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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-24
WHAT BLEASE DODGES.
BENET AND POLLOCK SCORE nc
LOYALTY AND COWARDICE
Senator Calls on Voters to Think of
Sons Overseas and Not Politicians

Conway, July 1S.-About 200 peo-
pie heard the senatorial candidates
here today. The meeting was not
held until late in the afternoon on &C.
count of the large tobacco sales which
kept up until 3 o'clock. The meeting
again today was featured by Senator
Penet's and w. P. Pollock's scathing
arraignment Of Cole l.. Blease and Mr..
Pollock's equally grilling attack on
Thomas II. Peoples, who, the Cheraw
candidate says, like all baser metals
turned green when he was led to the
bar Of public opinion at Florence two
days ago and declared by his silence
that he was a follower of Cole J..
Blease. Senator Benet told the voters
not to think of any politician on elec-
ton day when they go to cast their
ballots. The only thing for them to
do is to look across the seas to their
sons. No man can be true to South
oi O'iiist " HiUlSclls " WOOuIOW w IL
son or his sons in France and vote
fer a disloyal man in South Carolina.
The State would have been in a he'll
Of fix if Blease had been allowed to
raise regiment and then have ap-
pointed w. p. Beard, Albert Orth and
Paul Wierce as members of his staff.
Mr.. Pollock got a spontaneous burst
of applause when he said Blease was
featherlegged and gun shy four years
ago and now he was afraid Of being
murdered since his gunman was in the
ptnitentiary. The serious situations
into which innocent people might he
led as set forth in Blease's campaign
withdrawal statement was not that of
being hurt by thugs, but of danger of
being led to give utterance to traitor
Gus or seditious talk following after
Blease.
Messrs. Dial and Rice made their
usual speeches.
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SOUTHERN LABOR PROBLEM,
FEDERAL SPECIALISTS MEET TO
CONSIDER QUESTION.
'''"" iSciow Mason and Dixon Line
Grows Food Stuff as Well as Cot.
ton.

birmingham, Ala, July 1S.-Fedar.
al farm help specialists from all the
cotton producing States, with renre-
sentatives of the department. of agri-
culture and State agricultural colleges
began a two days conference here to-
DAY to consider ways of assuring suf-
iicent farm help for HARVESTING tba
Souths great cotton and food crons
The south, while answering manv
other demands of war, has made in
1918 great stride toward feeding it,
self from products of its own soil
Through the unprecedented efforts of
Southern farmers their acreages Of
food crops, as well as cotton show
great enlargement, and with favorable
weather the result will be relief of
transportation demand and notable
contributions to Americas task of
feeding large part of the allied
world"
This statement was made this morn
ing by Prof. G.. I. Christie assistan nt
to the secretary of agriculture after
hearing reports from federal farm
help specialists from nearly all the
Southern States.
No more heroic efforts to meet the
war needs have been made anywhere
than by Southern farmers said George
"A. Maloney, supervising farm help
specialist for the Southern States. who
also called attention to the greatly
increased population of the South I'M
cantonment and manufacturing CEN
ters and the South's task of producing
adequate cotton and other crops need
ed by the country
"A summary of the national situation
by DR.. E. V. Wilcox of the depart
ment of agriculture indicated increas-
ed food production everywhere in the
country.
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London. July l7.-IDdia IL quite
ready 20 take any action necessary "a
prevent the intrusion OF German in.
fiusnce In that country and to main.
tain the integrity OF Its borders. nc
cordlng TO an announcement made
here by the Mahar- Rajah OF Patriaia
who IL representing the Princess OF
India on the Imperial War Cabinet.
lie added:
"On behalf OF the Princes OF In
dIa I wish to express our great salts
faction that inclusion OF India In the
Imperial Was conference has been in
sured.
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GERMAN WAR REPORTS.
ADMIT SURPRISE ON AISNE BUT
CLAIM DEFEAT OF ALLIES.
Berlin Says That New Line Between
SOissOns and Marne Blocked Furth.
or Advance OF Allies

Berlin, July 10 via LondOn.-Ad-
mission is made in the German official
communication issued today that al
lied troops through surprise coun-
ter offensive Thursday broke into
the German front infantry and ar
tillery lines at isolated points be,
tween the Aisne and the Marne and
forced back the German line. Later q
strengthening Of the German positions
prevented the allies from breaking
through. the statement claims.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
"The battle hos blazed up again be.
tween the Aisne and the Marne. There
the French have begun their long ex-
pected counter offensive. BY the en-
ployment of extremely strong squad
rons OF tanks they succeeded at first
i'm penetrating by surprise into our
front infantry and artillery lines at
isolated points and in pressing bach
our line.
Afterwards our line division, Il
gether with reserves which had been
held in readiness frustrated the enc
my from breaking through.
Toward Midday French attacks on
the line southwest from scissors to
Neuilly and northwest of Chateau.
Thierry were defeated. In the after
noon very strong partial attacks OF
the enemy on the whole of the from;
broke down against our new line
Enemy columns which were endeav.
oring to reach the field were the OBJ
jectives Of our special battle planes.
Our chasing planes shot down 80
enemy airplanes.
ION the front south of the Marine
the French. since their failures of
July 16-17. have only directed partial
attacks southeast of Mareuil which
were repulsed. Between the Marine
and Rheims and east of Rheims the
fighting activity has been confined to
local operations. Enemy attacks in
the Bold du Roi and on both sides of
Pourcy broke down.
I'VE have captured prisoners in
successful attacks northwest of Troes-
mes. on the Suippes and on both sides
of Perthes, The number of prison.
ers brought in since July Is exceeds
10000.
A fresh attempt by the French to
drive a wedge through the German
lines between the Aisne and the
Marne was repulsed with heavy loss
es to the attacking forces. according to
the statement issued by general head
quarters this evening. .t
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NO ARTILLERY USED BEFORE
ATTACK.

Enemy Totally Surprised by Man.
gins Move on Front of Twenty
Miles.
Paris, July 18.-"The front upon
which General Mangin attacked this
morning measures about 2l miles,"
says The Temps THE enemy was to-
tally surprised.
"The attack was made virtuolIv
without artillery preparation. Our in
fantry supported by many tanks. adj
vanced rapidly under the protection of
Il barrage fire which was extended be-
fore the advancing infantry.
THE forest of Villers-Cotterets is
now virtually cleared"
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THOUSAND PRISON.
Frs.
French Advance Southwest Of SOis.
sons and ON Rheims Front.

London. July 20.-The French have
advanced from Monte de Paris south =
west OF Scissors.
The total German prisoners taken
In the Franco-American offensive is
now eighteen thousand, eight hun
dred.
The French have advanced today n
thousand yards on the Rheims front.
The French have not advanced furth-
er towards Soissons.
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Mobile. July 19.-Albert Sanders
negro. was hanged today for the
murder Of Mrs. Julia May Hess oc
Fulton. Alabama. He died protesting
that Fisher Brooks. already hanged,
alone was guilty.
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WILL DRAFT DOCTORS.
GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE
CHARGE OF PHYSICIANS.
Proposed Plan Will Assign Them to
Army, Navy and Civil Service.

washington, July 1S.-The govern
ment Is about to assume control of
the entire medical profession in the
United States to obtain sufficient doc
tors for the fast growing army, and
at the same time to distribute those
remaining to the localities or in ser.
vices where they are most needed for
civilian work.
This mobilization is to be accom-
panied either by enrolling all doc
tors In volunteer service corps un-
der pledge to accept whatever serv-
ice. military or civilian, is assigned
them by the governing body Of the
corps or If the voluntary plan Is not
successful by legislation providing for
drafting them into government serv-
Ice. Medical officers Of the govern
ment believe compulsory conscription
will not be necessary
Organization plans for the volun-
teer medical service corps already
have been made and enrolment start
ed in few States under authority of
the Council of National Defense. In
stead of enrolling in this corps only
those physicians not suitable for mill.
tary service, either because of age.
physical infrmity, dependency or in
stitutiOnal or public need as planned
at present. the government is expect
ed shortly to throw open the MEM
bership to all doctors, and to bind
them with a pledge during the pres
ent emergency to accept service mill
tary or civil. wherever, whenever and
for whatever duty he may be called
by the central governing board"
Under this projected plan, the army
and navy would take those physicians
and surgeons best fitted for active
duty and who can be spared from
civilian requirements. At the same
time the government would maintain
and assign doctors to those communi-
ties In which there are too few prac-
titioners.
The practical operation, officials be
lieve, would cause little of this reloca-
tion, however, since physicians who
are needed in certain communities,
hospitals, schools. or other essential
civilian services, would not be COM
missioned in the army.
Conferences Of doctors were held to-
day in Washington and number of
other cities to discuss the operation
OF the voluntary enrolment plan. A
committee of army and navy surgeons
also completed today recommends. =.
tions for inclusion in the volunteer
medical service corps all doctors, in
stead of only those disqualified for
military service.
OF the $4,000 doctors in the Unit
ed States, it is ectimated between So.
600 and $4,000 are in active practice
and $4,000 or about one fourth are in
the army or navy. Nearly $4,000 will
be required eventually for the army
1t became known today that Sur
geon Generals Gorgas of the army
Braisted OF the navy and Blue of the
public health service, are consider
ing plan for commissioning all
teachers I'm medical schools and as
signing them to their present duties
This would constitute a means of
preventing further disruption of medi-
cal teaching staffs, and at the same
time recognizing the public service
Of the men.
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Saratoga Springs, July 1s.-Gov.
whitman will remain a candidate for
denomination by the Republicans fo,.
governor whether or not Theodore
Roosevelt consents to enter the nri.
mary, the governors secretary an,
nounced today.
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AMERICANS SHOW THE WAY.

Pershing's Men Make Such Progress
. bv late Afternoon That Mounted
Troops are Thrown into Action
United States Army Officers Estab-
lish Headquarters Where Germans
Formerly Stood.
With the American Army in France,
July Is (By Associated Press) The
American troops had carried all before
them late In the afternoon and had
proceeded 10 fast that cavalry was
thrown into the action. All the Amer
team headquarters STATS tonight were
well inside the territory which the
Germans held this morning.
The allies have reached roughly
the line of Belleau. Courchamps,
Chouy. villers-H -Helon. Chaudun and
the heights dominating soissons.
French cavalry has crossed beyond
the soisons-C Chateau -Thierry road to
openings made by the Franco-Amer-
lean forces.
The greatest progress made up to
latest reports was about 10 kilome-
tres. or little over six miles.
After passing the third objective set
for the operations Of this morning. the
americans. In cooperation with the
French south OF Soissons. launched a
second powerful attack at noon.
Showing the effe..t OF splendid
training the American troops went
Forward swiftly and fought with fury.
Nothing seemed to stop them especial
iy In the region OF Scissors and to
the south OF that city. Light and
heavy pieces were moved up as the
troops advanced. and soon after each
harrage ended, shells from American
gums were deluging the enemys rear
areas. playing havoc with his forces.
whether those In retreat or reserves
endeavoring to come up.
IL was open warfare with all the
attending excitement and through the
gaps made by heavy guns and infantry
the French cavalry dashed beating
down those in their path. Terrific
losses were were inflicted at all points
on the enemy. The tanks did all that
was expected OF them.
The great numbering engines rolled
along In front OF the infantry driving
the Germans before them with streams
OF bullets and clearing away many Oh
structions that had escaped the artil-
lery.
The enemy early began to bring up
reinforcements. Fresh troops have ap-
psared at various points and n heavy
counterattack probably will have to
be withstood.
On the line south OF Scissors the
Americans carried all their detectives
In the second attack with the same
dash as the first. even proceeding fur
ther than had been expected.
The enemy was routed and for the
most part fed before the American
advance abandoning even light guns
and ammunition. Only here and there
along the line was strong resistance
offered and at these points the Ger
mans were attacked with rifle and
bayonet. before which they retreated
steadily.
80 far has the attack progressed
that tonight the enemy In the vicinity
OF the Chateau -Thierry Is considered
TO be In n somewhat dangerous posi-
tion-one where he will have TO act
quickly.
The American troops. including
those wearing bandages. are in high
spirits The Americans have receiv.
ed warm expressions OF thanks from
the French commanders.
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The American troops are unoffi-
cialiy reported In a position which
would put them across both roads and
railway mentioned.
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AIRPLANES RAID ENGLAND.
Driven Back from Kentish Coast j.,
Anti-aircraft Guns.

London, July 20.-German air.
planes crossed the Kentish coast this
morning but were driven back by anti
aircraft guns, it is officially announc-
ed
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a ZEPPELIN DESTROYED

Another BaNlcship of the Air Burn.
cd.
Amsterdam, July IA Zeppelin
fell in flames Monday evening at the
German frontier near Dalheim. Rot
terdams. the Courant announces.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-18
INSCRIPTION ON FISH'S TAIL
Mystery to Natives Of Zanzibar
Though Scientists Say 1t Is Moth
ing Much Out of the Ordinary.

A strange fish was recently caught
at Zanzibar with Arabic characters
upon its tail. The fish was not one
of a large haul, but was caught by
single fisherman, who brought it to the
fish market. There it remained for
some time, having no purchaser, as it
was a strange fish and one that had
never been seen before in those wa
tiers. Finally an Indian of the sect
called "Memen" purchased it and, on
the strange markings being noticed, it
was taken to a widely-inown Arab
scholar, who, deciphered the inscrip-
ton. 1t was afterward taken to the
sultan, who also recognized the word
ing.
That night 5000 rupees was offered
for the fish and refused, and on the
following day 5000 rupees was re-
fused, according to Scientific Amer
lean. The original price paid for the
fish was pice (about cents) and it
was eventually decided to have it pre-
served. For this purpose it was taken
to the government laboratory, where it
was treated with formaline. 1t has
since been placed on public exhibition.
There are two distinct inscriptions
on the tail, one on each side. On the
one side it reads ''Laillaha nlalah"
("There is no God but Ailah") and on
the other "Shani Allah" ga warning
sent from Allah"). There is no sus-
piciOn of anything in the nature Of a
fake about the matter and the mystery
is so complete that no explanation of
the strange phenomenon is forthcom-
ing. The Arabic lettering is perfectly
plain and the discovery has caused
wonderment throughout the Moham-
medan community of Zanzibar.
1t was identified as holacanthus
semicirculatus, Cuv. ct VAL, widely
distributed Indo-Pacific species of
chaetontidae. An authority on zoology
considers the markings as falling with
in the limits of normal variation Of the
species.
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woman's body forbidding it? NOT at
all. Because they never have done it.
There is no other reason on earth.
The women who are growing strong
er mentally and physically can smile
at the DIRECTORS who tell them they
cannot do this or that, and answer by
doing what they are accused of being
incapable of doing. But the more tim
id and younger ones, who yet hesitate
to venture into new fields of activity
in the face of opposition and ridicule,
need the assistance of professional
opinion and the encouragement of
those who have gone before.-M Montreal
Herald.
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EXERCISE OF WILL NEEDED
No Reason Why Women Should Not
Obtain a Maximum of Physical
Strength and Power.

Women can obtain greater physical
strength and power so soon as they
determine to do so, and adopt diff
ferent mode of living. There is abso
lutely nothing in the woman's Organi-
cation that forbids it, as we are finding
out more and more daily. Many young
women are too lazy to grow strong.
They cannot walk dozen blocks, or
do anything that calls for the slight
est physical strength. Why? Because
there is any inherent qusiity in the
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America the Old World.

1t has been observed that, although
this continent is the new world in
relation to its discovery, it is an old
world, much older than Europe, In
relation to the types. of it's animals
and plants. For example, the big trees
of California are of older stock than
any trees now growing in Europe. The
question has been raised whether
some of the races of Siberia and east
ern Asia have not sprung from Amer
ican aborigines, rather than that ou
Indians have come from that quar-
ter.
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In the head, eyes, ears, back or other
parts of the body and feeling of Sc
we're sickness. In most of the cases the
symptoms disappear after three or four
days, the patient then rapidly recover
ing. Some of the patients, however,
develop pneumonia, or inflammation
of the ear, or meningitis, and many of
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-called Spanish influenza is
Identical with the epidemics of influen-
"a of earlier years is not yet known.
"Epidemics of influenza have visited
this country since 1647. 1t is interest
ing to know that this first, epidemic
was brought here from Valencia,
Spain. Since that time there have
been numerous epidemics of the dis
ease. In 1889 and 1890 an epidemic
of influenza, starting somewhere in the
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thence over practically the entire civ.
ilized world. Three years later there
was another flare-up of the disease.
Both times the epidemic spread wide
ly over the United States.
although the present epidemic is
called Spanish Influenza there is no
reason to believe that it originated in
Spain. Some writer's who have studied
the question believe that the epidemic
from 0rin
tention to the fact that the Germans
mention the disease as occurring along
the eastern front in the summer and
fall of 1917"
How can Spanish influenza" be rec.
ognized?
There is as yet no certain way in
which single case of Spanish infiu-
enza' can be recognized On the 9th.
err hand, recognition is easy where
there is a group of cases. In contrast
to the outbreaks of ordinary coughs
and colds, which usually occur in the
cold months, epidemics of influenza
may occur at any season of the year.
Thus the present epidemic ragged most
intensely in Europe in May, June and
July. Moreover, in the case of ordi.
nary colds, the general symptoms
Clever, pain, depression) are by no
means as severe or as sudden In their
onset as they are in influenza. Final
~, ordinary colds do not spread
through the community so rapidly or
SO extensively as does influenza.
In most cases a person taken sick
with influenza feels sick rather sud
denly. He feels weak, has pains In the
eyes, ears, head or back, and may be
sore all over, Many patients feel
dizzy, some vomit. Most of the pa
tients complain of feeling chilly. and
with this comes a fever in which the
temperature rises to LOO to 1O4. In
most cases the pulse remains relative
ly slow.
"Ih appearance one is struck by the
fact that the patient looks sick. His
eyes and the inner side of HIS eyelids
may be slightly 'bloodshot,' or con-
gested,' as tn doctors say. There
may be ranning from the nose or
there may be some cough. These signs
of cold may not be marked; never
theless the patient looks and feels very
SICK
"1n addition to the appearance and
the symptoms as already described,
examination of the patients blood may
aid the physician in recognizing Span
ish Influenza, for it has been found
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Wasted knowledge.

"How is Jibway getting along?" "He
tells me he is having a great deal of
trouble keeping COOK "Why,
thought he married a graduate of one
of the most noted schools of domestic
science in the country" $50 he did.
ebut you ought to know that there are
a great many people in this world
who don't make any use of an educa-
ton after they get it."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
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Japanese Theatrical Contrivanss-
! Ip olden japanese theaters the
kcene was changed by revolving the
whole stage on turntable. bringing
into view the scene the stagehands
had been working on during the play
ing the previous act.
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RATTLERS >WANTED-Six rat
slesnakes, with twelve rattlers or
more. Will pay $500 a piece For
further information see The Leader
Enterprise. If
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FARM WANTED-Want two
horse farm, near town; reasonable
cash rent. Can pay rent in advance
or would buy if location is desirable
and price reasonable. J. N. Swear
ingen. r. F. d. No 5. O16-25
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WANTED TO BUY-A good sec
9nd hand grain drill in good condi,
ton. J. c. Bush If
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TWO-HORSE FARM FOR RENT
On good highway, close to town.
good house and barn. Apply Sidney
Clare. I'll
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WANTED TO BUY-Second-
hand Furniture and Stoves; also to
exchange new furniture, stoves for
second hand. w RAINE, 222 East
Pine street.
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Notwithstanding furniture,
stoves and organs. C. A. Miller
Furniture Co., 220 East Pine street.
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UNCLE SANS
ADVICE ON FLU
U. S. Public Health Service Issues
Official Health Bulletin
on Influenza.
LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT,

Epidemic Probably Not Spanish In
Origin-Germ Still Unknown-Peo-
pie Should Guard Against "DropIet
acknowledgment General Blue
Makes Authoritative Statement.