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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE ii. b7Niiea wi... / > I'ubllabar*. B. N. McDowell S Publlfbld overy Friday at 1109 -No. Hroad Street, and entered at the Cam dt a poatolJiee an aeooud cIihh mall nit tor. Price in* annum $1.50. Camdeu, H. C. '*>. <??? A huge winter wfleatN?c$p. larger by HO, 000, 000 bu*heia than any yield in tb? history of America w aa forecast Mon day by the Pepantinen* of Agriculture. 'I'll.- gov i i iiiih-u'm appeal, made before the ?>?ming of peace waa in eight. H/< im io acreafe of 47.uoo.ooo was <!?? wi ruble, and the guaranteed price of $2.1!0 a buahel for wheat, stimulated . extraordinary effort of the part- of farm* an, hii Id the department's announcement. Am it result. 10.027, 000 acre* were plant ed during a long and almost perfect m-ason. Some ^olks think that aa long as they don't Contract intiu?*n?M they need not worry, and that if they do get it and , It kills them, they won't have to worry,, Maya an exchange. v 1 1 ... ? i ? ? i i . i i M The story of how enemy propagan dists used German Lutheran pastors to preach love for the fatherland and do- 1 votion to its rauae. and tried m villi to 8tlr Up in'grocH in the United State* with reports that if Gennauy wou part of this country would be assigned ex rl naively to them, waa told Saturday to th?* Senate committee investigating propaganda, by Capt.' George H. I#ea ter, of tin' army intelligence service.! The witness ulso eontinubd his teati mi'ovtf of yesterday seeking tv> show I J I 'pwi-0erma?, quti-nnglleh and anti American' policies of AVIIllam Handolph | lloarte's ncwapaponf, as directed by \V1I- j Hum Huyurd Hale, Hearst's correspond- j ent at llerllii. nfter breaking off rela- ! fioua with Germany, u ? William Ilohon/zollern, the former Gcr- J man Kaioer, isolator! from tho world in ! the cattle of Amerongen, Holland, is writing u lung and detailed Htutement which, it i? understood, will contain bin answer to the worW'e frightful ludict- 1 ment against him at the trial which, j as he evidently roallxeA, in inevitable..' ? While thus incarcerated (for by whnt- j ever nainn the place may be called, it is really a prison) he la said to be turn- j ing to religion for coneblatioti ? attend* j ing daily pray era and keeping the ISible ; and other religion* books constantly ' near him. Anawer the Red Cross Itoll Call ' The HtUbr And lib Uniform. When it wan stated from Washing ton i few daya ?fo that the War Da pa rim cat bad planned to make the *>1 return their uniform* within three month** afitor the aoldiera had been dia charged front the aervlce, The Obuer^er remarked on the plan an a doubtful policy. It belJtfVtd the aoldiera should be Ijrft- in permanent poaaemilon of the itnlfonna iu which they had Herved the Nation and to which they are naturally attached? that they should be permitted to preserve theae uniform* aa treasured lu-iriooHin. Kvidently the War Depart in i'ii t haw a?en that aoma official had blundered, and the order haa been re aciudcd. The ooldier may retain poa oemdon of their nniforma under a re vised order. The rreomdderation of the firwt order was a sensible move and will bo applauded by the people. Juat why the War I>epartmeut should have wanted to cumber ita store houaea with a couule of million* of woru nniforma that would oever be worn again, la a matter that may never be eifplalned. ('bar lotto Obaerrer, ? - 11 ? ? J.; J. Miller, proprietor of a meat market ; J. Karle Turner,, retired mer chant; Nornrau Green, salesman for M- II. puPro Company, and W. H. -Crocker, foreman of the Palmetto Guano Corporation, were arrested Friday after noon in Columbia by William Cooper, deputy ('nftfrl Htaitea marahal, on a warrant charging the four men with violating H?s-tlon .'17 of the United Htatea criminal <*t>de in respect to the truus porta t ton of liquor and the act of oon grejffl <>f Alurch ft, 1917. Two othera i\^e named In the indictment, Reports from Tnni pa lust week indicated that about worth whiskey was packed in cratcH of orunges and grape fruit ami loaded tar Shipment to Miller's Mar ket, Columbia, but there wan nothing in the warrant connecting the men named with thi.s .shipment. ? ? p ,v . ? If the automobile association waatK to get that baud l.vme ..amendment through the legislature we suggCflt that an autoint in each county in the state bring the member* of the legislature from hia. county to Columbia In an au tomobile when the legislature meet*. ? Columbia Record. A wise suggestion: i.rt them, apeed us aa fa?t a? the springs will hold, and we hdte no doubt the Kershuw delegation will vote right. Mra, H. P. I>uvall, Jr.. of Cheraw> died Monday night in a Richmond hos pital, after a long illness from heart trouble.. Mrs. Duvall was well known throughout the tftnte as a member of the Daughters of th<? American Revo lution ; ? The Influenza epidemic It assuming alarming proportions la lleanetUvllle. Robert ftpesrs, a few miles south of Ileunetlsvtlte, tout one child Saturday, two Sunday and one Monday, making four iu two daya from influenza and pneumonia- Their ages ranged from twelve to twenty years. While it wan understood that the 1'usuah.y lists given out by the Oov orunieut up to and including the time </f the signing of tbe armistice were lu complete, perhaps the country whs hard ly prepared to see the total u umber of reported casualties lucrease, within about two weeks after the signing of the arm istice. from lefea than 80,000 to more (ban 200, 0*M). This would seem to In dicate that the fighting during the last few daya of the actual period of him tiHtles was extremely sanguinary. In this connection it Is reported that dur ing the latter part of the conjllct note than half of Germany's western army waft concentrated in front of the Ameri can forces in the desperate hut ineffect ual effort to stem the advaneiug tide of the allied forces. Tbe total casual* ties reported by General Pershing, up to November 26th, not including pris oners, was 262,003. Thaft part of' tbe report giving the number of prisoners was unintelligible aud Is therefore not available. .?/. v . ? -vT1 j.. \ .! _ J .j *Th* American Indlau, by enlisting in tho army and navy, by subscribing lib erally to the liberty loans, by Inoreaa lug the production of foodstuftk on In dian lands, aud by contributions to re* lief agencieH, greatly aided the United* "States and the Allies In winning the war. declared Onto Sells, commissi. >ni>i uf Indian affairs, Monday in his an nual report. Mr. Sells said that out of .'13,000 eligible for military du^y, more than 0,500 Indians entered the anny. 1,000 enftated in tho nnvy and 500 were iu other war work. More than 0,Q00 of -the enlistments wore voluntary. Lib erty bonds were bought, Commissioner Sells xaid, until Indians, now 'hold the. equivalent of on? $50 bond for every man, woman and child of their race in the nation. Dr. Sidonia Paea, President of Ppr? tugal, was shot and killed by an assassin shortly before midnight Saturday while he was in a railway station? at I/isbon waiting for a train to Oporto. Advices from Lisbon reporting the assassination say that he was struck by three bullets. President Paea died within a few min utes after he was shot. The President's assassin, named Jee^ne. was killed by thfi crowd. Answer the Red Cross Roll Call KILLED IN ACTION Tribute to Kershaw County B?jr? Who II 4* jL. MillitfAHIA y a 11"l Ajm "t" fiujM rmr .?PW -... Kcrtthnw, ?. 0., 0.? Mr. H. A. Went, of Kcrabaw. received ottcimJ <uo tice December iiOtb from the adjutant general that bia ho u, (Wporal Walter J. West, was killed iu actiou on Oc U?bt r Wtb. Corporal Went waa iu bin L'Sth year. Iu July 1017 be vol uu tee red uud was sout to Camp l*wi*. From that' point be w?n nebt to Kmuce with Couipauy I), JttlJfnd I u fun try. lie was a aou of Mr, and Mra. B. A. Went. Tbe child of Chriatia# pgr euta. The strife on tbe other side Of Jhe world baa aeut it* deadly breath to our homea and touched many hearts aud left tbeiu in the shadow of grief without even the conaolatiou of seeing the luat those wboae. loved one have died ujK>n the Held of honor. Much was the paaalng of Walter West. He waa one tunoug tin* vboice youtha who have laid down their lives for their country. In bia death bis comrades have k?at one of their uuntber ? tried aud true?the citizenship of the country, a loyal cititcu. lie made the supreme sacrifice aa a Christian patriot aud ha* the honor of having fallen on tbe field of battle fac iu? the foe. ?' : Thin young soldier labore?I under the bauner of bia county with much en* tbiiNiuHm aud earnestness. ' Ills boyhood and " youth were spent ou hi* fathers farui. where iu communion with nature aud (lod's guidance was laid the foundutiou upi\u which were built the industry and iutcgrity thnt charac terized hi* entire lifo, IJle had hardly reached manhood wben this world war begun. Responding to the rail of hi* country he eulisted.iu July with which he served a tuo&t Faithful and daring .soldier. Mr. Went left Kendmw about tive years ago to visit bih brother at Seattle, Washington, going into business with him there. They both worked together. Later they removed to Portland, Ore gon, from there he wont to Vancouver' Inland, Victoria, B. <>. and was in Mon tana when he went into training. Mr. West no doubt has seen lota of the world by his travels, beside facing the fatal blow of death in war. Not know ing the opportunity to come mn> hi* p.ople before be had to ull. lie ban loft a pjreclou* memory of his mijourn. Hl| mother constantly Mpoke of him "l didn't get to see poor Walter before! be left. but he writes he Is coming bach to see iue soon, I will be ho giad to *ce lii 111 onoe Ho was a man of <|uiet and uutiring 'imposition, but one whose geuial frieud <hip was appreciated by all who koew him. Mr. Went up until two years be fore he left Kershaw wai a prosperous uud energetic fanner, a highly reelected md honored eitiseu, a loving son. At the time he left here he waa -Mi ployed by Carson and Company In a responsible position at a remunerative salary. lie wUl be greatly missed by many admiring friend* and associates uh well an tn the home, where a father, mother, five sisters and four brothere alius him moat of all. < But there I* a great comfort in the thought that he bM been called to a higher and holier nluce where there La nothing to disturb* bis Joy or mar hie service. We mourn the K>ss of this uoble and gentle life from our midst but trust bis in. iru.ry will be an inspiration to Ul. ?? . '? ;\Vy?' Many loving frienda most deeply sym pathize with the bereaved familv and fervently pray that the God of grace may abundantly supply them with that consolation and peace, that passeth all underHtandtoj|C-i 1 -- .? - :*p3 A Friend. Cien. Pershing cabled thfc WarWpart mcnt Monday that practically complete rejKints of deaths in action among the expeditionary forcea should reach the department by December 20, and of severely wounded by December 27. Total casualties t oNovember 28 in the Thir tieth diviaiou (North o Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennmsee National Guard) WWd given aa 7,623, The casualties were classified aa fV>llow? : Killed iu action, 1,108; died nf wounds, 238; died of disease, 1T>; died of other cauacs 5; severely wounded, 1,181; wounded, degree undetermined, 805; allghtly wounded, 3,078 ; missing or Captured 108. - We Have No Koads. A few days there waa held in (0o luitkbla u convention of business men from over the State, and the delegates wore each a silk ribbon declaring for. "ltelter Koads for South Carolina." This is a very good slogan, but there is a better. ? "Roads for South Carolina" should be the watcbcry of the state as sociation to which we refer. At the time of this writing there are no ronda in Sonlth Carolina. In a few counties, notably Greenville; Cherokee, and I Calhoun, there are good roads in sections, but, speaking of the State as a whole, there arc no roads, highways or thoroughfares. lit will be impossible for- South Carolina to get her develop ment as a state without roads, and it will be impossible to get roads without <he ?MftxJHurr or W mt duwo .? ? *?**<* ?? tk? W T~ <*j ?Utut? ?U| ,hw w?,^? W.Mld.r^ thllt tkw, "*? r"J"' "" ** Jwt wiMi, U* < '"Hilly Tb, InM.tw, h ,' * ?? .? buutUtc U. J* ? "?M doll, ft. n, ' who** taxe* would have hw , IWj** 78 iwfai mude ?u<'b * Uoiw thnt tfe i delegation b<H*unie tenderftJua * the buck truck The act n? j and tater became inoper*#^ Hi. US look lit the net THNfa ^ I lave we any roads ia Kie^, Are our highway* i0 M tkm mm they were in jam * II*. auy money been ^ *\ road* in the meantime? Y*. How much? Nearly * <WM. mil Won dollar* ! Ih -there anything to tbow expenditure? We would ** JL to Hay, but we think that ?* * brdges will uuswer that qw*w Wh?rt # the bond ^ permitted to go into effect? Hy tbiH time we would have fe leant a few milea of pe^mtaeat ? Witness the remiltH in Greenville 0 We would have had three w annual instalments paid to rttiii bonds. We would not be in . ai?j dunger of I o?ln* Camp Jack**, fal lftck of roads is the only drawback] tiiift camp ban had. If we should 1 o.s i" ( 'at up J aHnoJ would Ioho an annual payroll 4 could not be restored in tea jeW the gravitation of new indirtri* r-olumbia. [. Therefore, say" we, let us h*vt: | roada. r; Let us have roadn, rx?t roads." Let ub recognise the fact atone* must be spent to get these n We pay ior wlvat we get, after' and in the ease of poor roads we _ HO service and pay dearly for the alty of enjoying mud, ruto iuS ? The Sftate Automobile Associate aiming high in endeavoring to nl bond Jtwuc of $25,000,000. Yet li not a dreamer's proposition. The u mobile truck is more and more of in'to use as a means of conveyance merchandise, produce antf even pam traivcl. The railroads cannot haixty business of this Stat? if *e haw development that should come after war. Therefore, we feel that, to without roads is to loae our pod in ^fhe fight for commercial art \ cultural freedom.? "OoksnWa Heed It has always been a custom with me to have an Annual Sale, but on account of the shortage of help I have been unable to have my Annual Sale, but for the next Twenty Days I am offering my entire stock of Mercandise to the people of Camden and vicinity at 25o]? less than manufacturers prices. v ? . * ' ' ? * IT ; ? ' " : 300 Pairs Ladies' Battle Ship Grey Boots, wo Sale Price X C 411 U - _ Boots, worth . $6.00. $3.98 One Case Shamrock Outing, white, pink, tan, gray and blue. 1 Q _ Special Sale price, yard - 250 Pairs Ladies' Cordovan Boots, Sold Price Sold for $8.00. Sale Jg H. L. SCHLOSBURG "The Underselling Merchant" 944-946 SOUTH MAIN STREET 500 Pairs Ladies' Black Boots, styles, sold for $6.00, O QC Sale Price - - - -XI' ; - <Jy One Lot Children's Play Suits, any one in the window, *)A ^ Special Sale Price - 5> 4 ^ ^ ^ _ ,5ft? r*-?* 500 Pairs Children's Shoes, lace and button, tan, black, grey sold for $3.00 - - H. L. SCHL JT. . ? r- , -7^^* 'The Underselling Merchant CAMDfiW, SOlipfflCAROLlNA