V BALLOT SIS7EM \ X01Y LAW OF STATE. ? ? Y^mh of Election Law?Reserve Military Bill and Abatement for IJ Nuisance Rill Signed. j Tfce State. 20th. Only 86 measures passed at the re- j rect session of the general assmoiy' Live not yet recaivsd the signature of j it Governor Manning. The unsigned acts ~ "" ? '"ml ohoroftor fp\V - iargeiy ui a. , ? L 4)e:ng of Statewide importance. r Governor Manning yesterday sign- f %otfi for each 100 enrolled voters or .< majority fraction thereof. The booths I shall ibe made of wood, sheet meiai 1 or'any other suitable substance, snan not be le>s than i>2 inches wide and32 ] Inches deep, and six feet six inches 1 high, shall be provided with a curtain j * hanging frc\m the top in front to with- [ I in three feet of the floor, and shall i "have a suitable shr*If on which the j voter con prep?"' his ticket: Provided p That the provisions of this act snail J1 Tjot apply to . rural voting precincts * o-.tside of incorporated towns ana i cities. I Sec. 2. The polling places shall be 1 provided with a table for the man- jt r.-rers. The polls shall be provided 11 w't^a guard rail, so that no one ex- * cent as hereinafter provided shall ap- j * proach nearer than five feet to the iv bocths in which the voters are pre- J paring their ballots. Sec. 3. 1 fee tiCKeiS snan ue pi 111 tbu | , on clear white paper in tile usua:;C manner, but shall have a coupon at! \ the top provided with a table for the jc raanagers. On the coupon shall bo j1 printed 'OffLciar Ballet," "Club , * Ward , Xo The numbers n n shall run seriat'm for each ciud. There shall be 50 per cent, more bal- a lets than there are voters enrolled a1 C jeach polling- place. _ o rr>* ?- K/v ! irlec. 4. ! ue ? suan UC * , -, sponsible for all ballots furnished. I ? > I When a voter presents himself he shall be given a ballot. The manager j q in charge of tee poll list shall enter ; * i the number of the balot next tlie ! p I c naive of the voter. I he voter shall j >} forthwith retire along to one of tn; ! booths, air- without undue delay pre j r *c>s.re his ballot by scratc hing out tlis j ^ "frair.es of tbev candidates for whom I i does not car.e to vote. Xo vctei ! -shall remain :n the booth longer than : j2 firtv minutes. After .preparing his ! ^ fcallct, the voter shall present himself j fl ! io the manager. His ballot must be; ^ folded in such a way that the number j C( be seen and the coupon can lie j a Teadily detached by the manager with- J b out in ary way revealing the printed. J( portion of the ballot. If the voter j is not challenged, and takes tiie pre- i r, -scribed oath, the manager shall tear j ti -off the coupon, put it on file, stamp; v the ballot, and the voter shall deposit j fi his ticket in the box, and shall !m- j mediately leave the polling place. If j a voter shall mftr or deface his ballot j 0 he may obtain one additional ballot j -uDon returning to the manager In j charge of the ballots the ballot so j0 marred or defaced with the coupon j ? attached. The manager in charge of i the poll list shall change the number js of the ballot on his poll list, and placc j 0 the defaced ballot on a file. No voter j * clall be given a second ballot until j13 he has returned the first one witli j ^ coupon attached. j p 1 "Sec. 5. No person shall be allowed t witfrm the guard rail except as here- j InaiLtT provided. If a voter can no: f t read or write, or is physically dis- e a"bled, and "toy reason thereof did no? j. sign the enrollment book he may ap-1 j] -3>eal to the managers for assistance, j c and the chairman of the managers j p onrw>int f\\'r\ rkf u-atf-liprc T*Pr>- t iH IUCjJ ttec. 6. From the time of the open- |( ins -r>f the poll until the announce-;1' f men 1 of the result and the siennln;: of . the official returns, no person shall ! be admitted to th^ polling plar-e ex- ; ' cent "the managers. dnlv authorized, 1 s watchers and challengers, the cnair- ' man of the executive committee or 11 members of the executive committee !' appointed in his stead to supervise ! this poll'nsr place, persons dulv ad-,, jnitted for the purpose of voting, police officers admitted by the managers : to preserve order or enforce the law: Provided, however, That candidates i for public office voted for at such poll- j ins- place mav be present at the can- , /ass of the votes: Provided. Canvass i i EW METHOD.* TO i!E USEJ) BI I1UNS IN SUPREME AND FINAL DRIVE UPON WESTERN FRONT 'Ians of German Leaders Complete, Troops Carefully Trained, and Great Offensive May be Expected Any Time Now. officii Armv Wpq rln lin rt Ars ILJI iLiou m; w. w ''ranee, Feb. 19.?The Great Gern.an offensive on the western front nay be expected to begin at any monent now and as far as the British ront is concerned the main thrust ,vill be made on the sector between Vrras and St. Quentin. Tanks and "a new mysterious gas" .vill be employed by the enemy in the ittempt to break through the allied ine. Other attacks will be delivered further south. These facts have become known through captured Gernan prisoners and from information gleaned in other ways. The plans of the German high com nand are complete and after many weeks of intensive titeingin of assault ng troops they are ready to make he supreme and final effort which las been advertised so widely in the? >ast weeks. Old Methods too Well Known. Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General von Ludendorff appear to lave realized that the old methods of ittack in which a long bombardment s employed are too well known to )roduce the results desired. Accordnfriv the German troops are being 7 ? old that surprise attacks, suca as vere used in Galicia last summer, at iiga and again on the Isonzo, are to )e tried against the a!l;es on the h estern tront. Much stress has been laid on the act that tanks and new <*as are to :e used, leaving the infantry little to to but to walk through the -gaps and jonsolidat the positions captured Jerman troops have been trained to nake long approach marches and hen to stcrm enemy positions after i short gas shell bombardment, rhnsp obstacles which the German rtillery has not obliterated will be ushed by the troops or ignored. The lerman infantry will rely on weight f numbers, masses of machine guns nd mobile batteries to finis* tn<* fork beirun by the tanks and gas. Word has been passed oat by the !erman high command that few of u ~ will survive tne LI*3 1IXCU ti .. ... _ -ffects of the tanks, the gas and the ombardinent, and that fresh German .lfantry will overcome speedily any asistanco. offered in captured posilons. (i or in an Troops Skeptical. Despite these assurances and tne itensive training to which they have e?n put. the German troops are *anklv skeptical and are undertaking leir task with no enthusiasm, according to prisoners. They feel they re going to be thrown into oatue to e used as cr.nncn fodder and do not elish the prospect. &It is said General von Luaendorff ecently addres.ied a body of Tnranry at Laon and asked how many men rere willing to fip-ht to a finish. Only ve non-commissioned officers and nivates stepped forward. The otners f the votes shall be open to tlie puutc. Sec. 7. If the watchers or officers f the law who are admitted to tlie 1 ~ 1 choll Oiling place oy me mauafe<^ aterfere with the managers or outruct the voting, it shall be the auiy f the managers to suspend the execion until order is restored, or as may >e provided by the rules of the party, .'o person shall be allowed 10 ap. roach polling places within 125 feet fhile polls are opened, other than he persons herein provided for. Sec. 8. iUpon the close of the elecion managers shall account to the xecutive committee for all ballots de ivered to them, and make the follow, tig returns: (a) The number of offiial ballots furnished to each polling recinct: Ob) the number of official allots spoiled and returned by voters c) the number of official ballots r?-, "rned to the executive committee: d) the nnmber of official "ballots actally voted. Sec. i). That all acts and parts of cts in conflict with the provisions of liis act are hereby repealed except 11 act to regulate the holding of ai! ifimarv elections and the organiza icn of clubs in cities containing 4taie be and they are hereby auhorized and empowered to lnr.ke such regulations as may be necessary to provide for the enrollment and voting of citizens of this State holding positions under the government o: the rnited States or any branch ' -e o?,i residing temporarily oul tnereui. uu? of the State, hut within the T'nited States. Sec. 11. That this act shall so intc effect upon its approval hy the sov. ernor. T declared their desire for an eariy peace by "arrangement." German officers, on the other Hand a}! ear .'o nave tue conviction they will be able to break through oy means of their secret attacks. Riga's Capture a Lesson. General von Hutier, who is reputed to have laid the plans for the capture ~ - 1 ? -v .-K tVio u'otirpri 01 Kiga, uas cuuio vj <.Ug .. front "o assist in prep aration. Th? lessons of the capture of Riga have been preached religiously to the German troops, it has boen pointed out that there a preliminary bombardment of four or five hours to cut the enemy wire ' and demolish defenses, was sufficient to give the Germans a firm footing in the Russian positions. The enemy troops have not been told, however, that the morale of the Russians at Riga was very low and tiiat the German attack was a complete surprise. The Germans will find the allied morale at the highest pitch on tli* western front, and their attack will be far from the surprise desired. The allies are ready for a big blow and await with assurance the next move of the German high command. The German attack ca: not be delay ed much longeif. All information ' points to the fact that both German civilians and soldiers are keyed up to such a pitch of nervous expectancy that the strain cannot endure for long | They are waiting for the attack with i 'e er!r,h hcpe that the high command ; can this time make good its promj ises . The German troops are expectj ed to fight well. Bloodiest Fight of ?ar. I The coming battle will perhaps hn j the most sanguinary of the war ami ,u>c" will be the most intense ye? ! r^-en. But they will mark the begin. ning of the end, for if the Germans Ulo not greak clear through the allied , line?and they cannot?they virtually ' * 11 bs finished. The emperor is putting every ounce of strength into this great gamble ,and if it fails in the early stages, it means the end of Prussian militarism1. The allied forces have a superiority in numbers, both in men and guns. I and no doubt is felt on this front j to the outcome. j mm We Heartily Approve. (Columbia Record.) I It's fifty-fifty. We have ion? | thought that the biggest hog arid the ?meanest human being in the world ! was the man who turned on Ills aiuomobile headlights full blaze into the fares of pedestrians, when it is against the law to do so. But even I that, selfish, coarse individual must yield a part of his glory to the man ! who runs his auto up and down a | crowded street shieking a siren j whistle every 50 feet. There shouM be a special dungeon for all such. xmmmmmmnmam&mammmmmmmarmmmmmmmMMBismmmmmMm I /Your I / wi 1/ MssK Gives a delight \ Preserves >- 7Kn arte l ? . | | SAVE I I Ejyyribtsei'V!i"iok k :.' ??/ . j fe SERVE INDiVl! ; fc-A-mu\ id makes -.48 i II--;* r V"- ; i f f ioli"' ; \b ( g K V ^ . _? L - ' j :|f; llMi there is u" ! b from onc-lhip i % i : %^-4 T A.Mi AC PKOVED TO BE A FINE KEtfEDY _>frs. Vt'orthey Says She Gladly Giyes it Endorsement.?"It Helped 3Ie Jii Every Way 1 Needed IleL'ef," is Her Statement. 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Whitmire Pharmacy, Whitmire, S C , PARTIES WISHING cotton seed 1 Par r.lantisig: purposes, to ; improve stand and staple, will | please phone 4411. I have also a ; No. 1 4-horse power gasoline engine ' for sale at reasonable p,rice. 0. | H. Lane. 1 l-22tf J^HAIR ' Exelento HpdidneCo., H Gentlemen: Before I n?ed 1 I El^^.Sr your Exelento Quinine I UK&&? Pomade my hair was I short, coarse and nappy, I 1 *i*Hk : t'&KBXm but bow it has grown to 32 I ? o much lo cacti pcrsiij ? :0:: x:: * ;/V& DUAL PORTIONS. onc-ihim o'ince pieces] ivo jcarncd U* if/Ki "u/n^ir* V| j ounce pieces.:; f ... ' -v I HAVE ATTRACTIVE prices to mulco on cord wood, green or dry, for immediate, fall, spring or summer delivery. Be sure to see me before you sen. H. 0. Long. 11-23-tf. Silverstrec, S. C. ! FULFGIM OATS??1.80 per bushel' for sale by Johnson McCrackin Co. j 2-S tf. MtMHOMHMMBIWBI RV.1VTK P?f?HMT?i Blank i ! ! For Blank Bool I I BOOK I f I i ' Ledgers, Journ Cash Books, ! Record Books and Memorarw I \ ! Start the New Year W I __ The House of a ' \ "V Courtesy to Ur When a perso: by mistake you do j ishly. On the com acknowledgment o to lighten his emfc error. Sometimes y< I'AII finrl t\iat v ctiiu y kju iivi mut j to the telephone by I It is well at sue the same courtesy t have extended to yi uation reversed an tionally become a t When you teli SOUTHERN BELL 1 AND TELEGRAPH I To all who h their city ta> Executions v ^ n/* "f fr 4-j l?lcU L.11 191 | taxes due the j By Order of il I w I ^ * f v FOll SALE?Some extra nice Duroc Jersey Brood Sows and Gilts. ! Prices reasonable. Also some Webber No. 82 Cotton Seed, $2.03 per bushel. R. D. Smith and Son ^ ' Wholesale Grocers. Phone SS. Ai I 2-12 4tp. -^1 ! JUST RECEIVED CARLOAD of Ap| pier red seed oats. Get our prices. | Purcell Company. 2-12 St. Hooks > is Come to tlse : \ STORE lals, Day Books, Receipt Books, , lime Books, iums. ith a New Blank Book. ^ ? >ook Store Thousand Things. ________^ kPSpj II ^ i ra/?l ^3 i ibidden Callers n enters your office not treat him churltrary, your courteous J f his apology helps larrassment over the xir telephone rings ou have been called mistake. h a time to practise hat you would Jike to du were the same sitd you had uninten- ^ elephone intruder. ephone?smile! ' "I ave not paid I J [es for 1917. I ' All he issued J dy all unpaid 1 j town. | ^ the Council. I r. Chapman, I Clerk and Treasurer. ^ J