Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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|[ ? NEWS D * UNDER THE PALMETTO. Governor Manning has issued a proclamation calling on the people of the state to put aside work and pleasure on the stroke of the clock npon 12 o'clock each day, for two zninute9, and offer prayer for our people and our Allies. Hodges is not the only town to get a new bank. W. Banks Dove, secretary of state, has issued a cnar. ter for the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Andrews, Georgetown Coun . ty. The new institution has a capital stock of $50,000. Officers are: D. L. Moyd, president; J. M. Irby, . vice president; and E. V; Anderson, ; cashier. Mr. Robert Cheshire of Charles* - ton, was fatally injured Tuesday, according to a telegram received in Anderson by his brother, Mr. V. B. Cheshire. The injured Mr. Cheshire has been in charge of one of the sail making departmants at the navy - -Li- - -1J yard in (jnarieston. ne is me uiu, , est son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Cheshire of Anderson, and was in business there until about two years ago. The following South Carolina soldiers are reported as wounded in m battle: sCorp. Thad M. Carlton, of Woodruff; Private James Hildreth, Chesterfield-; Private Hurley McMa'0-. , nus, Buffalo; Private Arthur Crocker, Anderson; Private Sam Lucas, Kershaw; Private Montague McAl lister, Anderson; and Mechanic Jas. Dean, Goldville. Leon Myer Green, a magazine writ"t. ; . . er of New York, and formerly on the staff of Cole Blease as lieutenantcolonel, was indicted, along with others in. Washington Tuesday on the charge of conspiracy against the United States Government to interfere : X with the operation of the selective draft. Mrs. Richard I. Manning has accepted the Y. W. C. A. chairmanship for South Carolina in the united wir work'fund campaign, and will head the women of her state in this patriotic work as she has headed them St ' * in so many other of their enterprises. Mrs. Manning has been their leader in the National League for Woman's Service, and has been an active worker and a liberal contributor in the ' Bed Cross field, besides sending six sons to fight for their country. I- ALL AMERICAN r-r'.. The American Red Cross will proride the mourning brassards to be worn by relatives of men who have died in the service. The brassard is to be worn on the left sleeve, midway^ ? between shoulder and'elbow. "It is a r\-f Vila/.It Krna^plnth tllTPP inch es wide on which is embroidered the regulation military star in gold. The number of stars will show the number of persons lost in each family.' ' The brassard will be 'distributed SX' ' ' I through local Red Cross Chapters. r DIDN'T" DICES 5 year Old Kentucky Lady, After a Few Dose I, y ? Meadorsvllle, Ky.'-Mre. Cynthia v' HIgginbotham, of this town, lays: "At , my age, which Is 65, the liver does not act so well as when young. A few rears ago, my stomach was all out of tlx. I was constipated, my liver . didn't act My digestion was bad, and ; It took so1 little to upset me. My appetite was gone. I was very weak... f - I decided I would give BlackDraught a thorough trial as I knew It was highly recommended for this trouble. I began taking it I felt ? better after a few doses. My appetite x improved and I became stronger. My > bowel* acted naturally add the least V fytrnble was soon righted with a tew . .. i NOTES ~~*" III S$$3$$$3<33$$$$$$$<$$$33$$3333$3{^ This year's government wheat ! price was continued in effect for the ; 1919 crop by President Wilson Mon' day in a proclamation fixing $2.20 as a minimum price at primary markets. Winter wheat will be sold at this price, but the President accompanied *his proclamation with a statement giving notice that before the harvest of nex tspring, he will appoint a commission to report on increased cost of farm labor and supplies to guide him in determining whether there shall be an advance in the price for the spring crop. For a second season Chicago is the centre of interest in the world of base ball. Btit that world of interest has visibly shrunk in the face of a far greater game abroad. The Chicago Cubs, descendants of "Chance's Invincibles," are contesting with the Red Hose of Boston fd? the so-called championship of the world. But no seats are selling for fifty and a hundred dollars and no lines of thousands wait before the gates throughout the nights. Ruth will knock his home runs and Big Jini Vaughn will twirl his shutouts. But the fans of U. S. A. are j far more interested to learn that J Hank Gowdy is breaking the bomb ( hurling record, and incidentally a j few German heads, in the - front J line trcnches. H. B. Walker. Dresident of the Old Dominion Steamship Line, was placed in charge of all coastwise j steamships operated by the railroad ]' administration Tuesday and will suc' ceed the railro&i administration's coast'.vise steamship advisory committee of which L. J. Spence was ! chairman. ! . j' Capt. Archie Roosevelt, son of j Col. Theodore Roosevelt, has arrived in America from France, where he . was wounded in the fighting around Cantigny, during April. On the same ship were 17 other officers and about 300 noncommissioned officers and men who have been invalided home for distribution in various convalescing hospitals. In addition to having his left arm shattered by a vjrciman iiiauiuue gune uuiict wuuc leading his men in a charge, Captain Roosevelt is suffering from what he described as a "bad case of nerves." His arm is partly paralyzed and it is likely he will not be able to re^ turn to active duty for many months In a great raid during Tuesday j throughout New York City, more j than 40,000 suspected slackers were arrested, the great round up being conducted by 23,000 soldiers, sailors, t police and government agents. Hundreds of them were rounded up 9t the entrances to theatres and motion picture houses and it was found that many of the 10,000 arrested were from out of town. Women aided in the raids by driving many of the hundreds of automobiles us~ecl in transporting prisoners from police stations to armories. ACT TION WAS BAD Who Tells How She Was Relieved ? of Black-Draught doses of Black-Draught" Seventy years of successful use ha made Thedford's Black-Draught standard, household remedy. Every member, of every family, at times. need the help that Black-Draught caa give in cleansing the system and re* lleving the troubles that come from constipation, Indigestion, lazy liver, etc. You cannot keep -well unless your stomach, liver and bowels are In good -working order. .Keep them, that way. Try Black-Draught It acts promptly, gently and in a natural -way. If yon feel sluggish, take a dose tonight Ton will feel fresh tomorrow; Price 25c. a package?One cent a dos? All druggist*. r. J. M . AMONG THE NATIONS. The break in the Hindenburg 'line j above Queant now extends sever j miles, extending beyond Etaing t< | the north. American airmen have droppec two tons of bonfbs on German mili tary objectives at Audun-Le-Romai and Longuyon, the two squadrons o: our men returning safely. Threi hostile machines were downed bj American aviators in six aerial com , bats. German bombers attemptinj to raid positions were repulsed. Five thousand social revolutionar ies have been arrested and sentence* to death in Russia, according to dis patches reaching Amsterdam fron Moscow. The dispatches declare! they will be executed if the part: persists in activities against the an ti-Socialists. j Much interest is centered in th< j question as to whether Nicholai Lenine, head oi the JBOisneviKi gov ernment, is dead or merely wounded A young girl attempted to assassi nate him last Friday in Moscow Dora Kaplan has b?en arrested foi : the .crime. She was born in Kiei ; and has long been associated wit! ! terrorist activities. ' The Kaiser is apparently trying t< i transfer his insidious propagand? j straight into the America trenches j but to no advantage. Copies of "Am | ericans in Europe," a propagands | sheet printed by the Germans for th< benefit of the Americans, were drop ped over the American lines by Ger man airmen. The paper containec " 1 l-Ji -A-A X- J - ; tne usual luaicrous stauemeiius ue i signed to prove Germany's innocenc( | in the war and stupid attacks on th< ! British. The material in genera J proved amazing to the Yankees ! pp^-ticularly the efforts of the Ger maris to use American slang, i _______________ V s |V SANTUC NEWS. S uvvvuvvvvuvv; j Santuc, Sept. 3?Mr. J. C. Nicklei j of Camp Jackson, spent the week end with his parents. i Miss Lila Morrison had as he; 'guegt Saturday afternoon, Missei i Lizzie and Willie Abies and Mrs j Jesse Boyd, Mrs. James Haddon ant baby. I Messrs Tom Able and W. W Westfield motored to Greenville 01 Saturday. j Mr. W. E. Morrison spent Sundaj with Mr. Tom Nickles of Central. | Mr. W. H. Sharpe visited Mr. Jot j Abies Sunday evening. j Mr. Tom Able and Mrs. Jesse I Boyd and Misses Lizzie and Willie Able spent Sunday with Mr. Sane I Carlisle and family. j Misses Mary, Annie and Louise j Kay were the guests of Mrs. James i Haddon Sunday afternoon. ! Messrs. Mack Wright and M. B. 1 Kay visited Mr. J. R. Richardson oi j Cenrtal Sunday. j Miss Mary Kay spent Thursday ! afternoon with Miss Lizzie Able. Mr. R. B. Haddon was a business visitor to Columbia Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Able and chilI dren visited relatives in Abbeville I Sunday. Messrs. W. E. Morrison and R. B, i Haddon were in the city Monday on business. Mrs. E. J. B'otts visited Miss Lila I Mnrrisnn Thnrsdav. ,? ? Pulling fodder and picking cotton is the order of the day now. juvuvvvvvvvvvvv jV V jV PENNEYS CREEK. S r v Penneys Creek, Sept. 3.?Mr. and ' Mrs. Adger Hodge and son, James, j of Midway, spent Sunday the guests j of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rogers. i "Mf nnrl Mre M T, Willinma Mr and Mrs. R. R. Price and children, were among the visitors to Abbeville Monday. Mrs. S. S. Ellenburg spent the week-end the guests of Mrs. Julius Bradberry. Messrs. J. F. and J. E. Rogers were among those attending the election on last Tuesday. Mrs. 0. B. Rogers returned home Tuesday from Sumter, where she went to spends few days with her daughter, Miss Julia. Mrs. John Price of Iva, spent last i week the guest oL her son.. Mr. R. R. i Price. ) Mr. and Mrs. Julius Bradberry had as their week-end gnes*: Mrs. S. S. Ellenburg. They are also enterj taming a fine son who arrived a few . days ago. ! Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Williams and f children spent Friday night and Sat> urday the guests of Mr. and Mrs, E. j E. Williams. Mr. J. E. Rogers and sisters, Mrs ? J. F. Rogers and two children, and Miss Hattie spent the week-end at their sister's Mrs. C. C. Myers of Seneca. j Miso Mattie . Lee Rogers is at . home for a week before taking up 7 her school. j The many friends of Mrs. S. S. Y Ellenburg will regret to know that . she is on the sick list this week but we hope she will soon be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Price and family spent Thursday at Iva the guests j ^ of the former's parents, Mr. andj Mrs. John Price. Mrs. Mattie Taylor and little Lewis Bardberry were pleasant visitors of Mrs. M. L. Williams Friday. Mrs. J. F. Rogers and children, r and sister, Miss Hattie Rogers spent ^Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. ,M. L.j Williams and Mrs. 0. L. Ellenburg. Mr. Jih Sutherland and daughter,! j Miss Allie of Monterey, worshiped) , at Bells Chapel Sunday. J vuuvuvvvvuui V v! 1 V COLD SPRING NEWS. V i V V ; | Cold Spring, Sept. 3.?Mr. andj "|Mrs. W. F. Kay and Francis, Jr.,i ' spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D.| *! E. Newell. II i j Mr. William Uldrick spent Satur'iday night with Mr. Claude Winn. Misses Annie and Louise Kay j spent a few days last week with Mrs 1 C. C. Kay. k| Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cochran and . j children spent S'inday at Mrs. J. D. Winn's. i Miss Amy Uldrick has been con-: fined to her bed with rheumatism for the past week but we hope she will; soon be out again. Mr. Wesley Crawford and family dined with Mrs. J. D. Winn Sunday. I r I J Mr. and Mrs. Levi Morris and; 3 i i children and Miss Essie Morris of | j New Zion, returned home Tuesday, after spending some time with Mrs., F. E. Hagen. Mr. and Mrs. C. C K.ay and chil-l 1 - i fr = ERSKI Eighty=Seci Loans and I Scholarships tor Worthy Applicants ' v ERSKI | DUE WES' nii i?jjaaa dren spent Friday in~rAbbeville tht guest of Mrs, Mattie Bowen. Miss Dessie King spent Sunday with Miss Addie Bowen. Mrs. Mattie Bowen is visiting ir this section this week. Mrs. S. A. Fant and children spenl last Thursday night with Mrs. J. A King. Mr. W. B. Uldrick and daughters Eunice and Ruth, and Mr. and Mrs ^^?^?59B5aS8SS555S5a595S ???338B?&iiBl*f*w'WMftw^>1i!LL_ MM iT*i* j ti ? llh PWr/^i f| I II \TOV are In for the biggest fi 2 treat of the year. "THE B GEEZER OF BERLIN"? ' (? travesty on "THE KAISER, H THE BEAST OF BERLIN") 9 makes a monkey out of the puffed up, pompons, swell headed OPERA'HO Monday Sej Adm Children = Adults Doors Open NE CO and Year Begins Se] ^ Military Instruct Governmen Courses in Scjer guages, His Philosophy Medical Co A College to D< well as Inte Total Expenses $201.50, Room, Elei HmK Tuiti* | Board at A< / For Inforn INE COI r s Floyd Uldrick and children, spent Friday near fiodges the guest of Mr " ' Bill Anderson and family. Messrs. Dickey Ellis and Horace > King left Sunday for the training at Columbia. They will be greatly t missed in this community and our best wishes go with them. Mrs. S. A. Fanfand children spent% , Friday night with Mrs. J. R. Mc. Combs. 1 SB? jm^r '. ^|M W^HHHH I * f I?] jj | j 11 w BB MTnBffiTTMrl^iMI^B L" UGH?LAUGH I1 Kaiser. What they don't do to |? P^| this damphool Emperor Is a U HH caution. You'll scream with Joy. |9 BB YouHl roar with laughter. Take jfe MM the whole family. It's the Com- [S 9|B edy production EXTRAORDI- II H NARY. Sumptuously staged. |V Elaborately produced. VB HS . BN use sin I B stember ?. . I lission B at 8:00 p. m. ..I LLEGE I ptember 18 H tion under the U. S. HH I ice, Literature, Lan- ggg itory, Mathematics, HN and Pedagogy* Preurse Given. agH 3velop Character as MB llect. H Last Year Were HH including Board, :tric Light, Steam jBH on, and All Fees. ctual Cost. jMi nation Address M .LEGE I SO. C A R.tI ?I