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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

Berlin, Dec. 17.-Forty-three work
men and women were killed and
moro than one hundred were IN
jured in an explosion at an anlmu-
alton depot near Wilhelnashayen yes
terday. The explosion occurred while
the shells were being unloaded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
BRITISH DENY
THE REPORT
Garrison in Persia Was Not.
Massacred By Populace

London, Dec. India Office IN
response to an inquiry from the Daily.
Mail .emphatically denies the reports.
of the wiping out of thirteen hundred ID
British troops, comprising the .gar7.
rison of Meshed, Persia. by the popA-..
lation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

Geneva, Dec. 16.-The report roftss Of
outbreaks of bubonic plague in Con-
stantinople was confirmed in adyiceS
received today by the international
Red Cross headquarters here. The
disease is said to be spreading in the
poorer districts of the city. q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
Marriage Announcement.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Seymour an
nounce the marriage Of their daugh-
ter. Mae. to Mr.. Clarence Truluck,
Wednesday. the 18th Of December.
1919. Sumter. s. G.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence TruluclS
will be at home after December 21st,
at Olanra, s. G.,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
LOOK FOR UPRIS-
INGS IN GERMANY
Minister of Interior Predicts
Disturbances During
Winter

Berlin. Dec. 17.-Dr Heine Prus-
sian minister of interior. declared IN
the Prussian national assembly today.
we must reckon with the possibility
Of revolutionary risings this winter.
We know how to deal with them. y $"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20

Rome. Dec. 1G.-Newspapers ex-
pres the belief today that the an
OF solution Of the Fiume
controversy viii be made by Premier
Nitti at tonorrow's session OF the
Chamber of deputies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-20
Marriage Licenses.

coiored-FoweN DuRant- Dalzei!
and Beulah Kennedy, DalzeN-
Sandy Praylord, Dalzeil and Niven-
da Lloyd, Dalzeh.
Sam wcoes, Sumter and Josephine
Mckenzie, sumter.
Sam Nathaniel, Sumter and Carrie
Gaisson, Sumter.
Donald Caldwell, summerton and
Lou solomon. Sumter.
The sun., 1919-10-28
LABOR UNREST IN u. s.
AND BRITAIN ALIKE
London Papers See Similarity
in Movement.

LONDON. Oct e7.-Morning newspapers
give a large amount of space to the
American labor crisis and parallels are
the Atlantic and industrial events in
Great Britain since the first OF the year.
1.-THE general resemblance is remark
able says the Chronicle, which suggests
sorie profound underlying rhythm In the
causation of labor unrest. I'VE fear
President Wilson's illness will make It
extremely difficult for him to meet the
demands of the situation
The Daily NetoS remarks upon the
coincidence OF the strike in the Ameri-
can bituminous field, which was an
nounced the same day that British min
ers began their campaign for national
ization Of mines at a meeting held at
Manchester.
"As far as American workers are aim
ing at reasonable Improvement in the
standard OF living. this coincidence is a
satisfactory one" says the newspaper.
THE imminence of the labor conference
at Washington has a direct effect upon
this object, as the conference will be
able. to recognize the urgency OF the
problem and evolve some policy tending
to it's solution"
The labor organ, the Herald, says:
THE second industrial revolution is now
taking place The first deprived a man
OF his individuality and made him part
of a machine to manufacture profits
the second is an organized cooperative
movement to restore Individuality, in
sure a man the results Of his own labor
and of his masters machine That is
the explanation Of the American unrest
and of similar unrest in our country"
The sun., 1919-10-28
PRINT STRIKE HOLDS
UP XMAS MAGAZINES
Holiday Books Also May Be
Missing From Stores.

Unless the printers strike is settled
sooner than now seems possible, one OF
the cherished institutions of Christmas,
the Christmas magazine, Is going to be
missing from the newsstands this season.
October rs is the usual date for start
ing the printing of the December issue,
which magazine publishers aim to make
the banner number OF the year. Not
only will the gaily colored Christmas
periodicals be lacking, but hundreds OF
so-called Christmas books. now in proc
ess of publication, cannot be ready in
time and persons who have been accus-
toned to do much of their Christmas
shopping in the book stores will have tc
look elsewhere for gifts II the deadlock
is not broken soon.
There was no sign OF weakening on
either side yesterday. The "vacationists"
the morale of the men, many OF whom
are beginning to feel the need of ready
money. n was announced that big
Six" has formed a Book and Job Men $
Relief Association, which will start work
to-day. The recent assessment OF 10
per cent. OF their wages voted by the
men still at work will soon be available,
To-day compostors who worked in
Chapels A. r, c, ID. f, F and G will re-
ceive their first relief payment of ST.
a week.
In Plainheld yesterday 700 machinists
in the printing press works struck for
forty-four week and 80 cents on hour
The sun., 1919-10-28
STRIKE CALL OUT IN
BIGGEST COAL FIELD


contained in the circular letter addressed
by our international officers to member
ship of our organization under date Of
October Is, 1919, your district officers
hereby direct the membership of our
union in the Pittsburg district to cease
production of coal at midnight Friday,
October 81. The strike thus put into
effect carf only be officially terminated
by order of the international union.
"ln the meantime We would advise
that you cooperate with the officers OF
your district and international organiza-
lions in the maintenance OF law and
order. 1t is our bounden duty as good
American citizens. as good union men
to respect this mandate.
I'VE would also direct your attention
to the statement contained IN the circu-
lar issued by our international officers,
in which you are instructed in con-
formity with the provisions OF our dis
trict agreement to permit sufficient
number of men to remain at work to In
sure, proper care and protection OF all
mining properties, 1t is absolutely nee
.essary that you comply with the instruc-
lions of your international and district
officers in this respect"
Operators in every part OF western
Pennsylvania and West Virginia are
preparing for the walkout Friday night,
which, it is believed, cannot be avoided
except by direct action of President Will
son. Absolutely no faith was had in the
late lamented industrial conference In
Washington, and less would be placed in
any conference of like kind called In
the immediate future. Neither opera
tors nor miners believe the strike can
be settled by persons other than the
employer and the employed. And as the
situation now stands neither Is in any
mood to get together for that purpose.
The sun., 1919-10-28
WORLD LABOR IS
IN SESSION TO-DAY
Washington Speculates on
Benefits of Conference.

WASHINGTON, Oct 27.-Whether the
meetings here this week OF two interna-
.tional labor conferences, in addition to
the International gathering provided I'M
der the League OF Nations, will tend to
allay the Industrial unrest manifest In
the United States was a subject Of spec
ulation in Washington tonight on the
eve of the converting of the various dele
gates representing the leading countries
of the world
Tomorrow at the same hour-1O
o'clock-the International Federation or
Trades Unions and the International
Congress of Working Women will get I'M
der way. Included among the delegates
to the Trades Union Federation meeting
are a number of the less conservative OF
the European labor leaders, and their at
titude toward the dominant questions In
the Industrial world will be watched by
American labor experts with interest,
because OF the possibility of this attitude
being reflected in American labor circles.
Some of these delegates, II was learned
to-day. were prepared to express dissat-
isfaction with the labor provisions OF the
peace treaty and to urge more far reach
ing demands from the Governments OF
the peace making Powers
Announcement was made during the
day that the German delegates to the
conference under the League of Nations
sailed last Friday and will arrive in the
United States November 3, while in
formation was received that Austrian
representatives also were on their way.
The Germans and Austrians were ad-
mltted to the International Federation
of Trace Unions at its organization
meeting at Amsterdam last July.
Whether or not they will be admitted
to the international labor conference
with full rights, or will merely be
granted the privilege of participating in
| the, discussion. is to be decided by the
conference itself.
Delegates to the International Con-
gress Of Working Women already have
arrived from Belgium. France, Czecho-
Slovakia, Poland and Canada. Other
delegates who are said to be on their
way include representatives from Great
Britain Norway Sweden. Switzerland,
Italy, Spain, Argentina and Japan. Each
country is entitled to ten delegates, but
only two from each nation have arrived
so far with the exception of Poland,
which sent five.
The sun., 1919-10-28
MINERS WILLING
TO NEGOTIATE
Declare Operators Are Fore
ing Coal Strike.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 27.-While prepa-
rations for the strike OF the half million
soft coal miners of the United States,
ordered for next Saturday, are being
continued. It was said at the interna-
tional headquarters of the United Mine
Workers of America here to-day that
the miners are ready and willing to
negotiate a new wage agreement be-
tween now and November / that will
avert the strike.
I'VE don't know what the week will
bring FORTH said Ellis Searles, editor
of the Mine Workers Journal, the official
publication of the organization. I'VE
co know this. that the miners are ready
and willing-and have been---to negoti-
ate new wage agreement between now
and November l. And we do know that
the operators have refused. They have
rejected proposal after proposal.
Now, II the Government would use
the same amount of pressure on the
operators that IL Is using on the United
Mine Workers of America there would
be no trouble in bringing about a set
Element. The Government could bring
'he operators into conference easily II
IL wanted to.
THE organized miners do not want
TO strike-it is last resort. II is. and
always has been, the policy of the mine
workers TO use all honorable means to
avoid a strike. We hope the operators
yet may be induced to reach an agree
ment, which will make the strike IN
necessary.
I'VE want the public to know that
the miners have done everything in their
power to bring about conference. Up
TO this time our efforts have been I'M
successful the operators seem deter
mined to force a strike in order tc
maintain the high price of coal at the
mines"
Should the strike go into effect next
Saturday. Mr.. Searles said, every or
gained bituminous coal miner in the
United States would cease the production
Of coal and a large number of non
organized miners would join the strike
He estimated that between 5000 and
coo. 900 men would walk out, and added
that the Government estimated that the
shut down would cut off so per cent OF
the bituminous coal produced in til,
United States
The sun., 1919-10-28
FIRST RATION DOLED
TO STEEL STRIKERS
Only Those Actually in Need
Get Relief, in Pittsburg
District.
OUTSIDE HELP Is GIVEN
Others Expected to Follow
Garment Workers, Each Of
Whom Is Assessed 50.

PITTsBURo, Oct. 27.-Steel strikers in
need of food received their first relief
to-day through the commissary bureau
or the national committee. The distri-
button was small. according to strike
headquarters. but sufficient to prove tho
utility of the system.
1t was said that only those who actu-
ally needed relief would be aided, and
that strikers who had money in bank
o. were otherwise able to provide for
their own wants and the wants OF their
families would receive nothing.
There was elation at strike headquar-
tiers this afternoon when the news came
from New York that members Of the
International Garment Workers Associa-
ton had been assessed So for the ration
ing fund of the strikers.
1T Is only the beginning of the help
we expect to receive" said union ON
GER. I'VE have now reached the digging
in stage, and like any good army we
must be provisioned. Also we are to
have more organizers, and when we need
them they will be ready to come into
this field. They are fresh and enthusi-
astic."
Steel companies said they were operat-
ing their plants in about the same pro-
portion as during last week. The Car
negie Steel Company reported the Home
stead mill S3.3 per cent in operation
eight blast furnaces working in Brad
dock and improved labor conditions in
Clarion. Youngstown also was doing
better representatives of the company
said. but no attempt was being made to
operate the Mingo Junction, Ohio. OF
Wheeling district plants
The sun., 1919-10-28
STREET CARS AGAIN
RUN IN KNOXVILLE
Governor Orders More Troops
and Labor Protests.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct 27.-Street
cars were operated in Knoxville again
to-day by non-union crews, but there
was none OF the clashes between strike
breakers and union men which yesterday
marked the resumption of traffic after
an eight day suspension due to strike.
Eight hundred State guardsmen.
called here last night, remained in the
Knoxville armory throughout the day
and tonight dispatches were received
from Nashville saying that Gov. Roberts.
after conference with Adjt-Gen.
Sweeney of the Tennessee National
Guard, had called for three companies
of Federal troops from Camp Gordon.
Ga, to entrain for Knoxville imme-
diately.
The Central Labor Union tonight con-
sidered ordering a referendum vote Of
the individual locals for three day
sympathetic strike in support Of the
striking carmen. The result will be
made known at mass meeting Tuesday
night.
John T. OConnor. president of the
Tennessee. Federation OF Labor, to-day
telegraphed Gov Roberts asking him to
withdraw the State troops on the ground
that their presence is unnecessary and
an affront to organized labor. The Gov
ernor responded that the State was TAX
ing no part in the labor controversy, but
that he was determined to maintain
law and order.
Petitions for the recall of Mayor H.
w. Neal and the four City Commission
ers, all OF whom took Office only in De-
tober. were placed in circulation to-
night. The Central Labor Union de-
clined officially to sponsor this move.
Stones were hurled at few street
cars in isolated sections of the city and
the rails were CREASED at two points.
but other than this there was no dis
order during the day.
The sun., 1919-10-28
FRENCH PRESS SEES
u. S. NEARING CHAOS
Take Pessimistic VieIU of the
Labor Situation.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, Oct. 27.-The labor situation
in the United States got much space In
the French newspapers to-day. Most of
the papers adopt a pessimistic vein in
their comment and paint the situation in
dark colors.
Some of the journals assert that the
illness of President Wilson and the lack
Of direction of political affairs. both in
tefnal and foreign, is the cause of the
trouble They declare that a strike of
the coal miners would be little short of
a catastrophe.
America is fast approaching chaos"
says the Echo de Paris, which comments
on the alleged discovery in the United
States of Bolshevik agents who are in
direct relation with Moscow and are
flooding Boshevik propaganda in the
central states
The sun., 1919-10-28
$4,000 RAILROAD MEN
VOTE FOR A STRIKE
Chicago Lodges Insist on Get
ting Higher Wages.

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-Fourteen lodges of
the Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen,
representing $4,000 men in the Chicago
switching district. voted at a secret
meeting Sunday to strike Thursday I'M
less their wage demands are met in full
vote on the proposition is In
progress in the other lodges of the
100, 900 members throughout the coun-
try.
The committee of the Brotherhood's
Grand Lodge. headed by w. G. Lee,
president of the order. will confer with
Director-General Hines in Washington
Wednesday. Included in the trainmen's
brotherhood, which is one Of the big
Four" are all passenger and freight
brakemen and suburban service yard
men. The history of the demands, which
were formulated in May. is included in
the strike message sent to Mr.. Lee.
Proposed wage rates were discussed
with the Board of Railroad Wages and
Working Conditions from July 81 to July
81, the rail men holding out for not less
than $3.50 a mouth.
The strike declaration, after asserting
that the present action Is taken with no
tinge of characterization, no tinge of
Bolshevism, no tinge of Red. but the
highly aggravated feeling that our mem
bers must not and cannot be ignored"
states:
I'VE have staunchly supported the
cause of our Government; we are deter
mined more than ever to respect Old
Glory, her cause and her armed forces.
but we also are set In our determination
that we shall not be deprived of any
rights or wages that Old Glory and her
armed forces, together with all other
American institutions, should guarantee
ALL American workers"
Another resolution adopted denounced
the Cummins bill as making wage
slaves out of two million free born
American citizens by providing fine and
Imprisonment for railroad employees
who strike. The national officers are
requested to organize machinery and
funds TO oppose its enactment.
Besides Mr.. Lee. the committee which
is to meet Mr.. Hines is composed of five
general chairmen from each of the east
ern, western and southern switching as
sociations, the chairmen OF the Chicago
Switching Association and the vice-presi-
I dents OF the brotherhoods. These TWEEN
ty-three men have been ordered to call
the strike.
The sun., 1919-10-28
KENTUCKY BANK IS ROBBED.
Alexandria Institution Loses S4o'-
900 I'm Liberty Bonds.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 27.-The safety de-
post vault in the Bank of Alexandria at
Alexandria, Ky. n few miles south of
Cincinnati. was blown open by cracks
men early to-day. Bank officials esti-
mate that $4,000 in Liberty bonds was
stolen.
The robbers did not attack that part OF
the vault in which the banks funds were
deposited. They gained entrance to the
building by boring hole in the lock and
inserting a small charge Of nitroglyce-
rine.
The post office at Alexandria. which
has a safety deposit box In the bank,
lost stamps and money amounting TO
$1,000. To avert capture all the tele-
phone wires leading TO Newport. KY,
had been cut by the bandits.
The sun., 1919-10-28
VOTE BIG STRIKE IN MIAMI.
Building Trades Workers object
to Outside ToiIers.

MIAMI, Fla, Oct 27.-The Central
Labor Union and the Building Trades
Council of this city voted tonight to
call a general strike and submitted the
question to all locals. The answer must
be in the hands of the Central committee
by Thursday.
The issue was caused by the employ
ment of out OF town workmen regard
less of their affiliations with organized
labor and the announcement ot the open
shop principle byg firm of contractors.
The sun., 1919-10-28
STEEL RIOTS COST
CANTON MAYORS JOB
GoU. Cox Gusts Executive and
May Send State Troops.

ooLV hBus, Ohio. Oct. 27.-Gov. Cox
Snlspehded to-day Mayor Charles f..
man or Canton because of alleged
La'.hcleht handling OF the steel strike
Nv. ,,Os Ia that city. and appealed to a
mlllt'ee OF Canton business men to
'",y around Vice-Mayor Schrants
nov Cox's order suspending the
1teyor was issued a few minutes after
.syor Poorman and a committee of fif-
sv Cahton business men called at the
beeluVe Offices in response TO a request
y the Governor.
AZ the outset OF the conference, an
my mr., tuhlty was given to Mayor Poor
70 defend himself and he was asked
the Governor IL he had asked the
~ .hhtoh City Council for more policemen
~ handle the strike troubles. The Mayor
. that he had not in the present
Urgency, but had done SO several
weeks ago.
W. oroer cannot be maintained by the
,Se-Mayor, Gov. Cox said, he would
re uer me Ohio National Guard, now
, aT,' at Akron. to 20 to Canton and
Ae charge OF the situation.
ANTON, Ohio. oct 27.-only one
90 HUr disturbance in which a foreman
"e united Alloy Steel Corporation
.ha beaten by seven strikers. marked
sns nrst haif day Of what State, county
~ iocal officials believed might prove
'Se crisis in the steel strike here.
p,Soose Harvey AXE OF the Common
ma as Court has limited the number of
~ sTe which strikers may put on duty
- we entrances to the plants at seven
Mac, eaeh entrance and specified that each
SET SCI must be a citizen of the United
e'sge. "'S
r.ri Eyey. Chairman OF the local strike
@h itree, was notified from Pittsburg
mat supplies for a commissary
sss ~ shipped from there. Strikers
s ~ h'il families needing aid will he
'.ppHea from the commissary.
The sun., 1919-10-28
KANSAS MINERS FOR STRIKE.
President would Like to See
Power 10 Compel Men to Work"

PrrrsBURG, Kan, Oct. 27.--Alexander
Howat district president of the United
Mine Workers, said to-day that he would
like to see this new power that will com
pei miners to work whether they receive
a living wage or not"
1.-THE Kansas miners" Howat's state
ment said. $4,000 strong. stand as a
unit for the nationwide strike set for
November 1. Their attitude is not
changed by the threat OF military
force"
The sun., 1919-10-28
FIRE Destroys Argentine ship.

BARBADOS, Oct. 27.-The Argentine
steamship Guarany. of 1900 tons, which
put In here Aug,tst 80 in disabled con-
dition, was burned to the waters edge
in the harbor to-day. The Guarany was
bound from New York. which port she
left August for Bq<nos Aires. she
was built in glasgow m 1908.
The sun., 1919-10-28

misery to millions Of our people. The
President can, l believe, take over the
mines as a national necessity, but 1 DO
not think It will be necessary. IL legis-
lation by Congress Is necessary It will be
forthcoming"
The sun., 1919-10-28
And here in
the nelU
sport length

is another creation that is
handy to motor in, to
walk in and to do any
number of things that one
must look smart doing.
The Innings of slk-and
they are all fully silk lined
add softness to warmth.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-03-14

the FIRST OF the year. II Was announced
last January by Lewis d. Franklin.
director OF war savings that wherever
Thrift Stamp quotas. were exceeded
the amount o. oveTslbscrlp,ion would
be taken from the coming loan quota
and that II the Thrift Stamp quotas
were not reached tie deficiency would
be added to tie loan quota.
Governor J-mes K Lynch OF the
Federal Reserve Bank has last
received a telegram from Washington
advising that the plan to adlast Vic
tory Lean quotas Ii accordance With
the sale Of War Savings Stamps has
been abandoned The reason given
vas that some o. the Federal Reserve
Districts were rot "a ap1Itioning
Thrift stamp quotas.