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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
.SXNA KING WICTOR Ee1FLANJEL M
<W@ AND TIE CROWN PRINCE @

conducted up through the northern
provinces to the hills just behind the
battle line. We stopped at a little
villa belonging to small wine
merchant, which had been reQuisl-
toned for government use There
were two or three sentinels about the
grounds and as many orderlies within.
That was all, no other evidence that
it was pcst of any great Importance.
An officer led me up to bed-chamber
on the third floor and knocked.
Royal Headquarters Modest.
Inside I was cordially greeted by a
modest, middle-aged little man in a
plain uniform that I could scarcely dis
tinguish from that Of common sol
dier, no epaulets, gold braid or medals.
nothing but ribbon showing years of
service such as any solder might wear.
After hearty haRdshake, he invited
me to be seated"
That was the King4of I.aly as one
Yankee saw E,m.
There was not the slightest hint Of
royal ceremony about our meeting, y
declared Dir. Holt. @He simply ushered
me into nis apartment and invited me
to sit down, as any private citizen
would receive alother And 1t was a
very simple little apartment with no
hint of luxury about it. There was a
simple bed. washstand, bureau and
two or three little straight-back chairs
chairs that looked as though they
might be of maple remarked On the
simplicity Of his quarters and he said
they were much better than some he
had occupied.
an five minutes time I had lost all
sense Of being in the presence of 10Y
atty. You know that ordinarily court
etiquette demands that private citi-
.sean shals not speak to king in the
course OF an interview except to an
swer HIS Majesty. Before realized
It l had Forgotten all about that con-
vention anAa we were chatting freely,
}sking and answering questions back
and forth and ACTUALLY swapping yarns
in good old YaASee fashion. he kept
me talking for tAhree-quarters Of an
hour and, of coursA I had nothing to
do with the length of the call, as nat
urally followed custonN to the extent
of waiting for him to Terminate the
Interview. The King spea&s a perfect
English, has a good sense sef humor,
enjoys telling a good stcry anN enjoys
listening to Ole. In fact tie oily dif-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
.THE WAR WORK CONVENTION
rhe Great Meeting Held in Columbia
An Inspiration TO All Who At
tended.

I The delegates from Sumter county
iMllo attended the big State conven-
ton in Columbia to organize for the
November First United War Financia
Ecampaign to raise one million dollars
OF the one hundred and seventy nll-
lion, and five hundred thousand dol
liars for war camp purposes returned
home with glowing accounts o. tbs
success of the convention. Sumter
fcounty's delegation was the largest al
1.-The convention, we are proud to say
Some of them declare that the meet
ing was the most inspiring and in
Istructive they ever attended. The
speeches were away above the aver
tage and the musical program render
led was very fine indeed.
The delegates learned more about
I5eyery phase of the war during their
ttwo days stay in Columbia than they
lcould possibly absorb in any other
way in much longer time.
The seven organizations represent
I'D as follows: The National War
lssyork Council Of the Y. NJ. c. A, War
lWork of the Nation,l Board of Youne
EssEen1en's Christian association, Nat
Esonal Catholic War Council (Knights
tssf ColuE,bus), Jewish Welfare Board
El.e Wa, Camp Community Service,
EssJibrary War Council of American
library association, and the Saliva
Zion Army-have combined, by sug-
.estion Of President Wilson for a
financial campaign November 18th to
fisth.
e Sumter county's minimum quota is
Is33,000.
The Sumter delegates returned
home thoroughly enthused and ready
Esor hard work although as some OF
Them said at the convention there is
Eao doubt at all that Sumter county,
lruota will be subscribed. However,
Inuch orga nization will be necessary
fssnd some hard work. 1t was, indeed.
The most thoroughly democratic con-
lsention ever assembled in South Car
|soEna when men, women, boys and
girls, Catholic, Protestant, and Jew
EsE met together from every part OF
South Carolina, and there was the
! riendliest and most cordial n1ingline
# the delegates all jmbued with one
lesire, to find out all they could how
20 return home and 60 to work to
provide comforts, recreation, safety
rom diseases, hospitality, aud every
hing else that the government wants
,or the millions OF boys who are
lighting and who will fight, and many
ST whom will be MANNED. and many
|sof whom will die in order that mil
Hons may live and live as free peo-
|ale
Mr.. w. B. Upshur Of this city is
Eaounty chairman for the combination
Edrive. DR.. S. II. Edmunds is district
lirector for several counties.
Sumter turned out we'll for this
convention as indicated by the follow
#.ng representative citizens who were
present. We could not get the names
at this writing Of the entire Sumter
5sssgatien~p bat we publish those whose
names were gwen us b one who at
tended; while there were Others from
this county. =
Lady Delegates -Mesdames A. D.
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The Moose Are in Town.
Attention is invited to the full /

Attention is invited to the full page
advertisement Of the Loyal Order of
Moose. The Moose are among the
Oldest fraternal orders in America
and has a very strong membership
throughout the Norh and West. I'm
til recently no effort has been made
to increase the membership in the
South, but for the past few months
an intensive membership campaign
has been carried on in the South At
Iantic States. Unusually strong lodges
have been organized in Columbia
Charleston, Wilmington and Flor
ence, and Sumter is its next place OF
!he list for a Moose campaign.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
In a Hurry All Over.

ooh, mamma" exclaimed little mar.
gic, who had narrowly escaped being
run over by an automobile, II feel SO
nervous"
"What do you mean by nervous,
(earf' asked her mother.
"tWhy," exclaimed Margie, "it's just
Ike being in a hurry all over.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

now 1 love 1t.
sleep and I have
wondrous dreams,
and my little cubs
are born In this:
season.
'The poor little
dears, their eyes
will not open for
five weeks, but!
they are safe with
me in this cave :
The Alaskan,
black, brown or
Russian bears
s1een in fha WIN.
tertime in caves
or in rocky dens.
M
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
The Little Precious
Woelly Bears.

were geSd berries and also bad berries.
And they didn't for a moment mag.
inc that they would learn to be rough
and fgnt. They didn't guess for a sec
ond that they would have to protect
themselves and that there were Great.
ures who didn't care for bears and
would try to Kill them.
Neither did they imagine that they
would have to fight for their lives and
become dangerous and wild.
No, they knew Of nothing in the
great world. They dsi not even know
Of the cave IN which they were living,
for it would be five weeks until their
eyes would be opened and they could
see. But how happy mother bear was
that the month was January and tho
cubs we're safe, so safe!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

Australian engineers have invented
.hree.raif switches for : use by ralis5
roads where three rails are laid an aii4
zach track, 60: aeennam odate xnlltng
stock of different gauges. -:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

come out on very warm day-but not
until the really cold winter Is past =
They may come out on warmer
day, but back they go again asssoon
as another cold snap comes. And, of
course, as you know, they eat great,
huge meals in the autumn and I've on
their own fat through the winter,
sleeping and doing nothing else st al.
OF course, they do not go to sleep
in the zoe, because they are fed reg
ularly there, and are not allowed to
get a great many meals all in one. as
they do when they are free. 81
The polar bear mother goes away
and hides for a little while in January,
when her cubs are born, for she wants
to be sure that no harm viii come to
them. But often when they are only
ten days old she will take them ont
and they will go swimming In the Icy
waters where they live. s.
81 have heard said mother brown
bear, .sthat sometimes bears have two
cubs and sometimes they have been
hno~h " nase s'As Das ".so- - -;
thfee peeeer t.an any ssa...,e.,, Uss &
Auu .ney a,e Ia a,o,,s 0.s maonz hao,sI
Nc nee1e p.ey,ou@ y, 49," sssss
noM : ,osI heasa .m no.+,oa c,osa =, t,,e,,
Anu 'ne Dea.S . sssss 20 ;nta ,sor.' 1000.
luvsnel' auu s.4e 11eu ~ s,.s
~. saeep a -, .u,,.na,aa +a
an 80 siau, quo "n.sl,s.s n.,a - q /,
- ess.h.,e ,ra1-;na 1,++la ,ater, .,
any Snal1-saAlns asae nsaaa 80 ae hsr,iss;
nae su,n = 80 80 ;,,aiI s ga
lhat WI MaAe ms e eSaaI, ast,sas,,.. tss
s,ons M.,sn q. ~ 4bro,ah - Or s,aen,ns 5
clDs aAes 10y 1s4ssa
sAg sss.sr .ss,,fs - s;si;Ss
pes =, ,llsa -. 1op
: & Az NJ lne lat.ae Dee.9 az 80. 80. g
uafy Its taeai very 1--WE mon. .1,1.I. =
the year anu s'1 no.nei pealS - Sss..
nary Is qulte tue Most lV's aouuee
month OF the year II means SUI uIS-. -.
feet thlngs-sleep' "arnln anu eU0ss
all, oeauu1ui ntue cuD ,paoies'
Inc oaauy Dea1e eie aeS ~ s., ssa:ss
Motner pears are ailaio ene uauutsss ,s
might NOT care Luz 'uem snu 80 or
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND SINKING
Distinguished Prelatc Not Expected
to Live Through the Day.

3 st. Pual, Sept. 2s.-Despite sinking
spells during last night Archbishop
Ireland still clung to life this morn
ing. Physicians have no hope of IN
living through the day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25
DADDlS SEV[n[N,
[A|RY TALL 6l
~ MARY GRAAAM.[. BONNER, 3 Ql,gE
JANUARY BEARS.

.This is the best time Of the year. =
whispered mother brown bear. .Ah,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-25

In the great world
of ad We n t U r e S.
They didn't know
that later on they
would have to
hunt and get their
own food. They
didn't know the
| e S S ms tn e y
would have to
learn Of the right
kind Of food to
eat and the wrong
k / n d W hi c b
would poi on
them. They had
Evening journal., 1918-08-09

GRAIN AUSTRIA'S
MONETARY Unit
Government Offers Articles
in Trade for Fruits OF
the Field
NO SOAP NOW
FOR THE GERMANS
BY gibson GARDNER
n. 2. A. Staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Indusirisl
conditions In Austria have become so
bad that money has entirely disappear
ed and business has reverted 10 prim-
itive barter. Grain is the measure Of
value, and the government is offering
to trade various articles to the farm
ers for it.
After three attempts 10 commander
grain and -four without getting enough
for army purposes. the government is
now trying to coax wheat out Of its
hiding places by offering, for example,
a pouch lof smoking tobacco for a peck
of flour or a peck and a half OF wheat,
q pair Of shoes for a barrel Of flour
or its equivalent in wheat; a spool of
thread for a bushel OF wheat; a shovel
for two bushels Of wheat. and so on.
Information reaching the war trade
board shows equally interesting oondi-
tions in Germany Soap has quite disA
appeared. II is not used for toilet pur-
poses except by the very rich. who pay
Si25 for a little cake about the size
OF a silver dollar. The hardest thing
10 Stt III UtIlldllg - 0puul W ipau'
As much red tape is required TO buy
one, even at the price Of $3.50, as is
required now in Washington to get a
passport 20 travel In France.
The olothing situation, owing to the
lack Of raw materials, is becoming des-
perate. In May the government decided
10 get woolen clothes for the army by
a requlsitlon on the civil population,
but it did not yield the clothes. The
threatened 10 go into house
holds and take what II required. What
the outcome Of this effort has been Is
not known here.
The German merchant class are be- |
ginning 20 dread the prospect Of an |
war after the war. The prob |
lem Of raw material IS vital TO them
One Of the principal German trade
Journals recently published an article
Iavorlng not only a league Of nations
Tor political purposes, but for the dis
Iribution OF raw materials. The busi-
ness interests are in full sympathy with
he Marquis Lansdowne's proposal to
End the war before everything worth
lighting for is destroyed.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
VICTORY
MEDALS" NOW SIPS

BY Newspaper Enterprise Association.
BERNE, Aug. 9.-Medals struck in
Austria to celebrate the conquest Of
northern Italy, instead OF being dis
tributed to the army that failed. are
being sold for Si.25 each in Vienna.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
EUROPEANS WILL FLEE
If HUNS WIN---AUTH0R

ZURICH, Switzerland, July % tby
mail)-Should Germany succeed in
domination OF Europe. a general exodus
Of the populations Of the subjugated
countries would result according to DR..
Muehlon in his book Devastated Eu-
rope" just published.
III the Germans succeed in establish
ing their domination OF Europe, we
shall witness the flight of the Euro
peans' Muehlon writes. 1.-THE remote
corners OF Europe will be the most
sought after. If there Is no spot in
the old World which escaDes German
domination, then there WI be a gem
eral exodus towards the countries
across the seas. in all directions where
inc Germans a.e NJ.
Europe will b. country where Iiv-
y = conditions W Il not be worth while.
The Germans Wi not be allowed TO
shove themselves outside their new
Gcrmania, and evcryOn9 will proudly
endeavor TO avoli by all means, these
horrible objects-the Germans.
zone cannot think without shudder-
ing Of the kind Of peace which Prus-
sia would impose on Europe. Deeper
hatred would make Europe appear as
II possessed Of the devil. Prussia will
steal all she can and will do everything
to keep it. She never will remove her
foot from the breast Of those she has
conquered or taken by surprise. She
will compel foreign culture TO adore
her barbarism. She believes only in
the mailed flst-inside and outside her
Evening journal., 1918-08-09

IL would be we'll 10 advertise lost
articles In the Want Ad column this
week. Transfers. chsuffeurs. carriers
and engineers are all under a bene-
ncent ruling.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
GERMANY SCARED WHITE
Hun Leaders Confess Propect is Gloomy.

at home. Today all that is reversed,
and food parcels from the front play an
important part in nourlshing the home
population"
Brute force-"might is right'--has al
ways been the German motto, but fright
does strange things 20 people. We find
Captain Erich Won Salzmann, German
military critic, trying to cheer up the
people as follows:
THE position on the west front, the
whole Of 1t, can only be described as
one OF the greatest anxiety. We GER
tainly do not underestimate the ad-
ditional strength that the entente has
derived from American contribution in
human material. But in the great game
that is to be played out in the coming
months spirit will oppose brute force.
This truth comforts us"
Allied officers whose duty it is to Gull
over the enemy press know Germanys
scared. And the Allies have other, even
more certain ways OF finding out about
conditions in Germany. All that can
be said is that they know Germany's
having a fine mental sweat
This doesn't mean they think the
wars about over. Germany still has
close TO 40 fresh reserve divisions on
Rupprecht's front with which TO start
a big show" in Flanders almost any
time she feels like II. And II Germanys
offensive year Is ended, the war isn't
won.
But the German fright, which be-
comes more and more evident every
day, does show that whether the wars
short or long, Premier Hughes Of Aus
tralia knew what he was talking about
the other day when he said: "The turn
ing point in the war has come. It's our
turn noww
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
AIkali Makes Soap
Bad For w ashing Hir

Most soaps and prepared shampoos con-
tain too much alkali. which is very injuri-
GUS, as It dries the scalp and makes tho
hair brittle.
The best thing to use Is Just plain mulsi-
fed cocoanut oil, for this is pure and en-
tirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and
beats the most expensive soaps or any
thing else all TO pieces. You can get this
at any drug store, and few ounces will
last the whole family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water and
rub II in, about a teaspoonful is all that
Is required. II makes an abundance of
rich, creamy leather. cleanses thoroughly.
and rinses out easily The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and is soft, fresh
looking. bright, fluffy, wavy. and easy to
handle. Besides, II loosens and takes out
every particle Of dust. dirt and dandruf.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
BY HAROLD EDWIN BEcHroL
European Manager OF the Newspaper

| European Manager OF the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.)
LONDON, Aug. 9.-GerInany is scared
white
She's scared. first Of all, over the
turn Of things on the west front; over
the thousands OF Americans regularly
outflghting her; over the hundreds OF
thousands Of Americans waiting to get
into the line; over the millions Of other
Americans "on the way"
This information Comes from an Al.
lied source whose business Il is to
know conditions in the enemy coun-
tries.
She's frightened about Austria. She
doesn't know what moment Austria
may blow up. She knows what is
known and conceded in official Allied
.sources-that The Austrian economic
situation Is worse now than IL has been
since the opening OF the war and the
people are bolder.
She's frightened about Russia. Allied
warships and American troops up north
have puffed out her hope OF getting
her hands on the hundreds OF thousands
OF tons Of military stores at Archangel.
there since the revolution; she can't
take step toward Petrograd or the
northern railway lest these Allied
forces swoop south; and for all she
knows they may be going TO swoop
south without waiting for that mem
ace; she can't spare men from the west
front, and armed Intervention by Japan
and the Allies In Siberia Is a fact.
She's scared over the bombing raids
the Allies now make almost at win
over her munition centers and fortified
towns along the Rhine; she fears 10
think OF the effect OF these raids at
home as the people grow more and
more frightened.
She is frightened over the flat fail
ure OF the peace feelers she constantly
sends out through scores OF different
routes; she expected her continued
blows at the west front thds summer
would put the Allied powers in re
ceptive mood"
She Is frightened over the failure OF
the submarines: as against her boast
that the U-boat would bar American I
troops from Europe, the Yankees are
coming over-thousands OF them each |
week-and the losses through slnkings
are less than any Of the Allies had
AeA't hoH's
She Is scared over her after-war pros
poets. being constantly warned in pub
10 by her own thinking men, that her
position among nations after the war
s hopeless without a thorough, sincere
She Is frightened over her dwindling
nan power and the possible fruits Of {
he Kaiser's extrayagant promises in !
he spring, Of victory this time" And !
'oss's Gazette in an inspired article
avs the German commands new motto
; now economy i'm human life" The
iazette adds: "A new method OF at
ack has been evolved, which consists
n calling a halt, directly resistance is
90 stubborn and trying again else
where"
In an "all-is-hell" editorial confessing
eal anxiety over the Russian situation,
he Hamburg Nachrichten pessirnisti-
ally summarizes: THE danger grows
rom without and within"
The Vossische Zeitung throws light |
OR food conditions in Germany by these
naive remarks: The FIRST two years
OF the war our troops in the field re- |
celved extra food from their relations |
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
ITALIAN FIGHTING
CHAPLAIN WINS MEDAL

BY Newspaper Enterprise Association.
ROME, Aug. 9.-Army Chaplain Clio
vanni Neuzoni has been awarded the
silver medal for conspicuous bravery
on the Piave. An infantry detachment
was surrounded and on the point OF
surrendering when the chaplain snatch
ed a rifle and charged with the bay
onet, so encouraging the men that they
repulsed the enemy.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
WAR CAUSES LOSS
OF 1000 BIRTHS DAILY

By Newspaper Enterprise Association
LONDON Aug 9.-The registrar gen
eral Of England states that with the con
tlnuation Of the war 1000 potential
lives are daily being lost in the United
Kingdom, France, Italy and the central
empires.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
UNIVERSITY PLANNED
FOR MOUNT OF OLIVES
By The United Press.

BY the United Press.
LONDON, Aug. 9-The Mount Of
Olives, near Jerusalem, Is TO be the site
Of a university. The Institution Is TO
be founded by the Zionist societies OF
the world. While primarily for Jews,
It win be open to students from all ma
tiops. Zionist authorities have an
ncmced.
Present plans include a school OF lib
eral arts and sciences and a school OF
medicine Other branches viii be add
ed as the university grows.
The Institution will be opened as soon
as conditions in the Holy Land permit.
An attempt will be made TO use the
ancient Hebrew as the classroom Ian
guage.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09

A stunning new pleated
model in beautiful colors. All
sizes.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
GERMANY BUILDING
GREATEST SHIPYARD

BY Newspaper Enterprise Association.
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 9.-The largest
shipyard i'm Germany is being built at
Hamburg by a combination which in
cludes the Hamburg-Amerika line. The
new company has a provisional capital
Of si0,OOOOOO marks (s2500,0O0).
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
ELsuERE RED cross MEETING.

Elsmere branch OF the Red Gross will
hold its last meeting Of the summer at
the home Of Mrs. Henry Cantwell on
next Monday evening. All finished work
should be returned TO the branch at
that time. A large attendance Of the
branch members also is requested.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
PRISON FOR WEARING
THE VIC. UNLAWFULLY

B. Newspaper Enterprise Association.
LONDON. Aug. 9.-Charles Martin OF
Bristol has been sent TO prison Tor
three months Tor uniawfully wearing
the Victoria Gross ribbon and using Il
n live on the hospitality of the public.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
MENN0NITES READY
FOR RETREAT
Bv the United Press

BY the United Press.
WINNIPEG. Aug. 9--Nenonites, who
are conscientious objectors to military
service. are going TO emigrate in large
numbers from the United States to
Canada, where they say they viii have
a better chance. They have purchased
a large tract OF lsnd 80 miles west Of
here, for $4,000 and expect 10 settle
4 500 persons upon u.
Evening journal., 1918-08-09
INFLUENZA SPREADS
In SOUTHERN WALES

BY Newspaper Enterprise Association.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-New outbreaks Of
Spanish FLU" are reported from South
Wales, with 230 deaths.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-09

with any certainty to procure even
the barest necessaries of life. Repre-
sensations had been made without re-
suit to the Bulgarian government. 1t
appears, indeed, that the matter is not
urgent in Bulgarian eyes. Therefore
the moral obligation rests with the
Hungarian government of taking the
matter into its own hands and of try
ing to save the lives of at least a pro-
portion of these poor people. But
this is only a special instance; there
Is crying need on every hand for a
more humane administration of these
lands. For nearly four years now chill
dren have gone without any schooling,
sick people have been allowed to die
without any medical assistance or allie
Viations of any kind, loathsome dis
eases have spread amongst the peo-
pie, and yet there is not the slightest