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Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
RULES ARE ADOPTED
 BY DEFENSE COU NCIL

TACOMA, Jan. 2S.-Rules for con- duct with keep your mouth shut" as the predominating item were decided upon for dfsloyal persons in the state by the state council of defense in executive session here today. A definite policy for dealing with those who. disloyal and insidious in their efforts to undermine American spirit. yet kept within the law. is in for nation and will later be announced by the council. Five organizations, be- sides the Red Cross. were decided as specifically approved in their efforts to obtain funds. They are the Young Mems Christian Association, the Ar menian-Syrian Relief. the Knights of Columbus. the Jewish Relief and the community training camp activities.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
LATOll'HE WOMAN DIES
 OF TUBERCULOSIS

Mrs. Mavro Anderson Hjort. of La touche. wife of Peter Hjort. died of tuberculosis. January 35, and her body was brought to Valdez for i'm terment Mrs. Hjort was born in AL aska in 1888, and was 30 years old at the time of her death. She leaves husband and three children. The Rob- bins Undertaking Parlors had charge of the funeral ceremonies, Rev. Mi cholls preached the funeral sermon. Interment took place in the Valdez cemetery at 1 o'clock today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
PILOT [ HELNESS
 IS SUSPENDED
Loses License for Five Months in Connection with MaripOsa Wreck
 -Captain may be Tried

SEATTLE Jan. 2S.-PilOt Helness the well-known officer on the steam ship Mariposa on watch at the time she was wrecked on Strait Island reef in Sumner Strait. has been sus- pended for five months by the federal inspectors, and Captain Mckay may be tried for alleged unskillfulness in handling the matter of the wreck of the Spokane. Both officers are we'll known in Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
VOTES CONFIDENCE
 IN GOVERNMENT Approves Making Valid Transfer nf Lands Giving Control to the
 Workingmen

PETROGRAD. Jan. 2S.--The all Russian Congress of Soldiers and Workingmen's delegates to the assem- bly, adopted a resolution today giving the government a vote of confidence. The assembly also approved making valid transfers of land and giving workingmen immediate control; the establishment of a soldiers and work ingmen's republic: the nationalization of all banks; and the repudiation of Russia's national debts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
LABOR TROUBLES
 IN GERMANY
Severe Outbreaks Said tO Have Oc- cured In Rilcnish Industrial Dis
 tricts-TrOOpS Summoned

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-SeriOus labor disturbances are still occurring in Germany. according to reports reach ing Holland from German industrial centers. So severe are the outbreaks in several Rhenish provinces that troops have been sent to quell the rioters with machine guns. At Null helm on the Rhine, opposite Cologne. troops have taken control of the in dustrial plants.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
HER FATHERS STATION"
 AT EMPRESS TOMORROW

Her Fathers Station." comedy of more than usual merit will be shown at the Empress tomorrow night. Pauline Frederick will also ap- pear in Lydia Gilmore" A Hearst Pathe News will precede both pic lures. Thursday Wm. Farnum will appear in the Fires of Conscience" " Among the coming attractions is "'Joan the Woman"
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
FIGHTING 0N
 ITALIAN FRONT
Italians RepulSe TeutOn Assaults on Piave River-Two Enemy Ma
 chimes Brought Down

ROME, Jan. 2S. Heavy fighting eastern Italian front. the Teuton at tempt to cross the Piave river being repulsed Intense aerial activity ex- British airmen brought down two ene.- my machines.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
PACKERS PLOT
 10 CONTROL PRICES
Federal IrOsecutOr Heney Charges Five Firms control Purchases
 and Visions of Stock

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 2S.-- Special Prosecutor Francis J. Heney, charged today at a special hearing Of the Federal Trade Commission that five packing firms controlled the. prices and distribution of live stock throughout the country and that these companies were in absolute control of the market.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
MAJOR GEN. WOOD WOUNDED N ARM Accidental Explosion Wounds Gener- al in Arm-TwO Other Officers
 are Seriously Hurt

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 28.- Major General Wood. in France, while on an observation tour yester- day. was slightly wounded in the arm by an accidental explosion which kill ed five French soldiers. and also hurt two other American officers. Lieuten. ant Colonel Charles E. Kilbourne was wounded in the eye and Mayor Ken yon A. Joyce in. the arm.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
ENGINEER EDWARD WILSON
 GOES TO ATLANTIC

Chief Engineer Edward Wilson, on the steamship Northwestern, will leave that vessef-on her return to Se- .attle and go to 3he Atlantic coast to ship on a vessel Chief Wilson has been running north for many years. formerly being Chief on the old New port plying between Valdez and Un- alaska. !,
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
The German Version

BERLIN. Jan. 2S.--On Asiaga pla teau and the east Brentna river yes terday several heavy artillery duels occurred. Italian attacks against Mon ta Pertica failed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
SOLDIER DONATES MONEY
 TO RED CROss FUND

Chairman Jos. A. siiverman states
 that the Red Cross fund received 8 hSnidsSne donation today from Pri-
 wits Norman HusginS 6f Fort Liscum.
 WN6 aonGasd S33. .se'to the cause from Ais SiisSss fuhde '' ''' ~ ,
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
RUMAN|A NOW
 HAS PEACE BUG
Prediction Made by Foreign Minister That separaf fe Peace Will be
 Made by Governments

AMSTERDAM. Jan. 28.--A predic- tion was made today by Foreign Min ister Kuhlmann, of Germany. that separate peace would be established between Germany and Rumania in the near future, negotiations to that end being under way.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
GERMAN NIGHT
 ATTACK FAILED
Back Near South IIens-Fight- ing Near Harricourt

LONDON. Jan. 28.-Gen. Haig re- ports that the Germans made a night attack at South Lens yesterday, but were driven of with loss. Hostile ac- tivity in the neighborhood of Harri- court and Ribecourt was also report ed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
FORMER OREGON SENATOR
 DIES IN PORTL.l ND

PORTLAND, Jan. 2S.--Charles w.. Fulton, former senator of Oregon. died here today Mir. Fulton was a politician of note several years ago. hut of late years had retired from ac- tive life and lived quietly here.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
CIVIC LEAGUE ELECTS
 OEFICERs FOR YEAR

The Civic League held a meeting Saturday and elessed ofleers for the Mrs, Mrs. v; N GasSy; daEst sics-pre.ii- president, Mrs: r [. DonoSoe: p .scre. stssya Hss. E. B. Wheat; 'e'ttesasrsr
 Mrs. Gene Ames.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
CzERN|N|S SPEECH
 HURRIED UP
German Official Says Text of Ger. man War Aims Forwarded to
 President Before Delivery

LONDON. Jan. 2S.-The Cologne Gazette's Vienna correspondent says that Count Czernin informed the Aus trian delegates that the text of his speech on the war aims of Germany was forwarded to President Wilson before it was delivered to the Reich stag.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
MILLION MEN ARE
 READY FOR FRONT

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. B. Secretary Baker testified today that a million men are ready to depart ov- erseas whenever it was decided to send them.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
ALASKA PASSES JUNEAU

ALASKA PASSES JUNEAU
 The steamship Alaska passed Ju- neau at o'clock yesterday. accord ing to telegraphic information receiv- ed by this paper today
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
CORDOvA IN PORT

The steamship Cordovs arrived in port yesterday / with zoo tons of coal for the Dock Company She sailed last night for Eilamsf. Y;
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28
MAN INTIMATE WITH ''. ARE LINCOLN DIES

SEATTLE. Jan. ss.-Thos. Var dell. aged laa. and sn intimate frisnd | of Ahrihsn Lincoln, died today h this city. '''" N'na"
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28

". R. Hintz was . Cordova passen' ger on the; NofsS1Tsstsiiini- sStdfdEy:.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-28

HYAK ToR E4dlAaAR
 The launch Hyak. Capt. Frank Nel- son. ~ilIisavst t6uSdrrov fdr Ellamsr and dowp-so9pd perts. ],
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
w. S. S. Purchases
Ali Counties Are Far Behind
Average Expected But Some
Are Working to Make Up
Deficiencies.

Charleston, Dec. 1.-THE war sav-
irgs campaign in South Carolina mas
reached a stage where any one or the
ten leading counties, by an extraordl-
nary effort, might lead the State by
the end of the year. In practically
every county in the State an intensive
wind-up campaign is being conduct
ed for the purpose of securing the
payment of all W. S. S. pledges, and
also additional purchases, and, De
cember being the critical month OF
the campaign. it is regarded as diff
cult to predict which county Will
lead.
The sales report up to November
60 shows that Beaufort leads the
State, closely followed By Calhoun
and Charleston, and others. The
ten leading counties, any of which
stands a, good chance Of winning out
are as follows with the sales per
capita shiwn: Beaufort, 1924; Cal
houn, 1910: Charleston, sS.95; Flor
ence, sS5S: Horny, $S.41; Anderson
sS34; Spartanburg. $50; York
SS.04; Greenville, s7.97: Orangebura
$6.5G. These figures are according
to the original quota, and according
to the revised quotas other counties
would also have good chances.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
Clemenceau Heads
the Delegation
Foch, Tardieu and Cambon Also
to Sit at Peace Conference
for Republic.

Paris, Dec. S.-Premier Clemenceau
may act as president OF the French
delegation to the peace conference. 1t
is reported that the presence of Pres
ident Wilson as head OF the American
delegation has led to- this decision on
the part OF the French premier. 1t IS
said that h.. may select as his col
laborators Capt Andre Tardieu, head
OF the general commission for Franco
American war matters and high COM
missioner to the United States; Jules
Cambon, general secretary to The
ministry of foreign affairs and former
ambassador to the United States;
Marshal Foch and the French min
listers Of the navy: and labor, George
Leygues and NJ. Coliard, respectively.
For a time the French newspapers
wele not permitted to forecast the
composition Of the French delegation,
but this restriction seems now to have
been withdrawn. Recently the names
of Former Premiers Leon Bourgeois
and Aristide BRAND have been men
toned in connection with the confer
ence and some of the papers have
taken them under consideration as
suitable delegates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
Oppose Govern
ment Ownership
Holders of Railroad Securities
Protest Against Continued
Control of Railroads by
Government.

Atlantic City, \. j., Dec. 9.--Prlvase
control of railroads with ]udlcloos
regulation was advocated in the re-
port of the railroad securities conl-
rittee of the National Investment
Bankers Association in session mere
today. The pre-war plan Of railroad
regulation, the report declared, was
failure, and the roads should not ee
returned to their pre-war status VITA
out providing release from the sour-
densome conditions under Which
they have heretofore operated.
Continuing, the report said:
Amy plan of future government
control should eliminate the conflict
of control between States and fede1al
bodies
..The Sherman antitrust law AID
State antitrust laws in their appll-
cation to transportation should be re
nealed in the interests of efficiency
and econoray because such laws ar'
unnecessary under proper govern
mental regulation.
ANY plan Of government contTo
which increases operating expenses
and regulates income should assume
responsibility for adequate earnings
and sustained credit.
I'VE may further add that the al
tentative of government ownership
which is being proposed by some as
the best solution for the difficulties
presented in the opinion of the corn, a,
mittee. does not offer the measure o1
relief demanded.
According to reliable authorizes
the records of government OWNERSHIP =
the world over show decreased eft
ciencv, increased expense, lessenec
initiative. political interference an2
economic waste.
Furthermore we find nothing II
tho experience Of our country in the
field of public ownership which Ell,
courages the hope that we can prGil
tably extend this sphere"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
Planning Next War
German Government Wants to
Begin Building Airblanes
at Once.

Washington. Dec. 10.-Decision OF
airplanc manufacturers in Germany
to turn their plants to making Iurnl-
ture has led TO q protest from officials
Of the German government, according
10 advices reaching Washington today
through official channels. The point
was said to have been made that ii
order 10 be ready for the next V.ar
Germany must replace the airplaneS
which it is required to turn oVc: to
The associated nations under the
terms Of the ;lrmistice.
Commenting on the protest the faa-
ish Landcs Zeitun% declares tha; the
next war will He va" in the air nd
advises the goycrnn to make ;'"W
contracts with the manufacturers Z"
allow C,ern!@nH 20 remain IN poS;.'
sion of The nuIn;}e. nf nNinS LA
chinc:; needed To face the Danger; l:i'
may menace h"l III the course OF ;he
coming Years
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
War Savings Sales
Are Very Sickly
People Do Not Seem to Be Re-
spending At All to Repeated
Urgings to Redeem Their
Pledges.

Things are getting rapidly worse
with him, says Chairman Moses Of
the War Savings Work. He says that
up to now he has received letters
all the time from the State Office in
Charleston poking him to poke up the
people Of this county to do what
they said they would do, but that now
the regional Office in Richmond, Va,
was jumping on him too. Times up
with the year" says Chairman Moses,
80 on Christmas morning I expect to
get a wire from Mr.. Wilson at the
peace conference reminding me that
there is only week more, and to
please stop down to the corner and
tell all the people to buy at once"
Sales for Friday and Saturday COM
bined were only S1,294.00, showing
that they have slumped very much
during the past few days, the whole
of last week having been compare
lively weak The State director is
! having reminders sent to all pledgers
in an effort to bring the purchases up
to the pledges. 'It seems says
/ Chairman Moses, that there is goJnS
10 be terribly big buying on Decem-
ber 31st. for as we'll as I can figure
! it no one has any intention at all OF
going back on what he, she, or it has
pledged to do. but al are putting it
off till the last moment. Not quite
all, though. for in response to one
Of the reminder cards I received an
indignant reply from the Pledge that
he had bought his stamps last June
and had them in his trunk. and
that if I did not believe it I could
phone Mr.. Blank and he would tell
me so. | did not phone"
At the end Of the week Of Novem-
Der 90 Sumter occupied the proud
/ rank Of standing 21st among the couh-
ties of this State and considering the
! light sales during December SO far Ii
| mas probably slid further down 'lf
we were headed only by such counties
| as Charleston. Greenville, Spartan
burg and Richlana. said Mr.. Moses,
I would not feel so BADLY about ut
! when ] see Sumter passed by L X
ems and Abbeville and Jasper and
| Dorchester and other Insignificant
| counties that we never compare our
selves with at all, and Orangeburs
| fifty per cent ahead of US, and Flor
ence double u.s. we'll it certainly
jmakes my goat go astray.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
New Gas Discovered
Lessons Fire Hazard in Use OF
Balloons.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Discovery. oi
an inert, n-inffammable gas, de-
signed for use in balloons, dirigibfe:
and other lighter than air craft, was
revealed by the navy department to-
day, in statement explaining ex-
pendi,urcs being made jointly with
the army for its production. The de-
partlnent said the use "i this nov elc-
mcnt. Officially termed 'arGon. WI
eliminate the hazard cf fire and eX-
plosion thar always has accompanied
balloon operations where hydrogen
has been used for imitation Of bags.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14

Fer the week ending November ~
the sales report shows Anderson
leading with per capita sales oI aa5
cents, followed by Spartanburg ss
cents; Greenville, 81 cents; Cness1s
SO cents; and Laurens, "a cents kasles 1ns
entire State, up to December 80, pnz-!
chased w. S. S. to the amount OF So
7sS,165.75, or per capita, s5.3S. Iile me
latest sales report from the treasury
department shows that South, Car
DINA ranks third from the last, fol-
lowed by Alabama and Georgia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
Flu In Darlington
New Outbreak Causes Closing:
of Schools.

Darlington, Dec. THE board OF
health has closed the public schools
of Darlington until after Christmas
Influenza has suddenly broken out
here on a larger scale than hereto
fore and this is taken as prccau-
tionary measure. The doctors Of the
town are going night and day IN the
effort to minister to the sick and are
very much overworked. The need of
nurses is felt keenly in some in
stances where several members OF
the same family are down. Every
thing possible is being done to prevent
the spread Of the disease and it is
hoped that within the near future the
epidemic will be broken up.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
CLEAN ATHLETICS THIS YEAR.
Athletic Association Formed-Meet-
ing Held in Calhoun Street School
Officers Elected.

At recent meeting in the Cal
houn Street school, the Sumter High
School Athletic Association was
formed. The following boys were
elected officers: Archie Phelps, pres
ident; Henry Edmunds, vice presi-
dent; DuPre Rhame, secretary and
treasurer.
On Monday morning list of boys
was read out receiving their Stars
and Block Letters The Stars indi-
cate two years Of football while the
Block letters one year. The follow
ing boys received stars: Leslie Den
niston, (CaptD, Archie Phelps, (MSr),
DuPre Rhame. James Burns, Col
clough Dick, Clifford Crawford, Don
ME Kirvcn. Eugene Lewis, Henry Ed
munds. Wiley Sholar. and Harold De-
Lorme. The following boys received
block letters: Alexander Tisdaie.
worth, Robert Edmunds, Frank Sho-
lar. and Coyt Kirven. Immediately
after the exercises these boys met and
elected DuPre Ithame rs their captain
for next year and Harold DcLorme RS
their manager bat he resigned. fear
ing that he would not be here next
year. julius Pitts was then made
manager.
Later on in the day the Athletic
Association met and elected Clifford
Crawford manager Of the basketball
team These boys have already begun
work and will very soon give the peo-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14

Mrs Ruth Dodd has accepted in
vitations to address two public health
meetings in sumter county on Decem-
Der 18th. The first meeting will be at
Sfateburg No. 10 graded school at 5
D. m and thc second meeting at Rem
bert graded school ut 80 clock
That evening.
Either pr. j. y. IFavne or DIR. Vance
Brabha:n of the State Board OF
Health Will also address; both of these
meetings These two meetings are
intended as western Sumter county
gatherings and the public is cor-
daily invited. Mrs. Dodd also ad-
dresses the Red Cross meeting at
Sumter at O'Clock tonight, to which
the public is also invited and urged
- attend
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
There is Still Much Work to Be Done
by This Organization.

Cnlu1nhia Dec 9-The pract1ca!!.
unanimous opinion OF the members o.
the State Council OF Defense. as WIS
evidenced at the bi-mcnthly meetins
held here Wednesday, is that the De
fense Council should continue IN OPP
GRAFTON until conditions have assum-
ed nearer normal, and that probably
the greatest need for the Defense
Council and the larger scope or us
work will come with the many prop
lens of readjustment during the COM
ing months. Such expressions were
heard from men from all parts of the
State.
This feeling is in line with the de
cision of the Council Of National De-
fense. The several cabinet members
forming the national council have
adopted resolutions. in view of the
need for the services Of the State
Councils, calling upon them to re-
main modified, and recommending
to the governors and legislatures Of all
States that State Councils be retain
ed.
The work that lies ahead-close CO.
operation with the national agencies
after Rehabilitation of the military
forests, it is generally felt, the
province of Just such an agency as the
State Council of Defense. without
which the national government would
be seriously handicapped.
A legislative committee was appoint
cd to submit to the Council at its
meeting, January 9, suggested legisla-
ton changes to the General Assem-
bly, This committee is com posed Of
David r.. Coker. chairman; John G..
Richards, Christie Benet, w. "A.
Stuckey. William Elliott. J. Ross Han
ahan, James a. Hayne and Reed
Smith.
DR.. Reed Smith was appointed Field
Secretary Of the Council Of National
Defense to keep the National Council
informed of the activities Of the
South Carolina Council and to convey
to the State Council the suggestions
CT the National Council in the work
OF readjuStment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
PRISONERS LEAVING GERMANY
Go Through Switzerland, Others via
Holland and Denmark.

Berlin. Monday. Dee 9.-Twcnty-
six hundred American prisoners who
were interncd 1T Rastatt. left there
Yesterday for Switzerland. Two hun
dred other Americans who wero scat
tered throuheout the various camps of
Germany are leaving that country by
way of Holland and Denmark
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
REAI. YELLOW JOURNALISM.
!iearst's Policy Put on Record by Sen
ate Committee.

Washington. Dec 1o.-Government
copies Of kilograms signed by Hearst.
giving instructions regarding the pol
lev of his papers to their correspond
ents during the war were read into
the record at today's hearing before
the senate committee investigating
German propaganda
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14

Cologne Saturday Dec. Tho
French and American troops officially
entered AiX-I.a ChappeIle today. and
took over the occupation Of that Ger
man city from the Pelgians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
Supervision Ends Soon
War Industries Board Will Free
Steel Industry.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Governnaent
supervision over the steel industry ana
steel price fixing will end December
31st, the war industries board: an
nounced today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14

Amsterdam Tuesday. Dec. lit
s officially intimated that there ar"
million cases Of Influenza in The
Dutch East Indies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14

The holiday trade has opened UP
well ana the crowds Of Christmas
shoppers increase daily.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.
Assistant Attorney General Thompson
Nominated as Member. ~

Washington, Dec. 1l.-Suston
Thom pson, Of Colorado, now assistant
attorney general, has been nominal
ed by the president to be a member of
the federal trade commission.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-14

Mr.. w. D. Owens has received nos,
tice that his son, Sergt Henry Owens,
was seriously gassed in action IN
France and had been sent to a base
hospital in England.