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The Little River news., 1919-04-19

Near Sloan Springs an automobile in which two young men were riding rap into a deep rut and stuck. While the young men were working to re- lease it they saw a blacksnake crawl into the car. They searched for the snake hut wers unable to find it. They drove toaa1blac1 smith shop some dis tanee away and while making some repairs they found the snake coiled around an oil can under the seat on which they had ridden to the black smith shoD
The Little River news., 1919-04-19

Everett9 Dodd and Noble Ivie or Portia walk seven miles to school each
The Little River news., 1919-04-19

EEEsE EszEslgs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Japan Rcyises Election Law.

Toxic, Feb. 2G Correspondence Of
The Associated Press "A revised
election law. having been approved by
the Pi.ivy Council has been intrOduc-
ed in the House OF Representatives.
Mr. Tokunami, the Home Minister, Ill
.roduccd The bill with an explanation
that The government; motive in do
ing so was TO mect the altered con-
dition& Of the times rs we'll as the ra-
tons advancement in political
thought.
Public interest in tho bill cen:ers
in The clause extending the franchise.
stir@ law is l,I50, 900 or 2.6 per cent
Of the total population, the mini
mum TAX requirement being So. The
present bin would give the vote 20
900. 900 persons with the payment
OF y, leas, $50 in taxes rs the stand
ard.
The proposed now law also provides
smaller electoral districts by the use
Of which the government hopes to re-
d,,cc the election expenses incurred
by candidates. On the other iland
the number OF members in tho House
Of Representatives would he incrcas-
Cd from "$l TO iGt.
The opposition is expected to in
trOd,Ice a universal suffrage bill TOR
which there has been much asita-
ton. Ii is expected that the GOV
ernmrnl bin Will pass the lower house
by Il large ma iOrity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Want Amnesty.
German Submarine Command
ers Claim That They Acted
Under Orders and Want
Amnesty for Their Acts

Berlin, Feb. % Correspondence
Of The Associated Press)-Demand
that the peace treaty contain q clause
erartine: anlnosty 10 German subnla-
Yiile commanders 1or ontiageS fhey
committed IL the ruthless submarine
warfare. IS voiced bE the -Allgen1eine
Zeifung. The Beriin newspaper cyl
dently expects that the allies will de
inand the surrender OF All German
submarine commanders and TO pre-
sent an argument 10 show why these.
crimes they committed OF Or under
the seas The pa per also gives warn
ing that any attempt 10 hold them re-
sponsibie for their murders Of ihno-
cent persons might I'm The flames OF
international hatred
These captains asserts the news
paper, we're not responsible Tor the
conduct OF submarine warfare or Tor
carving on the unreAtricted under
within the scope Of their ordecS anu
the entente could not possibly nope
TO defend the position that these incli
were responsible when they simply
carried out III i professional way The
Instructions they had received.
II the entente IS determined I"
place the responsibility for he VA
on certain persons aild make them
the subject Of criminal proceedings,
an Information tribunal would De,
the only competent court. and before
this We Gladly await the verdict.
,England and Other members 6i
TIE entente. however, VIII do Yer:
we'll 10 carefully ponder whether
this would serve AZ = precedent
which mieht be followed alter the
conolusicn Of peace TO renew lie
ilana- OF hatred II this j. t" be .
pee Of Understanding: and recon
citation. tie treaty T." be concluded
must contain The traditional amnesty
olallca''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Nerves Steady
As 8 Day Clock
Barber Says He Could Hardly
See to Shave His Customers
at Times. Also Suffer
ed from Constipation
and Nervousness.
Dreco, the New Medicine, has
Relieved All His Troubles

Sometimes would get so dizzy
that ] would go blind and l could
hardly See to save my customers says
Mr.. j. L. Williams, the well known
and popular barber Who is proprietor
Of the shop in front Of the Court
House, known as the Capital Barber
Shop, Albany, Ga.
I'm addition to these dizzy spells,
/ was also bothered with constipation
of the worst kind and l was very
nervous. My appetite dropped off and
my digestion was very poor. Soon
after Dreco was introduced here, I
began taking it, and it helped me
from the first dose. am now feeling
like a new person, and am no longer
bothered with constipation, and my
nerves are as steady as an eight day
clock. I haven't had dizzy spell late
ly and don't look for any more. MY
appetite has increased and my food
digests fine. Dreco did me so much
good that my wife is now taking it,
and I am recommending it to all my
friends"
Dreco, the new root and herb med
icine acts on the liver and works OF
the bile thereby relieving dizzy
spells, headache. foul breath, bad
taste in the mouth. and spots dancing
before the eyes. 1t tones up the en-
tire system, producing splendid ap-,
petite, quiets the nerves, induces
sound sleep, relieves constipation,
regulates the kidneys, and lifts the
load from the stomacsa. Dreco IS
made from vegetable products and
does not contain any iron, mercury,
potash or acids
Dreco is sold by all good druggists
throughout the country and is high
" recommended in Sumter by
Sibert's Drug Store.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Three Aviators Killed

Pensacola, Fla March 21-Three
naval aviators were killed end anoth-
er badly injured here today iii q col
lision between two seaplanes fJinG
over Santa Rosa Island. The dead are.
Ensign Carl P. Weigel. Baltimore;
Ensign II. a Robson. Colawatef.
Mica, and Chief Quartermastei 3
Mate Eldon II. Truex, St. Louis.
Ensign Jesse Ray Simpson, Of An
derson, S. c., who was injured was
reported late toay as havins TAR
chance for recover.
The planes winch were attached to
the training station here had been
out for some time. two aviators IN
each when in some unknown way
they collided in nidair about l0G feet
above the ground. The three men
killed met instant death, some SPEC
tators believing they were killed b.
the force of the collision.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
More Sim Feiners
Escape
Chamber Over Walls of Mount
JOY Prison

Dublin, March % (By the -Asso-
ciated Press)-Twenty Sim Fein pris-
oncrs, including j. j. Walsh, member
OF the British House OF Commons, es-
daped today from Mount JOY prison.
The men used Il rope TO Chamber over
the walls.
The prisoners were exercising at
about 9 o'clock this afternoon when
some OF them turned on the wardens
and held them down while the others
were arranging a rope ladder over
the Ihrty-fOot wall.
The first thing the outside public
noticed was the men sliding down a
rope from the jail wall TO the canal
bank. People quickly collected ana
helped the fuGilives by holding the
rope down while they were sliding
down As the military guard came
to tho aid OF the wardenS the escip-
ed prisoners dashed in various dir<.c-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Equal Rights For
Women in Porto Rico

san Juan, Porto Rico. March 13
(CorraSDondenca OF The Associated
Press .-That women III Porto E:co
should share all rights granted 10
men under tie existing laws. is the
proposal Of IN act introduced INTO
the House Of Representatives by Rep
reaentative Gonzales Mena.
The Wonlarl'S League OF Porto
Rico. With over $500 members
throughout the island. and which is
working to obtain the vote FOR %o-
men. is not in favor OF the bill as It
is considered 100 sweeping in its
terms The league fears that il the
vote Is given TO ignorant and illitar-
ate women throughout the Island II
Will mean only more votes to be con-
trolled by the politicians.
II wants votes only for women who
can read and write, more for educa-
1ional and patriotic reasons than FOR
political purposes and the women eS-
pecl 10 use their influence and pow
er in social, charitable, moral and
intellectual ways.
Under the control of the Wonaaf's
League Of Porto Rico the woman's
suffrage movement in the island has
made a considerable advance consld-
ering that it has been in progress only
two years For many years Porto
Rico has held the usual Latin -Afneri :
can idea oil woman's place in life.
Bills providing for woman's sur
fraGe were introduced last year in
the legislature hut failed 10 pass.
while not very strong hopes are en-
Jertained Of the bill recently intro
tti1ecta. which IN any case is thought
bq the league to be 100 far reach
me. Melnber@ Of the league, hoWev-
er. cay they are not discouraged and
VIII continue ihrit WORK until The wo-
men Of Porto Rico who can read and
write are given the vote 70 be used
Tor the moral and social benefit OF
the island.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Red Cross in Siberia
Praise For Work Done in Far
North

OmSll, Feb. ] Correspondence of
The Associated PreSs)--Praise for the
work OF the American Red Cross is I;
dominant note Of public expression
here. The organization has opened a
weIl-appointed hospital four versts
outside the city OF OmSk. with 400
beds ard 250 patients, chiefly Rus
slams, with n few French. The hos
pital is capable Of holding one thou
sand beds. if necessary.
The Omsk hospital is merely one OF
4 series OF philanthropic medical in
stitutions which have been organized
in Siberia, mainly through the efforts
OF DR.. r. y. Teusler, of Toxic, the
chairman Of the Red Cross Commls-
sion to Siberia He has been travel
ing about to points in the interior
obtaining bases and buildings for the
hospitals. Russians thus have been
made to realize that the American
Red Cross is here TO be Of genuine
and effective assistance.
Eed Cross work in interior Siberia
has provided hospital at Tunaen
with a capacity Of 500 patients and
dental clinics at Chellabinsk ana
! Ekaterinburg An American doctor
was detailed to serve on the staff CT
The Czecho-Slovak army and field
unit with two surgeons was MAINTAIN
ed with the Eighth regiment OF
Czechs until winter stopped the most
active operations. There is now be-
ing opened at Petropavloysk an
American typhus hospital for Rus
SLAMS, with u capacity of 400 BEDS
DIR. F. Z. Dilley, an American physI-
clan from Peking, is at Omsk and
is medical director Of the Western Di-
vision OF the Red Cross, extending
from frkutsk 10 the Urals.
AT raiga, NovoNikolaevsk and
other places, more than 1000 per-
sons arc under Red Cross care. MIX
stations are provided for school chill
dren. When there are no men in
Families, monthly donations are made
(, in needy eases. Overcoats, boots,
caps and children's underclothing are
distributed Clothes have been given
10 500 Polish families.
AT six points in the Ural mountains
there is work among colonies of 1000
petrograd refugee school children.
Those who are in proper condition
are being sent TO school. The Red
Cross has given large stores of sup
plies TO CZccko-SloVak and Russian
military and civilian relief and is aid
! ing in the transport of medical sup
plies for the Russian Red Cross.
General Gaida, in q telegraphic or
der has expressed his gratitude to the
American Red Cross and to DR.. Teusl-
er for care Of the wounded and in
Valids Of the Czech and Russian
troops under his command, as well
as for the aid given to the refugees.
and assistance shown in the fighting
of epidemic diseases. He also voiced
his thanks for donation Of warm TN
derwear and other winter clothing
to the Czecho-Slovak troops.
Similar appreciation was voiced by
tho commander Of the First Middle
Siberian Corps. The commander,
who is General Pepeliaeff.~ telegraph
ed: The Siberian soldier, fighting
under difficult conditions, has high
esteem for The altruism of the Amer
lean people. He sends to the Ameri-
can people his hearty Russian
/, tbapkso
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
British Transportation System.

London, March Z Correspondence
OF The Associated Press)-A revolu-
ton III the British transportation sys-
TEN is predicted il the proposed Min
iGtry Of Ways and Communications is
created It is hailed by Socialists rs
Tie passing OF The country into the
domain Of public services. On the
same ground il is bitterly attacked
by others.
Another element opposes ii with
the argument that the effect Of the
bill will b. 10 put our roads under the
control Of the railway maenates, who
Will ruin the roads III their own in
terests, iust as they ruined the ca
nal.'
Sir Erie Ceddes, Minister without
portfolio. who introduced the meas
ure in the House Of Commons. will
head the new ministry if The bill is
passed.
1t IS proposed that The Minister OF
W,,ys and Communications shall take
IN hand not only the railways and the
roadc, uainways. canals and naviga
bic waterways. harbors and docks.
but also motorcars and aircraft. 1t
IS understood that eventually the pos
tai, telephone and telegraph service"
Will be concentrated in the sam"
ministry.
Under The bill the new ministry
s charged. using all available tech
llical experts. 10 reoreanizc the whole
RAILWAY system rs u united public
service Of transport and 10 develop
It's connections with ocean ports and
fishing harbor# and with subsidiary
calsl;. city tranway: and motor
lorI,ea on country roads.
Ono of tire FIRST tasks Of the min
istrE Will Ia The. erection OF super
power stations for Tire generation OF
electricity. These are required, not
uulV TO reduce lile price OF electricity
Tor hGhtin2 biit also for the supply
OF .h,-.,p poN,rr for industrial CON
Germ, and perhaps for the "radsEti
Of q large part OF tn"
railway system.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
FRANCES FOREST BOSSES.
Germany Must Pay in Lumber for
Forestry Casualties.

Washington, April 1.-"Germany
will find that France will insist upon
Gern1any's paying in lumber for the
casualties of the French forests which
were destroyed during the war" de-
clared P. S. Rdsdale, Secretary OF
the American Forestry Association,
who has just returned from tour OF
the allied countries Mr.. Ragsdale went
to Europe to investigate forest losses
in France, Belgium, Italy and Great.
Britain so that the American For
estry Association, might determine
how America could help to replace the
destroyed forests of Europe. by pre-
senting forest seed to the various gov
ernments.
In northern France many Of the
forests" he says. "haye been ses
badly smashed by shell, shrapnel and
rife fire. or so badly cut for trench
timber. fuel wood and other supplies
for the contending armies that they
have been virtually destroyed. They
can be restored only by replantinc.
The agricultural land lying between
the forests in various sectors Of the
Ddlllc LIOill IldSS pCOu oO SOA W
pieces by Shell fire that it is no long
er serviceable for agriculture and,
like the devastated forests, will have
to be planted with forest tree seed so
that in years to come the shell holes
may be filed by gradual erosion and
the hurnus of the soil restored. Then
the replanted forests may be cut
down and the land worked over and
restored for agricultural use.
1.-The peace delegates are now hav-
ing prepared data upon the losses in
the French forests, and France means
to insist upon a large amount Of cut
ting in the German forests so that she
may be provided with lumber for re-
construction purposes as a part OF
the indemnity which Germany will
be required to pay for the damage
which has been inflicted.
Italy, Belgium and Great Brit
ain will make similar requests for,
they, too, have suffered forest losses,
and they, too. need lumber in large
quantities and believe that Germany
should supply it to the extent of her
ability Mr.. Ridsdale expects that
the American Forestry Association,
BY securing large quantities OF forest
tree seed next fall, will be able ma
terially to assist Americas European
Allies in restoring their forests.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Greeks Offer Apology
Regret Expressed for Arrest of
American Missionaries in
Turkey

ssalonil;i, Feb 25 Correspondence
OF The Associated pre:;aJ
Venizelos and Genera, i':lraskevopou-
los, commando: IN chief OF Sic Greek
:rnls. il.,v. offered rcErtts ard apo!
oaies 10 George Horton, the Aintri-
car consei general hciee. for the un-
House. uf Cllit,, au oeri1tendent Of The
Al11e1ican Missionary School, FEY.
William c. Cooper, OF Illinois. and
I2.e7g5. Z: iii4an J..iite Ci:,fE. pfoies:3ui5
IN the institution.
The charges OF. wllicl, lie arrests
were made were entered by Il Enlaar-
ian infornler. and the arrests were
- order ot i subordinate, military Of
fiCial As ,oGn .,s the matter was
taken TO The attention OF The author
ties by Air. nort on lie :iccn2ed were
released, ;1,l,i al lnve&tie>ti0n order
Ell by General I.,ra::i- i-eC6po1iloS prov
ed the charges which had been char
acterized by Horton rs ridiculous
and fantastic. TO be c.f'*oiutely base
hess
The Rev. Mr.. Cooper was charged
WITH transmitting information 70
the Germans through Mrs. Cooper
sister who was then resident in
Switzerla nl, and with obtaining efil
ployi1lent for g Bulgarian woman as
cool: in an American con@nlatc. III
order thar she might steal papers Of
i11lnortance and tafit them to HIM n
the school
The informant also declared that
he had overheard Or. House say he
had positive information that Mace
donia was 10 be given 10 Hnlsafia
when The peace treaty was signed.
When this information vas aiven to
me Greek authorities they ordered
the arrest oi al persons with Hui-
garian affiliations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
Travel by Airplane
Company Formed in London
For Passenger and Freight

London, March Correspondence
Of The Associated Press)-Just as
soon rs aircraft regulations have been
definitely arranged by the Peace Con
ference, an airplane passenger and
freight service will be inaugurated be-
tween the principal cities of England
and the continent, it is announced. It
viii be an experiment only insofar as
the whims OF the public are concern
| ed, as the fifteen machines to be used
ali saw moro trying service in night
bombing work during the latter
months Of the war
There is no doubt in the minds Of
the promoters that the project will be
popular ut first among those who en-
JOY adventure and are not hampered
by lack OF funds but, in making the
announcements of the new service, F.
Handley Page said that his company
wanted to put the service purely on a
business basis and that charges would
not be out of reach Of average mer-
chant who might want goods trans
ported quickly Or make quick trips
in Europe
made simultaneously with the first
public exhibition OF a passengercar-
rying airplanc in London. The plane
is one OF the night bombers with the
fuselage equipped TO accommodate
seventeen passengers. It saw service
over German cities but appeared much
different or exhibition. Huge glass
windows had been cut into the sides
OF the fusclage showing the saloon
fitted with heavily upholstered leather
chairs lined ON each side Of the car
riagc with a narrow isle between
Space is provided Tor sixteen passen-
gers inside. The seventeenth one sits
outside in the very bow Of the ma
chine in the sea, formerly occupied by
a gunner.
The machine has a lifting capacity
Of six and one-half tons exclusive OF
its own weight, is fitted with four
motors. two tractors and two push
ers, and travels at an average speed
of 100 miles an hour.
The company which will operate
the service already has laid it plans
for getting business and for feeder
services tapping its main lines Of
travel. f. j. Bray, formerly Euro !!
pean traffic representative Of the Nat
iona Railway Of Mexico. has become |
traffic manager of the Handley Page.
Ltd. and is at work on purely the |
traffic end OF tho enterprise.
Those interested in the project
poin, opt that as far as the machines
are concerned this is not an expert |
mcnt and maintain that it is the most
plan Yet conceived for COM
mercial use Of the airplane. No es-
pccial effort will be made 20 get great
speed but every effort will be made, as
service increases to construct larger
machines which will give passeng-
ars greater ease and freedom and will
be capable Of carrying several tons OF
freight. /
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05

Charleston, April 1-Prof. charl-s
J. Colcock, for 81 years a member OF
the Porter Military ACADEMY f'@-
uity, and for many years head mas
ter, is dead here, after an extended
rerlod Of Ill health. His funeral Will
be held tomorrow ofternoon. Pro
fessor Colcock was devoted 10 his
profession, and especially liked teach
ing boys. He refused several offers
from colleges, preferring to remain IN
Charleston. at. Porter. He was q
graduate of Porter and Of Union Col
lege, and native OF BarnWtG conh-
ty. He specialized in mathenaatic5
and physics.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
4 Voice From Russia
Head Of Union of Consumers
Societies Asks Removal
of Blockade

London Feb. Correspondence
OF The Associated PteSS}--I-i1f siie
economic blockade from R,,saie. IS N.
appe:,l winch alexander RGrl enhe!n
OF MOSCOW vice PRECEDENT and gei,er
Un,on OF Consunaer3 Soaietiea, is
making III England ana which he
intends 10 make soon IN Tie United
States. That IS the oliiv way, n 1,il.
EeIkenhsinl opinion, &c ,uIe P..ss-
sia r:oupjeS.
All. EerE-es1reiia left 2aoSco-H, tie
headquarters or his Organization al
December Ee confirms reports OF
tie famine condition. prevailing iii
the cities or Northern El7ssia. The
situation III PztrosIad IS particularly
pad, he says
Mr.. Eerkenha.:r intends 10 visit
New. Iorl-. Washington. Chicago afd
San francisco. TIE principal Oh
ject OF his Trip 10 America is 20 de-
velop trade relations between she
Unifed Sgate:s and Russia. and to es-
1ablisli Offices OH the easteru and '.es-
tern seaEoard&. From the eastern
coast ile plans to ship large consign-
mems Of American products TO The
glack Sea districts OF Russia ard
| from the Pacific Coaar to Siberia.
J1ererofore, The organization has had
oriy 3 fs7z agents iii the United
/ States.
The 4All-P';.sian Central Union cf
Consumers Societies is, Mr. Beli<ef-
helm says the directing head OF va
! liorls cooperative associations. 1t
embraces $50 unions made up II So
i 600 societies with an Individual
mem bersl1ip Of 1900 GOO heads Of
FAMILIES. Counting i've peraoy,s 10
the family. it Il reckoned that tie
Genital organization L. :supplyins the
neces:-sarit.sa OF life TO some tG.JDG, GGo
people iii all parts Of the empire.
On our organization. Mr.. Be:keil-
helm told q, representative Of The
Associated Press. 'tievolves the task
or keeping Russia alive. We believe
| that eventually cur work VIII be the
means OF restoring and regenerarinE
Russia.
"In America l intend TO make a
study CT the means OF opening up to
Russia the resources OF your great
country through trade. Our chief aim
now. IS 10 remove trade restrictions.
The Black Sea blockade Is still e1-
fective 80 formal blockade exists
with regard to Siberia, but the sys-
TEN of permits iii force greatly hamp-
ers commerce"
Except in Northern Russia, the
principal need Of the country now is
not foodstufTs but manufactured ar
ticles, and raw materials, Mr.. Berl--
enhein said.
'ln the South OF Russia he con-
tinued, there is plenty OF food, and
that is true Of most Of the agricul-
tural districts Vast stores Of food
stuffs are being held by the peasants
simply because they can not ex-
change them for needed articles Of
like valiIe Those food supplies will
! be releaced for distribution as soon
as We can bring into Russia cloth.
ma.nufa ctured iron and steel articles.
materials fol| soap making and agri-
cultural machinery
Mr.. Berkenlleim refused to COM
r7ent On political conditions in Rus
sig, or to discuss the Bolsi1evik govern
ment.
"I can only Say,Y he said t'tllat a:
| long as civil war continues IN Russia.
conditions cannot improve.