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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-01
Iuns BECOME D|sAElRTEnED.
GREAT LOSSES IN BIG OFFENSIVE
CAUSES DEPRESSION IN
+! GERMANY.
Anfernai Conditions Frankly Portray
ed I'm Article by Capt. Won salxmann
In vossiche Zeitung..

London. April 2s.--(To Reuters
Ottawa Agency. IA telegram from
Reuters correspondent at Amsterdam
says:
4" "Extraordinary nervousness and
depression prevailing In Germany.
owing 20 losses In tho western ofYen-
sivs, revealed with remarkable frank
nees In an article by Capt. Won Sails
mann In the vossiche Zeitung. In
which he endeavors to restore their
lost confidence to the Germans by
smphasixing the capture OF KENNEL
Hin.
Capt Won Salzmann enumerates "a
few Of the series OF rumors current in
Germany. All these stories are pre-
faced by the remark in tho Reich
stag. II is said and 60 on to say:
"'Our losses have been enormous.
The offensive In tho west has arrived
at deadlock. The enemy is much
~>se"bof choh thc supreme COnndnt
assumed. We are unable to continue
the offensive owing to lack of horses.
The whole country between our
Amiens front and Paris is mined and
viii be blown up"
The people," continues Salzmann,
have begun to lose their nerve. Re-
plying In the Reichstag. the minister
OF war said something like this:
LIT goes without saying that there
are big losses In such a struggle. Our
iosseP In one part of the front have
been very heavy. Two-thirds Of the
company leaders In many regiments
have fallen
1T In said that certain deputy
thereupon told his electors In a North
German town:
The minister OF war has openly
declared our losses to be 90 hea, y
that the offensive must be abandon
ca"
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DUTCH-GERMAN RELATIONS.
No Cltimatum Has Been Sent by Ger
many.

Washington, April 27.-The Ger
man minister to Netherlands is still a,
Ihe Hague as he did not leave for
Germany as reported, the Neither
lands legation announced today. The
Dutch minister ut Berlin returned ia
1hc Hague, il was said to discuss
WIN his government the progress of
the negotiations with Germany. No
uItlmatum of any kind has been issued
TO Holland by Germany, it was assert =
ed
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another Dot From the Dark Corner


Dark Corner. April 24.-It was still
cool this morning. Cotton is about all
planted, and some farmers have COM
menced to harrow and scrap but it
comes up very slowly and all of it
mostly looks yellow after it gets up
several days on account of the cool
weather we have been having. Corn
Is a fairly good stand but also
looks yellow and | have seen whore
the bud worms have started up thei,
work. Gardens are rather backward
fotatoes seem to be doing fairly well.
some nave early peas up. Wheat is
looking very well. but have noticed
that 1t has suckered out very little
IL mas mostly one straight stalk from
each grain. Oats are only so so.
think we will have some fruit this sea-
son. Peaches. plums and blackberries
Mrs. X. II. Ardis has been quite
sick with chills and fever. but is bet
ter
Mr.. H. T.. Avins baby has been real
SICK hut II was better yesterday.
IT was my pleasure to attend church
last Sunday i'm Pinewood and hear
good sermon by Rev. Bowen of Pax
vile. on the call OF Gideon and tho
fleece. etc.
viii ring off here Hope to write
n long letter I'm the near future.
Hard Times.
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HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.

Columbia. April 26.-The Porter
military Academy OF Charleston. won
the High School cup I'm connection
With the athletic events here today,
incident to the two-day meet OF the
state Interscholastic Oratorical and
Athletic Association. Porter received
thirty-nine points and every man on
the athletic team either won or Sc
cured place on the various events.
The preliminaries were held this
morning and the finals were complet-
ed shortly before dusk tonight. The
winners In each contest were award
ed gold medals; those securing sec
ond place got bronze medals and
those third were given ribbons. There
we're eleven major 'events. Approx
mstsly i3o high school boys partici-
pated In the various contests.
Sumter High School had only three
men entered and they all got In the
nnals. but only one. Denniston, won
q place In the finals.
The following were the results in
the finals:
l0o-Yard Dash-First. Stackhouse,
clio; second. Earle Iaurey. Porter,
Charleston; third. William Poole.
Greenville. Time. IL seconds.
Running High Jump-First, Rich
ards Gibson. Porter; second. William
Poole. Greenville; third, Sam Cooper,
Ninsty-six. Distance. feet, 6 in
ches.
Half Mile Run-First. s. f. Preston,
Porter; second, Arthur Hall, Pendle-
ton: third. Boice Lynch. Time ZIG
2-5.
Discus Throwing-First. Arthur
Hall. Pendletor: second. Boyd Ten
nent. Winnsboro: third. Carl Crane,
Liberty Hill. and Rinehart Kinard.
Ninety-six. tied. Distance, 1874 $40
feet.
22o-Yard Dash-First. Earle Iau-
rey. Porter: second. j. l.. Langston.
Laurens: third. Denniston, Sumter.
Time. ~ 4-1O seconds
Pole vaulting-First. William
Poole. Greenvilie: second. william
Lake. Laurens: third. Earle Crane.
Liberty Hin. Distance, o feet. & in
ches.
r12o Yards. Low Hurdle-Ffrst.
Richard Gibson. Porter; second. III. +.
Allen. Porter; third. w. Ballard. Rock
Hin. Time. 1s $40 seconds.
Running Broad Jump-First. Earle
Crane. LAberty Hill: second. A. c..
Norfieet. Porter; third. Richard Glib.
son. Porter. Distance. Is feet. 8 in
ches. e
f40-Yard Run-First. Earle Crane.
Liberty Hill: second. s. +. Preston.
Porter; Third. Earle Laurey. Porter
Time. 81 2-5 seconds.
Shot Put---First. III. #. Allen. Por-
ter: second. Boice Tenant. winns-
boro: third. Edwin Harper. Kingstree.
Distance. III feet. IL inches.
One Mile Race-First. Roy Bryant.
Pendleton: second. Arthur Hall. PEN
dIeton: third. Mccoy Corkin. Ches-
ter. Time. 6.i6.
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JAPAN TO RULE CHINA.
NEW DEMANDS BY MIKADO'S GOV.
ERNMENT ARE MORE SE.
RIOUS THAN IN 1918.
Provide That Japanese Shall Com.
mand All Chinese ExpeditiOnary
Forces and Control All Arsenals.

Shanghai, Wednesday. April "a
(By the Associated Press. 1.-The state
ment is made in the first issue of the
Shanghai Gazette, which has made
it's appearance under the editorship
of Eugene Chen, that the Chinese
government has agreed to new de-
mands made by Japan which are OF
such a nature that the country has
virtually been turned over to the
Japanese. The Gazette asserts it has
been informed by high official at
Peking that the Japanese demands are
far more serious than those in group
v, of the famous 21 demands made
by Japan in 1915.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
utmost secrecy is being observed,
says the Gazette, 1T may be stated
that the following is not far from the
true terms of the agreement
"Chinese expeditionary forces sent
to Siberia shall be commanded by @
Japanese.
Chinese police shall be organized
by Japanese officers.
Japan shall control all of China's
arsenals and dock yards.
Japan shall have the privilege OF
working mines in all parts of China.
Special privileges shall be granted
to Japan in outer and inner Molgolia
and the whole of Manchuria.
'"Other articles include provisions
for financial control and educationa
assistance"
A dispatch filed in Peking April 4
said 1t was reported there that Japan
had submitted new series of de.
mands to China, including complete
control of China's finances. the pur.
chase of fifty per cent of China's am.
munition Japan. operation of Chi.
nese iron mines and dock yards unde,
Japanese control
Eugene Chen, an Anglicized China.
man, formerly was editor of the Pc.
King Gazette, in which he carried or
campaign against Japanese in.
fiuence in China. denouncing the
Chinese government on the ground
that 1t was yielding to Japanese in.
iluence in China, and selling out Chi.
ma.
A dispatch received Saturday from
Peking said that for the purpose OF
putting an end to sensational specula.
ton on the diplomatic situation as
between Japan and China the govern.
ment had authorized the. statemen,
that the negotiations in progress be.
tween the Chinese and Japanese gov.
ernments were intended to refer solely
to cooperation against the enemy.
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MARINE BRIGADE SUFFERS.
SOLDIERS OF SEA KILLED IN
FRANCE.
Hold Important Sector of Battle Line
Only One Company Hard Hit.

losses of the brigade of marines with
the American expeditionary force in
France so far reported was announc-
ed today by Major General Barnett,
commandant of the corps, as 27S, di-
vided as follows: Killed in action %.
died from wounds 10, died from ac-
cident 2, wounded in action 244.
All the dead are enlisted men, but
eight officers, two captains and six
lieutenants. were among the wound
ed. Five OF the enlisted men were
slightly wounded, but General Bar
nett's statement did not show wheth-
er the officers and other men were
severely or slightly hurt.
Most of the casualties were in one
company, which General Barnett
said. lost a total of FL men killed and
140 wounded out of a personnel of
$50. The dates on which the ma
rines were killed and wounded were
not made public, nor was it indicated
what part Of the line the Soldiers
of the sea" are holding or in what
actions they have participated
1t is known however, that the ma
| rines have been holding q front line
trench sector for several weeks ,hav-
ing moved up to the battle line after
doing police duty along the American
lines of communication.
Today's list was the first marine
corps casualty list made public, and
included all names reported up to
April 20. Since the marines are con-
sidered an integral part of the army
in France. officials Of the corps had
expected their casualties to be includ-
ed in those Of the army announced
by the war department. Inquiry
however, developed that such was not
the case and the compiling Of a COM
plete list was ordered by General
Barnett. 1t was regarded as prob
| able that some of the names an
nounced today previously had been
issued by the war department in the
regular army lists made public to-
day.
General Barnett's first announce
ment said that the casualties totalled
274, with "a enlisted men killed and
four officers and 236 enlisted men
wounded. Later he made public the
names of four additional officers and
five enlisted men who had been
wounded. When the list of names
referred to in General Barnett's first
announcement was issued, however,
II was found that it contained only
271 names with those Of two men
duplicated, leaving a total of 269. TO
this was added the nine names of
men wounded, which were announced
later making the total casualties
27s.
Considering the length of time the
marines have been on the fighting
lines. the casualties were regarded as
comparatively small.
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NORTHCLIFFE TO RESIGN.
Persuaded to Serve Until Successor in
Named.

London, April 26.-The Standards
says it understands that Lord North
cliife. chairman Of the London head
quarters of the British mission to the
united States and director of propa-
ganda in enemy countries. has ten
dered his resignation on account of
i'll health, but that at the reouest of
the premier and the cabinet he con-
sented to continue his duties until a
successor can be found.
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MOVE IN MOONEY CASE.

Charge OF Wilful Fraud Against Dis
trict Attorney McNntt.
San Francisco, April 27.-That the
removal of the death sentence impos.
ed on Thomas ]. Mooney, and the
complete setting aside of all previous
proceedings in his case. and a new
trial for him. will be moved in court
next Thursday on the ground of will.
ful fraud and malfeasance in office on
the part of District Attorney Charles
M. Fickert and his assistants, was an
nounced today by Maxwell McNutt.
attorney for the condemned man.
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washington, April 27.-Special
training camps for artillery officers
VIII be established at Camp Jack
son, Columbia, and Camp Eustis, near
newport News. About four thou
sand field artillery eligibles from the
third officers training camps will be
ordered to Camp Jackson.
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Tampa. April Members of the
cigar makers strike committee claim
that sixty-nine hundred and fifty men
went out on strike this morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-01
DUTCH HIT AMERICA.
EMBARGO PLACED ON ARTICLES
NEEDED BY UNITED
STATES.
Holland Takes Step to Injure This
Country by Stopping Exports From
East Indies.

Washington, April 26.-Holland
has embargoed the expectation from
the Dutch East Indies of tin, tin
ores, chinchCna bark, quinine, qui-
nine salts, kapok, all of which are
needed by the United States in large
quantities for war purposes.
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New York, April 27.-The over
night war news was responsible for
another big break in cotton prices
soday. In the first half hour July de-
clined six dollars bale, selling down
to 1920. Later the market rallied
over two dollars a bale on covering.
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HUN ADMIRAL REMOVED.
COMMANDER OF ZEEBRUGGE
DEPRIVED OF COMMAND.
Success OF British Attack on Subma.
rinc Base Indicated by Punishment
OF German Admiral.

Amsterdam April 26.-Vice Ad-
nliral Schroe Ger, German commander
AT Zeebrugge, according to reports
reaching here. will be deprived of his
command for being taken by surprise
by the British Tuesday.
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columbia, April 2S.--Victor f.. Rec
tor. professor agriculture nj the Irni-
versity of South Carolina, and member
OF the House of Representatives from
harrington county, today announced
MS candidacy Tor state Superintendent
OF Education, to oppose the incum-
bent, John T.. Swearingen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-01

London. April ga party of fifty
seven army Y. M. G.. A. workers. nm
der Arthur f.. Hungerford, arrived in
London last night. The ship on which
Trey sailed was torpedoed Yesterday
ana sank in twelve minutes. All the
passengers and all but three of the
crew were saved.
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LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN.
LAST WEEK FOR LOAN DE-
MANDS HARD WORK.

Ofiicials Confident That Minimum of
Three Billion Dollars Will be Sub
sctibed, hut McAdOO Seeks Goal of
Twenty Million Subscribers-Suc.
cess Of Recent German Sale of Se-
curitics.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-07-24
Paul DuIin Writes That He Is
 Enjoying Life al Agri. College
Military Detachment
A. &. M. College, Miss

A few lines to let you know what 1 have learned about Army life.
 I like this place fine. l consid- CT myself lucky in getting to come here. There are about 600 men here of which about $50 are from Arkansas. They have sev- eral branches here.
 We have two months here and are then recommended for ser geants. If wefail in eXamina- tions we are put back and if we are exceedingly good we are to be sent to Officers Training Camps for Second Lieutenants up.
 This is one of the largest schools in the South. It is a three million dollar institution. There was about TOO girls here taking Normal training but some of them are gone now and they will most all be gone when we get out of quarantine Gust my luck)
 Our eats are great. We have sweet milk most every meal. They have 150 milk cows, Jer- seys. l don't say a word about what they shave on the table, I just grab as soon as the officers say eat. We march at attention to thetable, to work, and every place we go.
 1 am going to take auto me- chanic training. There are not very many here and they are short in France so 1 guess 1 will go to France when school is over. They only issue short leave here, only 48 hours, and l can't get home and back in that time. So if l don't get back tell all my friends hello, good luck, and God bless them. l mean before l go to France. 1 will come back with the boys, l think when we get Old Glory up in Berlin and she is going up.
 l have had my first shot and am feeling fine now. 1 go to bed at 9:30 every night and up at 5:30, and I am always ready to go to bed when the time comes.
 They issued clothing today. It took all day. We only drilled about one hour today, but we drilled five or six hours yester- day. We will only drill about three hours when we get into school and school about eight hours. We havesome aeroplanes (Payne Field is just II miles, over the college most every day doing stunts, but when we are on the drill ground we can't watch them or we will get two hours extra duty on the rock pile. The drill 1 got in the Home Guards sure helps me and l feel 1 owe Capt. Erganbright many, many thanks for his kindness in giving his time to drilling us. l sure want to hear of the Jud- sonia Home Guard staying in the front.
 l have Lieutenant Fps Brown from Des Arc. He's supposed to be the best drill lieutenant in the South. He sure is strict. If you move your hand and he doesn't tell you to he will give you doub- le quick time about three times as far as you feel like running. However, I have never been call ed down yet, but I am knocking on wood now.
 The Y. M. c. A. sure is the greatest thing in the Army and the Red Cross too, but the "Y" seems like home sweet home to ma hauo tuo f,na ch,11,7e from !
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-07-24

See Army officers dress shoes at J. w. Little's.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-07-24
Y BEANS VALUABLE
 HOW TO PLANT

By Harry F. Kapp, Extension Division.
 University of Arkansas.
 "1n the present food crisis our peo. pie should plant soy beans" says liar " F. Kapp, because they are food. forage and grain crop. The soy bean should be drilled in rows about 30 inches to feet apart, and the plant should stand about 4 to 6 inches apart in the drill. The soy bean is easily cultivated and should receive the same attention as a corn crop In the matter of cultivation. The variety generally used is the Mammoth Yellow though there are several other varieties that have given splendid results. Before the soy bean natures it is an excel. lent table food and the dry beans while requiring a long time for cook ing are also an excellent food, but the chief value of the soy bean lies in it's forage and grain production This crop will produce more on poor land than probably any other crop and is very drought resistant The amount of beans produced per acre with a good stand and fair cultivation may range between 10 and 40 bushels per acre. If cut somewhat green when the leaves begin to turn yellow. it makes a most excellent hay Stock of all kinds eat it very readily and it : has a very high feeding value. The bean furnishes an excellent grain ra tion while the stalk furnishes the roughage If allowed to mature in the field the beans will drop off and lie on the ground without rotting and in this way hogs may be fattened very read fly. If intended for seed crop, care must be taken in the harvesting When the pods are nature they burst open very readily and scatter the beans in all directions. If wanted fo. hay crop, they should be cut wher the pods are about half mature and handled like cowpeas. One value ot the soy bean lies in the fact that il is also nitrogen gathering plant. II will probably produce more feed or any given soil than any other cror that can be planted and is ready eat en by hogs, horses, cattle and sheep and every farmer who can possibly obtain the seed should have a small acreage of this most valuable plant
 Apple Vinegar at the FAIR STORE. soc a gallon.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-07-24
Army blanket on it. Well, it is about time for mess, so keep the home fires burning.
 Your friend,
 PAUL DULIN.
Regular Army ''Munson last shoes at J. W. Little's.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS

See Army officers dress shoes at J. W. Little's.
 Mrs. Geo. Wagner and little Vera Moseley left Monday morn ing to return to their home at Pine Bluff. Theo Moseley will remain here with her grand mother for few weeks longer before returning. John Hanson, son of MT. and Mrs. J. P. Hanson, writes from camp at Anniston, Ala, that he leaves this week for the eastern coast, bound soon for Some where in France
 c. w.. Aldridge and family, Mrs. w. VanMeter and children, Mrs. A. w. Hallmark and M. T.. Burge and family, of Batesvile motored to Camp Pike Tuesday.
 On the return trip one of the cars broke down and the com pany was obliged to spend the night in Beebe returning home Wednesday.
 The woyst kind of pessimist is the man who worries about what will happen when peace comes.
 
 Apple Vinegar at the FAIR STORE. soc a gallon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-28

market weak and lower for all grades. owing
to large arrivals from New York State,
while others claim to stand ready to pay
top prices Of last week for really desir-
are quoted at Is to 10 cents. and occa-
sionaiiy as high as 18h cents. One buyer
claimed to be ready to pay up to IS cents.
provided he could get the grade he wanted.
Bunch lots are selling at Ia to 10 cents
for the best grade. with fair lots at IL to
- cents and grassers and drinkers at to
10 cents
Sheep and lambs are out Of the market.
practically nothing being offered for slaugh-
ter In fact, some Of the drovers re-
ported to be trying to pick up likely lots
OF ewes and lambs to help stock up some
OF the Maine farms. whose owners have
been caught In the more sheep-more WOOL
campaign.
Arrivals Of hogs from the West have
been more liberal. but prices are still very
Arm at the top prices Of the winter. Local
receipts are not heavy, AZ New England
oughly for desirable market stock. Live
hogs were selling In the Brighton market
Tuesday at l7k to TN cents for the best
lots and leh to II cents for rough lots.
Dressed hogs are unchanged In price, the
local packers quoting 22 to cav cents, the
same as a week ago
Substantial increase Is noted in the Local
kill of hogs. the total reported for the week
by Boston packers being $4,000 hogs
against 1880 for the preceding week and
January 1. 1913. the total kill by Bostor
packers has been $40. 500 hogs, compared
with 500. 500 for the same period in 1917
No exports are reported by Boston packer.
for the 10th consecutive week.
Dealers In milch cows continue to not,
an active demand for good to fancy milk
ers, even though the milk sltuation 4,
claimed tn ha Tar from Has'-s~"s"--, A.
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BRIGHTON MARKET.

Although improvement IL noted in the
movement Of stock trains from Maine and
New Hampshire. exasperating delays are
still being experienced by shippers Tues
day mornings train from Portland was sew
eral hours late. though expected to arrive
at the brighton stockyards before noon.
There were 10 cars Of livestock and hve cars
horses In this train. tho receipts for Tues
day from the Boston and Albany railroad
being seven cars. During the last week the
receipts at the Brighton yards included 20
cars OF cattle and four cars OF hogs from
the West. ~ cars Of livestock from New
York State. two cars from the Boston and
ton and Maine. This makes the arrivals for
the week for slaughtering purposes 90 car
loads.
Though arrivals Of heavy beef cattle are
moderate. prices are not materially higher.
owing to the rather slack demand. Hall and
to come on the delayed train, which
brought top prices. suoh cattle are quot
able at II cents or better Good cattle ara
selling At around to 10 cents and from
this down to ~ to cents for light cattle.
There 10 still good demand for heavy
beer COWS and heifers. and really choice
would bring up to 10 cents. though this 10
quoted At over to 8h cents and coca
sionaliy cents. Gamers and ordinary
beef cows are rather slow Of sale though
not much changs In prices IL noted. ordi-
nary COWS and slippers selling at to q
CENT cent? snd csn n at Z" to ~ cents.
basis Of cows. II In good condition. 9 10
cents being occasionally paid. Avers &c
bulls are quotable at to 7h cents and
bologna bulls at 8 to bM cents
The experts differ az to the value of
calves. Some are disposed to cali tbs