!
Ypres gradually is bending under vol
untary retirements and the pressure
of Field Marshal Haig's forces. Fol-
lowing the of KENNEL the Allied
line has been moved further forward
until it now tests almost upon the
Estaires-La BaSsee road, less than
seven miles southwest Of Armentieres.
BY the wiping out Of this salient the
menace to the channel ports has been
overcome.
On the southern wing, north OF
Scissors, the French and American
troops are continuing their progress
Notwithstanding the violent oppo-
sition Of the eEamy. The villages OF
I.eury and Crecy -au-M Mont have beer
captured and, crossing the Ailette,
footing has been gained in the woods
west of Coucy-le-Chatean, through
which passes the railroad line run
ming from Chauny to Laon. Large
numbers of prisoners have been tax
en,in these operations.
From Arras southwark to the vi
cinity of Noyon the British ano
French troops have made further re-
.inrarkable gaihs, gauged both by the
extent Of the territory delivered from.
The enemy hands and its strategic I'M
portance for further Eaneuyers.
Peronne. the last Important town
in German hands on the Somme riv-
AZ .bas. heen 'cantnred bv the British
who have passed on eastward and
northward with steady strides. not
-Withstanding the resistance of the
enemy. Bouchavesnes and Rancourt
and the high ground adjacent te
them also are British, and Field Mar
shall Haig's men have arrived at the
outskirts of the st. Pierre-Vaas
wood Farther to the north other
towns have been taken, including
Rnllecol1rt. which last week changed
hands eave;,o, times in violent battles.
,rba canadians and Australians were
:, +1., forefr.on@ :of ,the n,aneuvers
+aro;,gho,,t tbia ,.eo;on and did pal.
Iiant syyyork consi;ierablv more thar
= INN &1rr;so,n,;arss nave 3een taken by
81 pnif,ss ..Sd fa2v o,,ns aIso have /.
inaan :cs13t,,raa
s,ro +ha so,;fo where the French are
onera ting AGAINST the Germans along
the cana1 5fh Nord there have been
-vinlentYart;fierv 5ueis Seven miles
so,1f1, of Peronne at Epanancourt the
french have forced a crossing of the
canal and two miles northeast OF
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04
Two AfYATfoRs KILLED. dEtI
Naval Airplane Dives into Pensacola
Bay.

Pensacola, Aug. 3O.-Two naval
aviators were Killed and the third in
jured when their machine dfved
fifteen hundred feet into the bay last
night, it was announced this morning.
The dead are Jas. L. Churchill, Of
Syracuse, n. Y, Dewitt Clifford VIII
cox, Of Newton Center. Mass. 'fnI
jured, Anthony Seher, Of Brooklyn.
The body Of Wilcox was recovered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04
PERSONAL.


seas cablegram having been receiv
ed today announcing that fact.
: Misses Susie ard Wessie Boartfielt
have returned after pleasnt visit tt
their sister, Mrs. D. S. Owens in Chad.
bourn, N. C.
: Mrs. Howard Jones was notified
that julius G. Jones had arrived
safely overseas.
Mrs Aris Coleman has returned to
fhe city after two weeks absence.
Miss Meta Boykin, Of Dalzell, has
returned from Columbia, where She
has been visiting her brother who Is
In the hospital.
Mr. ]. II. Guthrie and family have
feturned from a visit to Tennessee.
Mr. Geo. II. Rowland left Thurs
day night for louisville, KY, to at
tend an officers training camp.
!, Mrs. r. R. Bagnal, OF Columbia,
spent the day with her daughter, Mrs.
G. C. Adams on Sumter st.
Mr. Jno. A. .Bagnal Of the U. S.
Navy is spending some time with his
sister, Mrs. G. c. Adams on,s. Sumter
Street
Misses Thelma and IneZ Carr, who
have been visiting Misses Julia and
Sarah Brunson, in Florence. have re-
tTrned to the city.
MF.-P. M Morris. of New Zion, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Hodge
On South Sumter st.
Mr.. and MRS. James A. Gardner, Of
Summerton are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
R.B,I Hodge. -.
Rev. ]. j. Wilson has returned to
the city after g months vacation.
The full services will be resumed to-
morrow at the Lutheran Church.
=: - lsf...L Hff. Loufs Laehicofte returned tc
Columbia this morning after spend
ing a week with his aunt, Mrs. Archie
EEina :E9-ts u. a24
seMrs. H. c. Deschanps and twe
little gifls have returned from Hen
dersonyille, n. c. -.
i3sN Mrs 1T: q. Benbew left Friday
:nigsas Oh. an. extended trip to her
daagh1er, Mrs. TIM. Owens IN Nash
Wfgs Tenn. ..
tA4r. Yred Nigles is at home from
Charleston to; spend a few days,
Mrs. Jesse. D. Cribb and sister, Miss
Lillian Hopkins and Mr.. Thomas
Crib have gone to Marion, visit
ilfg Mr. Jesse CRIBS mother.
:;,,sAff. J.. NJ. Chandler returned from
Washington on Sunday.
;Mr.U. W. McGrew spent Sunday in
Bennettsv1iTe with his SON, Mr..
gssarMy MeGrew, who is manager OF
fha Western Union Office there.
miss Sadie Fischer, of Sunim merton.
Isafls guest OF Miss Lucde Brunson.
Mr.. Horace Mitchell, of Chatham
county, Ca, is Visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Eourtwright Ga N: Salem Ave
ME oi.sa=- -
Miss Helen Dorm, of Edgefe1d, is:
visiting Miss Kathleen Walsh on s..
Harain Street. ~; '.-..:.s A. :. SO .
Mrs G: II. Belser. of Columbia, is
visstfng her soa; Mr. r. y: BeIser.
Mrs r. s: Hood and Miss Bessie
Hood have gone to Hendersonvi1le.
N. c.. to join Mrs. J. j. Williams
who Is spending the summer there.
sMrs. w. NJ Mathis and daughter
and little SON spent Sunday in Coinn-
baa with her SON. Mr. Oliver Mathis
MIS-. &c. w. Anderson and Mrs. ].
6. PettiHgifi, Of Elmire. n. Y, have
returned home. after visit to Mrs.
G.sR. PhiHips on Bartlette st.
H Ia B. Wells has received notice
that hfs son, James H. Wells, Com
panyE. 115 Supply Train. has arrived
saEeIy. overseas He is with Califor-
MIA troops and would be glad to re-
ceive letters from Sumter friends.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04

London, Aug. 30.-Admiral Won
Hintzee. German mister of foreign az
fairs will make a statement Monday
before the foreign affairs committee
Of the Prussian diet Chancellor Won
Herrling has returned to Berlin from
headquarters, according to Copen-
hagen dispatch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04

The body Of what is believed to be
the largest automobile yet built. Il
moving van. is "a fe..t long. eight feet
wide and eight feet high
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04

An ash sitter that has been invent
ed to he built into a heater a few
inches beneath the crate is intended
to save labor in handling ashes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04
GREAT LABOR PARADE.

Hundred and Fifty Thousand in Line
New York. Sept 2.-Labor's army
nearly one hundred and fifty thou
sand strong. paradad the streets OF
New York today. Largest of the
three parades. in Manhattan. was re
viewed by Secretary of Labor Wilson
Governor, Mayor and others.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04

FOR sALE-In settlement Mcbride
estate t offer 1000 acres Jaqte
lands, tracts ~ to Is acres, well
located in famous Pudding Swamp
tobacco section. The four : 1917
prize corn clubs boys Of Sumter
and Clarendon counties live one TO
eight miles away and grow 70 TO
80 bushels on Same type soA. A
nearby tract of similar unirhproved
land was paid for out Of last years
crop. Prices right and terms rea-
sonable. E. W. Dabbs, Trustee,
Mayesville, S. c..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04
For the COLLEGE Girls and Boys.

For the College Girls and Boys.
The Sumter Dry Goods Co., have
a good looking window display OF
suggestions for the college girls and
boys. Better look the assortment
over and make your purchases
promptly as the price tendency in
this line is not downward.--Adyt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04
AvIAroRs KILLED.
Instructor and Cadet Fall to Death on
Texas Field

Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 30
L;euet. F. R. McGrihin, Of Fresno,
California, and Cadet Ellis Babcock,
Of Washington, were killed this morn
ing at Call Field n fall of two
thousand feet. The plane fell from
the top of a loop.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04

WANTED-Position as overseer for
1919 Have had years of expert
ence on both large and small ,farids.
References furnished to present
employer. J. H. Dorhman, Sim
ter. S. C., r. e.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04

M1nLERs, CERTFTcATRs-,cah be
obtained at Item Office at reason-
able. prices in lots Of 19o g or ners
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04

FOR sALE-F. o. B. cars, Camp
Jackson, stable manure; very little
straw. Car load lots only. chehni-
cal and Fertilizer value rated Very
high by Clemson college. a. A.
Strauss, Sumter, S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04

BF:EsWAx WANTED-Any quantity
large or small. Am paying best
cash price. See me If You hare
any. N. C. Csteen. - -,,---.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
PAsHA MUST Die
Paris C%ourtmartiaI Passes Death
Sentence on Kaiser Agent.
FlIippo cavaIlinie, Co~-Defendant, Re-
celves Same Sentence Though
Outside Of Jurisdiction.

Paris, Feb. 16. - Bolo Pasha has
has been passed on Bolo Pasha. The
courtmartial which condemned him
~deliberated only Is minutes.
Darius Porchere. an accountant,
who was co-defendant, was sen.
fenced to three years imprisonment.
Filippo Cavallinie, another co-defend,
ant, who Is under arrest In Italy, was
sentenced to death, although he Is not
within the courts jurisdiction.
Case Only One of Series.
Bolo's case has been defined as but
one of the series OF inter-related Incl
dents in the German efort to organ.
lie a program OF depression and dis.
couragement among the civilian lead
ers and soldiers of France. These in
yciyed 30. only Rcic. the se-callea
"Levantine inancier," but also Joseph
Caillaux, a former premier of France,
one or more members of the French
chamber of deputies and several
French newspapers. These newspa-
pers are alleged TO have been subsi-
died by German money to spread
abroad in France a spirit of defeat
ISM" a belief that. there was no hope
Of beating Germany and that France
should make haste to accept the best
terms possible.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
VERNON CASTLE DEAD
Killed While Trying To Avoid
Collision in Air.
Former Famous Dancer was Instruct
ing American Cadets In Texas
Served on Flanders Front.

Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 1S.-While
flying Is miles west of Fort Worth,
Captain Vernon Castle of the English
Royal Flying corps has been killed.
Captain Castle in trying to avoid a
cadet swerved his machine beyond his
control, fell and was unable to right
himself. The cadet was an American,
but was being instructed by the Brit.
ish. The accident happened close by
Benbrook field. The cadet was upin-
jured.
Over Foe Line $50 Times.
Captain Castle as made over 15C
fights over the German lines and
was the hero of many exploits in the
war zone. His work had been es.
peeially on the Flanders front and
covered . period os nine months nc
came to Fort Worth last October
along with Lord Wellesley.
His friends in Texas declared
when they heard he had been killed,
That is the way Castle wanted to
die. He had said many times, I have
had honors enough; / want to die in
the flying service of Great Britain
The plane was only so feet above
the ground and was going rapidly,
The plane with which the collision
was threatened was just rising.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
DADrYS
A]M TALL al
~ MARY
SQUIRREL. FEAST.
% MARY GRAHAMR

"Come to the feast!'' said S. arpy, the.
squirrel.
"I1l be delighted" said Chippy Chap
by.
1t was showing in the park and the
squirrels were hurrying and scamper--
ing for their warm homes In the trees.
"Are you going to have a good
feast?" asked Chippy Chappy.
"A fine one," squealed SHARPLY. 1.-THE
spring will be here soon so we might
as well enjoy our food. Soon we can
hunt for more"
Dear me-" said Chippy Chappy,
NOW careless you are becoming And
to himself he thought it was fine that
he was invited to a feast by Sharply
which SHARPLY said would be a fine one,
and he was glad too that SHARPLY
wasn't being too careful.
1t was so much nicer to go to a
feast where creatures weren't careful.
Chippy Chappy had been to both kinds
and he knew.
He knew of the many times he had
come home to eat and nibble because
he had not enough to eat when he had
been asked out. And some creatures
hadn't always cared what they had
given him. Some squirrels had offered
him the shells only Of their nuts.
And he had even known children to
give him nuts that were bad. Yes,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
SIS TOTS PERISH
IN NUNNERY FIRE
Charred Bodies of 43 Children
Taken From Ruins of Mon
treaI Institution.
VALIANT WORK BY NUNS
HeroicalIy Try To Save Lives of
Charges In Their care-Returned
Wounded Soldiers All Es-
cape Flames.

Montreal, Feb. 16.-FiftyIive pa.
bies, founding orphans, are now
known to have lost their lives in the
fire that swept through the west wing
OF the Grey Nun ASYLUM here.
Firemen have taken 43 blackeied
little bodies from the ruins. Twelve
more have been sighted.
1t is feared that the death list will
reach at least 20, for the work OF
checking owe the living babies has
not been completed.
The wing was occupied partly by
returned wounded soldiers and partly
by the orphaned children. All Of the
soldiers, about 200. are believed to
have escaped the flames. Inmates oil
the other parts OF the building, includ
ing nuns. aged, sick or crippled men
and women to the number of more
than a thousand were saved.
Cut of by Flames.
The children were housed in that
section of the building where the fire
started and the flames spread so rap
idly 1t was Impossible to rescue
them.
When the flames were discovered
In the west wing the alarm was
quickly given and all those able to
help themselves fed to places o.
safety. The heroic nuns and nursing
sisters strove valiantly to save the
sick and wounded as we'll as the in
fants under their charge.
The ages Of the inmates Of the
nunnery ranged from two or three
days to almost a hundred years
Many of the infants who died In the
fire and smoke were only a few days
or a few weeks old.
The elderly inmates were housed
In another section of the nunnery
and were not Immediately menaced
by the flames.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
NO MORE BARLEY FOR BEER
Order to Cease Buying Issued-Bread
Formula Effective.

Washington, Feb. 16.-All brewers,
maltsters and other firms in the
United States engaged in the produc.
ton of malt have been ordered by
the federal food administration to
a buying barley. In connection
with the issuance of the order it was
said by the food administration that
1t is estimated that the maltsters OF
the country have barley stocks on
hand sufficient to operate their plants
for periods OK three to six months.
Barley recently has advanced rap.
idly in price following the promulga,
ton Of new orders covering its use
as a -four substitute.
The food administration also put
into effect today the Victory bread
and bakery product formula which
was not to have been effective until
Feb. "a.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
CARRIERS MAY GET INCREASE
More Pay For Those On Rural Routes
u Indicated.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Indicating APP
prevail Of increase in rural carriers
salaries where the service warrants 1t,
Fourth assistant Postmaster General
Blakeslee urged the Senate p~ostoffice
committee to take into constellation,
time, mileage and amount OF mail
handled in arriving at q basis Of pay.
The present system of basing pay
on mileage only. he said. resulted In
inequities. H. H. Collins. secretary
of the National Association OF Third
and Fourth Glass Postmasters, asked
the committee to grant more ray to
postmasters at the smaller towns.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
Successfully Withstand Three
Hour Bombardment Of Enemy
With Poison Fumes.
FOE AIR FLEET HALTED
American Aviators, Machine Guns and
Batteries Drive on Teuton
Planes When Attack is
Made on Sector.

With the American Army in
France, Feb. is. - An unsuccessful
commandment with gas shells has been
made by the Germans opposite the
Americans. American machines and
anti-aircraff batteries have also driven
off German airplanes in large num-
bers
Gas shells in considerable number
from the German guns fell within the
American sector, making necessary
the wearing OF masks In all parts OF
the trenches for more than three
hours.
One American was injured by an
exploding shell, but Sc excellent has
been the anti-gas training Of the
men, not a single case of gas poison
ing was reported. The duration of the
Smelling was two hours, hut traces of
the poison fumes remained for another
hour after the bombardment had
ceased.
Much Aerial Activity.
Visibility was good In the clear,
cold atmosphere and as a result there
was much aerial activity on both
sides. German airplanes In large
numbers repeatedly attempted to
cross the American lines, but were
driven off either BY anti-aircraft bat
teries or by the air squadrons.
American artillerymen rapidly are
attaining a high degree Of efficiency.
They continually fired shells that az
ploded so close to the enemy air.
planes that the aviators were com
PEELED to dodge and duck and sour
ried back to a safer area, pursued
across the sky by a trail OF s~hrapnel
puffs.
The artillery on both sides re-
sun4ed activity nce more. The Am
erican gunners shelled the German
rear lines and communications ef.
fectively.
No German Drive Yet.
Friday. the date set by influential
German newspapers for the starting
of the much advertised German Of
fensive, has passed and no agrees
sion on the part OF the enemy mate
rallied. On the contrary both the
British and French armies delivered
Mt widely separated points on the
Western front, smashees at the Ger.
man line. These attacks, although
they were ma1nly In the nature of
raids Here successfully carried cut
m resulted in the capture OF pris.
oners and the infiiction Of casualties
on the enemy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
SLAUGHTER ITO BELeIANs
Germans Execute Young Girls Because
Of Patriotism.

Washington, Feb. 16.--Fifty-eight ex-
ecutions of Belgians by the German
authorities are said to have brought
the number oi such executions up 10
ITO in the last year. says Information
from Hayre.
The alleged reason given by the
German authorities was the crime of
patriotism Among the victims we're
at least 10 women. three young girls
between IA and 16 years of age, and
several youths under 20. The two
daughters of M. Groneret, a merchant
of Liege, we're compelled to look on
at the execution of their relatives and
afterward we're shot in their turn.
In a group Of % persons recently
shot at Client by the Germans, there
was one young girl of Is whose only
crime, the report states, was carrying
letters beyond the frontier.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
TUscANlA DEATHS MAY BE TIA
Elghty-two Names Are Officially List
ed With Department.

Washington, Feb. is. - Eighty-two
names of known dead among Ameri-
can soldiers who were on the Tusca-
MIA have been received by cable at the
Wal department.
An Associated Press dispatch sew
eral days g announced that 164 SOL
der victims had been buried on the
Scottish coast and gave the names OF
131 identified but this last message
was the first official partial list to
reach the department.
James J. Buckley Of Minneapolis Is
named In the official list as among
the dead. Names of other Minnesota
and Northwest men are:
Frederick Allen, Ada, MINI.
Homer Llewllyn Anderson, Cumber-
land, Wis.
Russell F. Bennett, Plainfeld. wis.
Jack j. Byrne. Butte, Mont.
Walter Crellin. Virginia, MINI.
Frank Drahota, jackson, MINI.
William J. Trageser, Cottonwood.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
First Prisoners exchanged.

Geneva, Feb. 16. - The first ex-
change Of prisoners Of war between
Austria and the Allies has taken
place near the Austrian frontier at
Buchs. Three hundred and twenty
four or these prisoners have arrived
At Geneva. They include two lAmeri-
can volunteers. one English officer. and
10 British colopials. who were cap
tured on the Turkish and Bulgarian
fronts. The others were largely Eng
lish and Scotch. Seventeen Of the
exchanged men were carried from the
train On ~stretchers-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21

Hennig Declared Not Guilty.
4 New York, Feb. 16.--By direction of
the court. and at the request of the
federal district attorney, the jury in
the trial for treason of Paul C. Hen
Mig returned . verdict of not guilty.
Hennig. a naturalized German, was
accused OF tampering with parts Of
horoscopes manufactured at the plant
Of the r. w. Bliss company in Brook
lyn, where he formerly was q fore
. The horoscopes were Intended
for use In torpedoes made for the
United States government for . In
tho war.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-21
70 Direct Lake shIppIno.

Washington, Feb. 16. - Coastwise
and Great Lakes steamship lines op-
Grated by railroads have been placed
by Director General McAdoo under
the supervision of w. H. Peasants
OF New York, president Of the Ocean
Steamship company, designated man.
ager of the marine section OF the
railroad administration. Special attsn-
tion VIM be given 70 Organisations OF
water transportation facilities to n
sure greater movement Of coal %
Sew England next winter. and bette>
nse of lake skipping a cosl hauling