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Sdfljc Count J) |ssf, ] 4 VOL. XXXII. KIKGSTRKE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,1917. NO. 30 '?*' 1^ GERMANY PLANNED TO STRIKE IN 1913 t L PLOTTED TO CAPTURE PARIS, CON* QUER ENGLAND AND THEN TO I CRUSH THE UNITED STATES. Washington, September 25:?Prediction that Germany would wage a war for world conquest in about 15 years was made to the late Admiral Dewey at Manila in 1898 by Capt Von Goetz of the German imperial navy, Senator Jagwis told the Senate Tuesday. * Quoting a report from Admira Dewey to the navy department, the ! Illinois Senator said Von Goetz told J the American naval officer Germany ' would capture Paris as the first step to subjugating England. The taking of New England and Washington was to follow in order that Germany might secure an enormous cash indemnity. The wiping out of the Monroe doc- j trine and the control of South America by Germany also was predicted by the German officer, declared Senator Lewis, who was discussing peace negotiations. For some reason the government had not given the report wide circulation. Senator Lewis continued, but in the face of it now, "any Senator 1 who speaks here or elsewhere against any measure of his country lends himself to the enemy." Characterizing the German reply ' to Pope Benedict's peace note as! "Prussian peace hypocrisy" and an ! affront both to the Pope and Presi-j dent Wilson, Senator Lewis scored ' L-L J '! 1_ : ! wnai ne lermeu laggarus iu painui- j Vism" and those who argued against the war. "The country guarantees free! | speech to every American," the speaker said, "but that man who! U3es free speech aeainst America is; not the American to wnom iree speech is guaranteed. In this country there can be no free speech to any man to destroy the freedom of his fellowman. There can never be liberty of speech to an American citizen to destroy the lib^rt y of the American nation." In the Human Slaughter Pen. London, September 25: ? Total casualties of all British ranks in all the war theaters for the week ending today are reported officially to have been 23,035. The casualty lists are subdivided as follows: Officers killed or died of wounds, j 103; men killed or died of wounds,' 4,430; officers wounded or missing. 432; men wounded or missing 18.070. You will enjoy one 4 1 l( < Nfjy Heaters. i "THE WARM GLOW OF A COLD NIGHT YIELDS MORE PINESS IN YOUR HOME THAI EXCEPT. PERHAPS. A GOOD IP PER. WELL. WE CAN FURNISH > HEATER AND RANGE. COM AND RANGES. THEN YOU WIJ FROM US. OUR HEATERS A THEY STAND THE TEST. . King Hardwe - V] The Popular H k Dr Brockinton Weds Miss Wilson. The home of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wilson of Mayock, N C, was the scene of a lovely marriage on Wednesday, September 19, when their daughter, Miss Addie Lawrence Wilson, became the bride of Dr 1 Marion Lee Brockington of Florence. The parlors and lower floor were beautifully decorated in golden-rod, ferns, smilax and cathedral candles. The ceremony was performed before an improvised altar of gold and white in front of a back ground of 1 palms. ? The bridal party entered the par- i lors to the strains of Lohengrin's Wedding March, which was artistic*, ally rendered by Mrs Bright Ander- > son, and were impressively married ( bv Rev George F Greene of Suffolk, | Va. The bride was beautifully attired in a going-away suit of silvertone velour, trimmed in beaver fur, with hat and gloves to match; her flow- j ers were a corsage of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. The bride's onlv attendant was her cousin, little Miss Erline Newbern. She was daintily dressed in a white net dress with yellow ribbons, and she carried the ring on a satin basket. Immediately after the ceremony a delicious wedding breakfast was served to the guests, after which Dr and Mrs Brockington left for a Southern tour and their future home in Florence, S C. The out of town guests were: Mrs kJohn D Whitehurst and Mrs Bright Anderson of Richmond, Va, Mrs Hermann Newbern of Bel cross, N C, Mrs C B Beasley of Fountain, N C. I Miss Fannie Newbold of Hertford;! Mr and Mrs G B Wilson, Mr and Mrs Walter Perry, Mr and Mrs W S| White, Mr and Mrs N S Seary of Elizabeth City, N C; Mr and Mrs B 0 Colonna, Mrs A 0 Dey, Mrs A E Williams of Norfolk, Va; Mr and Mrs Jet Terebee of Belcross, N C; Misses Mae Wilson and Mabel White ; of Elizabeth City, N C. Dr Brockington is a popular den-; tist of this city and enjoys a large j practice. Since coming to Florence ' from Williamsburg county he has made numbers of friends, all of j whom congratulate him on his good j fortune. Recently Dr Brockington nualified as first lieutenant in the j detal department of the U S army medical corps and has already received his commission. He is now awaiting orders to report for duty. This circumstance hastened the time of the marriage which had been set j for later in the year. The bride i taught school in Florence, and wa9 j a valued member of the teaching I corps of the city schools. She has numerous friends here.? Florence Tim tx I Just Received a good supply of Big Ben, Baby Ben j and School Desk Clocks. Come and | see my stock before you buy. Yours to please, 9-27-tf F J Watts, Jeweler. of our handsome HANDSOME HEATER ON A SOLID COMFORT AND HAPN ANY OTHER ONE THING>. HOT. WELL COOKED SUPYOU BOTH THE NECESSARY E IN AND SEE OUR HEATERS LL BUY THE ONES YOU NEED >ND RANGES ARE THE BEST; ir/e Company. ardware Store. X BIG WAR BILL PASSES SENATE SENATOR MARTIN CHARGES EXTRAVAGANT AND ALMOST RECKLESS ESTIMATES. Washington, September 26:--Without a roll-call and after brief bebate the Senate late yesterday passed the eight-billion-dollar war deficiency appropriation bill. Nearly $800,000,000 was added to the measure as it came from the House and it now goes to conference. Items for many million dollars were approved, with only a handful of Senators present and without discussion. Senator Martin, chair man of the appropriations commit- j tee; and Democratic floor leader, urged sharp scrutiny of what he termed extravagant and almost reckless departmental estimates. He said appropriations during Ave months of war would reach about $20,000,000,000. and expressed concern lest rix year's total might be $50,000,000,000. Over the Democratic leader's opposition the Senate adopted, 28 to 1 26, an amendment by Senator Robinson appropriating $500,000 for the employment bureau of the department of labor. As it goes to conference the bill totals $7,981,400,000. including $2,385,000,000 of contract authoriza tion and Senate amendments totaling $770,000,000. Colored Soldiers Summoned. The following 64 names constitute the 26 per cent of colored men who are called to appear in Kingstree on October 6 to be moved to Camp Jackson: Charley Scott, Kingstree Verley Gause. Cade9 John Mitchell. Lake City, Rt Joseph Wilson, Hemingway James Dollard. " Robert Gamble, Gourdin Sylvester Pressley, Kingstree William Dobins, Georgetown Julius E Taylor, Trio Henry Richardson, " John Ashby Brown, Greelyville Richard Evans, GourJIn William Wilson, Ne.^m'tii William Conyer9, Creeiyville Earl Brand, Cades, Rt Archie Takeail, " Parker Covington, Nesmith David Owens, Hemingway A ?* + Vmi* A nrlorcnn Trio m tiiui i M IIUV* JVIJ9 AiiV James Moultrie, Cades May Donley, Hemingway Jesse Sampson, Gourdin James Flagler, Bryan Grantsin Green, Kingstree Walter Paul, " Roy Burgess, Bloomingvale Nathaniel McDonald, Gourdin Sam Browh, Kingstree Simely Brown, " Lee Cooper, Hemingway Emanuel Morris, Greelyville Cleveland McCrea, Johnsonville Willie Brown, Cooper John Pressley, Kingstree Liston Green. " Jack Smith, New Zion, Rt Philip Whitfield. Salters Mose Chapman, Greelvville Herbert Alford, Lakr City, Rt Henry C McClary, Kingstree Philip B Graham, Hemingway Calvin Green, Kingstree Walter Burgess. " Proefnn Rnnflrprc (rrpplwillp Dozier Jordan, Hemingway James Eaddy, " Frank Patterson, Greelyville Jethro Keels, " James Barr, Bryan Wayne Cohen, Gourdin Eddie Chandler, Kingstree i Geo Washington McDonald. Gourdin j James Cooper, Lake City, Rt Nathan Rodgers, Outland Henry Montgomery, Greelyville Duncan Fulton, Kingstree Abram Sessions, Bloomingvale Warren McCrea. Bryan Ivory Gamble, Nesmith Luther Battiste, Kingstree John Graham, Nesmith Talmage Williams. (Jades. Rt Sam Smith. Lake City, Rt Ernest Keels, Greelyville The big real estate sale conducted here last week for Mr P B Thorne by the Star Realty & Auction Co of Greensboro, N C, was a success in every particular. The sale was un-1 der the personal management of:; Capt J H Philpot, who made many friends during his stay here. The: property brought good prices, the i total sales amounting to approxi-j mately $20,000. Seed Oats! Seed Oats! Red Rust-Proof Seed Oats at lowest prices for cash. Bring your wagon i and carry back a load of Seed Oats. 9-27-tf Odom & Dennis. , Buy Your and you share the Profit-Sharing C It is worth your v [COFFINS HMD CASKETS I King: Next to 74 CALLED FROM WILLIAMSBURG. Honor Roll of Young Men Who Will Serve Uncle Sam. Last Friday afternoon, seventyfour young men, the very cream of the manhood of old Williamsburg county were mustered into the Uni1 J nAvin/m Koro Kv ICQ OUllVU milium jr sci tim. uv>b the local board, acting und?r the regulations of the selective draft act. These young men came from every nook and corner of the county and represented the best families of the State. Some of them were college graduates and professional men, but farmer and doctor responded to the call alike and one was nd less enthusiastic than the other in his eagerness and willingness to serve his country. These young men were taken care of in the homes of citizens during the night and until the time for their departure Saturday morning. TTM/]a?< fko ononi/tDQ nf thp Wn-1 U UUCl IIIC OUCipIVVO VTA. v??w - - ? . man's Service league a smoker was held in their honor on the court fcibuse green from 8 to 10 o'clock p. m. AC Hjnds acted as master of ceremonies and introduced as the speakers of the evening, Revs P S McChesney and G T Harmon. These able ministers, each made an inspiring address and were heartily applauded at the conclusion of their remarks. Cigars, cigarettes and all1 * * ? ? i J u.. I Kinas oi son arinKs were scrvcu uy > the members of the league. A j piano was placed in one of the door- j ways of the court house and Miss | Claudia Jones rendered some beauti-! ful selections. Mr David Silverman also assisted in entertaining the boys with his violin. At 11 o'clock Saturday morning they entrained for Lanes, where a barbecue dinner had been prepared for them by the people of that community. Upon the arrival of their train the feast was ready and spread, so that all they had to do was to march up to the table and help them selves. There was an abundance of barbecue, friend chicken, ham and nicknacks to have fed twice as many more, an evidence of the liberal hospitality and patriotism of the Lanes people. GOVERNOR FERGUSON OUSTED. Texas Official Impeached by Senate Court?Many Charges Sustained. Austin, Texas, September 24:? James L Ferguson was Saturday night completely severed from his " ^ ^ < /\# T/vvoo f A lTrkirtk Ulliue tti vjuvci uui ui icaao, tu nuiui i position he was twice elected by the people of the State, the senate high court of impeachment Saturday afternoon having sustained ten of the 21 charges in the bill returned against him by the house committee of the whole. Acting Gov William P Hobby, an editor of Beaumont, assumes the full power of office, his tenure extending to January, 1919. Notice, Veterans! A meeting of the members of Camp Pressley, United Confederate Veterans, is hereby called ts meet at the court house Wednesday, October 10, at 11:30 a. m. All members of the camp are urged to be present, j A W Flagler, 9-27-2tf Vice Commander, j1 \ ( \ a HARDWARE profits with us. Coupons on all ( srhile to investigate stree Hardware the KellaHan War Why Sell Cotton Now? When cotton was selling at 6 or 7 cents a pound and that was the cost of production,the producer was compelled by his creditors to carry it to market so soon as it was harvested. When it was selling at 14 cents a pound it seems that even the small farmer should have been in a position more independent and that he might have been able to withhold at least a substantial part of his crop from the market for a time. In those days there would have been some margin of profit in'the cottongrowing industry. Were the price today to jump to 40 cents a pound, would the necessity still confront the tenant larmer wno naa given a mortgage to deliver his whole product to the creditor? It is not quite possible for us to believe that most of the cotton now going to market is sold under the spur of necessity. If that be the case, it must follow that therh is an absence of relationship between high prices and the independence of the producer. If 20-cent cotton yields him no more freedom than he had when the staple fetched one-third that price, the inference would be legitimate that his slavery would continue if the price weie 60 cents a pound. In our opinion the tendency to glut the market now is explained by the craving of the farmers to obtain cash and buy luxuries and comforts. Too many of them are pretty well content with 20 cents. They do not reflect that they are losing money when they sell their product for less than it is worth, however tempting the present price may be. That the farmer now has a profit of 7 or 8 cents a pound in cotton is no reason why he should not try to ?et a profit of 15 cents, and he ought to be informed that of this an excellent chance is to be considered. Undoubtedly a campaign of education should begin at once. There is no reason in the world why a man who has a bale of cotton in these times should hur-j riedly convert it into money or that in the meantime he should be with out money.? <3ettheBANKb< first? and be < roan With mor THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIP1 IN , RITCN* AND 'RITHMETIC." ED MORE PRACTICALLY IN A B; BOOK. IF YOUR BOY HAS A BANK BO L?r? HAS NOT GOT A OPENS ONE. PUT YOURMONE WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTERE Lo?> Made on Cotton W*rel Farmers & Merchai "AKSOLUTELY SAFE" Authorized by Federal Reserve Board le Acl as ^ from US How? We issue Zash Purchases }. Come and see j Co. | We Lead Others Follow 11 ehouse. FOR BREAK WITH BERLIN. Argentine Chamber of Deputies Votes, Fifty-three to Eighteen. Buenos Aires, September 25:? The Chamber of Deputies today voted in favor of a rupture with Germany. The vote was 53 to 18. The resolution declaring for the breaking off of relations with Germany adopted today by the Chamber of Deputies was passed last week by the Argentine Senate by a vote of 23 to 1. WOULD AID IN PATROL. Washington. September 25:?Besides adding to the consolidation of the" Americas in the war for demfocracy the addition of Argentina to Germany's list of enemies would mean the partial relieving of the United States and Brazilian fleets in the patrol of the South Atlantic, even if there should not be more spectacular cooperation by sending an army to France. News Letter from Long Branch. Greelyville, R F D, September 24: ?Farmers are very busy gathering cotton. Prices are good,but we hope they will be better later on. The,Long Branch Sunday-school is progressing nicely. It is encouraging to see so many young people attending regularly and taking much interest. This Sunday-school was organized August 13,1916, and our superintendent has been absent but once. Master Robert Bradham returned home Sunday from a -pleasant visit to his uncle, Mr W M Bradham. Misses Minta Lemon ano Belie Player spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Marian Dukes at Martin's X Roads. Last Saturday Mr D F Easier was called away to fight for his country. It is hard to give up our boys, especially those of our Sunday-school. LES OF EDUCATION ARE "READALL OF THESE CAN BE LEARNANK BOOK THAN IN ANY OTHER OK HE IS LEARNING WHAT ARPRACTICAL APPLICATION OF A I THE MOST BENEFICIAL AND BANK ACCOUNT, SEE THAT HE Y IN OjJRBANK. :ST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. iooie Receipts at 6 par cent. tits National Bank, LAKE CITY. S. O Administrator, Executor, Trustee and Registry. |