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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. I>. Nllaa w?4 Publtefcm. B. N. McDowell : l'ubllsbed every Friday at im? No. Hroad Street, tod entered at the (Vim <ieo pontotOce an second clana nail mat * r Trice per > annum ?l ."?<) < ,?widep^|j^ Sf, It A ft. Never wan a greater opportunity a (* forded a ouauuiunitjr to get good road* at a Hut all <?mt thau that how confront ing every county io the I'nited Htate*. The cotiwtiatdonera have ordered aw elec tiou on tin* question of voting bonda for road improveuicnta In I>cKalb township It will fee h.-l.l next Tuesday and while we have no doidbt that the election will go favorably for txmd*. the vote should be orerwheln?i?fl|fc?fwr the Usue. The government offera dollar for dollar iu erecting permanent highway* and the people of thin townabip abould^take care of this offer which will give u? good roada all orer the towoabfp. j The whole rx?untry wa* gladdened Monday when it wan lea rued that Ilawker and QHtri, the daring aviator* who at tempted a trans-Atlautic flight had been picked up near uiidocean and were aafe. , While all Europe and America were piHiniuK ''I* daring and brivery, Ilawker made a wpeoch at a luncheon yeeterday In London in wbirh he belittled the huc c.-Mt of the Americans in making a sue- j ????>? ful trans-Atlantic flight. He de- , clared that it waa not a serious attempt j with a ship stationed lit "every twenty yards." While there may be. many who think the same way, Ilawker should not have been the man to make the state-' rnentt 1 ?lay Lynch* a white man. was taken from a court house at l-#mar. .Missouri, Wednesday and lynched in the court holme yard in the presence of a er^wd of pernm*. Lynch had killed a sheriff and his son in a jail escape. J Capital punishment is not permiasable under the law of Missouri aud an effort was made to have the law repealed on , account of the Lynch murder. Failing ; in this the mob took the Inw into their own ha fids and put him to death. The Road Bonds Mr. Kershaw County Land Owner; I )???* r Sir: We all will agru that wln-n a. propo siti. m to raise taxes is put to us, we naturally want to know the whys and the wherefore* of it all, ill i4bw Word* ws want t<> know what we ar? going to get f<t?r our money ,wTi*t g?>od the ex? tir?* i* g?ing to th? u*. Vou li?Vf uo tUotbt been the advertUemt-oU Cb?t o?rv county paper* have beei4 runniug ly.Jiilt-, ,rW which relate to II golden opj&t unity t liitt *f have to se* our* ? governiu?-iit; appnAprlgtloo of $68000.00 to tn- eifiended on thr road* of IMvsIb township. ^Tbis fund can be bad. the work done u u?l?r government supervision, the roads put in i condi tion which Avili make travel 70 per cent easier. t*a*lfr on you, ou your stock, on your vehicles, easier to market your produce and naturally add value to your land*. \W have only to match the govern ment appropriation, in other words raise a shnWar amount ourwelvew. eight tbou aahd of which ban been raised already which ><411 leave a balance of sixty thousand yet to be bad. To do this we propose to float a bond iasue for thm amount which will only entail about a two mill extra levy on this -Town ship, certainly little enough^Tot ' the am. .nut of benefit which we are to re* j reive, therefore gentlemen we ask that you go to your voting precinct on Tues day next and vote for this $00,000.00 i bond issue of whk'h w)ll mean so much to us all. Hemerober, this is our only chance, we are to accept thin offer of the Government or reject it, 'tis now or never, ho mnember the date, next Tues day June 3rd be sure and vote FOR the U>ii?( Trailed we tjao^t aftWd to miss it. Yours for goo<l road*, The t'smden Chamber of Commerce. TIMK I'F TiintHDW Allied Armies Heady in Case Germany Refuse* To Sign Peace Terms. (Hy The Associated Press) Germany's counter proposal* to the peace treaty of the Allied and associated powers, eujivprlsiug w -volume of goodly proportions are- in readiness for presen tation to the peace congress at Versailles, No official announcement has as yet been made of the time when Count von Itrock dorfT-Kantzau will appear before the rep r resent a tives of the victors in the war to make Germany's tinal plea for the amel ioration of s<Mne of the conditions of the treaty which are declared to be too severe for fulfillment, but the time can not be extended beyond noon of Thurs day. when the limit for reply expires. Late- di<o*utcheK from Berlin indicate that the German document is to contain in inifold representations and argument* for a lessening of the severity of the terms, not alone from the financial pud .?XtHLUUiic standpoints but ?l*o with regard to disarmament, both on land and sen, * "V rr - , . . . - . , but a pi en f??r mutualising wider the Uagm* ??f nation* war craft and mtrckiut program of the world'* nation*. l>rp torial reqiriretneuU al*o are to l>e ar K ucd agal?wt. , Friday i? to wltoemi tb*? receipt by the Austrian* of tbe term* of tb*- peace trvaty that ba? be*-n formulated for th?* former Km pi re of the llapxbnrg*. Tb?y plea <?f the chief of the A upfrifiu. dele gation for hafltr by the Alliea in wak ing known the term# probably i* respon sible for F?fld*y having beeu chuaen a? the day for tbe Au?triana to appear before tbe |?eace congreaa, it previouidy having be^n believed that tbe ceremony would not take place untit next week. Iu anticipation of the possibility of a declination on the pgrt of tbe Ger mans to Migit the in-ace treaty Mar *hal Koch, tbe coiumauder-fu-cbief of the Allied and associated armies, has made a further inKpection of tbe occupied area iu tbe went aod its general vicinity, and r?|>orted Win observation* to Minister of War Clemeoceau. Tbe landing of American and Britiah marine* at Daatig probably indicate# that auother atep to meet auy eventuality hai been taken. The question whether tbe German plenipotentiaries will a ttx their signs tures to tbe document ia atill a (pool one in Germany. Confirmation has been received of the report that the Allied and associated powera are to lend aid in auppliea and money to Admiral Kolchak tbe anti Bolsbevist leader. iu liuasia, conditional upon the establishment of a constituent assembly and a lawful government in hi* <*ounJry. A report, from Viborg ia to Hie effect that the Soviet authorities in Petrograd have boon overthrown. Thiers la no confirmation of the report.1 PERSONAL MENTION. Friends in Camden were pleaded to see Mrs. W. 1). Trantham who made a short stay here last week. She wa.s accompanied by her H>n Frank, and they were un their way to Washington, hav ing wpent the winter in Alabama. M1ss Henriette Johnson has returned from a six weeks visit North. While away she -visited tor ''New York, Masfca olmssetts, Connecticut and mainy other pVfteeit of interest. The trip going was made by automobile with friendp and the picturesque scenery wnK at its love liest in the spring-time. Mrs. Robert Moore ISlanchard and her interesting family who have been living in .Camden during her husband's, Col. ltlanrhard's serviee overseas leave today for Iturlington, Vt., and will later go to Washington. 1). C. They were quite an addition to Camden's ' social circles and will be greatly missed by a number of friends here. ! ?v Uiwp Km?ptiB? KiUvntin apfnt the week rod in (^mdeo with her |NircsU Sir. atd Mm. J. V. liatruau Hbe ban returned tn CV>k*r College. Mt?prn ElUa belli CltiT and flare Ktaffoni of (irwiitwM, North CartHua, are the gu?r*>t* ??f MIm Katherinv ll)ake nry Who h44 r?*ntl]f returned /rout <Qu<eu? College, Charlotte. N. C. Uim KuU Matthews and Dr. Mc ?'a?li>. Wth ?# (MwnWa spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Matthew's ulster, Mrs. J. 0. Kirkland on UFayetU Av enue. ' : Mine Producea Coal and Sand. A mining plant that la decidedly unique I* located In Ohio. Roth coal and Kit rid are token from the oh? i property which consistf of IflO acres The aurfaco strata I* high grade mold ing sand and haa an average depth of at>oiit nine feet. It la deposited on a hed <>f Mhnle about five feet in thick' nens diwl under thla la a aeara of ex* cellent coal averaging from 4 to 5 feet. Shipment a of an ml already hare blen mode to foundrlea throughout the ?country, A cuiis'derahle tonnage ol coal alao ha* been mined. Aa th? *h:ile atratn is uncovered by the re moval of the aand, ateam shovels will ; be utilised to atrip the ahale, thereby exposing the seam of coal which will he mined In the open. -In compara tively few localities Is the coal aeara Mitth-fmtly near the surface to permit of stripping. The sand Is mined by ateam shovel and is conveyed by mine ears to a Blockhouse* from which II Is loaded Into cars by a belt con veyor. A force of nine men can load 400 tons of sand a day. ? Scientific American. t Bishop Refuses to Dwell in Castle. J Whether a bishop should be com pelled to live In a custle regardless ol 1 his own desire for u more modes! f and less expensive home -is a question | which is agitating the clerical author! , ties of the diocese of Worcester, Eng i land. Dr. Ernest Harold Pentfce ,re j cently was consecrated bishop ol i Worcester. In the course of a ser ! moil It was declared that no hishoi i really wanted to live In a castle an<! that, If the people of hl^ diocese re i quired him to do so. t lie financial re j sponajbilities should he borne by them j not by him. . ? ? ; i Radium Found In England. , The discovery of a considerable bodj ; of pitchblende ? the ore of radium-^ is reported from the village of Hump | stead, on the borders of Dartmoor I England. Samples were submitted t< the mineral resources development de ; partment of the ministry of munitions | whose experts said it was pitchblendi | with e T. oxide content of 20 per cent somewhat licher than the ort loo ' ported from America. DO NOT WAIT FOR THIS f-. 1 . ? ?? ?? ? .. LET OUR HAIL POLICY ISSUED BY A COMPANY BACKED BY MILLIONS INSURE YOUR CROPS ? .. ? STORM AT HODGES DOES MUCH DAMAGE ? Fifty Thon*aud lk>Jlar? IbtlnuM Log* To rimon Kfom Hall ftuaday ' Kminf. | (ireenwood, M ay 20. ? Official estimate of demonatraiion agent aud county of lw-iala place dMUfP from a wiew bail ? torus la?t eveniug iu tUU county at $30,000. A atrip nine mile* long aiul five miles wide around 1 !o<lge? wait made bare of all growing crops by the mora*. All ttottdn will bave to be planted over. Fruit trees bad bark beaten off by force of ball. Williams Fire Insurance Aeencv R. M. KENNEDY, Jr.. P?. J PHONE 62 ' ' ciiunr- - CAMDEN, S. C. Off On a Vacat Ion Mian Aunk-e Ateiauder, the efficient manager of the Western Union .office at Camden ha* cone to spend ?? weeks vacation at her former home at 8tatea ville, N. C. Duriug her absence the office will be in charge of Mr. F. O. Spender, of Oxford, N. C., relief man fur this district of tbe Western Union. Mr. and Mrs. L, A. Kirkland, Misses Ellen Hi ?>? kin and Nan DeLoach and Mr. Kufus Thurxnan have returned from ; a trip to New York, Washington. Rich mond and other points'. The trip was made by auto. Corporal VUIeplgue Honors State. Corporal John Gautey Villepigue by his "gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of dirty", has not only won distinguished honor** for himself ? he ha* honored bin State. In war, certainly in war as Ameri cans wage it, it is no distinction to be brave. This t^riffic war, by calling OPOB men to exert themselves as sol* diers had nove'r before been summoned to do in equal measure, has revealed to us that very few men are really cowards when confronted by peril and urged to duty?' "So night is grandeur to our dust." ftut the true moral hero <4 j is still rare enough to be chosen out of the multitude for special honor. It is for thij* reason ? knowing that all American fighters arc brave artd strong to the end ? that the order uses the well-known and inspiring clause, "above and beyond the call of duty." "Euglaud" ? and every country expect* every man to do his duty." If that were *11, . we should, -have hosts of good, honeat, clean, vaOtant fighters, but no true heroes. . Corporal Villepiguc did more than his duty. And South Carolina, mother of heroes, is proud of the honor that is being conferred upon him today? proud of the res(>ect and honor he has already won throughout his country and wherever his name and his deed of sacrifice and pure valor are known. the Corporal comes of fighting stock, the courageous strain in his veins flow ing ou both sides of his family from the heroic blood of General Richard* son of Revolutionary fame. Four of the Hix generals that Camden, his own home, gave to the Confederacy, were his ancestors. He could hardly be oth erwise than "courageous. And sheer, clean courage was his starting point His goal was duty and sacrifice ? the true guerdon of . heroes. The Congressional Medal, which Gen eral Read will award him today, Wll devised to mark such heroic services ?s Corporal Villepigue performed. No hero of the war deserved it more or has won it by .more daring and self-sacrific ing devotion to duty. ? Monday's State. * ?? " - -- ? ? - 1 .. . i DR. It E. STEVENSON DENTIST Crocker Building Camden. 8. C. TUESDAY, Where Do You Stand, Mr. Voter? J THE ISSUE IN A NUTSHELL IS THIS: If DeKalb Township votes an issue of Bonds for $60,000 for the purpose of building permanent highways, then Uncle Sam donates us $68,000 more. In addi tion, the Federal Government supplies us with Tractors, Scrapes, Picks, Shovels and other Road Build CJ <? * ? ing machinery and utensils FREE OF COST. How can we afford to neglect so great an opportunity?