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ttV?r*Jucrt?ftiuc ulohUity of Action of
iltt* fonvi* ??nKUf5t*d.
? warfare I* ulvlllg WH)' to #C-<
tl\itv ??f iw?vomt)Ul.
"|l SH'III* that It (Iwilliolt ?h Ik'Iuk
Miiiu'iit i?> Hu' ?>iinii)' ^h?? realise*
i luii in* .<nuiiot ensure for it much
l.. inii i i>? rloil Die Mirttln of tr?ncb war
fun- lfu|>o*e<l by IIm* Allien In tlio
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"Tli Ik i' x | tin Iiih f|i?? (>fTort of till* (Vli
lr. 1 1 I'owith in iuhkhIdk rojudilerulile
f.?nr* in onler |o cdtw1 1 Inly? a o?m
i rlil r.ilioii of (ru<;|m uiatle IhwmIIiIi' by
I In* Internal situation lii KiinhIh. ThU
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*
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Farm Property
For Sale
I."n :n-p??!s. "J I 'J miles N'ort hw.'st fnnn lllaiiev. truant houses, hams
ami nil ueoessa r\ . 1<hi acres under w ire In kuImM v i? Um 1 pus
tule 1 ' r i * $ I T. ?M i pe r a ? re
1M .lere.s about l miles North <>f t'annlen Sandy loam with < lav
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TOWN \\l> MM \TK\ rUOI'DIU \ FOK SALK.
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an i .ire in ? ? 1 1 1 i yr h t ? ? ? i * ' 1 1 (-(immunities. because we have
Iranud how to prevent them.
Health ant horit i?'< have learned that the best cure i.^
PREVENTION
.Iu>l with .ill boil ly ailments.
Don't wait 1 1 ? run1 ? prevent.
Remedies | < i*' h' u red at this drutf store w ill Keep your
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Tcdep' one 30.
WttHW ?**KU?rt#Jufcu lu CCIUfe tlit?
IImIIm i?m uml i-oittpel thwu to sue for
peace,
"Plvc Week* of d^lKTHll' tlghtllig
l.an brought them uo uearer to the.
i c,i i object III i lil?? theater
"The Italian iniuy nuflf?red *evere
revcrae* in <!??? early Plage* of the (
battle. They were to give
wax ami for a time Iho military *lt
nation along t ht' Italian front xxu*
rioii .. Hut tin* ehemy ha ? under
estimated tin* renlntlng power ..f thej
Italian-* ami tHsewtnted tin* sh?emlid
morale \\ their fotvo* wouid dis
play xx lien the full magnitude of the]
lni|H>mlinu crisis wan visualized.
??'I'lu' IiojkmI for revolution in ltal>.j
which Int. I heeu sedulously fomented
1 1 \ (icrinan propaganda ami \n Ii l?-l? was
ini important part of the <ierinin part
of invasion failed to materia ll/.e.
"The Italians by a luagn i then I cf
f<>n reorganized their broken forces
rapldlv reformed tlilr cadre* ami,
hacked by the Allies, were aide. >ingle
Int tided to eiuH'k the An>l r?? < iermau
Invasion.
"It would be futile to under estimate
the threat losgea, Itot.li of men and ma
terial, stilTcred by the Italians These
losses should serve to >et forth In
holdei relief the heroic ?Iforls of these
elements of the Italian armies which
were aide to .tlnvart the plans of the
Central Powers
"The closing (>f the Swiss frontier
two weeks may indicate that the enemy
is t mii.-*poi*tiug large for e-. hoih men
and kuiis to tltc*weat.
"The enemy Is coUHtautiv detaching
ia.ge contingents from rite eastern!
'heater. All good troop* which call I
jx.ssibly lie spared are being dls- :
patched to other zone# of operations.
"So that, though the season is not [
propitious for engaging in inilltarx \
enterprises on a large sc;jlo. vet o\\ |
ing to i lie Imperative! iieee?itv for a ,
continuance of Otis luohilit.x. further'
oil'etisi ves are autlcfc|>atcd.
"i Mi the other hand, the Aliic* will I
u'ive the enemy no respite and aii.\ of
fensi v e undertaken by tlie liernwins;
will he promptly met b.v a counter
s-froke of greater severity.
"The battle of (^ituhrai continues,
-.villi sanguinary Intensity.
."The enemy after the tir-t onrush
? f the Itritish by bringing up fresh
forces, has been able to bolster up
his weakened defense* w hich for a i
tjme imperiled the security of the
en; ire Hiudenburg line
"However, when the Germans had re
covered from the first blow and were j
falde to stand their ground, no further i
extensive gains of terrain bv the Itrit
i*h were anticipated.
"Hostile reaction hiis hcen extreuicl.x
neavy and costly count er-at taeks made!
? >x the enemy have enabled him to i
retake a ccrtain area as well as oe- 1
i
<?11 py terrain southwest of the new j
salient.
"The situation along the Italian front j
is rapidly Un'oniing normal. Knemy |
assaults in the northern sector are,
subsiding. Allied <*ooperatioii lias now '
heen firmly established in a measure;
releving the Italians.
"In the I'alentine theater of opera
tions the rapid atlvaix-e of tile Itritish;
on Jerusalem, after the fall of Ja Ha
has Im^-ii teni|h?ra lily retarded. The
resistance of ti< Turkish forces lias,
considerably increased and the neces- j
sity of bringing up furtlier reinforce
incuts and materials lias caused delax
in the offensive <?|K?ratioiis."
! fieetless Day Sr ( hy (iavernor .Maiuunu.
I I'o'umhta. ^ !??.<? ?_? ? The peo
j pie of South Carolina, in an appeal i>
? sin >| toila.v b\ <io\?>nior Mauniu^. are
I reipie?te<| to refrain from eating beef.
1" rU <>r miitioh on Tuesday of ? a? h
[week, to abstain from wheat on \Ve<l
j:i< sda.\>, to u -e 1 1 o hou meat on Tliurs
j ? I a v - and to reject cake or sweet des
!vcrt*at lea > t ; w o days eyery fortnight,
j The 1 1 of poultry, lisli and \egeta
bles is no; bar re< I at a 1 1 \ time. "We
|can have tlieni in abuntlauce if wc raise ^
f lieiti." "it 'd ')(?? governor.
The appeal says that no family i<
; asked to -.tin;. !>ut the retpiest i* mere
: l.v to save and avoid extravagance and
[waste, particiihniy at elalwirate meals.
: which should !??? avoichnl. "The sacri
fice at our table*, is a small one com '
i pared to the price our soldiers stand
j read v to pa\ iii bh>iKl," statetl the gov
j ernor.
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(itCKMANH LOST HKAVfl-V
lit Effort to Krtakr tiround UK to
Itrltislj Near C'mmbrjil.
W|th |!m* Hrltlnh Army in Franee,
?!__ <ny tlu> Associated 1'rwH)
Nine scpiuaio counteruttfickH launched
against MhhuUmvh by stfonjf Uvriuiiu
l;uriv* \ osterday, were all reputed <?/?
in im?Mi HjiuKulnary fighting, although*
flic HrltMi J ?u I I?m 1 their ! in** I nick hoiuv
w ii,i t in ic> -,?.?! i the Kluirp Hiilleiit l lino.
, Au lnt en?.e buttle i**i #?*?* t all day and It
U state. I t lull i hf ItritUh killed more
(?criiiaiis I iot \\ ih'Ii daylight lllid dark
t tin ii tn it it y siiuila r period since the.
war henan. Ii was virtually a contin
uous tiiflit from start of I In* I i I'm t conn
' tor-attack.
The enemy infantry kept suiting for
w.nti In waves unit as null cauitf it
wa? caught by tin- Hie from the Urittnh
arilllcry, rlilcs and machine guns. The
attacking foiit's were mowed down
like grain before i In- r?'ii |H*r. l-iii with
i iianu-lcrist !?? VruxHian discipline they
ctiii ( in net) to liil t lit r r ranks ami ad
vance unlll after (lie ninth u^saulf had
failed.
inning tlie afieniooii liie tierinaiiH
sttccee< |e? I iu capturing l.cs It lies \ fr
ies. a suburb soul Ii of Mcsnlores, l?llt '
a Itritish counter-attack delivered al
oYloek pushed 1 1 it- enemy tail again.
< ?cruiH n gun* on elevations south I
and southeast ??f Masnleres late yes
terday v\n-o conduct ing a heavy bom
hardiueiil against the rown. Tile ItritJ!
ish lino at that time bulged around j
Masnleres in m 'vor\ sharp salient, j
\\hi< li inaile tin- iNtsil ion an unenvia
ble "one 't<> hold at host. It seemed
quite apparent thai if the Itritisli
liuitld divide h> withdraw slightly in {
the neighborhood <>f .Masnleres and os- j
rahl.ish their line on the southeastern
mil skirls of (ho place their front would
ho iiimcIi inipi'ovid. as the Hritlsh line
was ontiroly dominated hy the high
ground in tlio possession of the Her
nia ii-.
1 ho Mril ish a lit,! lo hefore "J o'oloek I
this morliing made a local attack in!
moonlight on the (ieruuin positions'
mrtli and northoast of I'assehendaele j
aiid about the same tiiuo a minor as- j
-anli agaiusi the enemy front north- 1
west of < ii ?obcrg. Those attacks appear;
to havo gone well as u whole. I
The British were held up in the eon- 1
tor a loin; tie ridge for a time, but for]
the niosi pint wore reported to have!
reaehed their objectives and to havej
pi m trnted from ::(K) tt ? loo y ards at j
numerous ]>oints. The attack about
tJoeberg involved two strong Herman
fortifications.
If the gain to the north along the
ridge is confirmed it will mean that the
British' lmvo adtlod niueh to the com
pleteness ?,f tlioir obscrva t ion in this i
region. I
.Mrs. I^tnKley Dead. j
Mrs 1'. .j. I .a uk le.v. of liauoast-r. died j
| a: the home of Iter daughter at ~>-'J
I Lower Street and the funeral was held
at ItutTalo Baptist Church, seven miles!
from Kershaw. Mrs. Langley was 71 1
years of ago. She was a devoted moth
er ami a consistent mourner of th<' Itap
li-t Church. She is survived by one
hrother. William Outen. of Kershaw,
four daughters, Mrs. .1. I Wliitaker. of
Kershaw. Mrs. .1 W. IMttman. of Co
liimbia. Mrs. .1. H Mosler and Mrs T.
.1 \VII!iam< of Sumter, ami one son. Iv
; . I a e k Langley, of Itadham. Wednes
day 's ( 'ollimhia State.
Ihaufort County Merchant Killed.
Beaufort. hoc. *J. -Sum Sehein. a
storekeeper of Burton. three miles from
here, was shot last night and died
within half an hour. His allowed as
sailant w a* .b'hit < ia rduer. a negro of
this eounty. who has been arrested and
: s ii uliletl in the ct Mil. I y jail liere. Ml.
Sehein loaves ;i wife ami several chil*
i dren. This is the third assault upon
Mr Sehein in the last few years.
Itelir* of au Klux l)ays.
i I nirinu' what is known ;i- Ku-Klux i
':iine< lv71 'J -Messrs. Will Fowler |
: 1 1 1 < i K. A. Uobili<on under the firm j
name "I' Fow ler ?.V. Kobin^oii cu^a^ed j
in t lie business of "carriage building |
.umI undertaking. Their place of bus- j
ine-.-. ?;!?> just in tlx* rear of the build- j
i iiiir now <xvupled by Trues l>eparl-j
meat store in Spartanburg. It was a j
buildim: surrounded by a stone wall, j
t Mr Robinson wn s a numilwr of the Ku i
Klnx <-lnn.' ami lie ami others of his ,
comrades kept their ^runs in tills]
brick building ami hid their amiuuni- j
(ion in secret places in the stone i
wall. Inirim: the past >uimnor this,
wall was torn down and in an o|>en
j inu' found in the wall the workmen
.discovered a box of cartridges. They
had l*M-oine ucroatly corroded. In
! fact It looked as if a part of the load
lad bi?on eaten away, but the copper
j jacket wa< in an almost iicrfoct state
| of preservation. Mr. Frinl Kobert
! Son. a son of Mr. It A. ltobertson. se
cured some of those ancient death mes
j senders and sent them to his mothers
j who resides at West Meadow St.,
'this city. and sh?- purposes to keop
, them as ciiiivctiirs of the times that
trie.) the soul of men and women alike.
? fjafTlHM I.edjrer.
The Youth's Companion Calendar.
T'.:e Youth's < 'oiii|>auion Practical
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j with the useful. 1 1 is cHiMvlally nouiclit
for I ? \ I >11 jwoiiic. iKH-ause it. j^lyes at
i one ulamv not only the days (?f the cur
rent month, but those of -the month
privttliiii: ainl the month following, nil
on the sini?' ? ? *a f . At the same, time
the calendar d?*??oratlve In design and
suitnblo f. .r a j ?!:??>?? in the l>est room
in the h< ?us*e. it is , given to all read
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Ti. how, l^.uU-r l*?ly. HI* Krunil*i.v. IIUMrntor II.
V? Uh.-s 1 Kinder, wore n\m 4in?n?l CMuuup'^na \??;w|
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My Mother w<
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Santa: "Wf
big man, the V*
are going might
but your mot
still get the or
wants if you hi
and take her
to my helpers?
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