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Establif?lfr?i 1335. J. L. MIMS,_ .Editor. Published every Wednesday in The Advertiser Building at $2.00 per year Sb advance. Entered as second class matter at fte postofnce at Edgefield, S. C. No communications will be pub lished unless accompanied by the miter's name. Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, R?s iliations and Political Notices pub lished at advertising rates. Wednesday, June 4. Everybody is saying of the Ger- ' mans: "Eventually, why not now?"! Wonder how many June graduates of this year will be June brides next year. "Officiating ministers" never com plain of the largeness of the June j crop of brides. Every war has its hero. The Span ish-American war had its Hobson and the World War has its York. The feat of the hero of the Merri mac is tame when considered along side th?t of Sergt. Y'ork. Atlanta is green with envy b?cause Alvin York hails from Tennessee in stead of from the Gate City. Next to the overseas fight, the overseas flight has attracted the at tention of the world. An exchange writes of "a coming marriage.". Doubtless some old-maids think theirs is a long time coming. The) are many faces on this side of the Atlantic wreathed in smiles be cause the heroic 81st Division is now, homeward bound. The record of the boll weevil for 1918 is somewhat like that of the Germans. They lost considerable ter ritory. Up to this time the spring poet could not dissertat? much upon the growing crops. The unfavorable weather has retarded normal growth. Scores and hundreds of farmers are as much interested in breaking Gen. Green's line now as they were in breaking the Hindenburg line a year ago. Where else besides the South can one make two food crops-wheat and corn-on the same land in one year? Then, why should it be necessary to Gambling is mighty poor pastime. Two men mortally wounded each other in Augusta Saturday with the ! same pistol, as the result of a quarrel over gambling. If Atlanta can not lead in one thing, it will in another. There were more than 300 divorce cases await ing trial in the superior court recent ly. A record eclipsing Reno. After it is too late we all see that the war should have prosecuted until the Stars and Stripes were unfurled upon the ramparts of Berlin. Then there would be no parleying over a settlement. It's a fine thing for the farmers themselves that the labor shortage makes possible only a very small acreage of after-grain cotton. Why try to make a 14,000,000-bale crop when a 10,000,000-bale crop will bring more? Wonderful Achievement. A trans-ocean voyage in mid-air is no longer a dream but an accomplish ed fact, and all possible honors are being heaped upon Commander Read for accomplishing the daring feat. Unlike many great undertakings in the past that blazed the way in some new and untried field of science, this marvelous feat was accomplished without loss of life. To America is due the credit for the first successful flight across "he Atlantic. The next time Germany makes us wage war upon her we'll transport 4,000,000 a bove the sky line. The papers carry as many or more homicides every day as they usually do around Christmas season. This is generally an off-season for bloodshed. What is the matter with folk? Edgefield Should Have a Compan] Th*e adjutant general is plannin a reorganization of the Natiom Guard in South Carolina which wi probably result in the formation c 50 militia companies. The old Edge field Rifles should be one of the fift] There are so many well founded rei sons why every county-seat shoul have a military company that it seem almost useless to enumerate any c them. Just as every head of a famil should have some means constantl at hand with which to protect hi home, so should every county-sea have a trained and well equippe body of men who can be called upo when needed to enforce law or pre serve order. The presence of such a organization is like an ounce of pre vention in the matter of suppressin; lawlessness. There can be no mor deterrent force in preventing riots o flagrant violations of law than th presence of a trained and well armei body of men who are subject to th call of those who administer the laws The chief trouble in the past ii maintaining such a company has beei the poor equipment and meagre sup port that has been given by the Stati and national government. Hereafter however, this reason will hardly ex ist. The government now ha: ample supplies stored in its ware house to properly equip the Nationa Guard and it is believed that all com punies that prove themselves worthj will be generously supported. Who will take the iniative in re organizing the Edgefield Rifles? W? feel sure that Major Collett, Lieut Dunovant, Lieut. Allen, Lieut. Gren eker and all of the other men whe wore the uniform from Edgefield anc vicinity will take an active interest ir providing a military company. The citizens generally will give them gen erous co-operation. A New American Aiset. The war has taught many lessons and after normal conditions are restored along all lines there will be found here and there an outgrowth of the war that will be exceedingly helpful. Among the new foi'ces set in operation by the war, the Ameri can Legion is by no means the least. The Legion is composed of men who wore the uniform and they are the flower of American manhood. The Manufacturers Record has the fol lowing to say editorially of the Amer ican Legion: "The hope of this country is large ly in the returned soldiers and in a broadening of national thought and patriotism, which takes no account of anything but the welfare and the safety of the nation. The organiza tion of the American Legion by the soldiers of this country engaged in the great war, if they are wisely led, will have vast possibilities for good. Millions who received a military training at the camps or on the bat tlefield have an entirely new concep tion of Amricanism and patriotism. They have a broader view of life than they had prior to our entrance into the war. They represent a very large proportion of the vigorous, virile men of America, coming from all classes of society, from the richest to the poorest, from the university pro fessor to the man who cannot write his own name. They comprise a mighty force to be reckoned with, and if wisely led they will help to mold the life of America in safe and sound methods. "Some of these men will supplant the old machine politicians of both parties. There is not a section of the country which is free from the evil influence of the political machine. These soldiers in every part of Amrica will be able to instill new life and higher ideals into political activi ties, and the old party machines will in many cases be broken up and thrown upon the scrap heap. I be lieve these men will prove one of the strongest influences which it is possi ble to develop against Bolshevistic and Socialistic chaos. They will stand for Americanism and for patriotism, and for the elimination from Ameri can politics of the work of aliens who are seeking to disrupt America and bring on Russian chaos. They have ' learned much about sanitation, and they should become leaders in better ing the living conditions in every vil lage and city in the country, as well as on the farms. "Out of the knowledge gained in the training camps we shall have three or four million men who could make themselves leaders in work of this kind, and if these men will now assume the responsibility of leader ship which rests upon them to help re shape and mold for good the material thing.*, while ?at the same time they are on guard to make certain that the political life of the nation is cleaner and more wholesome and more na tional in spirit, they will render an in finite service to all civilization." Longstreet at Chicamauga. Edgefield Advertiser: It is my purpose to write several articles in the defense of Gen. James Longstreet, and I am anxious that they be published. All the blood shed by Longstreet's corps was not poured out on the Po tomac, Sharpsburg and Gettysburg. On September, 30, 1863, two mighty armies met in fiercest conflict on a stream near the Georgia and Tennes see line under the brow of Lookout Mountain called Chicamauga, a name antedating history, called by the red man, "stream of death." It may be that prophetic Ken revealed to the red man, as he drank of its cooling waters or rested in its grateful shade, that the white men who were to drive him frcm his home and possess his land, would on its banks and amid its waters meet in deadly conflict and stain its currents with the flow of blood. Gen. Lee ordered Gen. Longstreet of the army of northern Virginia, then camped on the banks of the Rap pahannock, to take the first (his) army corps and move by rail, with all possible haste to Chicamauga to reinforce Gen. Bragg, who was being hard pressed there. It was about the middle of Sep tember we left the beautiful Rappa hannock. Hood's division and three other brigades landed in time to be in the battle of the 19th, McLaw's division, South Carolina, Humphry's, Mississippi, came n on the 19th about sundown and marched to the Chica mauga creek and bivouaced for the night on its bloody banks. The curtain of night slowly desended, the powder blackened bayonets and flags over the hostile lines were but dimly seen. "The night after the battle." No one but a soldier can realize the import ance cf these few words. Shortly after dark the remorseless war-god relaxed his hold on the two armies, whose blood has been flowing since early morning, growing faint, ! bleeding and panting heavily, and si- ! lenee reigned again ip the shell-shiv- J ercd forest. But the gray and blue forms in the bushes didn't move. Sunday morning at 9 o'clock as the church bells of Chattanooga sum moned its children to Sunday school, the signal guns sounded through the forest at Chicamauga calling the bleeding armies again to battle. Here Gen. Longstreet's corps broke the Federal line at the beginning. Later in the day, Longstreet drove his col umn like a wedge into the Union cen ter, ripping asunder the steady line of the Federal division. I -am frae? to - y say and justice requires it to be stat ed here, that no officer or body of men of the same number could have contributed more to the triumph of the Confederates than did Gen. Long street and the brave men from Vir- ' ginia. The praises of Longstreet and I his men were freely proclaimed by the army of Tennessee. In writing these letters it is r o+ my > intention to give the details of the battle, but simply in defense of Gen. Longstreet, and to let people know that he was always in the thick of the fight and always held his ground. With him it was war to the knife. Gen. Lee called him his war horse. He stood in rank next to Lee. He commanded the 1st army corps, Jackson the 2nd. At the end of the two days' battle, which has scarcely a parallel, as the two wings of the Confederate army met on the field their battle flags waved triumphantly above every gory acre of it and their ringing shouts rolled through the forest and rose to heaven, a mighty anthem of praise and gratitude to God for the victory. Thup c ?.-.led one of the blood iest and :-.->.; stubbornly contested battles cf war. And without hes itation, I declare that Gen. Long street never did disobey one single order of his chief when duty called, no matter how deadly the conflict. Gen. John B. Gordon waited until Gen. Lee died before he published to the world that Gen. Longstreet was tardy at Gettysburg. I shall prove that to be a false statement. Longstreet was an Edgefield boy. When General Lee had a hard nut to crack, he called on his war-horse every time. My next will be Gen. Longstreet at Gettysburg. J. RUSSELL WRIGHT. Cut This Out and Take it With You. A man often forgets the exact name of the article he wishes to pur chase, and as a last resort takes some thing else instead. That is always dis appointing and unsatisfactory. The safe way is to cut this out and take it with you so as to make sure of get ting Chamberlain's tablets. You will find nothing quite so satisfactory for constipation and indigestion. BUSINESS IS BOOMING and FORDS are rolling. Get your order in quick.-Adv. .??*>..> A big shipmei going to put on days only. Posi duction sale. It will pay you to see styles are the latest. Th tons. Study these price; $3.2! 3.71 4.5' 4.7i 5.0' 5.51 7.51 8.0' 8.51 Get a bottle of Odorc spiration and dre?ss shield being ruined." . I Odorpn? is the best p sive perspiration, withoul it in popular sizes ot .'30 c We have a large line you some pretty waists a You won't regret a p The MAKES RAPID HEADWAY Add This Fact to Your Store of Knowledge. Kidney disease often advances so rapidly that many a person is firmly in its grasp before aware of its pro gress. Prompt attention should be ^iven the slightest symptom of kidney disorder. If there is a dull pain in the back, headaches, dizzy spells or a tired, worn-out feeling, or if the kid ney secretions are offensive, irregular and attended by pain, procure a good kidney remedy at once. Your townspeople recommended Doan's Kidney Pills. Read the state ment of this Edgefield citizen. L. W. Redd, 34 Cedar St., says: "I used Doan's Kidney Pills some time ago when I was troubled a great deal with backache. I was injured at that time in an accident and from that time on my back caused me a great deal of pain. It was hard work to straighten up after I bent over. A Specia We give the ladies beautiful assortment Crepe de Chine and h We have a strom Worsteds, and also i see them. Our stock of Slippc shown. It will be a DAIT ? it of White Tub Ski sale at ONE-THIK itively no skirts chai : these skirts. There are plent ey are finished with chic pock > then come in and examine th( 5 skirts going for $ 5 skirts going for 0 skirts going for 5 skirts going for 0 skirts going for d skirts going fer D skirts going for 0 skirts going for 3 skirts going for ?no and do away with both the s, besides of keeping your mos reparation on the market for t t causing any harm to the per ents and (>() cents bottles. of Georgette and Crepe de Chi t popular,prices, in all sizes. urchase in any of the above ife Corner S friend advised me to try Doan's Kid ney Pills and I took his advice and did so. After I had taken a half a box nearly all the pain left me and after further use all the pains disappeared. At times since, I have used Doan's Kidney Pills and they helped me in the same splendid way." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't sim ply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mr. Redd had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Pure Porto Rica Potato Plants ready to deliver every day in the week at $2.00 per thousand. C. W. WATSON, 5-28-lt. Oh my, what a pleasure, to know that when your FORD needs SER VICE that the YONCE MOTOR CO., j is on the job!-Adv. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly Thc 01<r Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC.drives out Malaria,enriches the blood, builds up thc system. A true Tonic. For odults and children. 50c Is in Waist 5 a special invitation of silks for waists, ?atin in all the popular r line of Skirts in Si' n Wash Skirts. We irs and Oxfords is the 1 pleasure to show you. CH BROTE Next door to Lynch Drug Store MBBBBBBUHBH D OFF for Ten "ged in this re ?r of extra sizes, and the :ets and large pearl but ? quality of these skirts. 2.17 2.50 3.00 3.17 3.33 3.67 5.00 5.33. 5.67 bother of excessive per t expensive dresses from :he prevention of exces son using it. We have ne waists, and can show ms. tore Cow Peas Wanted. Paying highest prices of season. ?Will buy one sacK to carload. Write, 'wire or 'phone us what you have. WALTON & CO., Augusta; Ga. Our aim is to make you "happy-A Ford in every home. YONCE MOTOR CO. HOGS WANTED. I will buy hogs in butcher shape, weighing from 100 to 300 pounds. Top prices paid. See ED NEWLIN, At B. L. Holston's FOR SALE: Plants have been in spected. Ready to ship. Porto Rico, Jerusalem, Triumph, and Pumpkin Yams at $2.00 per thousand. E. A. Williams, Sylvester, Ga. The Pilis That Do Cure. ; Silks to call and see our Taffetas, Georgette, 1 colors. Iks. Satins. Serges, invite the ladies to ia 1 unrest we have ever ERS