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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
BRITISH DOCTORS COME.
Medical Mission to Attend American
Congress.

An Atlantic Port. May 31.-A Brit
ish medical mission representing the
British Medical Society arrived here
today to attend the American Con-
gress of Medical Societies to be held
in Chicago on June 10. The MEM
bers include Sir James Mackenzie. Sir
Arbuthnot Lane and Col. Herbert A.
Bruce, consulting surgeon of the Brit
ish army in France.
The British surgeons will tell the
congress of their experience in the
war, of their failures and successes
and of the medical problems to meet
in dealing with the wounded and the
health of armies. All three spoke to-
day in highest praise of the work OF
American surgeons and nurses at the
front.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
WAbE HAMPTON
COBB FOR CONGRESS

Wade Hampton Cobb has announc-
ed his candidacy for congress from
the Seventh Congressional District
and his first expression in doing so
was to pledge his unstinted faith in.
the wisdom of President Wilson and
congress in declaring a state of war
with Germany and Austria Hungary.
He states that the preservation of the
American ideals of freedom, liberty
and democracy, and the respect and
honor of the nation on land and sea
could not have been otherwise guard
ed and maintained. To the end that
the autocratic Kaiser of Germany
might be more quickly brought to his
knees, which alone will result in a
lasting peace to us and our posterity,
he fdvors the prompt and aggressive
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
n Dot or Two From Dark Corner

Dark Corner. May 29.--Crops are
looking fairly well i'm this part OF the
world. and they are pretty well work
ed up and generally clean OF grass
The wheat is ripening and tho farm
ers will soon have biscuits for their
family without buying them. The
weather has become warm at last, af-
ter old winter allowed sping to get
out of her lap and caper around. but
tho old lady sure held OH to her as
long as she could before she would
turn the young frisky thing loose.
IL was my privilege To attend the
commencement OF the Pinewood
High school last Friday night. which
was sure a fine affair. The address
was by Dr. Currell OF the South Car
olina University. The graduates were
Leon Harvin. Ida Davis. Edith Grif-
fin. Mamie EIarvin. Their gradual
ing speeches were all good and inter
esting. Mr. Joseph II. Griffin was
chairman and Rev. Bowen of Paxville
pronounced the benediction.
Mrs. Joe T.. Johnson has been real
sick for the last two days. but is a
little better this morning.
The children who have had the
whooping cough seem a little better
Mr.. III. &. Scott of Paxville. and
two dau shters. Mrs. Lawrence and
Miss fessie. visited their grandmo 9th.
er. Mrs. G. III. Johnson here last Sun.
day.
Mr. Arthur Bartlett. os Pinewood
was here on visit last Sunday.
III. Il.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

support by congress of all war meas
ures looking to the further organiza-
tions of powerful army and navy to
act in cooperation with our Allies.
Mr.. Cobb, in the event of his elec-
ton, promises to attend to, and look
after. with fairness and impartiality
the interests of each county in the
Seventh Congressional District, as
well as the interests of the District
as a whole, and those who are &C.
Quainted with his work as a public
official know that he can be relied
upon to make an aggressive, palms.
stalking and faithful public servant.
Mr.. Cobb who is now forty-one
years Of age, was born in Richland
county, and there obtained his pri-
mary education in the rural schools,
afterwards attending the University
of S. c., for a short while. He then
taught in the rural districts, follow
ing this line Of endeavor for Eve
years, during which time he pursued
the study of law under the direction
of Jno. p. Thomas Jr., Esq, who is
now Dean Of the Law School of the
University. After being admitted
to the Bar in 1900 he worked in the
office Of his preceptor until 1902,
when he was elected Judge of Pro-
bate for Richland county, He filed
that office successfully and without
opposition until 1908, when he was
elected Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit, which office he still holds,
having been twice reelected without
opposition.
Mr.. Cobb invites the voters of the
Seventh District to investigate his
standing and his sixteen years of SER
vice as public official, with the min
utest care and scrutiny, and by that
record he is willing for the yard stick
to be applied in testing his fitness and
merit to represent the Seventh Dis
trict in Congress.-Advt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
TRANSPORT SINKS SUBMARINE.
German U-bOat Lying in Wait for
American Troops Cut Like Piece of
Cheese.

An Atlantic Port. May 31.-A Ger
man submarine lying in wait for
transports carrying American troops
was rammed and sunk by a large
British transport off the Irish coast
during the second week in May, ac-
cording to authentic information
brought here today by an American
returning from an important mission
to England.
The ship which sunk the subma-
rine is one of the largest liners
known to American and Euro
pean travellers, and hit the u-boat full
admidships after torpedo had been
fired and the transport was maneuver-
ing to make way for accompanying
destroyers to drop depth charges. 1t
is possible. the American said, that
the submarine might have been
forced to surface by one of the explo-
sions. but at any rate it came up less
than so yards in front of the liner.
In full view of the soldiers as
sembled on her decks, the big steam
er rammed her way into the subma-
rine and "cut her like a piece of
cheese" the American said.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
HOSPITAL BOMBED. {.
Canadian Institution Attacked in Spite
OF Huge Red Cross Signs Made
More Conspicuous by Flaming
Lights Dropped From Sky--TOll OF
Casualties.

With the British Army in France
May 81 (By the Associated Press).-
Early Thursday morning German air
men bombed another hospital-this
time a Canadian institution and ex-
acted considerable toll of casualties
Among those killed by the explosion
or flames was an American medical
officer who was administering an
anaesthetic to British officer in the
operating room when that part Of the
hospital was demolished. 'rhe raid oc-
CURED at 1890 a. m.
The hospital attacked was a large
one. 1t had been in existence since
the early days of the war and was
marked by huge Red Cross signs. The
German airmen dropped four bombs
near the hospital and, then not ap-
parently able to see exactly where they
were hitting, lighted a brilliant flare
which was let fall to illuminate the
surroundings. AS the place was light
ed up by this flare they released an
other bomb or two which dropped
squarely on large wing of the hos
pital. In this wing there were three
floors, on the bottom one of which was
the operating room. On the story
above were the officers and patients
rooms and above them were members
of the hospital personnel. Part of the
wing was dem Olished by the terrific
explosion and many persons were kill
ed and wounded when the building
collapsed and buried them.
The surgeons were just about to
operate on an aviation officer and the
American medical officer was standing
by with the anaesthetic when the
crash came. All those in the room
were buried under an avalanche of
brick and wood work. The demolish-
ed wing caught fire and burned fierce
~ Will NACtllllS SlllI plIlllcQ
the wreckage.
Nothing more awful has occurred
in the annals of the hospital service
since the war began. Every available
person in the neighborhood was call
ed out to assist in the rescue work and
two fire brigades were called.
Scores of persons worked frenziedly
at the flaming mass of twisted tim
bers in their attempts to reach those
entombed and many unconscious
forms were carried out by heroic men
who risked their lives. Excellent
work on the part Of the fremen final
ly resulted in the fire being extingush-
ed, but there were still many victims,
including more than one sister buried
IN the ruins. There was no hope that
they were alive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
RETURNING TRANSPORT SUNK
ship Carried Her Crew and a Fc,v
COnvalcsccnt Soldiers.

London, June News of the tor
pedoing of the American troon
transport, President Liucoln, by
German submarine in the naval war
zone yesterday reached London TODAY
The ship was struck while returning
nome and sunk within thirty min
utes. The vessel carried only her
crew and few convalescent soldiers
who were returning to the I-nited
states. DcstroyCrs picked up the sur.
viyors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
Letter From France.

The following letter received by
Mrs. DeS. Bull, of Stateburg, from her
son. who has been in France several
months, will be read with much inter-
est:
France, January 81, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Received yours Of the 3Oth of De-
cember today. 1 was glad to get it,
out more so, to know that you have
gotten one of mine, but, best Of all,
the box came in the other day, just as
| had about given it up. Everything
was there and fine, all the fellows
said the cake was as good as they had
ever eaten. Thank w. for me for the
chewing tobacco, and whoever sent
the cigars. bo are at premium. and
can't be bought; and Bolly for the
checker board, it is a help on these
long nights, but it sure was on the
road a long time, over two months
You haven't forgotten how to make
cake. it was welcome change from
the grub we are getting cow.
have as an assistant fellow from
Hartsville. He is a fine boy, and /
am glad to have him. He and have
room together, near the supply
room, he had already gotten two
large fruit cakes, so we Jared very
we'll after all. You ought to see the
town we are in, it is one of the pret-
tiest towns we have seen yet. 1t is
set on the side of steep hill, over
looking large lake. All of the towns
are curious looking. The streets all
run in different directions, and the
houses face in different directions,
which makes them pretty mixed up.
We, have moved about once every
three weeks, from town to town, all
sorts Of ways, so that by now we have
seen a good deal of France. 1t is
good deal better now, the snow and
ice have melted, so that it is like
spring. 1t is not pleasant sleeping in
q barn, on the ground with the snow
falling inside as we'll as outside.
1 am learning to talk French a lit
tie. We need it all the time, and /
would give anything if 1 could speak
it. These are hOspitable people. If
you go into house, they all jump ur
and offer you seat. while the old
man hastens to set out some of his
favorite vintage, usually some sort of
stuff that tastes like mixture of
gasoline and ink, then the old rascal
will sit down and talk to you just as
long as you will sit and listen, and all
the time YOU have no idea what he is
talking about
The tablet in the box must be a
hint to write, and l am going to do
better. Yours have been received
pretty regularly and they are appre-
ciated 1 can tell you. They are all
a fellow has to look forward to. Re-
member me to Aunt NJ. and Uncle j.
With love to all. Your affectionate
son. u. X. Bull.
Sergt. 117th Reg. Engrs.. A. E. F.,
France.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
Red Cross Notes.

From the Daily Item, May 81.
Yesterday marked one of the great
days for the Surgical Dressings De-
partment On account of the splendid
support that was given, 2s9 pads
were made. THIS completing the
May allotment, which will be ship
ped to Atlanta today. Although one
Of the warmest days since the hot
weather began, there were several la
lies who did not leave the workroom
he entire day. This shows the stuff
that Sumter is made of. Those reg
supervisor; Mesdames Nina Solomons
and /. c. Strauss, officers Of the day;
Mesdames Walter Hardy, e. r. Tay-
,or. G. L. Stubbs, L. Atkinson, T. d.
McMahan, j. r. Nettles, c. p. Exum.
Il. G. Williams, j. G. DcLorme, Joel
Brunson. NJ. Goldberg, A. S. Merri-
mon, NJ. F. Doeruleck, j. A. Hen
~, G III. Barnum, Geo. l.. Epperson,
r., ]. r. Green, L. E. LeGrande, Per-
ry Moses, Jr.. Merrimon, May Fitz-
patrick. c. ID. Mcknight, Jr., L. b.
Wadford, A. G. Phelps. l.. w. Jenkins,
Helen Mckay, Shepard Nash, G.. w.
E<raker. Agnes Bogin, J. w. Powers.
Mark Reynolds. Warren McCollum,,
Harry Yates, Harry Green, John
sumter. II. ii. Siddall. S. II. Edmunds
f.. S. DesChamps, w. o. Bostick, G
c. Lamb, w. w. Rees, II. l.. Scar
borough, L. I. Parrott; Misses E. w.
Mclean, L. Brunson, I. w. Penny, "
f. Wilson, +. Miller, Nj. Robinson, ]
Mcleod, M. A. Mix, G.. A. Ferrell, NJ
ROthOltz, n. Norman, NJ. S. McCaw-
ley, Nj. HaynswOrth, Lola Hayns-
worth. p. Mears, l.. Gregg, e. Mel
lette, f.. Brunson, Nj. Switzerland, NJ
Monaghan. e. Garrett, r. Harrington,
T.. Rose, l.. f.. Robinson, A. Martin.
H. Tisdalc, L. DuRant l.. Gordon.
COlOred Auxiliary.
The first unit from the Colored
Auxiliary began work on Wednesday
afternoon at the Surgical Dressings
wOrkrOOm. Much interest was shown
in the work. and it is hoped that on
next Wednesday afternoon much
larger unit will be on hand. Twenty
three pads were made, which is fine
work for first lesson. Those com
posing the unit were: Mesdames
pearle Spears. Pansy Maxwell. Leila
Williams. Matte Townsend. Hannal
Monroe, BESSIE Black, and the chair
man. Susie Lawson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
WAR SAVINGS SOCIETIES RE.
PORT.
Many Send I'm Their May Report-It
Would be OF Interest to Have Re-
ports Prom All-Privatecr Organ
izcs For Campaign.

n: W. Lee, through Commercial
~Bank & Trust Co. :. :. .. 800
Mr.. Lee not only appreciates that
his money will help the government,
but he appreciates that his example
will help the community. He let's his
name be used for this purpose. There
are several big buyers who are too
silent Why not speak up?
stateburg War Savings Society No.
sc reports for May that 1t has in
creased it's membership from 29 to
s5 and It's holdings from $1SS.75 to
s147.75.
Hagood No. 81 reports for May an
increase of members from 40 to As.
Reporting 20. Total value of stamps
held s754.25: average per member,
ti5.7i. Number of members own
Ing s10o worth OF stamps. 8. This is
n fine report.
Hardy Avenue No. 32 reports 3S
members and a purchase during April
OF si93.25. and n purchase. during
May OF s136.4o. Not had holdings,
that.
Church Street No. reports so
members with SO reporting. Amount
of stamps owned s564.25.
Gamecock War Savings Society has
been organized among the people of
Broad street with 10 members. Mrs.
A. 3. Merrimon is president and Mrs
c. L. cuttino is secretary.
IL thorough preparation Is a fore
runner OF success the War Savings
canvass In Privateer is going to be a
success. Thursday afternoon District
Directors Mrs. II. Il. Furman and Mr..
Jas. T. Brogdon met with their COM
mittees I'm Bethel school house, and
had Messrs. Roddey and Moses of the
War Savings Committee at the confer
ence. The work was all thoroughly
mapped out and it was decided to open
the work with mass meeting at
Bethel school June 18th. An attrac-
tive program will be arranged by the
local committee.
A war savings society was formed
by those present with Mrs. Furman
president and Miss Kolb secretary.
Chairman Moses of the War Saw
ings Committee has been called to q
meeting OF the county chairmen in
Columbia Monday. He is calling
meeting OF the committee, the dis
trict directors. the members of the
speakers bureau. and the postmast-
ers for Thursday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

In Spite Of All to the Contrary. It is
Wonderful Triumph.

We have been told that the Liberty
motor Is a failure and that there has
been unparalleled waste in our air.
plane construction. We have been
told production has been nil and that
we have not landed any of our fight
ing planes in France. We have been
sickened and discouraged by the tales
spread SO widely. Now in one of the
publications most vigorous in criti-
cising the government we find this:
Digest these facts about the Liberty
battle plane and cheer up. They come
from a trained observer who went up
$4,000 feet in one of them and after
speeding 1876 miles an hour and doing
variety of turns and nips for an
hour, came back to earth with the
exclamation: She'll beat anything
in the world"
E. Leroy Pelletier, a well known
Detroit automobile and airplane au-
thority, is the man who made the
trip and he knows what he is talking
about. He went up" at Dayton,
Ohio, last week with the idea that the
machine was not right. He frankly
admits he has criticised it severely
on the strength of information given
TO him by men he supposed knew
what they were talking about. He
came down from his ride above the
clouds one of the strongest support
srs of 1.-The greatest plane in the
world"
1t required some nerve to make
the flight Pelletier did when it was
only the second time he had been in
the air. But he was after the truth
first hand and got it. Here are some
of his observations:
/. The Liberty battle plane, car
rying two men and four guns, has
430 horsepower and straightway
speed Of 1876 miles an hour.
2. The Liberty battle plane does
not require castor oil, as all other
planes do. Regular everyday cylind-
er oil is quite good enough. 1t does
not require any special grade of gas
oline either.
3. The Liberty battle plane is fast
er than any of the other types of
planes in use along the battle front.
1t will out-demonstrate in their own
specialties any of the other specialize
ed planes.
a. The Liberty battle plane, car
rying two men and full fighting
euipment, has climbed 10000 feet in
minutes and IL seconds and 21,-
300 feet in so minutes. The former
American climbing record was $1,000
feet in three hours.
s. The Liberty battle plane has
gone as high as $4,000 feet. The
worlds altitude record. held by an
Italian plane is $4,000 feet. With a
new carbureter, recently perfected,
the experts confidently expect the Lib
erty to go $4,000.
g. The Liberty battle plane, thanks
to Yankee ingenuity, is almost entire
ly free from vibration at the highest
speeds because of the angle at which
its cylinders are set. This in itself
is most remarkable accomplish
ment.
What is more we are told there
have been pretty fair shipments OF
our planes abroad in parts and tho
way is cleared now for volume pro.
duction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
UKRAINIAN REVOLT.
Huns Use Artillery on Peasants, Who
Refuse to Surrender Agricultural
Implements.

The Germans are using artillery to
put down a peasant revolt in Ulrainia
said a dispatch received today from
Petrograd to the Telegraph Bureau.
ing forests, destroying crops and re-
fusing to surrender agricultural i'm
piements.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
The Weather Next Week.

Washington. June Fair with
warmer weather i'm the South Allan
tic States the first half of the week {:
showers the latter half is the fore
cast for the coming week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
No Delay In IIOuse-Samc Record FIX
pcctcd In Senate.

Washington, June 1.-Passed by
the house i'm record time. the twelve
hil'ion dollar army appropriation bill
was sent to the senate today. Speedy
enactment there Is expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
INCREASE IN PULLMAN RATES
Minimum Fare VIII be Raised From
Dollar and Half to Two Dollars
for Berth.

Washington. June lin liae with
the Increase in passenger fares. the
Pullman Company will shortly raise
the minimum overnight rate for
sleeping berths. from n dolland a-half
10 two dollars. other Pullman rates
will not be changed materially.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
NEW DRAFT.
CrOwtier Calls for 2t.61l Men For
Special Training.

Washington, June IA call for
twenty-four thousand, six hundred
seventy-fOur draft regist,,nts with n
grammar school education to be sent
to special training schools was issued
by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
The men will be taken from thirty-six
States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05

After all. the man who has no
opinions of his own is rs happy and
contented Us any other dumb brute.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-05
CONTESTS IN TWO DISTRICTS
North Carolina Primaries are Quiet
Today.

Raleigh. June 1.-The Democratic
primaries held throughout the State
today were marked by contests In the
third and eighth districts. Senator
Simmons and eight congressman are
unopposed.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

On another page of this paper will
we found a very interesting letter
from France, written by Henry De-
Haven Norman, who resigned the
office of Commonwealths attorney foF
the Breckenridge Hardin Meade dis
trict to enlist as private in the ma
tional army. The letter was written
to Mr.. Frank b. Russell, of Louisville.
by whose courtesy we reproduce It.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

Mrs. F. l.. Felix returned Mon
day from a visit with relatives in
Louisville. She was accompanied
home by her daughter, Mrs. c. B.
Kniskern, of Brookline, Mass, who
will spend some time here.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

Rev. Virgil Elgin, former pastor of
the Methodist church here, and wife
and daughter, arrived in Hartford
Tuesday for a ten days stay with
Rev. Elgin's son, Mr.. Virgil Elgin.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

Mr.. S. H. Allen, of Laurel, Miss,
and Miss Lucille Duncan and Mr..
John Duncan, of Hawesville, were
guests of Judge and Mrs. John B.
Wilson Saturday and Sunday.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

Miss Arlie Thomas, daughter of
Mr.. j. H. Thomas, who has been at
ending st. Mary Magdaline's parochi-
al school, in Louisville, came home
Monday. Miss Thomas was awarded
the scholarship medal at the close of
the school.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

Mrs. W. L. Acton, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. b. S. Ellis,
left for Greensboro, a few days be-
fore going to her home at Port Clin-
ton, Ohio
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

DR.. C. NJ. Heavrin and wife, DR.. G..
E. Heavrin, d. Arnold McCarty, Mrs.
J. w. McCarty and son, James, of
Owensboro, motored over to Hartford
Monday and had dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. M. l.. Heavrin.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

DR. Ellis Jones, of Keifer, Okla,
has been commissioned a First Lieu
tenant in the National army. DR..
Jones was reared near Fordsville,
and is a son of Mr.. w. r. Jones, de-
ceased.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

Mrs. E. d. Turley and son, Edward,
of Chicago, are visiting Mrs. Turley's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Williams.
They will be Joined next week by Mr..
Turley for a brief visit.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

Repeated warnings that this news
paper will not use communications
not signed by the writer do not
stop the food of such contributions.
We must insist on our regular cor
respondents observing this rule as
well as the occasional contributor,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

We want to give the public a
friendly warning that there is city
ordinance against hitching horses to
shade trees in Hartford, and that on
account of some recent damage to
trees fines may possibly follow a VIC
lation of this ordinance.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

r. F. Haynes, son of Mr. w. NJ
Haynes, of Beaver Dam, who is In
the Naval service, is home on fur
Tough. He was formerly on the U, S.
S. Massachusetts, which is now in the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-28

Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Sallee, who
have been visiting the family of
Judge r. r. Wedding, returned to
their home at East st. Louis, ILL.,,
Wednesday.