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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28
Belgia11s Are Bitter
Civilians Who Suffered German
Cruelties Demand Revenge.

Bruges, Nov 20 Correspondence
Of The Associated Press)-The civil
population Of Belgium is much more
bitter toward the Germans than the
soldiers who have fought them to a
.standstill during four years, crushed
them, battered them about and
wrecked the Empire during the past
four months. Terms Of bitter execra-:
tion, hate and revenge come from the
civilians alone.
A kind little old woman, the owner
Of cigar store after selling The As
sociated Press correspondent a VII
lainous cheroot, an "ersatz" cigar
relic of the German occupation,
launched forth into a violent denun-
citation Of the unlimited guests who
made Bruges their home for four
years. ""This war must not end like
this" she said with a, ,vehemence
which contrasted . greatly With her
gentle appearance, I'VE must go into
Germany, they must suffer-, expiate::H
On the day Of their departnre the
Germans robbed her store Of $500
worth Of her best cigars and cigar
cites.
On the Grande Place in the shadow
Of the famous belfry; an irateS gentle
man was discoursing loudly, gesticuS
lating wildly. '"rhe pigs, the infamous
swine, he was saying, Shall it come.
to pass that they VIII escape punish
ment, is it possible that the German
population will not suffer any Of the
hardships that their soldiers and Off.
fcers have in11ictsG upon us. Shall
they not salute our officers, descend
into the cutters as our soldiers prone
made on their sidewalks?e fs'M con-
ceivable that their women will be.
spared the fumilfationeo Of humbiy beg
ging Of our officers "a passport to
travel between ARaa -chapelfe and
Cologne as our wives and daughter1
had to do to go from Bruges to Os5
tend? If we end it now they are
beaten militarily but they are net
vanquished in then PRIDE In their
hearts?' z, - -: Is -.
"He is a hotel Keeper The Ger
mans requisitioned twenty y-seven thou-
sand bottles OF wine from his cellars
volunteered one a.0f his audience
standing near by. -
OF all the allied soldiers the Be1gian
was the one VINO appeared tos have
the greatest desireeto enter Germany.
His country is strewn with the wreck
age OF former happy homes; perhaps
the very one where the. soldier dweh
is now d Heap of ruins: Edtthese
.1a;.,.. to,,o AScn1 % II 20 Nofrpd -a;T13ev
have not been robbed OF their cigars
or their wine. They have merely
risked their lives In rain flied trench
es and bullet swept fields for the past
four years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28
A Chinese & Reception
The President of China and His
Wife Entertain in Social
Function,

Pekiig, Oct. 81 Correspondence OF
The Associated Press}--More than
hundred foreign men and women at
tended a reception given by President
Hsu Shichang and Nine. Hsu in the
historic Imperial Palace yesterday at
ternoon. The diplomatic establish
ments, the press and the business
world were represented in the list OF
some five hundred invited guests.
AS this was the first social func-
ton on a large scale in which the new
executive had participated since his
Inauguration, the event was of un-
usual interest, apparently to the Chi
nese guests as well as to foreigners.
Utmost simplicity characterized the
affair. The big audience chamber,
doubtless the scene of epoch-n1aking
events in the past, was decorated with
chrysanthemums and asters. A mill
tary band hearalded the entrance OF
the president, who took a post before
a gigantic floral pyramid in the Gen.
ter of the hall
The president is a medium sized
man, stockiFy built, with pleasing
countenance and a reassuring smile
He was attired in frock suit and look
ed the up-to-date eastern dignitary.
He negotiated the ordeal of hand
shaking with all the ease and dignity
Of a western public official. Since he
speaks neither French nor English,
DR.. Charles D. Tenney, Chinese sec
~etary of the American Legation, act
ed as introducer for time, present
ing several members Of the diplo-
n1atic corps, but presently even that
formality was abandoned.
This ceremony finished, the presi-
dent joined Nine. Hsu who meanwhile
was holding a reception in an inner
apartment for the women guests. A
tea in studied foreign style was serV-
ed, after which guests were invited
to view collection Of portraits Of
emperors and expresses dating back
to the foundation of the empire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28
y lso1ls to Occupy
Royal Suite in Palace
Entertainment of President and
Party in London viii Be on
Royal Scale.

London, Dec 23.-The Belgian
suite" reserved exclusively for royal
guests until now, viii be occupied by
ssldenf and Mrs. Wilson during
tneff stay in. London. IN the years Of
It's Interesting history it has had with
S in its walls many crowned heads. one
OF the latest, but the least mention
ed at buckingham Palace, being the
former German emperor.
sc was given its name during Queen
yictoria's reign and was always
known as the house Of the king Of
the Belgiaps." when royalty was en-
tertained here.
At the request Of, President Wilson
who evidently found that too much
is beng crowded into his short
stay in England, the proposed dinner
s at Lancaster House on Saturday night
has been eliminated. This was to
have been function second only, to
3 the banquet at Buckingham Palace
Friday night Instead of the Ian
caster House banquet Premier Lloyd
George will entertain the president at
/ dinner saturday to meet the war cab
THOSE IN charge OF the details of
tihigg arrangements, particularly the Of
hciafs af Buckingham Palace, are at
3 times puzzled over the niceties of
etiauette, the result Of the unique sit
uation that there will be no royal
guests al. the palace. These puzzles,
however, have been only Of momen-
fary duration, except among some Of
Yhe aged attendants who have been
casting about for guidance. 1t is un-
derstooa that they have been informed
that Il win be plain t.Mr. Wilson and
sMrs. Wilson much to their relief
s.. Much Of the regal pomp Of Buck
fngham Palace ended at the beginning
of the, reign of Edward VII, bat
much was left TO be eliminated by the
present king. It is still far cry
however, from the formalities Of this
pface to those Of the White House.
Tne presidential party will consist
of ave, including Rear Admiral Gray
SON anH two aides. 7
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28
More Germans 1nterned
Twenty-Four Are Sent to ogle-
thorpe as Dangerous.

New York, Dec. 23.-Another batch
of twenty-four Germans were sent oy
tfe federal authorities to Fort Ogie-
thorpe, Ca, today for internment as
adaneerous.' They included Albert
sanders. who has just completed a
sentence at Atlanta for paftlclpatloil
in conspiracy before the Onlteo
states entered the war, to send spies
fo England from this city to locate the
Br;tist1 feet. Another was Emu
p,eh4 German reservist arrested
here sarbed as "a woman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28
Gets Long Sentence
Soldier Attempted to Assault
Tennessee Girl.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec 70
twenty-five years at hard labor in the
Leavenworth Penitentiary is the pun
ishrent naeted out to Corp. .. w.
Hopes, member of the Development
battalion. Camp Greenleaf, for at
farnpted assault on IL year old girl,
near the camp on November -. Az
ta,- arrest and Identification of Hopes,
n courtrnartial was convened and the
verdict forwarded to Washington
Hopes will be transferred to Leaven-
worth at once.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28
Huns Use Spain
Anti-American Agitation in
South America Fostered by
Germans.

6uoIOS Aires, OCt. IH.-SSoAA0 g
spondence of The Associated Press)-
German efforts to encourage the
much discussed Latin-American I'm
ion between Spain and the Spanish
speaking republics Of Central and
South America as. a weapon against
Pan-Americanism came to light to-
day in the Gerrnan-inspired articles
that appeared in connection with the
observance Of 1.-The Day Of the Race"
IS the Spanish speaking people des-
;gnate the anniversary Of the discov-
,ry of the Americas.
The Argentine newspapers and
weekly magazines carried special ar
ticies pointing out the advantage OF
o union that would make the Spanish
speaking nations Independent Of all
others. Several Of these were signed
oy men who are known for their pro-
German syInpathies. It was also no.
siceable that the articles appearing in
the purely German newspapers were
more insistent in support Of such
union than the Argentine papers.
This union with Spain was propos-
ed first from Spanish sources nearly
two years ago and it was suspected
then, from its antipathy to Pan
Arnericanism, that German schemes
were behind the move. The proposal
has, been kept alive in this country
ever since by pro-Germans and Span
:ardst who have made no attempt to
hide the fact that their efforts are
directed against the United States.
The principal argument is that
South America must be protected
from American Imperialism. Spain
is pointed to as. the great mother
country that can supply all the needs
and at he same time the syrnpathet!c
understanding that comes from q
common language and common re-
ligion. The Spanish clergy is aiding
the propagandists in their campaign.
One of the articles published To-Day
stated that the war had brought
about new forms of international
friendship and that this friendship In
the future will be based on mutual
gain and advantages. Questions OF
language, race, and religion, it aoos'
may sow the seeds Of new differences
tomorrow and it Therefore behooVes
the, 20 Spanish speaking Am erican ma
tions, to unite for common dvantage.
The argument closes with the state
ment that the league Of nations IS
hopeless dream.
Another paper urges that this Lat
in-American Union should not be
merely an. economic union but one
for common defense and offense
- I'm time Of peace" it urges, we
must prepare for war. The passive
defense of the frontiers Of Spain
and the South American republics IS
not enough against the powerful ma
tions, especially against those winch
rule the seas, but a close defensive
uion of Span and the South Amerl-
can republics would be sufficient
against any aggression.
I'VE should adopt an active attl-
tude rather than a passive defensive
one.
"The united navies of Spain and
South America could present an ef-
fective resistance to any aggression
and would put an end to the lmper-
ialism of the larger nations. so far
as their ambitions in South America
are concerned"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28
Cancels Restrictions
War Industries Board Revokes
81 Pri0rities.

Columbia, Dec. 24.-The State
Council of Defense has been advised
sbY Bernard M. Baruch of the war in
dustries board that all restrictions
have been Cancelled. The following
Is the telegram from Mr.. Baruch:
Effective January l., all rules, regu-
iations and directions Of every nature
whatsoever issued by priorities dl-
vision. of the war :, industries board
are, hereby Cancelled and all pledges
heretofore. made on the suggestion or
request Of the said priorities division
ATE hereby revoked"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28

of government Finland is to have. AT
present it is constitutional mon
archy, conforming to the laws under
which it was governed when a part
of Sweden, before it was annexed to
Russia. It is really a grand duchy,
but as there is no grand duke to ap-
prove its legislation, and as its laws
require such approval, General Mann
erheim will, if he becomes regent as
is now proposed, act instead of a grand
duke, pending the establishment OF a
legal government to replace the con-
stitntional monarchy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28
HINDENBURG HOLDS JOB.
Perrin Government Makes Bargain
With Old Boss.

12asel, Dec. 24.-An agreement mas
been reached between the Berlin gov
errnent and the German general staff
bv which Gen. Hindenburg and Gen.
Groener, chief quarternaster general
were to retain their places. according
to the Berlin Lokal AnZieger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28

Paris, Dec. 24-Wlfiarn G. Sharpe,
American ambassador to France, nas
been unexpectedly called te.Anerica
by the serious illness, of -his brother.
He leaves tonight for New York. Robt.
Woods Bliss. counsellor Of the. .embas-
sy will be in charge during his alb
sence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28
Seek Recognition
=. =. From the Allies
Firms Who We're Friendly to
Germans Now Turn to the
Entente Powers.

London, Nov. .21 Correspondence
of The Associated Press).-General
Mannerheim, the Finnish leader who
has consented to become regent of
the new coalition government OF
Finland, and the other supporters of
the government sustained by the
White Guards, are extremely anxious
to have the entente powers and the
United States recognize the new Fin
nish government.
The necessity for such recognition
at once is urged on the ground that
the peasants feel under great obli-
cations to Germany for interfering
and establishing order in Finland and
cannot be induced to transfer their al
legiance to the enemies Of Germany
unless steps are taken that will con-
vince them that the entente powers
have real interest in Finland's wei
fare.
General Mannerheim has been in
London for several days conferring
with A. ]. Balfour, British Foreign
Secretary. He intends to go to Paris
to discuss the Finnish situation with
Colonel e. NJ House and French Of
ficials tile desires also to meet Her
bert c.. Hoover, the American Food
Administrator and talk over the pro-
visioning Of Finland whose bread sup
plies are about exhausted.
Sweden and Denmark have con-
sented to let Finland have a limited
amount of grain, but this supply will
not reach Finland in time to prevent
the suspension Of bread rations in the
larger cities of Finland for some
time
According to dispatches received by
General Mannerheim virtually all the
German troops have now left Finland.
There were less than two thousand
Germans there week ago, and as
these have been moving out when
ever ships were available, the general
saws Finland is now doubtless entire
ly free from German soldiers.
The Russian Reds are threatening
the Finnish border and the political
situation in Finland is so troubled
that a recurrence Of the war between
reds and whites which devastated the
country last winter is feared unless
the government is able to obtain ade-
tress which is now becoming wide
quate food supplies to relieve the dis
spread.
Russian political refugees have es-
caped into Finland in large numbers.
It would be almost certain death for
MANY of these if they were forced to
return to Russia. Consequently the
Finnish government has permitted
them to remain in spite Of the short
age of foodstuffs, thus imposing an
additional tax on it's limited supply or
grain.
General Mannerheim led the Fin
Iinish White Guards in their flght
against the Finnish Red Guards ana
Russian Red Guards last winter, but
retired from command when White
Guards accepted the support Of Ger
man troops. He was not in sympa-
thy with Germanys movement to en-
trench itself in Finland. and was sum-
moned back to Finland from Swed-
en- after it became clear that Ger
many must withdraw as result OF
its defeat on the western front.
An election is to be held next
February to select new flnnlsn
senate, which will pass on the form
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28

Paris. Dec. o4.-The Germans have
not completely complied with the
clause of the arnlistice providing for
the delivery of all submarines. ac-
cording to The Matin The news
paper points out in this con-
rection the presnce at Trondh-
jem, on the Norwegian coast Of the
submarine cruiser U-l5l.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28

Paris, Dec. 24.-The names of one
y,,,n,7red and sixty-five American sol
d;ers cited for bravery in the fight
ins between october 3rd to 10Th at
st. Etienne, Blanc Mont and Meoeeh
Farm in the Champagne, have oeen
nrinfed in The Journal Official.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28

If you ever get this far, please ex-
cuse haste, writing and stationery, as
l am limited on time and have no
blotter. so have to let them dry off
while I'm wiring another sheet.
Today I received your mail up to
the 10-18-18. They are JOY to my
weary heart, but Z have no time to an
swer just now. VIII send you my new
address i'm a few days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-28
Co. ga" 7th Machine Gun B'n,

Co. CA 7th Machine Gun B'n,
u. S. A., P. o. 740.
November %, 1913.
Amt it awful? Just when I was
learning French so well-they send
me to another country. Here they
.savvy'' neither French or English,
SO what am I to do? I've got a pock-
ct plum full of marks and spennlEgs
Chats not much) and can't even say
Damn" This P. NJ. tried to buy
some handkerchiefs and couldn't even
get away with that, but should wor-
ry-Ive got a plum nice auto to ride
in and a, big chateau to live in, the
kind you read and dream about. You
know. It's true its awful, awful cold,
but it is a whole lots better hiking
in autos than on foot, as Eve been
doing heretofore Where it took us ali
day to make trip before we now
make it in only few hours.
The organization to which am
now assigned is the divisional NJ. G.
R'n. of the 3rd .. S. Irregular army
division We have fifteen big ma
chine gun trucks to the company, be-
sides three other (big) trucks for sup
plies and rations, so you see, I'm
really a whole lot better off than 1
was with the 317th NJ. G. B'n, and
maybe III be back home ahead OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Presbyterians Submit
Two Plans For Merger

Atlantic City. N. J., March 10
The commissions on union of the
Presbyterian Church, North, and the
Presbyterian Church. South, failed
to agree upon a plan for the pro-
posed merger of the two great
church bodies at the final session
of their joint conference here last
night. Two plans were worked out
and both will be submitted to the
respective general assemblies with
the Recommendation that the assem-
blies decide the issues involved in
order to give the commissions "a
working basis to bring about the
formal merger within the, next year"
The church north proposes an or
ganic union while the church south
asks a federal union which would
include not only the two churches
represented by the commissions, but
for the nine Presbyterian and Re-
formed churches in the United
States, on the theory that there
might come out of it Presbyterian
Church covering the yhole country
and embracing all who hold to the
Reformed doctrine and Presbyterian
government.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

when wilt Thou save the people :?
I o God of mercy, when?
The people, Lord, the people;
Not thrones and crowns, but men!
God save the people;
Thine they are,
Thy children, as Thine angels fair
From vice. oppression and despair
God save the people!"
Where Are the Workers?
AS this Friend toiIed among the
masses. He wondered at the lack of
helpers. 1t seemed to Him that this
business OF serving people was the
most beautiful work in the world.
and the one best worth while,-ver-
lily mans job! AS for himself, He
osked no other lot, and held no other
ambition than to work for the peo-
pie.
This condition which, as our les
son story Shows, obtained in ancient
Galilee, is still true today. Social
service of many sorts is calling for
men. The church wants workers,
the Sunday school wants workers =
and teaching class of boys. and 81 lis
the right ideals of life is about the
highest form of social service. The
old cry for helpers still rings
throughout the world. Every Chris
tian leader can tell of the hours he
spends in trying to argue men into
doing helpful service which should
be their privilege and joy. The
harvest truly is plenteous. but the
laborers are few"
Starting An Endless Chain
Most of us have had experience
with the pernicious chain letters
which are designed to go on endless
1Nr L. sr,a .At,
There are other endless chains far
worthier. One was started when this
great man-Lover found himself con-
fronted by the claimant needs of the
people, and so organized a scheme
of perpetual service. He called
twelve big men into His fellowship
and trained them in service. They
in turn, were to select and school
others. That method has gone on to
the present time. Through all the
centuries the goodly company of the
apostles has been growing. Whoever
is doing apostolic work of ministry
is in the apostolic succession. All
servants of Christ are links in the
when on earth.
There are many points of differ
ence between this organization and
other societies. One is that real au-
thority was given unto the friends
of Christ. The final word in all
things of character and conduct is
with the right. Good is the master
of evil; saintliness has the right to
rebuke sin; goodness prevails over
badness. There is more grass than
weeds in the earth, and more light
than darkness. Roughly counting
up some of the achievements of the
apostles and their successors, we find
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

that permanent victory is with the
Christ crowd.
The Power OF the Average Man
All over Christendom we see
statues and pictures of the apostles.
Commonly they are shown with
halos around their heads. Some
times children think that the
apostles wore these wheE they were
alive. The tendency is to convention
alize the reality out of these everyday
peasants in the common clothes of
their neighborhood, and with tou-
sled hair and hands calloused and
soiled with honest labor. That is the
sort of men Jesus chose to carry on
this greatest work of the world. He
did not go to the Sanhedrin or to the
palace for His cabinet but He went
out where the ordinary everyday
folk were to be met.
If this lesson accomplishes any
thing it should disabuse some minds
of the idea that the coming of the
Kingdom of Heaven depends upon
the rare and exceptional men. Let
it be said over and over again, with
all possible emphasis, that the best
friend of God is the common man.
Lincoln's homily saying contained a
profound truth, that the Lord AL
mighty must love the common peo-
pie, because He made so many of
them" The churches are comprised
in overwhelming preponderance of
plain folk. The "one man" church
is always a failure. Straight from
the apostle comes this message of
the indispensa bility of ordinary peo-
pie. The success of evangelism,
missions, reform. and all other Christ
causes, is to come by the union of
the many in the service of the will
of Christ.
Travel light" is good counsel for
those who fare forth from home.
Jesus sent His apostles out to their
ministry with instructions to go
about in the simplest fashion, and
with the most meager equipment.
Goods always cucumber. When reli-
gion grows highly organized its ten
dency is to become too mbersome
for efficiency. Thus the great office
buildings which denominations are
erecting, and the huge endowments
for city churches, are by no means
an unmixed blessing. Out of the
war will come new lessons of sim
plicity for religion. The first con-
sideration is that all servants of
Christ should be free and untram-
mel ed. Their business is primarily
and yet in utmost simplicity. they
are to carry story to the world.
What if the world will not receive
the simple told story? Shall we all
impress them by the wealth and
magnificience and power of the
Church? All, that is a fallacy into
which religion has often fallen, to
the dire hurt of religion and of the
world.
The twelve were to testify to the
truth. but if the truth were not re-
ceived. then judgment would lie
against those who spurned it. 1t is
a terrible thing to know spiritual
truth. for with the knowledge comes
responsibility. Yet we are answer
able for all the truth we can by any
means learn, as well as for that
truth which we cannot escape.
One last word the lesson contains
for the disciple. HE that receiveth
you receiveth Me. and he that re-
ceiveth Me receiveth Him that sent
Ms." Christ identifies His represent