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I THE BIG WIJJAMSBURG COUNTY FAIR WILL OPEN TUESDAY NOVEMBER I3TH FOR FOUR DAYS?EVERYBODY WILL BE THERE t m m jjottntt? - VOL XXXII. KINGSTKEE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15,191?, SO. If" I MORE TROOP SHIPS GO ACROSS SAFELY 1 SOLDIERS AND SUPPLIES ARRIVING IN FRANCE IN INCREASING NUMBERS SAYS GEN PERSHING. With the American Army in " XT 11 ? I Rv thp As r ranct, nuvnuuti x*. eociated Press): Gen Pershing said to the correspondents today: "Troops and supplies are arriving in increasing numbers." "Thanks to the French. British and American navies." he continued, "the submarine to date has not claimed the life of a single American soldier on the troop ships bound for France." The French officers, he said, were enthusiastic over the character, intelligence and spirit of the young officers arriving in France to continue their instruction and the American army is proud of them, too." Conditions in the American sector continue to be normal with inter? mittent artillery firing on both sides. ^ At one place the Germans observed ? ? ? J J I that the grass naa Deen trouueu down :n the rear and they threw in a hundred shells with no result other than to churn up the mud. The weather continues to be cold and rainy, The American infantrymen haye had two diversions. The first incident occurred near daylight. The enemy, apparently thinking a raid was imminent, opened up with machine guns at the point where the lines are closest. A stream of bullets whistled over the American first line. k About the same time, French P troope on the American flank obit" served four Germans who were cut* ting the barbed wire defenses. A French patrol succeeded in heading off the Germans, capturing them all. Hot Sapper at Bethel The public is cordially invited to attend a hot supper and box party to be given at Bethel school house, on Thursday. November 22. Hot Sapper at Trio On Friday, November 23, a box supper will be given at Trio school house for the benefit of school. It Hot Sapper at Cedar Swamp. There will be a hot supper at Cedar Swamp on Friday night, November 23. Plenty of barbecue and a good time promised to all; the public is cordially invited. 11-15-2t The Roman Catholic church at 1 Florence will be consecrated Sunday k P i s * \y We se C..AIM lU XI J LYtrytiiuiij um AND IT KEEPS RIGHT < ? , STEEL FROM WHICH ALL C MADE IS PROPERLY "TEMP COME TO OUR STORE W LERY"?FROM A PAIR OF BABY'S TINY FINGER NAILS YOUR CHRISTMAS TURKEY. TO YOU "RIGHT." OUR CUTLERY'S THE BES" * King' Harct^rc ?? t YEAR IN PRISON FOR W. P. BEARD: i FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE IS | ALSO INCLUDED IN SENTENCE OF "SCIMITAR" EDITOR. Greenwood, Nov 13?W P Beard, j1 of Abbeville, who was last week con- i victed on two counts in federal court j1 here, was today refused a new trial by Judge Joseph T Johnson, and sentenced to 9erve a year and a day in 1 the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, j and in addition,to pay a fine of $500. j1 Beard was formerly editor of a small newspaper called the Scimitar, j the publication of which was begun I at Abbeville while Cole LBlease was 1 Governor of South Carolina, and the s1 Scimitar and its editor were among the staunchest supporters of Gover nor Blease. Beard was a familiar figure at many campaign meetings while the now former Governor was a candidate, and on at least one campaign he was looked upon as a mem- ' ber of Governor Blease's campaign i party. In a way,articles written by Beard and printed in his paper have from time to time caused some comment, j It was well known that he was proGerman in sympathy before the United States entered the war, as his , editorials and verbal statements showed. Some time after this country became an ally against Germany, Beard printed in his paper an edito?:-1 nanfinn "Thp fJrPSt ' nm uuucf cut Lup?iuu Fizzle, in which were references to' the administration that came to the' attention of the Postoffice Department. resulting in his paper being deprived of the mail privilege. La- ' ter, at the United States court in 1 Greenville, a bill of indictment was handed to the grand jury, which returned a true bill against Beard, the | accusation being based on this editorial, among others. The trial was I set for the Greenwood term of court, ! which began last week, and resulted in Beard's conviction. A sentence of a year and a day in the United States prison in Atlanta and a fine of $500 was given George Herring, who was yesterday found guilty of violation of the Espionage Act. Witnessestestified that Herring criticised the Wilson administration very severely and charged it with "smuggling" ammunition to England. and saying liberty bonds were no good. Another witness testified that Herring advised him not to enlist for war service. The defendant denied that he made the cnarge against the liberty bonds, but said that he referred to Confederate bonds. He left the impression,however,that he was very much opposed to the war. Get your Bagging and Ties from People's Mercantile Co. 10-4-tf I ^fj t Cuts. )N CUTTING BECAUSE THE i )UR THINGS THAT CUT ARE ERED." HEN YOU NEED ANY "CUTSMALL SCISSORS TO TRIM TO A BIG KNIFE TO CARVE WE'VE GOT IT: WE SELL IT r: IT STANDS THE TEST. ire Company. GRAND WORK FOR SOLDIERS. WILLIAMSBURG TO RAISE HANDSOME AMOUNT FOR Y. M. C. A ACTTVITES IN CAMP. To supply the spiritual, mental, and physical n< ed; of the boys of Williamsburg county who are now in the army or navy, or who will go in during the next nine months, a campaign is being put on in the county this week, to raise $2,100. This is Williamsburg's share in the national fund of $35,000,000, which the War Work council of the Young Men's Christian Association is raising to take care of our boys in camp and trench here in this country, and on the other side when they go over. With millions of men in service, it is imperative that the people at home supply the necessary funds, that the Y M C A may do for our boys what we want to do, but who can be readied only through the association. An idea of the value of this work is best gained by hearing what the men themselves say about it. Their testimony is unanimous in apprecia tioD of the Y M C A. For thousands of boys it has been the means of keeping strong the home ties,and so helping them to keep straight in the face of the fiercest kinds of temptation. It has provided a religious atmosphere for thousands of Christian men, and brought to even a greater number a knowledge of what the Christian life stands for. During the brief time the troops were on the border last year many thousands of men were converted, Bible classes and Sunday Schools were conducted and immorality and drunkenness were cut down to a remarkable extent after the coming of the Y M C A into the camps. Speaking of the Y M C A, Mr J D 0*Bryan, who was recently at Fort Oglethorpe, said: "The work of the Association was wonderful. We could not have gotten on without its help, and I believe that it saved many a man from going to pieces in the face of the many temptations. I am glad to have the opportunity to help the work now." Everett David of Salters, who has recently returned from Camp Jackson. was equally enthusiastic. He said: "I'll be glad to help in your campaign, for I know what the Y M C A did for me, and is doing for all of our boys. 3t was both church and home for U6 while in camp, and it kept us out of lots of trouble. I have already written to some friends in other counties urging them to work in this campaign." Testimony such as this shows that the work of the Y M C A is as Gen Winfield Scott said, "as important as the Red Cross." Id fact in many ways its work is more necessary, for it ministers to the mind and to the spirit as well as to the bodies of our boys. These sons and brothers who have offered their livesfor their country surely deserve to have the very best that we can give, and as they have made the supreme sacrifice of life, so must we make every sacrifice necessary to give our dollars for their welfare. Already more than $250 has been subscribed, and when the campaign closes, on Sunday, the goal of $21OC should have been reached. In ordei to do this, however, the support ol the biggest men in the county must be had. It is a big work and it must have big support. Here is the schedule of gifts that is asked. 1 of $100.. $10C 1 of 75 __ 7c 5 of 60.. 25C 20 of 26 50C 25 of 15 375 30 of 10 300 100 of 5 500 Total .$2100 Mr G A McElveen is chairman for thia county, and an aggressive cam SEE Cut Glass, Com A Nice Line Mechanical Toj F No Trash, hot Goi i - ...i [CQMHSAHUUAMtlSj fVUlg TIDE TURNING FOR ITALY. CHECK ADVANCE OF THE TEUTON INVADERS AND INFLICT SERI-| OUS LOSS UPON THEM.' The Italians are apparently hold* ing the Teutonic aides fast along: the greater part of the curving battle front, extending from Lake Garda south of the Trentina region to the Adriatic Sea. Small gains have been reported for the Teutons on the northern front and one point along the southern reaches to the Piave river. On the Asiago plateau, where it was feared the invaders might break through the Italian line and force a retirement of the armies guarding the western bank of the Piave, the enemy has met with several severe reverses, the Italians meeting vigorous attacks with their customary stamina, and retailing them with serious losses. Indeed, near Canove, to the west of Asiago, so strong and brilliantly executed was the Italian counterthrust that the forces of Gen Diaz even were able to liberate Italians, who had been captured by the Austro-German army in the attempted flanking before the Italian line was ? * stiffened last ween. To the northeast of the town of j Asiago the Germans report the capture of the town of Fonzao, and northwest of Asiago,on the Settee Comuni, the fortified position of Mont Longara. On the southern Piave, between Monsana and Zenson. some twenty-three miles northeast of Venice, the enemy forces crossed the stream and established a bridgehead on the west -side of the Piave. The Italians, however, immediately turned upon the invaders, and forced them back toward the bank of the 1 river. Realizing the close proximity of Venice, preparations are being made to protect the ancient city and its ' historic buildings from the shells of the guns of the invaders. Sandbags ; ? Kitrh nrnnnd the nal nave ucru u.B.. ? , ' ace of the Doges and the Campanile. Doubtless most of the numerous works of art for which the city is famous already have been removed 1 to places of security. Out of the maze of contradictory statements regarding the situation 1 in Russia the salient facts seem to i fnrth thnt the Bolsheviki for | 3LOUU ivi v ? ? .? _ _ ' I ces are still in eontrol of Petrograd. A wireless despatch, received in London, announces the complete defeat paign is being put on. He is being aided in this by Secretary Bert Corcoran, from the training camp at the , Charleston navy yard. An attractive ; booth has been arranged at the fair, > where the work of the Young Men's 1 Christian Association will be pre| sented. , To insure the safe handling of the ii funds contributed for this work, a public statement of the amounts giv'en will be made next week. OUR DISPLA imunity Silver, li of Splendid H rs, Hobby Horsey 'or the Younger Set jd, Sensible, Educatie stree Hardware I of the followers of Premier Kerensky | and Gen Korniloff Monday, in fightins: near Tsarskoe-Selo, The recalciI trants are declared to be maintaining the upper hand against the military cadets and other adherents of the Kerensky regime. Despatches from Denmark assert that advices there are to the effect that the Bolsheviki soldiers and sailors in Petrograd are committing all kinds of excesses and that the populace is terror-stricken. ORTH GETS FOURTEEN MONTHS. Publisher of German Language Paper Convicted on Four Counts, Columbia. November 13:?Albert Orth. nublisher of the Deutsche Zei tuner, a German language newspaper at Charleston, was given an accumulative sentence late this afteri noon in the federal district court in session here, amounting to fourteen months in the federal prison at Atlanta and fines aggregating $1,200, following his conviction on two indictments charging him with aiding and abetting in the escape of Lieut Robert Fay and William Knobloch from the federal prison at Atlanta on August 29, 1916, and of harboring them in Charleston. The jury received the first case, | that appertaining to Robert Fay. at 1:35 o'clock this afternoon and returned a verdict in an hour and twenty-five minutes, and the other, relative to William Knobloch, was handed the jury at 5:30 p. m., and a yerdict was rendered in twentyfive minutes. There were two counts under each jllll^The Man w C o ^j| I HI g 1 ? J 1 511 oLl * 8 :I ifL ALL THE REGRETS IN THI YOUR MONEY IF YOU INVEST CAT" SCHEME AND LOSE ITTHE ONE SURE WAY TO HAV OUR BANK, WHERE IT IS SAF YOU AND YOURS, WHO ARE El PUT YOUR MON WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEF Loam Made on Cotton Ware Farmers & Merchi * \ ? *? ~) LTJTKLY SAFE" V.i!i?3,,Z?'! literal Rtltrw Board to let ' "&> Y OF rnicure Sets, Etc. ^ oliday Goods. -Tricycles, Etc. li i ? mal Mind Builders. i Co. | We Lead Others Followj indictment, and Orth was found guilty of all of them. Under the i first indictment, Judge Henry A M Smith, presiding, sentenced Orth to pay a fine of $500 and serve six months for each count, the sentence on the second count to commence at the expiration of that of the first count. Under the second indictment the Charleston publisher was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and serve one month for each of the two counts, these sentences to begin at . the expiration of the sentences under the first indictment. Judge Smith said that he had to be particular as to the case in which assistance rendered to Robert Fay was charged, as Fay was convicted of placing bombs aboard ships, which was a most heinous offense, in that he jeopardized the lives of innocent people, among them being women and children. The other indictment was not as serious, he said. ? ' | Mrs R J McCabe returned Sunday night from Marion, where she had gone to see her brother, Mr James Gregg, who left Sunday evening for New York to sail for a foreign flying camp. Mr Gregg volunteered several months ago for service in aviatioD corp and has just completed the course at Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Dr Howell, who is also pleasantly known here, is a volunteer in the medical corp and has received his commission. Mrs McCabe expects | to have Mrs Howell and children ; with her for a part of the winter. Dress making Parlor for Ladies orwi rhi'Mrpnr nerfeet fit and correct styles. Prices reasonable. Call and i have work done. Rosa E LeVallje, Proprietress, Church street. ltp itK Money keeps money safe irv the Bank. That's why he E WORLD WON'T BRING BACK IT FOOLISHLY IN SOME^'WILDFOR LOSE IT YOU SURELY WILL. E YOUR MONEY IS TO PUT IT IN E, AND LET IT PILE UP. THEN 4 UITLED TO IT, WILL HAVE IT. 1 EY IN OUR BANK. ! IEST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. ihoaie Receipts at 6 par cant. ints National Bank, LAKE CITY. S. C. is MviNistrstor. Executor, Trostee nd Reiittrar.