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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
The Doom of Turkey.

After the Battle Of Samarla, the;s
Turkish Empire was thing OF the
past. It's future was and is a mere
question Of allied purpose. II is Iors
France, Britain, and Italy to: decloes
what will become of the provinces
once Turkish which lie outside or tnei1
Anatolian districts, inhabited by the
Osmanli. In part, too, this question
has been settled by the agreement pe-
tween the British and the French
which assigns Mesopotamla TO the
former and Syria to the latter.
The fate which had overtaken Bei-5
,gium. Serbia, and Run1ania, the
weaker allies of the nations united
against Germany, had now befaiien
one of Germany's allies. The fall OF
Turkey, too, had instantly DESTROYED
the Asian phase Of the German M't-.
tel-europa ambition. The circum-
stances under which Turkey Tetlreo
from the war were all that renamed
nrol,lematical when the. full extent OF
AIlenby's success was established:
The defense of the Bagdad Railway,
east Of the Cicilican Gates, was no
LONGER conceivable, nor was it pos.
sible. given the western situation,
given the growing strain upon the
manpower Of the German, as result
of the allied offensive in France, that
Germany could aid her Turkish ally,
even were the road open and the
sire unshaken. :.ss.
Turkey was now in the position OF
Rulnania two years earlier. and the
parallel was the more striking oe-
cause of what was happening ia Bull
garia at the moment the, victory in
Palestine was assuming its true pro-.
portions. In the history Of the
Orient, therefore, the events OF the
last days Of September, 1919 are.
likely to remain forver memorable.
A great empire was then oyerthrown.
five centuries of OsmanIi domination
were terminated, the Arab world at
last escaped from the domination OF
the Turk, and Islam ceased to be q
weapon and possession nominally In
the hands of the Sultan at Constan-
tincple, actually in those. Of the Ger
man Emperor, who a few years ago
claimed the proud role Of Protector
of Islam''-From ''The War is Won
Miteeleuropa is Finished by Frank
H. Simonds, in the American Review
of Reviews. -.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
DR.. Hilton Jones Comes Thursda,

DIR. Hilton Jones Comes Thursday.
The uncertainty caused by the cpl
demic delayed the delivery OF the
Lyceum tickets this year.
Miss Alice Moses, who has this IN
charge, states that subscribers may
get tickets at the Nadonal Bank OF
Sumter if she should not happen to
see them, and that those who do not
get their tickets before THURSDAY
night, should come and she will be
prepared to deliver them there. Mean
while she will proceed with the de-
livery as rapidly as possible.
DR.. Hilton, Jones comes THURSDAY
evening for the first number and vii
delight all. His startling experiment:
worked out before the audience VII
be as interesting as magician:
tricks, but without the fake element
The wonders and mysteries of nature
herself are shown in a way to I'M
press even a. child. From an educa
tionai standpoint this is the mos
valuable number on the course.
The next number is Victor's Italian
artists, a wonderful musical organ
iza tiOn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
METAL TRADE CONSPIRACY.
Charges Made Against Six Concesns
in New York, London and Ger
many.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The federal
trade commission today issued COM
paints against six concerns with
Headquarters at London; New York
and in Germany which it says II mas
reason to believe are united in a met:
al combination with the great Ger
man metal interests. -
The companies, one Of which was
taken over from German owners oy
the alien property custodian last July
%, and now is being operated for
him, are charged with practicing un-.
fair and destructive. methods OF. com
petition in the American market,
aimed at monopolizing the American
minerals separation industry. &
The companies are Mineral Separa-:
ton, Ltd; Minerals Separation
American Syndicate, Ltd; Minerals:
Separation American Syndicate (1SlSi
Ltd; all of London; Beer, Sond--
heiner and Company, Of Frankfort
on-the-Main, Germany, and Beer
Sondheimer and Company, Inc. ana
Minerals Separation North American
Corporation, New York City Benno
Elka,n, Otto Frohnknecht and Harry
Falck of New York City, agents OF.
the company. also are named IN the
complaint, which will be heard here
December sc.
Beer, Sondheimer and Company,
Inc, is the company taken over By
the alien property custodian. At the
same time the custodian seized other
enerny-owned companies which owned
large interests in the Minerals Sepa-
ration American Syndicate. Ltd. "a
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
GERMANS ON THE MOVE.
Exodus i'm Force to Begin TO-DAY OPP
pOSite Americans.

Headquarters Of the American
First Army in France. Nov. 15-(Bl
the Associated Press).-The Ger.
mans in force will begin Saturday tc
leave the points they now occupy
northeast Of the American lines. ac.
cording to German wireless messages
Opposite the American front ther,
was much wagon and Automobile traf
&c Friday, the Germans apparently
hauling out the supplies of war ma.
teral which are not to De lett behind
A few German rear guards will re-
main as patrols and to pick up an!
stra gglers should some Of the Ger
mans attempt to desert. American
observation balloons went up today
the observers endeavoring to get ar
idea of the extent of the Gci'mar
withdrawal, but most Of the tlaffi'
was so far back that little of tn
activity could be seen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
PRESS DOING IT'S PART.
Director of War Work Campaign
Sends Message Of Appreciation to
Newspapers of the South.
,i+v EDITOR item Sumter. s. c.:

City Editor Item, Sumter, S. c.:
With t',e southeastern department
continuil. lead the entire United
States in percentage of quota raised
in the United War Work Campaign,
with s4,621,924, 60 per cent. of its
goal in hand, in the midst of this
most gigantic drive for funds to con-
tinue the war welfare work for the
boys over there, whose job is not yet
finished, the departmental campaign
cabinet sends this telegram OF appre-
citation to the press Of these seven
States for the unprecedented support
being given through the valuable col
umns of all newspapers, without ex-
ception, to very large measure the
success of the United War WORK
Campaign thus far, through the
Southeast, is due to this splendid
showing of the spirit Of cooperation
on the part of the Southern press. as
has been the pulling over the top OF
preceding campaigns and the Win
ming Of the war.
L. Porter Moore.
Publicity Director Southeastern De-
partment United War Work Cam
paign. -....
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
:uUsT PRODUCE MORE FcoD.
More Need Than Eyer for Food
Since Advent OF Peace.

Clemson College, Nov. l5.-Mr. D.
w. Watkins, acting director of coop
erative extension work in agriculture
and home economics for South Caro-
lima, authorizes the publication Of The
following:
In spite of the sco,u'ge of influenza,
the greatest campaign for food pro-
duction that this State has cen is
now under way. On Septei4 Der II,
officials of the State Council of De-
fense, the State food administration,
the State Farmers Union, the State
Bankers Association, the State Com
missioner of Agriculture, Commerce
and Industries, and the Clemson Ag-
ricultural College Extension Service,
representing Clemson Agricultural
College and the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture, met IN Co
lumbia and decided on program fol
food production.
This program requests each farm
er in the State to produce enough food
and feed on his farm to supply his
needs and if possible a small, amount
for SALE These organizations request
a L
age Of wheat, a 10 per cent increase
in the acreage Of oats, and a 10 per
cent increase in pork production.
There is much need of food IN
creases since the advent Of peace.
Many more people in Europe must
now be fed by the United States. The
people of Northern France and Bel
gum, Of Alsace-Lorraine, Of Serbia
and Of the reconstructed Austrian
and Hungarian States must now be
fed Reports from Russia indicate
that a great famine is imminent
and may become acute next spring.
In addition we must continue to sup
ply our own allied needs until anoth-
er crop can be produced. There is nc
chance for plentiful food supplies fcl
several years. Hence, the import
ance of the present campaign to tbs
-peopIe of this State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
GIRLS GIVE GENEROUSLY.
College Girls Make Wonderful Re
sponse to War Fund Appeal.

The girl students at the colleges il
the Southeastern Department are
making great sacrifices and giving oui
of the abundance Of their hearts te
the United War Work Fund. They
have enthusiastically responded te
every appeal.
Winthrop, South Car mas State
Normal College for girls at Rock Hill
has pledged $4,000 for the seven or
CARNATIONS which means not less
than $40 from each girl. Full reports
have not yet come in from the othe,
colleges in this State, but Miss Nor
gan, the State Director for the gir'
students, and Miss Clara Searle, who
have been speaking to. the girls at
the colleges in this Sttae, are de-
lighted with the patriotic spirit and
willingness to give shown by all the
girls
South Carolina will have to exec
herself in order not to be outdone BY
the other Southern States, whose col
lege girls have all given magnificently
according to the latest dispatches jus
received. Agnes Scott College ct De-
catur, Georgia, has given $1,000
Ward Belmont College. near Nash
vile, Tennessee, has contributed the
surprising amount Of $4,000, being
the banner college so far. Another
Georgia college. the State Norma
and Industrial College has given s5,.
900, so also has :he Mississippi In
dustrial College.
Miss Elizabeth Lawson, the Stu
dent Director for the Southeastern
Department wires that Meredith
College, North Carolina, with onl.
26O students has subscribed $500
To do this. these girls made ~ea
sacrifices Fifty-two of the girls from
this college gave up new hats. 81 gave
up new coats, "a promised TO dc
without extra shoes, 81 gave the p.ics
Of their Christmas trip home. and
205 pledged to do their own la''r1ry
the remainder Of the year and pu
the money into the campaign f;nd.'
If the older n1en and women vii
follow the example Of these yo lns
girls self-sacrifice South Caro,;nG
will go over the top.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
A Cable from DIR. Albert Shaw In
Lend0n.

The whole allied cause row depends
upon ships. SlfHcient. ocean tonnage
will win the war quickly. Lack OF
it will prolong the war. Great Brit
tain is making stern sacrifices in order
to furnish ships for our. army. We
must further reduce imports and give
every possible support to Hurley and
Schwab This is vital. Everything else
is subordinate to the demand for
ships. s--,:,
We are splendidly represented in
London and in France by our mem
bers of war missions and inter-allied
conferences. They inspire conf
dence, command respect. and are ac-
corded leadership. / refer to our rep
resentatives iE matters Of finance,
shipping, food, and war trade. Our
naval and military representatives
are, too, in the forefront of influence.
and they now have unlimited popu-
larity. Admiral Sims is great
American figure in London as ma
val authority and. as man. Gener-
al Biddle also holds a high place and
deserves it.
countess thousands Oh AiifShAS1A<
boys pause in England en- route for
France. They bring cheer and good
hulnor and arouse enthusiasm every
where. [ cannot commend strongly
enough the work in London and else
where n the American camps that
The American Y. NJ. c. A. and other
welfare agencies are doing. Our boys
are amidst strange scenes, and they
find the Y NJ. C. a. their helpfui
friend. Let these organizations have
all the money they can use. and help
them to send more women workers as
we'll as men.
All authorities in the British air
ministry declare that the Liberty mo-
tor is a great success, and express
their urgent desire that we send here
rs many as possible at the earliest
possible moment. They emphasize
he point that planes otherwise ready
or battle are awaiting the arrival OF
he Liberty engines.-From The
Progress of the World" in The
\r1erican Review of Reviews for Oc-
ober.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
Red Cross Notes.

The Surgical Dressings workroonl
will soon be closed, unless further or
ders come from the government. Mrs
Boykin asks, however, that as many
workers as possible come on Monday
in order that the present allotment
may be finished.
The following donations have been
received at headquarters: James
Lewis, So; James Dunlap, 81; A B.
Young, 81; Charles Cafe, SIS; Mrs.
Bradford, SIS; Geo. E. Fow-
Ter, 81; Cash, lie; Salem Auxiliary,
s5S; Mayesville Auxiliary, $84.75, and
Mrs. J. F. Workman, $40.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
Luke Made Good.

Phoenix, Ariz. Nov. 15.-Lieuten-
ant Frank Luke Of Phoenix, who is
unoficially credited with bringing
down nine German airplanes and
eleven German balloons, mostly in
the fighting around ST. Mihiel, is an
example of patriotism Of some Amer
lean sons of German parents. Luke's
father is a native of Germany The
young man is a graduate of the Phoe-
nix High School of the class of 1917.
He received his training in aviation
at San Diego, California and Austin,
Texas. He has been in France only
since May of this year.
German observation balloons hav>
been his special target but his toll of
fighting planes has been large enough
to give him unofficially designation as
an "ace."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
THE EAsTovER EXPLOSION.
Four Persons Killed and Five Iniur-
ed.

Columbia, Nov. 16.-FOur persons
were killed instantly and five others
painfully injured, one possibly Sc
riously, when large ginnery boiler
at Eastover, % miles from Colum bia,
exploded early yesterday morning.
The dead are:
Preston Champy, white, II years
old
Deely Salmons, negro, 25 years old.
Sim Wilson, negro, % years old.
Ted House, negro, IL years old.
Two white men and three negroes
were rushed to hospitals in Columbia.
F. H. Heape, white, who was man
aging the gin, has fractured skull.
His, condition was not reassuring last
night. J. A. Fam, another white
man, has a broken arm. Jasper
Campbell, owner of the gin, was also
slightly injured along with a number
of others.
Three negroes were taken to the
Good Samaritan Hospital. Charlie
Young, 7S years old, had a badly
lacerated face Johnson Scott, 81
years old, had a fracture Of the right
arm and a badly lacerated leg. Zach
Jacobs, 46 years old, had fractured
leg and had internal injuries.
Presumption is that the fireman al
lowed the water to run too low, which
caused the overheated boiler to crack
beneath, the sudden steam pressure
when water was injected.
The entire gin house and engine
room were demolished by the power
ful impact. The huge boiler, weigh
ing several tons, was hurled through
the air nearly 200 yards and grazed
the walls of a small brick church be-
side which it fell. Bricks, pieces OF
timber and other debris were thrown
in every direction, and the falling
bricks and pieces of metal tore
through the roofs and the walls OF
buildings, as far as 200 yards away
A drum head full of flues was
blown into the gable end of building
across the street from the ginncry
the weatherboarding being shattered
as if by fragments Of shrapnel.
Another piece of metal was dashed
against the water tank, standing on
tower IlSn dUOVG l1lS Ou1lOl1iSo vi a.
adjoining lot. Pieces Of piping 10 ane
- feet long and two and three inche:
in diameter and sheets of corrugated
iron were thrown in every direction.
That as many people escaped a:
did was almost miraculous. One
piece of timber seven feet long ant
Of dimension of about eight by tel
inches was thrown into the end of {
building easily 200 yards from thu
gin house.
1 One of the negroes killed wa
catapulted rs yards from the hous
and another was blown out through
the roof onto the yard. One mule wa
killed outright under the gin shed
Two others were SO badly hurt tha
they had to be shot. One of thes
was in a lot across the street from tn
glnnery.
The building, particularly that en-
cIrcling the boiler room, was literall
swept from its foundation, uncoverin
a large well close to the boiler. :
negro employed about the gin wa
knocked into the well, which had onl
few feet Of water in it. He wa
lifted out by ropes and found to hav
escaped without injury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
COTTON GOES UP RAPIDLY.
New Rule i'm Acation

New Rule i'm Acation Again.
New Orleans, Nov. 15.-Twice dur
ing the past week the rule forbiddins
a price movement of more than 200
points in any one day has been exer-
cised in the cotton market. First on
Tuesday when prices broke 200 points
under active aggressive selling, and
again today when all months sold zoo
points above Thursdays closing
figures. The fluctuations, of course.
have reflected extraordinary excite
ment, due, apparently to conflicting
views of peace as a market factor and
there was no trading Monday after
the armistice news.
The market opened at an advance
Tuesday but quickly broke, and clos
er with many selling orders around
the ring at the maXimums decline from
the opening figures. The execution ,ef
these orders caused further decline
of 100 to 100 points at the opening
of the market on Wednesday, when
all months made new low ground for
the season with January contracts
selling at $3.50, compared with 36.3s
the high record of last September.
The trade was then notified that the
committee on disribution at Washing
ton had forbidden further selling on
short account and a recovery started
which eliminated in the big opening
advance Of this morning. January
closed tonight at 2S.05 compared
with 2S.75 at the close of last Satur-
day. In placing the prohibition or
further selling for short account the
Washington authorities stated that the
restriction would be maintained only
so long as there was a tendency to-
ward unwarranted and unbridleo
speculation.
Intimations have also been receiv-
ed to the effect that officials expect a
greatly increased export movement
this season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
SOLDIERS REMAIN SOME TIME IN
FRANCE.
General Pershing and Supreme War
Council Considering All Phases Of
Matter.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The war
department has made no definite
plans for the return of the Ameri-
can expediti6nary forces in the Unit
ed States, it was learned tonight, and
, it is not regarded as likely that the
movement, except Of sick and wound
ed, will start any time soon.
Asked specifically if any OF the men
could be expected home by Christ
; mas, Secretary Baker d he did not
! know, adding that no estimates OF
the time required had been made.
General Pershing, it is understood,
has been considering the question of
getting the army back home, but It
is said that many factors in his plans
have not yet been decided Among
these is the question of what proper
ton of the guard duty in Europe the
Americans will assume. Presumably
| the supreme war council through its
military advisers at Versailles is
working out this question with regard
to all the allied armies as well as the
American.
/ Another element that is expected to
go far toward determining the time
when the American troops can be
withdrawn from Europe is the turn
Of events in Germany. If a stable
government is set up there quickly
! and order maintained, there will not
be great need for keeping a large
American force available near the
German borders and it is assumed by
many officers that only the garrison
ing of various forts and fortresses
would be required Should the revo-
luton in Germany follow the course
Of the Russian upheaval, however
and condition Of anarchy and law
| Iessness prevail. it is impossible tc
forecast the extent to which military
intervention might be required or the
scope of American cooperation II
such an enterprise.
Mr.. Baker has previously lndlcat'
ed that the fundamental desire of the
war department in mastering out the
army would be to release first those
men who had been longest in France
and the first in action. In that even
/ it is to be expected that the First ane
/ Second (reguiar) Divisions and the
t-Twenty-sixth (New England, Forty
second (Rainbow) and Forty-flrs
| (Sunset) National Guard Division:
would be the first to be sent home.
Mr.. Hurley's reference to employ
ment of idle German shipping to ex
Iedite the return of the troops wa:
considered here as looking ahead sew
eral months Undoubtedly the Ger
man ships will be used to transpor
food to Europe and on their trips t.
! this country could be used to NOV
troops AS the ships have been ldl'
since early in the war it is though
considerable time will be required t.
get them in condition for service.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
DUPONT REDUCING FORCE.
Forces at Hopewell Plant Gradual:
Reduced.

Petersburg, Va, Nov. 15.-The
management Of the Dupont Com
pany announced today that the work
ing force Of the Hopewell plant would
be reduced gradually until the end
Of the year, when two units would
continue in operation, employing p
600 of $500 men.
The plant consists Of seven units
now giving work to $4,000 men. The
Hopewell plant was established in
1915 for, the manufacture Of gun
cotton for the allies. The plant has
cost approximately $25, 100000. The
city of Hopewell, built up around the
plant, has an estimated population o.
5000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-20
cident Assurance Cor.-Mark Rey-
nolds, L. W. McLemore; Raymon
MONDAY. DEC. 9TH.


Schwartz.
MONDAY, DEC. 9TH.
71-C. E. Sanders, ct al. VS.. Han
ma ]. Player. D. Jennings; j. H.
Clifton.
72-W. T. Lesesne VS.. A. c. L. R.
r. & N. w. r. r. Col. D. Jen-
nings.
73-F. K. Holman VS.. Union Seed
& Fertz. CO. D. Jennings.
Elec Co.-Lee & Noise; H. D. Noise.
TUESDAY, DEC. 10TH.
75-Banks, Wimberly Co. VS.. A. L.
Jackson-Lee & Noise.
76-Joe Glenn VS.. A. C. l.. r. r.
Co. H. Clifton; Mark Reynolds
77-W. T. Rawleigh VS.. C. c.
Cooper, ct al-Lee & Noise; L. E.
Wood.
st. P. Brown VS.. Continental
Casualty Coz. H. Clifton; Lee &
Noise.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11TH.
79-Mary Robertson VS.. A. c. L. 81,
r. CO.. D. Jennings; Mark Rey-
nolds, L. ". McLemore.
SON. J. Seabrook VS. General Ac-
cident ms. Con-. Reynolds; L. w
McLemore; Raymon Schwartz.
S1-Bertha Rews, ct al. VS.. w. q.
Tel. CO.. D. Jennings; Wilcox &
Wilcox.
s2-Moses & CO. VS.. A. c. L. R. f
Lee & Noise; Mark Reynolds, l.
W. McLemore.
THURSDAY, DEC. 18TH.
S3-Andrena Moses VS.. Bertha A
E. Vogel-H. D. Noise, Raymor
Schwartz; J. H. Clifton.
S4-International Agricultural Cor
VS.. - L. D. Jennings; ]. II. Cliff
| ton.
s5-Alfred Davis VS.. W. A. James
Geo. D. Shore, Jr.; J. H. Clifton.
S6-E. D.. Sallinger VS.. Southern
Brokerage Coo. j. Gasque.
FRIDAY, DEC. 18TH.
S7-A., Rlacker VS.. seaboard A. R
R., Co.-Raymon Schwartz; Lee &
Noise.
3S-David Klein vs. Congregation
Small. D. Noise. Geo. H. Edwards
L. w. McLemore; I. c. Strauss, L
D. Jennings.
Ss-Max Traub VS.. A. c. L. R. R
! lCo.-Raymon Schwartz; Mark Rey.
nolds, L. W. McLemore.
90--A. C. L. R. r. Co. VS.. Inter.
state Clay Co.-Mark Reynolds, l.
w. McLemore.
SATURDAY, DEC. 14TH.
91-M. J. Seabrook VS.. General Ac
cident Assurance Cor:-Mark ,Rey.
nolds, L. W. McLemore; Raymor
Schwartz.
92-J. B. Baker vs. A. c. L. r. r
CO.. H Clifton.
s3-J. B. Baker VS.. A c. L. r r
Col H. Clifton.
Resolved, That no cause shall los'
it's position on the calendar by reason
Of the same not being reached ant
called for trial on the day assigned
but such cause shall stand in regu
! lar order to be called for trial wher
the same is reached in due course.