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Vol.7 NO. 8 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY! MORNING, NOVEMBER 8. 1916 $1.00 per year
, Nation Dying of Hunger ^
While the people of the United
States have been sending
thirty million dollars* worth of
relief to Europe and Turkey, <
two hundred thousand women ^
and children in Albania have j
died of starvation.
While each woman and child
in Belgium has had plenty to '
eat, women and children in A1 j
bania have gnawed at the car- '
x casses of dead horses in the 1
streets. ]
William Willard Howard, of
Mpw Yrvrlr uihn line rnlnenn/l M
*iv*v A \/t imf Ituv/ 111IO I^IUILICVI
from his third trip to this hunger !
zone of Europe, predicts that the 1
entire population of Albania will '
die of famine and pestilence un
less helped. He says that in 1
Albania corn is fifty dollars a
bushel, flour eighty dollars a
sack, and macaroni five dollars ;
a pound. (
"The tragedy of Albania,"
says Mr. Howard, "is that a nation
is dying of hunger, while
the people of the United States,
laden with gifts for the rest of
Europe and for Turkey, pass by
on the other side.
"Thirty millions of dollars
have been given by the people
of the United States for relief
work of various kinds in Belgium,
Poland, Armenia, Syria
and the warring countries of
T?II rr\no mViila
UU1V|/V| *1 liliv I *? KJ I1UIIUICU
thousand women and children
in Southeastern- Europe have
starved to death unheeded and
uncared for. Not one woman
or child has died of hunger in
Belgium; two hundred thousand
in Albania.
"Is it fair?is it human?that
the innocent women and children
ot Albania, who never did
anyone any harm, should be
trampled under foot and left to
perish, at a time when all others
are fed?
"Is this American fair play?
"I have appealed for help in
high places. I have begged a
crust of bread of those who have
given millions to Belgium, Poland,
Armenia and Syria.
i ne Albanians are as much I
entitled to sympathy and help as
others. They have not taken
part in the war. They fed and
sheltered the refugees from Scrvia,
even with the last measure
of corn that the famine smitten
villages possessed. They have
not done any wrong; yet armies
have swept over their country,
taking what could be found to
take, leaving to starving women
and children only the carcasses
of dead horses in the streets.
'I ask only American fair play
for the famished children of Albania.
I ask of all fair minded I
men and women in the TTnift?/ll
States: Why should the Alba
nians?three hundred thousand
of whom are Christians?be left
to starve, while we press forward,
in generous rivalry, to
feed the others? The Albanians
are more numerous than the Ar
menians; vet we feed the Arme
nians and let the Albanians
starve.
"Having appealed to deaf ears
in high places I now appeal to
the plain people?to fair minded
men and women who would not
let even a dog starve to death,
no matter what his breed. I
want to go back to Albania with
a shipload of food. I have arranged
for a snip?a new American
ship, just launched and fit
ted for sea. The ship is ready
and waiting.
/\ numner 01 distinguished
gentlemen in New York?most
ly clergymen an editors of news-!
papers?will co operate in an
appeal for a relief cargo for the
ship. The treasurer selected to
receive contributions is the Rev
Frederick Lynch, D. D , editor |
/ilia and Main Command March I
for Munitions Stored South
of Parral
El Paso, Texas, Nov. 6.?Fran- |
:isco Villa and his main com- \
nand are marching toward j
Mesa de Sandias, 35 miles south- ?
west of Parral, where a quanti
ly of ammunition and arms and <
a large drove of horses arc <
known to be hidden for the Villa
forces according to an American I
refugee from Chihuahua City, i
These are hidden in the ranch
of General Urbina, the Villa i
general who was killed by Villa '
(roops because he .would not i
divide his loot with Villa.
It was in the direction of Me- '
r,~ A* C? si A IT! 1t_
3it uc ounuiu mm v ma was going
when he was being: pursued
by Major Tompkins, who was
subsequently attacked bv a
crowd of civilians in Parral.
Passengers arriving: tonight
from Chihuahua City said that
the feeling; of apprehension
among; the people there had
been greatly allayed because of
the arrangements of General
Trevino to protect the city
against a surprise attack. No
reports have been yet received
regarding the Americans in Parral.
thev said, but refugees from
Santa Rosalia confirmed the
death of Dr. C. H. Fisher, an
American at the hands of the
bandits who raided that place.
The Associated Press corres
pondent at Chihuahua City, who
reached the border last night,
was infoimed before leaving
Chihuahua Citv that Dr. Encarnacion
Brondo Whitt, the phy
sician of Guerrero, Chihuahua,
who had been made prisoner bv
Villa and forced to treat the
bandit's wounded leg, was in
Guerrero Saturday in charge of
Villa's temporary field hospital.
Doctor Whitt is a Mexican citizen
not a British subject. He
was reported recently by refugees
from Chihuahua City as
having been killed bv Villa
bandits.
Danger of Bad Teeth
Crooked, twisted, gnarled and
deformed teeth are a source of
danger to the child, family, and
state as well. Buck Teeth Ben
soon gets too sensitive to be in
touch with his playmates, and
ne stays in the background?getting
farther and farther away
from his fellows.
The child is in danger of being
a recluse, a backward. Den
tists are to be found all over the
land. Call on them.
In every state, in almost every
countv, vou will find people, so
cieties, calling the attention of
mother to the necessities of dental
cleanliness. Clean the teeth.
You will find that a clean tooth
never decays?vou will fir.d
dark spots on the teeth under
which lurk small germs that eat
holes in the teeth. Get a little
orris root ana a good brush and
nil) your teeth. Get a brush for
the hoy and one for the girl.
When you find the teeth and
gums sore, bleed, the teeth fall
into holes, the gums separate
from the teeth, blackspots on the
teeth inside and outside of jaw,
there is bacteria 011 the teeth.
If the teeth are in the last stage
of decay, see a dentist.
Don't wait until you have lost
your best teeth to look after
your mouth. Watch the boy's
and girl's mouth. Disease often
comes from decayed teeth.?
Selected.
of the Tin; Christian Work.
Contributions in any amount?
from the price of a loaf of bread
upward?may be sent to the
Balkan Relief Fund, 70 Fifth
avenue, New York citv."
[jold Scattered Over the Streets 1
of Jefferson
Mr. L. E. Gardner in writing
to the Jeffersonian gives the following
interesting account of (
Kold mining projects near Jefler- ,
son: " ,
This gold mine wad discover- ,
ed bv Burwell Brewer, nearly ,
one hundred years ago. Mr. ]
Brewer, and his assistants got (
their gold by using log rockets
and sluice boxes, but in later ,
years a northern company got
in possession of the mine and
made their gold bv the hydraul
ic process. They were very ,
successful, so much so, that they
decided to work the mine r?n ct
larger scale. In 1889 the com
pany built a 40 stamp mill down
to the toot of the hill, on Fork
Creek and opened a quarry on
top of the hill and blasted out
the ore and it was conveyed to
the mill on a train of cars
through a tunnel 1300 feet long.
The stamp mill was put in operation
April 1890. The output
of gold for the first month, was
15 lbs. The mill didn't run
many years before the hard
pounded ore and poisonous gas
es and chemicals used at the mill
began to damage farm lands
along the creek below the mine.
The landowners sued the com
pany for damages and the mill
was shut down. The mine has
not been worked since except on
a small scale. The Northern
company sold the mine tract to
Mr. Bill U. Clyburn, of Kershaw
a few years ago. Mr. Clyburn
is the present owner. He has
considerable farming done on the
place, but no gold mining.
I believe this is one of thfe,
richest gold mines in South Car
olina. All that is needed is mon
ey, necessary machinery, and
plenty of will power to make the
Clyburn mine a paying proposition.
I am not an expert at gold
mining, but I've been a prospector
for several years. I use a pan
and pick for mv outfit and I find
some gold on every tract of land
in this neighborhood. In reference
to last weeks issue of the
Jelfersonian, I see that my name
is mentioned as a successful
prospector in John Miller's gold
mine. Now I wish to make some
explanation. It is a fact that a
darkey named John Miller, does
own several lots near the foot of
Brewer mine hill, and I have
panned a lot of dirt from an old
road, crossing his land and the
gold shows up good I've tried
it several times and the pros
pects for gold is encouraging.
I believe John Miller has a rich
mine over there, and I believe
it will pay to work the place.
There are several places near
Jefferson, that is rich in gold
deposits, and should be worked.
I can find small particles of
gold on the main street of Jefferson.
Why should we ever complain
of hard times when we
have gold under us and in our
fields, branches, and on every
hill top, and for all we've got it
we will need plenty of elbow
grease to get it in our pockets.
Negro Hit by Train
Tuesday night as the Seaboard
Air Line train No. 18 came up
to the Cheraw station, Sandy
Perkins, a negro, who was stand-,
ing too close to the track, was
hit by the cowcatcher and knock 1
ed senseless. His arm was bro- j
ben, head cut, and he probahlv j
sustained internal injuries. He
was taken to the Hamlet hos |
pital on the same train that 1
struck him. News received tins j
morning was that he was in i
fairly good shape,?Cheraw ,
Chronicle.
Deutschland Brings Ten Million
Worth of Dyes and Drugs
New London, Conn., Nov. 1.
I Ten million dollars' worth of
ivestuffs and drijgs and it
was said "possibly stocks, bonds
ind precious stones" comprise
the cargo of the German submaj
rine merchantman Deutschland,
according to a statement tonight
by Capt. Paul Koenig, commander
ot the craft.
The Deutschland is in this
port after having succeeded in
making a second voyage from a
German port to the American
coast, despite the watchfulness
of British and French war vessels.
First of the under>ea merchantmen
by use of which Ger
many hopes to keep open a
trade route with the United
States, the Deutschland, accord
ing to her captain, is at preseni
the only vessel of that fleet
The Bremen which started a
voyage from the city after whicl
she was named on August 26, lit
said, has been given up as lost
He thought "she must have
struck a mine," but he added
"she has not fallen victim to this
almost blockade. I am sure o
that."
The Amerika, which some re
ports have indicated was a mer
chant submarine captured by tht
British, never existed. Captair
Koenig asserted.
"I must keep up this traffic
alone for the present, that is, tin
Deutschland must," he said. "Ir
a fortnight I shall be gone,
hope, to return before the end o
the year." " It
was possible, the navigato
stated, that other merchant sub
marines would be built bv *ha
timeIn
a summary of his voyage
iust completed, Captain Koenig
who returned with decoration:
from German royalty as mark:
of recognition for his pioneei
voyage, said this was "a quie
trip." Recital of its incidents
however, developed matters o
lively interest. The Dcutsch
land did not lie on the ocear
floor this time, as in the voyagi
which ended at Baltimore las
July. The submarine insteat
vajied the monotony of its sail
ing under the water or on tin
surface with'occasional dodge:
beneath vessels identified a:
warships of belligerent Nation
ality or thought to he. Sevei
times, Captain Koenig said, In
maneuvered in this way. Tin
last time was off Nantucket ves
A 1 1- 1 1 .
leruay wnen ne sigmco a "lour
funneled steamer" and dive<
beneatli her.
"The storms gave us mor<
trouble than this so called block
ade," he continued. " vYe \ver<
beset by heavy southwest gale
for days, and they were with u
most of the way across. Fog
also hindered us. We might a
well have been submerged, tin
weather was so thick at times.1
The superstructure of tin
Deutschland was dented bv tin
blows of the seas, but she suffer
ed no severe damage, her com
mander said.
'I he Swedis jitnev driver drev
up beside the road, jumped on
and with wrench in hand crawl
ed under the auto. 'Faking ad
vantage of die stop the onl\ pas
scuger, ;i Merman, prncvcuci! H
eat a lunch consisting mainly o
Limburger. Sml'cn'y cheesi
Suddenlv the driver emerget
irom beneath the machine ant
with bulging eyes and a hand v)i
his nose stood slarinu at the ante
"What's the matter?" inquiret
he German innocently, betweei
mouthfuls of cheese.
"Av don't know,'* said Oh
"But Ay tank the engine bant
dead."
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W ilson Appare
by Safe A
What It Means to Win R
Winning a prize at a county
fair, even though it bo only
the prize at the bottom of the
list, gives one a new pride in his
work. Fie goes home feeling
' that life is worth living and
work is worth doing. If it does ^
not give one too much of a ^
swelled head, it is a good thing i
I f.. I ! . .. ..
I ior nun 10 Know mat ne excels n.
someone in something. It en- I
courages him in his work, for he tc
knows then that he is on the y
right track. It shows him in e(
| which branch of his business he 1T
is being the most successful, and j
therefore, which one it will pay e]
[ him best to develop as his n
spec i .lty. tl
1 '1 he winning of a blue ribbon ^
1 makes a man a brother to kings; ^
' it fills him with an exaltation c
' which is good for his soul, it sets (j
' for him a new standard in life. t|
' If he is made of the right stuff tj
* he tries to live up to that blue ^
ribbon in all things, he tries to e
make all his products as high n
quality for their kinds as was for
its kind that which won the blue n
' ribbon. Soon or late that spirit g
1 of better quality permeates his p
entire being and he becomes a
' bigger and a better man for hav- 0
' ing won that ltttle strip of ribbon. a
j lie realizes that his competi c
^ tors who lost the honor to him
are going to strive all the harder t]
::* c t- ? ?
u> win 11 irom mm nexi year. j(
r Therefore, lie strives just as
" hard next year to excel his own v
accomplishment of the year be- ^
fore so that he may again win a
' tne honor of the blue ribbon j
* rather than letting his competis
tors take it from him. And v
s thereby the winning of that t(
1 prize has raised his own stand j
ards of excellence and thus has ^
J benefited his business.?The e
, Farming Business. n
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Providence Items
t Please announce that we still
1 have prayer service each Wed
nesday night at 7:30, at Provi
? dence church. Every body is /
s invited to attend. /
s Several members of Provi /
. dence Sunday school held a (
^ pleasant hour of prayer and song C
. service at the home of Mr. J. E. (
g Robertson Sunday afternoon to E
. comfort the sick father who has b
. been confined to his room for C
1 most three weeks. I
Mr. M. H. Tadlock's feed was I
q right seriously depleted Satur I
night and Sunday because a col- I
[. ored man drove up with a horse b
s to he fed until it was called for b
s Monday. The horse had given I
s out and could not go any farther,
s but was able to eat every thing
B that it came in contact with in >
" the way of anything eatable >
t Mr. H. Z. Outen went to Ches- ^
L? terfield on business last Monday. ^
The young girls of Providence >
i- church are doing good work in p
their prayer meeting service. P
They meet each Sunt!ay after ^
v Sunday school. All the young i,
t girls are invited to co-operate *
I with them in their work. G p
I C
1- Bring Back Our Dog '
0 Twenty-five cents reward, i
'? cash or trade, tor return of or I
' infoi mation concerning the pres ?
er.t whereabouts of our white -q
and black spotted Robert tailed -j
11 dog, which which went to t?wn i
' a lew days ago and neglected to \
I return home. I fear he is in bad ^
II company, and will appreciate ^
, your kindness in aiding me to \
Li get him back home. T. l?. \
Watts.
!ntly Elected
Majority
eports Received at 10
Today Give Wilson 23
Electoral Votes Ahead of
Hughes, and Still Gaining.
Republicans Acknowledge
Democratic Victory.
Nearly complete returns from
le National election show that
te race for the presidency was
lose, and up to 9 o'clock this
lorning nothing positive can be
iven, though the leturns noint
> the election of Woodrow
/ilson. Returns were reporiJ
very slowly last night and
inny states are still in doubt,
'he Republicans claim Hughes
lected, but the Democrats do
ot concede it to them. Most of
le states on the Pacific slope
ave not been reported, and
rance McCormick, Democratic
hairman, says indications are
iat these will go to Wilson, and
lat there is still a good chance
lat he has been elected. The
ig New York papers announcd
the election of Hughes last
ight about 9 o'clock.
The Republicans claim a
lajority in both houses of conress,
but this claim is also disuted
by the Democrats.
North Carolina defeated her
ne Republican congressman,
nd will send up a solid Demo
ratic delegation.
The "Solid South" piled up
lie usual big Democratic ma:>rity.
Utah, strong Republican,
yent for Wilson in this election.
nd a number of other states are
oubtful.
Below is given the electoral
ote of the states as reported up
"? l)in llnur r>f ?
j uiv. iiuui \ji lU
t will be seen tlrat Wilson still
as a chance. There are 531
lectoral votes, and 266 are
ecessarv to elect.
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U aba m a 12
Arizona 3
Arkansas 9
Calafornia J 3
Colorado 6
Connecticut 7
)elaware 3
'lorida 6
ieorgia 14
daho 4
Illinois 29
odinna 15
owa 13
Kansas 10
Kentucky 15
.ouisana 10
laine 6
4 a ry land 8
lassacliusetts 18
/liclniran 15
Minnesota 12
/Iississippi 10
Missouri 18
Ion tana 4
Nebraska 8
Nevada 3
?Jew Hampshire 4
*Ie\v Jersey 14
sew Mexico 3
sew York >5
forth Carolina 12
forth Dakota 5
)hio 24
)klahoma 10
)regon 5
'ennsvlvania 38
thode Island 5
k>uth Carolina 9
iouth Dakota 5
rennessee 12
rexas 20
J tali 4
Vermont 4
Tir*>inia 12
Vashineton 7
Vest Virginia 8
Visconsin 13
Vyoming 3
Totals 202 201 J 28