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^ ‘-pp." aajiBiB^^! - 3 jzi: iVA IIP -fct r THE CHRONICLE Strives to be a clean newspaper, complete, newsy and reliable. wm • , s= •V' / II Yon Dotrt-Rtai The flidton Chronicle You Don’t Get The NEWS ■ 1 m VOLUME III * CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20ti>, 191^ NUMBERS -s -! - m • PRESIDENT WIESON - CHAP. ROYAL ARCH MASONS # The members and friends of ,the masonic lodges lo this section will be very much Intproatart In VTUiwInff th»*- Leaves Paris After Attend ing Conference and Landj in Boston on Next Tuesday. ®T"; v:, Brest, Feb. 15.—President ;Wilsou left Brest on his return to the United States on board the U. S. S. George "Washington shortly after 11 o’clock this morning. The George Washing ton weighed anchor at 11:15 o’clock. In a farewell message to the french people before leaving Brest today, . Wilson said he had beeu # re Clinton is to have A Chapter of .Royal Arch Masons. Clinton has for iqany yegrs had a very active blue lodge a^d its influence in the f community has , icng been for good. Years ago a ifcoyal Arch chapter was established here but on account of the size of the town it was discontinued. A number of the prominent business men in the city have undertaken to* re-estabHsh the Chapter and all arrengements have ben made for its beginning-at an early date. Several business meetings have ben held for the formulation of the necessary plans and the following of ficers have been appointed to gdide its ceived ftttif freiSH^i had most desired to be treated. He added that he was happy to return to France to assist in completing the just settlements of the peace confer ence. When President Wilson left here today for the.Unite'iTStates" it was an nounced that he would land in Bos ton on Feb. 25 where he was expected make an address which would cov- er_the work performed at the peace conference. The president arrived in Best from Paris at ten thirty o’clock and went direct to the dock where he embark ed on a French gunboat which to him and his party to the Geor Washington. ft The president was received at the Brest arsenal by Admiral Moreau, of the French navy; Gen. Holmick, the military commander at Brest; Chas. C. Schwab and civil officials. There was no ceremony except for handshak ing and a salute of 21 guns which thundered fortr as soon ds the pres ident embarked on the gunboat. From the railroad siding to the dock were drawn up a battalion of American soldiers and a French band played the Star Spangled Banner as the gunboat left its moorings. All the ships in the harbor displayed the American flag and all traffic was sus pended while the president’s party was ^transferred to the George Wash ington. - • A French naval escort consisting of the cruiser Conde and several torpedo boats acted as a guard of honor for the George Washington. Thhr-escort with the American bat tleship New Mexico, will accompany the president out to sea and then return. The New Mexico has as com panions four American torpedo boats. George Leygues, the French minister of marine and Andre Tardieu, French high commissioner to the United States accompanied the president on board the George Washington. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, American assistant secretary of the navy, arriv ed in Brest shortly before the presi dent boarded the George Washington -and - was taken’ aboard the liner on special naval craft. The weather was misty and cloudy with moderate temperature. When the president alighted from the train he was smiling. He shook hands with Admiral Moreau, General Helmick, Admiral Halstead and Schwab. The president talked for’a few minutes with Mr. Schwab. Mrs. Wilson smiled as she followed the Leygues handsome bouquet of flowers. / v Mrs. Josephine Lewis, of Cincinnati, presehted the president with a bou quet of violets iwhioh he accepted with a bow. . After exchanging greetings the president stood on the*gunbo&t and waved to the crowds on the dock and those assembled on the embankments high above the quay. The mistiness of the weather hW the gMboat from sight soon after it left the dock but the president continued <h wave his hat and smile as the boat headed to ward the George Washington. The president was accompanied on board -the gunboat by Ambassador and Madame Jusserand and by Repre sentatives Heivering, White and Nor ton who have been in France for several months. David R. Francis,’ the American ambassador to Russia and his son and daughter also (were members of the party. The president spent just 15 min utes at the quay. He passed along the line of those assembled to greet him and shook hands with e&ch one. Reaching the end of the line he beckoned to Mrs. Wilson to come. He descended the stairs to the deck of the gunboat and then assisted Mrs. Wllsoh to descend. ■On the arrival of the presidential party on board the. George Washing ton there was littlf * formality except for handshaking with Mr. Leygues L. D. McCrary, H. P. M. B. Hipp, K. W. P. Jacobs, S. John T. Y<fung, Treas. J. K. Hatton, Sect. , U H. Rounds, C. of H. ■y. M 1 . 1 DoiaiH'i,"-ftrAr^r B. B. Mills, P. S. S. C. Hays, 1st V. J. W. Copeland, Jr., 2nd V. Frank Kellers, 3rd V. L A. Barrow, G. URGES REDUCTION COTTON ACREAGE Louisiana Governor, In Address at New Orleans, Feb. 17.—Virtually all of today’s session of the conference called by Gov. Pleasant, of Louisiana, for the purpose of considering reduc tion of cotton acreage next year and holding of the present crop for hot ter prices, was taken up with address es. Every state in the cotton growing group was represented by bankers, merchants, planters, and farmers. Gov ernor Pleasant in an address urged growers to reduce cotton acreage next year at least one third of the normal and hold the present crop for higher prices. W. B. Thompson, president of the New Orleans Dock Board, advocated . .-.-w the"! growing area into state, county, ward and township organizations to secure written pledges of its members to plant in cotton one-third less acreage in 1919 than was planted In 1918> He a too p reiwwcd-ft- cetrtraf *" prgan'tewf ion 6,000 BALES OF COTTON BURNED. Loss of Cotton at Savannah Heavier Than Estimated. Mach Nitrate Lost Savannah, Ga., Feb. 15.—Damage by fire yesterday at the Seaboard Air Line Railway Companys terminal and the Southern Fertilizer and Chamlcal Company’s plant approximated $5,000,- 000, it was shown today by a compu tation of estimated losses given by of ficials of the railway and the fertiliz er companies. The heaviest damage appeared to have been among the stores of freight on the Seaboard docks. * Hutchinson Island where eight sheds of the cotton wharf were swept away by fire yesterday afternoon is tonight heaped witr *moking ruins, the condi tion of which is Such that the debris * may not be handled and as a conse quence it is impossible as yet to se cure a definite statement of the amount of loss. Agent H. R. Phinney, who has direct supervision of the Hutchinson Island terminals amended his first statement of losses as follows: “The loss of cotton amounted to 6,- cqtt 000 bales instead of 5,000 as first re ported. Instead of 2,000 tons of ni trate it h$u8 been found that 1,275 tons were destroyed. This was the proper- yt of the government held for delivery to farmers at $85 per ton, the post' price.” Nobody here connected with the Sea board Air Line Pail road whose manv v halves wem dc«jrtr.oyed could U*1 an^Id.-.r about the amount of the .n- c t.1. r. was stated thai ’.ll ins i-an. c Va= bandied .by f ht; home office in Norfolk. It wds not known whether the government had continued the insurance since it assumed control in which cotton producers, bankers, merchants and farmers be represented. “We must hold the cotton, that we now have and sa” to the world ‘If you don’t want our cotton you don’t have to take it,' ” he said. ‘‘When you are ready to meet our prices we’ll talk business with you.” John Parker of New Orleans, state food administrator for Ixjuisiana, SEN. OWENS-TO TI^uL * OK CAMP AT BREST Invited to Describe to Committee Con ~ ditioiiH at Embarkation Camp. Washington, Feb. 17.—Senator Ow MES. FANNIE BAILEY DEAD. Mrs. Fannie Bailey, aged 87, died at the homo of her daughter, Mrs. D. B. Bobo last Friday morning. ens. of Oklahoma, will be invited to tell the Senate Military Ctommittee of conditions al the American emberka^ •‘ion camp ul Brest which he sharply criticised in a statement today after his arrival in New York from Fc&nce. Secretary Baker also expects Senator Owens to call at the War Department, soon to inform officiale there of what he saw at this much discussed center of the American army’s homeward movement. Secretarr Baker said today he was delighted that Senator- Owen liad been at the camp and after reading what the senator had to say, declared that The fuperal services were conduct ed at the residence Saturday morn ing by her pastor, Rev. Edward Long, after which interment took place at the Presbyterian cemetery, j Mrs. Bailey had lived here all her life and was a venerable lady, gen tle and kindly to all the world and greatly beloved in her family circle as well as by a large circle of friends. She was one of the char ter members of the First Baptist church and always manifested an interest in all of its activities. Her GERMANY ACCEPTS ARMISTICE TERNS .-J-UZj every source where additional shipping to brii^g the troops home might be found "As to the crowding at Brest,’* the secretary continued, “I have no* the of'knowfng whftt the to- presented »o the conference a certlfl- cate pUn of checking up cottou simi lar to tba* adopted for cvmailing con sumption of sugar daring the crisft of the war. Py tha' plan, Mr. Parker said, you will know what every cotton Y lantcr is doing, ;ust bow many bales 1 e raised and disposed of. A MUSIC TREAT. The schools of Thowiwell Or phanage are observing the week prior to Washington’s Birthday as “Patriotic Song Week” and will give a public celebration of song ;n Thornwell Memorial church on the 22nd inst, at 7 P. M. All friends of the insUtution are in vited to lie present and join in the singing. . The following program v/ill be given : . ' ' „ ‘ Holy, Holy” Hymn TiWOcafioii Dr. L R. Lvnn ■mvgmft -fie kn i owmg"Wtiat toe-ftmewe^ that is. 1 have been told and I do not nko to'say that I have been told be cause it sounds so unauthoritatlve, but I have been told that the French rail road congestion is such that it is nec essary for us to use the French rail roads \Vhen we can get them. They are using them in their own demobiliza tion and for the British and as a con sequence we have to use them when we can get them. The secretary added that returning officers and others who had passed through B^est recently had told him i hat food conditions wfcre very good and that outside of the weather and the mud they sa wlittle o complain of. He said he could well imagine the feel ing of the men waiting in that camp for returning ships, however, and ful ly sympathized with all the discontent and unhappiness htat this waiting un der unpleasant conditions entailed. “America” Many Flags in Many Lands of the railroad or whether it had ac cepted the risk itself, the latter being re impression with some railroad men General Manager ."'V. L. Seddon, of Norfolk, was expecied to reach Sa vannah late’ tonight to inspect the terminals and asceriain at first hand the extent of the loss. Detroit Vapor Oil Stoves. Greatest oil stove on the market—no wicks, no odor, no smoke; bakes like a brick oven, S. M. & E. H. WILKES & CO. and M. Tardieu, the orders beipg for the George Washington to get under way as soon as the party and its baggage had been received, i'he sea iwas calm as the gunboat made it* way to the George Washington. * , Primary Department Battle Hymn of the Republic History of the Marseillaise j Mr. Fred Lawrence Singing of “The Marseillaise” “Oyer There’ “Keep the Home Fires Burning” “Let 1 T s Have Peace” .Miss Caroline Dugan “America, the Bvaittiful” 4, ^Pupils of Thornwell College Reading of names on the Service Flag. •Quartette—Messrs. Sinclair, Kim ble, Piefhoff and Dpgan. “When the-Boys Come Home” Mr. Wm. P. Jacobs Story of “The Star Spangled Ban- • ner” Mr. Louis LaMotte “The Star Spangled Banner” •‘CANNED BLOOD” FOR TRANSFUSION Bdood, Previously Drawn and Iced, Successfully Used in Battle in France. _ Washington. Feb. 15,—Use of “canned blood” one of the remarkable developments of war surgery, was de scribed today by the Surgeon Gen- eral’s office for the benefit of the fam ilies of hundreds of soldiers whose lives were saved by blood transfu sion. V One of the heaviest causes of death amopg wounded soldiers is hemor rhage. Immediately after tre United States entered the war the Medical Department began organizing to re duce the number of fatalities from this cause. It was decided that sim ple methods should be employed E)e- cause of limited facilities at the front. . Development of the use of ‘‘canned blood” was a direct result of war in every relationship. She is survived by two daugh ters, Airs. D. B. Bobo and Mrs. M. A. Sumerel, five sons-R. L.. C. C., Sam D. Bailey of Greenville, and one of the largest family connec tions in this section. BUYS NEW SfORE, The Bell-Workman Company of this city, of whioh J. I). Bell is pres ident, has within the pmst few days purchased the mercantile business of the Rudd Mercantile Company, of Goldville, and have already tak en over its management. The firm will 6o run under the name of the Bell-Workman Compjanyt one of this city’s,well established business concerns. "> BACK AT BAILEY’S. Christopher Adairjf who recently returned from France, is back again with Bailey’s Bank as book keeper. His friehds are glad to have him back and to know that he « r is again doing business a this popu lar banking house. conditions. During a heavy attack it Svas^ impossible to arrange for transfusions direct from persons, so the fluid was drawn previously, Stored on ice in. sterile flasks,. Then used in emergency. , Where the wounded marl cold .stand it, a blood substitute ..was linjected which sm- tained life until hb eould be remov ed to a hospital whefe more direct transfusions could .be employed. “By these methods, many men were returned to their families who in previous wars would have lived but a few hours,” the department’s 1 statement asserted. WITH NATIONAL BANK. ‘ Mr. W. P. Baldwin, who has been connected with the office of the Monarch Mills for several yeans, has accepted a position as assistant cashier M the-First National Bank oi*this city and entered upon his new duties Monday, having moved his family here during the past week. -Mr. Baldwin is a very effi cient office man aniTis sure to prove a valuable acquisition to the bank. WITH THE BEE HIVE . ' Ryland Sumerel, popularly known as “Tip” and formerly with the J. W. Copeland Company as salesman, is now with the Bee Hive where he will be glad to welcome his friends. LADIES TO MEET. The Civic Improvement Associa tion will meet on nejtt Monday af- ternoofi, the 24th, at 3:30 P. M. in the Jacobs & Company buildinga nd all members are asked to be present. Cross Hill Soldier Died at Camp ■ ** jl /HI IS vMI • Cross Hill, Feb. 15.—Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Turner received word yesterday morning of the death .at Camp Jackson of thefr only son, Robert Turner*. The young man had suffered for more than a month of meningitis. It is reported that one eye, and all of his teeth had been removed, sometime ago, In a des perate effort to save his life. He wr about twenty‘years of age, and leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. 9. Turrter and one sister, Miss Connie Turner, Robert Turner had a wide circle of friends who will regret to hear of his untimely death. He has been in the army since last fall. The deceased was a member of the Baptist church at Cross Hill, and was buried today in the old Baptist church cemetery, Cross Hill. M iss Sara Saxon of Laurens, was the guest of Miss Lora Mont joy last week eficl. * IT PAYS TO READ ADVERTISEMENTS ,. g. ■*. mft si • : You’ve often heard the saying, “It pays to advertise.” That is true. And it also pays to read adverti'semeftts'-—pays you. If you read' advertisements consistently for any length of time you will ag ree that this statement is also true. IT PAYS YOU IN MpNEY SAVED. There are many real bargains offered from time to time in the advertisements appearing in this paper. Watch for them. '\, . IT PAYS YOU IN SATISFACTION. When a merchant asks you to come to his store he ob ligates himself to sell you quality goods “as advertised.” You have a right to expect satisfaction from what.you buy and you"get it. IT PAYS YOU IN TIME SAVED. When you know exactly what you want to buy and where you want to buy it, you don’t have to “look around” and waste time finding it. Don’t you want to save money and.time? Wouldn’t you like to be sure of getting satisfactory- service and quality goods every time you go*to a store? Then read THE CHRONICLE advertise- itients and patronize the stores which can serve you best. Marshal Foch Informs Su preme Council o! [Accep tance-Means New Strictures Paris, Feb. 17.—Marshal Foch this afternoon informed the supreme coun cil bf the acceptance by the Germans of the conditions for a renewal of the armistice. Marshal Foch appeared in person be fore the council of the great powers today and announced the acceptance and the signing by the Germans of the new conditions of the armistice. ~ t.A Hac-fl 6 Sunday eventing On board Marshal Foch’s private car at Treves. The signihg averts what promised to be a rather critical situation as it had been reported that the Germans might persist in (carrying out their intimations of a refusal to sign. The new terms, while still withheld, are understood to restrict German op erations against Poland within certain fixed lines, thus removing the danger of a military clash, and at the same time opening access between the in terior of Poland and the Baltic Sea. But important results will take form shortly when Marshal Foch re turns to Treves for submission of the details of the disarmament and de mobilization of the German forces which are being fonnulated by the' military, naval and economic advisers of France. These are of a nature amounting, in fact, to preliminary peace agreement. Disarmament is understood to in clude both the naval and military branches, and the naval authorities ex pect the ultimate naval terms wil’ provide for the dismantling of the for tifications of Helgoland and the Kiel Canal, the canal l>eing opened for com mercial navigation. While the blockade is not raised by the present terms yet it is expected that the disarmament under later and more comfllote terms will obviate the necessity of a further, blockade and permit such economic and food relief as it is determined upon. The council of the great pdwers to day gave a further hearing on. the Russian question, but no decision wa - reached. The feeling seems to be gen ial that no decision is in sight and that none of the pending plans offer* much of a prospet for arriving at a satisfactory solution. Treves, Feb. 17.—Under the new terms for the renewal of the armistice, as presented to the Germans t>y Mar shal Foch, Germany must abandon all offensive movements against the Poles and also must prohibit her troops from crossing the Russian frontier at a cer tain line. The lino of "demarcation l>etween Germany and Poland is outlined as fol lows: East of Grosser. Neudorf (south east of Bromberg), south of Lablschin, south of Schodziesen, north of Exin (southwest of Bromberg); south of Sann, north of Czafnichau (east of Kreuz); west of Birbaum pud Bent- schen (west of Posen), Wollstein, Lis- sa and north of Wiernszow and^ihence along the frontier 'between Silesia aod Poland. (This line of demarcation gives to Inland a considerable part of German Posen). It was provided l>y the allied terms that the armistice must be renewed for an indeterminate period with a fixed delay of three days for the de nunciation of it. The old terms of the armistice are to be carried out com pletely by Germany. The German delegates reached Treves Friday morning and Marshal Foch arrived at noon. The first dis cussion was at 3 o’clock Friday after noon and was begun by Marshal Foch. Mathias Erzberger spoke first for the Germans. CHANGE IN FIRM. The husiness 1 )i merly conducted as 1). E. Tribble & Company has Iven (-hanged to the firm name of l> K. Tribble Company, the busi ness of the old firm having been ■ u ■ . . • tiiKen over by ’he ii*-»v. The change *.s tuade due to the fact that Mf. R, J. Copeland. Jt\, has become a mem ber of the firm. The company is capitalized at $20,000 and the stockholds are D. E. Tribble, E. B. • * * j S!oan and R, J. Copeland, Jt. J * j a* <- :: , . • ’ '-.'Mi iff IfGkltnWBEalf&Huni; j . t ,? . f. "v.w. tmmi&akL \