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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-30
FIRE PREVENTION Day is NO
FEMBER ,.
Governors Proclamation and Com
nl;ssioncr's. Letter to People.

Insurance Commissioner McSwain
is bending every enegry to make less
the: fire loss Of the State. He is send
ing to the mayors and chiefs Of fire
departments Of the State a copy OF a
proclamation of the governor making
November 2 g fire prevention day, and
is writing letter setting forth in de-
tail how the fire losses may be de-
creased. He is urging. the cleaning
and keeping clean of allSpremises, the
examination Of all hues and repairing
OF every defective one, the removal
of rags, especially greasy rags from
closets, the careful storing of kero-
sene and oils, the storing Of waste,
the protection Of matches and the
careful guarding of property, urging
householders as the last thing at night
to see that all danger of FIRE is pre-
vented.
The proclamation which Governor
Manning has issued as follows:
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Proclamation.

At no time in the history OF our
country has the menace OF ire been
greater and the preservation OF our
resources more necessary. Activities
of hostile incendiaries threaten IN
many parts of the country, causing de-
struction of needed supplies of food
stufs and other vital staples. These
fires will strike at the foundation OF
national power and wealth by the
elimination of resources
Fire causes enormous direct de-
struction of cotton, lumber, grain and
other foodstuffs, as well as large
variety of other materials essential to
the prosecution of the war. Fire
cripples productive industry engaged
upon war orders to far greater ex-
tent than is generally realized.
While causing a vast impairment
in Americas fighting efficiency, fire
loss is, in the main, unnecessary. The
loss can be materially lessened if each
citizen will do his part towards see
ing that precautionary measures are
adopted for his premises. The burn
ing of your property through negll-
sence or carelessness may not only
cause you loss and inconvenience, but
the fire may spread to youEneighb bor's
property aso. Fire prevention, there
fore, becomes a patriotic duty Of ev-.
cry citizen. The cooperation Of news
papers, civic bodies, and particularly
school systems, will contribute pow
erfulIy to this end. The annual loss
by fire to the State of South Carolina
is approximately s1,250, 600.
In view of the importance OF the
meter and as a means OF arousing our
citizens to the magnitude Of the fire
waste and induce them to take more
interest in the subject of fire preven.
ton, I, Richard l. Manning, governor
of the State, by virtue of authority
lin me vested do hereby designate and
proclaim Saturday, November 2, 1918,
as Fire Prevention Day, and urge
that aon this day all citizens inspect
their property and give personal at
tention to the removal therefrcm OF
all rubbish and debris: that chimneys
aues and heating apparatus be put in
forder; that mayor Of each town anc
city by proclamation ask the cooper
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alton of its citizens in having a thor
ough inspection of all premises in
their respective municipalities, to the
end that the number of fires may be
lessened and the losses therefrom
checked.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the State Of South Car
-elina to be affixed at Columbia on
this the 23rd day of October. in the
year of our Lord 1872
Richard l. Manning,
Governor.
W. Banks Dove,
Secretary Of State.
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Red Cross Notes.

In response to the humane appeal
to helo, Mrs. C. c. Moore and Mrs.
Amanda Williams begged today
s17.S2 to help a family on West Lib
erty Street. They, with the rest OF
the neighbors have been doing their
BIT. I wish all our colored Red Cross
members would just fall in line, and
do what they can to help the suffering
in our city.
Mrs. C. A. Lawson,
Vice Chairman, Red Cross Auxiliary.
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POWERFUL. GAS SHELLS. .
Many Germans Killed IN Spite|of
Their Masks.

New York, Oct. 25.-Gas shells pre-
pared in America are more deadly
than any so far made in Germany
and their fumes can penetrate even
the most modern gas masks, Maj. II.
". Duffy of the British-Anerican gas
service, declared here tonight In q
lecture before the Society Of Chemical
Industry. Major Duffy said that n
tours of the battle fields in, Francs, hes
had observed hundreds OF Germans.
all of whom wore masks Of the latests
German design, killed by AmerIsans
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Red Cross. Notice.

The work room is still open and
more workers are urgently needed
20 take care of the large amount OF
work that has accumulated. The
.alls from headquarters are as great
as heretofore and unless more OF the
members of the local chapter assist
regularly it will be impossible, to
complete, the assigned allotment on
time.
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STAMPS FOR PRIZES.
Fairs to Help War Saving Stamp Sale.

Prizes at several of the county fairs
to be held in South Carolina will be
offered in war savings stamps, and II
the prize winners will respond to this
patriotic step from $4,000 to $4,000
worth of war savings stamps will be
distributed as prizes, and these pa
.triotic prizes will help Uncle Sam
give the finishing wallop to the kals-
,er and his precious lot sof sons.
A. the county fairs off Florence,
Sumter, Lee and Orangeburg, war saw
:ngs stamps, it has been announced.
will be offered to the winners, who
have the option of accepting the
orizes in cash. Other fair associations
have also decided on offering war
savings stamps, but some Of the fairs
have been called off on accountsof the
Influenza situation.
This plan means that the winner OF
"a 500 prize, for insancey would re-
ceive war savings stamps which, at
maturity, would be worth about s12O
war savings stamps pay interest at
the rate Of about4.27 per cent, COM
bounded qarter4y, and may Gbe re-
deemed at any time before maturity
at the rate of about 8 per cent.
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Notice.

On account of postponement of
call A1461-G for entrainment of white
men On October goth, men summon
ed under that call will not report un-
til further notice.
j. H. CLIFTON,
Chairman, Local Board, Sumter Co.,
Sumter, S. C.
October 26, 1918.
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Ralph Flowers S,..rs.

Atlanta, Oct. 26.-Georgia Tech de-
feated Camp Gordon's team of former
gridiron stars, 2S to here today IN
a.game that was anybody's until
sarupper, former Tech quarter, now
in the army, fumbled in the second
period Half back Ferst, former Sa-
vannah High School player, recover
ed for Tech and raced thirty yards to
touchdown.
Linebucks by fallback Allen inter
spersed with end-runs by half-back;
Flowers, former Davidson star, now
81 Yellow Jacket, CARED the ball hall,
way down the field in the latter part
OF the second period and quarter-back
Barron. added another Tech store.
The third period was seoreless, but
in. the fourth Barron scored again on
"a tWenty-three-v run, and halt.
back 3. Adams tailed the final score
Capt Fineher kicked all goals.
Former college players on the eami an
team put up fast game, particular
" Strupper, Beers, of Dartmouth :
Kraft, Syracuse. and Waller Prince
ton Tech which won its fourth
straight game OF the season today
with a total Of S o5 points to naugh
forts opponents, has only two regu77.
lars left from last years champion
ship eleven, Guyop and Fincher
Mr.. e. ~. Cofeld, secretary Of the
State Autonaob bile ASSOCIATION, is IN the
s.;4,t l,,,s.; ,sc ~ fJ,aEa Ssocjaf
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WOMAN EDUCATOR DEAD.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young Victim Of In
iluenZa.

Washington, Oct. 26.-Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young, Chicago, chairman OF
the National Woman's Liberty Loan
Campaign, died here today OF pneu-
monia, following a short illness with
influenza.
Mrs. Young was formerly superln-
tendent of the Chicago City Schools.
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.Nesroes and Service.

important thing that the color
SSSe nstlll into their people is an un-
sanding Of the binding quality of
The white employer of a
salbred cook who for no good reason
Misses her without notice is
&fiiif af q dishonorable act, but the
D6aigation of faithfulness is not less
'fsiss ding on the cook or other domes-
sffG That the relation Of employer
SSSiFf employed S too often severed
hof observance of the ordinary
S SaESeiples OF Justice and fair dealing
erhaps due ii part to both, bu!
q INK We do ROT exaggerate IN
Ihat the sense of obligation to
fpTm q pronised service for Civ
inae IS rather commonly absent
c0ioreS donestic servants These
zfEonae can not hope to expect indul-
ERS6f or even considerate treatmen.
IS tne4 Sd haaE learn how to recip-y
tile Dispositions Of:
81 ia towards negroeshas
ana aIy improved and IN
4 4 IA u It has inproved5
*sS 3I3S Re seIva n too many Of
5sf ssofs ices not appear to
fonnd iodgren that they corr
rang hatsoerer when az
n pick and leave with
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asslin ana Cooler First Part OF The
Week.

:Eashingten. Oct. Probably rain
a8onday cooler Tuesday, seasonable.
te10peratures thereafter, is the wealth
seTS predfction for the Southeastern
ssfasas during The coming week.
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Are You Praying,

Are You Praying.
Are you praying together daily, 6.
Are you pleading with God In pray
er.
Or going on still in the old way
AS you've done year after year.
Do you thank Him forS;ai OF His
mercies,
Do you implore Him for His care
But oh, are you earnestly praying?
We are needing so much, more
PRAYERi
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&c AReqaests of the Pastofs

All places OF public WoTshlp
closed until The rayages OF anfa1el
are past. But private worsllIp cah
never be barred Ifg ever personal @
Weu as national hum nifty, with pray
ser and suppHcaton are to be ezer-
cised, it is in the midst of Waranc
pestilence. These are upon US MANY 1g.
q, time Of old, Gods people called up
on Him ana he heard them and sdeliv-g
cred them out of all their troubles
His ear is still open to the cry OF the;
broken heart and the contrite spirit
Let us remember the hour OF PRAYER
on His day.
At 11.30 each Sunday corning Wi1ilsss
our places of public worship are:
closed, let all of us, each OF US, y iaso
believe in a prayer answering Gos1ss
humble ourselves in prayer. TO ~
mighty God. five are athonne, gath
err the household around the family
altar. If we are out with q circle efg
friends, let us pray together There. N.
great power where two or three are
gathered and agree as touching any-s
thing. There is courage inthes touch
OF NSdIIS <1%o UOA@SH
touch of elbows in the trenches
we must be alone, let us pray. Il sit as. sis
only the burden of a sigh OF the up
ward glancing Of an eye. God Will
hear. Let us pray:
1. For a clean heart and artght
spirit, that our prayers may be ac-s
cepted.
2. That God will stay the pest1-s
lence, that we may praise him for the.
help of his countenances and serve:
him with JOY and gladness.:
3. For peace and salvation to al
the nations of the earth, for the sake
of righteousness, humanity, and the:
glory of Cod.
In all our supp1ications, let us ask:
God to give US faith to receive hds:
blessings. -ssssss
/ This is the earnest request Of the
Pastors Union of Sumter to all who.
fear God.
J. H. Wilson, President.
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S Mr.. e. w. Cofeld, secretary Of the
State Automobile ASSOCIATION, is IN the
city, on business Of thes association
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London, Set. 2e-Kralevo, sixty
miles east and northeast of Nish has
oeen occupied by the Serbians, says
the Serbian official statement today.
The sun., 1918-10-25
$1,665, 0el LEFT BY BRYCE.
Three Children 60 share Estate
Under VIII.

BY the report Of the transfer tax APP
praiser filed in Hampstead. L. l.. yes
terday. the gross value of the estate OF
the late Lloyd s. Bryce OF Roslyn. L. l.,
who was Minister from this country TO
the Netherlands, is placed at Sl.665.-
061.1s. The personal property 10 ap-
praised at s7so.sss.ss. while the real
property Is valued at sS74.16750. The
debts and costs Of administration amount
to s111767.2o. leaving a net estate OF
s1,5532ese6
Tho property was left by will to his
three children. A son. Peter Cooper
Bryce OF Syosset. L. l., receives s1s1.s60
and one-half OF the house at l025 Firth
avenue. also books engravings and other
personal belongings Edith c. Cram,
wife OF ]. Sergeant Cram OF Westbury.
receives S307.sl4 She also receives
household furniture and one-quarter in
terest in the property on Fifth avenue
and a life interest In one-half Of the
reslduary estate. CorneliA r. Pinchot.
wife OF clifford Pinchot Of Milford, Pa.
receives $91I.46s. and she also receives
personal property similar to that given
her sister.
The inheritance tar that the three
children will have to pay TO the State
amounts TO s37sl0.0s.
The sun., 1918-10-25
NORA BAYES STARS
IN LADIES FIRST
Old Hoyt Play Brought Up to
Date for Her in Broad
hurst Theatre.
SCORES NEW SUCCESS
Latest Version Of "a Con-
I. tented Woman Has Plenty
Of Vigorous Humor.
SCORES NEW SUCCESS

Nora Bayess artistic wsnderings
carry her into varied fields Not long
ago she was lost In the niazes OF a song
recital transferred to different bleak city
stages. then she was back In the fold
OF the two-a-dAy only to emerge as the
view. Last night she was the star Of
Ladies First" musical comedy which
H II. Frazee presented In the Broad
hurst Theatre. Miss Bayes's Is an I'M
easy artistic spirit which might reason
ably have been at rest last night. The
applause OF the audience OF friends must
for her personal share In the play Of the
evening have been reassuring.
she was seen in q new version OF a
drama that enjoyed perhaps score Of
years ago q certain popularity. It be-
longs to the theatre as II the historic
theatre) of Charles Hoyt. Unlike the
other plays OF the same author "A Con-
tented Woman" was not . series OF sa-
tiricaI sketches lightly bound together.
but a more sustained attempt to satir,ze
woman suffrage of that day. 1t was
Wtieteh iOF tHc WIG ot tHc oTaIl1dtlHt,
Caroline Miskel. n graceful beauty who
figured as the heroine Of the play al
the Madison Square Theatre. Mr.. Hoyt
Intended thst II should give the actress an
opportunity to display every facet Of her
beauty. With this amiable purpose were
It's scenes designed. Last night Miss
Baves was acting this same role.
She impaired plenty Of her vigorous
humor to the performance and delivered
her songs with all the effectiveness that
resides In her two tones. Thew are per-
haps less monotonous when the burden
OF the whole entertainment does not lie
SO heavily on her fair shoulders But
her vivarity was unfa gging and she de-
livered her songs with the usual COM
munication OF every idea which they pos
sessed. She 10 q true type of the artist
that the two a day develops. Not all
the humor of the evening came from her
efforts William Kent a new comedian
to New York audiences. was not only
athletic but really humorous as a hem
pecked husband and Florence Morrison
did the henpecking vociferously. Lew
Cooper in an imitation OF Al JoIson.
Irving Fisher. an agreeable specimen Of
the musical comedy tenor. and Clarence
Nordstrom were contributors to the sue
cess Of the new version Of the old play.
II. B Smith has followed Its form
more or less strictly and Baldwin
Sloane has provided some agreeable
duets and numbers for the comedy
chorus. So ladies First" has come
through the process OF resuscitation
much better than some of It's contem-
porarles.
The sun., 1918-10-25
NOTES OF THE THEATRES.

In the Liberty Loan campaign sE.ls<.-
$50 was raised in the theatres OF New York
city 1t was announced last night BY Chair
man Z. F. Albee OF the Theatrical Allied
Interests Committee.
Robert 3. Mantsil viii devote the nrst
week OF his reptrtory at the Forty-fourrh
street Theatre TO the presentation OF Bull
wer Lytton's "Ricr4lisu" a popular scale
Of prices viii prevail.
Laugh and Grow Thin" shusert mus
ical production. will have Its out OF town
opening early next week
The Shuberts announce the engage
ment of Robert Edeson for a leading role
in The Long DASH play by Robert
Mears MackAy and Victor Mapes which
they will present in New York early next
month.
'paddies' will be transferred to the Ly-
ceum Theatre November 4 to give place At
the Bela.co to Edward Knoblauch's play.
Tiger! Tiger In which Frances Starr
will have the lead. The author sent the
manuscript OF the new play from Some
where In FrancH"
Charlie Chaplin In Shoulder Arms wiii
be retained for second week at the
Strand
There Will he mstinees at the principal
theatres Election Dav.
Winehell Smith and John L Golden will
present Three Wise Fools" at the Critic
rion Thursday.
The sun., 1918-10-25
YVETTE GULBERT
BRINGS NEW CHARM
Comments on War and Art In
terspersed in the Singing
Numbers.
OLD FAvORITEs THE RULE
"0utlaws in France and Amer
lea" Given at Maxine
Elliott Theatre.
OLD FAvORITEs THE RULE

Nine. Yvette Guilbert began her an
nual New York season of recitals yes
terday afternoon at the Maxine Elliot
Theatre with a programme entitled
Chansons Rouges (Outlaws In France
and in Americs1." The song groups
were headed what They Are" Their
Sentimental Life" Their Bravado
Songs" what They Were" What They
Would Have Liked to Be-
The opening three songs, -Toute une
vie" I'm prison and 'Freres ct Soeurs,"
were written by Aristide Bruant, who
originated the stun songs OF Paris and
10 known In Paris as familiar figure
In the Montmartrc "boites'' (cabarets).
Nine. Guilbert talked. acted and sung
with spirit. whether It was in Bruants
'Freres ct soeurs' ("Chiidren Who
Never Have Parents''). or the old negro
song. II Love That Man." or such cow
boy songs as Billy Gashade's Jesse
James" In the final group was n Gull
bert-Ferrari song. "Maternitas Dolo-
rosa"
The numbers were delivered with
Nine. Guilbert's wonted mastery OF dc
tion. sympathy and unique charm, but II
must yet be added that whether in her
PREDATORY remarks telling OF the infiu-
ence of the war upon humanity and
art, or when she recited or sanga song.
she has probably never before here
struck such deep notes in the express
sion Of pathos and tragedy as she did
,esterday.
The sun., 1918-10-25
MEGERLIN GIVES RECITAL.
Philharmonic ytolinist and Nina
Moruana Please Music Lovers.

Aeolian Hall was occupied by Two re-
citals yesterday In the afternoon Al
fred Meserlin. principal violin of the
Philharmonic Society. was heard in a
comprehensive programme. II embraced
one of Bach's sonatas for violin una
companied. Mcndelssohn's concerto. the
Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo
Capriccioso' and "Sarasate's Gypsy
Dances" Here was opportunity for 4
display OF almost the entire resource Of
violin technic and q satisfying variety
of style.
Mr.. Megerlin Is q competent violinist
He has a solid technic and his intona-
ton Is generally good. He played In an
honest. Straightforward manner with a
tone undamped. indeed quite waterproof
and a style calm and unimpassioned
Bach in particular assumed In his hands
all those old peds gosic airs which make
him most forbidding The atmosphere
Of the recital was wholly dry.
In the evening Nina Morgsna. soprano.
was heard In programme OF songs.
One operate air was Included. the
Come per me serena" from Ia Son.
nambula-" Miss Morgana entertained
her large audience with . light voice
OF very pretty character, not always
produced 80 as to reveal its beauty la
perfect purity.
The exceeding coolness OF her tones
made depth of expression difficult. nor
was there any large evidence Of that
musical insight which Is needed to give
pith and point to song All went
smoothly and pleasantly but monoton-
ously. The audience was very kind. as
40 many audiences are. and the young
woman received several invitations to
sing extra numbers, to which she re-
sponded with smiling graciousness.
The sun., 1918-10-25
PRESIDENT RECEIVES CLERGY.
bons's Jubilee VISIT white House.
sn<rfaf D,snnfeA "a Tuv erx
Special DsspdtcA TO TEE 81

VAST ;oToN, Oct 2i.--The President
received to-day the group of distin-
guished members Of the Roman Catholic
clergy who came to this country to
take part in the golden jubilee of Car
dinsl Gibbons. The Right Rev. Thomas
J. Shahn, rector OF the Catholic Cniver-
sity. made the presentations. He enter
tanned at luncheon preceding the call at
the White House. when covers were laid
for eighty.
Miss Nellie johnson. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Paul r. Johnson. was married
to Lieut.. c. c. Todd, Jr.. q. 8. N. this
afternoon in the home of her parents,
the Rev, Edward L. Buckley Of St Mat
thews Cathedral Church officiating.
Arrangements for the wedding were
hastily made, the bridegroom having
returned only last week from France,
where he served for the last eighteen
months.
The Italian Ambassador and Countess
di Cellere had small company in
formally at luncheon to-day 10 meet
Senator Gothic. a member Of the New
York State LEGISLATURE. who recently re-
turned from italy. where he went for
the Committee on Public Information.
The sun., 1918-10-25

returns missing. there had been received
tr ty BY tie 4 VISION subscriptions
amounting to s20.000.000.
Indirect subscriptions, certified TO by
the various foreign language committees,
which act under the direction of MT
Hartlgan. totalled for the Second Fed
eral Reserve District $15.000,000. These
subscriptions are a direct outgrowth OF
the activities OF Mr.. Hartisan's division
but were placed through banks and trust
companies and were not directly sent to
headquarters by the Foreign Language
Division. This makes total, returns
for which have been certified to by the
members of the various nationality COM
nnittees Of the division, OF s35, 00o.0o0
for the Second Federal Reserve District
schools Sell s4b.OOO,OOO of bonds.
Incomplete returns from the public
schools show total bond sales of about
s45. 100000, with Indications that the
Anal total will be considerably higher.
In spite of the influenza, which caused
great numbers of absences on the part
of both teachers and pupils and inter-
fered with the holding Of rallies and
even with canvassing. the Liberty Loan
campaign organized by Associate Super
intendent William J. O'Shea, who was
assigned by Supt Ettinger to take
charge OF war activities, produced some
remarkable results.
Porto Rico has gone over the top In
its campaign and has a surplus of 800
900 or 100000. according to a cable
message from Gov. Arthur wager. re-
ceived by Sheppard G. Schermerhorn.
chairman of the Export Import and
SH'nn'n~ Committee Of the Liberty Loan
Committee.
frederick A. Wallis, Fourth Deputy
Police Commissioner. announced yester-
day the total subscriptions received by
members Of the Police Department was
$3.50. S60.350 The initial drive was for
$50. 900, 900. OF this amount 100000
was received in cash. The subscribers
numbered 434,9S4