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The Isabella Color.

Once Spanish princess vowed no,
to change her lingerie till a certain
war was won. and as that took many
months. the result was that fashion.
able Spanish ladies of the time, who
looked to this princess for leadership
In the matter of dress. soon came to
adopt yellowish-brown sort of linen
for their 'kerchiefs, fuckers, wimples
and other similar apparel. The priu.
cess name was Isabella, and this
fashionable shade was known as Isa.
bella color, and one occasionally hears
this name applied In Paris even to
this day to sort of yellowish-brown
that really does look like linen that
had been dedicated to a laundryless
existence. Although we have had
every shade of lingerie. we have NOT
yet had this color. The next thing to
1t. and something that surely wouldn,t
appeal to all womankind, is the new
lingerie of nickel-gray that has been
put on the shelves of one or two Of
the exclusive women's shobs. There
Is complete set Of this gray under,
wear in crepe de chine.
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A Gas Helmet.

clicked cushy Job behind the lines.
and how sorry felt that they had to
stay In the front line and argue out the
war with Fritz. They were envious
but still good-natured. and as left the
trench to go to the rear they shouted
after me-:
Good luck. Yank, old boy; don't
forget to send up few fags to your
old mates"
promised to do this and left.
/ reported at headquarters with six
teen others and passed the required ex-
animation. Out of the sixteen appll-
cants four were selected.
was highly elated because I was,
thought. In for cusny job back at the
base.
The next morning the four reported
to division headquarters for instruc-
tions. Two of the men were sent to
large towns In the rear of the lines
with an easy job. When 1t came our
turn the officer told us we were good
men and had passed very creditabe
examination.
My tin hat began to get too small
for me, and noted that the other man,
Atwell by name. was sticking his chest
out more than usual.
The officer continued: II think can
use you two men to great advantage
In the front line. Here are your orders
and instructions. also the pass which
gives you full authority as special NJ.
p. detailed on intelligence work. Re-
port at the front line according to your
instructions. 1t Is risky work and l
wish you both the best OF luck"
My heart dropped to zero and At
wells fnce was u study. We saluted
and left.
That wishing us the ''best of luck
sounded very ominous In our ears; II
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Empey 10 called upon to do
duty as . member Of q firing
squad. His description Of the
execution Is given in the next
instailment.
tTo BE CoNTINUED.I
rraits Of Bird Lovers.

Years ago. during winters visit
In London. used to watch the per-
sons who regularly fed the birds in
Hyde park. noticed that most of
them were people Of apparently hum
BILE circumstances, few pretty close
TO underfeedlng themselves. It was
delightful to see how much pleasure
they all took In keeping these birds
from hunger.
Two that saw each day for a
week or so. evidently husband and
wife. ventured to speak to. Eagerly
they talked about the birds as they
might have talked about children.
noting and relishing individual char
acteristics.
eve have become so fond of them."
said the wife. ''They recognize us
now. many of them. and a few come
to us quite fearlessly. We should
feel quite uncomfortable II we should
miss a day. They are like members
OF the family that have to be cared
for."-Exchange.
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the simple but swagger little coat
shown in the picture, need not fear
comparison with coats of more costly
goods-it has some points of advantage
over them. 1t Is made of summer fan.
mel In any of the gay bright colors and
touched up with white In pearl buttons.
pique collar and arrowhead finish of
pockets.
Just the skirt for this coat is shown
with it. 1t is of heavy white pique
and fastens at the middle of the front
where row of white pearl buttons fin
ishes the overlapped seam. There
are any number of sport hats that will
top Off this practical and pretty out
fit. But its youthful wearer has chosen
tam of white corduroy, one of
the "blue devil' models that embodies
much dash. Its long tassel matches
the coat In color. Where something
more dignified is needed. for an older
woman, one of the coconut braids in
white embroidered with yarn or silk
flowers against the crown, would make
a good choice. ana there Is the perennial
Panama with handsome band or scarf
that belongs to all summers.
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Why the veil? Merely masculine
minds will never figure out the answer
although they will have the rest of
time to ponder the question. Wells
were and are and will continue to be.
They are a strictly feminine institution
and whether they are worn to add
charm to the face or to call attention
to charms already there, or for some
other reason, these are mysteries only
the veiled lady can solve for us. But
they make opportunity for capricious
ornamentation and for variety-tw0
very good reasons for the loyalty with
which women favor them.
New face wells this summer are near
ly all woven with large mesh; the
hexagon.shaped mesh appears to be
best liked. Two examples of this par
ticular weave are shown at the left of
the picture. They are circular and
float about the face. The veil Mt the
top indulges in the caprice of little and
big chenille dots and little pasted-on
velvet leaves, all of them dancing In
all the wayward wandering breezes
they chance to meet. A few dots splat-
tered over lovely chin. make us think
twice of its delicious curves. A silk
scroll wanders In the most aimless and
happy-go-lucky way over the veil be-
low, but 1t just misses the eyes and
just hits very alluring pair of lips.
which goes to prove that veil should
be taken seriously and adjusted with
care.
At the left appears the "war bride"
veil-one of the small consultations al
lowed to the girl whose sweetheart is
away In the service of his country. 1t
is Of navy blue chiffon and Is draped
about a navy blue or navy blue and
white turban. This one Is finished
with n narrow silk fringe. but most Of
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A strong wind had arisen and dis
persed the gas.
They told me that had been "Out"
for three hours; they thought l was
dead.
The attack had been repulsed after
hard fight. Twice the Germans had
gained foOthold In our trench, but
had been driven out by counter-at-
tacks. The trench was filled with their
dead and ours. Through a periscOpe
! counted eighteen dead Germans In
our wire; they were n CHASTITY sight in
their horrIble-Iooking respirators.
l examined my first smoke helmet.
A bullet had gone through 1t on the
left side. just grazing my ear. The
gas had penetrated through the hole
made in the cloth.
Out of our crew OF six we lost two
killed and two wounded.
That night we buried all of the dead,
excepting those in No Mans Land. In
death there is not much distinction !;
friend and foe are treated alike.
After the wind had dispersed the
gas the X. A. NJ. c. got busy with their
chemical sprayers. spraying out the
dugouts and low parts of the trenches
to dissipate any fumes of the German
gas which may have been lurking in
same.
Two days after the gus attack l was
sent to division headquarters, In an
swer to an order requesting that cap
taIns of units should detail a man
whom they thought capable Of passing
an examination for the divisional In
telligence department.
Before leaving for this assignment
went along the front-line trench say
Ing good-by to my mates and lording 1t
over them, telling them that had
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WHERE BELGIUM STANDS
BY HON. e. DE CARTIER,
Minister Of Belgium.

His excellency, E. de Cartier. Bel
gian minister to the United States,
has sent the Vigilantes the following
expression of the attitude of his coun-
try:
The principles which you have al
ways stood for, and for which you are
again fighting. are the principles which
have always animated my little country
and for which we, too, are fighting,
shoulder to shoulder, with your own
brave boys. We are fighting for free
dom and independence. Your soldiers
will not come back until 1t is all over,
over there; neither will ours lay
down their arms until the world Is
made safe for honest people.
Germany offered us a shameful bar
gain. She offered to spare our coun-
try and to indemnify us, II we would
let her pass through to accomplish her
crime against our neighbOr and her
neighbor. France. She wished to make
us an accompllce In her crime, and she
gave us twelve hours in which to make
up our minds. That was eleven hours
and fifty-nlne minutes too much. We
spurned her base offer. We have suf-
fered, but we have no regrets.
Having tried In vain to bribe us by
offers of immunity, the Germans re-
sorted to violence and intimidation.
You all know the story, although many
of the details cannot be told until our
witnesses are freed from the menac-
ing claw Of the German eagle. say
to you that whoever undertakes to
-, hi - fbn
mitted by the Huns Of the twentieth
century will have task that will turn
his soul sick.
One of the greatest of the crimes Of
Germany was to attempt to enslave
our workmen and to force them to
work for our enemy and against their
own brothers. Tens of thousands Of
honest workmen were torn from their
wives and families, loaded on trucks
like cattle and deported to Germany.
There they were tempted by offers OF
high wages to work for our enemy and
to sign a so-called voluntary con-
tract" to engage in such workout
they would not sign. They were sub
jected to starvation-but they would
not sign. They were tortured = but
they would not sign.
The Germans tried to divide our
house against itself-but they "imag-
ined a vain thing" In the early part
of the war. after having ravaged and
massacred in Flanders as we'll as in
the Walloon district. after finding that
our people could not be intimidated.
the Germans sought to separate Flan-
ders from the rest of Belgium by fat
tering the Flemings and pretending to
be their special protectors. But the
only result of the effort to divide
Flanders from the rest Of our country
has been to arouse the most intense
| unity throughout the land. All our
people Immediately rallied In defense
of the unity Of our country. whose
motto is like your own. You have the
motto az Pluribus Unum"-"One Com
posed of Many" and ours Is "Union
Fait Ia Force'-"In Union There Is
Strength"
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EMPEY AND HIS COMRADES REPULsE A FIERCE GAS
ATTACK MADE BY THE GERMANS.

the with the loss Of
living City
British After
officer in London he is to train
After brief period of training
here he takes
overhead
trenches
wounded under hot
fire. trench digger
No experience listening detail Ex
Back rest bets Empey
Empey goes top" the
Germ
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them are simply hemmed. They are
probably destined to a short-lived pop
ularity-but they are very charming.
Wells should be tried on and selected
carefully as hats are, for some faces
look best under plain, close mesh
without figures. Scrolls or dots or 9th.
er figures in front Of the eyes, are
never pleasing; they look and are un.
comfortable.
The Ordway new era., 1918-07-05

A Swedish engineers stoking de-
vice makes 1.3 tons of pulverized peat
produce as much power In locomotives
as a ton Of coal.
The Ordway new era., 1918-07-05

An electrically controlled machine
for sorting coffee beans has been In
vented by n native Of Munich.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

planted, and for the more cultiyable
districts fruit-bearing trees will be
utilized.
The storage of water in lakes and
reservoirs is comparatively simple in
Palestine. BY erecting small dams
across certain ways, a series of small
reservoirs can be constructed at little
expense, creating supply that will
last throughout the dry season. In
Southern. Palestine hundreds Of nat
ural springs can be opened up which
under centuries of misrule have been
allowed to choke up and fall into dis
use.
Palestine today possesses an ad-
vantage il never had before I'm q first
class railway connection with Eeypt.
All the surplus crops will find ready
market in the growing Egyptian
cities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
Reconstruction of Palestine. {.

London, May 20 Correspondence
OF the Associated Press)-Two prin-
cipal recommendation which the
Civilian Commission now in Palestine
will make as a beginning for the re-
construction of that country will be a
scheme for beginning afforestation,
and proposal for the conservation
OF water supply by storage and by
opening up old springs.
a preliminary statement from
member of the committee says:
'The greatest of all Palestines
needs is afforcstation. For centuries
the land has been denuded of it's
trees, with most disastrous conse-
quences. For the heavy rains at GER
tain seasons, instead Of benefitting the
SOIL over more than four-fifths of the
area carry away i'm rushing torrents
much of the little soil that remains
on the high lands and valley slopes.
Palestine has not always been
treeless. The Roman emperOrs had
valuable forests in the country, and
Absalom, riding, was caught by the
| hair among the trees, but today one
might gallop from Dan to Beersheba
without having to duck ones head to
avoid a branch.
'TreeS of rapid growth will be
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
McthOMsts Provide Rest Rooms In
Rome.

In response to a request from a
committee Of women connected with
the British Embassy in Rome, Dr.
Bertrand NJ Triple, superintendent
of the Rome district of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of italy, opened
the Sunday school and social rooms
of the churb for use Of soldiers and
sailors of the Allied Armies passing
through Rome. These rooms serve
for rest and recreation. Shower baths
have been installed i'm the basement.
What this means to tired ana some
times sick men that come i'm from
long, hot dusty rides i'm summer
weather and Italian trains can be
easily imagined" said a member OF
the National War Council OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
The first men welcomed here were
l25 Scotch soldiers. They gave the
house Il real hOusewarming. according
to the report. and were Joined i'm
songs and festivities by Italians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

Arrange for meeting Whether il
be among the whites or among the
colored: whether il be at church or
at lay function. if you will notify
any of the committee they will send
out a speaker who will talk q few
minutes on War Savings. Many speak
ers have volunteered their services.
Always give as long notice as you
can; there are whole lot of things
doing these days. and man can not
be found on a minutes notice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

In the country each district direc-
tor will be i'm charge Of his district
during the pledge campaign and will
have full swing. He will plan and
perfect his own line Of work and will
choose his own assistants. The re-
sponsibility will be his. and the glory
OF accomplishment will be his.
Mr.. w. A. Bryan has been appoint
ed city manager for the campaign,
and as with the out OF town directors
he will be his own master. Neither
the out Of town men, nor Mr. Bryan,
however, can do the work by them
selves. They will need hundreds OF
assistants, who will have to make a
sacrifice of their time and of their
convenience for the good of the
country. Volunteer; but if you are
too backward to volunteer when the
summons come that you are drafted
I'm this work come to attention with
a jump, and get on the job spotly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
PREPARING FOR THE WAR saw.
stresses INGS DRIVE.
.o""httee Is Doing Much Work But
Wants the Cooperation OF the Whole
County--Sales Fell or,

Sales for the week ending MAY
25th show that the people of Sumter
county seem to have forgotten that
they are asked by the government to
lend heavily to the war fund through
the purchase Of War Savings Stamps
The sales as reported by Captain
Doar of the Sumter postoffice were
sl,45O.O2 for the week, the lightest
In very many weeks.
Did you buy, or did you neglect to
buy?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

Are you up-to-date or are you al
ways behind? If you are always be.
hind you will leave in your windows
posters for campaigns that are finish
ed and gone. IL you are p-to- date
you Will see that War Savings pos
ters are conspicuous for the next
month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

War Savings Societies are wanted
everywhere; they are the great We
hiclcs through which war savings
work is most easily conducted. Mrs.
j. a. Mcknight is the especial organ
izcr In the city. She. or Chairman
Moses Will be glad to furnish all in
formation, and cooperate with those
who wish to organize. either i'm the
city or i'm the country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

Mr.. r.. III. Rhame. Sr., has been APP
pointed vice chairman for religious
institutions to cooperate with, and
to organize the churches and the
Sunday schools. He has started off
well. for he made q little talk at Ba-
raca class Sunday morning, and the
class turned around. and bought 500
worth of stamps which it will put
away until cashing i'm time, when the
money will be added to the building
fund for Sunday school building
which is planned for the future.
2 Mr. Rhame. accompanied by Chair
man Moses, went to Bethel Church at
Oswego Sunday morning and organ
lied War Savings Society there. Mr
M. III. Andrews was elected president
and Mrs. j. w. Elkins secretary.
Mr.. Rhame has called a meeting of
the ministers and Sunday school su-
perintendants for Wednesday morn
ing at 1890 at the Y. NJ. C. A.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
Unavoidable.

Some of our cannon are disap-
pearing." remarked the lieutenant
We'll, things will disappear when
you have careless help" responded
the lady who was going over the
fort II find that a great trouble
about keeping house" "-Louisvill
Courier Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
Saving Sammy says:

Saving Sammy says:
If YOU have an idle dollar
It's "a Stacker,
Take il firmly by the collar
It's Stacker.
Make it battle for the nation.
For dollar on vacation
I'm the present situation
Is "a Stacker.
As soon as that dollar buys foul
stamps Ii is no longer n Stacker bu,
a hard fighter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

II is announced that high cost Of
living is driving Office seekers away
from Washington. We have been
confident all along that some good
would result from the high cost o.
living, ng,--Minneapolis Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

If you simply cannot afford any
more Liberty bonds" then the war Is
over. 80 far as you are concerned, and
you have been beaten.-CharlcHto
Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
Strategy.

Cook got the children interested I'm
war game this morning. She sug
geaed they should play they were in
battle and shell their enemies"
"Who were their enemies"
The peas."-Ladies' Home JOurn-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01
Tokyo Hospital Turned Over to Red
Cross.

St I.ukc's international Uospitol i'm
Tokyo has become II reserve base hos
pital of the American Red Cross. This
well-establishcd institution is under
the charge of the Right Reverend
John Mckim. Bishop of Tokyo. and
it's use for the purpose was authoriz-
ed by resolutions of the Executive
committee Of the Domestic and For
Episcopal Church. The building and
medical and nursing personnel will
as needed by the American Red Cross
during the war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-01

Mr.. w. a. Thompson has been ap-
pointed chairman of committee for
arranging for the advertising feature
of the War Savings campaign.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-01
BRITISH CROSS MONTICANO;
TAKE 1000 PRISONERS

London, Oct. 31.-British troops
in their offensive on the northern
Italian front have at some places
crossed the Monticano river, the
British war Office announced this
evening.
The tenth army has reached ap-
proximately Roncadelle, Ormelle,
Fontannelle and the line of the
river Monticano to Ramara.
The British tenth army has made
1000 of the enemy prisoners.
The communication follows:
1.-THE tenth army has reached ap-
proximately Roucadelle, Ormelle,
Fontainelle and the line OF the river
Nor .icano to Ramara. At some
places we have crossed the Month
cano.
..The prisoners taken by the tenth
army since the commencement of
the operation amount to II ,002, in
Guiding 345 officers. OF these, the
fourteenth British corps captured
246 officers and $3.50 men of other
ranks. A number OF guns, and the
material captured, have not been
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note, which did not differ materially
from the unofficial version. was
made public at the state depart
ment, but there was no announce
ment of the receipt of the commun-
ication from Count Andrassy to Sec
retary Lansing asking the secretary
to use his good offices with the Pres
ident in behalf of Austria's plea.
Nor would anyone admit knowl-
edge of the extraordinary commun-
ication from II. Tchitcherin. the Boil
shevik foreign minister as given in
cable dispatches demanding the
evacuated by the allied. and Amer
lean troops OF "the Mourman. Arch
angel and Siberia" & the state
department has never recognized
even the existence of the govern
ment of which M. Tchitcherin is a
part. 1t is not probable that his note
Will elicit response.
Official Text of Austrian Reply.
The official text OF the Austrian n
governments note to President Will
son renewing the plea for an armis-
tice and peace was made public by
Secretary Lansing. 1t does not diff
fer substantially from the unofficial
version as transmitted by The AS
sociated Press from Basel, Switzer.
land.
The official text was given out in
this form:
Department OF State,
October 30, 1918.
The secretary of state makes pub
lie the following:
Legation OF Sweden,
Washington, ID. c.,
October 20, 1918.
Department of Austro- Hungarian
interests.
Excellency:
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GERMAN PEOPLE MAY
BRING WAR TO END
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sions before the council OF the grave
diplomatic and military questions
which now engage it's attention in
connection with the preparation or
an armistice.
House Makes Long Reports.
Col. f. NJ House. who is in
Paris as the special representative
OF the American government to the
European governments has been
making long reports to Washington,
but IT is believed these do not relate
to the proceedings of the war coun-
Gil
There has been much speculation
in official circles as to the probable
features OF the armistice which will
be offered to the central powers, but
II is admitted that there Is no def
mite knowledge on the subject. One
comparatively new proposition re-
lates to the guarantees to be ex-
acted from Germany for the repay
men. Of the tremendous financial
losses suffered by the populations Of
those portions OF Belgium and
France occupied by the German
troops.
The official text of the Austrian