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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11

k1ENCHMAN TELLS OF ANIERI.
CANS CONDITION.
Soldier Captured Unwounded Loses
More Than Thirty Pounds I'm Weight
I'm Germany.

With the American Army In France,
Nay 6 (By the Associated Press).-
American prisoners of war are being
shamefully treated In German prison
camps IL they all have the experience
OF an American interviewed by n
French soldier. also a prisoner in Ger
many just before he escaped. The
Frenchman's story, as told to Ameri-
can officers. follows:
a abort time before I left Hameln,
Hanover. I was able to have few
minutes interview with an American
soldier who was taken prisoner sew
sral months ago on the French front.
Being unwounded, he was assigned di-
rectly to n prison camp. Weakened
by excessive work he was forced to do
In tho salt mines and being unable to
stay longer. he was sent to Hameln.
81 do not remember the name OF
the man or the number OF his regi-
mont but he had been among the first
Americans In the trenches and his
home was In New York. He told me
that during the three months he was
In the Harz mines he had lost 33
pounds. He was a man who was sol
idfy built and 1t could be easily seen
that he had been vigorous and healthy
but when I saw him he was incredibly
thin and 80 weak that he could hard
ly cross a room without stopping re-
peatediy. leaning on pieces Of fur
niture or supporting himself on boxes
piled there.
'Englishmen also are badly treated
In the mines. found out that three
Of seven who were sent back to Ha-
mein died. Package service does not
exist In the mines and the prisoners
receive practically nothing. Their
only nourishment is from thin soup
made OF barley or cabbage. sometimes
salted Goldfish eggs and those Of other
fsh which II Is impossible to eat.
There are few potatoes and very little
bread. II Is impossible for u man to
work without becoming sick or weak
ened to the point of falling down.
The men are struck with rifle butts
and the fiat side Of bayonets and
arc placed In dark cells on bread and
water. These cells are known to the
mine prisoners as hot chambers as
they are heated by steam to high
temperature. After the men are held
In these cells they are turned out In
the snow where they are required to
stand at attention for a certain
time. Needlss to say deaths are fire.
ouent.
This American had been punished
several times In this way and told me
all that I am relating to you. I am
able to confirm his story because 9TH
er Engiishmen and Frenchmen I saw
at Hameln did not have the strength
even to hold a cigarette"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
BIRMINGHAM HEADS LIST.
Heaviest Subscriber for Liberty Bonds
Among Cities Of Its Class.

Washington, May SIN an an
nouncement by the treasury TODAY of
cities which made the highest sub
scription percentages OF their quotas
in their respective population classes
birmingham. with one hundred and
e'ghty-six per cent, led all cities be-
tween one hundred and two hundred
and fifty thousand population.
o'her honor cities included Macon.
Ga, 14l per cent; Augusta. Ga. ia
per cent; Jacksonville, III per cent.
Tampa, lis per cent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
AUSTRALIANS GOOD FIGHTERS.
Steadily Push Germans Back I'm
Amiens Sector.

With British Army I'm France, May
s-The Australians last night made
another advance. pushing their line
forward Ave hundred yards on front
OF ak hundred yards near Sailly-le-
Sec. east OF Amiens. They also
pushed back the Germans three hun
dred yards along n front OF Ave hun
dred yards west OF Morlancourt, just
above Sailly-Le-Sec. Notwithstand-
Ing n heavy barrage the Germans
were unable TO prevent their ad-
vance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
HUN U-BoAT SUNK.
DUTCH ACCOUNT OF SINKING OF
GERMAN.
Commander OF Pirate Who Was Inti-
mate Of Prince Killed by Gun Fire.

London, May EN- connection with
the German unrestricted submarin
warfare. of which the sinking of tn
Lusitania is one of the most striking
examples, an account has just reached
London from Dutch correspondent
Of the destruction of the German
submarine U-C-39 and the capture of
II of her crew by British de-
stroyer. (The German submarine u
C-39 was captured IN the North Sea
in March, 1910
The U-C-39 was commanded by OF
to Ehrentraut, who was a close friend
Of Prince Henry of Prussia and a fire.
quent visitor to Prince Henry's castle
at Kiel. Before he left Kiel in COM
mand of the new mine laying sub
marine 39, Prince Henry came to the
pier to wish the boat bon voyage.
The submarine left its base at mid
night carrying several torpedoes and
large quantity of gun ammunition
but no mines, as this was her first trip
and in the nature of a shakedown for
the officers and mer. All of her per-
sonnel had seen service in other SUBJ
marines.
The submarines first victim was the
Norwegian steamship Hanskinck (for-
merly the American Satilla), the crew
of which escaped in boats. Next mid
night the 39 sank with bombs the
British steamer Hanna Larsen after
her captain and chief engineer were
taken aboard the submarine as pris-
oners.
The next morning the Norwegian
steamship Ida was sighted. and al
though the Ida stopped Immediately,
Ehrentraut gave personal orders to
continue firing.
When the Germans finally ceased
firing, one of the Ida's boats came
alongside and announced that two
wounded men had been left ABOARD
the boat. The submarine command
er sent a boat over and found that
both men were dead. The Germans
sank the ship by bombs.
Two hours later the 80 opened fire
on steamer and trawler, but on tiiy-
ing lost them in the mist About 1
p. m. the 80 came to the surface again
and sighted a steamer on which she
opened fire but was answered almost
Immediately by salvo from a Brit
ish destroyer. The 80 dived, but was
too late.
depth charge struck her, causing
a leak in the coming tower. Water
poured into the control room and the
crew became panic stricken The SUBJ
marine rose sharply to the surface.
only to receive volley of shells from
the destroyer. Ehrentraut and six
others Of the crew were killed.
The destroyer hailed the submarine
and ordered her to halt This beine
done, fire ceased and II survivor
were taken off. as we'll as the tw
British prisoners who were uninjured
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
CARSON AGAIN WARNS.
Tells Government of Danger of Home
Rule Policy.

London, May Sip Edward Car
son, the Ulster UniOnist leader. in
another fOrciblc letter 10 the press.
warns the government of the danger
or its home rule policy, expresses
doubt as to whether the government
really intends to apply conscription
TO ireland and urges the Unionist
party to compel reconsideration of
tho governments policy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
Constantine Very Low.

Paris. May 7.-Former King Con-
stantine. of Greece. is seriously i'll al
Zurich. Switzerland, according to a
dispatch to The Temps from Zurich.
Those at the bedside of The form
er monarch, according to the CORE
spondent, regard a fatal termination
OF his illness as not improbable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11

Washington, May S.-A report on
the future needs Of the Allies will be
presented to the treasury today by
Oscar T. Crosby, president and Amer
lean member of the lnter-Allied Coun-
Gil of Finances and Purchases. on his
return from Europe. where he has
been since last September.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
FIGHT WITH SUBMARINE.
American steamer Defeats German
Submarine on March 18th.

washington. May IA fight be.
tween the American steamer Tidewa-
ter and a German submarine on
March II In which the submarine
was defeated and probably sunk. was
reported today by the navy depart.
mcnt.
The Tidewater encountered the IT,
boat at night. barely missing coils
ION as she submerged. The second
shot from the Tidewater apparently
made a clean hit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
DISCORD IN AUSTRIA.


Another Plan To Divide the Emn;,.,
London, May S.-The latest separ. d..
a''St program in Austria, according {,
quoted advices from Vienna. is to orc .
ate a state to be named Greater Mo-
ava winch will include Silesia an
me S'ovene districts of Hungary, with
the capital at Olmutz.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11

New Orleans. May 8.-The Southern
Pine Association announced today
that 1t had been notified that
hve large wooden steamers for the
government merchant fleet will be
launched from shipyards on the Gulf
coast this week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
ANOTHER LOAN TO BRITAIN.
England Gets $75,OOO,OOO More--To.
tai $2,795,OOO, 900.

washington, May 7.-An additional
credit of $75,0OO.0O0 was extended
to Great Britain by the treasury to-
day. bringing the total of American
loans to that nation to $2.795, 900, 900,
and the total Of credits to all co-bel
ligerents to $5,363,85O,00O.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11

Largo Numbers Of Americans Arrive
at the Front Daily.

Paris. May 7.-American troops
continue to arrive at the front In
force. Premier Clemenceau told the
Echo de Paris on returning today
from a two days visit to the front.
,.SHn-fq 49,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK.
Tho American Steamship Tyler Tor
pclocd and Sunk March 18th
Eleven Lost.

New York. May Tho American
steamship Tyler. OF $500 tons. for.
meriy an Old Dominion freighter
was torpedoed and sunk off the
French coast March 17th. Eleven
members OF the crew were killed or
drowned. OF these five were navy
gunners.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11
ATTORNEY GENERAL ON JOB.
President Wilson Has Ordered Hunt
for Gra ftCrS

washington, May 7.-AttOrney Gen.
eral Gregory, acting at President
Wilson's directions, began today plan
ming an investigation which is to dis
close If there has been malfeasance or
misuse Of the great $45O,0O0, 900 ap-
preparation for aircraft production.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-11

Wierse and Klattenhoff were tried
in Aiken last October Mueller was
reported to be out Of the country.
Wierse was defended by John p.
Grace who. on the appeal. argued the
case at Richmond January 30 As
sistant United States District Attorney
j. Waties Waring appearing for the
government. About two weeks will
elapse before the opinion is official
ly received in Charleston and soon
thereafter the courts mandate will be
operative. October 12, 1917, Wierse
made bond in the sum OF 10000. the
Following being the hondsmen: Paul
Wierse, III. G. G. Hackemann. Walter
T.. I-ivingst Henry Meier. William
ii. Behrens and Julian V. Brandt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Railroad Congestion
Fault of Officials.
Declares w. c.. Lee
Especial Correspondencel

CLEVELAND, Jan. 19.-W. G. Lee,
president of the American Railway
Trainmen, to-day made the following
statement on the railroad situation:
The present railroad congestion and
the causes leading thereto are, in my
opinion, not of recent origin. From
the transportation railway employees
point of view, the present congestion
is the result of certain phases Of rail
way operation that date back almost
three years, or during the time agita-
ton was started for an eight-hdur day
for this class of employees. 1t appears
to the men interested that the railroad
companies at the time were operating
trains in such q manner as to con-
vince the public that it was impossible
to reduce the number of hours which
this class Of employees were then re-
CURED to make to carry on the service.
"The men had been very much i'm
pressed in the past two years with
what they termed the Indifference Of
ure to make time was under discussion
the fact seemed to be pretty generally
borne home to the men that the rail-
way companies, for some reason, were
not doing their best to get trains over
the road or keep their yards free from
congestion. This spirit Of indifference
was accepted by the men as part of
the railroad programme to teach the
public an object lesson, need for
increased rates, that many of the raods
declared to be absolutely necessary if
they were to make extensions and bet
terments as Welt as provide necessary
equipment to care for their increased
business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
$5o,0oo,o0o Loss in
War Profits Tax
By Closing Order
Heavy Burden Placed on
Y. S. Treasury by Edict,
Declares Senator
IStaf Coyvespondeuce1

W WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.--War profits
taxes totalling not less than $4,000,
900, and probably more than 100000,
900, according to the estimate of Sen
ator who for years has made a study Of
the revenue question, and who is re-
garded as a high authority, will b. lost
by the Federal government as result
OF the factory closing coal order of the
1uel administration.
The total number of DAYS which the
factories are to be closed" said this
senator, will be fourteen, counting the
present five-day period and the nine
idie Mondays to follow. This is a lit
tle bit more than half month. when
deduction is made for SUNDAYS. or one
twenty fourth Of year. Translated
INTO percentages. it is per cent.
NOW, we had estimated that there
would DC revenue from excess profits
or little more than one billion dol
iars; II the loss were confined entirely
10 the loss of profits for those fourteen
days it will be seen that the govern
ment would fail to get 100000 of
revenue as result Of those fourteen
IDLE days. However. the loss must ex-
coed that, for every factory that closes
ao"n mas losses in addition to the mere
loss OF profits. Some of the expenses.
.u.h aS interest," on investment, pay Of
"atchmen, cost of fuel to keep the
plant from freezing, overhead clerks
salaries, etc, would cut into the profits
TO such an extent that I think | am
very moderate. and we'll within what
the total loss will really be, when |
estimate it at $4,000 900.
"Of course, the actual loss tn Tho
government will run much greater than
nave figured on the mere excess
profits tax. However. the loss Of
p p an,, II, n many factories will cut down
and bear in mind, again that this | do.
ductIon is always made from the hich-
est rate paid by the income in question
II II ' {, M D. oRockefellcr's income should
De $l,oo0,oo0 less because or thi, rne,
order, the government would lose ~,
that one income tax return so7o 900
ana that in addition to the loss from
the reduced profits of the corporation
IN wn1dh !, Mr.. Rockefeller's money is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Girls School Goes
South to Save Fuel
Many Other Institutions Said Tc
Be Considering Like Move

PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. 19.--The
fuel situation has been solved for $50
young women at the fashionable Rose
mary Hall finishing school for girls
in Greenwich, Conn. The school to-day
leased private house and small hotel
at Miami Beach. The girls, who since
Christmas have been detained in their
homes, scattered through many states,
will come down at once.
Morton c. Nichols, Of Greenwich, who
handled the real estate end Of the deal,
said here tonight that he took the
matter up with officials in Washington
and received their Endorsement, and
that he has negotiations under way
with many private schools to the same
end. The government is said now to
be considering Mr. Nichols's sugges
ton for the removal to Florida of in
termed enemy aliens and other nonpro
ducerS to save coal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Coal Shortage
Not to Shut the .
Churches To-day

Churchmen here do not intern,..
DR.. Garfield's fuel conservation or psss
to imply that churches shall not 80
duct their regular services TO-DAY
"Al the churches that have r.,,
will be open as usual" said Bish"a
Greer, last night. There has hop
Some uncertainty in regard to tho -,
plication of the fuel order to church,.
but az we understand it at press,2,
churches are not included in the ordsrs
The confusion was caused by n.
statement made by one Of the ass;s.
ants in tho Fuel Administration ofscs.
to the Rev. James V. Chalmers, Of no
East Eighty-eighth Street, when he s 10
piled for an order for coal. ~
"The clerk told me- said DR.. cs.,
mers last night, that / might bav.
coal for my home, but rot for ill.,
church. That was impossible, became
my home and the church are heated
from the same plant, but decided n
close the church anyway. in order 4
obey the law. I was going to lanS !,
d placard on the door. explaining tho
reason for closing TIM church.
Later in the day, however, talked
to many other clergymen OF New Yors
and they agreed that the young man in
the fuel otflce must have been mistaken.
for there was no sign from any otoer
quarter that churches Were included
in the order Therefore, We shall hold
services as usual"
At the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
who're John D. Rockefeller, jr., cor.
ducts his Bible class, it was announced
last night that, in order to save coal
there would be but one service IN
the church to-day. The evening ser.
vice will be in the lecture room.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Pay Loss Here Less Than Feared;
Piece Workers to Suffer Most
Survey Shows Many Plants Will Not Deduct for Shut
Down-Clothing Trade, After Dull Period Was
Just Entering Upon Busy Season

to advance temporary loans to tide en-
ployes over this emergency, the loans
to be paid back from the pay from
longer working hours"
There was doubt among some gar
ment manufacturers yesterday as to
whether they would be permitted to
extend working hours to a full day on
Saturday and an hour or so on other
days excepting Monday. Some feared
that this would be construed as an
attempt to cvade DR.. Garheld's edict;
that 1T would nullfy the ultimate eff
feet desired by the Fuel Administrator
Plan Vetoed in Illinois
When Chicago clothing makers sug-
gcsted such a course yesterday the
Illinois Fuel Administrator sat down
on them hard, saying that the scheme
violated the spirit Of the Garfield
order and that those who attempted it
would be liable to prosecution. New
York clothing men are eagerly await
ing the New York Fuel Administrators
views on the extension Of working
hours.
Miss Swartz cited Wolff e. Co., mus
lin underwear manufacturers, as one
of the New York concerns which has
assured it's workers Of full pay for
Mondays provided they work all day
Saturdays.
She said that many Offices would cx-
pcct full Saturday workday in return
for pay for Mondays, while a great
many others would pay for Mondays
without asking for extra work on Sat-
urdays. Miss Swartz expressed the be-
lief that the office which locked en-
ployes for Mondays would be rare
exception.
Many factories, while having aban-
doned their regular work, have re-
tanned large number Of employees for
invoicing, stock overhauling, factory
repair tasks and other work which in
the past has been neglected owing to
the great rush of wartime business
Married men have been given prefer.
ence in these jobs.
>, The Monroe Ekstein Brewery, OF
West Brighton, and the Rubsam-Horr.
mann Atlantic Brewery, at Stapleton
will give full pay for time lost.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20
Freight Men Find
Coal Order Has
Helped but Little

As viewed from New York there was
not much TO be set down to Dr. Gar
fields credit yesterday as a mover of
freight by restricting coal consump-
ton.
The optimism in the general railway
review of the situation was mostly con-
fined to what the railways hope to
accomplish tomorrow or some other
day. The pessimism in the report, and
it was mostly pessimistic, related to
weather conditions.
West of Pittsburgh it is cold all the
time and showing most Of the time
East Of Pittsburgh it SHOWS every time
the tranmcn get a train dug out or
a yard cleared. Some of them think
the only way to beat the weather is to
stop working. A lot of them do.
There never was worse weather in
the history of Eastern railroading.
With through traffic reduced SO to
70 per cent, no railway man could be
found yesterday who could figure out
how coal restriction would lessen
freight congestion. Experts agreed
that there was about as much chance
OF catching up during the restriction
period as there was during The clean
up week.
There was only one bright spot in
the othclal summary of the situation on
Eastern lines. The baltimore e. Ohio
reported that it had moved 1,100 cars
of coal eastbound from West Virginia,
which is the best record in sixty days.
On the other hand, there was a gloomy
note in the report of labor and car
shortage in that region. The car sup
ply is only SIS per cent of normal there.
me anthracite country had almost a
full supply of cars, but it also had
5000 empty coal producing jobs.
About the best that could be said of
the whole congested territory was that
freight was moving more freely than at
any time since the series Of storms
began.
W. Pittsburgh had very little to report.
tant railway pass down and out. Coal
mines with only half car supply tell
the story. A Especial effort" is being
made to get cars to the mines, and "the
indications were for good move
nient"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-20

The wage loss in New York from
Dr. Gartield's coal order will not be as
great as feared. Miss Nellie Swartz
secretary of the Consumers League,
came to this conclusion yesterday after
a survey of the situation.
She WAS convinced that the salary
loss probably would not reach 80 per
cent OF the pay of the persons affected.
Miss Swartz pointed out that gen.
cral Office employees, comprising large
percentage of New York's workers, will,
as class, be paid in full for the en-
forced Monday holidays. Department
stores will pay full wages for to-mor-
row. Many industrial plants will not
deduct for the Monday holidays, or
even for the fve-day closedown. And
those industrial plants which will not
pay for the five-day period and Monday
holidays are planning full Saturday
workdays and longer hours on other
days to make up for the time lost dur
ing the fiveday period and on Mon
days.
Garment Workers to Suffer
"The clothing workers." said Miss
Swartz, will be the hardest hit of
any. They are largely piece workers.
After a long period of unemployment
they were just entering upon busy
season. No employers of piece work
crs, SO far as | have heard, have said
anything about continuing the pay of
workers.
They are, however, planning to work
full time Saturdays hereafter and to
lcngthen the working hours on other
days, so that, in the long run, workers
may make up the salary lost on Mon
days and during the tive-day period
The Silk Association of America took
the lead in urging it's members to ex-
tend the working time to such limits
as are legal.
IL have been told that few en-
ployers of piece workers have offered