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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

The simplest way to prevent the ae-
emulation OF dirt is to make It easier
to be clean than to be dirty.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

Fifteen turkey hens can safely b
mated to : vigorous tom.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

Pork can be produced at q profit
even with the present high price of
feeds.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19
WOMEN Of
MIDDLE AGE
Need HeIp to Pass The Crisis Ssfe.
rPrOOf that Lydia E Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upaas

Urbsna, IIL-'Duzing Change OF Life
"a edition TO its annoying symptoms, ]
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

Keep that garden growing. Ere
Quent cultivation is the next best thing
to rain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19
Our Part in Feeding the Nation
HOUSING THE WINTER ICE cRoF

Inl0r1natlon ssEvles united gtatsa DepaEaent OF
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
AMERICAN 81. HKslEN ESCAPE.
Three Flight Lieutenants Leave Va
f-nciennes Prison. by Scaling Wall
and Swimming Canal.


The Hague; Oct 28.-Three Amer
ican prisoners Of war have succeeded
in escaping from Germany into Hol-
land. They are Flight Lieuts. T. E..
Tiliinghast of Westerly, RI, John 20.
Donaldson, Of Washington: D.. c., and
Robert. Anderson Of Honolulu.
Lieutenant Iillingbast was forced
TO make a landing within the Ger
man lines near Cam brai September %
while Lieutenant Donaldson had to
take the same course near Douai Sep
ternber g. Lieut.. Anderson came down
near Arras Septem Der 2f
=: In escaping from the; ;Va1enciennes
prison they forced their way through
heaprison roof, scaled a wall and
swan across a canal. German sentries
challenged them several times, but
the Americans kept on travelling by
night. They passed through Brus-
sells and for nine days lay in hiding
close TO Bude1 On the Brabant from
tier, seeking an opportunity to cross
the German electric wire barrier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
Boil Weevil News.


Clemson College, Oct 30.-The cot
ton boil weevil continues his mlgra-
ton in this Sttae. Recent investiga-
tons show tnat the weevil has added
more South Carolina territory to the
infested area.
The weevil line now runs as fol-
lows: .Ellenton to Ehrhardt, to III
mers, to Walterboro, to the mouth
of the Edisto River. This means
that the weevil is now found IT
Beaufort, Hampton, Co!leton, Jas
per-, Bamberg, and Barnweu coun-
ties-"and still a-goin.'
Jasper and Hampton counties
have gotten an idea Of the weevil
damage this u. County Agent 4.
D. Robertson VI Hampton county,
reports in letter of October H..
that the weevil damage in his county
is serious in the extreme, and that
all forms and squares have been
punctured; that adult weevils can
be found by the handful.
County Agent w. H. Runff OF
Jasper county writes as follows: !
am finding fields with 100 per cent
infestation now in different parts OF
the county. The adult weevils can
be found by the hundreds. 1t is
possible to find every stage Of the
weevil in the fields. The infestation
looks like a second year infestation,
it is so heavy"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
Prizes for Boys C1u1Work.

=. Clemson College, Oct SO n =.
Baker, Supervising Agent OF Boys,
Cub Work, has announced the =ses
essof State prizes for 1919 En- the
Iorn club work there are three: first.
a $50 gold watch; second, s in Var
Saving Stamps; third. pair OF gold
cuff buttons. e, -, s; +
The State prizes; for irEPig Club work
are: first, $40 iii gold: also So IN
War Saving Stamps, provided the
prize is won with Duroc-J Jersey;
also, a gold medal under the same
proviso; second, in War Saving
Stamps; third, SIS scholarship tc
a short course at Clemson: Five dol
lars each is: also offered to five boys
making next to highest. record with
Duroc- Jerseys. The prizes to be won
by Duroc- Jerseys are offered by the
Duroc-Jersey Associations.
An especially valuable prize, a
$500. bull, is offered in the Calf Club
Work by the American Shorthorn
Breeders ASSOCIATE Ton; and SIS
check is offered for tI1es highest rec
ord in the Wheat Club Work
Besides these special prizes there
is a Grand Sweepstakespr prize consist
ing -of one-year scholarship (value
s310) at the Bailey Military InstiS
tute, for the boy making the highest
number Of points In twoSor more pro-
iacts. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
vrbv Plant Wheat This FaIIe

Clemson College, he
United Sttaes, and our allies are
greatly in need of more#bread foods
and the demands for wheat will prob
ably be even greater next year than
they are this. The only wayne can
meet these increased demands is by
an increased acreage Of wheat and
greater care in planting and caring
for the crop, says Prof. c.. P: Black
well, of the agronomW. division. South
Carolina is not normally g. great
wheat producing Sttae. but there is
no considerable part of the State
where wheat cam not be grown if
properly planted and ferti1ized.
Wheat requires less labor to pro-
duce it than cotton. Ia Dor Is very
scarce. es e. Z .ss:2f -: - =.
9 Wheat requires less fertilizer thar
cotton. Fertilizers also are also
scarce. er
A good crop of cowpeas. can be.
raised after the wheat is harvested.
thus giving two crops IN one year.
In case OF a short crop next year
the feeding of our soldiers and those
of our allies would, Of course, come
first. This might result in the
farmers Of South Carolina having.
no wheat except what they raise
themselves. Every farmer should
raise enough for his own needs. at
least. Write the Extension Service,
Clemson College, SC, for Exten-
c;o,. C;rc,, Ia ,.=-.1 Nfora1 (Sra In TO
Win the War"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
AIR RAIDS CEASE In LONDON
Germans Kept BusylAcress the Chan
e.. -: ::97zsss4 esisza.: nei.5%sss.a -

" -.
London, Sept. 80 Correspondence
Of The Associafed Press)-For four
months London has enjoyed immun-
ity from hostile air raids and moon
tight nights are no longel dreaded by
It's inhabitants For many weeks Ger
man airmen have had far more urg-
ert business to attend to on the 9TH
er. side Of the channel. Much of this
is due to the persistent raiding OF
Rhine towns and the bombing OF
German aerodromes. These attacks
compel the enemy to muster for theiE
defense machines which they can
very Ill spare from the battlefelds
where allied supremacy in the air
becomes Increasingly manifest.
s The frequent raids on German
towns have been fully recorded but
the growing frequency of attacks on
German aerodrones have received
much less attention. From informa-
ton obtained from the war Ministry
1T is learned that in the month O.:
August alone there were thirty-three
attacks on German aerodromes, nine
teen of which were directed against
two Of them which had become par
ticuIarly obnoxious as hives of aerial
wasps.
In one daylight raid on an aero
drome fierce combat lasted ovel
forty minutes as a result of which
four German machines were destroy
ED and three others driven dowr
Eas.ol1t Of control - Two British ma
chimes were lost.
Many of the night raids have beer
very effective Over one aerodrome
five tons Of bombs were dropped
seven direct hits on hangers were
made and a fire was started. On an
other raid eight tons Of bombs were
dropped and several hangers COM
p1etely burnt out. and the aerodrome
covered with large holes which ef-
fectually spoiled it for landing pur'
poses.
The effect of these attacks is te
cripple the efficacy Of the Germans
aggressive work and their power O.
retaliation and demoralize their per
sonnel. Their recuperative powers
are now at low ebb.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
THE m VAR WORK Ea DRIVE.
Local Organization Of United war;
Work Campaign-Sumter's Quota +
.$41, ,250.00.

= 1Te whole State has been organiz-
ed for the United War Work Cam
spaign that is to he conducted in the
interests Of the@Younga Mems Chris
tan Association, Young Women's
Christian ASSOCIATION, Knights of Co
lunab1s, Jewish Wsffare Board, War
Camp Community Service, American
Library Association, and the Saliva
tion Army. The State has been di-
5yided into eleven districts Our local
district comprises the counties OF
Clarendon, Lee and Sumter. OF this
district S. H. Edmunds is chairman
and J..F. Baker, dirsetor. harfton
DuRa is chairman of Clarendon
scounfy, Thos. a.1 Mcleod, of#sLee
county; and w. B: upshur, ,of Sumter
county. Horace Hardy is assistant
chairman Of Sumter comfy: The fol-
lowing chairrnen have been APPOINT
ed and have accepted the Responsible
tiy: T. A. Ryttenherg, city work; r.
G. Purdy; rural work; 4. c.. Phelps,
coIored work With E. +. Reardon as
sistant; Hubert g. Osteen public
ity; l. C. Strauss, Advertising Z.
RafHe1d, Industrial work; P. q. Bow
man, speakers.
The following financial soliciting
committee has been appointe Z. D.
Jennings, Neill oDonnen;5 and II: j.
Hardy go -
OF the Young Women's Christian
EAssociation, Mrs. Ansley d.. HARDY rs
district chairman; Mrs. Joseph sproft;
chairman Of Clarendon county; Mrs.
j.. A. Hearon, chairman OF Lee cotn-
ty and Mrs. P e.: Bowman, chair
man Of Sumter county.
f j. K. Breedin is chairman Of the
American Library Associatior- s=.Taa
iiothersapp ointments have not yet been
made known.
The headquarters will be at the
| rooms OF sthe Chamber Of Commerce:
[ t= ItwiIISbe Snnter's duty to raise
the sum Of s4l, ,25e: Sumter has nev-
! fer failed to measure npfto her re-
sponsibility;; she VIII not fail now:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
FALL OF LuDENDoRFF
He Is Now Accused OF Being Re-
spensabIe for A6 Ge141any's

Amsterdam, Oct. zSs (By the Asso-
ciated Press Nothing except the
abdication OF the German emperor
or the retirement of Field Marshal
ssVon sndenbdrsea ealld have struck
I the German public's imagination more
forceflA1y than sthearesignation OF the
popula Idol Germany, General
LuGendu The vorwaeEts OF
Berlins9heG GernanrS Social organ puts
. It. ths resignation Of Ludendorff
means that the military element in
Germany henceferth is diyesteds OF
Z political Influence. 81 Z, 8.
Vorwaerts, which has no regret for
the departing army leader, says:
What has happened was bound to
happen Germany WOE
The German Social Democracy was
determined not to permit German
victory being turned into victory
Nnder the old system. 9.
The newspaper hints darkly that
much more in the same direction
vet rsTaams toke done 80
Thssder W IN The Tagebiatt re-
lated at length the history of the past
few days He declared it was Lu-
: dendorf who was az the back Of the
! arn1isice proposal, hut afterwards re-
eanted because he objected to constl-
fptionaIs schangess Involving the sub
S ordination OF the military to the 2. vil
sauthorai hen SAYS Wolff, oiloW=
ed Hinaenbnrgs teiegran of = rioay ,iS1y
! TO the press conference to the effect
that the army rejects president Wll1z
4 sons demands ffor capitulation. This
vas The signal for a general onslaught
: by the pro- German orgaRs pom the
govefnnnenf. butstha governnl lent stoed
firm and Chaneellor Maximilian rom
"a SICK bed sgg clear l11stTs1eflons 2,
that 4here was to be no surrender to
militia dietation with the result that
Indenae departed hish daid-
Herr Woln devotes iong and
{ Characteristic article to the departed
army CHIEF, who, he says. ruled Ger
many for two years like a dictator
For Luaendorff fall HE baanaes I'LL Ia1s
s dendpr domineerins personality
and overweening desire to have a
finger eve1y
rSothing. says golff, could be
( done i'll GerTnanys WI theut his sane
ton His Interference extended abso-
hfely to- esserything hen pelitl-
cal affairs had To- be settled sI.,tden-
dorf was there; ;'
WelK attributes to Ludendorn di-
rect Responsible for the Downfall
s OF Ds Won nBethmann-Hollweg. chan
ceIloF, and DR.. Richardyon ks1s11
n.anS foreign secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
COUNTY HEALTH SURVEY.
Substantial Contributions to Fund Be-
> ginning to Come In.

"
Recent substantial cash subscrip
tionsato the County Health Survey
sfunds;are as follows
Anchor Auto Truck Co.. $500
Boston Candy Kitchen ....1G:00
Dixie Grocery -. $3.50 500
Sumter Loan Co... .. 500
E.. S. 5Vinsea; Renahert ..f... 5.09
Reports from the country districts
received by Mrs Nina Sofon1ons,
chairman of the Wcman's Division.
OF thesvCounty Council Defense
show that the interest the rural
districts is. gratify fying, aildszthat: as
SOON asa.the present epidemic OF ln-
.fnenza abates many of the 4adfesEef
the twenty-three school districts
finance committees ares gpingsto get
busy collecting the necessary money
for the: health survey and confinu-
Gus twelve months health campaign
of education Several ladies ;havegal-
ready guaranteed from $7J to $3.50
for tfeirs. districts -
The following r voluntarily written
letter4and unsolicited substantial sub
Hscription of $25zis published Just to
show now much Importance success
ful business men doing business In
SUMTER alta ch. 10 the proposed coun-
ty health survey.
Sumter Chamber of Commerce, Sum-
ter, s.. G.
Gentlemen: We have read with
much interest and pleasure OF the eff.
forts being put forthsto raise two
thousand and five hundred dollars
for the purpose ofsaccepting the gen
erous offer of@five thousand dollars
additional from the International
Health Board and our own State
Board of Health, for a complete ru-
raj health survey throughout Sumter
County, together with a continuous
twelve months health campaign of
education with numerous health m
stitutes and Illustrated health lectures,
and other educational features of
great value
Believing as we do, that the busi-
ness interests Of Sumter, the county
seat of Sumter county, are vitaly in
ness and prosperity of the rural dis
trlcts, these three very desirable con-
siderations which can, according to
the opinions Of the best scientific,
educational and business interests, OF
this country, be most advantageously
and quickly brought about by educa-
ton Of the masses along the lines Of
preventive medicine, health and sani-
tation; ard in our humble opinion,
we take great pleasure in enclosing
our check for s25 to be applied for
this fund.
We congratulate you on having Sc
cured the exceptional contribution of
five thousand dollars from such not
ed and educational official sources
which within themselves are sufficient
guarantees of the importance of the
proposed health survey. With best
wishes for the success Of the move
ment.
Cordially yours,
Anchor Auto & Truck Co.,
BY S. K Rowland, Manager.
Sumter, Oct. 21, 1918.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
GUARDIANS OF THE AIR.
american Hydro-Acroplanes Keep
VIgiient sWafch Over American an
Portsiin France. s s. S:

American Naval Base, France,
Sept. 80 Cerrespondenee OF The. As
.sociated Press) -Bydroairplanes con-
stantlys watch and guard this great
American port and the American
shipping approaching or entering it
to prevent attack by submarines. One
of the planes lay on The water ready
to start seward as. The Assocfated
Press eerreponde eut visited the. har-
bor today. It looked veryslight and
filmy for this desperate work and its
gray body gave 1.-THE appearance OF
al giant moth settled oFrthe water:
Overhead, s, 600 feet up. swung a
huge, lung shaped balloon from the
basket of which a naval officer ana
asaIIor peered sttFoI nezgfass7
IS. s.: IS
eThey are on the lookout for suo-
marines, ''said the escort. Their
chief purpose is to report the where
aboufs OF a Submarine and the de-
sstroyers then do the rest in forcing it
underswater ssspen submaranes are
off this port they are practically
helpless, if we can keep them under
water. It ison1y W hen they come TO
the surface that they can launch
their torpedoes with full effect Tor
pedoes fred when the craft is under
swatermay lack direction to make
them dangerous. So that, after all,
the p-oblens for the destroyers IS TO
keep the summarizes under water Is Is
well as to destroy them e
"a -. -s..~a aIr,, 80
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
Democracy in the British Army.

London. Sept 25 Correspondence
OF The Associated Press9-One re-
suit of the war has been to democ-
ratize the British army, and it is re-
garded as practically certain that af-
ter peace has been declared England
will have large standing army in
which a large number Of men OF
birth and education will be serving in
the ranks
Before the South African war the
private was "a man Of no social
count" He was forbidden entry to
what corresponded to the American
.rorchestra' of a theatre, and was
told that his proper place was the gal
lery.
The real democratization Of the
army began when Lord Kitchener
SUNNI oned the whole people of Eng
land to service in the Kings forces.
With the calling of every class, diff
serences of social caste became OBJ
liberated.
Officers of the old regime contend
that there can be no effectual mill
tary discipline if officers and men
fraternize socially. The other night
q general saw one Of his officers din
ing at q famous London restaurant
with private soldier. He took the
officer aside and expostulated with
him on his infraction of the army
code. The officers answer was, "The
soldier is my brother
England today has many of her
Droudest sons in the ranks. among
them the Earl of Crawford, who is
serving as hospital orderly. Some
If these again and again have refus-
al rom rnisstona
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
japanese Troops in Siberia.

Toxic. Sept. rs Correspondence
Japan has sent two divisions Of
troops and part of third division
to fight the Bolsheviki in Siberia
Colonel Wada, senior adjutant in the
war office made those fac, known
officially. to correct any Impression
that the Japanece army is mobilizine
on large scale for operations in ST.
IBERIA. He added: sIn order to en-
able those divisions to work to the
utmost efficiency in so wide country
it was necessary to provide for them
ad dditiona5 2ery; aviation corps
CO Ass corps. railway
s,ta'5s1s tt tho ,es5.a and some
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
WONDERFUL ESTABLISHMENT.
American Naval Base on French Coast
- is Center OF Naval Operations for
800 Miles.

American Naval " Base, france,
Sept: 80 fCorresp pondenee of The As
sociated PressJ-Here on this rugged
Breton coast there is an American
naval estab ablishment which is sort OF
composite Of the busy activity of the
nayy department at Washington ana
of once oassso I the big navy yards on the
"A American seahoard.
g Vice Aamiral Wilson commanding
the American naval forces in French
waters mas his headquarters here,
with an Executive staff quartered: IN
one Of the largest buildings of the
eity5 ironing the Place President
Wilson. american bluejackets arezon
guard at all the entrances, and steady
Essahrses Of IAN lencan naval officers and
sailors crowd the corridors on their
various dnties.
The streets are filed with Amerl-
c.,n sailors on liberty parties" often
IS. 600 ana Is, in single party And
on the water front there is the hustle
and activity ofa huge ge:nayy yard, with
scores Of american naval craft and
transports lying in the llarbor. and
tie. shore alive with asvast naval IN
.stal1ation.
Besides the rush of the port itself,
this is the naval administration center
for 80 O nnilessef the French coast, di-
vided into three districts, with NUM-
Der <of the chiefports into which the
masses oY American men and mater
iaEare pouring.
Aside: from the American transport
feet which comes and goes, there is
"a standing personnel Of officers and
men in these districts, with#some :8o
Ships destroyers, repair ships. con-
sverted yachts, mine tsweepers and na-
val tugs. hesslfore establishment IS
on the same extensive scale with ae7
rodromes for balloons and airplanes,
great. stacks of coal and mammoth
tanks of:fueI Oil.
Naval headquarters IS in constant
wireless touch with the whole range
Of this naval activity, along the 309
. miles of front and far out to sea
where the conveys are steadily NOV
ing in and out All the orders are is.
sued here for this intricate move
-91SIt, 5I1ES--afiSSt9itSS.S S@pPN1AAS
ed places-and the zig-Zag routes
which VIII cheat the hostile craft
lying off the coast. From outside
headquarters one: sees. the: wireless
antennae stretching off to- a nearby
church steeple, thus giving great
sweep of wire for gathering the
sound waves There is also direct
telegraph and telephone, so that il
need be conversations may go on be
tween the naval chiefs and American
officers at Paris or London.
It is a. huge work this big lestab-
iishment is carrying on. On the
strictly naval side are the defensive
and offensive observation-disclosures OF
American and other allied shipping
in the vast movement Of men and ma
terial across the Atlantic, and often
sive in the war Of exterminationz be
ing gamade against enemy subnaarires.
Outside OF the naval operations.
there is the steady march Of vast
naval construction at all the ports
along this 900 miles of sea front, re-
pair. plants, fuel stations, OIL tanks
water works, and an the requirements
of a great naval estab blishnlent which
is constantly expanding.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
Cordially yours,
- Anchor Auto & Truck Co.,
By S. K Rowland, Manager
Sumter, Oct. 21, 1918.
AUSTRIAN FLEET aroB1LIzED.

Whole Naval Force Concentrates al
Itiune. -el.l=5
Paris, Oct 3o.-The Austrian
fleet has been hastily concentrated at
Fiume, according to a dispatch from
Rome, dated October 27. A few yes
sells remain at Pola, but all that were
at Cattaro have left. It is said this
:1aval concentration was demanded by
Hungary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02

Captain Walter Bristow, R. NJ. ca
has been promoted to Major. Dr..
Bristow has been in France for sew
on the border and at Camp GFeen.
Charlotte, N. c., for more Than q
year before going overseas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02
Jofre and Foch.

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02

First Lieutenant c. E. Deschamps,
Field Artillery, now stationed at Camp
Taylor, Louisville. KY, has been pro-
noted to a capraincy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02

Some people seem to be- imbued
with the idea that antiquity can priv
nege any sort Of error.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-03-30
Long Range Cannon
Refused By Allies

Madrid, March SO.--The Madrid
pres sis claiming for two Catalonian
spaniards the credit for the inyen-
ton Of the long range gun which has
been bombarding Paris. These Span-
lards are declared to have been work.
ing for the Krupps on the invention
since 1916.
The inventors, according to the
press accounts, offered the invention
20 Spain and then to the allies, but III
neither case met with favorable re-
sponse. The German consulate Ii
Barcelona, however, is said 70 have
investigated the invention and sent
the men to Germany in a submarine
after purchasing the idea.