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THt PAGELAND JOURNAL Vol. 8 No. 7 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, 1917 $1.00 p?r year The Journal Building and Foi Others Destroyed by Fire Fire originated in a restaurai on Pearl street about 1:30 o'cloc Friday morning and destroy* the Journal building, and til city garage. The tour woe buildings belonged to Mrc. M. i Sowell, and the loss is estimate at $2,000. One was occupied t the barbershop, which was owi ed by Mr. P. W. Funderbur Nearly all his fixtures were ca ried out. The next one we occupied by the post offic The patrons boxes and some < me desks and books were save Postmaster Quick carried $1( insurance. One of the otln buildings was occupied by pressing club owned by W. ( Tucker and E. C. Anderso The other building was occup ed bv a restaurant owned by V O. Tucker. There was no ii surance on any of the stuff i ' the four wood buildings exce] the small amcunt on the po office fixtures and supplie Neither was there any on an of the four buildings. The brick building owned b C. M. Tucker and occupied b The Journal caught from tfc roof and burned slowly, an much of the printing materii and machinery was carried on The large cylinder newspapt press, one job press, one ban press, one large imposing ston and cabinet, and one improve job cabinet were the princip'. things left in the building. Th building was covered and ceile with metal, and the fire burne very slowly. Valiant work prt I m Co Congressman committee on. aj Submarine situat S I Dining tbe fc | way will opti Leaving Pagv Leaving Gue Leaving Mt. < Leaving Rub Arrive Chest< Return train , All on clei good. / ir vented the total destruction of the building and contents. The at metal roof did not fall, though :k most of the timbers burned. ;d Volunteer fire fighters of the le heroic kind went into the build >d ing when it seemed as if the ^ whole roof of burning timbers ;d and red hot metal would fall up>Y on their heads and with hooks a- pulled down the metal ceiling k. and with buckets and dippers r- threw water until the fire was is finally extinguished after two e. hours of hard work. The roof of was still suspended overhead, d. resting upon a tew partially )0 burned joists, and the flour was er hardly burned at all, though a covered with charcoal and ashes 3. to a depth of two or three inches n in many places. The brick i- walls were damaged from the V. heat outside more than the fire i- inside. Thev remained stand n ing, though it was tound neces it sary to tear the front down to st the tops of the windows and res. build it because of the cracked y condition. There was $500 in surance on the building. The y insurance adjuster for the buildy ing was at Chesterfield on Frile day, and he was notified of the d fire here and came here in the al afternoon before the fire was en t. tirely out. He agreed to pay ir $450 damages on the building, d The fife had gained such le headway in the restaurant and d pressing club when it was disal covered that nothing from these e buildings could be saved, and d this stuff, together with the d buildings, was a total loss. i i- There was no insurance on I . .... ..w. -T" 1 narps ? A. F. Lever will speak to the fai jricultnre, and is one of the braini lion in Its relation to the farmers ol pecial Train on C. >ur days of the County Fair, Noven rate the following Special schedule: ?land ss Croghan y erfield leaving Chesterfield Sible attractions tu an attractions Ches N Sinple Adi Italians Muffer Severe Lossset at Hand of Enemies Berlin (via London), Oct. 28? (Bulletin): The capture of 100, 000 Italians and more than 70( guns is reported in the officia communication from genera headquarters tonight, which de clares that the Italian secont and third armies are in retreat. The text of the statemen reads: "The Italian second and thirc armies are in retreat toward: the west. Our pursuit is ad vancing rapidly from the moun tains as far as the sea. Up tc the present lUO.GOO prisoners ant 70() guns have been enumerated.' Berlin, Oct. 28 (via London Oct. 28, British Admiralty, pel Wireles Press).?The Austrian; and Germans have forced then way through the mountains tc the plains of northern Italy, cap turing the town of Cividale, the the barber shop fixtures, but the loss from (ire and damage wa; very slight. Mr. Funderburli moved temporarily into the small building on the cornei near the big sycamore tree. The Journal office has beer moved into the east room of the old Mercantile building:, and the most of the work of getting: oui the paper will be done there though the paper press, engine etc. remains in the buildingThe post office was moved to the front room upstairs in the Mercantile building, directly over the new quarters of th< Jour nal. 'Xm ismai mers of Chesterfield County t lest representatives in the balls t the South. Do not fail to heai & L. iber 7 8 9-10, the C. & L. Rail8:30 a. m. 8:50 a. m. 9:05 a. m. 9:15 a. m. 9:35 a. in. 4:30 p. m. ys Sup rnished by , Growing terfield ovember 7, Mission 25 cents; Sea: Pass-out Tickets ? Americans at Last in the Big Fight Washington, Oct. 27.?Tliena tion was thrilled today by word ) that American troops at last 1 were face to face with the Ger 1 mans across No Man's Land Announcement by General 1 Pershing that several battalions of his infantry were in the front t line trenches, supported by American batteries which al1 ready had gone in action against 5 " war office announces. The city of Gorizia, on the Isohzo, also > I has been captured. The num ber of Italian prisoners, according to the report. is increased to ' more than 80 ()00. ? The announcement follows: r "Rapid development of the * united attack on the Isonzo again brought entire success yesterday. The Italian forces which sought to prevent our di; visions from emerging from the > mountains were thrown back . bv powerful thrusts. In the evening German troops forced their wav into the burning town of Cividalc, the first town in point of position in the plan. i "The Italian front as far as the ? Adriatic sea is wavering. Our ? troops are pressing forward on [ the whole line. Gori/.ia, the most disputed town in the Isonzo battles, was taken early this morning by Austro- Hungarian i divisions. . "The number of prisoners has ' been increased to more than e 180,000 and the number of guns I to more than 600." 1 it A. ; mi Wednesdry. November 7th* at tl ; of Congress. Mr. Lever's addre r him. This address will be free, School CI EducatJ 10:00 a. m.?Magnificent p Best school float in parad< Largest percentage of enn School making best showi Pupils must march bv two for decision. Line of mar Only school children in pa iberb SI Sibleys Supb on merit ' County 8, 9 and 10,19: ;on Tickets, non-transtei will not be issued the enemy, faooed a new flan1 of patriotism throughout 111 country. The absolute silence wit which Secretary Baker and vv? department officials greeted th news, however, showed that a though the movement into ill trenches had been expected ? any time, it was regarded onl as the final phase of the men training. German shells ar breaking about the American and, although they have nc taken over the trench sector, r fles, machine guns, bombs an bavonets in American hand will greet any enemy attock. The silence of Secretary Bf ker indicated that no officis report of the occupation of th trenches had been received General Pershing is the judge c all matters pertaining to th training of his force, and h probably did not inform the di partment of his plans in advance as every effort was made to pre vent the enemy from learnin; what was afoot. It is certair however, that the departmen was fully prepared for the news Secretary Baker's latest reviev of the war situation this weel indicated that American troop in France were nearing the em of their strenuous training be hind the lines. Casualties among the Ameri can forces arc to be expected Reports from the front alread; show intermittent artillery fn ing, and a well aimed shell ma claim American victims at an I moment. There is nothing t I indicate, however, that an o F. Le ie County Fair. Mr. Lever is < ss will be along (he line ot (he lildren Admitted ional Day, Friday Nov. arade of Floats bv schools in Co ailment from any one school in 1 ng on foot is. Formation in line and marc ch will form at Court house, irade admitted free. Slows erb Shows rhe best of i Fair 17 rable, $1.00 le fensive operation bytheAmerile cans and their French associates is to be expected, outside of posh sible trench raiding. The secir tor where the front line training school has been established is ^ described as one of the quietest * on the front. ^ The report from the front indiI cates that all American forces } will be given trench dutv in rec liefs as the final touch cf their e preparation. The whole busis ness of relieving and supplying !l the front lines can be carried on l" under actual war conditions and d under fire. s In time, a complete section of the front will be Americanized ' in every detail. How wide this II C . - iruni win ue, wnere on me long e line it is to be located and simi; lar questions are matters about 1 which no speculation is permite ted. e A teacher received the foliow' ins note from the mother of one ! of her pupils: * Dear Ma Jam: Flease.ixcus my ' Tommy to-day. lie won't come 1 to skule because he is acting as '* timekeeper for his father, and it v is your fault. U gave him a ix * ample if a field is <> miles around s how long will it take a man J walking 3 11' miles an hour to walk ^ 1-4 times around it. Tommy ain't a man, so we had i to send his father. They went ' early this morning & father will V walk round the field and Tommy will time him, but pleas y don't give my boy such ixam y pies agin, because my husban' ? must go to work every day to f- support his family. ver Chairman ol the great war, and the GermFn jj l Free 9 lunty, led by band. $5.00 ine 5.0() j r?.oo hing will be basis Founded ill dial's