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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
Army Weather Observers.

College Station, Texas, Aug. IT,
The first class of weather observers
ever trained for the United States
army is preparing to leave shortly for
France, where the members will re-
port on general weather and atmos-
pheric conditions as an aid in plan
ming gas, artillery, airplane and va
rious other attacks.
Experts who have pushed the three
hundred or more students through
the intensive course of instruction at
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col:
Iege Of Texas, declared that men
now are capable OF determining the
state Of weather fer distance OF
twelve miles above the earth.
It is the plan of the war depart
ment to train 1,00C men at the col
lege, which is the only school Of gen.
eral meteorology in the country, and
this will necessitate two more courses
in shifts of 335 students because OF
limited facilities.
Only college men are fitted to take
up the work. and the first class in
cludes professors, 3nineralogists, en-
gineers and other technical experts,
DR.. Oliver L. Eassie; Of the United
States Weather Bureau and Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, IS
chief instructor ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
.ANTl-WAH MN DEFEATED.
Hcw OHIO Democrats Treated Men
Who Voted Against War Measures.

New York Times.
On Tuesday, IN the Democratic pri-
rl;rics, William Gordon and Robert
Crosser, Democrats and Representa-
tives in congress Of the Twentieth and
Twenty-first Ohio districts, were
beaten for denomination, and Charles
\. Mooney and John j. Babka.
straight Americans, were nominated
1t was q good days work. Gordon and
Crosser are pacifists, aati-prepared-
ness men. ar-obstructionists. II the
Sixtv-fourth and the SiXty-fifth con-
crosses both Of them voted against
the main measures of preparedness.
In speech against conscription made
in the house April "a, 1911, Mr.. Cor
don said that towards and sulkers
and slaciers do not make good SOL
diers" In a letter printed in the
Cleveland Plain Dealer the day be-
fore. Mr.. Gordon had written that
we can not afford to send conscripts
against the trained legions Of the
kaiser Mr.. Gordon and Mr.. Crosse-
were of the "a members who finally
voted against conscrption. Almost
three months after the law was passed
Mr.. Gordon was still breathing fire
and slaughter against conscription. In
a debate on aviation on July "A, 1917
he said.
81 do not want any conscripted men
to fight for me in Europe, and do
not think that this country is so hard
up that it has to depend on the con-
scripted men in any branch Of the
foreign service"
MIR. Gordon voted to strike out the
seditious publication section of the
espionage bill, in May, 1911. That bill,
become law. was to be amended in
May, 1918. Mr. Gordon was absent
when the house voted to accept the
conference report. He explained the
next day that, had he been present,
he would have voted may" Thus 1t
is only an accident that Meyer Lon
dcn had the solitary distinction OF
voting against that report.
Mr. Crosser offered to Mr. Wilson's
espionage bill an amendment for the
behoof and protection of ''philosophi-
cal anarchists" Mr.. Wilson and all
good Americans in congress and cut
of it were united in seeking laws to
curb and punish German and pro-
German plottings, mischief, treason.
The great heart Of Mr.. Crosser palpi-
tate,i with concern for the very es-
Unable men OF high character, intel
ect and education" his anarchist
friends whose patriotic thought would
be shut out CT the mail bags. Mr.
Crcssar was a sweet and dove-like
pacifst Preparedness and national
defense were nothing to him even af-
ter he was reelected on a platform:
that called for them. To war finance
be made the brilliant contribution CT
propo2ing to raise revenue by a nat
ionai single taX Finally. to show
that his intelligence was almost equal
to his patriotism, Mr.. Crosser intro
duced in the house the resolution for
the appointment of a scientific board
to report on the virtues of that off
spring OF Boston romantic genius
Garabed IN behalf Of Garabed, Mr.
Crosser coined his energy freely and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
CAREFUL USE OF SUGAR.
Food Administration Urges Economy
and Makes Suggestions.

The food administration has pre-
scribed no uniform method Of serving
sugar in public eating places, but in
the interest OF sugar conservation
suggestions are made which will en-
able proprietors Of public eating
places to insure a small supply Of su-
far to every patron and at the same
time keep within his allowance of
two pounds per ninety meals. No
public eating place or club will be
entitled to more than the specified
allotment.
After comparison Of the various
methods of sugar service which have
been adopted in different States, the
following uniform method of sugar
service is suggested:
1. Sugar bowls should not be
placed upon tables in dining rooms.
2. Before sugar is served, the
waiter should always ask the patron
whether he wishes sugar.
3. For coffee, or tea, hot or iced,
two half Jumps only or their equiva-
lent in some other form Of pressed
or other sugar to each person.
4. For a demi tasse Or small cup
of coffee, one-half lump only or its
equivalent to each person.
5. For cereal or fruit, one tea
spoonful only Of granulated or pow
dered sugar or its equivalent per per-
son. If a patron desires, cereal and
fruit. no more than one teaspoonfrl
should be served.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
C.ALcMEL PURIFIED o.: Nil cB-
JECTIONS.
Chemists Rid Doctors Eavoritc Med
icinc OF Nauseating and Dangerous
QuaIities-Ntw Variety Called

Y
y triumph of modern pharmacy
that is destined 20 bless the whole
world-that is the opinion Of ply
sici2ns and druggists who are faaliI-s
;ar with the new calomel that is
wholly free from the Objectionable
effects OF the old-style calomel.
IN occasional purifying OF the
81 stem and thorough cleansing of the
liver are absolutely essential to health.
and. as all doctors know, calomel is
the only drug that accomplishes this
result. Now that the unpleasant and
dangerous effects are entirely renov-
ed. the popularity of the new calo-.
n!ei, Calotabs, viii! be vastly increas-
ed It's effect is delightful. One tab
let ut bedtime, swallow of -
that's all. You wake up next tn-
ing feeling fine, your liver cleansed,
your system purified and with a.
h"a-y appetite for breakte :. Eat
what you please-no danger. No re-
s11ict;onS OF habit or diet.
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist recommends and
guarantees them.-Advt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21

unlinitedly. He was the most indus
trious Garabedian.
These two anti-war, anti-conscrip-
by Two straight war Democrats. The
Democrats of the Cleveland districts
turned cut these opponents of the
var without advice or directions from
Washington. They don't punish the
atrocious crime Of opposing the ad-
They punished opposi-
tion TO the war and The measures for
carrying it on.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Open High Low Close Clos
FRENCH DRIVE ON.

Made Advance Today Northwest OK
RibecourU.
London, Aug. 19. 4.45-The French
penetrated Intervillers anl Lehammel
on the hills west of the Disc and
northwest Of Ribecourt today, ac-
cording to latest advices from the
front. During the fighting today the
French who are. on the aggressive
made some slight headway against
determined German resistance be-
tween. Lassigny and the Disc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21

Mrs O. l.. Yates. and son, O. l..
.J,.. aud Miss Elizabeth Brown. arc
s3nnAing sometime on Sullivan's Is
l1,3I
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21

Mr.. G.. a. Lennon. Food Admins
traitor for Sumter county. took charge
OF the ice situation. locally. trldas.
Until further notice he Will regulate
the distribution OF ice by the ioe.ti
factory. and domestic consumers VIII
have the preference in the allotment
OF ice over ice cream and Soit Gfin<
dealers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
MEXICAN CRISIS AvERTED.
CarranZa Has Cancelled Obicctionabl;
Provisions on Nc. Oil Tax Order

Washington. Aug. 17.-The threat
ened crisis in the relations Of Mexico
with the entente a!iles and the United
states has apparently been aveTted iE
the modification of the new Mexican
ordc. by Carranz;,. ii WAS learned to-
dav. CarranZa has in effect cancelled
Il objectionable provisions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
FRENCH CRUISER sunk.

Thirteen Of the Crew Mi.sing-amcr-
lean Destroycrs to thc Rescue.
P.ris. Aug 1.-THE old Frcnca
cruiser Dupetit Thours has been SUI
marined. it is officially announced
Thirteen of the crew are missin@
American destroyers rescued the re-
mainder.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
Notice.

l am glad to state that oil restrlc-
tons as to the using Of ice Tor any
nurposc have been released. and peo-
pie are at liberty to buy as much ice
is they MAY need for any pflrpoS'.
Mr.. Moses states this morning '':a' ne
has enough ice to supply al! delhahl'N.
This is very gratifying indeed
G.. \. Lennon.
Food Administrator for sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
JAPs IN MANcHURIA.
Under Agreement With China Troops
Sent to Project Border.

Toxic, Tuesday, Aug. 1%.-The gov
ernment today issued q statement an
rouncing that under agreement with
China, in view Of the danger threat
ening the border Of Manchuria, Ja-
pan was despatchins troop sthence
from Manchul;el.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
SUMTER COTTON MARKER.
Corrected daily at IL o'clock Noon.
P. G. BOWMAN. Cotton Buysr.

Good Middling 80 ga.
Strict Middling 80 IL.
Middling 80 If.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-21
BRAZILIAN SHIP SUBMAHlNEo

Sum- off American Coast-Grcw Saw
New York, Aug. 16.-The Brazil
ian motor ship Madrugda. sixteen
hundred tons. has been subnarlAee
off the American coast. The crew
has been picked up and will be landed
at an Atlantic port, Insurance circles
learned today.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13
WAR TINE RECIPES.
Prepared by Prof. Frances X. Free
man, L. of NJ, Orono, Maine.

Prepared bN tTOts FRANCES IL. Free
man, L. of NJ, Orono, Maine.
COTTAGE PIE-Cover the bottom OF
creased baking dish with mashed po-
tatoes. Add a thick layer of cold roast
beef, chopped or cut into small pieces,
seasoned with salt and pepper and onion
juice, and moisten with some of the
gravy. Cover with another layer of
mashed potatoes. Bake until dish Is
heated through and potatoes Drowned on
top.
MINCED MEAT on Toast Chop or
grind cold meat, heat with some of the
gravy, season with celery salt or onion
juice. Serve on thin slices OF bot corn
bread.
EscALLoPEp MEAT-Iuto baking dish
put alternate layers of rice and chopped
or ground meat. Pour tomato sauce or
gravy over each layer. Cover with but
tered crumbs and bake until dish is heated
through and crumbs brown.
CASSEROLE OF RICE AND MEAT-Line
buttered mold with cooked rice, ill center
with chopped cold meat, highly seasoned
with salt, pepper, cayenne salt. onion
juice, lemon juice, and moistened with
stock or gravy. Cover meat with rice and
then cover whole dish and steam from
! thirty to fortyfive minutes. Serve on
| platter surrounded with sauce.
| Drowned HASH Mix together equal
parts of chopped meat ana chopped cold
boiled potatoes. Moisten slightly with
gravy or stock. Season and place in
heated frying pau. Heat slowly until
brown. Turn on platter ana serve with
sauce.
CHICKEN PIE Dress, clean and cut up
g chicken. Cover with boiling water,
then reduce heat and cook slowly until
tender. Remove stock with -four and
fat blended together. Pour as much OF
this over the chicken as is needed, using
the remainder for gravy. Place the
| mixture in baking dish. Drop the batter
| from spoon on top. Bake until the crust
is done. Crust One ana one half cups
-four, / cup corn meal, teaspoon baking
powder, egg, 2 tablespoon shortening,
/ cup milk, lsWeet) / teaspoon salt. This
makes thick batter.
BROWN STEW Cut lean beef into Gu bes-
neck beef will be found quite satisfactory
for this. Season each piece, dredge thor
oughly with -four and brown well on all
sides in a frying pan, using 3 little suet
to prevent sticking and to give salts
factory fat. Add sufficient hot water to
cover meat and when this has boiled up
once, turn into a double boiler and cook
for three hours. II desired, hour before
the stew is finished. any vegetables liked
may be added, cutting these into cubes.
(Exceptions-potstoes require less time
for cooking.) II gravy seems thin, pour
of and thicker.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13
TAKE 1T In TIME
just as Scores of Ellsworth
People Have.

Waiting doesn't pay.
II you neglect kidney baeksche,
Urinary troubles often follow.
Act IN time by curing the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially for
weakened kidneys.
Many people in this locality recommend
them.
Here's an Ellsworth Falls case:
Levi W. Bennett, retired farmer, Mill
St., says: ''After taking cold, have no
tieed my kidneys were weak and disor-
dered. also have had headaches and
dizzy spells and at times rheumatic pains
IN my shoulders, arms and hips. ] got
supply OF Deans Kidney Pills at 4. g.
Moore's drug store and after using them
awhile, the trouble disappeared. I can
recommend Deans Kidney Pills TO any
one suffering from kidney trouble.
Nhenever find my kidneys aren't acting
right, use Dosn's Kidney Pills and they
never fail to cure the attack"
Price 6oc, at all dealers Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Deans Kid
ney Piils-the same that Mr.. Bennett
had. Foster Miibnrn Co, Mfgrs., Buffalo,
N. Y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13

When an American is told that any
thing is impossible his impulse is TO
try TO do il without delay. For this
reason no one will be astonished,
though everyone will be interested. in
the story OF q member OF the Ameri-
can Aviation corps In France who was
disciplined by having his machine ia
ken away from him temporarily be
cause he had used ii in looping the
loop-a dangerous evolution. on &C
count Of its peril forbidden to be at
tempted In this machine. While, well
up in the blue" the aviator had start
ed TO perform the feat and made five
graceful loops in descending TO the
ground. His commanding officer clos
ed his reprimand by asking. "Why did
you do it," and the aviator replied, "A
Frenchman told me II could not be
done" 1t was not unnatural that this
explanation made favorable impress
sion on the officer. and that he related
II with admiration In proof OF the fine
spirit OF the fellows the United States
is sending across the Atlantic 10 hold
up Uncle Sans end Of the world war,
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13
RITTERy TO CARIBOU.

Professor Henry johnson, the oldss,
member Of the Bowdoin college faculty
died Thursday.
Washington hall, Pembroke, in which
were located the high and gramm.,
schools, was burned Wednesday, with ,
loss of $1,000. The fire was caused by a,
overheated chimney.
Penobscot bay now presents an unbrok.
en- field and horses can be driven fror.
Belfast to Islesboro, and from there IN
Csstine. According to Bangor officials az
the Eastern Steamship Corporation, i, ia
not believed likely that steamers can be
operated on the Boston, Bangor run, eve,
with winterport as the eastern terminus.
before next April. The bay is now frozen
fully as solidly as was the case In ls75
and older officials OF the line recall that
1t vas April Is that year before the ice
left and navigation was reopened.
A fatal accident occurred on the Bangor
& Aroostook railroad three miles south OF
Carlton Tuesday night OF last week.
shortly before midnight. Four people
were ktiiHu hhd ntbte tupIt injured.
The accident was due to weather condi-
tions. In a swirl of snow driven before a
gale, with the Thermometer thirty below
zero, snowplows and q passenger train
eight hours late were fighting their way
through the drifts. The pillow train pre-
ceding the passenger was stopped by
huge DRIFT, and the passenger train
plunged into il, killing ope man OF th.
snowplow crew. An hour later another
snowplow train plunged into the rear Of
the passenger train, killing three psssen-
gers and iniurinr several more. The
swirling snow obliterated all lights ana
signals. The dead are Frank e. Harding,
Brewer, aged thirty-eight, travelling
salesman; Mrs. Dana Hinckiey, Water
Vile, aged twenty Ave, a bride OF iew
weeks; Mildred Shaw, aged twelve,
Limestone; Charles 81. Peter, brakeman,
Van Buren, Among the injured is John Il.
Montgomery of Bucksport, drug sales
man.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13
sEpowIcK, IA.
Committee.

An interesting meeting was held Feb /.
No names were accepted. All enjoyed the
visitors from South Bluehnl. The lee
turer had nice program.
AT SEA, Jan. "a. 1915.
To the members Of ssdsaeick grange:
/ have just received the package that was
sent from you, and want to thank you one
and all. OF all the presents received from
friends and relatives, and several from the
Red Cross, none pleased me more than the
one from my old home town.
IL sure does cheer one up to hear from
home. and know that you are still remem-
bered. The navy life is sure great deal dif-
feTeut from civilian life, but we have some
pretty good times after all. l have only been
shore once since Aug. n, 1917, the day We
left Boston. We have seen no active service
as yet, but cannot tell when We shall be
called to foreign service.
The past week has been one that shall
never forget. We were out, fifteen ships In
all, and ran into a storm that lasted for two
days and nights.
The Only way that we could cat was to hold
on to a stanchion with one hand and brace
bot feet
an sorry that cannot tell where we are
al present, but II is II good ways from my
address at New YORK. We are not allowed
to say anything in regard to the whereabouts
of the feet.
Am in the engineers force. Came in as Ere
man, third class. and have made two ratings
since Oct. !. Yesterday was examined for
drst class, aud by q streak Of good luck.
made it. The next rating will be water ten
der, bat probably that will not be as easy as
the other ratings.
an al xiousiy waiting for GUNNER 10 come,
tor an. in hopes 10 haze furiough. aud II
We are near enough. ! want TO see North
Sedgwiek again.
would be very glad TO hear from you all.
Very sincerely yours,
GEO. Ina CLossoS.
L. 5. $ Virginia,
Care OF Postmaster.
New York,
Eng. Div. No. 10.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13

PROSPECT HARHoR. Jan. %, 1915,
Dear Aunt Aadge.and N. b, Sisters;
Your selection OF verse which headed the
column carried me. back to my school days.
and in imagination / am deelaiming 1T was
the Schooner Hesperus That Sailed the
Wintry sea, etc. and many other grand old
poems. agree with you. Aunt Madge, in re-
gard to reading, the most important of all
studies which seems to me to be sadly neg
iected in our schools Of to-day.
We are certainly having a good old-fash-
Toned winter, bat we are not confronted with
the serious fuel problem which we know
about in other places.
a little verse cut from our daily paper
seemed so good that quote it here for the
Mutua!s, who perhaps did not see it. The
lines were those printed last week.
The war, think, is teaohing us many
things. Church and other village societies
work together for war relief. for humanity's
sake and through patriotism We are all doing
things which few years ago we should have
thought mpossible-asing co4rssr breads and
consuming less sugar-in fact. many are
using none because they can't get it. and are
well and happy. The war Will be wonder.
fnl educator. We shall depend on our owr
| resources, and the younger generation /,
learning to knit. Among my Christmas gift
had Christine which has had = marveloul
I popularity among the new books.
am sending recipe for q lotion TO
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13
THE AMERICAN.
Ellsworth, Me.

FOR FREEDOM AND HUMANITY.
Across the sea l heard the groans
OF nations in the intervals
or wind and wave Their blood and bones
Cried out in torture, crushed by thrones,
And sucked by priestly eannibals.
dreamed Of freedom slowly gsined
BY martyr meekuess, patience. faith.
And 10! an athlete grimly stained.
With corded muscles, battle strained,
Shouting it from the fields Of death,
turn me, awe-struek, from the sight.
Among the clamoring thousands mute.
only know that God is right.
And that the children of the light
Shall tread the darkness under foot.
know the pent IRE heaves its crust.
That sultry skies the bolt will form
To smite them clear; that nature must
The balance of her powers adjust,
Though with the earthquake and the storm,
God reigns, and let the earth rejoice!
bow before His sterner plan.
Dumb are the organs OF my choice;
He SPEAKS in battles stormy voice,
His praise is n the wrath Of man:
Yet, surely S. he lives, the day
OF peace he promised shall be ours,
To fold the flags OF war, and lay
Its sword and spear to rust away,
And SOW its CHASTITY fields with flowers.
Whittier.
Selected by Aunt susan-by the-sea.
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Guests Must Provide Bread cards

In such sorely pressed neutral coun-
tries as Sweden the war has resulted
In rich and poor alike being subject
ed to many restrictions heretofore I'M
known. An illustration Of this-not
without It's humorous aspects found
in a Swedish wedding invitation re-
Gently received in this country by
friends OF the bride and bridegroom.
The latter were members of two
wealthy families in Stockholm, and
the handsomely engraved missive In
cluded an Invitation to banquet at
one Of the finest hotels In the Swedish
capital. II was in a notation at the
bottom page that The hand Of war
manifested itself. in these words
please bring your bread cards" This
meant that well-to-do hosts at a wed
ding could not provide their guests
with bread except In restricted
amounts and In the manner prescribed
BY lsw.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13

chapped hands which came to me from dear
elderly relative-in-lsw, Aunt Mil, who has
taught us all many useful things, but nothing
any more appreciated than this. never
used anything any better, so l want other
to try 1t.
I send two other recipes-a brown bread
for two SISTER Mary uses it), and confec-
ton which we found very nice for the hoii-
days. as it took 10 sugar. 1t is called Persian
Sweets. wish the sisters would report IL
they try any of these. Faithfully yours.
AuST SUSAN BY-THR-SEA.
Many thsuEs for your good help. The
recipes will come later.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-13
RECIPES
Nonenclature.

One evening there arrived at an inn
in a continental village a gentleman
who sent his courier for the travellers
register that he might enter his name
In accordance with the police regula-
tons. The man replied that he had
anticipated his wishes and registered
him as an English gentleman of indie
pendent means But how did you
write my manner Il can't exactly pro-
nounce IT, but l copied 1t faithfully
from milord's portmanteau." But 1t
is not there. Bring me the book" The
book was brought and the traveller
found, instead of the English name Of
Smith-Jones, the following entry !:
Monsieur rantedsoildleatherr