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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-11
IS HUSBAND A NUISANCE?

One is deeply surprised learn that many of the of France, far from making the supreme sacri fee" in sending their husbands to war, really in clover up their eyebrows. Mildred Aldrch who has written book about the home life of France in time, puts knk in this supreme sacrifice" theory.
 She writes:
 Fer nearly three years these have had no big mans appetite cook for; man to wash for or end for TheE have lived in absolute peace gone to bed early long unbroken sleep, and got 25 cents day government aid plus 10 cents day for each child
 More than that Mildred writes: Many of is widow today who is better off for it. and so her children"
 Father has been goingabout for years nd years har boring the idea that he the big indispensable feature Of the family circle and here Mildred along shows that his family is likely be far better off if he will but wander out into the brus. and lose himself My goodness this old world is changing fast that it's best friend must find difficulty in recognizing it.
 t possible after all, that Father is nuisance? C. VI F. in Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-11
OUR TASK AHEAD.

Despite the glowing report of Secretary Baker as given out in the dispacehs yesterday 10 the effect that the United States had over million and half men in France and in the home cantonments; and despite the further fact that Great Britain France and Italy have enormous armies and are constantly adding strength; the
 ituation today on the western front must inn press upon any thinking mind the necessity for further efforts the necessity for keeping up the organization There must be TO slackness; no dilatory tactics. There must be leadership con- centration of larger forces and efficiency There must be continual lining up of alI our forces re- sources and energy to bring about the end de
 sired Unless this is done fully we cannot hope to meet the obvious purpose of the enemy, which is to break through our lines and deliver para
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-11
URGENT WARFARE.

0'rom the Ohio State JournaD
 \ million fresh troops will smash the German line and end the America has them To bring them forth the earliest possible moment will save much human life We will be better prepared than today to make onward movement that Germany resist. We believe in the president and bow to his judgment in all things but sometimes hope he will brush aside West Point and get into the big fight That is the way have got win. There will be lots of sacrifice and in this land before the final tr- umph is reached but the lessen them is to devote full strength to the job. If let Germany wear itself out and sarve itself to death the will last long time. The nation will have to be beaten by bers and country has them. Bring draft now. There is no sense in monkeying with the devil
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-11
SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN.

Some of foreign birth have tried to stir up trouble in America, but gentlemen, men of Ameri- birth have tried stir up trouble too If you listen the councils that dinned into in the executive offices Washington you would find of the incorporate of them from the lips of men who lad for generations been identified with Ameri who the time being carried away by the
 sweep Of their ympathies that they have ceased to think in the of American traditions and American pol icy."-President Wilson. 1916
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-11

A faw weeks the metropolitan papers printed a dispatch that Venice fortified, although the map the London Daily Telegraph showed twenty-five forts defending the immediate approach the city. On De- cember If the Evening Sun printed conspicuous double column headline Italian dispatch: Italy De- Venice City Surrounded by Notifications and Prepared Give Desperate Resistance to Seige.' Some news seems to be state of mind-Boston Globe
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-11

Norway has remained neutral thus far; but that neutrality has cost her something. Since war began she has lost 660 ships and over roc men All for the privilege of being friendly to the Central Powers. However, being a kind neutral neighbor to folks like the Germans has it's drawback.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-11

lyzng blow The Huns have 12en preparing for that blow these last ma,3. months and are about ready to strike. Because of our million and half men it would b- foolish to say that situation now gives horc of speedy ending of the war. On the cont. ny the worst may be just ahead.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-01-11
IMITATION

IMITATION
 is the sincerest form of flattery, that is why it pleases us to hear that other 'aundries claim to do work just like ours It is a tribute to the excellence of our lauderin~ which we fully ap. preciate But why not have the origi- nal? Send US your washables and Eon won't have to say they are as perfect as ours The work will be ours and the real thing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
STEAMSHIP SUNK BY u-BoAr.
Germans Show More Reckless Dar-
ing Than Ever in Effort to DESTROY
Conveyed Boats.

London, Sept 10.-The American
steamship Dora, formerly under the
Austrian flag, was torpedoed and
sunk on September 4, approximately
400 miles off France as the result
Of an attack on a cargo convoy. The
crew was saved.
The steamship was struck at $40
O'CLOCK in the morning. A calnlS sea
enabled al the crew of So to escape.
They We're picked up by destroyers.
The submarine daringly took up q
position about $50 yards from the
starboard side Of the convoy column
and about an equal distance from the
nearest destroyer and fired ct the
Dora which was heading column
of three vessels. Thl lookout re-
ported seeing a periscope just after
the wake of the torpedo was discov-
cred, but nothing more was seen OF
the submarine. Tie. torpedo struck
Immediately aft, throwing the cargo
of army supplies as high as the mast
tops, but only one member Of the
crew was hurt.
The escorting ships Immediately
dropped numerous depth charges
where it was believed the torpedo
came from. Owing to the speed with
which the warships acted and the
close proximity Of the u-boat it is
considered possible that the subnla-
rine was either destroyed Or badly
damaged.
This attack is somewhat different
from the recent methods of u-boats II
firing on lone vessels and giving nc
attention to protected conveys and il
shows more reckless daring in an
effort to sink conveyed boats than
has been usual during the past few
months
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
COTTON PRICE FIXING.
Southern Senator's, Headed by E. -.
Smith, Present Obiections to War
Industries Board.

Washington, Sept. 10.-Southern
senators who oppose any govern
mental action toward fixing the price
of cotton presented their case to
Chairman Baruch of the war indus
tries board today. Mr.. Baruch prom
ised to confer with the senators again
after he had an opportunity to dis
cuss the matter with his associates
of the board.
It was agreed that no announce
ment would be made on the subject
until after a second conference be-
tween Mr.. Barueh and the senators.
Senator Smith of South Carolina
spokesman for the senator's, made
the following statement
eMr. Baruch met with the repre-
sentatives Of the cotton producing
States, according to appointment. Al
ter a full conference in which al
phases. of the subject were discussed
it was agreed that Mr.. Baruch was
to lay the matter before his asso-
ciates and confer with US again.
The war industries board an
nounced recently that appointment
Of commission to investigate the
cotton situation was planned with a
view of making recommendations to-
ward stabilization Of prices. Pro-
tests from all over the cotton belt re-
suited, the announcement being gen
orally regarded as a move towards
price fixing.
-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
Round Up DESERTERs.
Attorney General Gregory Assumes
Responsibility for Stacker Raid.

Washington, Sept 11.-Full re-
sponsibility for the recent Stacker
raids in New York and adjoining
General Gregory, who promises con-
tinuance Of the roundups, bat with
out soldiers, sailors and members OF
the American Protective Association
to make arrest. In letter to Presi-
dent Wilson made public today, the
attorney general said the latter prac-
tice, which was criticized So severe
ly in the senate last week, was illc-
gal, illjudged and without his au-
thority but was prompted by excess
OF zeal for the public good
The attorney general declared
thousands upon . thousands" of de-
serters and slackers are at large II
the country and explained that "tc
attempt to apprehend so great num-
Der of offenders by running Down in
diyidual cases obviously would have
been futile. This was taken to n,eaa
that conllnuniti> $ must continue tc
expect exercise Of the drag net pro-
cess. Mr.. Gregory expressed his be-
lief that the great body Of oar peo-
pie viii cheerful1y submit TO the ani-
nor inconyeniences which the eXecu-
ton of such plan Of necessity entails
to. the end that this indictment Of tn:
nations honor, this drain or the ma
tons strength may be removed
Illustrating the results Of the raids
in New York and New jersey Al
torney General Gregory said that o.
the 50,2i7 apprehended in a serie:
Of roundups within the past ten Gay:
+ 1,301 were inducted into military
service by orders Or held by court ac
ton and 15,015 We're found to be de'
linquent in their relations with loca
| draft boards.
The attorney generals letter wa:
in response to a request Of the pres
ident to report on circumstances sur.
rounding the necessary raids which
were denounced by number Of sen
ators on the ground that soldiers
sailors and private citizens, member.
OF the American Protective League
were employed to make arrests o.
civilians function which they said
should have been left to civil police
Mr.. Gregory cited the draft law.
requirement that registered mer
should carry registration OF ciassiii.
cation cards and authorizing polic$
officials to take draft evaders into
custody and bring them before loca
boards Or to arrest deselters. Meas
.lres to apprehend slacilers We're talk
en, he said, about the time Secre-
;ary Baker called his attention to tbs
subject more than g month ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14

gathered up in this litter Of the
camps and battlefields; for example,
three fireless cookers. Enough books
and nlaganiznes are left behind to
stock several libraries Pictures and
knick -knacks with which the tents
are decorated before the rush comes,
are abundant Family pictures and
belongings of a personal character
ere carefully preserved in little bags
TO be returned to their owner or his
family if that is possible.
Besides restoring articles for use,
every scrap Of wool cloth, leather,
metal, hat-bands, is saved to be
turned into some other form Of USE
full article, or is sold. The sale of
junk, tin cans and scraps last month
netted 1900 francs.
The women workers are chiefly
French and Belgian, many of them
refugees from the invaded districts.
so tnat the work has this further
useful erd for some 1000. women.
They get from 6 to Z francs day.
working from to 11.30, and from
| 130 to 6. The wages paid last month
were Ill 400 francs. But all the cost
of wages md new material was less
than ten per cent of the value Of the
articles produced for army uses, to-
taling s2,5OO,00O for the month";
tribute to the ingenuity which has
produced this unique establishment
Of war economy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
PRICE OF COTTON GINNING.
Food Administration Admits Lack
OF Authority to Deal With Violators
cf Order.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Congress-
man Stevenson received today the
following from ". l.. Abernethy OF
Fort Lawn:
TELEGRAM State food adminis:"a-
ton claims that a new ruling dated
sSeotenIber compels ginners to
charge $3.50 q, bale. Farmers op-
posed 10 this price. Please lnvestl-
safe and advise by wire what the
law is, my expense
Mr.. Stevenson replied as follows
after consulting Mr.. Justis, the mem
Der of the food administration in
charge Of the cotton ginning situa-
ton:
Food administration den. that
certain ruling has Been made ano
my statement gives the correct rule,
The statement referred to, printed
in newspapers in 21r. Stevenson
district, ia as follows:
The $3.50 for ginning is the max
imum and the administration thinks
It is a fair price but frankly admits
shat they have no authority to deal
with any ginner who charges less
provided it is q bonafide transaction
If the ginner gins for less in consid-
Grafton for buying the farmers seed
at such price as 10 make them
profitable or mikes it up with ether
transactions, they will deal with him.
but if he charges less than the price
fixed by the administration and col
lects it bonafide in cash for =innlns
ne is within his rights
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14

the best, to DC sure. and not the same
Us our own men, but worn goods IN
q fair state OF preservation. 1t seem
eG to be an answer to the outcry
that the German prisoners were get
ting the same as cur men.
One could follow the stages OF the
huge stacks of hobnail army shoes
from the time they arrived, covered
with the mud and CRIME of the
trenches and the battlefield, through
process after process of disinfection,
cleaning. repairing, grading. until
they finally emerged in stocks Of
substantial footwear. Like the gar
mcnts. these were classed to sc
back to the fighting troops, or to the
stevedores, or to the German pris-
oners.
It was the same With the infinite
variety OF army equipment goina
through the salvage process, rubber
roots and arctics, shelter tents, har-
hess for artillery. saddles, brides
s.irrups. All of it Was on prodis-
ious scale. $4,000 garments Il day
1000 pairs of rubber boots q day al
the army price Of $50 a pair. The
salvage Of all kinds\of rubber articles
was 50 per cent. or almost a com.
nlete saving Of everything received
More than a million dollars WORTH
Of clothing was saved last month, ant
the magnitude of the work as {
whole can be judged from these
figures of the output: Shoes s323,
1905 clothing, $1.3O7.026; harness
and leather, $4,000; rubber, $50,
COS; canvas and webbing, $4,000.
There are some curious thing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14

1t started, on a small Sc2!es Win 1oo
hands.
But how, after a few months, it is
monster industry, with huge build
ings .and towering stacks. 1t Will
save the government S35,000,9O0 the
first year, and it may reach s50,000,7:
900. This is no freak; it IS cold, hard
saving of millions Of dollars, at
time when material is scarce and
shipping difficult It is the anti
waste cam paign brought to its high
est development by a huge govern
ment undertaking.
Going over the plant today there
was an opportunity to see the re-
rnarkabIe details Of this salvage. The
wreckage Of the battlefield is only one
OF the sources OF this salvage. eX-
planned our escort, but it is the great
est source. AS men spring into acton,
they throw aside everything not alb
solutely. essential. There is besides
| the litter OF the actual fighting, brok-
en- and abandoned goods OF every
| conceivable nature.
It is not only what is left by our
own troops, but what is left by the
enemy: often great stocks Of arms
ammunition, bayonets and every kind
Of fighting material.
Even when there is no bate, the
| ,12eresshift of division of troops
leavess5an enormous stock OF aban-
doned goods. Moved on short orders
the inch pick up a few fighting esS
sentials-guns, blankets, emergency
/ rations- leave the rest behind.
books,-iextra clothes, shoes, etc. Th>
men arrive from America with an
undue amount Of clothing; it is trim
med down at the first training camp;
again it is trimmed down as they go
to the front, and each new trimming
Of thousands of men means another
huge stock for salvage.
In the main building, a quarter OF
a mile long, there was the roar of a
vast and diversified industry, with
over 1900 women Workers and 4
thousand men, with long batteries OF
sewing machines. shoe machines,
rubber and harness machines such is
one sees in the great factory districts;
with the same huge installation OF
engines, boilers, disinfectins plants.
laundries; and the whiri' OF big met
al machines for making over the
many branches Of ordnance.
Hundreds of women wert: sorting
the uniforms and underclothine; Just
come from the salvage processes.
There were some 100000 biouses. on
t;2ese towering shelves, and as ma:2,'
more Of ali the other articles Of sol
der wear. They were in bundles.
looking very fresh and clean, quite
IKE the stock Of weli-cquipDed
clothing establishment. The women
were arranging the garments IL
three classes:
Class A-Garments in good order,
practically the same &s new to be
seat back to the front IS part Of the
supply for fighting troops.
Class B-Carments partly worn
out but fully repaired. to be sent to
the base ports on the coast, for Iabo:
| troops and stevedores.
Class C-Garments much worn
but IN q fair state OF preservation, 70
be sent 10 prison camps for German
prisoners.
This was siGa::ica14 of what the
: German prisoners we're getting: not
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14

This was sica::icane of what the
German prisoners @cr" getting: not
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
SALVAGE OF WAR GOODS.
Everything is Gathered FROM Battle
fields and Car.ios ana Cleaned and
Repaired for Use.

American Supply Headquarters
Tours, France, Aug. 90 Correspond
ence of The Associated Press-Two
carloads of hair brushes abandoned
by American soldiers in camps were
among the wrecAage OF battle
brought today to the great salvage
depot Of the american army here.
This was only one little item III the
grist OF debris and litter from the
fighting zone which has been careful
ly gathered up and sent here for
restoration.
Five thousand persons are employ
ed in renovating and repairing this
wreckage. The material thus saved
and restored to use or sold amounted
in value last month to $2.5o0,o0O.
In the big battle around Chateau
Th;erry, as our fighting men went
over the top they were followed
closely. by detachmenls OF non-com-
batant troops to grope amid ths
wreckage and debris and save it from
complete abandonment and loss
Each detachment comprised % en-
listed men and an officer. They had
trucks and derricks and al the para
phernalia for gathering bro.en-doWn
cannon, rifles, cartridge belts, hcl-
NETS, clothing. and the vast stores OF
abandoned arms and aateria! left IN
the track Of contest. and to send II
back to the salvage depot here.
Strange things have come out o.
this war, but none stranger than
this gigantic salvage plant where eV-
erything from crippled guns and can
non to old army shoes and caps Is
saved from total loss and turned back
TO some useful end at the front. A.
first people looked at it as a freak
There was nothing like it in the civl
wal. or the more recent modern wars
1t started, on small scale. with 2ot
hands,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
DESTROY FRENCH TOWNS.
Slow Fuses Used to Produce EXplo-
sions Even Weeks After Germans
Leave.

sionS Even Weeks After Germans
Leave.
With the French Army in France.
Sept. 10, Tuesday (By the Associated
Press) Prisoners recently captured
by the French have thrown light up
on the work Of destruction by the re-
treating Germans with the aid Of eN-
trenely SLOW fuses that produce an
explosion Of mines days andseve::
weeks after the Teutons have evacu-
ated locality.
The sam system that destroyed
Chateau Bethancourt to the west OF
Griscard, September 6. and the
cathedral at Nesls shortly afterwards
was used freely at Ham ana Noyon
and is being utilized by the Germans
III preparation for the destruction o.
villages north and northeast Of
Rheims
Prisoners who WORK with a det&ch-
ment Of prisoners placing mines uE-
der church pillars in that region sa>'
the Germans are making ready u
raZe all the towns to the ground.
Traps are being laid by use OF t:2a
same SYSTEM in the forest Of st.
Goba:n ana IL the region Of Laon.
While all the cross roads in those re-
sions. according to the captiscs. are
being heavily mined. Some OF these
preparations for wholesale d"st'.uc-
ton are behind the IlinGen'ours zine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14

Washington. Sept. 11.-Congress-
man Stevenson received today the
following from W. L. Abernethy OF
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
RM.lN EMPEROR:
FAILURE.
.l.).Ss :
Has Lcst 20 G;nac Untr;"ncd
Shn;tcm :.lc War.

.tn2Sterd;lal. Sept 1.---:'pcakiie q
the Krupp wo...ls q, Essen. emperor
William declared that cveryche in
tho Fathcfland knows be had 'icf'
no stone rntu"nod 70 shorten the
waa. if possible for our pcopie anG G-Got
the entire civilized world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
]. II. Claffv.
T.. w. Dabbs.

4 is now lawful to shoot does
but il is u riSlly business 10 Kill
few patridG"s along with the doves
il is-nct.&s easy to mistake q part
:,fdee for q dove rs some hunters
would have YOU believe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14

Tos make any rake self-clean;ns a
Minnesota man has invented an at
h tachment in which coileE springs push
e;crapers down the tines when The
ii rake is lifted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14

Acetylene lamps that throw flashes
instead of steady beams of light are
being tried for signalling by Swiss
railroad.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14

Mr.. +. Frank Kelley. of Eishoo
villc, was III the city today.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-11

Letters received by Hamburg friends from Theodore Schuir. ring, who has Joined the aviation corps, state that he is in Texas ana that the thermometer registers s5 de grees:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-11
FEDERAL SERVICE MEN
 AT EAsTER coMMuNloN,
Young soIaisrs and Sailors Take Ad- vantage of Sacramsnt of Penancs at st. Fstriek's Church.

Every Sunday morning during these Lenten days the young soldiers and sailors of the parish home on fur lough are conspicuous among those receiving Easter holy communion at the early masses in St. Patrick,s church. The earnestness of their de- meanor Expresses all who see them, indicating their seriousness of purpose as well as their readiness to take ad- vantage of the sacrament of penance in a church which teaches men not alone how to live but how to die.
 Yesterdaq the fou.tih Sunday in Lent, the gospel read at all the masses was John vi 1-15. the parable of the multiplication of the loayes and fishes
 At the o'clock mass Rev. Myles sP
 Calvin preached in a series of sermons which began with a discourse upon penanee, later treated of final judg- fi1ent, and yesterday took up the con eertion of that state of eternal pun ishment which awaits the inpenitent sinner, as taught by the words of Christ and by His holy church. ii
 Worse than any torments which may await those unhappy souls condemned
 to hell will be that separation from God which Will continue throughout Nternity. St. Augustine has said that
 LVQ HAS CL t-tIeQ us IOT f1InS6lI ana
 our hearts will never find rest until
 they rest in Him, The banishment of the damued from the presence of their Greater must be akin to that feeling which men call homeisclsness; and the preached considered this state az ap- piled just now to the young men wlio ihave answered their country's call are | far from home, among strangers facing unknown perils, possibly death yet thess brave youths have the seiace Of anticipated home returning, wf1er at last var stall have ended. Not SC the unhappy souls wheee own deeds ! hsvo condemned them tos separatior f-dm Gods friendship and presence tiaat Nretched state rnast continue fol ] eternity ], During the rasss Father Calvin. as. sisted hY Rev Peter J. Cuny, gave 1oly ccrarnunion to q large number iron
 the congregation. i