The Watchman and Southron from Sumter, South Carolina • Page 3

Bms' WORKING RESERVE. An from Federal Stair Director for South Carolina. To the Editor ol The Sumter Dally Rein The State Council of Defense sever? al months ago was gracious enough to select me as I'ederal State Di? rt tor for South Carolina In the I'nited States Hoys' Working Re? serve. Headquarters established in Suintrr ami with the indispensable assistance of a stenographer provided by the Stute Council of Defense. the office In Sumter has been busily en? gaged In organizing the emmtn of the State In this very important work.

By this time forty counties have been organized and many of them are al? ready at work. On the llth of last month a conference was held in the ity or Columbia which proved to be a distinc success in eveiy way. The county directors who attended this meeting were full of enthusiasm and determined to see to it that South Carolina is not behind the other st this very important werk. Lei me. at the outset, state the pur? pose of this organization.

The ad nunisti aUon at Washington, realizing how acute the labor situation was go? ing to be on account of war, or? ganized, through the department of labor, with William E. Hall as Nat? ional Director, the U. S. Beys' Working Reserve. With the co-cperation of the State Councils of Defense, Mr.

Hall appoints the Federal State Di ttor for each State In the union. These State directors appoint county directors and the county directors ap? point a cabinet, consisting of from 15 to 20 men and in this way cover the whole county. The government is calling upon all boys between ages of lti and 21 years to vclui tcer for some productive activity. toon as the boy volunteers he is a a cer titlcate showing that he Is a qualified member of the C. S.

Boys' Working Reserve. This does not mean that he hais to give up the work that he Is do log. but it does mean that he has shown by this enlisting that he is wil Ihig to serve his government in calk If he works on the farm or in a factory making material for the war for a period of 6 or 8 weeks he is given a Set rtCS Rutton by the United States government showing that he has been faithful to his trust. If a boy Is working on his father'sj ht Is, of course, entitled to en? rollment. I vs are naturally and disinterest? edly patriotie and if thev SM made to feel that they aro working for their government at homo while their big brothers aro fighting for their coun? try abroad there will be no hesita? tion upon their part ubout enlisting.

As soon as the parents and their sons grasp this Idea, there will he a unanimous enlistment of all the boys In this State. The direct benefit of this organ? isation is very gre.it and its import? ance will giow upon the people as it ebsejrreoooe One el ins most telling Mental benefits Is tin- oanetderatlon of the fad that In making a cOnOUl of UM lO.Ctl bovs in South Carolin.I Wlsjooi ine ages of and 21 it will be aeecftained how many of theet beys are not engaged In some produc? tive aetlVlty? Idleness; has always pernicious; in this crisis in the world's history It is a crime. If. Innre fore this census should reveal the fact that there are many boys be? tween ages who ate spend? ing their time In Idleness, means may OS found to put them to work. It is perfeetl.

dear to my mind that, since the government l.as the right to take wuhg men between the ages of 21 and and force them to light at the peril 01 their lives for those at home. It eertalnU has at least an equal right mike boys between lbs ages ol II and 21 engage In some us activ? ity that will sustain our rit in the field and maintain our government at hon 1 There should be no anxiety on the part of unv pftfOftt about the dispo? sition that shall be mad- of his son that enlists. All question! will be set Uei by the counts direct SV? subject to appeal to the Federal State director, and ull these county directors been selected with scrupulous (are They are men not only of intelligence and ability hut also of bioad sympa tbles. There will be no question as to their appreciation of tin- whole situa? tion In our State. As a matter 01 geasral Interest and as a matter of special interest to the Rons Wniklns KCSJSTVS of South Carolina we ap the hsf of these directors: Abbeville Rev.

H. I Corbctt Ah be Hie Alkcn Rev. Ilamlin Btheredge, North Augusta. Anderson Mr. T.

Ceh y. An? derson. C. It. Otur, Rarnwell Mr.

II. O. Rlarkvllle. C. S.

Adams, Bonn? fort. Berkeley- Mr. W. W. Dixon.

St Stephen. Daniel Iverson, St. Matthews. H. O.

Strohecker, Charleston. like to have suitable man suggested.) W. H. McNulry. Chester.

(). Wallace Moore, Cheraw. S. W. Patron, Man? ning.

deorge K. Way, Cot fngt ville. Darlington-Mr. LnCoeti Bvans, W. C.

Moore, Dillon. J. Otey Reed, St. tleorge. Staunton Lott, Johnston.

like to have a suitable man suggested). J. G. McMaster, Florence. Georgeto O.

M. Mitchell, Hemingway. M. E. Brookman, 15 reenville.

S. Brooks Mar? shall, Greenwood. Hampton (Should like to have a suitable man suggested). K. A.

Burroughs, Con way. like to have a suitable man suggested). V. A. McCaskill, I amden.

V. A. Bingle, Ban caster. H. L.

Dewis, Baurens. Marion Scott, Rishop ville. John W. Ballentine, Leesville. N.

G. Thomas, MeCormick. C. Mul lins. J.

A. McMillan, McColl. C. Wilson, Newberry. O.

M. Barnett, West? minster. J. West Summers, like to have suit? able man suggested). Richland- Mr.

T. Keith legate, Columbia. J. M. Bloazer, Saluda.

(Has been freed since his appoint? ment to resign. New director not yet selected). H. T. Shock ley.

Hastoe School, Spartanburg. P. G. Bowman, Sum? te r. Davis Jeffries, I'nion.

Williainsbui George A. Mc F.lveen, Kingstree. R. C. Burts, Rock Hill.

Since I have been engaged in this work I have been impressed more and more each day with the Rreat possi? bilities of the 17. S. Boys' Working Reserve. 1 do not know how I can better express this appreciation than by QtMtlUg a sentence from a letter recently received from National Di? rector W. K.

Hall of Washington, D. "I hope that you and all your workers feel, and I am sure that you and they do feel, that there is no work in which you and they could be engaged that has a beating more di? rect and powerful upon the future of this country than the work that you and they arc doing as olfieials of the I'nited States Roys' Working Re? serve." Respectfully and cordially, S. H. BDMUND8, Federal State Director for South Car? olina. CHARLESTON AI RIA I.

STATION. selected ns One or Places to 00 vlded With DofOOMM lOquipnient Against Hun Charleston, June appropria? tion of $16,000,000 for the establish? ment of in airplane ami balloon sta? tions on lilt Atlantic ami PaclflO fOt protection against aerial ami submarine attacks WM asked of the fortification! oommittet of the houat today by Newton d. Baker, secretary of war. The sites for the stations already havi boon sc Ice ted, II on the Atlantic ooal throe on the Pacific, but de? tails are not yet available. The equip- monl is immediately available ami tin latloni can be established within six we.

L.s. The will be in i loded In the $7.000,000,000 fortifica? tion! bill to be presented to the house iioxt This meani Ihal bin elation! win probably be located at Norfolk, Mrton Jack eon vi II? and Tampa. Thea? pOllttM being selected for I 1 ea and the stations will be III ad dltlon to those already setabllehed, proponed tO make the Southern coast against Germany entry, M.inv one night speakers wlio QrO eonetdered brilliant would prove as barren an Rahart If they had to stay on foe an en laiemont of three THE SECOND DRAFT. I.Ist of Men Who Registered June 5. Rlehard Preston.

R. F. D. 4 Sumter. William Curtis, R.

1, Rox 25, Dal tell. Walter Cotter, R. 3, Sumter. Clinton Drown, 20 Franklin (. harleston.

Jackson. R. 3. Sumter. Harvey Fleming, Mayesville.

Joseph Burroughs, Council Sumter. Joseph Johnson, R. 1, Mayesville. Julius Singleton, R. 2, Sumter.

John Glover, Providence. Willie Gardner, R. 1, Dalzell. Bryan Griliin, R. 2, Sum? ter.

"Harman Oxindlne, Dalzell. Ardis, Mayesville. Raker Spann. 25 E. Cal houn Sumter.

D. McKagen, 118 S. Sumter Sumter. A. Stuhhs, 11 N.

Washing? ton Sumter. Newton Dowry, R. F. D. Shiloh.

Stephen Evans, Wedgencld. Frank Wilson, Mayesville. W. Mitchell, 517 W. Lib? erty Sumter.

I Dillie Froniberger, R. 3, Mayes? ville. Lawrence Rembert, Mayesville. Willie Johnson, W. Liberty Sumter.

P. Sanders, Dalzell. 11. Mayes, Mayesville. C.

Kolb, R. 2, Sumter. Barrett, 302 W. Liberty Sumter. H.

Curtis, 205 Sumter Sumter. E. Burkett, Sumter. E. Turner, R.

3, Sumter. B. Grover, N. Main Sumter. A.

Brogdon, R. F. Sum? ter. T. Atkinson, R.

1, Turbe vllle. DeL. Jordan, Lynchburg. Robert L. Dlnkins, Horatio.

Joe Benjamin, R. 1, Mayesville. OUle Louder, R. 5, Sumter. John Anderson, R.

2, Sumter. Auiun Hastic, R. 2, Sumter. Tobie Johnson, 11. 2, Sumter.

William McK. Muldrow, R. 1, Shi? loh. Willie Nelson, Mayesville. Robert James, R.

5, Sumter. H. Shaw, R. 5, Sumter. W.

sley Willis. R. 1, Sumter. LaFayettt MeFaddin, R. 2.

Mayes? ville. Cye Brunson, R. 3, Sumter. Frank James, Mayesville. Tonnie Cooper, R.

2, Mayesville. McL. Sanders, Hagood. K. Wright, 19 Levi Sumter.

Welch, R. 1, Lynchburg. Matthew Jennings, Dalzell. T. Truluck, Lynchburg.

Frank Kibler, R. 2, Sumter. Richard Rembert, 35 W. Liberty Sumter. Ernest Ford.

Tindal. Hubert Atkins, R. 1, Sumter. Abie Brailsford, 4 20 Main Sum? ter. Hannibal Weston, R.

F. Oswego. Josh Ballard, Sumter. John Olden. Wedgetleld.

"Robert C. Richardson, 220 East Mary Sumter, Cutter, 10 E. Hampton, Sumter. L. Boney, 217 Church Sumter.

(). Reynolds, 336 W. Liberty, Sumter. A. Siddall, 30 Harby Sumter.

James B. Madray, 121 S. Main Sumter. David Pitts. Walker Sumter.

Lee Wilson, Brogdon. 101 ijab Jones, Brogdon. Eric Brown, Liberty Sumter. Willie Roach. R.

3, Sumter. Thomas Wright, Hudson Sum? ter. Thomas Ramsey. R. 3, Sumter.

Thomas Green, 205 Canal Sum? ter. Aha Jackson. R. 1, Tindal. John c.

Fleming, 11? x. Washing? ton Sumter. Clarence Ford, R. 1. Tindal.

William Jones, R. 1, Wedgefield. IfeCaW Colclough, R. 3. Sumter.

Solomon Spencer, S. Harvin St. Sumter. remit Dlnkins, Hagood. Pinkney Thompson, 523 w.

Libert) Sumter, Samuel Phillips, 1, Wedgefield. Barton white, Sumter. Samuel Robinson, Horatio. Willis Nelson, Tindal. Paul McMlehael, Sumter.

Harmon tinkler, Wedgefield. Paul Western, DuBose Hiding, Marlon n. Brown, Wedgefield. Willie Williams. Wedgefield.

Harry Butler, l. Wedgefield. William Holllday, 2, Rembert. Petei Nelson. 4.

Sumter. Cromwell Pollard, Sumter. Harvey K. 3. Sumter.

Howry Rums, R. Privateer. John a. Gallagher, 21? B. Libert) Sunder.

Hani mite Gallashat, R. 1, Oswego. M. Benenhaly, R. 3, Sum ter.

II yra M. Edens, R. Sumter. Job Jackson, R. 1, Oswego.

Alexander Hooks, Hoyt Heights, Sumter. R. Minis, Shiloh. M. Brunson, R.

4, Sumter. Eugen-? Billups, R. 1, Tindal. Wilson Dow, R. 1, Oswego.

Sol Reese, R. 2, Sumtor. James H. Davis, R. 1, Sumter.

P. Booth, IG S. Salem Sumter. Thomas E. Brogdon, R.

1, Man? ning. Roheit Mellette, R. 3, Mayesville. Marion M. Brown, R.

1, Mayes ville. DeLoach Vaughn, C03 W. Liberty Sumter. Isaiah Brown, 228 Manning Sumter. Freddie Kennedy, 710 Harvin Sumter.

C. Webster, 208 S. Sumter Sumter. -Bishop J. Willis, 336 W.

Liberty Sumter. Carraway, Lynchburg. Charles Muldrow, R. 5, Sumter. McKinley Thompson, 1, Clare mont.

Charles Carolina, Mayesville. Charlie Andrews, Lynchburg. "Clarence E. Locklair, Lynchburg. F.

Schwerin. 24 S. Mag? nolia Sumter. Augustus Wrights, Shannontown, Sumter. Chandler, R.

1, Olanta. M. Braziel, 529 Oakland Sumter. D. Bradhani, 10 N.

Harvin Sumter. L. Yates, 15 W. Calhoun Sumter. John Jenkins, Oswego.

Marion Mathers, R. 1, Dalzell. Alfred Knox, R. 1, Rentbert. P.

Gainley, Sumter. A. Prescott, R. 1, Sumter. E.

Furse, Y. M. C. Sumter. Aaron Jackson, Dalzell.

Clarence 265 Broad Sumter. Moses Prince, R. 1, Mayesville. Willie Lude, R. 3, Sumter.

Roland Williams, Dalzell. Milton James, Hoyt Heights, Sumter. Joe Davis. R. 4, Sumter.

Francis Vaughn. Dalzell Isaiah Washington. Sumter. Sandy Cantey, R. 3, Sumter.

Calhoun Pinckney, R. 4, Sumter. Charlie H. Brown, R. 1, Dalzell.

Willie Hunter, R. 8, Sumter. George Robinson, 10 Sampson lunttor. Ivory White, R. 1, Lynchburg.

James Swinton, R. 5, Sumter. Richard Nelson, Sumter. Colin Austin, R. 3, Sumter.

Dook Cato, R. 2, Mayesville. Lauren Conyers, R. 2, Sumter. Murray Nelson, R.

1, Sumter. Josep Frierson, Sumter. Major James, 107 N. Sumter Sumter. Richard Gregg, R.

5, Sumter. Richard Pringle, R. 2, Sumter. Maliciah Vaughn, 10 Bradford Sumter. Charlie McKnight, R.

1, Lynchburg. Robert James, R. 3, Sumter. Marion Withers. R.

1, Sumter. Henry Dickey, R. 1, Lynchburg. L. A.

Ttndall, R. 2, Sumter. Thomas Moody, Horatio. Jackson Nixson, Horatio. John Ludd, R.

2, Sumter. Vanderbilt Jones, R. 1, Rembert. Richard Coleman, R. 5, Sumter.

Theo. Ford, R. 1, Brogdon. James Mickens, R. 2, Rembert.

Daniel Taylor, R. 2, Rembert. Frank Hunter, Dalzell. Harry Wells, Sumter. Willie Smith, R.

1, Jersey Rembert, Borden. John H. Evans, 334 S. Sumter Sumter. Charlie Mack, Green Sumter.

Wallace Steadman, Tindal. Eugene Potts, 1, Sumter. Ambrose Danner, R. 1, Olanta. Willie McKiover, F.road Sum? ter.

James Johnson, R. 3, Sumter. Bammle Smith, Claremont Fmanuel Miller. R. 1.

Shiloh. Edward Nixon. Hagood. Eddie McKnight, Lynchburg. Eugene Brown, Borden.

Willie Bradley, Borden. Isaac Lewis, Henry Sumter. Holly Thompson, Paxvllle. Samuel Little, Hagood. Andrew McDowell, Shiloh.

Martin Haynsworth, Dalzell. John Kendrick. Horatio. James Giant, R. 1.

Jerry Ford, 566 B. Main Sumter. Kdward Jam CS, Joe i ioodlow, Sumter. General Sumter, R. Rembert.

C. Brown, 33 7 W. Liberty Sumter. L. Crier, Mayesville.

Clarence Haynsworth, Sumter. C. McLeod, 814 Dingle Sumter. G. Keels.

Mayesville. A. Edens. Dalzoll. McElveen, Shiloh.

William McBrlde, R. Sumter. Sylvester McDowell, R. 1, Olanta. Bowman Pack, R.

2, Sumter. Edmund Jones, R. 2, Sumter. Henry Evans, R. 3, Mayes? ville.

Benjamin Montgomery, Shlloh. D. Pritchard, R. 2, Sum? ter. Sink Blair, Tindal.

Luke Richardson, Oswcgo. Joseph Wilson, R. 2, Sumter. Raphal Stokes, R. 1, Oswego.

William Dicks, R. 3, Sumter. Eddie Richardson, R. 2, Sumter. Abrain Tomlin.

Brogdon. Peter Cayman, R. 1. Sumter. James A.

Frierson, R. 5, Sumter. Preston Willis, Sumter. John W. McElvcen, Lynchburg.

Bichard Mitchell, R. 1, Mayesville. Lewis Burgess, R. 1, Tindal. McKinley Lewis, 603 W.

Liberty Sumter. James Weston, DuBose Siding. H. Whitehead, R. 1, Lynch? burg.

M. Bradford, 15 Levi Sumter. W. Browder, 110 S. Mag? nolia Sumter.

M. Truluck, Shiloh. L. Brunson, 424 N. Main Sumter.

C. Truluck, R. F. D. Olanta.

Walter Hickman, Oswcgo. John Hunt, Oswego. Shuvine Laney, R. 1, Dalzell. Robert Holland, Oswego.

"Charles Ingram, Tindal. Indicates white registrants. Our Racks Against the Wall. (By Alvin M. Higgins.) Your heart chilled when the British leader told the Anglo lines that their backs were against the wall.

It seemed to spell the end of strategy. It meant that muscle and steel must clash and win, or clash and die. But, the Allies have had their backs against the wall for months. And America's millions of men and billions of money should have put their backs against the wall four months. And America's millions of men and billions of money should have put their backs against the wall four years ago, when tiny Belgium was outraged and anti Christ began his bloody march.

If Ludendorf's wolves, swelled by the million loosed from debauched Russia break through the few French miles to the sea (and the trenches are only as far from Calais as Chicago is from Joilet, or Washington from Bal timore); if a German u-boat base on the open ocean, rivetted by rails to Kiel, stops the How of armies into France; if Krupps and Skodas, by sheer overweight, push the Allies from Paris and cut our supply lines so that our Atlantic and Gulf coast is the front, have you stopped to think what might happen? This war might end on the Hudson, if America fails to win it on the Rhine. The Kaiser's whelp might be crowned in Chicago, if not beaten back to Berlin. Not an Allied soldier stands as near to Potsdam today as the Allied armies stood two years ago. Plans for the subjugation of Boston, and Charleston, of Detroit and New Orleans, the seizing of our rulers, the looting of our treasuries, the im? position of staggering billions, of in? demnities are as much in the files of the German general staff as their plans for taking Warsaw and Brus? sels. Don't sneer.

You sneered at the Boche as an impotent enemy months ago, and you have had to eat your words. He smashed altars and homes as many and as pure as your altars and your homes. Close your eyes and see what the Kaiser and his Gott will do, if the struggle is on American soil. No Liberty bonds for your cash then. You will give your all to a German hauptman at a threat.

You will walk bowed in the street while Prussian lieutenants strut on the sidewalk. Your wife or your mother will be in? sulted with impunity, and your pro? test will mean deportation or jail. English language will be vorboten. Junker kultur will regulate our cities, our factories and our schools. En foremen! of the law-kriegsrecht? will be swift, sure and bloody.

Sweet revenge the cowardly German spies will have, when they can betray you to the Boche governors They will be known to von Hinenburg. win will despise thorn but spare them, while you will be shot or hanged for condemning rape and baby-killing by the Huns. Shall America wait until the Teuton butchers make New England a No Man's and their battle planes destroy the Brooklyn bridges and the Pittsburgh mills? St like! America, strike! With all the power of a continent! Strike to Kill the Beast of Berlin! Our backs are against the wall Strike now, and strike to ill! Kin by Marriage. The Sinn Feiners and Bolshevik may not be any blood relation, but they act very much as if they were kin by Jour? nal. WADE HAMPTON COBB FOR Wado Hampton Cobb his announc? ed his candidacy for congress from the Seventh Congressional District and his first expression in doing so was to pledge his unstinted faith int the wisdom of President Wilson and congress in declaring a state of war with Germany and Austria-Hungary.

Ho states that the preservation of the American ideals of freedom, liberty and democracy, and the respect and honor of the nation on land and sea could not have been otherwise guard? ed and maintained. To the end that the autocratic Kaiser of Germany might be more quickly brought to hie knees, which alone will result in a lasting peace to us and our posterity, he favors the prompt and aggressive support by congress of all war meas? ures looking to the further organiza? tions of a powerful army and navy to act in co-operation with our Allies. Mr. Cobb, in the event of his elec? tion, promises to attend to, and look after, with fairness and impartiality the interests of each county in the Seventh Congressional District, as well as the interests of the District as a whole, and those who are ac? quainted with his work as a public official know that he can be relied upon to make an aggressive, pains staking and faithful public servant. Mr.

Cobb who is now forty-one years of age, was born in Hichland county, and there obtained his pri? mary education in the rural schools, afterwards attending the University of S. Cm for a short while. He then taught In the rural districts, follow? ing this line of endeavor for ffve years, during which time he pursued the study of law under the direction of Jno. P. Thomas, who is now Dean of the Daw School of the University.

After being admitted to the Bar in 1900 he worked in the office of his preceptor until 1902, when he was elected Judge of Pro? bate for Hichland county. He filled that office successfully and without opposition until 1908, when he was elected Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, which office he still holds, having been twice re-elected without opposition. Mr. Cobb invites the voters of the Seventh District to investigate hi3 standing and his sixteen years of ser? vice as a public official, with the min? utest care and scrutiny, and by that record he is willing for the yard stick to be applied in testing his fitness and merit to represent the Seventh Dis? trict In Italy Making More War Munitions. Headquarters Italian Army, June 5 (By Associated Crosier of the American ordnance de? partment and member of the Advis? ory War board has spent a week of observation along the Italian front and at the large centers where artillery and munitions are produced.

Besides seeing General Diaz and the Duke of Aosta ho visited a number of the corps and division commanders along the mountain and Piavo fronts, going into the trenches and among the num. discussing the n.any questions of equipment and supplies and spe? cially obsen ins the resources in funs. His impressions on the gen era! condition Of affairs cntire tavomble. The production of artillery in Italy has been greatly Intensified within re nt months and the present equip? ment of light, field and heavy guns is probabjy as good or better now than it was before the reverse of last fail. The great industrial plants of Genoa and Milan have doubled and quadrupl? ed their output in guns, trench mor? tars, rilles.

machine guns, the pro? duction of mortars Increasing seven fold during the year. similar extensive development has been going on in the production of mines and armor for naval construc? tion and in the output Of airplanes, ninety establishments being now equipped to turn out air? planes. The things a man wants the most arc seldom good for him..