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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Cleaning Up
Constantinople
Allies Trying to Make Ancient
Metropolis Into Modern City

Constantinople, April (15 BY MaiD
-Constantinople is bein" cleaned. up
by the allies and soon it will be like
Western European city. The re-
generation of Turkey is commencing
with general sanitary campaign in
which the American Red Cross Com
mission to the Balkans has been ask
ed to aid
American sanitary engineers Of the
Goethals type are badly needed cut
here declared an American physl--
clan. Sewage systems must be in
stalled throughout the Near East in
hundreds Of towns. Constantinopie
must be cleaned up till it looks like
a Swiss housewives kitchen. Mosqui-
to netting by the millions Of bales
must be brought over. Local doctors
do not believe in the screening of sick
beds or of hospital windows. Fhsy
must go to school again in their pro-
fession Swamps and unhealthy val
leys must be drained. The people
must be driven out Of the filthy CELL
ters of disease into the open country
where the sun can get at them AID
where they can engage in healthy
farm work.
Sometimes" said the Red Cross
doctor. It feel an irresistible desire to
gather ten thousand Of these unfo1-
tun;. te wretches together. strip them
of their crazy-quilt bundles Of Yer
min-infested rags, force them all into
vast petroleum pool, then into q
great tank of clean water. / would
give them one and all a pair Of Amer
lean shoes, pair Of overalls and a
sweater.
"The roads over which we are try
ing. to get our automobiles, filed with
Red Cross supplies for the underfed
of central Serbia, arc quite impas~
sable From SalonilSi to Belgrade the
roads are lined with tens Of thousands
Of skeletons and rotting carcasses o.
animals. Soldiers graves, thinly
screened with earth. skirt the high
ways. No wonder there are dozens
of cases of typhus in every city in
Serbia
What the Near East needs is sew
eral divisions of American plumbers,
railroad men, sanitary engineers, doc
tors, nurses, white wings. building
contractors. druggists and prescription
clerks, farming machine salesmen,
experienced cootie mill operators,
army bakers and coat and pants sales
men with East Side experience. The
first boatload to leave Toulon or New
York should contain the plumbers, de-
clared the physician.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Famous Plays
Discarded

Berlin. April 15.-The actors of the
municipal theater at Dortmund COM
PEELED the management to remove
SchillerS Maid of Orleans and
kleist's Prince OF Homburg" from
the theater'S repertoire. on the
ground that "the noncomforn1ity Of
thee plays with the spirit of the asssM
is an insult for modern theater-got $
and further because actors cannot 4
called upon to play roles whose s s
tellactual content is in opposiy
with the actors own views
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
To Plant Memorial Trees.

Washington, May 22.-At the COM
mencement on June 16. old George
town University will plant and dedi-
cate sixty trees in honor Of her grad
yates who gave their lives in the
world war The trees will be marked
by the American Forestry Associa-
ton and registered on the national
honor roll being compiled by the as
sociation.
AS each tree is placed and the
marker with the name put around the
tree a hero'S name will be called out
and while Il Georgetown aviator cir
cleS above.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Final Entertainment Of the 1919 Chau-
tauqua.

The closing night at the Redpath
Chautauqua was a real joy night. AL
ton Packard, the humoriSt and ca:-
toonist, was the chief attraction. Mr..
Packard kept the Sumter people
laughing for two hours. Mr.. Pack
ard is an artist with a gift Of humor
and a keen insight into humorous na-
ture His humor has rare quality OF
being supremely humorous and may
be best described as genial. Equally
attractive was the Metropolitan
Quartet in their grand concert. The
personnel:
Miss Hazel Silver. soprano: Mr.
Walter Peterson, tenor; Miss Esther
Muenstermann, contralto: Mr.. Curtis
w. Johns. bass; Miss Laura Clendcn-
en-. pianist.
The afternoon program was as fol-
lows:
l. Carnina-Quartette.
,. Loeb Lomond
8. Going to Press.
Soprano Solo-"A Birthday''-Cow-
en-Miss Hazel Silver.
Encorc-"Thc Americans Come
Fay Foster.
Solo by Mr.. Curtis Johns-"Ma-
Observation-Disclosures.
Quartettes-"Red. Red Rose
Lester: The Very Dance
Tenor Solo-"The Star"--RodGers;
Jean n''-Sprose-Mr. Peterson.
Contralto Solo-"What's in the Air
Today
Encore-'Threc Little Chestnuts."
Miss Muenstermann.
"Voices of the WoodS-Rubinstein
'Quartette from Rigoletto.
Piano Solo-Chopin's Revolutionary
Etude-MiSs Clendenen.
The chautauGua was Il success III
every way and the people of Sumter
thoroughly enjoyed the week. Never
before has the attendance been as
large and never before have we receiv-
ed such favorable comment. The
management was requested by the
government to put on certain subjects
this year. such as the government
ownership of railroads. etc. Next year
the program will include two or more
plays and promises TO be even big
ger and finer than the one this year.
The sale of season tickets amounted
to more than ever before. being 1.029
adult. 1877 high school and 1874 chill
dren's tickets The Sumter Y. NJ
G. A. realized a fair sum. and desires
to thank the people for their support
in making the 1919 Chautauqua a
success.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Korea Criticises japan
Japan Was a Nation of Naked
Savages When Koreans Were
Civilized

Seoul, Korea, April Correspond
ence of The Associated Press)-Unl-
fication Of the japanese and Korean
races is impossible, asserts the Or
ganizing Committee Of the independ-
ence movement in Korea in a state
ment which it has issued setting
forth the grievances of the Korean
people against the japanese.
The two chief reasons for Korea's
effort to obtain emancipation from
japanese rule are set forth by the
committee as follows:
Korea is much the older Of the
two nations for it has a history of or
ganized government extending over a
period of 4,30O years During part
of that time Korea sent tribute to
the court of China, but this was moth
ing more than an outward expression
of the relation between the Imperial
families of the two nations. Korea
was ever the sole possession OF our
Korean race and was never under the
+,lal control Of any foreign nation or
sovernmeR
''The japanese nation is an entirely
distinct race from the Korean. She
is an island people and her naked
ness of body and mind could be COW
cred by the civilization she received
from Korea and from China during
the centuries of the past. Her Gus
TOMS her literature, her very cloth
ing came to her through Korea. OF
late wears she has added to these the
face-powder of a Western civilization;
thus she becomes the whited sepulchre
Of the East She gives no evidence OF
moral force, her actions toward our
nation has proven her to be the en-
bodiment of cruelty. The evidence is
complete that the unifcation Of the
japanese and Korean races is an i'm
possibility
What are described as "five con-
spicuous injustices on the part of ia
pan toward Korea" are summarized
in the statement. The. committee as
serts that although Korea aided ia
pan in the war against Russia, 1.-The
dog has bitten the hand Of him who
fed it." It is alleged that Japan has
broken her promise to pay honor to
the formerly Imperial family of Ko-
rea; that it is impossible for ko-
rean to obtain fair treatment in the
courts when opposed to the japanese;
that liberty of speech does not exist
and that the japanese arrested thirty
three men who signed the manifesto
of independence on March 1 last.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
The Bravest A~lerican
Sergeant York of Tennessee
Winner of Highest American
and French War H0nors

Washington. May 24.@Serseant a.
vim c. York. of Pail Mall. Tenn.
wearing the congressional medal OF
honor and the French war cross. Win
palm. called cn secretary of Wm' u
kcr today. being introduced by Con-
gresham Hull. of Tennessee. ii
are a. brave man [ congratulate yoi.
said Secretary Baker After leaving
the war department Sergt. York visit
ed the White House, meeting Secr2-
tary Tumulty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
England's Housing
Problem

London. April 22.-In many dis
tricts. and particularly in Yorkshire
where the dearth of houses is acute.
the practice of paying key money
is growing. SO keen are prospective
tenants to get into a house directly
it is vacant that as much as $50 to
$100 is offered to the cccupier for the
key, this transaction generally carry
ing with it the understanding that
the landlord will accept the succeed
ing tenant.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Cuban MOlasses Wasted
Apparatus Invented To Use 1t
AS Fuel

Havana. April 25.-Great quantities
Of molasses are wasted by the sugar
mills of Cuba. Attempts have been
made to utilize this waste product as
fuel for the boilers OF the suga:'
mills and now Cuban inventor
claims he has invented an apparatus
which will permit the use of the mo-
lasses as fue! without choking the
furnaces.
All the sugar mills produce more
molaSses than can be marketed and.
it is asserted twice the amount
needed 10 furnish fuel for steam pow
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Starch Factory
Blows Up
Cause of Accident Not Deter
mined IWenty or More
Persons Killed

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May pa
score OF persons were killed and q
hundred injured in an explosion at
he Douglas Starch Works tonight.
Df the $50 men and boys who had
;JnsE gone TO work in the night shift,
few escaped INJURY or death. The en-
tire plant was burned by resultant
Sflre which was confined to the Doug
las plant. The loss is S3,6ee,0o0.
The number Of dead could not be
estimated fol. some time by fremen,
who began to extract dead and
( wounded from the debris hastily to
avoid mcinerating.
So severe was. the explosion that
persons were thrown from chairs a
! nile away. The cause of the acci-
Dent could not be determined, but IS
thought to have been due to either a
.defective boiler or spontaneous com
ssbusEon.
The blast blew in windows many
blocks from the Douglas plant, ana
persons within office buildings suiieI-
ed from the shattered glass.
with the fire raging crles We're
heard coming from the drying room
of sI,e plant. but firemen were unable
"a, s,,t their way in, and it was be-
Iieyed that the death toll would grow
Several discharged overseas sotdlers
aided ia the rescue work
Explosions from the oil rooms scat.
Tered the burning wreckage and fire,
men were hard pressed to prevent the.
snreadiag of the flames to nearby M
dustries
Men covered with starch Were TAX.
en- from the ruins by their comrades
I and many thrilling rescues were
made. Some of thevictims We're stark
mad and did not know what had hap
pened One workman, his head COW
cred with his own blood, insisted that
he was not. hurt and that his rescuers
should allow him to go back into the
fire where it was warm.
water mains were cut by the force
of the explosion, making the work OF
fremen harder because of the lack OF
water.
An engineer, who was blown out of
the building, said he believed his
boiler had exploded.
General Manager Lenders, who ar
rived All the plant few minutes af-
ter the explosion, would advance no
theory as to the cause. Every win
down in the central part of the city
was broken. Chimneys caved in on
families; at the supper table and
guests IN the dining rooms of hotels
were thrown from their chairs. A Chi
cago travelling man dining at the
sMagnus Hotel had his nose cut almost
off by broken glass. The front of the
city hall and Y NJ. C. A. building were
shattered Ticket sellers in moving
picture theatres were Injured by fall
ing glass.
The Red Cross established first aid
stations near, The wrecked plant and
did all that was possible for the in
jured as they were brought from the
wrecked plant.
Frank Sodoman was taken out OF
the plant alive. His legs were blown
off. He begged the crowd to kill him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
The Mongolian Revolt 1T
japanese Deny Charge That
They are Implicated in Move
ment

Toxic. April Is Correspondence of
The Associated Press)-The japanese
government has issued a Genial Of re-
ports that japanese are implicated in
the Mongolian independence move
ment. The statement characterizes as
a@"gross canard'' the charge that jap
anese military officers are taking
eonjoint action with Colonel Semenof
and declares that from what japanese
military authorities have ascertained
that Colonel Semenoff. the Cossack
leader. emphatically denied all con-
nection with the independence move
ment
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Riots in Bilboa
Striking Spanish Workmen En-
gage Bloody Fights

Paris. May 34-Severe rioting DC
CURED Friday AT Bilbao. Spain. where
thirteen thousand factory workers are
striking. according to a Madrid wire
less message Fire broke out during
the rioting causing heavy loss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Ohio Dry Tonight
End of License Year Will Be
Celebrated with john Barley
corn Parties

Columbus. May 24.-Although con-
stitutional prohibition does not be
come effective in Ohio until TUESDAY.
the State becomes. pactically dry at
midnight tonight. the end of the b
cense year Farewell parties for
John Barley Corn will be given tonight
in practically every wet center.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Irish Shut Out
Were Denied Hearing at Peace
Conference

Paris, May 24.-Representatives OF
American Irish societies elave to-
day. having failed to secure the as
sent of British authorities for a
hearing for Prof. .Devalera and other
representatives of the Irish republic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28

Washington, May 24.-ChairmaI.
Fordney. of the ways and means COM
mittee. announced in the house today
that committee hearings would be
held soon with the view Of complete
revision of the tariff. prior TO which
the committee would consider the
repeal OF various consumption taxes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Another Resolution
Introduced Today

Washington May 23.-A resolution
declaring it sense of senate that the
covenant of the League of Nations be
separated from the peace treaty when
it is submitted for ratification. was
introduced in The senate today by
Senator Sherman. Republican, from
Illinois
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Chinese Delegates To
Sign Peace Treaty

4 Paris. May 23.-The Chinese dele
gates to the peace conference. it is
understood. have decided to sign the
peace treaty. with reservations rela-
tive to kiao Chau and Shan Tung.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Quick Demobilization
More Than Sixty Per Cent of
Army Has Been Returned to
Civil Life

:, Washington. May 21.-Revised
plans for the return Of overseas
forces provide for the sailing of Ill
troops except the regular divisions 1y
June the 18th. General March an
nounced that more than sixty per cent
life
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
When Will He Return?
Speculation as to Date of
President Wilson's Departure
From France

Brest, May 24.-President Wilson's
ship, the George Washington, is not
expected to sail before June lst. OF
fcials refused to say whether they
have received orders from the pres
ident.
Six transports have sailed with six
teen thousand troops including the last
contingents of the S0th Division
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28

Two leaders of the Monaghan In
dependence Party arrived in Toxic in
the latter part of April to inaugurate
a movement for the political inde-
pendence of Mongolia and Manchuria
and to unite those two Chinese Prov
inces in one State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Returns From Spa
German Delegates Kept Busy
Running Between Spa and
Versailles

Paris. May "a {Havas)-Count Won
Brockderff- -Rantzau. head of the Ger
man mission, and his colleagues con-
ferred Yesterday at Spa with Ger
man leaders. and later left for Yer
sailles,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Methodist Fund
Growing
Best Proportionate Record is
Achieved by Florence on Face
of Returns

Columbia, May 22.-The Methodist
centenary missionary fund YESTERDAY
showed an increase of $40, 47S.7o IN
the South Carolina conference, ac-
cording to reports received by Mr.
Iceland Moore yesterday. Florence
district is leading both in amount and
in percentage of contributions.
One interesting feature OF the cam
naion is the number Of individuals
who have contributed. a large per-
centase of the membership in the
state has contributed, according to re
norts from all sections.
The Bennettsville church, though,
has one large contribution. The allot-
ment for the church was between
$4,000 and $4,000 and already $685.
600 has been subscribed, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. L. Kirkwood contributing 100000
Of that amount.
The campaign vii not close unit,
Sunday, and to the last the effort will
be made to carry the conference as
far over the top as possible. The re-
ports yesterday were as follows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Steamship Burned
Bay Line Ship Virginia a Total
<Loss

Norfolk. May 24.-The steamer
Virginia of the old Bay Line from
Baltimore to Norfolk was burned to
Z the. waters edge off Smith Point,
Chesapeake Bay, early this morning
The survivors were picked up by the
other vessels.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28

The steamer Virginia carried one
hundred and fifty passengers ana
general cargo. The survivors reached
here this morning on other steam
ers. 1t is believed that three negro
firemen perished.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28

Cedar Rapids. Iowa. May 23.-The
death list at the fire and explosion
yesterday of the Douglas starch plan,
here numbered ten today. Fourteen
are listed as seriously injured aal
many fatally.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28

London, May 23.-on the Murmansk5
front in north Russia allied forces
have captured Medvyejayagora, at the:
northwestern end of Lake Omega,
after a series of actions in which the
Bo1shevik rear guard suffered severe
ly. a statement issued by the British
war Office tonight says.
The rapid retreat of the BolsheyiH,
it is added, prevented them from
seriously damaging the port works
The allies have occupied the heights
surrounding the town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Bolsfleyiks on The Run
Campaign Against Petrograd
Meets With Initial Success

London, May 23-Ti1e operations Of
non-Bolshevik forces against Petro-:
grad are having great and rapid sue
cess, according to various reports re-
ceived here from Helsingfors. The
correspondent of The Daily Mai at
the Finnish capital says that the
Bolshevil1 resistance SENS to be
broken and that they have lost sev-
eral thousand prisoners and so guns;
A great number Of machine guns and
five arnlored trains also We're CAP
tured. - 81
A North Russian corps cooperating
with, the Esthonians successfully att.
tackled the Bolshevik position at the
Gatchina railway station (35 miles
south of PetrograO. s..
Thousands Of Bolshevik soldiers an;
the Gatchira area and IN the coast
region west of Petrograd who sur.
rendered with their arms and an1nu-
milton the correspondent adds sub
sequently joined in the attack on
their former comrades.
1t is reported in Helsingfors from
Petrograd that the Bolshevlkl are pre-.
pared to defend the city and that All
the workrnen have been armed. The
defenders are said to number 800, ,996.
The Bosheviki have begun the
evacuation of Moscow, according to-
reports brought from Petrograd To-
Copenhagen by travellers and for
warded by the Exchange Telegraph
Company. Typhus is raging in Mes
cow and the situation there is cons
sidered desperate.
The railroad lines between a NUM-
br of places in central Russia have
been dismantled, the report says. in
order to improve the main line serv-
ice out of Moscow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-28
Beer Production
Will Continue
Federal Judge Grants lnjunc-
ton in New York

New Y York, May ZS.-OnlHteIIupteo
production of war beer" until the
courts have passed upon the claims
of the United States Brewers Asso-
ciation that the beverage containing 2
ga per cent. alcohol is nonintoXicat-
ing was assured today when Federal
Judge Mayer granted an Injunction
restraining government interference
with its manufacture.
The court declared that his decision
had been influenced by President Will
sons message to congress recon-
mending repeal of the war time pro-
hibition act in SO far as 1t relates to
beer and wines, and by Federal Judge
Hands ruling last week that the law
placed a ban on the manufacture
toxicating. Judge Mayer said he
would sign the injunction Monday.
Although United States District At
to. .ney- Caffey, represent the govern
ment, opposed granting an injunc-
ton. Judge Mayer said he believed
such action would contribute to fair
settlement of the questions raised by
the brewers under the emergency pro-
hibition act The injunction, tenn
porary one, would be effective. the
court said, pending review by the Cir
cult court of appeals, or, If the gov
ernment should decide to let it stand,
until the brewers suit permaently to
enjoin prosecutions for manufacture
Of the ga per cent brew, could DE
tried in the district court.
District Attorney Caffney pointed
out that if possible decision on ap-
peal should be obtained before July
i, when prohibition of the sale of in,
toXicants becomes effective. unless
congress follows the suggestion of the
president for repeal or amendment Of
the law.
The injunction granted was in the
suit of the Jacob RUPERT Brewing
Company and is intended as Il test
case
Washington May 23.-S;nce feder-
al authorities have not intcrfered with
production of beer containing "a
per cent. alcohol officials here said
tonight that determination Of the New
York federal district court to issue
an Injunction against Interference
would not have any immediate practi-
cal effect in the controversy over the
legality of the brewing of the bever-
age. The government has contended
that beer containing one-half Of ] per
cent or more of alcohol was forbid
den but has not taken active steps to
stop brewing. Brewers have been
warned that if the court eventually
hold the brewing of this beer illegal
they will be liable to prosecution.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-06
LEGAL NOTICES.

y CITATION.
St4te.of North Dakota. County of Grand
Forks-ss. County Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Mabel
Burchard. Deceased.
Charles F. Burchard and Alma r.
Burchard. Minors, and B. F. Brock
hof, as Special Guardian of said
Minor, Respondents.
The State Of North Dakota and the said
County Court to the above named Re-
Notwithstanding:
You. and a of you. are hereby cited
County Court. Of the county Of Grand
Forks. In said state. at the Office of the.
county Judge of said county on the 18th
day Of July, A. D. 1919, at 10 o'clock i.
M. Of that. day, hen and there to:
Show cause, If any there be, why the
prayer of the above named petitioners
said Mabel Burchard. deceased should
not be granted and said F. f. Bnrchard
should not be appointed administrator
OF said estate as prayed for in said petit
ton. and said estate further probated in
conformity with the law
Let service by publication be made by
publishing citation in. the Grand Forks
cessive weeks, the last publication to be
at least 20 days prior to day of hearing.
Also personal service on,sB. F. Brock
hon, special guardian Of minors,
Dated at, Grand Forks, N. d. this 9Th
day Of June.@191S. = l e.3
Court Seal.) L.. x HASSELL,
ur,,pv JudEe Of, County. Court;
Attorney for Petitioner,
Grand Forks. N D..
First publication June s., ?"
(June 6-13-30.S