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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
Russian Bolsheviki Planning a
Great Offensive Against
Neighboring States
RECRUITING CHINESE
MERCENARIES
Millions of Chinese Bolsheviki
to Be Turned Loose on
Central Europe

Geneva, Dec. 23.-Preparations for
a great BoIshevik offensive against
Poland next spring are being planned
by Trotzky, soviet minister Of war, FOR
Russia, according to a Warsaw dis
patch. Chinese troops who are be-.
ing recruited at the rate Of eight
thousand per day and are being train
ed In the soviet military school will
aid in the campaign it is said. "A re-
cent statement by Trotzky is quoted to
the effect that he believes Bolshevisn
firmly rooted and sprouting in China,
where [. Bolshevik revolution is ex+
pected shortly. It IS declared Trotz-
Ky intends to use the Chinese in car
rying out his project for the invasion
Of western Europe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
JAPAN WANTS TO
RETAIN ISLANDS
Objection Made to Mandate Of
Supreme Council

Paris, Dec. 24.-The Japanese rep
resentative in Supreme Council has
objected to four Of the mandates ur-
derswhich Japan would administer the
former German colonies in the Pa
cihc allotted to her charge. Time has
been. asked ITO refer the question to
the Toxic government. Meanwhile
TIE council holds the adoption .of the
mandate in, aeeyance. The mandates
question was taken. up today by. the
council which considered. the drafts
prepared and adopted the two giving
mandates in africa to Great Britain
ana Belgium.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
OTHER RADICALS
TOBEDEP0RTH
General Inquiry Into Activities
In the Whole Country
Ordered
COMMITTEE WILL
RESUME HEARINGS
COMMITTEE WILL
Subcommittee Appointed to In
+, vestigate Ludwig c. A. K.
Martens

Washington, Dec 23.--Institntton
carly next month OF general, con-
gressienal inquiry into radical actfvi-
ties in the United States waB an
,nounced today by leaders In both the
senate and house
Chairman Johnson, OF the house irr-
migration committee, returning from
New York, where he saw the FIRST
boatload of undesirables leave. A,nerf-
can shores for Soviet Russia, said his
committee planned to resume its .heaf-
ings on radicalism soon after the ho1i-
days at Eastern ports and that in the
meantime members Of the committee
here would review the large mass of
seditious documents seized in recent
department Of justice raids. Repre1
sentative johnson incidental llyr gave
out the information that there were
many radicals, anarchists and conn
munists in Western 5ails who: would
follow. Alexander Berknian and Em.
ma Goldman ana 247 others from
this country. - :; Z = =
TO conduct the investigation Of the
activities Of Ludwig c. a. K. Mar-
tens, Ambassador to the United States
from Soviet Russia and Of Russian
propaganda in general. ordered by the
senate just before the holiday recess
began, Chairman Lodge, of the, :9or-
eign relations committee today ap-
pointed "a subcommittee. ITO be head:
cd by Senator Moss, Republican, New
Hampshire, and to be COMPOSED OF
Senator'S .Borah, Idaho, and ;. Knox,
Pennsylvania, Republicans: and POM
creme, Ohio, and Shields, Tennessee.
Democrats. Hearings are to be start
ed by the committee soon after the
senate ssenables January s:
Officials Of foreign gorernm ents
have been notified OF the action OF
the United States IN deporti1g Beth
man, Goldman and many Of their asz
sociates.
While explaining that the ultimate
destination Of the transport sBuford
and her cargo Of ,undesirables was
Soviet Russia, Anthony Cam!netti.
commissioner general Of immigration
said today that the exact landing
place of the radicals aboard would be
decided by conditions prevailing when
the vessel reached Europe and on fu-
ture orders to be transmitted to- the
agents of the immigration service EN-
route.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
Moves Abolition of
CAPITAL Punishment

Columbia, Dec. 23.-the abolition
Of capital punishment. the calling OF
constitutional convention for the
making Of a new constitution and the
doubling OF the salary Of the attorney
general are the outstanding recon-
u1nndations made by Sam W. Wolfe,
attorney general Of South Carolina. in
hts annual report which he has just
com npleted.
The attorney generals reasons for
wanting capital punishment done
away with are that the punishment is
cruel and therefore against the con-
stitution; that the juror revolts at the
thought Of inhicting death and his
mind becomes fertile ground for the
reasonable doubt" that the death
penalty becomes excuse In the minds
o1 the mob for violence; that the
Death penalty, according to statistics,
is not q deterrant to crime.
The attorney general also wants
.11aw code every t1--e years and a codi-
hcation of the statutes now. He sug-
sssasts simpler form of indictment;
additional legislation to stop autorao-
bile stealing; a deposit by corpora
tions against dissolution under, de-
funct financial condition; amendments
to the game laws; laws to make ef-
f1cient the public service commission;
a law to make a person who wrecks
a train an1enable to life imprisonment:
faws to make tho "indetern1inate SEN
te71ce" apply only where the sentence
is. for less time than life: ame.ldment
te the extract law" to provide a.
confsca&ion Of stock on hand after
conviction: laws to provide disposi-
ton by the State Of confscated fire.
arms; and laws to forbid automo-
biies from approaching the intersec-
ton Of highways at speed faster than
Ave miles per hour, in order to pre-
vent automobile accidents. There are
also few other minor recommends
tons.
A resolution for constitutional
convention in 1891 is now on the cal
endar Of the House Of Representa-
tues. It has passed the senate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
COUNCIL MEETING
Salaries of Policemen Increased
$40 a Month

A regular meeting Of the City Coun-
ell was held last night with Mayo.
Jennings, Councilmer Booth and
A1cCallum and City Manager Brown
present.
The minutes of December 9Th were
read and approved.
An ordinance was passed to require
cars to be parked IN the center Of
Main and Liberty Streets.
Several bids were read for the house
on the city park lot, on West Harnp-
ton avenue, but action was deferred
It was decided that hereafter one
notice only would be sent to light con-
sumers showing the amount Of the
bill for current used the previous
month, and Manager Of the lighting
plant was instructed to give notice in
the paper three consecutive days ad-
vis.ng that If light bills are not paid
by the 18th Of each month the lights
will be cut off without further notice
and not cut in again until the following
day.
a request made by Lawrence Brun-
son, representative of Brunson Iron
Works, a new enterprise, for an ex.
emption from taxes and licenses Tor
a period OF Eve years, was granted
The plant will start in the near fu-
ture
Upon recommendation Of Manager
Brown, salaries Of all policemen, In
Guiding the building inspector. were
raised SO each per month, effective
December 1st. Councilman McCallun,
favored a still larger increase.
A license was fixed upon the re-
quest Of Messrs Brown and Dyer a;
s25 on High Strikers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
MORE MONEY
is WANTED
Supervisors of Census Ask For
Increase

Atlanta, Ca. Dec 22.-supervisors
Of census from Georgia. FLORIDA.
North and South Carolina. at q meet
ing here today. adopted resolution
urging an increase in compensation
from $500 to $500. together with
the additional fee Of 81 per thousand
names as now provided. Supervisors
throughout the country viii! be asked
to take similar action. it was stated.
Pay for census enumerators re-
cently4was advanced from two to four
-ccnts per name.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
Anarchists Carrying On Active
Campaign In Many Sec
tions of Country
OFFICIALS SEEM
AFRAID TO ACT
Russian Reds and Affiliated Or
CARNATIONS Working to Ov-
erthrow Government

New York. Dec. "a warning
that forces working for the overthrow
Of the American governm ent are beins
coordinated and showing symptoms o!
unity which can not be dssregarded
safely was offered by Gov. John A.
Cornwell, Of West Virginia, in, g
speech before the, New England soci.
ETY. here tonight.
Governor Cornwell coupled his
warning with a charge that the prin-
cipal responsibility for the existing
situation rests upon the heads OF the
public officials who have lacked the
moral courage to stand against the
threats OF the radicals" lie declared
that an enormous amount Of danger
Gus propaganda is being carried on,
the Matching places" being in Ne"
York and Chicago.
'It has been hard" said Governor
Cornwell, ITO get the average citizen
to understand or to bring him to ap-
preciate the fact that the struggle the
radicals have precipitated is not an
economic one. It is not q fight, IN
reality, for fair wage in return for
an honest days work. Nor is it a
fight to reduce the cost Of living or
for bettering living conditions. It is
a social and. political onslaught upon
our form Of government and upon the
system Of individual ownership Of pri-
vate propertyApripate ownership.
at matters not to the men directing
this. struggle that all attempts at COM
mon cwnersIlip-that all efforts and
trials at specialization and national
ization. OF property--have been fail
Tres, no matter where, when, or by
what people they were tried.
Those gentlemen who ere .seizins
control OF many Of the labor unions
are bent, nevertheless. upon substitn-
ting public for private. c.ownership. OF All
industry in fact OF all property. That
doctrine, foreign born. is the product
Of a German mind"
Governor Cornwell declared his con-
viction' that o.lly a minority Of the
members OF the railroad unions favor
ed the Plumb plan. He. said that the
average citizen represepting the great
American public would put his foot
down upon the labor union eff they
persist in their attempts to run the
country exclusively for their own in
teres..s." The speaker asserted that the
conditions. brought about by "the en-
emies within our gates, called for a
strengthening Of our military forces
and adequate pay for the work they
do. -
The officers and men in our army
and navy" he continued. -are 80
grossly underpaid it is a wonder there
is single recruit. This country will
have need Of them before the menace
Of bolshevisna has been dispelled."
lie concluded with a summons to all
true Americans to stand together in
defense Of America and American in
stitutions.
In addition to Governors Cornwell
and Lowden, the guests Of honor in
cluded Coz .rnors Clement. Of Yer
mont, Bartlett. Of. New Hampshire.
and Holcomb Of Connecticut. The
dinner celebrated the Hath anniver-
sary Of the society's organization and
the l29eth anniversary. Of the landing
Of the Pilgrim Fathers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
BOISHEVIK FORCES
KILL COSSACKS
Artillery, Horses and Many Men
Captured

London, Dec. 24.-The Bolsheviki
captured fifteen guns, ore thousand
horses and three hundred MEN after
defeating the anti-Bolslleviki near
Starnoiensk according to Moscow
wireless today. The dispatch adds that
more than one thousand Cossacks
were killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
GIN FOR CUBA
Liquor Men Shipping Seven Mil
lion Dollars Worth

Peoria. Ell, Dec 24.-Ginvzfszed al
seven million dollars is asaded
today en sa special train for star at
lidnisht ofa race tG get It safety pas
the three mile limit toward Havana,
Cuba, before the bonds expire jan
uary 14th. Armed men will accom-
pany the shipment to prevent tam
perins with it en- route to New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
NINE LUJNATICS
BUR N E .
Fatal Fire Burns Connecticut
Asylum

Middleton, Conn, Dec 24.-Nine
men among the patients in the Con-
necticut hospital for the insane are
missing today as the result Of last
nights fire, which destroyed part Of
the institution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
WAR SECRETARY
: rs. KILLED
Arthur Capell Lost Life In Au.
tomobile Accident

Nice, Dec. 24-Arthur: Cape1i, po-
litical secretary to the inter-allied war
committee during the war was killed
last. night in automobile accident
while enroutc from Paris to Monte
Carlo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
CONSIDERS GER
MAN ATTITUDE
Supreme Council Takes Up the
Protocol Matter

Paris, Dec. 24.-Germany's attitude
on the question Of signing the protocol
to the peace treaty came up in the su-
preme council today. The council
heard the explanation Secretary
Dutasti on the visits paid him yester-
day by the head of the German dele
cation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
JUGO-SLAVS
MAKE PROTEST
Abuse Of Power By Italy Before
Council

Paris. Dec. 24,-Me,nbers of the
Jugo-Siav parliament from the .Adri-.
attic regions occupied by Italy; have
protested to Premier Clemenceatf
against the reported projects OF
DAnnunzio to occupy regions Of Ju-.
go-slavia and against what they term
the abuse by Italy OF the power con-
fded 1t by the allies and America
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27
PEACE FOR :
POLAND SOON
Russian Soviet Said to Have Of
fered to Negotiate

London, Dec. 2s.-Russian Bolshe-
vik foreign Minister Tchitcherin has
offered to begin immediate peace ne
gotiations with Poland. according to
a wireless message from Moscow
Poland has been requested to indicate
the time and place it would IKE ne
gotfations to open.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-27

A resolution for constitutional
in 1891 is now on the cal
endar Of the House Of Representa-
tives. It has passed the senate.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-03-20
INVENTORY SALE
AT sHAw's FURNITURE STORE

Here can be found everything in Furniture, Mat
tresses, Pillows, Mating Rugs Lineolum and Crock
cry that may be required to complete your wants,
setting up housekeeping from beginning
Upon taking inventory find have dollars
invested in goods than any previous inventory.
Many of the goods are marked for less than the
present wholesale prices asked by the manufacturers
will give my early customers the benefit of these
present prices to change part of these goods into cash.
viii be pleased to show goods and give prices TO anyone
interested and will give credit in part to responsible
customers
Now is the time TO have your hair mattresses made
over Pictures framed and Furniture repaired and
upholstered.
Call or telephone 53-11 and we will try and take
Of your requirements.
III. N. SHAW,
Manchester Center, Vermont
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-03-20
How October Was Named.

October, during which the sun en-
ters Scorpio. the eighth sign OF the
zodiac. and which derives it's name
from the Latin word 'octo," meaning
eight was, Of course, once the eighth
month of the Roman year, which be-
gan with March. In our present, the
Julian calendar, october became the
tenth month, but the old name has al
ways stuck. II Is commonly said that
the selection of deadly insect to rep
resent October was because the killing
frosts of October are as fatal to sum
mer's flowers as the sting Of the scor-
pion Is to living creatures.
But the true reason for the choos
ing of this sign is to be found In the
fanciful astronomy Of Olden days.
which saw the shape Of the scorpion
in starry constellation, distinguish
ing that particular "bouse" or quarter
Of the heavens through which the sun
passes in this lunar month,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-03-20
Show Starts al SIS Admission l0c and 20c and tax
SEE NEW POSTERS AT LEyINs DEPARTMENT STORE

those facts had an influence on the
German General Staff.
And. far from that money, those
millions aud billions OF dollars wasted
In an unnecessary preparation, feel
that the fact that the money was spent
and that that enormous output OF
munitions Sas ready. was the con
trolling factor in the weakening OF the
German General stan. and that 1t
caused their message 10 the Kaiser
that they were beaten, and that he
must sue for peace And the way see
il is that this money, instead OF being
wasted, can be written down as hay-
ing saved the lives of hundreds OF
thousands of American men who
would have been sacrificed had the
war continued another year.
4 do not believe that we are going
to be troubled with this loan. | look
for at least 2O00O,O00 subscribers to
the next loan
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-03-20
SHOTS UNF|RED
DROVE THE HUN
Director Franklin Tells How
American Munitions on the
Way Brought War to End.

The war supplies that have been de-
iivered and must be paid for but never
used were what actually brought the
war 10 the sudden end SO much ear"
lter than had been expected, accord
ing 10 Lewis y. Franklin director OF
the war loan organization for the
United States
Those are the things for which
we are going to pay with the Fifth
and last--Liberty Loan" Mr. Frank
lin explained at a meeting OF Liberty
Loan ehairmen
THAT is what | mean when ! say
that this money you are going To raise
through the things already bought
with the credit OF it's paying for the
saving OF a half a million American
lives.
The speed and bravery of the
American dough boy affected the
German on the front line more than II
lid the men al German general head
a,ixr,ers: but the fact that America
mad ten tons OF mustard gas ready for
shipment in 1919, to every ton that
Germany had. the fact that We were
going To have a tank on the front line
for every rs fee OF the line IN 1919
The fact that we would have thou
sands OF batteries OF guns where we
aid not have single one In 1918
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-03-20
Facsimile Of Last Memorandum Of
Colonel Roosevelt, PenciIed a Few
Hours Before He Died.

view the country and the Republican
party are indebted for the publication
OF this interesting document which car
ries a message from him 'who, being
dead, yet speaketh." In the leading
article of the current number of the
North American Review Colonel Har-
vey sets forth the vital import of this
last penciled notation of Mr.. Roose-
welt. He says:
"Mr. Roosevelt died the acknowl-
edged leader of the great party into
which he was born. His last written
words, penciled by his own hand few
hours before his death and addressed
in the form of a memorandum for the
brilliant young man for whose selec-
ton as Chairman Of the National or
ganization he was largely responsible,
were these, as reproduced above In
facsimile
"Hays
see him. he must go to Washington
for 10 days; see Senate and House;
prevent split on domestic policies
Here is evidenced as clearly as If the
few words filled volume Mr.. Roosc-
velt's realization Of both his RESPONSE
bility and his obligation. The simple
memorandum marked the Inauguration
of definite party policy, to be carried
through to no less definite conclusion.
1t was more than passing thought or
mere suggestion. 1t was Message,
signifylng the need of immediate and
unremitting vigilance In achieving
complete unity Of action In resolving
domestic problems before attacking
those of wider range soon to be thrust
upon the cOuntry--a true soldiers call
first to close the ranks.
Nothing could be more Characters
tic or more clearly illustrative OF the
breadth OF vision, the foresight, the
directness in method and the painstak-
Ing attention Of the man. Nothing.
too, probably could have served his
purpose better than that these words
should have been his last. Difficult as
II Is to reconcile oneself to the decree
OF Divine Providence that the re-
moval OF that great patriot at this cru
cial moment was not untimely, we can
not but realize, as he would have been
the first to acknowledge, that the last
yestige OF animosities which might
have continued to impair his highest
aspirations was buried with him, Ind
thereby the perfect union which he 20
ardently desired against all things I'M
American was attained.
THUS we find the Republican party
resumIng full legislative authority
thoroughly united and inyigorated by
the peculiar confidence which so often
carried II to victory In former years"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-03-20
LESS TROUBLE WITH TRACTORS

1t takes about 2la gallons Of fuel an
acre to run tractor for blowing in
the Dakotas, according to reports from
several hundred farmers received by
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture. These reports summarized
in Farmers Bulletin 1895, cover 2, 3,
a and .plow tractors of various
makes,
Slight differences in fuel consump-
tion are found between machines of
different makes, and there is usually
q slightly lower consumption where
gasoline is used than where kerosene
is used. These differences, however,
are so small that the average of 2h
gallons may be taken as coming very
close to the actual acre consumption
for any type or size of machine.
The more recent reports received in
this regard indicate that farmers are
having much less trouble than former
ly in handling kerosene-burning trac-
tors. Nearly two-thirds of the trac-
tors on the Dakota farms reporting
burn kerosene, and the results are APP
parently satisfactory, particularly If
price of kerosene is but half that of
gasoline. However, the advantages of
gasoline in ease of operation and in
the additional assurance it gives that
the engine will keep running steadily
makes many men prefer the more ex-
pensive fuel.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-03-20
LAST THOUGHTS
OF ROOSEVELT
Desired Republicans 10 Close
Ranks and Give Attention
to Domestic Issues.
TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF WISH.
Colonel Harvey In North American Re-
view Presents Facsimile OF Pen.
eiied' Memorandum Left by
Roosevelt.

Theodore Roosevclt's last thoughts
we're of The great domestic issues OF
his country, issues whose determine
ton viii decide the veal or woe OF the
next generation. He saw In u united
Republican party. just given vote OF
confidence and a commission 10 formu-
late and carry into action policies OF
reconstruction, the guarantee OF the
prompt recognition and successful
handling of these domestic problems
Tangible evidence of this Is memo.
randum, the last penciled thoughts OF
the late President. To Colonel George
Harvey and the North American Re-