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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

Trip Ledger: Germany'sS treat-
ment Of the smaller countries she has

IS. u
Tripp Ledger: Germany'ss treat
ment Of the smaller countries she has
conquered should boa sound warning
to America Of the fate that awaits
her Is Germany comes out Of the press
ent conflict the victor. Nearly all Of
Belgium. practically al Of Serbia. al
of Montenegro have been taken and .
campaign started to destroy the M.
tionality Of the remaining nom com.
batants. She has just closed an in
famous treaty with Roumania taking,
over q great portion Of that little
kingdom. Her demands on disorgan.l
ICED Russia are Just as infamous az
they are unjust and are sure guar
'antee Of future conflicts. Let US keep
awake TO the fact that it Germany
ever gets a hold On America, she will
squeeze It until it blceds. Let US
hear no more Of generous Germany
fighting defeaeive war. The only
thing to do with Germany is ia give
her such thoro fogging that She will
hesitate long time before plunging
the world into such ! conflict as at,
present. Fight her to finish is the
only slogan Of today.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

The railroad wage commission will
soon recommend new scale Of wages,
and will recommend the greatest in
crease to those now receiving the
smallest wages. It is said that She
commission considers that the rqen re-
ceiving less than 500 per month are
the ones that especially need aid.'
Why not include new spaper. men in
this schedule?
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

The appeals 70. more farm laborers
in this state are bringing many res
ponses from the east. The immigra-i
tion Commissioner is receiving appli-
cations at the rate Of about 100 q
day. but the wages asked range from
$50 per month up. The big wages
demanded is probably due to the fact
that most of the applications come
from men with families who want
places where they can keep their
families on the farms.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

The special session of the legisla-
ture met at Pierre Monday for the
purpose of considering some emergen-
cy measures arising as consequence
Of the war. Among the measures
advocated in the Governors message
are revision of election laws go as
to permit soldiers to vote; increase
in the revolving fund for operating
the twine plant, made necessary by
increase in price of sisal; submission
of constitutional amendment to permit
the state to operate coal mines; re-
vision of the suffrage amendment SO
as to require full citizenship before
franchise is granted to aliens. While
aliens are permitted to vote after
declaring their intention to become
citizens, many who have been enjoy
ing this privilege are claiming, ex-
emption from military service on the
ground that they are aliens. The
enactment of a law against treason.
In territorial days, the Governor says,
treason was q crime. but since state
hood we have been without a law
making treason punishable offense.
He urges the enactment of such
law. A>law requiring all schools e,e
cept those of higher learning. includ-
ing private as well as public schools,
to be conducted in the English Lam
guage. A law to prevent sabotage
and violence. A law legalizing the
organization of home guards, and CIV
ing cities and counties the right to
make contributions to the Red Cross
and Y. M. C. A. A law legalizing
the acts Of the state council of de-
Tense. Ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the federal constitution.
l
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

There are persistent rumors that
the various Hutterisch societies in
this state are planning to sell out
their holdings and colonize in Canada,
where it is reported they have been
promised immunity from military ser
vice. The members Of the colonies
are non-committal on the subject, but
that such move is under considera-
tion seems certain.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

From the latest reports it appears
that contributions to the purchase of
Thrift Stamps are not measuring up
to expectations. On April 9th the
third Liberty Loan call will be made,
the new issue to bear Al per cent in
terest. The boys at the front are
about to make big drive and we at
h9me should not be slackers in our
Imf 4nasesAl drive.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

The serious troubles that have
come from the shortage of coal make
it seem hardly credible that it is
only about hundred years since an
tEracite was first used as fuel. The
man who sold the first hard coal in
Philadelphia had to skip" to avoid
being arrested as an imposter That
was in 1872. A short time before
that, the great anthracite region of
Pennsylvania, from which billions of
dollars worth of coal have since been
taken. was sold for twenty five hund-
red doll lars. ~ Youths Companion.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

taken for the interests Of the farmers,
and the numbers in class 1 Of those
actively engaged in agriculture will
be passed. However, the boards are
directed to observe closely the con-
duct Of those passed and in case It Is
found that the men 90 psssed are not
giving their entire time and earnest
endeavor TO agricultural pursuits the
board should forthwith call them to
the colors. |.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

The state highway commission has
been notified that the federal govern
ment has approved the plans andspec-
ifcations for highway work in South
Dakota, and the work will be per.
formed under federal and state aid.
The schedule for this year consists Of
nine projects, comprising 14O$ miles
of highway in the eastern portion of
the state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
Sioux Falls voted Ia adont the citv

Sioux Falls voted to adopt the city
manager plan of municipal govern
ment, and now an injunction has teen
filed in the circuit court restraining
the mayor and city from adopting the
new form on the ground that the law
under which the new form of govern
ment is to be instituted, and which
was enacted at the last session of the
legislature, is unconstitutional.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

The call for the second draft Of
800, 600 men has been made and the
first quota Of this draft will he called
during the i've days beginning March
29th. In this quota Bon Homme
county will bs called upon to furnish
four men, and Hutchinson county FIVE.
These Will be taken from cIass Al,
hut according % The proclamation of
A1l3e Gu 1lsltljs 81 (6149sNsli II
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
Lease of State Lands.

Notice is hereby given that on
March 3oth, 1918, all of the Unbiased
State Lands in Bon Homme County
will be offered for lease atpublic auc-
tion between the hours of 10 O'Clock
q. m. and S o'clock p. m. at the court
house in said county.
Dated at Pierre, S. D., January
25th. 1913.
Commissioner Of School
and Public Lands.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
For County Auditor

wish to announce myself as cam
didate for the office of County Audit
or for the county of Bon Homme, CUB
ject to the will of the Democratic
voters of the county. Thanking you
in advance for your support for that
Office, remain yours very truly.
Stanley Kramar.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
For Register Of deeds.

hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the Office of Register Of
Deeds of Bon Homme county, subject
to the will of the republican voters
at the May primaries.
John w. Slater.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
For County Judge

| hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of County Judge of Bon
Homme County subject to the will Of
the Republican voters to be expressed
in the May 1913 Primaries.
G. c. Pickett.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
For County Sheriff

l hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of sheriff for Bon
Homme County, South Dakota, SUBJ
ject to the vote of the Republican
party to be expressed in the May,
1918, primaries.
L. A. Eads.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
For Register Of Deeds

| hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office of Register of Deeds Of Bon
Homme County, South Dakota subject
to the will of the republican voters
as expressed in the May, 1918, pri-
mary. Ted. A. Hinznan.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
Political Announcement.
For County Treasurer

/ hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office Of county treasurer of
Bon Homme county on the republican
ticket. subject to the will Of the vot-g.
ers Of that party AZ expressed in the
sMays 1915 primary. ss
- - " 81 IS Chas. q. Bixby.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
Prom "over There"

The following interesting extracts
are from letters received by Mrs.
Wilcox, from her husband, Lieut.. E.
". Wilcox, and which she has kindly
consented to let us publish:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
From q letter received in Februa-

ry::sEsss
] sure wish you could see whore 4
live. / have the front room of lit
tie two room chalk rock house. Have
q quaint little old French woman for
landlady. She can't speak word
of English, but can make her UNDER
stand what l want.
1t takes trip over here to show
what land of plenty we have. Our.
poorest people live in luxury compared
with these people. Nothing is vast
ed, not even the twigs of the wood
they burn. Nearly everyone uses can
dies; the only light in my room.
Very few stoves in the town; all fire
places. The old lady has been putter-
ing around with my fire and about all
she has done is to fill up the room
with smoke. Thank goodness it isn't
very cold.
Have lots of old time furniture in
the room, including bed with three
feather ticks on it. All the beds are
mighty short in length, so I sleep in
my own bed roll. Instead of window
shades, everybody has solid shutters.
They close at night, and every en-
trance to q yard has high gate which
is locked tight. The houses not built
up to the sidewalk have high walls
around them, and vines are every
where, most of them trained, and
mold on everything,
Living is high, and of course it
climbs wherever Americans come.
Money doesn't go any farther here
than in the United States.
From later letter in Feb:
Have enough variety in the way of
quarters. Have dandy place now.
The weather has been fine. couple Of
days light rain and the last two days
right sharp with heavy frost at
night. The fore part of the week
was warm and fine, regular April
weather and not any wind at all.
The country is all different than at
the last place, and the people even
seem different. They are more swar-
thy, and SO far as l can see are not
as good class of people generally.
Lots of little villages stuck around
the country; find 'em most anywhere.
There 10 one of the quaintest of little
towns close by camp. It sets up on
the hill side in such a way that you
can't see it until you run right on to
it. The streets are narrow and wind
ing, and the buildings are the kind
you see in pictures. Lots of grass
roofs, covered with moss and mold.
All the buildings are Of stone and Of
such old fashioned design. ! noticed
the date on one of the buildings and
it was 1749.
A bunch Of mail just got in, and
you ougnt to see the men gather
xttatuu thH mA1l psn.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
For Register Of Deeds.

Subject to the will of the republic
can voters in Bon Homme county, I
hereby announce my candidacy for the
Office of register Of deeds.
P. Schroeder.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

A bunch Of mail just got in. and
you ougnt to see the men gather
xtN6ud thH mill mxd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-08

A cultured home is one in which the
quarreling is done I'm Il moderate tone
of voice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-08
ANOTHER DRIVE EXPECTED.
BLOCKED ON MARINE GERMANS
AXE SEEKING ANOTHER,
OPENING.
Military Experts Have Epccted At
tack East OF MOntdidier and Fight
ing in That Section May be Begin
ming of New Drive.

Baifled in their efforts to batter a
way through the American and French
lines near the Marne. the Germans
again turned their attention to the
front further north in the sector
which may be considered the connec-
ting link between the Somme and
Marine battlefields. The French re-
port says that French forces east of
Sempigny have continued to drive
back bodies of German troops which
crossed the Oise.
Military experts have expected an
attack on the allied line running east
of Montdider. past Noyon and
thence along the Disc to tie new line
formed since the German offensive on
the Aisne began. 1t may be that the
lghting reported marks the beginning
Of the attack there.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-08
Paxville Items.

The stores and all places of bust
ness were closed here on last Thurs.
day IN order that special observance
should be paid the day set apart fol
fasting and praying. Union prayer
services were held i'm the Methods,
church. conducted by Rev. A. s
Lesley In the evening for the purpose
OF praying for the cessation of wa,
and It's terror.
Mrs. Hattie Durant of Elliott il
visiting her daughter. Mrs. w. r,
Keels.
Mis- Amelia MUIR has returned to
her home at Bridgeport. Conn, after
a Lengthy visit to her niece, Mrs. Hen
~ Curtis. She was accompanied on
her return by Mrs. Curtis and chill
dreh. who will spend the summer
there and ut other northern points.
Mr.. Eugene Whisonant. of Sharon
visited last Saturday at the home of
Mr.. J. w. Minis. Jr.
Miss Jessie Curtis has returned
from Dillon where she attended q
meeting OF the missionary societies
OF the South Carolina Conference.
Misses Iva Geddings and Pearl
Broadway are at home from Winthrop
College and Miss Tabitha Geddings
from Coker College.
Messrs Glennie Corbett and Le-
Roy Curtis left recently for service
ut Camp Jackson.
Lieut. III. c. Curtis was here last
Sunday from Camp SEWER.
Miss Lorraine Latham has returned
to her home at Sharon after a visit
TO her sister. Mrs. J. w. Minis. Jr.
Miss Ethel corbett came wednes-
day from Fair Forest. whore she has
been teaching. to spend the summer
vacation.
Mrs J. III. Holladay and Miss Mag
sic Corbett have returned from a
visit to friends and relatives at For
reston and Wilson Mill.
Miss Lizzie Hodge. or Columbia.
visited this week at the home of the
Messrs. Hodge.
Miss Jessie Curtis left Thursday for
Winthrop college to attend the Home
Demonstration course there.
Miss Emily Broadway has closed
her school near Kingstree AID is at
home for the vacation period. She
has as her guest for this week. Miss
Margaret Kallahan. OF Kingstree.
Mrs. @. III. Iackey and children
left Friday to visit, Mrs. NJ. j. Kyzer
at Cordova.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-08
CAMP JACKSON "Y."
Dear CO-WOrkerS:


We are back again in camp-came
back last Friday in all that terrible
heat after having enjoyed the breezes
OF the mountains for two weeks. At
ter getting to camp we worked
hard and continuously to get the boys
for the weekend trips to Sumter and
Chester but found it impossible to
get enough for either place. There
are so many new boys and SO few old
ones in the camp that the old boys
are kept to do the work. and it is
difficult for them to set passes. l
know it is hard on the hostesses who
entertain them SO beautifully, but l
never know how many are going un-
Ill they meet me At the Union station.
| always ask the officers for as many
as you send Invitations for, and they
promise me the right number, but al
the last moment, for some reason.
they can not core. ] am more sor-
ry than 1 can tell you to disappoint
both you and the boys and / hear the
regrets from both ends o. the line
But the boys understand. They are
loud in their praises of Sumter and
Chester, and report Il glorious time at
both places IN this matter of enter
tanning the soldiers we must remem-
ber that no other guest would or
possibly could enjoy it as much as
they do, and that we must be willing
to put up with any little Inconvenience
to give a very great pleasure, even
ii at some times we do not get as
many as we looked for Rest assur-
cd that we do the very best we can
Yesterday the hospital truck came
down and took us and the jelly you
had sent to the sick boys. AS soon
as ] went into the ward and met the
nurse and told her where the things
were from. she said, "Oh. the people
i'm Sumter must be the best in the
told me she had received so many
flowers from the children there. The
boys enjoyed your candy, jelly and
cigarettes so much, and several OF
them told me they were going to write
you. SO I hope YOU will not be dis
appoi1tcd. AS we had SO many things
we visited more wards than we had
ever done, and | took quite a number
Of jelly glasses to the two tuberCulo-
sis wards. Th>se poor fellows arc $,
lonely because they have TO be con
fined to the hospital for so long 4
time. AS we were hurrying home
tired from walking through the ward,
! heard some one calling me, and Il
young boy ran out on the porch and
stopped us. He knew me becaus,
he had seen me so often at the Y. NJ
&. a. building, but | did not know
him. He told me that Corpora
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-08
GOVERNMENT NITRATE SHIP
MENTS.
Letter From Bureau Of Markets EN-
planning Situation.

Messrs. Hardy & Company. Sumter,
S. c.
Dear Sirs: have your letter OIL
May 29th. relative to nitrate of soda
The information that has been fur
nished you relative to Lee county OBJ
tanning their entire allotment of nj
trate of soda is entirely in error. Lee
county applied for 2.525 tons. They
were shipped 43o, tons out of the first
cargo and we have allotted them 230
tons out OF the cargo now at Char
lesion. This is oil the nitrate that
has been furnished that county and
all that will be until another cargo
arrives. We have based the allot-
ments for each county as equitably as
1t could possibly be done. based on
the quantity applied for.
On account OF the labor situation in
Charleston. unloading the ship was de-
layed several days and. naturally
layed accordingly. 1t requires some
time to unload n cargo oil nitrate OF
soda and time TO resack and load or
railroad cars and have these ears for
warded promptly. Just because the
nitrate is reported to have arrived n,
| Charleston does not mean that II car
be shipped out the same day. You car
rest assured that every possible effor
Is being made by this department tC
get the nitrate out promptly. and
under the unusual conditions existing
ut this time, we are very fortunate ir
being able to Get any nitrate at all
The shipping board has found Ii nee
cssary To use every available shir
possible to transport troops AID sup
pliesc abroad and we have been un.
able to get tonnage after makinf
another cargo in Charleston abou
June 4 or 5 and another about June
10. We will advise you Of your al
lotment just as soon as these car
goes arrive.
Very truly yours.
Charles T. Brand.
Chief OF Bureau
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-08
War Savings Societies Report.

Broad Street No. 80 reports six
new members. bringing the number
TO 20. This society bought stamps to
the value OF $500 during April and
s7s.25 during May. making a total to
date OF s130.25.
Fraser school which has Ia pupils
reports that they have bought stamps
TO the extent of seas. This school
has closed for the summer but the
pupils are still buying regularly.
A War Savings Society has been
Formed at Privateer. Mrs. r. Il.
.Furman is president and Miss Ellie
kolb Is secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-08

smith, who was in the ward, had seen
me pass the window and had called
to me, but as L did not hear him, he
had gotten this boy to waylay me. |
found that Corporal Smiths love for
me- had all come through q visit he
had paid to Manning, where he had
been SO Hospitality entertained on a
weekend visit. OF course 1 had to
read the last letter from his mother
AID hear all the news from home
Our baskets were empty so we could
not give him any jelly, but 1 hope
to go back today and take him some,
and also to find a son for Il lady from
Hendersonville to adopt
I want to ask you not 10 send any
more flowers. They do not carry we'll
and do not arrive in good condition
this hot weather. | found that there
was dire need of needles and
thread and buttons for the boys pa
JamaS, as they come off so badly i'm
the laundry. / am going TO the hos
pital soon and form class of the
convalescent boys and teach them to
sew on buttons. With 1900 patients
the nurses have no time for this
work. Another great need is for
white soap, Ivory, Fairy. or CASTLE
preferred. If you cannot get this get
some scented soap. The boys now
have TO bathe with common laundry
soap and even this is hard to get The
thing most needed is wash cloths
Make them out Of old gauZe shirts and
send me at once. l also want any
old cloth you can send me. One nurse
told me she had only two wash cloths
for 25 patients, and had used her old
uniforms in the cause. Can't you
Junior Red Cross young folks knit
some wash cloths? One nurse told
me proudly of two she had and of
how she washed and boiled them, not
daring to send them to the laundry
for fear they would he lost.
! don't know what we would have
done during this binding heat with
out the shades you so kindly sent.
The boys have appreciated them so
much. our conference room looks so
nice with the pretty things sent from
Wedgefield.
Excuse me for asking so much. but
just send what you can. / am going
to beg you not to Se1d anything more
directed to the Base Hospital. but
send everything to me. care 1876 Y. NJ.
G. \. building. | have promised these
things to special wards where they
are most needed. | forgot TO say that
the nurses asked me to try to get
some tooth brushes and tooth paste.
There seems to be Il famine of these
things i'm Camp.
Thanking you for your great kind
ness to the sick soldiers, | am, yours
truly, Mrs. Beall.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-08
lBishop Ainsworth mt Trinity Sunda,

Bishop Ainsworth is a fine per-
sonality and has had fine career. lie
has been twice pastor of Mulberry
Street Methodist church In Macon,
and was serving his second pastorate
at Wesley Monumental church in Sa.
vannah when he was elected bishol
by the recent General Conference In
Atlanta.
He was elected president OF Wesley
an Female College with the idea oil
paying off heavy debt. lie raised
tho money for the debt and returned
at once to the pastoratc. lie IL q
great preacher and will give the peo.
pie Of Sumter a great day Sunday.
II. S. Trucsdalc.