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vol. 8 NO. 2 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1917 $1.00 per year
Iritisli Break Through Germai
Trenches
London* Sept. 20 The Brit
h forces on the Belgian fron
[tacked the Germans position
I 5:40 o'clock this morning eas
I Ypres. Field Marshal Haij
[ports that satisfactory progres
lis been made and that the Brit
p already have captured som?
aluable positions.
T a
Ijiiuuu, ot-'i'i. ^v.?oruisi
ps are reported to have pen
ted the German positions ii
r offensive on the Flander
it as far as the Zonnebeke
iluvet line, Reuter's corres
dent at British headquarter
?raphs.
t the time the correspond
s report was dispatched th<
mans had launched no coun
ttacks. They were massim
certain places, howevei
ire the British guns wer
ibarding them,
he British penetration ha
:hed the depth of a mile
tich, considering the charac
of the ground, is a wonderfu
ievement," the dispatch adds
haracterizes the results of tc
's attack as a "fine success
ritish Headquarters in Franc
Belgium, Sept. 20.?Today'
uiiensive will be known as th<
battle of the Menin road. Fai
weather had improved thi
ground but the mud still wa
deep and the whole territor:
covered with water-filled shel
holes, tangled barbed wire an<
1 shattered trees. The Germai
I defenses were composed largel;
k of concrete redoubts.
A The Germans poured a wick
ImI stream r.f Knllcte intn
onto ~?r the' adTaianlT UO^P
Hjrom concrete redoubts. Ever.
j^Bttle elevation and all the wood
H^ere choked with rapid fir
^Brhe British encountered har<
Hkhting at many places but thei
^Hagniticent artillery work hat
^Jone much to make the fiis
^Vtage of their drive easier.
H London, Sept. 20.?Twothous
Hand prisoners have been captui
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IkJJ IUC JLMII1S11, atLUIUlIl^ u
official report tonight in thi
nders drive.
esterfield County Sunda;
School Association
)ur County Sunday Schoc
nvention will be held in th<
eraw Methodist Church Ocl
2r 4th and 5th. We are ver
irious that our County read
t Gold Star Standard this yeai
order to do this every schoc
the Countv must be eithe
resented in this County Con
ation or in one of the fou
strict Conventions to be hel<
er?each school must make :
>ort and must make a contri
lion to the cause. Can't wi
"up and doing" and read
S much (IpfiirpH aim) Vru
f and your representatives are ex
pected to do your full share ant
to this end we hope you will se<
that report blanks, which is sen
either to the Superintendent o
Pastor, be filled out and returnet
to L, M. Evans, County Secre
tarv, Cheraw, S C., with as !ittl<
delay as possible. Appoint you
delegates next Sunday and let u
have names at once so they cai
be assigned homes?this is ver:
important and we urge that it hi
done where possible. You
school is entitled to delegates a
follows: Pastor, Superintenden
| and three others?any adul
member of your Sunday Schoo
may be enrolled as a delegate.
^ W. J. TILLER, Pres.,
L R. T. CASTON, V. Pres.,
L. M. EVANS, Sec. Treas
Small and steady gains giv<
competency and tranquility o
mind. *
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n South Carolina Secures Third
Infantry Regiment
t Washington, Sept. 21.?Gov.
t R. I. Manning, who is in Wash
s ington today and held an im- ,
,t portant conference with Secre- ,
g tarv Baker, General Crowder,
s provost marshal, and General
v Bliss regarding military matters
e in South Carolina, regarding a :
new infantry regiment for South i
[j Carolina and the number ot men \
who are to be sent to Camp (
n Jackson, the governor went
s carefully into every phase of
, the matter with the officials and
. after the conference authorized 1
s the statement that the regiment
would be organized and that at
I Camp Jackson there would he a
division ot white drafted men
brought up to full war strength,
which means about 28,000 men. !
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. I x tic vjuvemur aumorizea ine 1
g | statement that inasmuch as the
organized militia of South '
Carolina, including the National
k Guard and the naval militia, has !
been drafted 'into the federal <
I service leaving the State of <
. South Carolina without military i
organization for home protection <
it in case of riots and similar dis- <
turbances, he will immediately '
organize another regiment. <
The man power of the State, i
he said, is divided into the or- l
ganized militia. He deems it 1
proper to immediately organize 1
^ the unorganized militia and form
I a regiment of State militia for
j use in the State, but not to be 1
used beyond the limits of the '
State. This organization will
be a regimemt composed of i
companies "in different parts of
g the State and the organization l
y Governoi Manning also se- ;
^ cured permission of the secre'
tary of war to use certain rifles
belonging to the war depart i
^ ment now in Columbia, includ- <
ing use of the new regiment
a until the war department might i
II need them. This regiment will i
be composed of 12 companies.
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. State-Wide Anti Tuberculosa
_ Campaign
e Under the direction of the
State Board of Health, a state- I
wide campaign will be inaugu- <
y rated through a central co oper- !
ating committee, headed by Mrs, i
j Annie I. Rembert, field secretary t
of the State Board of Health, i
with regard to tuberculosis, and |
' executive sectetary of the South <
^ Carolina Anti Tuberculosis asso 1
r ciation, for the protection not 1
(j only of the military camps of the <
state against tuberculosis, but
CI 1 CO O# llin /.i.rlllnr. 1 _ . ;
v. tuv civilian i>upurauun as I
well, and for the care and treat i
^ ment of those who have con
tracted the dread disease. <
This work is considered vital- |
ly important during this war
1 emergency, and it is felt that it *
' can be more effectively carried i
out in view of the rigid exami
^ nations which are being under- <
gone by thousands of young i
I men in the state, which will disclose
many hidden places of the \
j malady. ]
Tiie co-operating committee ?
' of the tuberculosis committee of
the State Hoard of Health, the ]
county chairmen of the state
8 ..~t *
vuuucu vm uciense, uic cnairman
of the Red Cross organiza\
lions and special "agents of the
South Carolina Anti-Tuberculo .
s sis association.. In each county
t there will he a suDcommittee ,
t composed of the county super- '
I visor, county superintendent of 1
education, a representative* of
the county medical association, 1
the mayor of the county seat, the <
president of the chamber of t
i, commerce, a representative of ,
women's clubs and a representative
of the women's defense 1
e council. Mrs. Rembert will or- 1
1 ganize these committees, county 1
by county. ?i
Country Honeycombed With
Berlin's Secret Agents When
War Was Begun
Washington, Sept. 22.?Further
disclosures of farreaching
German propaganda, intrigues
und plots in this country prior to
Ihe diplomatic break with Germany
were made today by the
committee on public information'.
In a bulletin styled, 4,Official
expose." the committee
quotes numerous letters and ex
tracts from letters seized by the
department of justice in April,
1916, ma_raid upon the New
York office of Wolfe von Igel.
Von Igel, in carrying on his
manifold pro German and anti
American activities, was in con
stant touch with the German
embassv and with fnunt vnn
Bernstorff, then the German am
bassador to the United States.
In the form of letters, tele
grams, notations, checks, receipts,
ledgers, cash books, cipher
codes* lists of spies and other
memoranda and records," the
committee says, "we found indications?in
some instances of
ttie vaguest nature, in some
Dthers, of most damning conclu
siveness?that the German im
perial government, through its
representatives in a then friendly
nation, was concerned with:
"Violation of the laws of the
United States. Destruction of
lives and property on merchant
vessels on the high seas.
"Irish revolutionary plots
against Great Britain.
"Fomenting ill-feeling against
the United States in
/Subornation of American
writers and lecturers.
"Financing of propaganda.
"Maintenance of a spy system
under the guise of a commercial
investigation bureau.
"Subsidizing of a bureau for
the purpose of stirring up labor
troubles in munition nlcintc
"The bomb industry and other
related activities."
Buy Red Cross Seals This Year
The South Carolina Anti Tu
berculosis Association will con
iuct the sale of the Red Cross
Seals from Thanksgiving Day
until Christmas. Every one interested
in the excellent work of
the Association and in the organization
known as the Cooperating
Committee on the Tuberculosis
War Problem should
begin at once to advertise the
sale of the Red Cross Seals.
The purchase of the little
Christmas stamps is within the
reach of ALL
We want to sell one million
seals this year. They cost one
penny a piece.
if vou cannot help in a big
way, use a little effort to make
this Christmas sale a success.
With a little trouble and a LOT
pf enthusiasm you can "do your
r>it" to further a big cause.
For further information apply
tn MTQ Annie IroHall Uiimlnifl >
Ex. Secv. S. C. Anti Tuberculosis
Association.
N. C. Governor Calls for Month
of Thrift
Governor Bickett has issued
an appeal to Tarheeldom's farm
irs to observe November as
I'hrift Month. In a proclumn
tion being broadcasted in the
State the executive calls upon
planters to pay off debts, purchase
farms, start bank account^,
improve their farm houses and
equipment, add to their live
Hock, etc. He wants the agriculterists
to save from their
great earnings of this fall, and
invest only in things that will
stand for usefulness and bo permanent.
.
Germany Accepts Pope's Peace
Proposals
Amsterdam, Sept. 21.?The
German government in its reply
to the peace note of Pope Bene
diet, a copy of which has been
received here, "cherishes a live
lv desire" that the appeal may
meet with success.
Emperor William, the German
note says, has been following
the efforts of the pope toward
peace for a considerable time
with high respect.
The text of the reply reads:
"Herr Cardinal: Your eminence
has been good enough,
together with your letter of
August 2, to transmit to the
kaiser and king, my most gracious
matter, the note of his
holiness, filled with grief at the
devastations of the world war,
makes an emphatic peace appeal
tc the heads of the beliger
ent peoples. The kaiser-king
has deigned to acquaint me with
your eminence's letter and to entrust
the reply to me.
"His majesty has been following
for a considerable time with
high respect and sincere grati
j ? * -
iuae ms Holiness' efforts in a
spirit of true impartiality to alleviate
as far as possible the suf
ferings of the war and to Hasten
the end of hostilities. The kaiser
sees in the latest step of his
holiness fresh proof of his noble
and human feelings and cherishes
a lively desire that for the
benefit of the entire world the
papal appeal may meet with
succuw. .
The ruply adds that the effort
oTfcic pave the way to
an understanding might most
surely be reckoned to have a
spmpathetic reception from, and
the whole hearted support of,
the German emperor since he
has regarded it as his principal
and most sacred task to preserve
the blessings of peace for the
German people and the world.
Good company and good conversation
are the very sinews of
virtue.
Don't borrow trouble.
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Bernstorff Tried to "Buy" Congress
With German Money
Washington, Sept. 21.?The
American'governments publicity
spotlight revealing German
intrigue in neutral lands turned
todav upon the expenditure of
money by the Berlin foreign office
in an effort to influence
congress on the eve of the ruthless
submarine campaign which
drove the United States to war.
Secretary Lansing made pub
lie without comment the text of
a message sent by Count von
Bernstorff to Berlin last January,
asking authority to use $50,000
to influence congress through
an organization, which the for
eign office was reminded had
performed similar services be
fore. To supplement this move
von Bernstorff suggested an official
declaration in favor of
Ireland for its effect here.
The organization to be employed
was not named. It was
freely suggested among other
officials, however, that it was
one of the societies which flooded
members of congress with
peace messages when President
Wilson was asked that a state of
war be recognized.
This disclosure adds another
chapter to the amazing story begun
with publication of the famous
Zimmermann note. It
connects the German govern
ment and Count von Bernstorff
Hirprtlv an/I
uuu WUVI uo? VC1J Willi
machinations which the American
public* had assumed were a
part of the world wide Teutonic
intrigue but ytrhich many people
or financed by German-Ameri
cans without actual authority
from Berlin.
A favorite story of Colonel
Roosevelt's tells of the new Bedford
whaling skipper who after
fin altercation with a frefractory
mate, roared at him: All I want
from you is silence?and d
little of that!"
Your character can not be es
sentially injured except by your
own acts.
^rade Fin
just received, a big assor
ind we are able to give
$6.00. Iron Baby Cribs
$9. Sales and Cupboan
3. to 60. Hall R
16.50 to 37.50. Bee
eets SI. to 7.50 per p;
j c . n u
ana ouii leases, lviati
kitchen Cabinets and
to date Furniture St
bright and we will
e Store, H. B. Sowell builc
and Hardwai
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Texas Governor Impeached by
Senate Court
/Vustin, Texas, Sept. 22.?
James E. Ferguson was tonight
completely severed from his
office as governor of Texas, to
- '
muLu ^usuion ne was twice
elected by the peopleftof the
State, the senate high court of
impeachment this afternoon
having sustained ten of the 21
charges in the bill returned
against him by the house committee
of the whole. Acting
Gov. William P. Hobby, an
editor ot Beaumont, assumes the
full power of office, his tenure
extending to January, 19l9.
Next Tuesday aV*hoon the
senate as a high court will formally
pronounce its judgment.
Conviction carries disbarment
from future office, but it is understood
this condition may be
ameliorated.
The vote this afternoon on
the first of the 21 articles was
sufficient to convict. A twothirds
vote was 27 to 4 in favor
of sustaining the charge.
Grown Man .Wears Dress
Monroe Journal.
Among those who underwent
physical examination for the
army this morning was Jack
Morgan, a young white man,
whe appeared before the exam
iners in a dress. He was found
physically fit, it is said, and the
probability is that he will be included
in the next contingent
from this county, as he is not
married. Morgan, i{ is said, has _ ^
never worn pants but once in
his life. When he was a young
ster, it is said, his companions so
riduculed him when he first
wore pants that he threw them
off never to put them on again.
Morgan owns an automobile,
and has accumulated a good
deal of property, it is claimed.
If any one speaks evil of vou,
let your life be such that none
will believe him.
Ever live (mistortune excepted)
within your income.
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rniture i
tment. Our goods 3
you big values in 3
$6. and $8. Iron 3
Is $4*25 to $10 *
acks $12.50 to ^
1 Springs $2.50 3
air. *
tresses, Pillows, 2
almost anything 4
ore. Our stock *
appreciate your 2
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