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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
TRADE INDEXED.
Drafted Men Oh Their Way to Tie
Front are Examined as to Former
Occupation, and are Assigned to
Wcrk Where Needed.

With the American Army in Eng
land. July % Correspondence Of The
Associated Press) When soldier
leaves the United States he should not
feel certain he is going to win glory
on the battlefield in France Whetil-
er officer or enlisted man he is SUBJ
jected to further scrutiny in England
and IN France and until 4 little corps
ol keen eyed and careful officers have
completed the examination no one can
tell into just what part Of the big
army machine ne is going to fit.
There are in England camps where,
every man who passes through is
trade indeXed.' This is especially
true of one camp where large part
Of the airmcn and motor transport
forces arrive shortly after debarka-
ton. The records accompanying
them show what the men have been
doing in civil life and q further eXami-
nation Of them and q scrutiny Of the
demands often determine the part they
are to take, sometimes only Tor tenn
porary duty but in some cases for an
indefinite period.
From this lot are selected the men
who viii go into the big repair shops
1T once. Men experienced in electri-
cal work are sent to- stations where
their services is most needed. Orders
| for automobile experts are filed and
not in1requently the men in COM
| mand Of the station are called upon
to supply men for following, for a
time 1T least, exactly the same kind
of work they were doing in the Unit
ed States before their numbers in the
draft were called.
A big hospital is being erected at
one camp. The money for the mater
! ial was furnished by the Red Cross.
The work is being done by the army.
| The construction of the buildings is
not materially different from that Of
war hospitals being erected in the
United States and the same class of
skilled labor is being used. Experts
IN the use Of cement are working
there. Plumbers are doing the same
sort of~work they were paid to do in
the United States, carpenters are en-
ployed in doing as high grade labor
as could be found anywhere, and the
drawing Of the plans and specifications
was done by architects and engineers.
Ali the men whose work is going into
| The building have been taken from
the rank and file Of those who reach
cd camp on their way from the ports
Of Gebarkation. They will be held
there only so long as their work on the
| structure is required and then they
will rejoin their organizations unless
| detailed for other work.
Officers engaged in fixing the trade
| index of the army have boasted that
from the ranks of the National Army
there may be found men who can do
any class Of work required, from
grinding a diamond to working on the
rifling of a big gun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
America Must Save the World.

Margaret Dcland, writing from
France, says in the August Womans
Home Companion:
The French nation-soidiers anc
young i1ousekcepers. and old mothers
knowing values. has endured.
Are we going to endure ?'
II haven't the slightest doubt
it. Only. looking back now from
France at American comfort anf
character, it does not seem to me as
il we have quite wakened up yet t.
the full meaning of that word 'en,
durance.' We have risen to the
world demand upon US splendidly.
think we can afford. privately, JUS
between ourselves, to say that te
each other; because we know it ism
lust the boasting Of which our allie:
with cynical good nature accuse us
We are not boastinS, we are stains
facts, we really are meeting the sit
uation. But all the same, compared
to the French, we were, when VIC
went into the war, soft, and therefore
we have got to think out carefully al
mits Us.
'.As we learn our lesson, we viii
say humbly that we have been spoil
cd. Then we shall ask ourselves how
we can most quickly recover from
that spelling? OF course, every in
dividuM will make an individual
answer; but we shall agree that, col
lective!y. we have got to eliminate
fuss about inconveniences. and ma!
agree to say over to ourselves, ever!
day: We are face to face with the
most extraordinary opportunity that
has ever confronted nation-the
opportunity to save the world
Does this sound like more Amer
lean brag? 1t is net: could almos'
ind it in my heart to wish that il
were. But I beg YOU to believe thai
it is not 1t is the terrible truth. Le1
us face it. Germany has got her sec
ond wind: England, France, Ital!
(for Russia is out Of it, are winded
Unless America comes with ships
with food with men, with ammuni
ton. with sacrifice OF the superiluouS
with endured hardship, with spiritual
suffering. with solemn readiness tc
give up whatever is most precious to
us. unless we can do this. all that is
worth living for will be lost. We
shall be 4 conquered people. Can
Americans bear that word?
"A subject people! We shall have
to bear it. unless we realize that if we
do not save others we cannot save
ourselves. Realize that unless We
stand shoulder to shoulder with Eng
land and France, America will be an
cnSlavcd nation. Freedom will per
ish from the earth. Civilization viii
so under.
America must save the world
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
SINKS FISHING BOATS.
Auxiliary Scioooncrs Leave M:.sSa-
c!luscttS Coast 10 Rescue sienabcra
Of Crews.

Nantucket, Mass, Aug. i1.-Nine
fishing schooners Were sunk off
Georges Banks today by Il Sherman
submarine. u naval scout boat which
pat n here tonight reported.
The scout boat picked up word o
the raid from the auxiliary fishing
schooner Helen -Musaey. which had
rSscued four Survivors ard was taxing
thela 10 ar Atlantic port
Six auxiliary fishing schooners ana
other craft sailed ut once from this
port to pick up survivors.
Georges Banks are 60 miles Off this
island.
The statement issued by the navy
department, which il was said con-
tains al tho information that could
be furnished at this time. follows:
The fishing schooner Helen .Murley
has reached an Atlantic port with four
survivors from the crew OF the lisilin:,
schooner Kate Palmer who reports
that 2 German submarine came TO the
surface in the middle OF a fishing !iec1
off the Massachusetts coast and sank
the Kate Palmer, the Anita Ma Ii"
Reliance, tha/Starauck, the pro3res.;
and four others whose names age an
known. The survivors G. the Kate
P;,llner were taken aboard the Ger
nan submarine and held prisoner one
hour,aDG then set adrift in a dory.'
The first reports OF the attack on
the fishing. fleet did not mention wl2a;
means the submarine took TO sink
the defcnseless craft.
The RAID is The first in these waters
since the tug 1'ertil Anboy and four
barscs were shelied by submarine
OFF Cape Coo July Il.
There was a luli until August ,.
when Canadian waters were invaded.
In three days at least eight sailing
vessels and enc tanktsteainer, the La
Blanca, was attacked.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
PARIS OF TO-DAY,
Makes
er Correspondent
Comparison.

London, Aug. S.-The Paris corre-
spondent Of The Daily Express writes
chat he climbed the hill to the Butte
looked down over Paris beneath a pail
Of smoke.
He trod the paths followed by the
pre-war tourists, traversing the Mont
martre they knew, with it's gilded,
mirored night restaurants.
Would you could see these places
now,'' he continues. The Rat Mort
md the Abbaye look like dilapidated
irish homesteads; the sails OF the
Moulin Rouge have crumbled to dust
Then I left the Montmartre the tour
lists knew, crossed the Place Blanche,
md began a steep climb up the Rue
Lepic There are no signs of panic on
the Butte The MontmartoiS cannot
afford the luxury Of fight, so they
carry on.
Three quarters Of the way up the
hill stands the Moulin de Galette,
famous old mill which became dane
ing place where young men took their
sweethearts on Saturday night. Now
lQe young men dTe III Tie lLSiiS11So
md young women in the munitlon
factories, and old mill is forsaken.
Zone turns to the left on passing the
mill and suddenly plunses into a diff
ferent atmosphere. The goatherd
shepherds his flock across the cobble-
stones and makes strange sounds on
his flute, and those who would buy
come out and purchase goats milk.
Premier Clemenceau was once
mayor of Montn1artre, and there are
still living on the heights old people
who helped to put him there. Today
they sit in the sun and smoke and
talk quietly-and wait. They are too
old to do anything else. we have
confidence, we of the Butte; trust in
Clemenceau' said an old man to whom
I spoke.
That is what everybody is doing;
trusting in the Tiger to see that
things are done we'll"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
HEAVY SUNDAY FIGHTING.
BMfish Forces Repulse Attacks OF
:: Enemy.

London. Aug, 11.-Strong German
attacks delivered with fresh reserve:
against the British at Lihons anc
north and south Of that village were
repu:aed today and in the fShtins
the Germans suffered great losses. ac-
coAding to the official statement from
Field Marshal Haig.
Fhe- text Of the communications
fosows:
ssThis morning the enemy delivered
strong attacks with fresh division
brought up from his reserves asainsE
ths British positions at Lihons and to
the south and north of that place
f.All these attacks have been re-
pulsed after severe fighting in which
our troops inflicted great losses upon
the enemy's advancing line.
kAt one point. immediately TO the
north Of Lihons, German assault
troops broke into our positions and
penetrated to the west side OF the
village. They were then counterat-
talked with determination by our
Troops. and in the course Of fierce
fighting over the difficult ground
were driven hack to the east and
ndrth of the village.
f.Our line was completely restored.
t.On the right of the British troops
Ffench forces acting in cooperation
with them have made progress south
wkst and south Of Roye.
f'on the remainder CT the british
frsnt few prisoners have been cap
tuared by our patrols during the day"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
IMPROVEMENTS IN slENico.
Sen. Mureiii;, Coionizing Large Tracts
With People from the Crowded
Cities.

Juarez, Mex, Aug. 6.-Generai
Francisco Alurgua, commander OF,
the north, has forsaken the ways OF
he has not relinGuiShed his command
OF the northeastern military zone.
{; .ncral Murguia is devotins pr;Icti-
c:illy ali cr his time and attention 70
,.econstructive WORK IN northern Mex
leo.
In addition to he agricultural colo
nies he has established ut Molinar and
CaSas Grandes, Chihuahua, he has
plans for opening large tracts OF lanh
which were coniiscateG from the land
holders during the revolution and
coloniZing on these tracts with MeXl-
cans from the crowded cities OF the
South and with Mexican laborcrs whc
have been forced to so to the I ntted
States to seek employment.
When the constitutional move
ment led by CarranZa succeeded, the
work Of the Madero revolution, which
had been left unfinished, was resum-
cd. Cun1Scation decreeS were ISSUED
against General Luis Ter:aZas and
many other large land holders in the
north These lands have been under
the control OF the government since
they were seized by the confscation
decree issued by Francisco Villa while
he was commander Of the north un-
der Carranza. They are well adapt
ed to cattle grazing, irrigation farm
ing where water is available and IN
many places cutting high grade TIM
,,er 1t is these lands that Genera
Murguia plans to colonize and his eX-
perimental colony at Molinar north
Of Chihuahua City, is receiving prac-
tlcallv all Of his attention at present
ire visits it frequently and assists the
cOlOniStS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
One.niccc Steel Silips.

Once moro. here is something new
IN shipbuilding. We have become
accustomed to the miracle Of mono
lithic" ships since concrete came into
use as :, substitute for wood and steel.
Now we have what might be called
after the same high brow word-pat-
terms. n "monochalybic' ship-in
plain English Il vessel consisting OF
4 single plate OF steel.
The ship is n made Of cast steel,
by the pouring process. but made OF
steel plates as usual. except that the
plates instead OF being rivetcd to%"th-
CT are fused edge to edge. by the
electric Welding process. The first
ship eyer built in this way has just
been launched in England. The Unit
I'd states shipping board. it is said.
intends 10 use the process experiment
tally ON several standard 10000 ton
ships If there is Il saving OF 20 to
- per cent. in time and material. as
reported the process may soon be
used on Il big scale.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
An American Father.
Savannah News. }


Two months ago, as the story goes,
young Starting Hicks took French
leave of Camp Wheeler. where he was
| Il soldier, went to the vicinity OF his
homo ~ Jasper, Ala. and hid out in
IL woods. @:nmebodN had just warp
ed ideas in his head But his father,
Starting Hicks thinks straight. His
mind runs on American principles.
He went searching in the We Ids for
the young man. found him. and then
took him to birmingham and turned
him over to the federal authorities as
n deSerter Said he: 1T nearly
breaks my heart to have to arrest my
own son and turn him over to the au-
thorities ON so serious a charge, but,
even if he is my son, cannot harbor
him as n deSerter or even counten-
ance his act Here is 4 real, 100 per
cent American father. He deserves
honor. His devotion to his duty causes
the hope that the son may straighten
out the foolish ideas he has acquired
and perhaps escape such punishment
as would cause added grief to the
fine man who is his father Surely
there must be good stuff in the son:
surely he could not fail to make good
ii another chance is given him. With
such a father there must be vein
of real Americanism hidden in the
son.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
BttuIism-A Sleeping Disease Anict-
ing Soldiers.

with the American Army in Eng
land, aug S.-A few cases OF hctul-
ism have been discovered in The
American army but none has resulted
faaaHy and the medical coras h2s
eicodntered no difficulty III chec!lias
tfse spread Of the disease.
ga greater number OF cases have
b4en found in the-Iritis!. forc.s. but
the percentage is not mitch larger
there and. While deeply intcres: d in
the character Of this latest OF W., dis
eases, physicians, both British and
American, profess conviction tasst II
VIII not become so prevalent rs te
become q menace. one of tiIe-vic-
tins III the Amcrican army h:t. bee ::
arf officer at headquarters tIe .'eeov-
erad. only slight droopins q t@e
eyelyids remaining some days ;f,ef he
was discharged, as q renindcr OF his
illness. G-ittlc regarding the cases o.
the disease has yet been lcarneda. Iil"
symptoms include m inordi1.ate de-
sire to sleep. supplemented of;rn u,
&slight rash and a tendency II d'.
liaum. The patient sometime .. isit
ina partly paralyzed state. ia feF
cases only has it proved fatal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
PRAISED By WILSON.
Writes Letter OF appreciation Of .Ac-
ccmpIishnicnt %: Council Of De-
fcnSe.

Columbia, August 12.-Apprecia-
ton Of the cti..ities and accomplish
n2ents of the state Councils of Defense
is expressed by President Woodrow
Wilson in letter to Newton ID. Baker
secretary OF war and chairman OF the
Council OF National Defense, q. copy oi
which has been received ~ he South
Carolina Defense Council.
.1It is notable record, and I shall
be glad to nave you express to The
State Councils my appreciation OF the
service they have so usefully render
ed" says the presidents letter. Il ;t!l
particularly struck by the value OF eX-
tending our defense organization into
tie smallest communities and by the
truly democratic character Of the ma
tonai system so organized
In the inte.csc OF economy and cf-
ficiency, President Wilson recon-
1nends ii Us letter to Secretary Ba-
Iler that such machinery US that pro-
vided by the State Council system fci
the execution OF many kinds OF va.
work should be utilized as far as pos
sible Dy Federal departments and AL
rninistrat;onS.
May 1 suggest. therefore. that yoH
communicate TO the heads Of al! such
departments and administrations,
the presidents letter continues, my
wish that when they are consider
ing extensions Of their organization:
into the States or new work to bS
done in tlae states. they determine
carefully whether they cannot utiliZf
the State Council system. thus rend-
ering unnecessary the creation Of new
MACHINERY"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
australian Wheat Purchases By the
United States.

Sidney, Australia, Aug. S.-The
complex subject of Australian wheat
ard the wartime purchase Of it by
the United States has been discussed
IN recent speeches by Dr.. j. T. Duve.,
Crop TechnoloSist in charge OF Grain
Investigations OF the
Of the United States Department o.
Agriculture, who has completed q tour
Of the wheat-growing States o. AUS
g1alia in the interest Of Austrai-Aner-
ican war relations he was sent here
by the-Washington authorities. II
addressing the executive officers o.
the ROYAL Agricultural Society Of
New South Wales al u complimentary
iunchccn which this organization
rendered him at the Australian Hotel
here, DR.. Duvel said:
'.Just what i'll be the situation ir.
the United States without recourse to
further purchase Of wheat from Aus
tralia when the new crop comes in l
an, not in position to say, but l be-
ieYe the States VIII continue to buy
wheat. to store up some reserve stocks
against possible failure next year, be-
cause the indications are that this war
is not over and it is likely to continue
for some time.
Much OF the wheat in Austr,,iia
would go into the United States hard
white wheats i wheat We're classified
in Australia. Hard white whe&ts are
the best American whc2ts and bring
u premium IN the market. That i:'
one of the reasons why I am here, to
advise your men who arc h"ldlinG
Australian wheat which is going TO
he United States what our standards
are. Here you have Eean working Q
on the f. q. G. basis but wheat IS be-
ing sold on the basis Of the -ame'-i-
can standards. It is only fair that in
Australia you should }llow what the
American standards arc and what ou,
classification is. and that If the Amer
lean growers put hard white wheat
into a shipment they are entitled 70
receive 4 premium
There has been Scnle anxiety OF
The part Of The American people IS
10 the condition Of Australian wheat
as a result Of some conditiors YOU
have had, and that is another reason
why ] am here. I am gla0 tc 'oe ahl"
to report that those conditions ara
not rs serious as some people through
the press had led US to beli>ve.''
The conditions referred to hE DR..
Duvcl we're weevils and the mouse
plague OF ;inout q year ago.
III Australia had adopted bulk
landing Of wheat ten years ago.
added DIR. D3lval g believe thai
what she would have saved in tho
wheat lost during tie pas: three years
would have paid for the entire in
stallation cf the elevator system
DR.. Duvel promised the hearty CO.
operation of the United States De
partmcnt of Agriculture in the dcvel-
oplaent Of the Agricultural industry.
in Australia and the efforts to place it
on a better :nd soundcr basis.
In responding 20 q toast at 2 lunch
aon given him at Sidney by the Mil
liens Cub. Or Du.el said: In buying
wheat the Jaitcd States wants to b"
fair to the Australian producers Ai>'
people look on this matterfa' a fam
ily affair
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
BUMPER TOBACCO CROP.
s Large Yield and High Prices Bring
Millions Into South Carolina.

Columbia, Aug. 10.-The tobacco
crop OF South Carolina will bring a LOT
Of money into the State this summer.
Commissioner A. c. Summers Satur-
day gave out an official statement to
the effect that the sales for the month
of July had reached the ASTONISHING
figure S3.125, 2G3304. This is an in
crease Of five million pounds and four
million dollars over the sales Of July
of last yeAr. The average price paid
for the July, 1913. crop, was 1886
cents against 21.65 last year.
Lake City, Timmonsville, Mullins,
Kingstree, Conway and Darlington
showed up handsomely in the official
statement Of sales. In Lake Clt:'
alone the amount Of cash released for
this summer cash crop was approXl-
nateIy 81, 900. This is a substan-
tiaf increase over last year, in fact
nearly double the amount then paid.
Commissioner Summers is elated
over the showing made thus far in
the reports upon the crop year and
thinks that if August holds up in COM
parison with. August Of last year and
on the present rate Of increase in
oIt;i,t and in prices. the total Of casn
forathe 1918 tobacco crop Will ap-
proxinlate $4,000, 900. When it is
considered that a few years ago the
cotton. crop Of this State brought in
about $3.50, 100000 the relative i'm
portance of the tobacco crop is read
lily seen.
There has been great revival OF
interest in tobacco growing since
1914 when the average price was
9. Hs.eents per pound and the entire
crop brought less than four million
dollars
The section Of South Carolina that
has produced this tobacco is peculiar
ly fortunate for the farmers who have
engaged in tobacco planting arc also
interested in other crops and they Will
have money all the year. Following
are the tables compiled in the de-
partment of agriculture. commerce
and industries and made public today
by Commissioner Summers:
Sold for producers from first hand
-23,S76,7S5 pounds for SIS, 123, ,262.-
Oh.
Sold for dealers-1,o71,5s7 pounds
for $3.50. "a.
Resold by ware?lousaman-1, so7,-
PSI pounds for $331. 81 in.33i
Grand total sale.-26,S S377,37S lbs.
for $o,O762 1862.
Comparison for month OF July, 1910
1S. Sold for Producers from Firs;
Hand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
OPINION 81 GEHM-aN EXPERT.
Newspaper Critic say, Iiaig Eas Used
Only Restricted Number OF Ec-
serves.

Amsterdam, Aug. 11.-The military
expert of the Frank ful'ter Zeitung. q
copy 81 which has been received here.
summing up the Allied offensive says
1t is certain that Field Marshal
Haig has employed only {; restricted
number Of his attacking divisions. Il
also is certain that the German su-
.,remc conll.;1lei VIII Go al IN its
power 10 hpld together the main body
OF his men and the reserves
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
Oregon Penitcn:iary Furnishes Re
49, ,.,,,,, n,,1

Portland, oregon, Aug. s.-The ser
vice nag at the Oregon State peniten-
tiary now contains forty stars, repre-
sentinS about ten per cent Of this
prison population. State Parole Oft!-
Ger Joseph Keller has announced
Each star stands for n man paroled
from the prison who has enlisted IN
the army or the navy, and. practically
every man has been restored to cit
izenship by Gov. James Withycombe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14

It takes three generations 70
make Il gentleman. but ti.e rutc faiiS
10 work when the third generation
is 4 grl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14

I'm Il novel automatic cooker live
steam is used to distribute the heat
from the electrical unit TO the food
receptacles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14

The County Board of Registration
will he in their office at the Court
House. continuously from July 1st to
august list eNcer,tinS July 4th. fot
ne purpose of registering all qualified
votcrs OF the comfy Of Sumter. as The
law requires
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14

l;'s the bill for :: womanS stunning
Easter gown that shocks her husband.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14

tof the fi,.et tinl" IL II; hist"l;s.s 'tr'A
::a..1iea iSoSai Astronomical Soc3o,
has sdlaitted women to membership
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-14
Registration Notice.

Total. .233.S1G. 7S3 S.I25. 262. OF