davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1918-11-28

We wish to express sincere thanks
to u many friends and neighbors for
their kindness and sympathy, and fol-
their many beautiful floral offerings,
to us in the los of our beloved wife
and daughter.
WALTER W. HANSON.
MRS. G. A. BLINN.
, 1918-11-28
Substitutes Getting Scarce.

CONTINUED from First Page)
order to become wasteful.
Gas showing how wasteful the Amer
lean people can become it may be stated
that last year the sugar consumption il
, 1918-11-28

We have the greatest assortment of
ivory goods ever brought to Saratoga
toilet sets in many patterns, and many
small articles for toilet use. These
make fine presents. Let us show you
our ssortmen .-Tilton & Son.
, 1918-11-28

G. ID. Buchanan is preparing to leave
soon for his mining claims at Elk
the balance of the winter, devoting his
time to extending the tunnel on his
property and doing other development
work.
, 1918-11-28

Last weeks snow storm brought with
it an exceedingly cold wave, and for
several nights the temperature dropped
to 10 to 16 degrees below zero. 1t has
gradually moderated the past few days.
however, and we are now having real
Wyoming weather again.
, 1918-11-28

E. O.. Nelson was over from Pass
Creek Basin Il couple of days this week
on business. Mr.. Nelson recently COM
pleted a deal for the purchase of the
Ekdahl place on upper Lake Greek and
expects to take possession next spring.
, 1918-11-28

There was no train on the local line
last Friday, deep snow in the Mead
cut making it impossible for the train
to get through. The snow pillow was
sent down Saturday morning to clear
the line. since which time the mail SER
vice has been quite regular.
, 1918-11-28

filled market basket along the street
we figured he was a poor man. Now
n filled market basket is the surest sign
of wenlth.
, 1918-11-28

Look at our window next week-it
will assist you in making your Christ
mas selections. 1t will be a pleasure
TO show you our goods.-Scott.
, 1918-11-28

Charley Herring returned on Sunday
from Encampment, where he had been
visiting for a week at the HON of his
uncle, G. d.. Fleming.
, 1918-11-28

The attitude Of the people is that
after getting the kaiser down we
should pummel him otherwise why did
We work so hard TO get him down?
, 1918-11-28

Frank Schilt was in from the Savage
sheep camps n couple of days this week.
He returned to his headquarters yes
terday.
, 1918-11-28
Saratoga Chips

John Engstom and Emil Young We're
business visitors here from Rawlins
Monday.
, 1918-11-28

There ere three things about which
nobody should worry The past, the
present and The future.
, 1918-11-28

w. NJ. Englehart of Encampment was
n business visitor in Saratoga Wednes-
day afternoon.
, 1918-11-28

Mrs. III. Sirois were in town Sunday
from the Brown ranch on Spring creek.
, 1918-11-28

The fashions in many things change.
Once when we saw a man carrying n
, 1918-11-28

Gernld-Well. she viii stay there a
long time before | kiss her.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26

Mr. Hoover hos stated that con-
servation OF food i'm America will
probably be the deciding factor i'm
the war.
Next to ightng on the battle from,
I'm Europe conservation OF food is tn,
most important service that can be
rendered our country I'm this time OF
stress.
All food administration is useless
without tho cooperation of the people
IL is impossible for any food admin
istrator To so organize as to detect
violations OF law. cxtortion. exces
profits and waste unless they are re
ported. Prompt attention will b,
given all complaints and reports mad,
TO the Food Administrators office. and
the people OF the state arc urged to
make such reports To- this office.
Anonymous letters will not be no.
ticed but the name of those making
complaints will not be mentioned ex-
eept where necessary.
Communications should bc address
ed To Food Administrator. Columbia.
=. G.
All information should be given and
every effort will be made 20 promote
fair dealings and fair profits.
Kindly urge your people to COM
municate with this office freely.
Yours truly.
VIM. Elliott.
Food Administrator for South Caro-
lima.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26

Demonstration Agent Williams Makes
Important Announcement.

AZ last the information for ordering
the nitrate OF soda from the govern
nent has arrived. There will he II
mass meeting at the Court House the
last day OF this month. January 81, for
the purpose of explaining the meth
cd OF distribution and taking orders
The meeting will begin at eleven
o'clock and last until every man has
placed his order for the amount that
he desires. The price for South Caro-
lima has been definitely decided to he
$3.50 plus 25 cents tag tax. {. o. b.
Charleston. y. c. Ii is not necessary
for any one 10 write me for they will
have to fill out two blanks. one for my
record and one to go to Washington.
50 IL win be best TO attend the meet
ING. There will be fifteen or twenty
men with sharp pencils at this meet
ing TO take orders from every one who
is In a position TO put up the cash
when they have received their allot-
ment from Washington. February 4th
Is the last day that an order can be
placed and II may be inconvenient to
place orders after the big mass meet
ing Thursday. the 3lst OF January
Only about four hundred blanks have
been cent 10 me as yet. but am today
wiring for an additional fifteen hun
dred blanks and no man need be
afraid that he will not be able to Sc
cure whatever amount is allotted to
him by the authorities at Washington.
IL will be impossible for me to an
swer thousand letters and am TAX
ing this means to reply to several
dozen letters that have already re-
ceived.
Blanks will be kept at my desk i'm
the Chamber of Commerce and any
one can secure them and make out
an order for themselves. BE sure to
make the order out in duplicate or IL
will be OF no avail as one copy has
W bt htiiN W tilt cuNfOTltleS III WASH
ington.
shall hold meeting at Bethel
school house at eleven A. NJ Thursday
Of this week. january cath. at which
time orders will be received and
means of payment will be explained.
On the same day at p. NJ. meet
Ing will be held at Concord, and an
other will be held at Rembert at
seven-thirty p. NJ. the same day. The
advisability OF reorganizlng a local OF
the Farmers Union will also be dis
cussed at these meetings
BE sure and attend the big mass
meeting Thursday. the last day of
January 10 you have not secured q
blank or blanks before that time.
j. Frank Williams.
Couny Agent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26

er than shortage. High price cot
ton l fear, will allure many farmers
from the safe way in this time of
emergency and they will not give the
attention to the essentials they should
While high price cotton brings it's
blessings, it is also attended with it's
evils Among other things of a harm
full nature, it brings about. is reck-
lessness and extravaganza, which has
no place in war time measures. The
country can not afford to practice eX-
travagance and waste of time and ma
terial during this crisis; for there is
readjustment coming and when it
does come, the man who is out Of
line and unprepared to meet it, will
wake up to n situation of inconven-
venience. Abnormal conditions do not
last Business, like water, seeks its
level and when the time comes there
it will settle; whether it suits. or
whether the country is in a condition
to meet the situation or not. IT be-
hooves us all to exercise good COM
mon sense while moving and acting
under the conditions now prevailing
that things may work to our advan-
tage in the end.
r g Drnbor
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
TURKISH CREW SAVED,
One Hundred and Seventy.two ESCAPE
i'm Destruction OF Former German
Boat.

London, Jan. Clone hundred and
seventy-two members of the crew OF
the Turkish cruiser Midulla, formerly
the German Breslau, were rescued at
ter the action between British and
Turkish forces & : the entrance to the
Dardanelles in which the Midulla was
sunk, it was officially announced to-
night.
OF the total Of $40 men on the Brit
ish monitor Raglan and the small
monitor M-2S, lost in the action, there
are at present reported 1872 survivors,
the announcement says.
Both the Braslau and the cruiser
Sultan Selim, the former, German Goe.
ben. the other Turkish vessel engaged.
were mined, the statement adds. The
Goeben is now being continuously
bombed by British aircraft in the mar
rows of the straits, where she strands
ed after she hit the mine.
The Goeben and the Breslau, the
statement explains, had emerged from
the Dardanelles Sunday morning to
attack British naval forces north of
the Island of Ombros After the Rag
land and the small monitor had been
sunk the Breslau was forced into q
British minefieId.
The Goeben I.eaded at full speed to.
ward the Darianelles, striking a
mine near the entrance.
! Turkish destroyers, coming to the
assistance Of the Breslau, were en-
gagged by British destroyers and
driven OFF, =
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
PACKING HOUSE CONTROL.
Workers Believe Government Opera.
ton National Necessity.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The demand
of the Chicago packing house em-
pioyeS Tor government control of the
meat industry during war was broad.
ened today to include all packing
houses in the United States. 1t was
made clear at The outset>of the hear.
ing before the presidents mediation
committee that the employees be.
leved the question to be one Of nat-
ional necessity, not merely a local dis
pute between the Chicago plants and
their workers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26

Yesterday 1 received a letter from
MIS-. Grant, saying that sweaters are
to be made 23 irches long.
All who are knitting, please cut out
these Instructions and save them. an
have not yet received my knitting
manuals. Mrs. Grant informs me that
she VIII send them as soon as she re-
ceives them fron Washington:
sweaters 3S bust. 23 inches long.
opening for head large enough to slip
easily over head wearing number a
nat 1t is important to see that this
opening is large enough.
Socks. Feet not under II nor over
Il inches long; about 4 inches across
loot. Leg IA inches long.
Muffiers. 6S inches long. about so
stitches or IL inches wide.
"ristlots. About 3 inches wide and
IL inches long.
Note: 1t is important to knit to
these dimensions, regardless Of the
number of stitches.
We still have number of each
garment to make before our quota is
reached, and urge all who can, to
knit. that we may finish our quota be-
fore the cold weather is over.
Annie Purdy,
Secretary, Sumter Chapter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
Chamber of Commerce Notes.

Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Blanely has written to the Cham
Der OF Commerce that the department
Will not change its determination to
operate a motor truck mail route be-
tween Florence and Columbia. via
Camden although it is twenty one
miles further that way.
The fact that it is generally be-
lieved that the Garner's Ferry cross
ing over Watcree river and swamp
will be ordered constructed by spe-
cial legislation, and the fourth assist
ant postmaster general having caused
inquiries u be made regarding the
conditions of highways and crossings
between Florence and Sumter for u
proposed motor truck mail service.
the secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce requested that the department
investigate u route from Florence via
sumter using the Gamers Ferry
crossing if the ferry is established
Assistant Postmaster Gen. BIanely
however writes that the information
received VIII be filed for further con-
sideration i'm connection with the final
action looking to motor truck mail
routes between Florence and Sumter
and Columbia. Turbeville, i'm Claren-
don county, has requested Postmaster
Geo. w. Dick. and the Sumter Cham
Der of Commerce to ask for an auto
mobile daily mail route between sum
ter and Turbevile TO carry mail also
for Shiloh. New Zion and Sardinia.
which will be requested of the de
partment IL is just possible that this
request might be switched into a route
between Sumter and Florence.
The postofiice department also
writes that service 10 the greatest
number. i'm the quickest possible tine.
Is OF more importance than shorten
ing routes. which sounds good to
those who are working for the two
mail routes above mentioned.
The Sumter Postmaster and Cham
ber of Commerce are expecting at any
time to hear that our hustlng con-
gressman a. F. Lever has had the
parcel post motor truck route for
carrying parcels from city to the
farm. and farm produce to the city
put on i'm Sumter, Lee and Clarendon
counties
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
NEIGHBORHOOD CLUES.
Coofrcd Auxiliary of ncd Cross Or.
ganizcs Clubs.

AT meeting Monday afternoon o.
the coiored auxiliary OF the Red Cross.
u was decided that neighborhoot
clubs be organized in order TO carry
on more effective work. Mrs. Nina
soiomons and Mrs. Hugh Hayns-
worth addressed the meeting.
These neighborhood clubs consist OF
president and three members work
Ing under her. which makes personal
supervision easier.
Mrs. G. A. Lawson was made vice.
chairman. Others present Mesdames
Leila Williams. Edna Davis, Mary
Davis and Pearl Spears.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26

Sah Juan, Porto Rico. Jan. .
forto RICO has on hand and imme-
"'tclN available more foodstuns than
~ any ulle during the past two
years Prices in the island for sta ole
'""'"'o'i'los are, on the whole, lower
than anywhere undcr the Amo,i,or
lug, so far as availahln rocord. ,.o
Us figures"
This was the statement to1,. ia,
lohn NJ. Turner treosuror NJ .bo
'ood commission, who charactc" :cd
as II message of cheer to Porto
Ricans on the opcnine Of tho Now
Year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
MAY TAKE SODA MONEY,


washington, n. 21.-The United
states department. of agriculture to.
cay announced that South Carolina
banks desiring to receive deposits from
the sale of nitretes to the farmers in
the respective counties should get In
touch with the farm demonstration
agent for each county. Upon the rec
ommendation which the agent makes.
one bank in eacfl county will then be
designated for this purpose.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
SEED FOR SCHOOL.
Funds Needed by Chamber OF Com
mcrce 70 Purchase Supply.


According to the opinions of thos =
who were actively engaged in the
work OF stimulating interest i'm in
creasing number, of vegetable gardens
last year. the Penny Packet" system
OF free distribution for school and
home gardens was u wise move, and
$50 invested by the Sumter County
Council Of Defense was one of the
very best investments ever made i'm
ms county FOR getting more vegetables
planted, and at the same time educat-
ing school children how to prepare.
plant, and to cultivate vegetable gar
dens.
Five thousand penny packets OF
vegetable seed We're ordered from the
Children's Flower Mission. of Cleve-
land. Ohio. an organization which
makes no profit whatsoever. over and
above actual cost of operating ex-
penses, and which organization is sup
ported largely by private contributions
from all over the county.
The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
TOOK charge of the distribution of the
five thousand packages of seed pur-
chased last spring, and many of the
school teachers of the city and coun-
~ white and colorcd. were called into
service as were the home demonstra- =
ton agents and the county superin
tendent of education, and farm dem
onstration agent
Inc schools were visited by COM
mittees and each family represented
In each school was furnished with q
supply of packets of the seed. each
packet containing sufficient seed to
GROW enough of certain variety of
vegetables for an ordinary family
Each packet contained cultural in
structions as to how to prepare, plant
and cultivate a garden.
The Sumter Chamber of ,-ommarca
would like to order five thousand
packets Of the seed for distribution.
and if fifty dollars could be raised. or
even thirty dollars, with what seed the
United States government will provide
his great educational work and extra
ordinary production of foodstuffs
could be repeated this year.
Are there ten public spirited ladies
and gentlemen i'm Sumter comfy who
viii voluntarily come forward with
I'VE dollars each TO buy the seed.
Many hundreds of school children.
heir families, and the public general
y VIII be benefited, and the school
hi'oren viii be given practical illus
'rations of patriotism i'm learning to
10 sometning to help the government
10 WIN the war. Secretary Reardon
ays that five dollars is not the limit
ma that any patriotic citizen. male
OF iemalc. who wants to come across
with n check for fifty dollars. or pro-
?ortionately smaller, will not have his
n her feelings hurt by having the
heck sent back by return mail.
He'p 'i'e children TO learn how to
help the government win the war
Education of this lind is worth MANY
hmes $1,000 to the county.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
SLAIN IN HOSPITAL.
'"'i''"'r' oi kcrcnsky's Cabinet Muir
dcrcd i'm Their Beds by Dozen
Armed Men

Petrograd, Sunday, Jan. 2O.--A. l.
Shinglaroff, minister Of finance i'm the
kerenshy cabinet and Prof f. Il
hokoshklne. state comptroller under
kerensky, were murdered i'm their
peds last night in the marine hospital
NJ. Shinglaroff and Prof. Kowosh-
klne were removed recently to the
hospital from the Fortress of st. Peter
and st. Paul because of illness. A
dozen armed men entered the hospital
and demanded that they be shown the
beds OF the former ministers.
Prof. kokoshkine was killed as he
slept, two bullets being fired. NJ.
Shinglaroff awoke and protested.
Six bullets were fired into his body.
The assassins then left the hospital
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
MOVE FARM PRODUCTS.
Director General McAdOO Planning to
Take Care of Farmers.

Washington. Jan. 22.--Director
General McAdoo has advised the de.
partment OF agriculture that the rail
road administration had no intention
of issuing a list OF non essentials farm
products and plans are being laid to
provide adequate transportation facil-
tiles for all farm products of the
country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
GERMAN RAIDERS ACTIVE.
Night Attacks OH British Lines Near
st. Quentin.
j. G. Dunbar.

London, Jan. 23.-There were en-
counters during the night southwest
of st. Quentin between British troops
and hostile raiding parties and pa
rois' the war office reports. A raid
attempted by the enemy against Brit
Ish posts south of I.abassee were driv-
en- off.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26

The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
for war garden production in this
city and elsewhere i'm the county where
cooperation can be secured
In conjunction with the War FooS
Garden Commission. and the United
States Department of Agriculture, the
local commercial organization hopes
to enlist the cooperation OF the sum-
ter Civic League. the Women's Fed
Grafton of City clubs. city schools
charity associations. and other bodies
such as was done last spring.
Secretary Reardon has requested
Congressman Lever and Senators
Tillman and Smith to ask the depart
ment of agriculture to furnish the
Chamber of Commerce with liberia
supply Of fresh garden seed of many
varieties for free distribution among
the poorer classes, white and coloreC
Of this city. who are unable TO pur.
chase garden seed, All three of these
officials have written that they have
Jointly taken the matter up with Sec
retary of Agriculture Houston. Con
gresham Lever haas requested that Il,
least five hundred packages, contain
ing five papers of seed To the packag,
be forwarded here Immediately. ar.
he saws he hopes TO secure moro secC
at an early date.
The War Garden Food Commis4io,
asks that banks and other corpora
tions, and all individuals who hav,
vacant lots turn over said lots TO thei
employees or others To cultivate gar
dcns on. The latest 1915 book OF
planting will he furnished by the Wa
Garden Food Commission. MarylanC
write for S,mc ana the Chamber o.
Commerce VIII have a supply OF thcs
books on hand within week for FIRE,
distribution. The War Garden FOO
Commission requests that sufficient
money he raised To- have an expert
cnccd garden man to visit Sumter to-
instruct people how 10 cultivate gar.
dcns. and 10 address meetings Of Citi
Zens along the line of tho importance
OF raising all the food possible dur
ing 1918. and the reasons why this
food must be raised to avoid Il food
famine and extra ordinary hieh price,
of food
Municipal and county vacant lots
are requested for cultivation also.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
Two Negro Divisions.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Organization
of second negro division in the Ma.
tional Army is under way it was learn.
ed unofiicially today. Surplus of ne.
groes OF both the National Guard and
the first and second drafts will he
used in forming the new division
which will designate the Ninetys
third.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
sumter County Uonorcd.

Senator H. ID. Epps has been elected
chairman ot the senate military com
mitee. the third most important com
mittee In that body. and is therefore
a member OF the BOARD OF Visitors of
the Citadel Military Academy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26

London. Jan. 23.--By the sinking
of two steamers by the enemy In the
Mediterranean sea about three weeks
ago. seven hundred and eighteen lives
were lost. II was announced officially
today. en..,sa-.- v...,,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26

Washington, Jan. 22.-Gcn. persh-
t,,,.
'hs today reported that Corporal Wal
ter Roherts, infantry. was killed In
action Jan. Goth. No details of the en-
sagement arc given. Roberts II 1ni
Ives at Hartline, Wash. /,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26
CHANGE IN COMMANDERS.
Tcutons Suppress Offensive ON Italian
Front.

Italian Headquarters. Monday. IAN.
2i'-Gen. zseteSar Boroevin has been
appointed to succeed Archduke Eu
gene in command of the entire en-
my front against Italy. It is believer
the change may have considerable ef.
feet on the campaign. Boroevin's tao.
tics heretofore have been uniformly
defensive. rarely offensive The an.
pointment is construed as confirming
reports that the enemy suppressed the
defensive attitude on the italian front.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26

Nj. ShinglarOff and NJ. Kolioshkinc
were arrested by the BOlshevilii last
month, notwithstanding that 1hov,
had been elected delegates TO the con-
Sutuent assembly and nominally were
immune from arrest. They were prom
inent members of the constitutional
democratic party, which is opposed
bitterly by the Bolsheviki as the rep
rcscntative of the bourgeoise.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-26

q q VI VU'FF"e'
postmaster and Chief Registrar.