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Vol.7 NO. 35 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1917 S1.00 per year
Pershing to Take Flag of
America to France
Washington, May 18.?President
Wilson tonight ordered
that a division of regular troops,
commanded by Maj. Gen. John
J. Pershing, be sent to frauce at
the earliest practicable date.
This is the answer of America
to France's plea that the Stars
and Stripes be carried to the
fighting front without delav to
hearten the soldiers battling
there with concrete evidence
that a powerful ally has come to
their support against German
aggression.
Announcement of the ordeT
followed signing of the selective
draft war army bill by the presi
dent and the issuance of a statement
that under advice of mili
tary experts on both sides of the
water the president could not
employ volunteers or avail himself
of the "fine vigor and en
thusiasm" of Former President
Roosevelf for the expedition.
The army law provides for an
ultimatic force of approximately
2,000,000 men to back up the
first troops to go to the front.
^ hen the bill had been signed,
the president affixed his name
10 me proclammation calling
upon all men in the country be
tween the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive,
to register themselves
for military service on June 5
next. The proclammation s?-ts
in motion immediate machinery
that will enroll and sift 10,000,
000 men and pave the way for
the selection of the first 500 000
young, efficient soldiers without
crippling the industries or com
merce of the nation or bring
hardship on those at home.
Even before the bill was signed,
the war department announc
ed that the full strength of the
National Guard would be draft
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iuiu me uuiieu oiaies army
beginning June 15 and concluding
August 5. Orders to bring
the regiments to full war
strength immediately accompan
led the notification sent to all
governors. A minimum of 329,
000 lighting men will be brought
to the colors under those orders,
supplimenting the 293,000 regu
lars who will be under arms by
June 15.
It is from these forces the first
armies to join Gen. Pershing at
the front will be drawn, to be
followed within a few months
bv rer.iirrintr wquoo fr/\m
_w h ii\/ui lut ac
lective draft armies, the first 500,
000 of whom will be mobilized
September 1.
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Machinery is Ready in FortyTwo
States
Washington, May 20.- Preparations
to register ten million
young men for military service
on June 5 are proceeding swiftly
throughout the country. Ad
vices reaching the War Department
show that 42 States have
their machinery already organz;
ed, ready to proceed with the
work.
Central boards have been es
tablished in county and city for
each 30,000 population; blanks
and forms have been distributed
i and Nation wide machinery
stands ready to take the military
census in the shortest time ever
allowed for such a huge under
taking, one fourteen-hour dav.
All doubts as to the wisdom of
turning this task over to the
States was dispelled by the
nature of the Governors' mes
sages. A fine spirit of co operation
and desire to join in the.
National team work for which
the President has asked in his
proclamation has been dis
played.
Cut Out the Base ball
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vjovernor rsicKett ot North
Carolina talked good sense when
he said baseball should be tab
ooed .his year. He calls upon
the people of the towns to do
their Dart in producing food.
Among other things the govern
or said:
"All forms of idleness and
waste of time should be discour
; aged. I love a game of baseball,
but it seems to me that the sum
mer of 1917 is no lime for pro
fessional baseball, and 1 think
all professional leagues should
be disbanded. The man who is
able to plav professional base
ball ought to be either in a
trench or in a furrow. And the
"fans" and "fannies" who hold
down the bleachers can find
: lecompense recreation in a corn
i field.
"Let the automobile jov ride
be given up entirely. Surely
this much of self-denial can be
practiced bv ev^rv man in tUu>
? _ . ?J ....... ?" *"*state.
If every man who owns
an automobile would cut his
gasoline biil in two much would
be saved to meet the necessities
of the people and a vast quantity
of gasoline would be made
available for the uses of war.
"Seriously, men and brethren,
let us shake off our fatuous com
placence and give ourselves no
rest until we know that we and
our loved ones are secure from
the wolf whose gaunt spectre
now looms large against the
skv line. Let us work while it
is summer. Winter cometh.?
T. W. Bickett, Governor.'*
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Will Build 32 New Town#
Thi# Year
Washington, May 17.?Complete
plans for housing 22,000
men at each of 32 divisional can
tonment camps in which the
war army is to be trained have
been worked out bv war depart
ment officials and construction
work will be undertaken as soou
as commanders of the military
departments have designated the
sites.
Twelve of the camps will go
to the new Southern department,
commanded by Maj. Gen.
! Wood, marking 204,000 troop*
assigned to that department. Six
camps will be established in the
central department, six in the
Southern, three in the Western,
four in the Northeastern depart
ments.
The building will be done by
contract under supervision of
army officers. Cot I. W. Litt^li
of the quartermaster's corps hfas
been placed in general charfje
of con tmriion onrl ti??e nmift.
MW?.vru ? t>VI 1KIO >
completed the organization of
his forces. In effect the project
is to build 32 towrs complete
with all necessary equipment
and faculties. It will require;6.
000,000 feet of lumber.
There will be 2,000 buildings
in each encampment. These
will include quarters for officeis
and men. stables, kitchens, mess
halls, bath houses and stpre
rooms, in addition to rumerpus
structures for special purposes.
Each town will cover a little
more than a square milef of
ground, not including the big
tracts of land necessary for drill
ing and military operations dur
ing training. ii r
In addition to the c?$|on
Iment, the quartermaster's de
partment has laid plans for the
erection of central groups of
warehouses and storage build
ings which will be situated conveniently
as to transportation
lines and will be the supply
depots for the camps.
Notice of General Election in
Cheraw Township for Member
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ui uuaru cr ruDitc Works
Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the 5th day of June
next, an election will be held in
Cheraw Township, Chesterfield
County, South Carolina, lor a
member of the Board of Public
Works for said Township,
the term for which Mr. J. W.
Covington was elected having
expired
Polls will open at 7 o'clock a.
m. and close at 4 o'clock p. in.,
and the following have been ap
pointed managers to conduct
said election:
Cheraw?R. W. S'.ricklin, G j
W. Guin, T. B Watson.
The law governing General:
Elections will be followed iu!
every particular.
Managers will pleas2 designate:
one of their number to call at
the Court House for boxes and
instructions on or before Mon
day, June 4th.
Managers will select their own
clerk.
J. N. Stricklin.
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J. O. 'l'u\ lor,
Commissioners oi Slate and
County Elections for Chesterfield
County.
Recruits Wanted
Recruits for the United States
Army between the ages of 18
and 40 are wanted Young men
this is your chance to enlist.
To volunteer is an honor. To
wait for the conscript law to
force you is a dishonor Your
transportation will he paid to
the nearest recruiting station.
Apply at the post office.
J. W. QUICK, Postmaster.
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Facts About New Conscription
Law
Some of the outstanding provisions
of the conscription law
signed Jast week by President
Wilson are:
Ages of draft, 21 to 30 inclusive.
Ages of volunteers, 18 to 40
inclusive.
Number subiect to draft 11,000,
000 to be obtained by draft or
volunteers:
Number to be drawn by selective
conscription 1,000,000
(In two drafts 500,000 each.)
Regular armv 300,000
National Guard 625,000
Special and technical troops
76.000
Total strength provided 2,001,
000
Term of Service: Period of
of Emergency. Exemptions:
Federal and state oflicers.
Ministers of religion and the
ological students.
Members of religious sects
opposed to war.
Liable to Exemption:
County and Municipal oflicers.
Customhouse clerks, mail employees.
Employees of armories, arse
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u;iis uuu iiiivv ynrus.
Persons engaged in industries,
including agriculture.
Those supporting dependents.
The physically and morally
deficient.
Method for Draft:
Proclamation bv the president
for registration.
Immediate registration* by
those of draft age.
Selection from register of men
for service.
Dispatch of men dratted to
nearest training camp.
Provision for Pay:
Second class private $25
First class piivate 31
Corporal 32
Sergeant of the line $30 and 42
Quartermaster and hospital
sergeants 46
First sergeant 50
Safeguards Thrown Around
the Army:
Prohibition.
Suppression of the social evil.
Editor's Heart Fails Him
Pomeroy Tribune-Telegraph.
Our fellow spirit, Thad Ellis
of Racine, gives us here a bit of
the most glorious reading you've
put your eye on for many a day:
A Racine man happened on an
old grocer\ hill, perhaps in 1895
or '96. It happened to total an
even uouar. 1 lie goods were
bought in a regular way of a
Kacine store. Hearken to the
happy sounds: One sack Sun
shine flour, 15 cents; one peck
potatoes, 10 cents; five pounds
pickle pork, 25 cents; five pounds
beans, 20 cents; total $1. Doesn't
this bsteii liue honey dripping
from the stars? 11 you care to
figure ut? what these same articles
in the same quantities will
cost today, go to i?. The writer j
hasn't the heart to.
A school teacher recently ask-1
ed her pupils to write a sentence
illustrating the use of the word
"heroes." Little Willie handed
in the following sentence: "A
man sat down on a chair; there
was a lack on the chair He
rose "?Ex.
"Is your husband much of a
provider, Malimiy?"
"He jes' ain't nothin' else,
ma'am. Ilegwine to git some
new furniture providin* he nits
de inont'N; he jwine to get de
money providm' he go to work;
he gwine to eo work nrovidin*
de job suits him. I never see
such a providin' man in all
mall thus."
Child Drank Fly Poison
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Monroe Knquircr.
Joseph Osborne, the three I
year old son ot Rev, and Mrs. ,
M. A. Osborne, of Buford town-1
ship, died last Tuesday afternoon ;
from the effects of poison. The
little boy by some means got
some of the contents of a Daisy
fly killer in his mouth. He liv
ed about six hours after taking
the poison. As soon as possible ,
after it was found that the little
fellow had taken the poison a
physician was called, but the
telephone lines at Prospect,
where Mr. Osborne lives, were
I out of order and a trip of several
' miles had to be made to call a
doctor and when he reached the
sick child the deadly poison had
done its work. Joseph was a
bright boy and a favorite in
the community in which he
lived. Mr, Osborne is pastor of
Prospect circuit and he and his
family have many friends to
sympathize with them in their
sorrow. Funeral was held yes
terday at noon and the inter
ment was in the cemetery in
Monroe. Rev. J. E. Abernethy
conducted services.
How Bob May Got Burnt
Monroe Journal.
Is there a man, woman or
child in -Union county who
doesn't know Bob May? We J
can't believe that there is, and
taking into consideration the
rroiessor's universal popularity,
we believe that his experience '
with the tabasco sauce, as told
by "Bull" Hasty, will prove in '
teresling to everybody. This in J
cident occurred back in the dav&
when Roach Stewart, now an
attorney at Lancaster, was clerk '
ing tor Mr. Russell at the hotel. .
Roach had to stay up pretty late
every night to meet the trains,
and the cook always left him a
little lunch in the stove for him
to eat after the trains had come j
and departed. Bob kept Roach
company on these nights, and
he soon learned about the little
lunch that awaited the hotel
clerk back in the kitchen. Then
it was that Roach began to miss
his accustomed midnight lunch,
and he wondered why. Did the !
cook forget him? He couldn't .
believe it. He kept his own 1
counsel?and went hungry. It
wasn't long before he found out
where his lunch was going to,
and he was so incensed that he
swore eternal vengeance on the 1
Professor. Going into the kitch- (1
en right after supper one night, ['
he soaked one of the chicken (1
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legs lirai nit' look naa ieu ior 1
him with hot tabasco sauce; so
hot thai to look at it caused ?
one's e> s to water. He watched i
developments. The midnight j
train arrived, and while the 1
guest were registering, he saw <
! Bob slip out of the lobby. A t
smile came on his face, which <
increased to laughter when Boh i
came rustling into the lobby a '
little later with tears trickling 1
dow n his cheeks, and uttering s
howls that could be heard for <
some distance while his hands 1
| grouped for the water cup. 1
Finding the water, he threw the i
c..icken leg to the floor which i
his doe pounced on immediate t
ly. The tabasco burnt the dog's t
month just as much as it did s
Bob's, and it lent an accompani v
ment to the Professor's tune. 1
Water failed to quench the aw ci
ful fire within. Roach ducked 1"
behind the desk, while Bod and e
his dog fought it out together, r
Time heals all wounds, but it 1<
was a long, long time before
Bob and his dog regained their e
usual composure. It is needless 1
to say that Roach's chicken was s
Imthercd no more. s
Registration Day Tuesday, Jui.o
5th
The conscription law w. s
signed by President Wilson la t
week, and the machinery f( r
registering the ten millic i
citizens between the ages of 2 I
and 30 began to turn. Th :
president issued a proclama
lion naming Tuesday, June 5tli
as rcgisiration day. All male
citizens, white and black, between
the ages of 21 and 30 an
required to go to their respective
voting places and be enrolled.
Failure to do this subjects the
person to imprisonment without
the alternative of* paying a fine.
The registering will be done
from 7 a. m. to 0 p. m. Each
man who registers will be given
a cam or receipt showing that
he has registered, and officers
may demand to see this receipt
at any time after registration
day.
Mr. E Walker Duvall, of Cheraw,
has been appointed chair
man ot ilic registration hoard of
this couniv to put the conscription
law into effect The other
two members are the Clerk of
Court, Mr. I. P. Nangum; the
Probate Judge, Mr. M. J. Hough.
This committe will appoint a
registrar for each poling precinct
in the county and he must
be one of the six who were
election managers at their respective
poling precincts in the
general election last fall.
After the registration date the
different registrars at the various
jrecincts will send the registration
cards to the county committee
who will sort and classify them
according to directions from the
War Department at Washington
The consciiplion law provides
that the President, in his judgment,
mav expect from the first
draft or later drafts, if he deems
necessary, any of those who
tiave dependents upon them or
who are engaged in agriculture.
It is believed that the tir?t draft
will be made trom the single
men and, as far as possible, that
they wiU he secured from the
towns in preference to the
country; that first the single men
in the towns will be called and
if nPi'llt'll th?? ci n <rl<?
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[he farms will be called.
A Bill We Can't Pay
"A ten year old bov overheard
i conversation about certain
)ills to he paid, and conceived
he idea of making out a bill for
us own services," says an ex:hange.
"So the next morning he laid
his statement oi account on his
nother's breakfast plate:
"Mother owes Willie for car
wing coat six times, twenty
'ents; for bringing water lots of
imes, thirty cents; for going ten
>rrands, fifteen cents" His
pother read the lull but said
lOthim* nhoilt il Thill
Willie found on his plate the
;eventy-five cents and also an
)ther hill which read as follows:
Willie owes his mother for his
tapny home for ten years,
tothine; for his food and clothng.
nothing; for nursing him
hrotijrh a lontr illness, nothing
otal nothing." When Willie
aw the seventy five cents he
vas pleased. Hut when he read
lis mother's hill his eyes grew
lim and his lips quivered. Then
le took the money to his moth:r,
threw his arms about her
leek and housed that she would
et him do lots ot things for her.
"Mother's lull is rarely present
d but it will pay each person
r> think it out and over for him
elf and then pay it in love and
ervice."