The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, October 31, 1917, Image 1
THt PAGELAND JOURNAL
Vol. 8 No. 7 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, 1917 $1.00 p?r year
The Journal Building and Foi
Others Destroyed by Fire
Fire originated in a restaurai
on Pearl street about 1:30 o'cloc
Friday morning and destroy*
the Journal building, and til
city garage. The tour woe
buildings belonged to Mrc. M. i
Sowell, and the loss is estimate
at $2,000. One was occupied t
the barbershop, which was owi
ed by Mr. P. W. Funderbur
Nearly all his fixtures were ca
ried out. The next one we
occupied by the post offic
The patrons boxes and some <
me desks and books were save
Postmaster Quick carried $1(
insurance. One of the otln
buildings was occupied by
pressing club owned by W. (
Tucker and E. C. Anderso
The other building was occup
ed bv a restaurant owned by V
O. Tucker. There was no ii
surance on any of the stuff i
' the four wood buildings exce]
the small amcunt on the po
office fixtures and supplie
Neither was there any on an
of the four buildings.
The brick building owned b
C. M. Tucker and occupied b
The Journal caught from tfc
roof and burned slowly, an
much of the printing materii
and machinery was carried on
The large cylinder newspapt
press, one job press, one ban
press, one large imposing ston
and cabinet, and one improve
job cabinet were the princip'.
things left in the building. Th
building was covered and ceile
with metal, and the fire burne
very slowly. Valiant work prt
I
m
Co
Congressman
committee on. aj
Submarine situat
S
I Dining tbe fc
| way will opti
Leaving Pagv
Leaving Gue
Leaving Mt. <
Leaving Rub
Arrive Chest<
Return train
,
All
on clei
good.
/
ir vented the total destruction of
the building and contents. The
at metal roof did not fall, though
:k most of the timbers burned.
;d Volunteer fire fighters of the
le heroic kind went into the build
>d ing when it seemed as if the
^ whole roof of burning timbers
;d and red hot metal would fall up>Y
on their heads and with hooks
a- pulled down the metal ceiling
k. and with buckets and dippers
r- threw water until the fire was
is finally extinguished after two
e. hours of hard work. The roof
of was still suspended overhead,
d. resting upon a tew partially
)0 burned joists, and the flour was
er hardly burned at all, though
a covered with charcoal and ashes
3. to a depth of two or three inches
n in many places. The brick
i- walls were damaged from the
V. heat outside more than the fire
i- inside. Thev remained stand
n ing, though it was tound neces
it sary to tear the front down to
st the tops of the windows and res.
build it because of the cracked
y condition. There was $500 in
surance on the building. The
y insurance adjuster for the buildy
ing was at Chesterfield on Frile
day, and he was notified of the
d fire here and came here in the
al afternoon before the fire was en
t. tirely out. He agreed to pay
ir $450 damages on the building,
d The fife had gained such
le headway in the restaurant and
d pressing club when it was disal
covered that nothing from these
e buildings could be saved, and
d this stuff, together with the
d buildings, was a total loss. i
i- There was no insurance on I
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narps
?
A. F. Lever will speak to the fai
jricultnre, and is one of the braini
lion in Its relation to the farmers ol
pecial Train on C.
>ur days of the County Fair, Noven
rate the following Special schedule:
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leaving Chesterfield
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attractions tu
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Sinple Adi
Italians Muffer Severe Lossset
at Hand of Enemies
Berlin (via London), Oct. 28?
(Bulletin): The capture of 100,
000 Italians and more than 70(
guns is reported in the officia
communication from genera
headquarters tonight, which de
clares that the Italian secont
and third armies are in retreat.
The text of the statemen
reads:
"The Italian second and thirc
armies are in retreat toward:
the west. Our pursuit is ad
vancing rapidly from the moun
tains as far as the sea. Up tc
the present lUO.GOO prisoners ant
70() guns have been enumerated.'
Berlin, Oct. 28 (via London
Oct. 28, British Admiralty, pel
Wireles Press).?The Austrian;
and Germans have forced then
way through the mountains tc
the plains of northern Italy, cap
turing the town of Cividale, the
the barber shop fixtures, but the
loss from (ire and damage wa;
very slight. Mr. Funderburli
moved temporarily into the
small building on the cornei
near the big sycamore tree.
The Journal office has beer
moved into the east room of the
old Mercantile building:, and the
most of the work of getting: oui
the paper will be done there
though the paper press, engine
etc. remains in the buildingThe
post office was moved to
the front room upstairs in the
Mercantile building, directly
over the new quarters of th<
Jour nal.
'Xm
ismai
mers of Chesterfield County t
lest representatives in the balls
t the South. Do not fail to heai
& L.
iber 7 8 9-10, the C. & L. Rail8:30
a. m.
8:50 a. m.
9:05 a. m.
9:15 a. m.
9:35 a. in.
4:30 p. m.
ys Sup
rnished by
, Growing
terfield
ovember 7,
Mission 25 cents; Sea:
Pass-out Tickets
? Americans at Last in the Big
Fight
Washington, Oct. 27.?Tliena
tion was thrilled today by word
) that American troops at last
1 were face to face with the Ger
1 mans across No Man's Land
Announcement by General
1 Pershing that several battalions
of his infantry were in the front
t line trenches, supported by
American batteries which al1
ready had gone in action against
5
" war office announces. The city
of Gorizia, on the Isohzo, also
>
I has been captured. The num
ber of Italian prisoners, according
to the report. is increased to
' more than 80 ()00.
? The announcement follows:
r "Rapid development of the
* united attack on the Isonzo
again brought entire success
yesterday. The Italian forces
which sought to prevent our di;
visions from emerging from the
> mountains were thrown back
. bv powerful thrusts. In the
evening German troops forced
their wav into the burning town
of Cividalc, the first town in
point of position in the plan.
i "The Italian front as far as the
? Adriatic sea is wavering. Our
? troops are pressing forward on
[ the whole line. Gori/.ia, the
most disputed town in the Isonzo
battles, was taken early this
morning by Austro- Hungarian
i divisions.
. "The number of prisoners has
' been increased to more than
e 180,000 and the number of guns
I to more than 600."
1
it A. ;
mi Wednesdry. November 7th* at tl
; of Congress. Mr. Lever's addre
r him. This address will be free,
School CI
EducatJ
10:00 a. m.?Magnificent p
Best school float in parad<
Largest percentage of enn
School making best showi
Pupils must march bv two
for decision. Line of mar
Only school children in pa
iberb SI
Sibleys Supb
on merit '
County
8, 9 and 10,19:
;on Tickets, non-transtei
will not be issued
the enemy, faooed a new flan1
of patriotism throughout 111
country.
The absolute silence wit
which Secretary Baker and vv?
department officials greeted th
news, however, showed that a
though the movement into ill
trenches had been expected ?
any time, it was regarded onl
as the final phase of the men
training. German shells ar
breaking about the American
and, although they have nc
taken over the trench sector, r
fles, machine guns, bombs an
bavonets in American hand
will greet any enemy attock.
The silence of Secretary Bf
ker indicated that no officis
report of the occupation of th
trenches had been received
General Pershing is the judge c
all matters pertaining to th
training of his force, and h
probably did not inform the di
partment of his plans in advance
as every effort was made to pre
vent the enemy from learnin;
what was afoot. It is certair
however, that the departmen
was fully prepared for the news
Secretary Baker's latest reviev
of the war situation this weel
indicated that American troop
in France were nearing the em
of their strenuous training be
hind the lines.
Casualties among the Ameri
can forces arc to be expected
Reports from the front alread;
show intermittent artillery fn
ing, and a well aimed shell ma
claim American victims at an
I moment. There is nothing t
I indicate, however, that an o
F. Le
ie County Fair. Mr. Lever is <
ss will be along (he line ot (he
lildren Admitted
ional Day, Friday Nov.
arade of Floats bv schools in Co
ailment from any one school in 1
ng on foot
is. Formation in line and marc
ch will form at Court house,
irade admitted free.
Slows
erb Shows
rhe best of i
Fair
17
rable, $1.00
le fensive operation bytheAmerile
cans and their French associates
is to be expected, outside of posh
sible trench raiding. The secir
tor where the front line training
school has been established is
^ described as one of the quietest
* on the front.
^ The report from the front indiI
cates that all American forces
} will be given trench dutv in rec
liefs as the final touch cf their
e preparation. The whole busis
ness of relieving and supplying
!l the front lines can be carried on
l" under actual war conditions and
d under fire.
s In time, a complete section of
the front will be Americanized
' in every detail. How wide this
II C . -
iruni win ue, wnere on me long
e line it is to be located and simi;
lar questions are matters about
1 which no speculation is permite
ted.
e
A teacher received the foliow'
ins note from the mother of one
! of her pupils:
* Dear Ma Jam: Flease.ixcus my
' Tommy to-day. lie won't come
1 to skule because he is acting as
'* timekeeper for his father, and it
v is your fault. U gave him a ix
* ample if a field is <> miles around
s how long will it take a man
J walking 3 11' miles an hour to
walk ^ 1-4 times around it.
Tommy ain't a man, so we had
i to send his father. They went
' early this morning & father will
V walk round the field and Tommy
will time him, but pleas
y don't give my boy such ixam
y pies agin, because my husban'
? must go to work every day to
f- support his family.
ver
Chairman ol the great
war, and the GermFn jj
l Free
9
lunty, led by band.
$5.00
ine 5.0() j
r?.oo
hing will be basis
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