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German Pirates Deserve of Buccaneers of Old.Serving on United State* / Merchant Marine Today Knew . Iflao Who Remembered Fate - of Spanish Freebooters.itdrfes of piratical methods em-jred. by German submarine com-tulers in burning ndefended mer* ift vessels and mistreating defense-are no novelty to thousands aariuers on the Atlantic coast, such ire now enrolling for service in the rmerchant marine.se of these sailors, who are to i'^the emergency fleet of merchant pa feeing constructed for the United tes shipping board to take supplies mb: armies tn'Brance, actually knew iwho suffered at the hands of the pirates of the Spanish main, jje methcds were similar to those tife Germttns.ypng the men who reported for jfas mates recently at the recruit-^ .. - jl w +kA cHtnnlncr hftflrdTHE WATCHMAN AND SOUTHDAY BILL PASSED.HOUSE SEXDS PROHIBITION MEASURE TO CONFERENCE.E:cth Bodies Agreed on Prohibition Question but Appropriation Items in Agriculture Bill Cause Discussion—Effort to Include Amendments Fails.Xews l-'rom Egypt.•Washington. Sept. 23.—National orohibition, effective next July 1. for he period of the war was approved .onight by the house, which adopted 171 to 34, the senate prohibition rider to the SI2,000,000 emergency agricultural appropriation bill. The measure now will be sent to confer-3nce for adjustment of differences be-:ween the two houses on appropriation items.After voting in the committee of .he whole to accept an amendment permitting the importation of wine zntSl next May 1 the house later reversed its decision and by a vote of 121 to 59 retained the original senate provision that importations of .vine must- cease when the measure -vecomes effective upon its signature by fne president. The amendment was ipproved by the house agricultural committee to m-eei an objection 'by the governments of France, Italy, Apain and Portugal.All1 other efforts to amend the leg-*IfUtVn nleA Tttora rVo'Fja.o+iir? A r*r/V_Egypt, Sept. 21.—The farmers are all very busy trying to get their crops gathered during the pretty weather. Even with the high price cotton pickers are being paid, they are very scarce.Miss Ruth McLeod with several girl friends of neighboring communities returned to Aberdeen, N. C., on the tenth to resume her studiesMrs. v. C. McLeod and daughter spent Tuesday in Camden.The box supper given at Mr. J. 11. Kirk ley’s on Friday evening was quite a success cvc-n with a rainy time.Quite a number of the young folks gathered at the home of Miss Ruth McLeod and enjoyed a social evening with her before her return to school. .Messrs. LeRoy White and Charlie Marsh of Camden were visitors in this community Sunday.Mrs. J. W. Weldon spent Wednesday- in Camden.Misses Mae and Almena Woidon returned to Gaffney on Wednesday to resume their studies at Limestone College. „Quite a .number of our men and boys had to register on the 12th. It* is a wonderful opportunity for those under 19 to get an education. However. it’s hard to give them.Mrs. J. D. Kneeee returned to .her home in Augusta on Friday af-SEPTEMBLA 25, 1918.IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MEN /LIABLE TO DEALT.Tlie I^cal Board Has Mailed Questionnaires to Those Whose Names Appear in The Following List.Simpson Mayrant, Jr.George Washington Gass Henry William Colclough,Game Nelson.George Cornelius Rembert.Paul McKiever,Dean Eichwood,Hermon Washington Spann,Harry Richardson,Evans Covington,William Gregg, Jr.,Rodger Manning Wicker,Joseph Colclough, *Allen'James,William China Frierson,Henry Edmund Parker,Malachi Mack Thomas,Johnny Lewis,Junius Prince,John Joseph Brennan,George Miller,Marion Joe,Henry Horace Winkles,William Rock,Lucius Timothy Edwards.Daniel Obediah Benjamin Brunson,Shedric Praylow, Sam -Johnson, Jesse Epperson, Frank Singieton, Allen Brown,Marion Charles Frost,Jesse Lewis Fox.Joseph Stanley Shedd,Robert Witherspoon DuRant, Warren A If or a James,Minis Dow,Wesley Delaney McCoy, James Linwood Gentry, Daniel Curtis,Charles Henry Dickson,Mingo Mose Ballard,Willie J. Turner,James Brown,Sidney Miller,Leonard Elijah Parker, Archie Miller,Alexander Gillan Fishburne, Simon Osborne,Ash Williams,Jack Johnson,Jamas McDowell Dick, Jr., Ernest Harlston Spann, Frank Mills,Drayton Slater,Benjamin Franklin Myers, Joseph Addison Gayle,Allan Archer, ;Sam Richardson,Willie McGee,Mitchell Mickens,Robert Evans,Arthur Singleton,William Sanders,Gilbert Dargon,Silas Allen.Albert Benjamin,Frank Wesky Cox.Gus Laws, -Mose Singleton,FEELING BUT TAKE A CALOTAB.Wonderful How Fine You Eeel After Taking the New Xauscalesa Calomel.If you have not tried Calotabs, you ; have a delightful surprise awaiting i you. The wonderful liver-cleansing and system-purifying properties of calomel, the doctor’s favorite among ail medicines, may now be enjoyed without the slightest unpleasantness. One Caloiab at bedtime,- with a swallow of water, that’s all. No nausea, nor the slightest unpleasant effeects. You wake up in the morning feeling line, your liver cleansed, your system purified, and with a heartv appetite for breakfast. Eat what you please, go where you please, no restriction of habit or diet.Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages, price thirty-five cents. Your druggist recommends and guarantees Calotabs and will refund your money if you are not delighted with them.—Advt. Paul Washington,Dwight Moody Rhett Huggins, Willie Singleton,Campbell Jackson,Robert Bolden,Lewis William Murray,George Ducker Hatchell,. Bradford Singleton,Frances Chesley Jones,T ... „ 1 ^ V. «
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Sumter Watchman and Southron
Sumter, South Carolina, US
Wed, Sep 25, 1918
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