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(???tn? Newspaper Un ^cilbJEarftlta VOL. 82 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1917 NO. 34 JOHNSTON LETTER. Death of Mr. James Strother. Death of Mr. and Mrs. Bloimt. Mr. Hoyt Won Prize. In the death of Mr. James Strother which occurred last Tuesday evening, the town has lost one of its most es timable citizens, and his death was learned of with sorrow. Monday af ternoon while attending to some re pairs on the roof of his home, he fell and the force of the fall caused in juries from which he never gained consciousness. Everything that medi cal skill could accomplish was done, but it was seen that it was hopeless. Mr. Strother was a high-toned, Chris tian gentleman, and a member of the Methodist church. He was quiet and unassuming in his manner, and was a kind neighbor and friend, a loving husband and devoted father. He leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. Branch of Fruit Hill and Miss Gertrude Strother; also two brothers, Mr. William Strother of Walhalla, and Dr. C. F. Strother of this place, and two sisters, Mrs. M. D. Williams of Augusta and Mys. Watson of Charlotte, N. C. The funeral service took place Wednesday afternoon at Mt .of Olives cemetery, Rev. W. S. Brooke conducting it, as his pastor. Rev. J. il. Thacker, was ill. There were many beautiful floral offerings sent by loving and sympathizing friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Satcher will move to North Augusta at an early date. Prof. and Mrs. W. F. Scott and two little boys have gone to Mont morenci for a short visit to the for mer's parents. Miss Grace Kaltiwanger has been for a visit in the home of her father, Mr. Joe Haltiwanger. She is one of the head nurses of Charleston Hos-^ pital and stands high in her prof es-j sion. Mr. H. D. Grant has the sympathy 6f all in the death of his sister which occurred last week ac Saluda, the j cause of death being influenza. Be- J sides, her husband she leaves two lit-I tie sons. Mr. Grant was accompanied | to the funeral by other near relatives J here. Rev. Eulie Crim has been for a visit to his mother, Mrs. Luzie Grim. Sad news has come of the death of j Mr. Wade Lott, the son of Mr. Lu ther Lott of Hephzibah, Ga. Mr. Lott is well remembered, hav ing resided here previous to the' fam ily's removal to Georgia,*and then he has made visits here to relatives. j Much sadness has been felt in the death of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Blount which occurred two days apart, both having had influenza and pneumonia following. Mr. Blounts's death oc curred Tuesday evening and at the time his wife was critically ill, but left her bed to come to his bedside when she learned of her husband's condition. Mr. and Mrs. Blount came here about four years ago to reside, the former's home being in Abbeville. He was a traveling salesman and was well-known over the State. He was jovial and pleasant, and his wife was a woman of gentleness and dignity, with loving disposition. They soon' made friends of all here. Mr. Blount's parents and two bro thers and two sisters were with him during his last days and every effort was made for the restoration of the two. At his death his body was car ried to the old home, Abbeville and interment made there. When the sad party returned, it found the wife al- j most in a dying state. Her mother, of j New York, was with her and the nurses and kind friends and neigh bors lent every effort for the young mother to be spared for little Virgin ia and Howard, children of five and three years, but the end came on Fri day morn ?ne;. Her body was carried to Abbeville and laid t?> rest beside the new-made grave of her husband. Th services were conducted by their pastor, Rev. W. S. Brooke, who went with the funeral parties at each buri al. Mr. and Mrs. Blount were true Christians and members of the Bap tist church, and the last meeting of the missionary society was conducted by Mrs. Bio lint. Mr. T. R. Hoyt has been the for tunate winner of the prize offered by thc firm for winch he travels E. F. A. Weider Co. This prize, a chest of silver, was offered to the salesman who sold the largest number of cases of macaroni, and Mr. Hoyt's sales reached a great number. Grady Satcher of Camp Jackson visited relatives here during last week. Mrs. J. H. White was a visitor in Augusta during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Broadwater were here on Sunday and were pleas antly greeted by friends. Mrs. M. D. Williams of Augusta spent a few days of last week here in the home of her niece, Mrs. H. G. Eidson. Miss Lizzie Sammon has returned to Macon, Ga., after a week's stay with her sister, Mrs. Joe Wright. Dr. Walter Ouzts has purchased the house owned by Mr. J. W. Marsh on Addison Street and has moved into it. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kemp, the latter his daughter, are domiciled with them. Mrs. W. P. Cassells and little chil dren hdve frone to Ellenton to spend a week with relatives. Mrs. Gus Smith has retrned to Mullins after spending a week with her daughter, M*rs. Crouch. Mr. John Kammer of Blackville has been the guest of his son, Mr. Calhoun Kammer. Mrs. Hattie Bruce, who is matron at Coker College, has been visiting I her daughter.Mrs. Hart. Mr. Mal Anderson is now at the ?grocery department of the store of Mr. H. W. Crouch. Mrs. Mamie Watson of Charlotte is expected this week to visit rela ! tives. Former Emperor Now a Fugi- : live From Germany. London, Nov. 10.- (Midnight.)-j Both the former German emperor and ? his son, Frederick William, crossed the Dutch frontier Sunday morning, according to advices from The Hague, j Chatting with the members of the j i staff, the former emperor, the corres- . i pc'nclent says, did not look in the ? ?least distressed. A few minutes later. ?an imperial train, including restau rent and sleeping cars, ran into the station. Oniy servants were aboard. The engine returned to Vise, Bel jgium, and brought back a second; train, in which were a large number ! of staff officers and others and also ; stores of food. The German consul from Maastricht arrived soon after ?8 o'clock. Dutch railway officials soon 1 made their appearance and many of j the inhabitants came to the station' attracted by curiosity. Many photographs were taken by j the people of the imperial party. On ' the whole the people were very quiet but the Belgians among them yelled out "En voyage a Paris?" (Are you on your way to Paris?) 'The preparations began for the ?de-1 parture at 10 o'clock this morning but at 10:40 o'clock the train was | still at Eysden. The blinds of the! train were all drawn. The Daily Mail remarks that if the j party arrived in Holland armed all of them must intern. Hindenburg With Party. __London, Nov. 10.-11:23 A. M.- j The former German emperor's party, j which is believed to include Field Marshal von Hindenburg, arrived at I Eysden on the Dutch frontier at 7:30 o'clock Sunday morning, according to Daily Mail advices. Practically the whole German Gen eral sta:? accompanied the former emperor, and ten automobiles carried the party. The automobiles were bristling with rifles and all the fugi tives were armed. The kaiser was in uniform. He alighted at the Eysden station and ', I paced the platform, smoking a cigar ette. '? Eysden lies about midway between Liege and Maastricht on the Dutch border. On Way to De Steeg. William Hohenzollern arrived this mornine; in Holland and is proceeding to Middachten Castle in the town of De Steeg, according to a dispatch re ceived by the American army gener al staff from The Hairue based on press reports in the Netherlands cap ital. The dispatch dated today said: "Press reports state that the kai ser arrived this morning at Maastrict, Holland, is proceeding to Middachten castle in the town of De Steeg, near ? Utrecht." Dc Steeg is on the Guilders Ysscl an arm of the Rhine River about 40 miles east of Utrecht and 12 miles' from the German border. The Cha- j itcau Middachten, to which the for-; I mer emperor is reported to be pro South Carolina Should Do He Full Duty. Columbia. S. C., Nov. 9- Wi South Carolina do her full duty r, the victorious American troops in E; rope, guaranteeing to them all po siblc cheer and comfort until the la: brave boy is home again? This question is being answere .vigorously in the affirmative at th State Headquarters of the Unite War Work Campaign, where optimi; tic telegrams and promises of har work are coming in from all over th state. "The $1,200,000 quota of Sout Carolina simply must be raised," sai State Chairman W. D. Meldon Satui day, "and I am confident that ther will be no slackening anywhere in th state from Monday morning until th last necessary dollar is subscribed. "With the .statewide infiuenz; quarantine lifted, there is nothin; standing in the way of the drive': complete success and there could b; no excuse for failure. "Every one of the eleven campaigr districts in South Carolina stands i chance to win a trophy. The first dis trict over the top and the first count\ in that district will win a handsome flag trophy. ."The State has two chances to wir everlasting honor in this drive. The first state in the southeast which sub scribes its quota will receive a state flag for so doing, and the first ten states in the nation will have welfare huts in Europe named after them, "But, more important than troph ies, more important at this time than anything else, is our great, pressing duty to see that the gallant boys across the seas are properly careel for during the period when they will be policing parts of Germany and re building northern France and Bel gium. When the heroes come home, God pity the shamed state or county or school district or person who shall be numbered among the slackers in this drive." Ked Cross Xmas Boxes. We have several in the army. The Division has sent us 600 boxes to fill fer these boys. 250 have been taken out by the auxiliaries. The latest in formation is that we can send our boys boxes even if we have not re ceived the labels from them, provided we observe certain regulations. There are many boys who have no one to send them boxes. You are ask ed to volunteer to provide candy, etc. for these boxes and to help with the packin? of them! Several auxiliaries have taken out boxes to fill for these boys. The following auxiliaries.are requested to meet on their regular days at the Red Cross rooms this and next week, or committees from these auxiliaries: The Y. W. A., the W. C. T. U., D. A. R., U. D. C., and the Epis copal auxiliaries. The Good Samari tan auxiliary is requested to make a canvass among the colored people to see that no colored boy is left with out his Christmas cheer. Wednesday of next week, thc 20th, is the last day on which our Xmas packages will be accepted by the post office-and we have a gigantic work ahead of us, 350 boxes to get filled, so it behooves every one of us to work if our boys are to get their box es. A. A. Woodson, for Committee. Card From Rev. G. W. Bussey. Edgfield Advertiser. Dear Old Friend: Yd1 haven't made your appearance in several weeks. What's the trouble? Has my subscription expired? If so, let me know for I must not do with out your weekly visit. Your coming is like a visit of one from my old home. I still go to thc old Grove once a month. I baptized a candidate there last Sunday, though tho water was quite cold. Am well pleased over here. The people treat us very kindly in ded. If my time is out, send paper and bill for lenewal. Love to all Edgefield. G. W. Bussey. Martin, Ga. ccc-ding belongs to Count Wm. Fred erick Charles Henry von Bentirick. He is a member of the Prussian Guards and before the war was at tached to the German embassy in London and a member of the Eng lish turf and Royal Automobile clubs. He is 38 years old. He belongs to thu famous Anulo-Sar.gn-Dutch house of ' Bentinck, tho continental branch of the family of tho Duke of Portland. Middachten Castle dates back to 1 the year*10?7. J Death of Mr. Arthur S. Swear mrjsn. Tn''the- dr-'-h nf Mr. Ar'lr.ir S. ?WeR^r>?n v.v,' . .; ;;;; Iiis ftcnij'&hj . Trenton Ss?mrday another Cor^r^rav:: vet-ran pnr.sed a-.vny. He .vr*|phis crt: hy for i he fall four -.sr!:'x; th ; rivi: '.Var heir.-? wounded a irater of [im s. Mr. Sv.-aringen V/as Patriotic c.: .i ,.' y : Li; ; ; -irit r'?..^?true soldier.. Since rho var b? t've^?-'in-H-:,:: r..:.? G;r:n:i:-y n:?an --r.i^wer.i-::-... i, despjte' his advanc- | .ire rn go l e ?ha - cv. Mr. S was ;-i::g:;n v/as the /ir..i. of - a large f;.an oldj^norc^ and very prominent fam .y c.c Ed;: : id county. Ha mr?: ried Mis3^s?'Ia Bryant,who survives him. They "hara no chihiren living. The infefim^ht; took plata at ICbar.ezer cii'ur^h ' SurMr.y, the fun..-ra: hoing r'.r. it?CcS?i by Kev. Mr. Kneeiand and liev^^A. L. Gunter. .'.'Kezzre Griffs "Severely . Wounded. Wherever the news of Hezzie Gri?is' condition ha* spread in the county' the people have been greatly depressed "and empress sincere sym pathy';?or his. parents, Mr." and Mrs. J J. Grims of the Be'rea-Gilgal sec tion. As Shown by a letter published this weak from ; n o.l.c- r at the hos nitar'in Frar.ta whare Hezzie is being treated, his condition is very serious, iiut we sincerely hoye that since that letter was written on October 22 his,i condition has greatly improved. From the meagre information received up to this time, the bare facts being giv en by Hezzie in a letter received from him Saturday (written October 15) he was wounded In action about :he ..seventh of October and as a re sult of the Wound his left 'leg was imputated above the knee and he al so received a wound in his right thigh. By way of co-operating with Mr. , 3rifns in obtaining definite informa ron as to Hezzi?'s condition, the ed ' "hi?T ' ? tor . X.The Advertiser wired Sena ;?i" D.'oiiiitli in' Washing -cr. Safc ?rday afternoon to have the War Department ascertaiji his exact con iition. We had the assurance in a lelegram from Senator Smith yester lay that an official inquiry will be nade. It is earnestly hoped that the >fiicial tidings from France will b? favorable. Casualty List of the 30th Divi sion to Be Published. Senator Benet has just returned o Columbia from Washington and ;he following taken from The State )f this morning probably accounts .'or the failure of Hezzie Grifiis' lame to appear on the casualty lists ?eretofore published: Senator Benet has been making strenuous effort to procure the cas ualty lists from the Thirtieth Divi ;ion. This division has been fighting vith the British troops in Flanders ind the casualties were reported to ;he British army headquarters, with vhich the division is merged. The ists were then telegraphed to Gen eral Pershing, but the names were so garbled in transmission that General Pershing refused to accept them, .vhich caused the transfer by courier. The rechecking was thus much de layed. Senator Benet, however, was issured that the lists would be pro cured with utmost dispatch. This div sion is comprised of former National Guard* units from North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee and ivas trained at Camp Sevier, Green fille, before the Eighty-first Division >vas transferred from Camp Jackson. Thus thousands of people in this sec tion of the country are vitally con cerned in the publication of the lists. Men Who Enlisted For Patriot ic Reasons May Be Re leased Soon. Washington, Nov. ll.-Extension of the American navy will go ahead lespite the armistice, Secretary of the Navy Daniels stated today. The United States fleet will bear i heavy share in thc policing of the ivorld in the future and must be ex tended accordingly, the secretary stated. Enlisted men, however, will be per nitted tb leave thc service, it is ex irrangements arc made. The navy has 70,000 men abroad, including marines, Daniels said. Work on battle ships and larger .var vessels which has buen slackened because of the urgent necessity for latrol and destroyer duty will bc re sumed as r?nrt of the permanent ex trusi?n policy of the navy, will soon be riven every opportunity to do so as soon as arrangements can be made. He made it clear, however, that the personnel of the navy will have to be kent, close to thc present mark and that recruiting for the merchant ma rine must ?TO on at least until further pect?d, although they have enlisted for (i?'?inile terms. Secretary Daniels tated college men and youne: busi ness men who entered the war fer patriotic reasons and who desire to get back into their peace'time work The War Has "Ceasted." A colored man who is in the draft stopped the writer on the street yes terday'and asked if the good news is true and upon beini?.asked to what irood news he referred, he said: "De .-ood news dat de war has ceasted." Upon receiving an affirmative reply, he smiled audibly and went- his way rejoicing. . . .. Flag Raising Postponed. On account of the action of the beard of health prohibiting the hold ing of gatherings until the. danger from influenza has passed, 'the rais ing cf the County Service Flag can not be held Friday, November 15, as .announced last week. Everything was ready, the pole placed' in po sition, lumber engaged for the plat form, band and speakers engaged, Gen. Oliver Edwards of Camp Han cock having agreed to come, but it bad to be postponed until a later dace. Due notice will be given in the papers and evcrbody in the county is ; invited and expected to attend. Ii j will be a great occasion. The date \ will be announced so everybody will be informed of the flag raising. Appeal From County Chairman 1 ? Edgefield County's quota for the ( United War Work Campaign is eleven j thousand dollars, and we are expected *? oversubscribe thin amount. Up to last night only twenty-six hum and thirty-two dollars had been re ported. Antioch District was the first dis- \ trict in the county to e;o over the ! top. Mr. W. F. West, chairman of this District, reported three hundred j and twenty-five dollars, full quota j for this District, Monday at 12:oU' o'clock. Edgefield District has raised $154S.O0 on its quota. On account of j the sickness of the Chairman for this : County there has necessarily been | some confusion in the plans of the campaign, but I earnestly appeal to the good people of Edgefield County . to rally to this cause and to sustain the proud name of the County and , to provide their part of the necessary means to take care of the moral wel fare of our soldiers. Let every dis trict raise its full quota and more | and report as promptly as possible, i I am counting on our County going ' over the top. The colored people are j ur.ied to make a thorough canvass j and report on their collections j promptly. I shall be glad to render j any assistance possible and to pro vide speakers for any meetings that i any of the districts may wish to hold. j B. E. NICHOLSON, County Chairman United War Work i Campaign. November 13, 19L8. Death of Mrs. Maggie Hatcher. The death of Mrs. Maggie Hatcher, which occurred at her home at Bel vedere Thursday morninjr, cameras a deep shock to her countless friends in this section. Death came after an illness of one week from pneumonia following Span ish influenza. She was only 22 years of age. The funeral services were held at the Mt. Zion cemetery Friday morn ing in the presence of a large con gregation of sorrowing friends and relatives, Rev. P. B. Lanham officiat ing. Besides her husband, Mr. George \ Hatcher and two little sons, Nolly and Hudson, the deceased is survived by her mother and step father, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Franklin, two brothers, Messrs. Eldred Barton and Tillman Franklin; four sisters, Mrs. .Mark Kid son of Georgia, Mrs. Addie Bell Size more of Aiken, and Mattie and Inez Franklin. Mrs. Hatcher for a long lime had been Vmember of Mt. Zion church and Vas helpful and devoted to the interests of the church. \ RED OAK GROVE. Circle Met With Mrs. Daisy C?egg. Service Flag Ser vice Postponed to De cember.* The Circle meeting was held last Wednesday and was well attended., and enjoyed so machias very little visiting was ?one during the quaran tine. Mrs. Daisy Clegg was our hos tess and Mrs. Will Dow conducted the meeting. Our meetings are never void of striking interest and it's be cause everybody has something .to do having an individual part assigned them. They always come prepared to do their part, doing it willingly. We have added a new feature to the pro era m, giving subjects on the lesson to be discussed by some one. Mrs. Lamb was assigned this subject on the last lesson: "To what extent does the con dition of a country depend on hered ity of the people?" The Red Cross held a very interest ing meeting at Mrs. Lamb's last Fri day afternoon. We have on hand our allotment of boxes to lill for soldiers "over there" but no definite plans were made. We are awaiting further information'^concerning same. Sever al of the ladies will do knitting, both ?socks and sweaters. We are planning (already for the membership cam paign. A committee has been appoint !ed consisting of Mrs. .Mamie Bussey, Mrs. Fannie uri,bs. Mrs* G. VV. Bus sey and Mrs. .Mamie Doolittle, each having a youhg lady under her su pervision, both to assist and encour age their efforts to secure Tied Cross members. The next Red Cross meet ing will be heid the tith of December at the home of Mrs. Mamie Boosey. Some definite plans have been made for this meeting, but we will make further announcements later.' Our Servies Flag exercise which vas to have been held last Sunday ,but was postponed on account of in fluenza, wiil tako place on the' first fished'later. The Sag will carry fewer . afs than any we have heard of, but% among its number will be a gold'star for cur est enied young friend and neighbor, Mr. Pressley Doolittle.'( He was esteemed and respected for his kind heartedness and courtesy to ev eryone. His presence we miss daily, as he was accustomed to pass to' and from his work, always having a pleas ans word /or ????a h-J -ftiet. The farmers have finished gatker ing the iJ.a crop and ara new ent?r ine: upon plans for next year. Many have ordared their fertilizer and gu ano hauling has been going on for severa) v.c..-.? past. Much g.ni:i is be ing sown. v> e enjoy the lovely weather, but oh, when we think of so many peo ple feeding pork whiVh is ready for slaughter when it is cold e..j-.rh, it makes us wish for real frost tu ap pear. Cern is a much needed commod ity on the farm', therefore we wish .j conserve it in addition to having meat to eat. We have served many meatless meals for several months past, and will enjoy doing it longer if duty demands it of us. We believe in patriotism, and to be patriotic means more than to be a soldier, be cause every one is not called upon to serve in the same manner. Miss Mamie Bussey was the guest of Miss Luilie Timmenhan last Friday Miss Dt adis Dow spent last week end with Miss Kathleen Kenrick. Sergeant Dann from Camp Han cock spent the week-end as guest in Lhe home of Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton. Mr. Dunn is quite a splen did young mau, and anticipates spending a short leave of absence in our midst soon. Mr. Willie McManus, accompanied his brother, Mr. J. T. McManus, who soon leaves IJ resume his duties in Maryland, un a visit to their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Grifiis, on last Friday. The children seem anxious for the school at Flat Kock to open. They love their teacher, Miss Luia Quarles who had charge of the school at Flat Kock part of last session. Mr. Bruce Timmerman and Miss Kathleen Kenrick spent last Wednes day afternoon with Misses Bessie and Pearle Bailey. Messrs. C. 0. Timmerman and Al bert Shelton spent last week-end in Greenwood. Mr. John Shelton visited his sister, (Continued on page Five)