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v KOK nelkctivk dkaft ? HMvn H?*? Krwivwl Hy Her siijtH Count) Committor. , ? j Beattle, chairman of County committee ap V i, h (iuwriwr Manning to sup !l ,l^uiillt?iry reglatratipn in this ,i itX (iovernoi ati?. . i,e military ro?i?tratlf?n in thh ttUi'ii t\w federal oife |te ls L effect. Saturday received a ,; of,,tanks wittt whle* to notify ] i reglstrars who shall bo ap ti for each preelnct, The ivgls 2n cards, to bo Ailed out by the ?f military a?e have l>een re mi i,y Clerk of Court J. II. Oly n'bo together with Probate w I,. McDowell form the Ker J(r County committer ,. !? thought the selective draft Ul he i Missed l?y congre#* and (lu. president for hi* slgua this week. I mined lately upon -ddent WW son signing- the *ll|, It ' tlif iiiw. The president will issue a proclamation setting a for all nu n of military age iu flu* id States to register. , IL registration will be car Med on ,far as possible in h manner very U?r to enrollment for ' elections. Jiggers will he apiH>lnted for every net in the county and at the designated they will j>erform the assigned thorn. Negroes will be -Jwd to register also. llr <\ \v. Avails, <xf Camden haw ? named as clerk of the commission tbis county. Below will 1k? found lisi ?f naines to sepe as regis u at the various precinct*. It ild k> clearly umlerstood l>y those that it is not optional with fin as t?? whether they servo or not H fompulsory. and anV failure to ?? menus penalty under the Fed J law: Abney? 1'. .M. Klrkley. II. T.' Hor? u. Kershaw Rfd. 4. Antloeh-?Ilud Brown. Henry .Me ntion, Camden Route. Beavmlam?.1. Ford, R. A. Jack* b. Logoff. Route I. Belk Hill?H. \V. Barnes, T. B. tjrther. Camden Route. Betlunie?I>. T. Yarbrough, M. (i. intr. Hethune. Beulah?I-eslle McCattftlll, C. B. lnni|i?"H. t'amdeii Route. Blaiiey?1- I! Session, J. S. Koss, laoey. Bulfnl???(*. A. .lohnson, D. L. Gtttoe, .wsliaw lloute. "*> Camden. W. A. Sehrock. t%! IK W11 uns. H. singleton, Camden, Cantey Hill?.1. K. ('reed, C. E. atts. Cantey. Cassatt?I.. < > Funderburk. K. C. 'est, Casatt. IX'Kall*?S. r Truesdell, J. F. irkr. Kalh. iMby's Mill A. K. Kennedy. (!. W. [num. l.usoff. Enterprise.! B. McCoy, Lawrence vers CamdiMi Hkhuoih \\ m. Slni|?soii. B. I. >tto\. Blaiiry. Horuiitau't- W. T. I'layer, S. II. Shlr-j 'v. Camden. Kershaw .1 A. McCaskill, F. L. i rufMlali*. Kershaw. Lil*rty Bill?S. M. Richards. G. R.I Idiifiit-. Liberty Hill. Ix-khai j i. J. Jordan, C. R. ritts, West villi'. Luyoff ,in> Ti'jun. John Parker. Lu N?| s Creek (K. .Tunes, T. \V. town, Kershaw. Oakland?I.. r. Pate. >V. Cau>c. t I'iUc t!rii'k?T. J. Truefcdell, .1. K. iobfisrui, Canuieii. l^iiif Tifc- ,i k. Brannon. J. R. West. Ca*s;itt. Haley s Min _.| j/ Mangum. M. L. j l*leys Ki-ivUhw Um>t e. Roland l. s. SpeanCI>. ('. West, Maw. Point J B. Nelson. C. B. Net- ' l.'Uine\. Sandy <;r..\,? H. s. Thonipson, \V* '? Ratt-Iift" ^bamiiuk?iioyi JnhiiHon. I). \\"7 ra<'k\\ r;| Shay !..? - 11 j u ajuivri. I.cWis j B'?rnslty JJipMwM w. i:. Han. F. J. Tid-j Ml. Stix-k:..;, \\ |{ Gardner. 10. ('. i rt^v. l!,,\ kin ? Stoi,..I,,,,.,, F Hainmoud. .1. II. i W'liMHi. si..i,|.|M,|.(1. ? | ?s?fi < r... k A If. Boy kin: L. W. 1 !:.?> kin. . ? i nr,,?' < - John M. Croxtoii. J.'1 m Madi Kershaw. i i .vk ? Ilaiinie Rabon. .1. i 'bus,.,. |.U_.(1(T ^ "S,V: ? J A M?<1 lowell, \V. X'. inj"iii!tv ?"t!i<..MiijiK> of the method by ' '"ili'.!; \ registration Is to l?e m!)' ; ' the selective eon Pf!"'; ],j) ),;|v jimflo public. ?'! ? from the Wai* li^atrt Hj ' '?'???' Voluntary services of 'i' '?!'?''ii<'t, :uir| other officials In " M|;it iiM-n. wui he no delay in i ' lassifying millloirk^ of ion i ' ' " v l,l, v Careful prop^ta fl" r,,ade to place the whole ^ iiando i?t' civilian officials' s ' llMl t<? remove every sug' Ij, ' .i.iiary f?)rce in putting Il?l" effoet.. The only rHi 'i ." <r fedorai goverimtent vi,i"'V ision through tlie oflice Th?. ,i!' *"si| '"atshal general. ' ? :m.Mit'x statemojit follows: hk.Mi". XV:ir department which * iat .'i,.,, ne\VKf?aper in the coun ^ 'ht ri?. article in full and there wercir "V!' l?terent and publicity tkis depnrnient will regard Ktrii?.rvi" a> f,1? performance of a u ,v ;l ,1,ne 1,1 the country's w|"'n "'Mitary enumerators4 I,., ? 1,i,Vonet?f went, out among ,J!'1 take a compulsory ser Mfof T(Ml?y under the princi n^,., llu'r>Hl liability to service tie "" "f the law Is ijut into the KNGINKKKS TO FKANCK llixhiy Tntiuwl Kail way Men Nmlrd For Reconstructing Mnes. !> Washington, May 7.?Nln<? now reg iments t?f Mriny engineer*, to l>e com* lK>8od exclusively of trained railway men, will l?o the tlrst Ameri can ti*oo|M to t>e sent to France. They will g?? "at tt?o earliest iH>sslblo u??> mfttit," the War Department announc ed today, for work v,n communication lines, hut speculation ah to exactly when or to what |>otnts they will he sent Is forbidden because of the sub marine menace. The new force* will Ih? volunteers, raised at the nine great railway cen ters of the country. Kacii regiment will l*e commanded T>y an engineer colonel of the regular army, aided by All adjutant. All other otllclals will bo railway engineers or otllclals. -7 The expedition will have a total trtrength of between 11.(KM) and 12,(H>0 men, each regiment being composed of two batalllons of three companies each. Every branch of railway work ers necessary to the building or opera tion of lines will be represented in the ranks, and the War Department expects a response to the call that will permit a careful selection to be exercised and insure a force already trained to the minute, an army of experts in railway operation. ha mis of the people. The opproval of the now national army hill and the President'* proclama tion thereunder will he cofncideM. All peraons within the age limits pre scribed will be required to present themselves for registration at t.he cus tomary voting places in the voting pre ciueta In which they have their i>er rnanent homes, on a day which the President will announce. The probabil ity is, that from ten to fifteen days will elapse between approval of the bill and registration day. The Governor of each state will be the chief of registration, therein. The machinery of registration in each coun ty is to be in charge of the sheriff the county clerk, and the county phy sician acting as ex otllcio, unless a dif ferent. hoard shall be announced by the Governor. In cities containing pop ulations of more than .'?O.0OO, the reg lstration will be under the control of the naaj for and selected boards of reg istration. In otWer that the designated county and city officials, and the jx'o ple generally, can get a clear under standing of the census methods the fol lowing brief outline is given: The sheriffs or other designated of-j fieials, lmediately upon receiving no tice from the. Governor, shall appoint ! registrars for each voting precinct. ? The proportion of registrars shall be j one for each 170 jiersons to l>e register- [ ed. 'Each age to be registered will comprise about 1 i>cr cent of the ]*>p- ' ulation. If, for instance, all men between ' nineteen and twenty-five years of: age. inclusive, are to be registered.< the registrar would have to enroll' about 7 |>er cent of the precinct pop- ! ulation. If. Is desirable to accept the services) of comjjctent volunteer registrars to I serve without compensation. All reg-1 isftrars must be sworn. The voting place in each precinct j must l>e prepared for registration, j Full printed instruction covering! every detail of registration will he in i the hainls of sheriffs and mayors on | the fifth day after the President's proclamation. The mayor of a city containing more than 30,000 inhabitants or the. officials designated by the (Jovernor '? therein, shall, with approval of the1 Governor, appoint for each ward or j convenient minor subdivision contain- j Ing about .'{0.000 ]>eople one rcgistra- j tion board, and' shall designate one | officer of each lw>ard to perforin duties similar to those imjtoscd on the sheriff, as heretofore outlined. If tJic mayor: desires, he may rip|>olut a central hoard j to coordinate the work of minor boards. On the fifth day after the PivshLent \ has Issued his proclamation. clerks; of counties and cities of over M0.000 must secure a supply of blanks and copies of the registration regulations' from the sheriff or from the mayor. Absentees and the sick will apply to such clerks to have their legist ration cards Ailed out. In no case sha!! such persons l>c given Veglstnu'oii certl cates. They are to ne instructed by ?the clerk that the burden i-; on them to see to It that the cards reach tlje registrars of their home precincts by registration- day. Persons absent from their home counties may he registered by mail. If j>o jtfrKcnt, a man should ?o to the clerk of the county where be may he staying. on the sixth day after the date of the President's proclamation. ,If lie is In a city of over .'10,000 popu lation.Mlie city clerk is the official to whom to apply. The absentee will he told to register, but lie must mail his card in time to reach his yrecfiiet by registration day. ? * Persons too sick to present them selves-for registration must semi a cora]?etent>|x?rson to the county or city clerk on the sixth day the Is suing of the proclamation. The clerk \Vlll give instructions for registration. Officials of educational, charitable and other Institutions should apply for instructions to the county or city clerk on the sixth day after the <latc of the proclamation for instructions as to a <s?nvenlent method of registra ? The wardens of jails, penitentiaries, a nil reformatorien sliould apply to the county or eity clerk for instructions on the sixth day. Five days after Hie date of tl?e President's proclamation complete reg NAVAGK IIATTIJ? HAflES (j^riiiiuiN Try io lllvlde IVwuti From Hard-Won Positions. The Germans have hurled counter attack after counter ? attack against the French forces in their newly ac quired position* northeast of SoIshouh, taken In their advance toward liiton nmt eastward along the' Ohemln-des Daiues, but their efforts wore useless. General Nlvello's inou clung tenacious ly to them throughout Saturday night and Sunday, and Inflicted heavy cas ualties on the Germans. The greater imrtlon of the IN*uille front has been consolidated and a.s ? result of the tw?? days* fighting 0,100 Germans have been taken prisoner. ? Not content with Saturday's gains northeast of Solssons, the French Sunday enlarged their hold ings by capturing In Isolated opera tions iia|K>rtant German |>olnts of sup port north of the Moulin da Laffaux and north of Uraye-cn-Laonnois. The Berlin otllclal communication, in referring to Saturday's battle, de clares that the French attempt to break through the Gorman line was unavailing, ami that the gigantic thrust was entirely replied. It ad mits, however,, that the intense Hre of the French guns destroyed the Ger man |>ositions on the Wlnterburg, and that this eminence**and several ad jacent sectors were occupied by the French. It is asserted by the Berlin War . Oftlco that the French, after "their sanguinary defeat" of Saturday, did not rc.j>ent their attack Sunday. To the east of Bullecourt, which lies midway between Arras and Cam brai, where the British and Germans last week engaged in sanguinary en counters, with the ^advantage lying with FeUl Marshal Halg's forces, the Germans Saturday night by a counter attack endeavored to regain their lost ground. They were unsuccessful, however, aiul a siumar attempt Sun day likewise was put down by the British artillery, although the Ger mans threw large effectives Into the fray. With renewed rei>orts from Petro grad that the trouble between the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' delegates and the Provisional Govern ment has been amicably settled, come fresh advices indicating that the mil itary commander in Petrograd is fear ful of a German attack by the way of the Gulf of Finland.' The commander reports the presence of German mer chantmen at Llbau, apparently wait ing for the ice to break up In >rder to trans]>ort troops under convoy of warship t?? attack the Capital, and has ordered a recognization of fix* reserve forces t<> defend it. A Ger man airplane^for the first ,thno during the war has flowiy. over Odessa, Rus sia's sea]K?rt on the Black Sea, accord ing to a German otllclal communica tion. The communication fnils to say whether bombs were dropiwd by the aircraft. To .Members of Kershaw Association. I have beeji called on to furnish hack numbers of the minutes of the Ker shaw Association and as I have not been Clerk very long. I am not able to supply them. Anybody having back numbers of the Association, if you will send them to me It will be great ly appreciated. Yours for service. Jj. H. Catoe, Clerk, Kfd. 4. Heath Spring, S. C. Marriage. Mr. Leonard Strait Mayer and Miss Queen Allie Baker. both of Camden were married at an early hour on last Sunday morning, May 6th, 1017, at the home of Probate .1 udge W. L. "McDowell. The young couple loft on the S:20 train over the Southern railway-for a *hort trip, to points up the country. Had Pleasant Trip. Mr. ami Mrs. Paul Keftnborg .who I left here for their home have arrived I at Shelton, Conn., after a pleasant j trip. We received a letter from Mr. , ltehnborg this week in which he says: j "We had a most pleasant trip up Ninth. Found roads South Caro lina and North C?roln?f quite good.; but when wq. struck Virginia we had j some bad stret<^hes to go through?) in some places we could only ma?01 a mile or two an hour. ItlchinQiid i to Fredericksburg particularly had. 1 At Fredericksburg we lotrned that road (the National W. A. Highway) through ? Humphries Swamp was im passible, Some cars had conic througn but only with the lielp of 4 to f?-mu)c teams, so we put otir car and ourselves oif'Itapp^hanock IUver steam er for HaltJiuore, ami continued OUT journey from there. Pennsylvania roads are all fine macadam. s<? are New Jersey. From New Yofk up. tliey have the finest Turvia roads. We camped out *nTl the way and sjient tun days camping and fishing on the river -,fi8ove Fredericksburg" while waiting for steamer." , . illations will be in the liapds of nil I sheriffs and of the omclal>f'of elth*s of more-than 30.00B pojHUatlon. The President is authorised to call ujhmi all public officers to assist in the. execution of the law. Tlie plan is, however, to rely on the |>eople for the projier execution of tlie law. It is expected that patriotic citizens will of fer thdk service* free as registrar*. Such services will be gratefully ac knowledged. Volunteers for <bh? ser vice should communicate immediately with the proper official. DKAT1I OF H. H. KVANN \Vi?h NhIIvc of halrtirlil County Hut lately K^hN at Smith vllle. Probably no man wiik hotter known In Camden limit Mr. Kvans. A short sketch of lilin >vlll Ik* of Interest to those who know him as well us thoso who t)|?l not. Horn in Falrtleld (\?unty, he lived thrre until ho whs p lev on yours old, i then Ills parents movnl to West j Wuteree. He remained there until (about ki'owii then went to overseeing f??i Col. Wlllluiu Aneruiu, uiul remain ed with hlin for years. He even spoke In loving terms of Col. Aneruiu, his klmlnoNS to him In various ways [ and aiding him by fatherly advice to mould his character along true nuinhool lines. "What 1 am I owe it to him." sahl Mr. Kvans. During tin* war he was in charge of several luruo plantations, running eighty -or a hundred plows. The Confederate government left hlin at home to fur nish provisions on theMythe system. He sent to Its aid thousands of bush Hs of grain ami tons of rough feed, ami much iueal.. After the war he moved to his place near Smlthville. Sijmter County, ami remained there uiftll lie died. For many yours lie (}ljl u largo business lu mercantile* to*|K'iitIne and funning. Ho oxper ieiiced heavy losses, but through It nil, he wus the sumo true, honest man tint ho always was. lis ourly educational advuntuges w?re not good but by iter^lstent self hojp and extensive rending he twcaiue mil' of the best informed men of the dak- on nil current topics. He wus full of energy uml activity and re mained so until nature gavo way. He wijs highly resiiectod by all ami his fluf- hospitality was known to all who over entered his lioluo. He wus u kltpl hearted, l>onevolent man. only lliftitcd by his meuns. In early life he joined the liaptlst church and died ill*the enjoyment of his faith. For years ho wus a Mason. During the -juKM* years of his life he wus confin ed I to'his homo, and gradually grew wefeker until Sat unlay, April 28tJi. (t<ih touched him and he went away. Hej was burled Monday- at lMsguh ohvirch of'which he was a member, in the presence of one of the largest crowds ever assembled at the church win. came from uiuny counties to pay the last sad farewell to his memory, j After Divine services by Hov. Mr. j Yates, and bis pastor ltev. Idles, of I Camden, his Masonic brethren gently put him away in their always beau tiful but sad rite. Ho leaves a wife j and two children, Charles T. Kvans. Supervisor of I,?>e County, and Mrs, . Mary Shiver, of Kershaw Couuty. Sen-rul grand children, numerous rela tives ami friends to mourn that he ! has gone, but "?There is no death, the stars go down f To rise ujkmi some fairer shore And bright in Heaven's jewelled I cro\) 11 They shine forever more." K. 1). liembert. May Stli. Si:SPKCT CAPTI RKI). John Itowen, (lerman, Placed in Co j Itinihiu Jail hy Guarls. NationtiI Guardsmen iiipjiro! duty in South' Carolina captured their , llrst German Saturday, when a squad from Company K (Anderson) took into custody at HotInine a man who ^avo liLs iiuum> as John Boweti. H*? was brought yesterday to the head quarters of the First South Carolina infantry at the State fair grounds, Co lumbia, and at the request of the commanding officer, Sheriff John C. McCain lodged him In the Itichland I county jail. So charges have been placed against Bowen. He is held for | investigation. Capt. It. D. Henderson command- i J UK Company K was not Med Satur day by Chesterfield county citizens that a German was in the neighbor hood and tjjey thought his actions suspicious, Capt. Henderson sent a squad for the man, who was in the woods near Bethune. Private Oscar Doyle made the arrest. Other mem bers of the squad were Sergt. Brown and Cprporal Crawford. ^ These three and Capt. /Henderson brought Bowed to. Columbia. Examination of Bowen's personal effects showed that ?had several nia|is , of thitf seotion but they wero ?icgufatipii" Band & McNally prints witfl 'ij# siKHrisl marks or notations. . lum a change of clothing in a roll, and a little over $1S> in cash.( Of ficers. who Interviewed Bmven said that he admitted beiijg a German and that lie had not been naturalized-. He fold them that lie was on his way to Hartsyllle, where lie hoped to find work. According to Bowen, he was a railroad sectlocn hand at Un-wing, VaM until April 1^. when he was dis charged "without-reason." Ho wen was roughly dressed, his at tire l>elng much like rlint of the ordi nary tramp. He is about 45 years of aire and speak* English im|>orfectly.? M on d/^r^'Columbia State. \t* ' ? j In Hoi^or of German Buried Here. Washington. May 7.?The navy department today announced that the i names df Germans who fought for liberty would l>e l?estowed upon the | two seized German commerce raiders now held by the government. The Kronprinz Wilhelm wilfTie re named the Baron Von Steuben, and the Prinz Eltel Frederleb will be called the Baron deKalb, after the German generals who fought with Gen. Washington in 1770. JIKOKN T<> TKAKS And Kvc<i NV\vs|m?|mt Men Wept l>ur iujc the I'lea. tMiristiauvburg. Ya., May S. ? A sud den and dramatic delay was caused In tho trial of l'rof. Charles R Yawter. ! charged with tIn* killing of Stockton lleth, Jr.. when .Indge W. \V. Mof i |utt was forced to adjourn <Smrt to lot the Jury coiu)kihc theinselvett after 11. I.. Jordan, s|tea kin* for the defense, had eaused every meinln'r of the jury, many of the audience and ncwspai>er men \o break info tears. When the climax of the sin'iM'h came. Attorney Jordan so vividly pictured the tragedy that the jury completely broke ilmvn and wept. (Vmuuomvealth's Atitorne\ K. I. Koop. o|>cncd tin1 argument for the prosecution during the mornluu ses slon. In strong language he arraigned Yawter for the alleged bargaining of his wife. llv reviewed the events of the night of the tragedy, drawing a terrible picture of conditions In the Yawter home, saying "It Is a cause of wonder that tin' (Jod who destroyed Sodom and tlomorroh had withheld lire and brimstone from such a plaee of sin." ' Attorney It. I<. .Jordan, s|>eaktng for the defense, attacked Heth's charac ter in bitter terms, sayIiik that Mrs. Yawter had atoned for sins as no hu* umu coidd. He scored li??op for say ing that the defense would come in with a bucket of tar and whitewash, the tar to lVhtckcn Heth's character and the whitewash to smooth over Mr. and Mrs. Yawter. Attorney Allen liar less for the de fense. bitterly arraigned Heth's char acter and wound up by saying that he got his Just deserts. He .scored Heth's estimate <d' Ylrglnia women, using the testimony of Mrs. Yawter. Who stated on the witness stand that Ileth had said to her, "ltachael, all women will do the same thing If you go at them In the right way." Court will convene at 10 o'clock to morrow. and the ease Is cx|)ectcd to go to the'** Jury l>eforo tl o'clock. Buys Interest in Cafe. Chri>* Ueleox who has been asso ciated with his brother at the Camden Candy Kitchen, last week punchu&ea from Kris Fills half interest in the (Hympla Cafe. and he with his pat4t?, iter Oeorge Kircheas will conduct It in the future. Corn Growing Contest. To stimulate corn growing In this county the Hank of Camden, one of the oldest banks In the state Is offering $80.00 in gold to the farmers produc ing the nio^t corn t>n two or more acres. 'Phis is a prls&o-worth ^compet ing for. Not only Is the honor and the prize worth tlri? effort, hut the corn grown in this contest will come in mighty wood this fall if prices con tinue to soar. In announcing this contest the bank says: "Keallxltig the necessity of our farm ers making every effort to increase their yield of foodstuffs, generally, i com esjH'clally. we have decided t<? institute a corn growing contest, which i will Ih> o|>en to the-farmers of Ker-1 shaw Cpunty. and will offer the fol lowing proz.es to be comix?ted for. To i the farmer producing the greatest i average yield of corn per acre, on j two or more acres, the coVn having j been planted after the harvesting o?f : oaits. rye. wheat, or rye, we will on Deoemlw 1st, pay $50.00 in gold. Toj the farmer producing the setiond great" est yield, we will award $20.00 In gold, and to the third greatest yield, in gold. ''This contest Is open to farmers only, meaning those who gain their iirriiiwjod Irr farming, arret those wish ing to jftln are mpiest^l to come In and register their name and address within the next ninety day*."' Admitted to California liar. A lute issue of a I/m Atij^lcx, </ati foritin paper curries u picture mid an article in reference to Charles V. Itar leld, forraerty of Camden. lie Is a sou of the late T. J. Rarleld ami was known to his friends here as "Stilly'. His friends in this city will he interested In the following from the California paper: "Charles V. BaiMeld, former news paper-man and at present, connected with the traffic department of The Associated Press, was ranked with the first, eight In the recent law ex aminations held 'here for admission to the bar. Harfield Is well known among' the local ne.wspaj>er men, hav ing iH'en with the Associated Press for the last six years. Hurfleld ex jK?cts soon to take up the practice of the law." .Meeting Civic league. The regular meeting of the Civic I league wil l?e held at the <irrtdedi School next Monday afternoon at 4 :.'HH o'clock. At this meeting a R?sl Cross j unit will lw formed, and the rejsirt, from the Federated Clults will l>e ? read. tWttrers for the fanning year will' also he elected. \ Red Cross Unit to be Organized. Men, women and children who are i iirterested In Ued Cross work for our | soldiers will please come to the Cram*. | mar school building next Monday at i4:30 p. in. Dr. .Iiurnctt will Rive a 'talk on the subject of Hod Cross work, and trained nurses will lend their aid if a unit is established. The work will Is* under the Ited Cross Association of the United States, and will consist of making War supplies, taking courses of study in first aid to the injured, canteen work, home nursing, making imjuun^ami mak ing up "Bo* 0.*' . r All Doctors and trained mirsefttjlh the county are urged to ambit. Mrs. R. C. von Trenclcow, Chairman CItIc S. O. F. W. O. * Z 1 -; V. ? ? / (il AKIKSMAN K1IXKI> (illllam Hall Met IfcMtth lt> Train Near kluKstrre. | The now s of 11?*? <loath of I'rival# Ullllam IInII. of (lie Kershaw (Junixls, <niiimhI great sorrow amoi^ his in?iii indies aixl relatives ami friends In this ooiiuty. Captain Win M Young was In Onnden Wednesday ami told us that tin* young man was guarding a bridge near Klngstree, and \vhll? standing near a tire close l-H*shle the traek the inuxxle of his i-ltll?? was struck hy a passing freight train, and It Is supposed the hlow rendered hliu unconscious, throwing hlin Into the tire whew his fa<*e was horribly hum ed. lie had l?een dead some time when the relief guard reached him. The Uwly was prewired for hurlal at Klngwtree and shlp|>ed under mill tar.\ es<*ort to Cassat I Tuesday where it was hurled near there. IJouteu ant Itlrchmorc and Privates C. K. I .ow ls and Carl A. Norton accompanied the remains. Young llall was ti former student iit the ('aindcn tiraded school and was a favorlto among his comrades. lie ? was ahout nlnoteen y^irs of age. Ah Kcported to The State. Klngstree, May 7.?(Jillatn l>. llall. Company M. First Regiment, S. C. N. ti.. while on guard duty was killed hy a train at a trostlo near Kin*;" tree between the hours ?>f midnight and 4 a. ui. thLes morning. Ills hotly was found hy the relief guard at I a. in. faee down in the camp tire near the traok and was badly burned. It seems tlmt as he stood with Ills bark to the train his gun on his shoulder Uw> oar struok the end of his gun barrel, tnocklng him in the head so that he lV?lI Into the* fire. There was only a small wound in the side of his head and the barrel of his rlflle bore evidence of a violent hlow. He was 20 years of age, H son of Mr. and Mix* Arthur llall of Camden, llo had served on the Mexican border ami was a young man of the highest type of Christian clmracter. loved and resjieotod by all who knew him. The body was taken to Camden Monday afternoon for burial. The Hoy Scouts In uniform carrying a United States flag escorted the hotly to the dwjiot and Cap'. Young came from rhtrenoe this morning to accomininy I!k? remains to Camden. Florence. May 7.?Gilliam Hall, of Camden, a meml>er of Campany M, of Camden. Flint South Carolina Kegl nuuit, teroiH>rarlly located at Florence, was run down by train No. 85 and intsantly killed while o nguard tintjr nt Itlack river trefttle, near Kings trc^. thfrty-nino miles south of this eMy. early this morning. Young IhiH it Is stated, was walking the trestle, and attempted to reach a .phw-e of safety by attempting to swing from a ' cap of tlie trestle when he was struck j 1 ?y the "West Indies Fast Mall." going : smith. The remains were taken this ? evening to Camden, his home, for burial, it Is stated that no fault is ! attached to the train crew. Ills com ! rades were much grieved as well tu? < all Floremv folk, who were apprised of the tragedy. i _ Version From Kingstree. Klngntree. May 7.?Ottizemt of Klngs j tree were shocked to learn this morn ing that one of the soldier 'oys on_ gunrrt at trie Atlantic i/oay#1 Line trestle, about one mile south of town, had lieen struck by a passing train and instantly killed. The young man's name was Gilliam Hall and he Is said to hall from Camden. He, with a sol dier companion, wxrs at church here last night, and naturally their uni forms made them eoirwpfcfotw among the ??4>0 or more people wlKT attended the service. Young Hall apparently was about twenty-two years of age and a robust. fine looking young man. He went on watch at the trestle at midnight and. It seems, built a small fire near the track ahd then sat down on the end of a tie and supixxtedly fell asleep. When struck by the train he was kno<*ked swmc distance from the track, and Indications are that he was killed Instantly. Klected Cotton Weigher. At the meeting of the county board of commissioners held Monday Mr. Lee M. West was elected cotton weigh er for Camden. There were six other applicants for the position. All cdt ton sold on the Camden market here after will be weighed by Mr. .West. Hp Will receive 10c jh?1' bale for weigh ing. Helping The Guards. . Through, the efforts of- the - Bo}' Scouts ami some i)f our citizens some fllee tiling have been sent theyoflng guardsmen doing patrol duty "at the Waterce trestle here. Cakes and de licacies have been curried to them on several occasions and they deeply ??}> predate these courtesies. Guarding all day and night In a swamp-is not all pleasure and life in a tent with only a few cooking utensils gets mo-_ notonouH. Those baring anything to send these _ l?oys need have'no hestltancy in leav- - Ing it at W. Robin 7/cmp's drug store or at the office of T. K. Trotter who will see that same Is given t?? the guards. r _ ^ Received a Gold Watch. In the report of the Heaver Hum , school closing last week our oorre spondent meant to state that young Harold Hatfield received a gold watch 'for fhe highets average. Through an error <h\ our part this was omitted ami tre gladly make -this correction. Harold waft presented with a hand some gold watch for hi* diligent ef ?>?* rtJ "*_ " -