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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-11
Restrictions Lifted on Foreign
Shipbuilding In American Yards

WASHINGTON, June 11.-(By United Press chairman
Hurley of the shipping board today promised the
mttee he will lift Immediately all restrictions foreign ship
building in American yards.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-11
Allies Receive First Austrian
Note of Protest Against Terms

ST GERMAN, June 11-(By United Press )-Chancellor
Renner head of the Austrian delegation has forwarded
the Allies his first note of protest against the treaty
it was learned today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-11
Turkish Peace Delegation Starts for Paris

CONSTANT1NOPLE, June 11--(By United Press. THE
Turkish peace delegation left here Saturday for Paris aboard
q French warship.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
Mandatory of Armenia

London, March 1S-..We ask amer
ica Simply TO assume burden. to
perform a service to humanity. says
Professor Gilbert Murray. of Oxford
University, in a statement advocating
that the United States accept man
date Of the League of Nations to ad-
minister and protect Armenia.
s;Armenfa has been saved from the
Turks and Kurds after suffering one
Of the most awful prosecutions known
to history adds Professor Murray.
"a remnant Of the Armenians still
alive can, be reconstructed into ma
tion: but they will be too weak aud
disorganized to maintain independ-
ence. or internal order, unless the,
are Helped and protected by some
Other nation.
.sssThe protecting nation must be very
strong, absolutely disinterested, known
and trusted by Armenians, and no
aheady overburdened by other duties
eisewhere There is no nation in the
world except America which satlsfle:
these four conditions:
sIf America will accept the man
date. the Armenians can still be Savef
as people: if America refuses. on
more great region Of the world IS II
danger Of slipping into anarchy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
Sunday School
Convention
State Association Will Hold
Annual Meeting in Florence

Spartanburg. April 21.-The eNecu-
tive officers of the South Carolina
Sunday School Association issued to-
day the following official call for the
forty-secoad annual State Sunday
School Convention:
The Sunday School workers of all
denominations are hereby called to
meet at Florence. June 3, 4, s in the
forty-second annual State Convention
of the South Carolina Sunday School
Association.
The problem Of reconstruction is
primarily and fundamentally the task
Of religious education. AS the great
est existing agency for popular re-
lisious education. the Sunday School
must meet this supreme task, Of the
new day.
'We, therefore. call upon all per-
sons in South Carolina who are inter
ested in the Sunday school. in reliS-
ious education. and in the moral and
religious ideals-of our State to attend
this convention. The attendance is
not limited to officially appointed rep
but all who register
will be accepted as delegates.
Information concerning the con-
rention can be secured from ]. =.
Aiken, General Chairman. Commit
tee Of Arrangements. Florence. s. G.
or r. D. Webb, General Secretary.
Spartanburg, S. c.
w. E. Willis,
President.
NJ F. Ansel
First Vice President.
John D. Cappelmann.
Second Vice President.
w. H. K. PendIcton.
Chairman. Executive Committee
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
COlored Fair Association
Negroes of Sumter County Or.
ganize Company With $4,000
Capital to Hold County Fair

At meeting held Monday by {,
number representative colored farm
ers the preliminary steps looking to-
ward the organization of the Sumter
County Colored Fair Association were
taken. and the movement to eStab bliSh
the fair association on firm basis is
we'll under way. 1t was decided to
organize. a company with a capital
stock of twenty thousand dollars and
those present subscribed for two thou
sand dollars worth Of the stock. The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident. Seymour Howard: Treasurer.
Thomas Wright; Secretary, H. A.
>Woodard.
AT the meeting to welcome home
the colored soldiers Mayor Jennings in
his address referred 10 the desirable
ity of the negroes of Sumter county
organizing q county fair association
and suggested that they take up the
matter at once. It was in conse
quence Of this suggestion that the pre-
linlinary steps were taken yesterday.
AT the meeting held in the after
noon to consider the county fair prop
osition an address was delivered by
Dr. Robert S. Wilkerson. president Of
the Colored State College and Direc-
tor Of Agricultural agents. He also
strongly urged the colored farmers to
organize a fair association and to put
their best efforts into making it
success.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
WANTED-A ECGLE,I;.

The committee in charge OF the
Thanksgiving and Memorial Services
to be held Sunday would like very
much to have d bugler from among
the returned service men to blow taps
that afternoon. y part Of the program
is Il Roll Call of the Dead, which will
be reading the names Of all from
Sumter county who died in service
whether ut home from disease 0r or
tho battlefield. After this roll is
called taps is to be sounded. and ii
will add much TO the occasion if it can
be done by Il service man III uniform
The speaker Of the evening is to be
the Rev. j. S. Lyons. chaplain Of the
llSth infantry Of the Thirtieth Di-
vision. who was himself wounded in
battle. Any bugler who will volunteer
his services will confer a favor on the
committee if he will see Mr.. Herbert
\. Moses about this.
The committee il charge of the cX-
crciscS for Monday 2Sth are hard a
work making all arrangements for tht
day. which is to be a general holiday
in Sumter county. The returned ser
vice men are to be the guests at {
county wide basket picnic in which
the whole of the county iae einvitcd IL
pIrtiCiUatC
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
Spartacan Republics
Bolshevis1n Does Not Obtain
Lasting Power in Germany.

Berlin. Jan. 90 Correspondence. Of
The Associated Press)-Various Spar
tacan republics which from time to
time were established in Germany
were short lived with exception OF the
Socialist Republic of Brunswick"
which even after the election through
out Germany continued to defy the
central government in every possible
manner and did not hesitate TO insult
| the most exalted members OF The 9er-
lin cabinet One Berlin paper referred
to the new state as The Fools Re
public Of Brunswick"
The President Of Brunswick is nam
ed Metges. He left his apprenticeship
to tailor and has made al uncertain
| living as a "bushelma.l'. His wife still
retains her position as an asher IN "a
i Brunswick theatre. and is quoted; by
4; her neighbors as having said, None
of my husbands plans ever lasted very
long and it will be the sane with
this one. so am Keeping i.iy Job:
The vice-president- Of BrunsWicksis
u jugglcr who was appearing daily. in
! cabaret before the establishment OF
the republic. The Minister of; Educa-
ton is woman named Fasshauer @l1o
; was once domestic servant and later
employed as a charwoman by a wp-
mans club. She then became a laun-
dress.
The Office of police president is held
by locksmith who it is said objected
to taking the place because he had no
faith in it's permanency and who
could only be induced to accept it at
ter his employer had promised to re-
employ him if he wanted it. =,
The government Of BRUNSWICK.
which holds power only by armed
force. and which is opposed by. an
overwhelming majority Of the people.
as proved by the result of the Nation
al Assembly elections has organized
a national guard and marine division.
These men received IA marks daily
and found This sum is soon TO be
increased to seventeen marks Large
numbers Of the. unemployed joined
the divisions because of the high pay.
Quantities of ammunitions were col
lected in the Grand Ducal palace. anu
the Spartacan rulers seemed determ-
ined to defend their position by foCce
of arms.
All citizens who can do so are Ieav-
inE the city. Brunswick is. issuing
floods of paper money which the. peas
ants refuse to accept and which is
worthless outside the boundaries OF
the state. .,.....s.
Newspapers are punished, by fines
or orders suspendms qualifications. If
they offend through articles. which
displease the Spartacans. while the
Spartacan organ. the Volks, F'reund.
alone enjoys untrameled liberty. Free
dom Of speech is prohibited at all non
partisan meetings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
n The Trenches Brought to sumter

County Chairman Henry P. Moses
has received by telegraph official as
suEance that the 30th Division Spe-
train now touring South Carolina. w:il
arrive at Sumter at $50 p. NJ. on
Wednesday, April Goth. and leave at
4 2. AZ. on the same day.
This train will carry and exhibit OBJ
jects of the greatest interest in con-
nection with the war. 1t will Of
fer a@chance TO see specimens of all
the agencies of modern wafare. cam
non, mortars. bombs, torpedoes. etc.
all of: the latest type. All of the ar
ticles exhibited have been in actual Hse
at the. front. either by the armies of
the allies or-by those of Germany.
Engines of war used on the sea will
be shown as we'll as those used on
land. There will be short but very
Interesting speeches. by soldiers ac
ce1npanyiI1g the train. No admission
ofzauy sort is charged for the priv
ilege of seeing all that the train con-
. Ia ms.
Tie presence of this train will give
an opportunity. which will never be
repeated. for.;those who had no active
part in the war to form a real concep-
ton Of the gigantic and terrible in
strHmentalities with which it was
carried ON by both sides. No one who
!. lives. within days journey of Sum
. ter should fail to be on hand at the
time it arrives. It is running on gov
ernn1anf schedule and will get here
promptly at the hour stated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
Bishopville Auto Races
Tremendous Crowd in Attend.
anc and the Races We're Fast
and Thrilling Exhibitions of
Daring Driving-Only One
Accident

The automobile races held at the
Bishopville race track Monday were
attended by on" Of the largest crowds
event Of this kind il, this section OF
the state. The wealth, :. was ideal and
the people came from, far and near to
see how fast cars could be driven on Z,
half-mle track. With one exception
there was nothing TO mar the pleas
urc Of the occasion and but for the
unfortunate accident in which Willie
W'iles was injured there would not be
Il single regret felt by any one. In
the first event, tho one mile race. Will
lie WilcS. the well known Columbia
auto racer. WAS seriously injured
how seriously is not yet known. as he
was taken at once to the hospital in
Colu; bia and nothing has been heard
concerning his condition today Tho
accident occurred as he WAS making
the turn on the first lap from a lying
start. His car sllidded on the turn
and turned over three times. He
was thrown from the car on
the third revolution and wien
picked up was bleeding from the
ears and both shoulders and one arm
appeared to be broken. His brother
who was in the car acting as me-
chanician.- was thrown from the car as
it sllidded and was not seriously hurt.
The races resulted rs follows:
One Mile Race-Wou by j. ID. Ee
thcat. driving Hudson: time Il; prize
cup Five cars entered.
Five Mile Race-First. j. D. Bethca.
driving Hudson: prize. $50: second,
Jess Reynolds. driving Oakland: prize
$25 Five cars entered.
Ten Mile Race-First. J. D. Bethea.
driving Hudson. prize SIS; second, J.
r. Bum. driving Abbott Detroit.
prize $40. -Four cars entered.
Twenty Mile Race-First. J. D. Be
thea. driving Hudson. prize $3.50;
Second. ]. T. Bum. driving Abbott
Detroit prize So. Three cars enter
ed.
The Race Dance which WAS held
last evening WAS attended by more
than Il hundred couples. and tlcrs
were in addition u largo crowd OF
spectators. 1t was a. most enjoyable
and successful social event.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
CoIored Field Day.

The Field Day and County Com
mencement of the colored schools OF
Sumter county will take place this
Friday. April 25th. At 1 o'clock tho
schools according to districts will form
a line in front of Shiloh Baptis'
church on Washington Street and
march TO the Court House by way Of
Washington and Calhoun streets. Al
the Court House on the steps facing
Harvi,l street Rev. J: p. Marion O!
the First Presbyterian church will
address the children. Also Mr.. L. |.
Rear1on and DIR. J. II. HaynSworth.
county superintendent will have some
thing TO say. After the exercises a
the Court House the lines will form
and the march will be down Main
street to Dingle. TO Shiloh where there
will be an intcrnliSsion for lunch
Promptly at P. NJ. the commence
ment exercises will be held IN the
| church (Shiloh). All are most cor
dial,y invited to attend. There will be
TO finish the 9th literary grade ano
f! the corresponding work of the county
course. and be awarded certificates o.
promotion. The address TO the class
/ will be delivered by Prof. G. a. l,;tw-
son, principal Of Lincoln City Schools
Mr.. S. J. Mcdonald will award tht
| certificates Mr. Wcstberry and Others
will make talks. We hope the cNer-
| ciscs will be Of great benefit to th'
children. especially Of the rural DIS
/ tricts where most OF the people ll"c
| We realize If the children are no
cared for, Christian character and IN
dustry instilled in them there Will %
! no future race. The work Will b'
on exhibition at the demonstratlol
rooms on the corner Of DinSle stree
and Salem avenue. and it will rcinai'
on exhibition at least q week. Al! ar
most cordially invited to attend (;
ercises and to see the industrial work
a list will bc published of tn
Sivcr of the prizes and those receiV
ing the same. We regret that tn
rooms cannot be open during IN
commencement exercises. but Will ~
open Friday morning from to 10"
and after the exercises that Afternoon
until 10 at night After that ever
morning until Il o'clock and after
noon from ; to 9.
J.. Bragg Anthony. NJ. D..
County Supervisor
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26

Mrs t:cbccca Green Duncan ')%J
very uneXpectedly Easter morning; at
the residence Of her brother. John I.
Green OF sumter Mrs. Duncan had
been uuwcll and WAS in very
weakened condition as Il result of IN
attack OF influenza which she IA {
during tht. winter. Just q few wf"iiS
ago her husband. Rev. WadGy
Duncan. died in Fountain Inn whore
he WAS pastor Of the Fountain Inn
charge. Mrs Duncan had come io
Sumter for visit to her brother
She was sick but not thought to pt
in immediate danger. She passed
quietly away in the early hours ol
Easter morning.
Mrs Duncan was cultured. met
ligent lady and had the love and re-
sDect OF II large circle Of friends. :'h.
was the daughter Of the late Dr.. H"a-
rv d. Green She leaves three chl'-
dren. Waddy T.. 4 student ut the I NJ
versitv- of South Carolina: Lalla c.. q
student at Lander: and Kebecca All
ston.
Her body Was taken to Fountain Inn
and buried beside that OF her nus
band.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
Dbe Matr9u,ale allo Seutbraa.
.ssrsa .. ,se i'ossoace 80 ssnter, s.
G.. a Secoad GLASS Matter.
PERSONAL.

8. 3. Phelps. who has just return
ed from France with the goth Divis
ion. and is now stationed ut Canil
Jackson. spent Sunday in the city
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. V. II
Phelps.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Pierson Dick IN:
child. OF Birmingham. Ala. are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ. Dick.
Mrs. Martha C. Smith, who has beer
spending the winter in Florida, has
returned to Sumter.
Mrs. J. Z. Hearon left last night
fer Atlanta to attend the Grand OPP
era asthere this week.
Mrs. D D. Noise and Mrs. Nina Sol
oIaons are attending the Grand Opera
nsAtianta.
Mrs. Walter Hardy. who has been
doing relief work near Society Hill,
is visiting in the. city.
Miss Arnlitia Moses. who has been
attending the General L. D. C. Con-
vention in Louisville Ky, returned
Saturday night, and this week is at
tending the State convention which
is meeting in Darlington.
1
burn, Ca, last night to be with her
sister. Mrs. j. D. Joye who is very
i'll with Influenza.
Mrs. Hugh Fraser, Of Charleston.
and little daughter, are visiting Mrs.
j. NJ. Dick
Miss jamie Mikell is spending two
weeks with relatives on Edisto Is
land.
Mrs. H. j. Hardy, Mrs ". 8. Lyman
and Miss Alice Moses are attending
the Grand Opera in Atlanta.
Miss Halle. Floyd who has been
nursing her sister. Mrs. Stackhouse,
at Rocky Mount. has returned to
Sumter.
Rev. F. A. Murphy, of Spartanburs.
is IN the city.
Mrs. 3. O.. Bristow, OF Darlington,
is visiting at Dr. J. Z. Hearon's.
Mrs. E. C. Chewing of Beaverdam.
Va, is visiting her, brother, Mr.. E. r.
Murray on North Main st.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
The Coming Celebration
A Solemn Day To Be Followed
BY a Big Day in Which All
Must Take Part

IT must not be forgotten by anyone
| that Sumter is celebrating the re-
turn Of those soldiers and sailors who
so far have come back: and that Sum
ter too is to hold memorial SERVICES
for the memory Of those who never
will come back. The whole county is
counted on to take part on these two
occasions.
The Thanksgiving and Memorial
Services are to b.: 1t four on Sunday
afternoon on the School Square 1t
will be short about an hour in
length. There will be prayers few
vice from this county. and Il talk by
Rev J. S. Lyons. chaplain Of the
11Sth Tnfantry Mr.. Lyons was not {,
back of-thc-linc man: he was wound
cd in action. Every one is asked TO
see to it that the name Of any rela-
tive or friend who fell in service, or
who died in camp. is handed in for
the roll call.
Monday. tho 2Sth. is the great big
day The returned service men are
to parade There is to be 81 talk or
two. There will be here a fine mill
tary band. a tank. :: real tank, the
Kind Of tank that smashed the Ger
man barbwire lines is TO be here. The
moving picture. '.rhe Price Of Peace"
that is showing under government
auspices is to be here. and the ad-
mission price to see this picture is
nothing at all
The biggest part Of Monday how
ever. is the basket picnic. and that is
where everyone is to come in. The
soldier and sailor boys are to be the
guests Of honor: every one else is to
be host. Bring a basket and the
family: the rest Of the crowd will do
the rest. 1t is 10 be the biggest day
Sumter county has yet seen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
No News From Turkey

london. April 23.-The rumor that
a soviet government had been set up
in Turkey. which attracted much at
tentberi here yesterday has not Deem
confirmed and is now treated with
incredn,fty. It was declared that
Odessa. where the news originated, is
in Bolsheyik hands. and that British
warships at Constantinople, with
wireless plants. might have been ex-
pected to report the fact. if the ru-
NOR. was true. but nothing has been
heard from the fleet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
Death.

James Melton Osteen. a son OF Mr.
J. G. Osteen. of Privateer. died on
Friday April 18th, at Fort Oslethorpe.
Ga. after only twenty-four hours
Illness. He became i'll on Thursday
and died the following afternoon. fhc
BODY arrived in Sumter Wednesday
accompanied by an escort from the
camp and was taken to Bethel church
where the funeral services We're held.
The deceased had been in camp only
about month. having enlisted in re-
sponse to the call Of the government
for so. 900 volunteers to take tn"
place OF men now in service overseas
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
Easter E;,e.s Hunt.

The Easter egg hunt given by thv
ladies' of st. Anne's Catholic Church
yesterday afternoon was quite sue
:csy both socially and financially
Quit; number OF children attended
and ha, fine time hunting the eggs.
The marked eggs were found by WI
liam Bryan. and Virginia Moses who
werc awarded the prizes. a box OF
candy and Il box OF silk handkerchiets
Cake, ice cream. and candy were sold
and a nice SUM realized for the Al
tar Society.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26

Two million men were. sent to
France and their mission was si1c-
cessful. More than one, million men
are still in France and must be
brought home The government needs
your. assistance Bsey44etepy 4ss,srty
Bonds and War Savings Stamps I
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
Cotton Exports Taxed
Surcharge of twenty-five Cents
Hundred Placed on Ship
ments From Southern
Ports

Washington. April 23.-A surcharge
of twenty-five cents per hundred
pounds on cotton shipped from Allan
tic and Gulf ports to Liverpool and
London was established by the Ship
ping Board today. in lieu Of dcn,ur-
rage. on account OF serious delay; IN
unloading ri English ports.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
Woodrow School Closing.

Providence. .tpr;l 22-'rhc CLOSING
exercises of tho Woodrow Graded
School are to b. held ut the SchoD.
house at . o'clock Friday evening.
followed by Il barbecue and chicken
suppcr Tic proceeds TO 20 to IN"
Improvement OF the school. Ever
body is iniitcd TO come.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
New National Guard
War Department Authorizes
Reconstruction of State Militia

Washington. April 23.-The recon
struction of the National Guard WAS
actually started today when the war
department authorized the orGaniZa :
ton of seven regiments and one extra
battalion Of infantry, one squadron OF
cavalry and eighteen companies OF
coast artillery. The troops are to
be raised in New York, Ohio, New
JcrseN and Oregon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-26
Death.

A telegram was received today an
nouncin" the death OF Mrs. Edward
Constinc ut her home in Wilkcshair''
Pa. Mrs conStinc was the mother o.
Mrs. G.. w krakcr Of this city.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-01
$1,000 VICTIMAS DE LA
INFLUENZA
ESTOS CASOS HAN OCURRIDO
EN- Ell TERMlNO DE GIN
co MESES

Washington, II dc fr1rero.- =
La cicina del Ccnso. ha dado a CO.
nocer que durante ell lapse Ge item
po transcurrido dcsde el II de sep
tiembrc de 1918 hasta el de febre-
70, de 1919, han ocurrido S1,427
defunciones debidas la influenza.
Ell los Estados Unidos. Las causa-
daa por la pneumonia llegan a
52,154.
En- New York fue mayor el MI
nero de falleci>los por la influen-
"a: 1863. lie sigue Filadelfa
con $3.50: Chicago con 1884; Bos
ton, 4,6l0; San Francisco. 3.165
Los Angeles. 2,611; Washington,
2,2GS; Kansas City, 1.401; Balti-
more, 1,169.
A mediados de enero la epide
mia tuvo una recrudesconcia que
Sc manifesto por I'm pasajero au-
mento Ell las defumciones que han
vcnido dccreciendo en- nltmero des-
pues.