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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
view YORK COTTON MARKET.
First Session
Open to Press

Paris. Jan. 1S.-The first formal
session of the peace conference was
opened freely to the press OF all ma
tons. How many Of the succeed
ing sessions will by the decisions OF
the conference be held in camera has
not been indicated but the Ameri-
can newspaper men, and probably
also the British and Italian. are pre-
pairing to reopen the questqion of pub
lic;vv # they should decide that the
flow Of news IS in1DeGcd by rules of
secrecy.
IN q formal communication to the
conference, the American correspond
epts renewed their previous request
that the rules forbidding the dele
gates to discuss the doings of he
conference with the correspondents
would not be enforced. While no an
nouncement on this subject has been
made if is learned on the authority
of delegates that the rule does still
obtain.
W'h;t action the correspondents will
take Will probably be developed next
week when the exact character OF
the press representation and the num-
Der to be admitted to the conference
will be determined.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
TRAINS MUST RUN FORWARD.

Whatever happens to the railroads,
one thing is certain: They must not
be allowed to go back to the old mess.
Ln fact, such a thing is hardly pos
sible
Americans are long-suffering peo-
pie They have stood for abuses in
public utilities which it seems incred-
ible that any people should stand who
have in their own hands the power 10
remedy them. But when they final
" awake from lethargy on any sub
ject, they awake to good purpose.
Then they hustle and they dig and
they give evidence of the American
virtues of speed and action.
The chaotic duplication Of stations
and express companies which was al
lowed to so on beside the equally
chaotic lack of stations and express
facilities is finally being Strengthened
out under governmental control.
Two bits Of experience have penc-
trated the brain Of the average Amer
can. Before tho war he had an ex-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
MONUMENTS.

The discussion is now on, full tlit,,
as TO what form memorial structures
FOR. o,,r soldier dead shall take. OBJ
lection is made by many to the plan
that these memorials shall be great
buildings or bridges 1t is considered
Inv the obiectors that in the first place
these are too work-a-day in charac-
Ter. and in the second place that they
are difficult to mark in any such way
that the passer-by will realize thelr
peculiar significance.
There is reason in these objections
There is something particularly ap-
propriate in the bronze or marble
monument the sole purpose of which
IS TO attract the eye and bring fresh
~ to the mind the greatness of
cause and the heroes Who died in its
defense.
The principal trouble with nem3c-
Eals Of this kind is that they are TOO
often inartistic-heavy horrors sur
mounted by impossible figures which
are like a caricature Of the thing they
are supposed to glorify. s zee this IS
SO. the suggestion Of the Massachu-
sets authorities to their various COM
rnittees becomes of general interest
ard value:
1--WE urge that all plans for monu-
ments and memorials be matured
with care and that final action be
not taken without advising with the
art committee
The governor of Massachusetts,
has appointed an art committee
for this express purpose, and the
committee will Go its best to prevent
the erection Of unsightly or inapp:o-
pirate work whose presence would be
cause for regret in the future, pu;
which could not be removed without
apparent ingratitude.
Other States might we'll follow the
footsteps Of Massachusetts,, since the
desire everywhere is not simply that
a memorial be erected but that I
shall be of permanence Of beauty
worthy OF the men in whose honor il
is raised.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
CASTING OUT THE OLD.

No better evidence Of German stu
pi0;ty end effrontery exists than the
present attempt to bring about peace
settlements under the leadership OF
the very men who are abhorrent tc
all the world as the instigators and
councillors in the war of duplicity and
horror.
The refusal of M Hoover to deal
with either Won der Lancken Or
Rieth should convey some idea to the
German leaders, too, that the in
creasing power of Won Bernstorff will
have to he checked before Berlin can
deal with America.
The United States will have no time
for a Won Bernstorffed Germany.
She remembers too we'll his connec-
ton with plots to blow up her grain
elevators and disrupt her labor sys-
TEN while he was ostensiblv the rep
resentative here of a friendly power.
Hindenburg, too, will have to go,
with his daily addresses to his I'M
beaten armies, and his suspected 10y
alty to the Hohenzollern regime.
Until by casting out these old lead
ers she confirms her assertions Of dis
approval of their conduct, Germany
can hope for 30 listening ear from the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
RESCUING FISH IN IOWA.

Tie headline Millions of Fish
Savcd in Iowa" arrests the attention.
That state is not ordinarily famed, for
its fish industry.
Nevertheless, it is reported that
more than 100000 fish have been
saved through the United States Fish
rescue stations. in Iowa alone, since
the month Of August.
During the hig:lwater seasons of
the Mississippi great numbers of fish
go into quiet waters out Of the main
channel to spawn. AS the floods abate
and the dry season advances, these
fish are left in landlocked pools and
ponds They have no means of
egrcss to running water. They become
more and more crowded as the pools
grow smaller, and those that surviv-
ed the other difficulties would freeze
to >aeatn in the winter if they were
net rescued.
TIE rescue crews seine the fish and
.rarsfer them to running streams.
some cf them have been used to re-
stock other rivers and lakes. The
cost Of the work is estimated at about
"a cents per thousand fish. 1t is a
small sum i'll view of the great value
OF the work done and the need for
keeping our fresh water streams and
lakes stocked with fish.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
THE STARVATION FUND.

The opposition to the 100000, 900
appropriation asked for by the presi-
dent to feed starving friends in Eu-
rope did net cnanate from American
homes. It was not found in public
gatherings. Citizens discussing the
matter. in private or public, would
have been ashamed to look in one an
others faces and condemn so gen
erous an action. The opposition was
found only in the halls Of congress.
Congressman went out Of their way
to discover obstacles. Some of them
questioned the const!tutionality of the
measure. An ordinary political pork
b:il'' might be legal enough, but it was
held a dangerous innovation to vote
r1oaey for keeping alive through the
winter certain brave and worthy for
cigl populations which are in des-
ps,ate straits-arG Incidentally
dan!nins with food the advancing
waye of anarchy. which threatens all
Europe. and indirectly. all the world
SO this Gne and wise 2hilanthropy,
suggested b. the world food admin
! :strator and recommended hy the
president. was hcdged about with
legislative difficulties.
Those difficulties sudGen!y vanished.
! They are swept away by a sudden
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22

wind, blowing fresh from the source
Of all authority in America. The OBJ
structive congressman heard from
home.
1t was another striking demonstra-
ton Of the power Of public opinion.
Never was the public mind more keen
and expressive than it is today, ANA
never were lawmakers and executives
more conscious of their representative
function and more docile in obeying
instructions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
HIGH-LOW RATES.

We are promised not only air mail,
but airplane passenger service very
soon.
There is nothing astonishing in this.
Everybody knew that passenger
planes were bound to come. But there
is one amazing thing in the state
ment concerning this service made by
Captain Benjamin Lipsner. He says
-"The rates will be within the reach OF
ALL"
If that is true. after our experience
with railroad rates during the past
year, the sky routes will certainly get
a lot of railroad business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
VALUABLE ADVICE.
Sumter Citizens Should Profit by The
Following Statement.

Sumter Citizens Should Profit by The
Following Statement.
Doan's Kidney Pills were used by
this Sumter resident.
Their merit was shown-the story
told.
Now comes further evidence.
The testimony is confirmed.
The remedy was tested-the results
lasted.
Could Sumter residents demand
stronger proof?
It's Sumter testimony. It can be
investigated.
Mrs. Annie c. Carnes, 531 W. Oak
land ST., Sumter. gave the following
statement January IL, 1915: My
kidneys were out of order and my
back ached. I had headaches and
dizzy spells, too. I used Doan's Kid
ney Pills ard they cured me Of all the
trouble"
Over three years later, or on Feb
ruary 13, 1918, Mrs. Carnes said:: 81
can certainly recommend Deans Kid
ney Pills for they gave mo perma-=
nent cure. I am glad to confrm4 my
former statement"
Price eoc, at all deakass. Don't
simply ask for kidney reanedy-get
Doans' Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Carnes had. Foster-N -Naiburn Co.,
.,Ifgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.-AdN = (57)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE.

The weather prophets cannot agree
about the kind of winter we are to
have.
The gooseSone specialists declare
that in spite Of all evidence to tn
contrary we shall have long, hard
winter. The bird adherents, relying
on the authority of robin red-breast
and b1uebird, are positive that the
weather will continue so kindly as to
make the coal question Of as little i'm
portance as the price Of crowns.
Probably the whole question will
have to be submitted to the peace
conference finally.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22

of course, those Poles have no
business 5e1nping on Germany when
she's down. At the same time, the
world, remembering what Germany
has done to the Poles, Serbs and Bel
( CLANS, takes a sardonic satisfaction in
their impudence.
why not put the Undesirable aliens
/ aboard those German battleships and
let them taste the experiences Of The
Man Without Country for the next
fifty years?
The Germans are going to work.
Watch for the new sign over the door:
Captain Boyd, Undermining Engi-
neer.
Even free-trading Great Britain
urges the deportation of the Kaiser
as Dutch export duty.
..The job now is to make, find and
fit jobs
Another victorious retreat-Luden-
dorf has retired to farm.
Paderewskl ought to be able to put
harmony into the Polish government
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22

there will be no more such tie-ups.
Arbitration boards will not prove fu-
tile the moment trouble appears.
They will have authority. and WELD
it firmly and justly. compelling the
private parties engaged in public SER
vice to continue their service while
their disputes are being adjusted and
compelling them to acquiesce in the
adjustment when once it is made.
Surely when Americans are plan
ming to compel peace throughout the
world they ought to be able to COM
pei peace at home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22

Amsterdam, Jan. 1s.-command
er of, the neutral zone east of :
Rhine, in the region of Djisbu g,
Rhen:sh Prussia, announced that all
led troops Will occupy harbors and
landing places on the right bank of.
the river Duisburg will be occupied
by two companies of troops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22

Paris. Wednesday, Jan. 15.-Ger,
man submarine C-139 has arrived at
Bre:t fortnight later than other U
boats turned over to France owing to
her damaged condition. She is the
worlds largest submarine, being 354
feet long and having a displacement Of
$500 tons. She made only one
cruise before the arInistice was sign
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE.
To Be Reduced to Minimum Con-
sistcnt With National Obligation.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-American
sorces in France of occupied territory
in Germany have been reduced to.
the minimum strength or consistent
with national obligations" General
March said today.
He added that Marshal ,Foch has
been informed Of this policy by Gen.
Pershing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22

washington, jan 1s---Mild tenn
perature and generally fair weather,
with probably rain on Thursday and
Friday is the prediction for the South
eastern. States the coming week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
Cotton Market
LOCAL.

p. C. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer.
Corrected Daily at y o'clock Noon)
Good Middling 2s.
Strict Middling 25 "a.
Middling 25 IL.
Strict Low Middling % 1-2.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-22
OH Alatfbnan alla sont9run~
Advertisements.

Advertisements.
One Square first insertion ..s1.oe
Every subsequent Insertion. .9e
Contracts for three months, or
longer will be made at reduced rates
Al communications which sub
serve private interests will be charged
TOR as advertisements.
Wia be charged for.
The Sumter Watchman was found
"a 1850 and the True Southron in
SSS6s. The Watchman and Scut2con
now has the combined circulation ana
influence of both Of the old papers,
and is manifestly the best advertlsiae
medium In Sumter.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
New Orleans to Investi--
gate Freight
Rates
A Committee of Business Men
will Expedite the Fight
Against Discriminating
Freight Rates

New Orleans. May l5.-Chargins
| discrimination in freight rates and
declaring that immediate action is
necessary to save the city from bust
ness isolation Paul NJ Ripley. traffic
| manager of the American Sugar Re-
filming Company, Monday urged that
some action be taken.
A committee of twenty bushes:
men will be appointed to take up the
fight against discriminating rates and
! they will go to Washington for con-
ference with Walter D. Hines, di.
rector general of railroads.
Mr.. Ripleys statements were made
before meeting in the city hall
Monday evening. A committee of
representatives from commercial
exchanges was present.
my company can ship sugar from
Philadelphia to Oklahoma by water,
via Houston, for 66 cents a hundred
pounds" Mr. Ripley asserted, while
from New Orleans to Oklahoma
less than one-third the distance"
1t is understood that it will be nee
essary to file complaint with Mr..
Hines, the director general of rail-
roads. and it is for this purpose that
the twenty business men are being
delegated to Washington.
If the complaint is futile another
will be filed to the effect that other
sections of the country are violating
the long-and short-haul provisions
of the railroad act to the detriment
of New Orleans. If such complaint
is lodged it will have to be heard by
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in several parts of the country
and no action would be guaranteed
for year and halt.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
THEATRE NEWS
EIIESS
Pearl White in
tains at Chautauqua

1t was on Fifth avenue in New
York City at high noon, during the
! big drive fir the United War Work
Fund. From Forty-second street to
Forty-fourth the avenue was roped
off and speckled with stalwart mer-
bers Of New ork's finest" Forty
thousand people gazed skyward and
held their breath for Pearl White,
star of The Lightning Raider" to
whom fear is an unknown quantity,
was climbing surely and confidently
l5O-foot extension ladder on a Fire
Department truck.
When she reached the top, she chung
with one hand and waved an Amer
lean flag with the other Meanwhile.
score of members of New York's
two most famous theatrical clubs, the
Lambs and Friars capered madly
thdough the crowd with dishpans
and collected bills and silver for the
War Workers.
The combined drive of the Lambs
and Friars was the result Of a bet
between George NJ. Cohan. Abbott
of the Frars and Willie Collier. a
prominent Lamb, each posting up "a
thousand cold' that his club could
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

impossible to buy barley or CON
in the French market makes tie
problem of raising the chich(
after they are Matched a ver]
grave one. The recent shipment
from America, however, of -four
tons of chicken feed, to be freely
distributed, will, it is stated,
practically efface this difficulty.
Many children as well as men
and women who have been ID
Germany as civilian prisoners
are now returning, suffering
from every evidence Of malnu.
triton. It is hoped By the com.
ttee that the early reestab
D9fment of chicken raising, To-
kether with the expected arrival
of a large consignment Of cor
densed milk from the United
States and the promised forth
coming of the fats and vegeta'
bles so badly needed, will q
much to improve the present -
poverished health condition
the rural families.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

KIDNEYS
PURIFIES BLOOD

You can't expect weak kidneys to
filter the acids and poisons out OF your
system unless they are given little help
Don't allow them to become diseased
when little attention now will PEE
vent it. Don't try to cheat nature.
As soon as you commence - ha7a
backaches, feel nervous and trad, GET
BUSY. These are usually warnings
that your kidneys are not working
properly.
Do not delay q minute. Go after the
cause Of your ailments or you may find
yourself IN the grip Of an incurable dis
ease. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem oil cap
eules win give almost immediate relief
from kidney troubles. GOLD Med
Al Harlem Oil Capsules will do
the work. They are the pure original
Harlem on Capsules imported direct
from the laboratories in HARLEM. Hol-
land Ask your druggist for GOLD
MEDAL and accept no substitutes.
Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on
every box. Three sizes, sealed packages.
Money refunded Il they do not quickly
help you.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
A CHILD'S TONGUE
SHOWS IF LIVER OR
BOWELS ARE ACTIVE
II Cross, Fsvsrish, Sick, Bilious
Give Fruit Laxative
at Once.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs" that this IS their ideal laxative.
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, Mother! If coated, give
a teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the
bowels, aid you have well, playful
child again. When its little system
is full of cold, throat sore, has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhoea, indigestion, collie
remember, good "inside cleans
ing" should always be the first treat.
ment given.
Millions of mothers keep "Califor-
MIA Syrup of Figs" handy; they know
a teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a
bottle of 'California Syrup of Figs"
which has directions for babies, chill.
dren of all ages and grown-ups print
ed on the bottle. Beware of coun-
terfeits sold here, so don't be fooled.
Get the genuine. made by "California
Fig Syrup Company"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
PUTTING FRENCH FARMS
BACK IN BUSINESS
Chicken Industry, Wiped GU
by the War, Be-
ing Rapidly
Restored

Generous response on the part
of the American people to the ap-
peals of the American Commit
tee for Devastated France has
made it possible for that organ
ization to put it's special corner
|of France, which includes the
Cantons Of Vic-sur-Aisne, Sois-
!son, and Coucy, well on the way
to being "re-chickenized." Re-
ports reaching the Information
and Education Service of the
Department of Labor show that
the committee has forwarded
$50 chickens for distribution in
Scissor and another $50 to be
distributed among the repatriat-
ed populace at Vic-sur-Aisne. In
addition, incubators have been
established at two of the farm
colonies in the interior, which
are expected to yield a return of
about 1900 chickens a month.
Another small 250-egg unit has
been started at Vic-sur-Aisne to
supplement the other shipments
to that point. The first hatch
of IS chickens was recently re-
ported by wire to the commit
tees headquarters.
The most serious problem in
connection with the reestablish-
ment of the embarrassing in
dustry in the devastated regions
is the scarcity of chicken food.
The fact that it is practically
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
May Allison Nearly
Shipwrecked in Storm

May Allison. the vivacious star OF
The Island OF Intrigue" the clever
Metro play which will be shown at
the Opera House on tonight, narrow
ly missed being shipwrecked while
making the production.
Miss Allison, director Henry Otto
and large company of players. were
returning from the island of Santa
Cruz where many scenes for the play
had been made
They were aboard the yacht Pair,
and had splendid weather uD to with
in a day o ftheir arrival in Los An
geles. Twenty-four hours out. how
ever, terrific storm blew up which
almost wreckedp the staunch little
boat and which succeeded in damag-
ing her SO badly that she had to put
into sheltered harbor until calmer
weather would permit of repairs.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

secure the most cash for the fund.
Miss White CLIMBED the ladder for
the Lambs and on that day put them
two thousand ahead of their cowled
brethren. She had to stop work a
day on her latest serial, 'sIhe Light
ming Raider" but twas in a good
cause and Pearl didn't mind.
The Lightning Raider" The Iron
Test" and comedy will be shown
at the Arcade tonight.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
Notice

Effective today. Office OF =
American Railway Express Co. ~
open at $50 a. m. and close It ~
Six days in the week. Office VIII
closed Sundays.
,s-14-3t. H. W. LOGAN, Agent
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
We Thank
You Madam!

A prominent lady in CONVEX
satlon with another, the Other
day, remarked: Its such
pleasure to do business a.
BORAH'S. When you enter
their store you are greeted
with such smile of welcome
that you just can't help feeling
at home"
SO again, we say thank you.
An expression as above, make
us feel that We are ATTAINING
our object in business. We
want you to feel that our store
IS not a place where dollars
and cents are placed above all
else, but rather, that we arc
just glad to see you when Won
drop in to wait for a friend
buy a stamp, cash a check. or
find out the time of dav. as
we would be if you were com.
ing in to spend your money
wifi, NC
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW
T H A 7 THIS is YOUR
STORE.
EVER NOTICE WHEN MAX.
IN G AN APPOINTMENT
WITH A FRIEND HOW OF.
TEN YOU ARE TOLD:
'WHY, Pill MEET YOU AT
BORAH'S?"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
nesday in New Iberia.

nesday in New Iberia.
Mr.. E. Toups of Ramos was
married in Houma a few days
ago.
Miss Agnes Mccormick has
returned from a visit to New
Orleans.
Mr.. Henry Beauregarde of
New Orleans is a business Wis
litor this week.
Mr.. E. Jones Of st. Louis
spent Wednesday here.
Mr.. r. E. Duffy of New Or
leans is a visitor here today.
DR. .Chas. Dugas of Napoleon
vile was the guest this week of
Miss Inez Williams.
Mr.. Meyer Lehman and son
Emile are visitors to New Or
leans.
Mrs. A. F. Storm has return
ed from a visit to Jennings.
Miss Ada White and Miss
Amanda White returned Tues
day from a pleasant visit to |
friends in Lafayette and Breaux
Bridge. /!
Mrs. E. Holloway is confined
to her home on account of i'll |
ress.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

Mr.. Roger Fleurot of New Or
leans is the guest of DR.. and
and Mrs. Mcclellan.