davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-23

last year. The months imports de-
creased S35,0OO,O00 as compared with the
July total
Exports for the eight months ending
with August reached a grand total Of
1925, 100000, an increase of 81 ,264 ,000,1
600 over those for the corresponding pei
Rod of 1918 The eight months imports
were valued at S2,263,0 100000, compared
with s206l 100000 during the same pei
Rod the year before,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-23

Pres. Wilson has joined the American
Legion as commander -in-chief OF the
United States forces. That ought to be
an incentive to grand wind-up Of the
legion's drive for members.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-23
AMERICAN TRADE BALANCE
Continued to Increase in August, Exports
Totalling S646,ooo,o0o.

Washington, Sept. 23,--America s
trade balance continued to increase in
August, exports totalling S646,000,00O
and imports S30s 100000 Exports We're
S76,000,000 greater than in July and
$ll0,OO0,00O greater than in August of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Shot From Ambush
Rad Jones and John MeIt0n
Slain " hile ii Small Boat
iii III Rive 4 4

Macon. May 266 2266-=.-Rad =. Jones and
John Melton. well known Pike County
residents, living at Molena, were shot
from ambush and killed today while
they were in small boat on the
Flint River. according to reports re-
celved here tonight. The body Of
Jones, his head riddled from load
Of buckshot. was recovered shortly
after searchers started dragging the
river.
empty shells were found on one
bank OF the river and the boat, which
had drifted half a mile down the
river was bloodstained. The sheriff Of
Pike county said tonight no motive
for the double killing had been es-
tablished Jones was 81 years of age
and is survived by a wife and six
children. Melton also was married,
his wife and four daughters, two re-
siding in Atlanta. survive him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Allies Reject
Huns Proposals
Suggestions Regarding Sarre
Valley Fall on Deaf Ears

Paris, May % (By the Associated
Press)-With the exception Of one
minor concession. all suggestions and
counter proposals by Germany for the
disposition Of the Saare basin have
been rejected by the reply Of the Al
lied and associated powers.
Count Won Brockdorff- -RantZau'S APP
peal for an oral discussion of the
points at issue on this subject were
ignored
The concession agreed to is that
Germany might create a prior charge
upon her assets or revenues for the
payment Of the mines in the Saare re-
gion if the plebiscite goes against
France If, however. the sum agreed
upon is not paid within a year from
the date it is due the reparation COM
mission shall effect payment upon in
structions from the league Of nations.
This alteration was made in view
Of Germany's declaration that it was
Impossible for her to accumulate a
sufficient sum Of gold with which to
pay for the mines in The fifteen years
before the p.ebisc:tr is taken. since
other reparatiqns would constitute q
constant drain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
/ Call te Form G Companies
General Moore Starts Machine
cry For 0rganiizat ton Of Two
Battaliols of National
Guard
-, I

Columbia, Nay 7sW w. Moore,
adjuIant general yesterday directed
letters TO a, number of places in the
State, urging that military companies
lpe organized wit II dispatch for induc-
ton into the State National Guard
two battalions of which are to be re-
organized im1nsdiate1y fhe mini
mum strength is to be 6ss men, and
General Moore is urging that as many
as rs men be recruited as there vii
doubtless be number OF reflections u
each instance.
When authority was granted by.sifs1 + 6
war department several weeks ago ste
reorganize these two battaIens, Cen
eral Moore, determined where pos
sible to rehabilitate former National
Guard companies and also form com
panies in places now where there is
no military protection. The places
which are to get first choice are An
derson, Pelzer. Fort Mill Or Rock Hill
Laurens. Camden, Hartsville, Darling
ton, Florence or Timmonsville, George
town or Walterboro. If these\ fail to
meet the requirements, other places
will be. Immediately considered. 1t
will be necessary FOR these companies
to organize for inspection by June Is,
and thereby qualify for muster June
80.
General Moore and a committee will
go to washington probably tomorrow
to call on the military affairs COM
rnitfee of both houses of congress- and
also for conference with the mem
bers of the South Carolina delega-
ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
The Battle Oregon
Warship That sIade q W6nder.
ful Record q S;panss
American War Discarded 81

San francisco. May 1e. Good bye
dear old Oregon was the sentiment
voiced by hundreds of men women
and children during the last week Of
the Victory Liberty Loan eampaiga
when they visited the famous OF bat
tIeship for the last time as She lay
at anchor in San Francisco bay With
i'm few weeks the grim fghter of
nearly a quarter OF acentury ago
take her place with the 5snnstitsf-
ton" in the hearts Of the American
Ipeople; the Oregon will go out of
commission and become asnaeuory
A few weeks after the sinking sess
ftbe battleship Maine at Havana the:
E9regon was in San Francisco hafbor
when there flashed across the couti-
nent on March II, 1898. fronnsthe
navy department to the Oregon's com
rnandersan order to proceed to CaHao;
[6Peruy as soon as practicable. On
March Il = Captain Charles q Clark
assumed command, and two days la
ter began the celebrated trip around
the Horn. !"
Captain Clark was not advisedthatz
war had been declared against Spain;
until his arrival at Rio -Janeiro, April
so. Great concern was felt IN the
United States for the lonely orgeon-as
the Whereabouts OF the Spanish feet,
under Admiral Cervera, whic had
Just left the Cape Verde Islands, was
unknown.
The nation breatted sigh Of relief
when word was received that the Ore
gon had arrived safely at Jupiter fIl7
let, Fla, May %, after a trip Of ! ~ ~
900 miles made in 6S days few few
days later she joined Admiral 5SampTS
sons fleet off Santiago, Cuba and she
participated in the great battle of;
Sunday, July 8, 1898, when Cervera.ss
fleet was annihilated. The Oregon
forced the Colon, the last Of the Span
ish ships, ashore to her destruction.s
Subsequently the Oregon steamed. !.
from New York to Manila where she
was on duty during the American OPP
erations in the Philippines. OF late
years she has been used for a. training
school for young sailors and has been
the feature of many celebrations ami
other events. a
She was built at the Union Iron:
Works at San Francisco in 1896 and
carried a complement Of 34 officers
and 671 men. Her displacement was
1928 tons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Pythian Grand Lodge
Col. o. J. Bond Elected Grand
Chancellor

Columbia, May 2S.-The grand
lodge Of Knights Of Pythias transact
ed a volume Of business yesterday
and listened to two able addresses
from distinguished Pythians. The
body went ON record as fayoring the
reduction in the age limit for; appli-
cants for membership from 21 to-
Is by a decisive majority. The entf1u-
siasm Of the young men in the world
war and their usefulness to their heir
country led the leaders in the Pythian.
order to start movement to allow
young men 1S years Of age to reap
the benefits Of the order. AiVaz
Lumpkin Of Columbia, and the Rev.
Louis j. Bristow of Abbeville were.
elected supreme representatives..
Greenville was selected for the next
place of meeting. The following Off
GERS were elected:
O. J. Bond, Charleston, grand chan
cellor: Finlay Henderson, Aiken,
grand vice chancellor; H. c. Till
man, Greenwood, grand prelate; c.
D. Brown, Abbeville, grand keeper Of
records and seal; Wilson 6. Harvey,
Charleston, grand master Of excheq-
uer; E. r. Cox, Darlington. grand
master at arms: w. D. Morrow, Nc
Cormick, grand inner guard; E. =.
Lamacks, Walterboro, grand outer
guard; Alva M. Lumpkin and the Rev.
Louis J. Bristow, supreme represen-
tatives. B. A. Morgan of Greenville.
A. G. Rembert Of Spartanburg and H. =
E. Gyles Of Aiken were chosen alter
mates to the supreme lodge.
The installation ceremonies were
made memorable last night as the
supreme vice chancellor, William La
dew Of New York. inducted the Py-
thians into Office. The dong form
team from Jasper Lodge at Charles
ton delighted several hundred mem
bers Of the order last night when they
conferred the rank Of knight. 1t was
a fitting climax to a day well spent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Storm in Greenwood
County
Fifty Thousand Dollars Esti.
mated Loss to Farmers From
Hail Sunday Evening

Greenwood, May 26.-Official esti-
mate of demonstration agent and
county officials place damage from a
severe hail storm last evening in this
county ut $5" 900. y strip nine miles
long and five miles wide around
Hodges Was made / are Of all growing
crops by the storl.. All cotton vii!
have to be planted over. Fruit trees
had bark beaten off by force Of hail.
4 negro church in which Il singing
convention was being held was blown
down and though several were injur-
ed, none was killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
81st viii Debark
At Charleston
Washington so Assures Rep.
Whaley and Mayor Hyde

Washington. May 2s-Mayor T. /.
Hyde, of Charleston. was in Washing
tonic day to see if he could get the
Eghty-first division returned throus' i
the port of Charleston. He SAW Coz
gresham Whaley. VINO took the mat
ter up again with the general staff OF
the army and was assured that it WAS
the intention to send thes" troops
through Charleston.
Mayor Hyde also paid his respects
to the new Senator, Mr. Dial
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Women and the Vote
Pollock Believes Senate VIII
Adopt the Amendment

Columbia, May 27.-Giving it as his
positive belief that the United States
will adopt the Susan Anthony reso-
luton for equal suffrage, ex-senator
William P. Pollock, of Cheraw, stated
tonight that the next South Carolina
State Democratic Convention should
allow the white women of South Car-
olina to vote in the primary elections
in 1920. If he is member of the
convention said Mr. Pollock, he in
tends to call the matter to the at
ter..:oa Of that body.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Magnifil Sounds
Device Perfected tn Make Mans
Voice Heard 'IEsuerlty lHes

.L@sr
San francisco Way aIss
voice can be- nade as loud as chs tlee
scannon,s roar it can be heard two os
twenty miles. The ticking of "a, watch
lean be ampEhed until it sounds like
Sbreakers on an ocean eli
! ITS no trick at al to- magnify
sound four or five mi iHion times os
Eindefinit ely said Tona Lambert q
wireless telephone eRgineer today
/. .sAll that is needful IS to connect q
number Of vacuum valves Ia multiple
with a wireless receiving set, and the
thing is done the first receiving
contact a voice will be normal Cut
in one vacuum value and it IS rais-
ed seven times; thereafter 1t squares
itself-seven times seven to forty
nine for the next vacuum value, and
as times 80 for the next, and SO son.
ssI mean volume ofsssound not pow
Ser of transmission. explalned Lam
bert. e1tIn a test recently, a pl1ono=
graph was connected with AN aInpi-
ner at midnight, and we were hftlEg
if up gradually TO supply all San
Francisco with song and amusement
when the police urged US to desist-
SIN the stadium at Golden Gate
Park the ticking Of watch was
made audible all over the grandstand
While an athletic meet was in pro
gress. Captain Robert w. A.lBreWer.
an experim moved off 2,0e0
feet and spoke qiuetly to his dog
and the dog couldn't be held. A
wireless station which am not per-
naitted to name recently received q
teIephoned message from Europe, and
through its anplifiers startled duck
hunters in the marshes eight miles
away
Mr.. Lambert exhibited one Of the
vacuum valves. It's exterior resem-
bled an ordinary 16-candle electric
light bulb Through the glass, how
ever, could be seen electric winding
that was dissimilar. Around a fila
ment was wound convolutions of wire
called grid. Above the grid was
an encircling metallic plate. The cur
rent, it was explained, passed through
each in the order described. The in
coming wireless signals travel down
the aerial wire to the tuning set and
then to the vacuum valve, which is
a "detector," or receiver.
For practical purposes, the vacuum
has its use as in war-ships, where
the wireless telephone speaks its
message through horn to several
officers, instead Of to one using ear
pieces. 1t can be aSailed of to adj
dress audiences.
The wireless telephone is wonder
fully extending the field developed
by the wireless teegraph. Any Wire
less telegraph receiving set~is equally
good for receiving telephoned mess
ages. The transmitting instruments,
of course, are different.
Every airplane possessed by Uncle
Sam and all United States warships
are equipped with wireless telephone
apparatus. These sets on warshlps
are efficient at least twenty miles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Invited te r euIli0n
1Thirtieth Division Gables Re.
quest to Presiiden Wilson to
Deliver Address IN Green
vile

reenviHe residen1
aodrow Nslson 1oday was iI1Nst teds s;:tt
speak at he FIRST ann uai nlons O %
Ilsas Thiraleth eivision when i eets
n Grsen9iHe September 2 md 30
mutation having been extended
1 in eabaegram which f. 5f Eernetf
secretary of the Chamber sof Com-
nierce faedSto the nationss chief seS-
& secafiye Versa illes, France Where
atf fending the peace conference
ne message reads.. S.;
President Woodrow w ilson, err
Haes orSParis, France:
Please reserve September 20 and
Ger visit to Greenvi1le, S. c., re-
union Tfisrtlefh Division Formal i1l-
yaTaflen VITA details VIII be presented
al your convenience npen Your re- re-
Secretary Baker also viii be invit-
ed fe attend and speak at the Tf1if-
Seth Digssions IealIa aon,s twas stared ls
ed. Don Scott of North Carolina,
schairnaan ef the committee on enter
tainnas aglh come to GreenEill He
ahoa iae 20 80 meet with represen-
fatives OF various organization Sof@the
! city to arrange the4details ofsthe pro-
gran and eate raent for the re-
Union Colonel Scott arrived IN Raj l
eigh ii time TO appear with the en- en-
: ecasIve committee while the Green
viils delegate ON composed Of Mayor
! FfarYley, secretary f. NJ. Burnett
and Senator Proctor a. BonhaH m, was
present. Greenyille,s claims orsthe
first reunion.
snhnaittea BY representatives of Coz
{ Siunabia, Ashevif le,, Knoxville Chatta-
neoga sfennphis. Raleigh and Green
svsffe, the cities bidding for the greurl-
ION, the executive committee sent word
for the entire GreenFille committee
TO reappear before the committee,
scoznposed Of Brig. Gen Lawrence d.
Tyson, Col. Holmes 3. Springs, chair.
man and Col. Albert A. Cox. Messrs;
HarvIey Bnsnett and Bonhala re-
sponded 20 the invitation and Colonel
Springs bronght good cheer when he
conveyed the glad tidings that it was
the unanimous decision of the COM
niittee that the first reunion should
be held ia GreenYille September %
ard 80. the committee having to move
up the dates one day because Septem-
Der % falls on a Sunday. This date
IN history viii commemorate the first
anniversary of the beginning of the
drive by. the Thirtieth Division that
smashed the Hindenburg line and
paved the way for victory.
IS conservatWely estimated that
: fully I0, ,090 former soldiers of Old
Hickory Division will attend the re-
union in the city near which they
trained for ten months at Camp Sc
vier Many Of them will be accom-
panied by their wives, fathers, moth
sars, sisters and sweethearts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31

An exclusive dispatch from Paris to
the Associated Press last Thursday
said it had been learned in trustwor-
thy quarters in the French capital
that the United States, Great Britain
and France had united in sending a
note to Italy requesting an explana-
ton of the landing Of Italian forces
in Turkey.
The dispatch added that as a re-
suit Of the request of the three powers
an incident occurred during meet
ing Of the council when Premier Or
lando entered the council chamber.
President Wilson laying aside the usu-
a. diplomatic formality, addressed the
Italian premier directly asking what
the answer was to the note of the
three powers.
Signor Orlando. with apparent feel
ingJ replied that he was prepared to
explain to the council, but would not
do so until Premier Venizelos OF
Greece, who was present, withdrew
from the chamber. President Wilson,
it was declared, insisted on VeniZeios
remaining but Orlando was obdurate.
Venizelos finally left and later the
three members of the council aside
from Orlando expressed their regret
to the Greek premier for the incident.
The dispatch did not add what the
reply of the Italian premier to the re-
quest for information was.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31

Paris. April 2S.-The world war
will be held unique in the fact that
it has not been accompanied by an
outbreak of smallpox. This may be
due in part to the precautions taken
in urging all Paris to. be vaccinated or
re .vaccinated. At any rate more
than 1874 zoo persons were vaceinat-
ed during the wal and only s6 eases
of smallpox were recorded, Of which
26 We're fatal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Ask for independence
Rhine Province Wishes Separa
ton from Rest of Germany

ment for the separation OF Rhenish
Prussia from tho rest OF Germany is
showing positive results. according to
:, Dusseldorf dispatch to Fremdcn-
blatt Fifty thousand voters in AIN
Ia Chapelle and the immediate neigh
borhood have signed n petition de-
manding the establishment Of west
GERMAN free State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Hailed as Heroes
Hawker and Grieve Given En-.
thusiastic Welcome in Edin-
burgh

Edinburgh, Scotland. May 27.-Har-
" Hawker and Lieutenant Comndr.
Grieve, who were rescued by the
Danish steamer Mary after their air.
plane alighTed in mid ocean. arriv-
cd here this morning en- route to Lon
don from Thurso. where they were
landed Yesterday by British war
ship. They We're seized as they let
the train and lifted TO the shoulders Of
the crowd
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Ready for Emergency
French Commander Holds Con-
ference with Gen. Liggett

Coblenz. May 27.-General Fayolle.
group commander of the two French
armies of occupation. arrived here
Yesterday for hurried conference
with Lieut. Gen Liggett. regarding
emergency plans of the allies in the
event the Germans refuse TO sign the
pence treaty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Wild Cats Coming
Eighty First Division Embarks
at Brest

Brest. May 27-The battleship:'
South Carolina. Minnesota and Mis-
souri, are sailing today with the first
troops Eishty-first. or Wild Cat Di-
vision TO be repatriated
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Glad It Is Over
President Wilson Says 1t Is De.
lightful That His Presidency
is Not Ahead of Him

Paris. May 27-"It is very delight
ful for one thing if may say so, to
know that NY presidency IS not
ahead of me and that his presidency
is ahead of him." said President Will
son in referring 10 Dr.. Epitacio Pes
eoa. president elect of Brazil. at a
dinne. given Pcssoa by the Pan
American peace delegation last night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
May oath, 1919.


With reference to your letter OF May
7th in regard to Capt. w. L. Nc
Cutchen, I beg leave to submit the
following:
Capt McCutchen then Lieutenant
joined the Thirtieth Infantry, Third
Division during the Spring of 1918
and has been with this unit ever
since.
After May 1918 the Third Division
participated in every action of the
American army possible without be-
ing in two at the same time, and Capt
McCutchen did his part, and more
in each one He is entitled to wear
the four campaign badges assigned to
the division, to wit:
Aisne-Marne defensive, Marne-
Champagne offensive, ST. Mihiel of
fensive and the Argonne-Meuse Of
fenSive.
Not having been in Capt. McCutch-
ems company. l did not have very
much opportunity to know of many
particular instances of his gallantry
However. there is one instance which
l e@SSANA'
under fire. It occurred during the
Argonne- Meuse battle about October
18th or 18TH, and just above Cunel,
which you will find on the map to
the northeast of Verdun, and just
about Mont-fauoun. 1t was during
our participation in this battle. We
had lost all of our majors and all OF
our company commanders within two
days after going into action. The reg
iment at this time was mere rem
rant, about three or four hundred
men out of three thousand, and were
then holding front line section. Col
Hason. then commanding the reSi-
ment. had received orders for with
drawal for rest and reorganiZa-
tion and asked me to carry the or
ders to the front line. This was ac-
complished. but on the way back the
Germans dropped a barrage on the
road which We had to traverse.
shall never forget the calmness with
Capt. McCutchen sustained the bar
face but Mac" seemed to be oblivious
close that the conclusion caused by
their bursting whipped Macs" over
coat around his legs as storm would.
!. myself dived into she'll hole,
breaking my glasses and scratching my
face, but Mac SCENE dto be oblivion
Of any danger. 1t never phased him.
There are lots Of occasions in which
Capt McCutchen did himself credit.
hut you will have to get him to tell
YOU about them. He was absolutely
fearless and had to be protected from
time to time by his own men.
There are no hardships that he did
not bear absolutely philosophically.
His reserve was something marvel
Gus. 1t mattered not how long the
hike or how disturbing the strain Of
battle. Mac" was always there.
He was made captain during the
latter part of October for his gal
antry during the Argonne-Meuse bat
lie. AS soon as it was possible I had
nm transferred to my battalion, and
he was commanding a company prac-
tically all the time he was there. /
eft Germany the 3rd of April. and at
.hat time Capt. McCutchen expected
orders to go away at any time.
He was one of those men that one
S proud to have known, and 1 want
to assure you that the manner in
which he acquitted himself was in !
Iced an honor to the State and to him
self.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Fire at Norfolk
One Killed and Many Injured by
Explosion of Gas Tank

Norfolk. May 27.-One man was
killed. three seriously injured and
eleven others We're hurt in I; series Of
explosions during a fire which
wrecked the hydrogen gas plant in the
navy ward here today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Canteens for Children
Lunches Provided for English
School Children

London April 14.-Canteens in
which the rural school children Of
England may have their daily lunch
are being opened in all parts Of tho
couutry.s Thirty grants have already
been made by the Ministry Of Food
and others are to follow as soon rs
the details are worked OUT
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31
Killed by Motor Car
S. O. Haseldon of Johnsonville
Loses Life Sunday Evening

Johnsonville. May 26.-S. O. Hasel-
den, a prominent citizen of this place.
was run over o'clock last evening
and killed by an automobile driven by
Billie Cocktield OF Excelton, P. F. ..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-31

Paris. May 27-Premier Lloyd
George. it is understood. is consider
in::: favorably the proposal of the
American peace delegation that he
visit America this year. The premier
would go to the United Sta..s es-
pecially to attend the first meeting Of
the League OF nations in Washington
unxI October.