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company in Hawaiian Nights En-
tertainment" play the steel guitar
and uk,llele and are possessed of
splendid singing voices. Clayton
and Lennie have a new and original
line of patter to fit the characters
they have expoited since their ad-
vent in vaudeville.
A comedy that turns all the vet
eran rules of theaterdom topsy-
turvy is Seventeen. the stage ver-
sion of the Booth Harrington Willie
Baxter stories which Stuart Wal
ker will present at the Boyd theater
next Sunday for one week, with
matinees Wednesday and Sunday.
Usually the vampire of play is
a sinuous. mauve-clad creature with
red, red lips and white, white cheeks
and blue-black eyes. Behold! the
dangerous woman in Seventeen
she wears ginghams and talks baby
talk. When Miss Ruth Gordon, in
the character of Lola Pratt. the
siren, 1nurmurs "icle boy, don't 90
fordit ums Lola" audiences to a
man vow eternal remembrance.
Villains are almost 2lways tall,
bulky, heavy-browed men with for
midable mustaches. But in Seven
teen" the person whom our hero
tries desperately to foil is an in
sidious young lady Of 10 years-a
near relative, in truth, such is the
cruel realism of the play, tits his
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own sister. This unnatural wretch
repeatedly wrecks Willie's plays to
win, the woman of his heart by her
bread and butter and apple sauce
remarks. Jane, as played by Lii
Ian Ross, has giggle as madden
ing as any heavy mans sinister
"Ha, ha."
Whoever saw a hero without an
acquiline nose, The manner of a
Hamlet And who wasn't "immacu-
lately groomed"? The hero in
Seventeen" who is played by
Gregory Kelly, sometimes forgets
to brush his hair and shine his
shoes. He encounters his lady love
on the street when he is carrying
not dapper cane, but his mothers
wash boiler. His voice hasn't the
noble clarion heroic ring that usual
ly dehes Jack Dalton, but is a
whimsical combination of desire and
despair. And his nose-well. it isn't
exactly that of a Greek god, is it,?
Perhaps that's what makes him a
hero after our own hearts.
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The big New York Winter Gar
den revue, "The Passing Show OF
1915" has had record-breaklng
run in Chicago. Running to within
two weeks of the usual run OF these
big shows at the Palace music hall,
it moved to the Garrick, where it
added several prosperous weeks to
its Chicago engagement. This big
fun. girl and music show will be the
attraction at the Boyd theater for
one week, starting Sunday, Octo-
Der &C.
This weeks offering at the Gayety
is Joe Hurtig's 1ol9-20 fashion play,
THE Girls of the u. S. A." This
offers as its principal feature Lew
Hilton. in a great big two-act COM
edy with ten scenes which serve to
introduce comedians. soubrettes,
special feature artists, operate
songsters, dancing experts and prize
beauty, singing and dancing girls.
Manager Hurtig's experience in this
branch of theatricals have resulted
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in this formation OF an organization
presenting a performance of which
he may we'll feel proud. World
series base ball scores will be an
nounced from the stage on after
Moons there are games. Today's
matinee starts at 3. Beginning to-
morrow there will be a ladies' dime
matinee daily all week,
During October the Orpheum
management declares its feature Of
ferings will be such as to sustain
its promise OF a pleasing standard
of excellence in the seasons offer
ings. Fer the week of October IL,
Marguerite Sylvia, late star of the
Paris Grand Opera company and
/ the Chicago Grand Opera associa-
ton, will be. the stellar attraction,
and La Bernicia, Americas S young
est prima ballerina, assisted by
Yvonne Verlaine and company OF
classic dancers, and Marion Harris,
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pretty and fascinating chorus. at
tired in captivating array has sbeen
engaged in conjunction with an ex-
tremely competent cast.
.
"A Tailor r-Made Man" will be pre-
sented by Cohan and Harris at the
Brandeis for return engagement OF
four days, beginning Sunday, Octo-
Der IL, with the usual matinee on
Wednesday. The play, by the late
Harry James Smith, based on an
earlier work, "The Well-Fitting
Dress Suit by Gabriel Dregley, was
the comedy hit of New York, where
it had run of one solid year at the
Cohan and Harris theater. AS an
American comedy of the present day
the design is neat, the fitting skillful,
the mode up to date and the mate
rial of the kind that wears well.
Going Up" musical comedy,
will be the attraction at the Bran
deis theater October 27, % and 49,
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syncopation's scintilating little star,
will constitute two special feature
cards. For the week of October l9,
the big headline attraction will be
the soldier stars and original chorus.
of the two big New York musical
comedies, You Know Me, AL" and
Let's Beat It," presenting Putting
1t Over" musical comedy. There
will also be two special features on
the program, Dolly Kay, syncopa-
tons clever exponent, and Long
Tack Sam, noted Chinese sleight of
hand performer and comedian, and
his company of wonder workers
Mutt and Jeff will be seen and
heard at the Brandeis next Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. This
time they appear as seekers after
fame and, fortune, their adventures
taking place in the Land of
Dreams" The action is punctuated
with latest song hits, ensembles,
dance features and novelties. A
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JohnRansome's sStartWasas
End Man in Minstrel Show

ganization known as the Missouri
Valley Minstrels, for which Gene"
Field did all the writing.
After Mr.. Ransome had enjoyed
year of local popularity, a minstrel
company stranded in Kansas City,
and the advance agent, who was =
CHEEKY optimist, came on to St.
Joseph to see if he could interest
anyone in town to the extent of put
ting up sufficient money to pay the
railroad fares of the organization
into the latter town. He found 4
man who agreed to do this for a
percentage of the local receipts if
that Ransome boy" could be per-
mitted to go on and play one of the
ends and be featured in the billing.
Young Ransome was persuaded,
and the show was given to two ca
pacity audiences.
That settled the youngster. He
left with the minstrels next day and
remained with them all season.
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St Ives. Cornwall,--A wonan's
dying thought for her husband,
blinded and paralized ex-sailor, re-
suited in both losing their lives here.
The victims named Pollard. lived in
cottage near the shore. When the
wife returned from a visit to the
beach she found a lamp overturned
and the kitchen in flames. She
rushed upstairs through dense
smoke and dragged .her husband to
a third story window. Before a lad
der could be brought both were
overcome. The bodies were found
with the wife clasping her husband.
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Pair of Orpheun
Stars Popular
With On,ahans

TEW musical, comedy stars have
II a wider acquaintance in Omaha
= than John Hyams and Leila
Mcintyre. They are SOCIAL, as well
as stage favorites in this city. Dur
ing their repeated engagements
here, both in musical attractions and
in vaudeville, their popularity has
steadily increased during the past
half dozen years.
These stars who are to head the
Orpheum bill this week in model
playlet called "Maybloom," have ap-
peared in successive seasons i'll mus
ical comedy.
In the lighter class OF entertain
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ment, Hyams aud Mcintyre have
made such a pleasing impression
that the return OF these popular
stars in vaudeville will doubtless be
greatly appreciated by their many
admirers i'll this city
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r Ohm w. RANSoME, whose
impersonation Of the Ignorant

eJ IiPei isoldtloH Oh tHc iRnOrdHt
but kindly-hearted country
physician, doc" Weaver, is one OF
the joys of the performance OF
"Tillie," the comedy of Pennsyl-
yania Dutch life coming to the
Brandeis theater, is an old comedian
of the musical shows.
His stage beginnings were most
interesting, inasmuch as his first
stuff" Chat being vaudeville YER
nacular for 'material"-the same
stories and patter) was
written for him by no less celeb
rity than Eugene Field, only at that
particular time Field wasn't gem
orally recognized as a famous fel,
low, being merely general utility
man on the St. Joseph, Mo-, Gazette.
St. Joe is Mr.. Ransome's home, and
he used to be, at the age of l6, the
principal end man in an amateur or
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Seed For Bonds
Market Opened for Farmers
Who Want to Buy Victory
Bonds.

Columbia, April 2S.-Farmers of
South have been making a spirited
fight to hold their cotton and cotton
seed until the price advanced to
point where they felt that they could
sell at a profit. 1t is of considerable
interest that some Of the farmers
have been able to get a good price
for their cotton seed, provided they
would invest the money in Liberty
Bonds. The following statement is
from Mr.. J. E. Wannamaker, of st
Matthews, chairman for Calhoun
county, writing to Mr.. Charles II
Barron, the State chairman:
"AIr. C. Fitzsimmons voluntarily
told me to tell my people to buy Vic.
tory Liberty Bonds and he would bu!
their seed in carlots up to the 15tt
of gay ct s71 per ton f. o. b. a
shipping point. They promptly sol>
him about SOotons at this place ant
he has had to call a halt until tn
seed. could be handled. I think yo1
might get Mr. Elliott to join yo'
and induce Swift & Co. and the Cniol
Fertilizer Company to crush SOM
seed. I can sell the bonds if can ge
seed to move" I believe Mr.. FitzSim
mons is doing all he can. Union SEED
still active in market.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Germans Concealing
Secret Documents
Under Secretary of Foreign
Minister After Investigation
Says They Will Not Be
Published

London, April 2s.-Karl Kautzky
an under secretary in the German
foreign ministry. who has finished ar
examination Of the secret documents
of the German foreign office, task
assigned to him By the governmen,
last winter, is quoted in an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Berlin to-
day as declaring the government had
decided not to publish the. document
unless the allies agreed to q, similar
publication of secret documents from
their acties Herr Kautzky added that
certain documents which might have
been peculiarly compromising" wers
destroyed before the German revolu-
ton.
Matthias Erzberger, head of the Ger
man armistice commission; was re-
sponsible for the order that the doc
uments not be made public. kautzky
is reported as saying. He declared,
that he was greatly surprised at this
and pointed out that the refusal to
make the documents public would
have a very bad effect in allied coun-
tries and would perpetuate suspicion
Of the good faith Of Germany by re-
vealing that the revolutionary gov
ernr1ent was prepared to shield the
rulers Of Germany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Gompers Badly Injured
Was Victim of Taxicab Accident
On Broadway

New York, April 27.-Samuel Com
pers, president OF the American, Fed
Grafton OF Labor, was seriously in
jured here this afternoon when tax
icab in which he was riding was struck
by Broadway surface car and hurled
20 feet to the curb.
Surgeons who were summoned re-
ported after an examination that two
Of Mr.. Gompers' ribs had been frac-
yured. his right hip spraineG and that
he had suffered severe body contu-
sions. Despite the advanced age of
the labor leader, who is 60 years old.
the surgeons declared there was no
likelihood of the injuries proving fatal.
Mr.. Gompers has been busy virtual
ly every minute since his return from
the peace conference, where he served
as chairman of the commission on IN
ternational labor legislation. he haG
an hours. relaxation when the accl'
dent occurred.
AS the taxicab crossed the Broad
way car track at Thirtyfirst street it
was struck by northbound car.
Pedestrians who witnessed the crash
rushed to the wrecked machine and
extricated Mr.. Gompers, who was
found to be unconscious. One side Of
the cab was completely crushed in and
the wrechage had med him against
the other side of the machine.
Mr.. { Compers was carried back to
his hotel. After an examination sur
geons decided it would be unwise to
remove him to a hospital.
Although it was insisted that Mr..
Gompers' condition was not critical,
officials of the American Federation
of Labor said bulletins would be is
sued from time to time reporting his
condition.
Hugh Frayne, general organizer Of
the American Federation of Labor,
who was with Mr.. Gompers short
time after the accident, stated to-
night that Mr. Gompers was in no
danger.
CDR. Charles r. Hancock, who is
in attendance" said Mr.. Frayne, ire
ported at $50 o'clock that Mr..
Gompers' temperature virtually
normal. but was fluctua, lightly as
q result of the shock he suffered"
"Dr. Hancock was of the opinion
that after few days rest and quiet
he would be able to get around
y gain -
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PLAN TO PUNISH
HUN CRIMINALS
Treaty Provides for High Court
To Try Wilhelm and Other
Brutes
CHARGED WITH SUPREME
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY
Germany Required to Surren-
der All Persons Accused, for
Violation of Laws of War.

Washington, April 2S.-The new ar
ticles proposed for insertion in the
peace treaty to be considered at the
plenary session Of the peace confer
ence today, the State department an
nounced one declaring that the allied
and associated powers shall publicly
arraign William Hohenzollern, mot
for an offense against criminal law
but for the supreme offense against
international morality and sanctity Of
treaties It is proposed that a spe-
cial tribunal shall be constituted tc
try the accused, consisting OF five
judges, one each to be appointed by
the United States. Great Britain
France, Italy and Japan. The allied
and associated powers will request
that Holland surrender the former en-
peror for trial.
Persons accused Of violations Of the
law and customs war, according te
the second proposed article, shall ht
brought before military tribuna
and, if found guilty, shall be SER nc
ed to punishments laid down By mil
itary laws"
All persons accused Of having com
Initted an act in violation Of the laws
and customs Of war who are specified
"either by name or by rank, office o.
employment which they had unde
the German authorities will be de
manded of the German government
for trial by a military tribunal of thu
power against whose nationals th'
criminal acts weer perpetuated.
Article four declares that the Ger
man government. undertakes to fur
nish all documents and information o
every kind. the production of which
may be considered necessary to in
sure full knowledge Of any cri1ai
nal acts to produce offenders and t.
assume an appreciation and response
bilitV :,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Exc tied Italians Give Premier
Orlando a Great Ovation on
His Return to Rome
POOR WAY TO WIN
FRIENDS IN AMERICA
sUnpatriotic Policy Of Lodge and
His Partisan Faction Reflect
: ed by Mob in Italian Cities

Rome, April 26.-Prenlier Orlando
in addressing the crowd which greet
ed him here said:
TT is no time for fine language. In
the face of the world, which is judgine
us, we must have frmness and
calm serene conscience.
There are two questions. The first
is whether the government and the
Italian delegates have faithfully inter
pfeted the thoughts and viii Of the
Italian people"
The response was thunderous
! shouts Of Eyes"
st never doubted it continued the
premier, "for I know the soul Of my
people, but confirmation was requir-
ed The first question is answered
Rome is consecrating to our work.
The second question is to estimate
the gravity oe the situation. But ]
do not ask you for an immediate re-
ply. Let US not now consider what
is test or most desirable can happen
to our Italy, whose just and praise
worthy attitude has provoked the ad-
rniration Of two worlds. (Cheers and
cries <'Long live America ~ ''Down
with Wilson.'')
ssWe must show that we have taken
the worst into consideration. After
four years of unspeakable privations
and sacrifices we find ourselves fac
ed with fresh sacrifice and privations.
AT this moment Italy is ready, and
greater than ever-greater than in
May, 1915.
esThe decision must be a well con-
asidered one. Food supplies are fall
ing us but Italy, which has known
hunger, has never known dishonor. I
do not conceal from you the. danger
I. Of this very critical hour. {Cries Of
!, We Will face anything. 'I am with
YOU continued the premier, "a broth
er among brothers, and also a chief
who asks to obey and follow the will
j Of the people. 1t may be that we
shall find ourselves alone, but Italy
must be united and have. a single will.
Italy will not perish"'
AT the close of his address the pre-
rnier vas given an ovation. General
Diaz and Signor Barzilai Of the peace
delegates then spoke and were cheer
ed by the soldiers and sailors.
Prince Colonna, mayor Of Rome,
asserted there was complete solidarity
of the people Of Rome and Of Italy
with the government.
Premier Orlando, General Diaz,
Prince colonna and Signor Barzilai
entered motor cars and a procession
was form ed which proceeded to the
royal palace in Quirinal Square.
The passage through the streets
was extremely slow, owing to the
density Of the crowds, which insisted
on drawing the car occupied by Sig
nor ,OIando.
Some idea Of the numbers gathered
can be CLEANED by the fact that i
took the premier's car two hours to
cover the short distance between the
station and Quirinal Square.
- At the palace the party joined the
king, queen and crown prince On the
balloon. and the entire, group was ac-
claimed with enthusiasm by the as
Seubiage below.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Young Boys in Jail
Lads Accused of Unlawfully En-
tering Greer PostoAice

Greer. April 25.-Two boys. Hcnry
Tessaner and Cecil Wright. were lock
cd up in the Greenvillc County jail
monday night on the charge Of en-
tering the Greer post office some
time Sunday and attempting to take
a sum Of money. Postmaster James
has on several OCCASIONS missed SMALL
sums of money and mail packages
from the office. The boys are only
ten and twelve years of age. They
have been given preliminary hear
sig and viii be tried at the eeedse-al
sa.r r11saa Anderson inlay - :,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Storm Ravages
England
Spring Weather Followed BY
Severe Snow Storm and Gale

London, April 2S.-Following a Pc
riod of perfect spring weather one OF
the worst storms in sometime ragged
over the British Isles last night, Gov
ering the country with four to SIX
inches of snow Telegr; oh and tele-
phone lines suffered sever ~, causing
complications in many directions.
Communication with 80 continent
was interrupted. Marine reports
show few small ships wrecked.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Thirteen Sailors
Drowned
Navy Launch Sinks in Hudson
River This Morning

New FORK. April 2s.-Thirteen sail
ors returning in a navy launch to the
battleslip Nevada are reported by the
police % have been drowned when
the lau,ch sank in the Hudson river
this morning. The police said in the
absence Of an official statement by
naval authorities they based their
report o. information Of persons who
said the. witnessed the sinking. These
witnesse, declared the launch appar-
entity cdlided with something jus:
before raching the Nevada.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
TRADE PENALTY
;. FOR GEMANY
Allies Must Receive Most Fav-
ored Nations Treatment
Without Reciprocity
GERMANY DID SAME
THING TO FRANCE
Treaty Will Protect Allies
Against German Trade War
: After Peace.

Paris, april 2s-The. report Of the
economic commission Of the peace
conference, The Echo de Paris says,
contains clauses for the insertion in
the peace treaty that Germany shall
give to the allied and associated ma
tions treatment of most favored ma
tions without any reciprocity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Higher Phone Rates
Revised Schedule Advancing
Rates Filed in Atlanta

Atlanta, April 2s-Revised sched-
ules for local telephone rates were
filed here late today, with the State
railroad commission. which 1t was
said, if put. into effect, would give the
telephone companies about a 13 per
cent increase from telephone rates
Schedules for new rates were filed
today, it was announced in eight
other Southern States, and in Indiana
and Illinois.
The schedule for the new rates were
fled by the Southern Bell Telephone
& Telegraph Company and b. its as
sociated line, the Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company, acting
it was announced, on orders of Post
master General Burleson.
New schedules, company officials
said, were filed today with State rail
road commissions or similar bodies in
North Carolina. South Carolina, Flor
ida and Alabama on behalf OF the
Southern Bell and in Mississippi
Louisiana, Tennessee, Indiana and
Ilinios on behalf of the Cumberland
Company. The new schedules axe to
be- fled next week, in Kentucky, it was
said. Only parts Of Indiana and 1lli-
nois viii be affected.
The new rates affecting solely loca!
telephone service will work out to
give Slight deer. ase in rate for many
residence telephones and an increase
for rates of business telephones. Both
unlimited service and limited service
lines will be affected.
1T was said at headquarters here OF
the Southern Bell that the petition
for new rates would have been filed
whether or not the government had
taken over operation Of the telephone
lines, it being held that increased
income, is necessary.
The rates were filed with the rail-
road commissions, it was said. more
as information than anything else, the
whole matter of the authority of the
postmaster general to order increased
rates being expected to be threshed
out in court ct a later date.
Revised schedules, which would
give the 13 per cent in total operat-
ing income in Georgia, it was said
were practically the same as those
filed =, the other states, although the
percentage Of increase might bs
slightly different.
The new rates are to be in effect
May /.
j. P. DARBY. secretary Of the South
Carolina railroad commission, said
late last night that no such action as
announced in Atlana had bee taken
so far as the South Carolina Ailroad
commission was advised. No request
Of the telephone company for an in
crease in rates was filed here during
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Memorial Day
Exercises
In Some Southern Towns Vic
tory 7 BAN Drives Were Held

Atlanta April 26;-Confederate
Memorial Day is being generally OBJ
served tolay throughout the South.
with patrstic exercises, parades and
decoration of the graves of soldiers.
Many communities held Liberty Loan
drives.
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Samuel Gompers
Injured
Hurt in Collision Between Auto
mobile and Street Car

New York, April 2S.-Sanuel Com
pers who was injured in a collision
between his automobile and street
car here yesterday was reported to be
resting comfortably this morning. It
was said hia condition showed coz
siderable Improvement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30
Victory Loan Drive Has Up to
This Time Made a Poor
Beginning
OFFICIAL TABULATION
LESS THAN BILLION
Unofficial Reports Indicate That
Billion Mark Has Been Reach
ed, However.

Washington, April 2S.-One billion
dollars had been subscribed today to
the Victory Loan, according to unof-
fetal reports. It is considered doubt
full. however, that official figures
which the treasury recognizes would
reach the billion dollar mark by to-
night
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-30

Denver, April 2S.-Director Gener-
al Hines, in statement here today,
announced his willingness to ACCEPT
the offer made By the industrial
boardof the department Of commerce
to bring together the representatives
OF the railroad administration and
steel producers to settle the coatro-
versy over the government price sta-
bi!tZation program.