Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MnMiRMmiiimnffiiiHHRiiuiitifiiiiui?iitMiuitaMiitaistiuuiiruiiuMiiiiiiiaRii>uimiiiiHiMiitii [genera Remember this is Red Cross Week in which one hundred millions is to be raised for human relief. The Roumanian army is being demobilized, according to a dispatch from Jassey. The Roumanian parK I liament has been dissolved, the dis?" nateh added. 0 ' $ An increase of at least 25 per cnt in freight and passenger rates is indicated in estimates of rails' road officials, a report of which was published on 14th. I * - v The Ukrainian press bureau has received information from Odessa, K" W, according to whcih former Dowager $f>i. Empress Maria Feodorovona and the Grand Dukes Nicholas and Alexand6r, who have been living at ^ Dulbar, near Aitodor in the Crimea, - are in the hands of the Germans. Anna A. Gordon, the national president of the W. C. T. U., will I,. celebrate her 65th birthday anniversary next July. Miss Gordon has spent nearly half a century in the active service of the temperance cause. Bi'r ' The Caproni airplane, designed in Italyj will be built by the United j& States as one type of bombing machine. The Caproni has been demonstrated by Italian flyers and tfffiv cials are well pleased with tests. Since the establishment of a lar^e munition factory in their city, numV erous society women and girls of Alton, 111., have accepted employi-v ment inspecting shells, working ten jfefc hours a day and rceiving a minimum wage of 14 cents an hour. The British government is planning operations looking to drill for coal in Ireland and already has taken steps for the settlemnt of ownership of mineral rights in certain districts. In view of the possibility * y" of the dscovery of coal in workable j- seams the project has aroused wide ' interest. ^ Emperor William has issued a 4* proclamation concerning Lithunia in ly- i which he says it is assumed Lithunia , will participate in the war burdens r 01 uermany. jj . . This is the kind of peace the 1 "Beast of Berlin" establishes. Kvv SP;/ If Southern audiences take to k. "The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin," fly as New York audiences are doing, the theatre where it is shown will &f; have to use mufflers to keep the fry r sound of cheering from disturbing the neighborhood. A resolution urging all bakers to use dark substitutes for wheat flour in the making of bread, and asking that the public demand dark breads only, was adopted by the baHEjv' kers of Georgia at their meeting Wednesday at the Chamber of Corned. j&v merce. Predicting a long war, Senator Cummins, of, Iowa, on the 16th, urg$*.' ed the Senate to act quickly on his resolution which would provide for complete mobilization of the entire man power of the United States to war work. t A husband "plays the role of fool' Pitt and automatically converts his wife into "boss" when he turns over to Bgf' hei1 all of his money and the financial conduct of the household, in the opinion of Judge John Pendleton, S|jj in the motion division of Superior ; ' Court of Georgia. gt-v Charlie Chaplin was making a tour of Mississippi, speaking in the K?:: interest of the Third Liberty Loan. When his train reached Leland, $& Charlie looked from a window of the coach and saw the home of Mrs. M. F. Cooke on fire. The village fire fighters were assmbling. Charlie rushed into the ranks of the villagers, grabbed the fire hose and directed a stream of water on the blaze. The house was saved. Villagers afterward, on learning who the strange fire-fighter was, said they did not recognize him, although they noticed he "acted awfully funny." ' iiiiimniMumiiiiiittiniNmHMiinmiiiaimiiiuMHttimMmtMiiiinftMimtiminiiiSTtMimmmininiiit'' imiiiitiruiiiiniHiiiniuiuii<uimnintiiiiiiiitiiii^ g lL news Hiiiiiiiii?Niiinitimiiiitt)irainniiiiiirtiirtiiiuHitiiiiiiitiiiutiiiBiiNtiatiiitiummiiiiminNmiiHiM:n?.>? Four American submarines were blown up in Finnish waters to prevent'their falling into the hands of the Germans just prior to the re[ treat of the Russians, according to an official statement issued by the Admiralty in London on the 16th. Seven British submarines remaining in Finnish waters also were destroyed by orders of the Admiralty. Guns at Hango, the statement added, also were dismantled and blown up. Queen Maria of Roumania, according to German newspapers, has publicly announced that she will never recognize the peace treaty between Roumania and Germany. Her majesty says she would rather abdicate than reign over a country under German rule. The queen's children are of the same opinion and thy never lose an opportunity, the newspapers adds, of insulting the Germans in Roumania. liT rJ an*4- nara i*rV?o4- Trin/1 a1? n n Aml ] a uva u vaiv nitau ivijiu ui on fxui" erica it is when I am dead and gone."?Excerpt from speech of Cole L. Blease at Filbert on August 3rd, '.1917. as reported by the Yorkville Enquirer^ a supporter of the former governor. Well, about one hundred million real Americans do care, and for that reason alone will see that the war is fought to a successful conclusion. An American patrol in Picardy met and routed a German patrol of 20 men on the 13th. In this part of the front the Germans are using searchlights and trench mortars occasionally, although the artillery fire is under normal. The American front lines are swept by enemy ma chine guns but there have been no casualties. There is considerable activity back of the German lines. The democratic national committee announces that in less than three years the largest dyestuffs industry in the world from point of view of money invested, has been built up in the United States. It asserts that in that short period of time the Ur ited States has changed from being an importer to an exporter, and is now seeking still further enlarged foreign markets for this lusty infant industry. It is useless to discuss peace terms now because it has already been I nnviAiinAA/1 in imimicifnlrnkla lonmia/yo | auitvuiiv'cu in uiiiiuotaaauic lau^uag^ [ on both contients the peace aims for which the Allies are fighting, Lord Curzori stated the 16th, before the Foreign Press Association. He added: "First the peace must be honorable; second, it must ensure the security of the world and future generations from devastating war." Lord Curzon is a member of the War Cabinet. Labor and Socialist organizations in Austria threaten revolt against the government action in suspending parliament. Swiss newspapers print a telegram from Vienna quoting the Sozial Demorkratische KorVQC"r\Aii^Qn7 f a a offnnf 4-V? o 4- r% r* nrr? __ tw nit biiab a vwui" mittee of the Socialist party and a committee of the German Socialist deputies' club have decided to issue a manifesto to the working action in which the following declaration will be made: "If absolutism is reestablished out of regard for Pan-Germanism, which is prolonging the war, the working classes will be forced to fight for their rights." The Berliner Tageblatt quotes i General Ardenne as saying that "the necessity for fighting it out was absolute. . . Peace is only attainable if England is made to feel the superiority of German arms. . . The unbroken battle will of England and America's help compelled us to enter a decisive bout against the prolongers of the war. . . Moreover we were urged to this by the impatience of our own army, which rightly felt that we can see the road to peace only in a decision by arms." Yes, General, but you are on the wrong side of the peace ledger. I vwvvvvvvvv vvvvv . J V V V DUE WEST. V V \ uvvvvvvwvvvvvv Due West, May 18.?On last Tues day morning at 8.30 o'clock, Lieutenant John Presflly Kennedy was united in marriage to Miss Mary Rebecca Boyce." Both of these young people are from Due .'West, though Lieutenant Knnedy is now in the medical department of'the army and located at Fort Worth, Texas. The marriage was happily performed by the Rev. James P. Pressly at the beautiful home of the bride. The groom was accompanied by his father, Mr. A-. S. Kennedy. The bride entered alone. She was preceded by Miss Jean Kennedy maid of honor., Mrs. Moffatt McDonald was dame of honor. Little Lowry Presslv and Charlotte Oit were the first to enter carrying tulle streamers, that formed an aisle. Isabel Pressly ws flower girl and Ernest Orr was ring bearer. Mrs. Dr. Bell played the wedding march find. accompanied Mrs. Jessie Orr, who sang several selections. Mr. D. S. Edward? accomanied on the violin* A number of invited guests were- present on this felicitous occasion, including J quite a number of visitors from a distance. A luncheon.and refresh- j ments. were served. Beautiful and costly presents were on tables, among them a check for $500 from the groom's father.* Lieutenant Kennedy is the oldest -son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kennedy of Due West. He graduated at Erskine and studied medioine in Philadelphia and was awarded a position in the medical college there. He enlisted in,the army and is stationd at Fort Worth, Texas. His beautiful bride is an honor graduate of the / Woman's College. She is the third daughter of Mrs. James Boyce. The bridal couple left immediately, for Fort Worth. A multitude of well wishes follows them from a hopt of friends. The following guests from a distance were present: Mr; and. Mrs. Woodsides, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Woodsides of Greenville; Mrs. Dr. Pressly, Charlotte, Mrs. Bermean, Greens boro, N. C.; Mrs. Janie Brice, Spartanburg; Mrs. . Craig, Rock ;HiUj: Mrs Dr. Kennedy, Atlanta*, Ga.j, Miss Carrie Stewart,: Spartanburg, Miss Jennie Wideman of Troy. Mr? P A. McDavid. of Green ville; Mr. Belton Sullivan; of Jackson, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sullivan of Hanea Path, spent last Mon day at the home of Mrs. J. B.. Agnew. The graduating recital of Miss Virginia Reid, Soprano, will be given Friday evening,, May 17, at 8:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to be present. Miss Emma Witherspoon of Mooresville, N. C., has been spending a few days at the Wylie Home. She was in Erskine last year. Last Friday eveningL Prof. E. L. Reid went up to Belton to act as one of the judges in the O'Neal High School debating. contest The graduating recital of Miss Claudia Bell will be [Monday evening, May the 20th, at 8:30 in the Memorial Hall. Public cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wharton of Iva came down last week to see Mrs. Liz zie Kennedy, while she was so ill. Mrs. S. C. Johnson of Greenville, is visiting friends in town. The new Liberty Bond Honor Flag for Due West, has arrived and flies to the breezes in front of the Due West bank. The Due West bank is a thoroughly patriotic institution and is deeply enlisted in the successful prosecution of the war. Mr. James Plaxco, of Brighton, Tenn., spent a few days in Due West, leaving on Monday morning 1 for New Orleans. Mr. Plaxco has joined the Navy. V MONTEREY. V V V vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Monterey, May 18.?Miss Essie Amnions has gone to Chester hospital, where she will undergo an operation. We hope for her a speedy recovery. Messrs. Arthur Sutherland and Erskine Bell worshiped at Bell's Chapel Sunday. Miss Helen Lanier spent a few days last week with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Nance of Ievi ? I Ser i I, We have . bo - down, rebuild ? teries. One < ; to specialize ii J weeks we wil wants electric I GAL] j Cit Calhoun Falls. Master George ^Stewart Giber't returned home Tuesday after a fey days visit to relatives in Lebanon. Mrs, W. J. Ammons and daugh ter, Mrs. W. J. Howard, spent Fri day with Mrs. T. B. Ammons. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Gibert speni Saturday the guest of Mr and Mrs W. T. Cunningham. ? Mrs. Hughes and little daughter Ruby, left foj; Greenville Tueusdaj to visit her daughter, who is sick We hope for her a speedy recovery Mr. J. F. Clinkscales an<jl daugh ter, Miss Alberta, and sons, Messr Marshall and J. T., worshiped a Warrenton Sunday. Mr. N. B. Napier* and children Ruby and Thelma, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sutherland Mrs. 0. M. Lanier and daughter! were shopping in the city Tuesday Messrs. J. L., J. A. Sutherland W. C. Lanier, J. A. and Alvin Nanc< were visitors to the city Tuesday. Mr. Erskine Bell spent' Sunday the guest of Mr. Arthur Sutherland Mrs. J. F. Clinkscales and son Marshall, were in the city Tuesday Mrs. T. G; Sutherland and little Miss Marie, were the nleasant enesti of Mr and Mrs. J. A. Sutherland i fewB days this week. Misses Sallie and Allie Sutherland were shopping in the city Tuesday.. LOWNDESVILLE. S \ Lowndesville, May 18.?The "Ton: Thumb" wedding on Tuesday nighl was a success in every way. Little Kittie Kay Speer and Master Henrj Grady Bone were the stars of the evening, atracting much attrition as bride and groom. These little folks almost unconscious of their surroundings, afforded a large audience much amusement, especially amusing was the reception the little tots had on the stage immediately following the ceremony. Children's Day was observed ir the Methodist Church last Sunday The exercises were splendidly rendreed by the childrn and was enjoyed by a large attendance. Being ' > r". r-V '4 ?REA / 4 . vice Sta ' ' ' ?r \ I %* .* ? # ught a regular ou ling and rechargin sf our men has g< n this kind of worl b' ' ? 11 be prepared to < ally. L ON US! i . MM ? y vjc*t< k% , * v Phone 58 x /r * ? * \ the second Sunday, Mother, too, was > given honor. A special feature of r the program was an address to the parents by Mrs. D. N. Bourne, which - was interesting, instructive and im pressive. A number of relatives from here t attended the funeral of Mr. Roscoe Moseley in Anderson last Saturday morning, which was held in the St. , John's Methodist church at eleven ir o'clock. Among theme were: Dr. J. . B. Moseley, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. . Moseley, Mrs. W. W. Thompson, , Mr - and Mrs. D. L. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs a E. -T. Huckahee and. Mr. J. M. Huck t abee. His body was taken to Greenville at two o'clock for interment. f Mrs. Mary Lou Bell has many j friends who will regret to learn of . her continued illness. Miss Annie 3 Bell of Tuxedo, N. C., and Mr. and . Leon Bell of Charleston, have been f called to her bedside. ? Capt. Charles Baker of Atlanta, and friend, Mr. Trimble of Fort j Valley, Ga., were guests of Mrs. M. . E. Baker last week-end. , Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Huckabee and . children have returned from a svisit s to relatives in Greenville. They > made the trip in their car. i Mrs. Will Ellis went to Atlanta Saturday to be with her son, Jim, I who is ill with pneumonia'. Jule P. Carlisle and Ralph Clinkscales of the marine corps, stationed ' at Paris Island, are home on short k furlough. k Mr nnrl Mrs. .T. B. Huckabee are [ visiting relatives in Gaffney this week. i Miss Ellen Lawrence of Pendleton t is visiting friends near Lowndes: ville. ' Mr. Fred Ficquett and sisters, s Misses Ruby and Fannie Ficquette, > are home for the summer months. , They have been teaching in differ ent parts of state. ! Rev. W. S. Martin of Antreville, . snpnt Snndav ni^ht with Dr. and i Mrs. T. 0. Kirkpatrick and filled the Methodist pulpit for the evening service. i Mr. and Mrs. M. P. McCalla are . at home after spending the winter in Charleston. They are planning: to build a handsome residence here : real soon on South Main street pn 3 I lion I g storage bat- ! j 3ne to Atlanta k and in afew attend to your* m 1 . igc I II old town, facing* Rev. Fennel's homo. I Mr. W. M. Speer has gone to I Atlanta for several week's stay. State Of Ohio, City of Toledo^V* ,j Lucas County, ss. I Frank J. Cheney makes oath tha? I he is senior partner >of the firmof I F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County .a^.d I State aforesaid, and that saidr firm I will pay the sum of ONE (HUNDRED I DOLLARS for each and every case .. I \ * of Catarrh that, cannot be cured by the use of HALLOS CATARRH 9 MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY. I Sworn to before me and subscrib ed in my presence, this 6th day of December,. A. D. 1886. 8 A. W. GLEASON, fl (Seal.) Notary PubHe. S Hall's Catarrh Mediicne is taken I internally and acts through* the I Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of I the' System. Send for testimonial?, I free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. . Sold by all druggists, 75c. - Hall's Family Pills for constipa- 9 tion.?Adv. 5-3-lmo. HIVFIMRK H1IR J imiL unun iirni" * Nobody can * Tell when, yot .Darken Gray, Faded Hair. . with Sage Tea. ? , * Grandmother kept h?r h*fcr be*utifully darkened, glossy *&4^??ractlvc with a brew or Sage if ifi pn11111 in i h Whenever her hair toffk, oSiflnt do)l, faded or streaked appeanuraM*** lro- 9B pie mixture was.appiied with wonder- H Jul effect. By asking at ajgr drug store for "Wyeth's Saga. and. Bulphur H Compound," you will get * large bot tie of this old-time r*efp% Uw?rov?d by the addition of other ingredlanta all ready to use, at very little coal. This H simple mixture can be depended upon to restore natural color andbaautyto BR no amttn ? 7 A well-known downtown .druggist H says everybody uses Wyeth'a fiage land Wt Sulphur Compound now. Hi darkens so naturally and evenly that QM nobody can tell It has been availed? H It's so eaay to use, too. You simply dampen a comb or salt brash and H draw it through your hair, taking one H strand at a time. By morning the H gray hair disappears; after another K application or two. It is restored-to tty andbWg^^l. .J