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ol. 8 No. 15 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1917 fToOpeTyear
create In The World Ton- The Reason For Bad Roadi.! Tnrt7fW~l nu ?i? ???
Inage Halted.
New York, Dec. 19.?Arthur
ollen, the British naval expert,
ho has sailed for Europe after
pending six months in the
pited States, gave to the. Aspiated
Press a statement in
liich he fcaid that the campaign
I the allied navies against the
Ibmarine has at last resulted in
keping the world's shin ion.
Iige from showing as monthly
crease, or will soon do so.
r. Pollen giving credit for this
ccess to the change in the
lief command carried out by
ritish admiralty last spring and
e change in the participation
[the American navy.
CVIr. Pollen pointed out that
c months ago the German subnrines
were causing a net atition
in the world's tonnage at
? rate of nearly twenty-five
Ir cent annually. While the
j?sent rate of attrition is diffiIt
to estimate, it appeared
Hjlast month Great Britain
Hched as much tonnage as
Host; the first ship laid down
iHie United Statoa cinoa fKr*
? ??. uiuw IUC
|^B has been launched, and,
the next twelve months,
^^^kbstantial portion of the
^ .000 tons provided for in
^^^ftountrv will undoubtedly be
BHHt. Great Britain's ship
^HBing program will similarly
^^^ftase month by month and
^^ftover the campaign of the
^^ d navies against the subwill
grow in value week
he said.
^^Prne significance of this to
I K^!b0S ?* War ^?eS nGt
M Are'
I "If this war
I "The time k
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and that for th
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The above oh
sentiments, becj
In attempting
bank deposits.
Uncle Sam sa
First, to save
Second, to de]
mies the stern *
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The Monroe Journal, is speal
ing ot the bad condition of th
road between that point an
Charlotte, intimates that whe
the farmers buy more autom<
biles, as they are doing ever
day, we may expect them t
take more interest in the e:
tablishiuent and maintenance c
good roads. But the farmei
seem disposed to let the respoi
sibihty rest upon somebody els
?a failing that seems to b
general in North Carolina. Fc
two or three vears the highwa
between Monroe and Charlotl
has been a standing reproach t
the road manage?and it hi
been growing steadily worst
It is possible that during th
Winter season this road vi
have to be practically abardor
ed. That such a conditions c
affairs should exist is a mater fc
which the people themselvc
are to blame. They have bee
lasts as long as
/
coming when w
le things that do
iservations were 1
k 11 -
iuse uiey are not
I to tax everythinj
W"
ys it Is every mai
money and suppl
posit his money in
strength of our n;
1
coniem to put up with; it rath<
than to get behind the respon
sible authorities and force thes
authorities to a performance >
the duty they owe the publL
So long as the people are wil
ing to put up with a bad ro:
thev will continue to have
bad. Exoerience had demor
strated the truth of this conteT
r?i.?
uuu.?uuuiiuuc v^Dserver.
Pollen continued. *'It mear
that Germany's flank attack o
all ied communications has fai
ed and that- there is no reaso
why ultimately the full militar
power of Great Britain, Franc
and Italy and more important <
all of the United States shoul
not be felt in the western th<
ater ot war. Tliis is a tremei
ytois
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c. Treasure of the Church of
e Holy Sepulchre
d ' Washington, Dec. 19?An of
ficial dispatch received today
> ' from France says that the Turks
y before surrendering Jerusalem
o to the British' brutally mistreated
s- Christian priests, carried off the I
>f famous; treasure of the Churcht
r$ of the Holy Sepulchre, valued at
)- millions of dollars, and sent to
e Berlin the church*s celebrated
e ostensory of brilliants.
>r Monsignor Camassel, the
y triarch of Jerusalem, is said td
e have been deposed from his ofl
fice, and Father Piccardy, an1.
is Italian priest, to have died from
5. the effects of Turkish brutalities.
The Church of the Holy Sepilytldhre
had remained unmolested
heretofore during all the centur4
ies of Moslem occupation of
>r Jerc.,?alem. . x
s The Church of the Holy Sep
ulchre was consecrated in 336
[. on the traditional spot where
.e Christ arose from the dend. In
>f the year 614 the building cont-(
: prising the church were destroyv
j ed by the Persians,
it The original building was in
i- the form of a rotunda, the shape
1- of which survives in the exist
ing complex construction, which
- assumed various forms in the
is course of rebuilding during the
n middle ages. The edifice was <
1- badly damaged by fire in 1808. \
n The Greeks contrived to secure {
v to themselves the principal right
:e to the buildings, and with the
Armenians contributed most of
d the money for the erection ot: j
2 the new church. ;
t The dilapidated home beneagjfl
which the sepulchre is situated, |
iPatri
I
I think It will, we
j will need money
not sustain life m
j Qn
made by one of our
pessimistic utteranc
*
j to raise revenue, tl
it's duty to save.
Ies to support himsel
i the banks where il
ition. This is a time
lie BANK o
uwmany s Strength On West- 2
ertt Front Never Greater
| Than At Present.
.'.^ashincton, ' Dec. 19.?Ger- <
many's strength on the Franco- ,
British front is placed in official
^mft^hes received here today
pi? divisions, or within one ^
division of the great force
amassed there last July when
the German military effort 5
against France was at its maxi- J
mum. 1
Withdrawals from Russia and 1
drafts upon the younger classes 1
of* iresfervists have enabled the
kaiser hot only to makeup the '
? enormous , losses suffered in 1
battles with the allies,
replace the men sent to s
> Austrians in their in- 1
of Italy. Winter there I
for^ji finds the Germans with 1
armies facing the allies in i
France virtually equal to the
iaofeest ever before mustered, ,
wits advertisement of a great
off% j|ye\ which may presage1
atlojttmr peace proposal.
~ "Tike allies, however, are under
stood to maintain a consider
able^superioritv in numbers on
the French front.
fctercnsky With Army Marching
Oa Moscow.
L6ndon, Wednesday, Dec. 19 i
?A dispatch to the Exchange .
Telggraph company from HaparaM
reports that Kerensky
v$tn nn army is now marching
tUmiasl Moscow, while Grand ]
Lgike Nicholas has gathered a j
fH&fct army of royalists in the ]
(^i casus. (
wfes restored bv acrhitects?ot va- ,
jrf?>us nationalities in lS(>8 as the .
MStilt of an agreement made
Bgh^ftirkey by France and 1
otors
5 will have to sta
and will not havi
)r win battles."
4H
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and clearesl
es but a plain state
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he flftvernmonf I Jirii
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11 and family in an,
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I PAGELAf
Soldier Writes from Greenville
to Home Folks.
Mr. W. R. Huneycutt has recently
received a letter from his
son, Corp. C. F. Huneycutt, of
Zo. I, 118th Inf., from which the
following: extracts are taken:
My health continues good.
The good things to eat that you
sent were greatly appreciated.
\ fellow never knows how to
appreciated the home made
things until he goes where
they are hard to get.
Though the weather is cold
nere we have walled up our
tents and are very comfortable.
I am having it easy todaj^ as I
am in charge of quarters and do
not have to go on the drill
grounds. It is my duty to watch
tents, etc., and check up to-night
at taps and see if all are Dres^nt
Guess I wont get home for
Christmas. If Santa brings me
anything you can save it for me.
I suppose by this time next
year we will be in the trenches
?God only knows where.
They are now saying this division
will go to Italy. You know
there are still plenty ot people
who don't know what we are
up against. They don't seam to
realize that we are at war at
present and Germany seems to
be whipping us?or nearly so.
But wait till Uncle Sam gets his
torce in full action. They will
just wade into those German
lines. Great Britain is certainly
doing some good fighting now.
You know, father, I may be in
the lot that doesn't come back.
This thought does not worry me
as I am willing to fight and die
if need be for the cause that is
iSlac
nri nn flflflinst the
vas**w/u V1IU
6 it. We are sp<
t thinking men. T1
rnent ot facts,
sely left off the i
v J
y emergency,
and will make km
.A i! -1- *
si ugm as well as
ID
right.
We are determined that those
brutish hounds shall not take
our rights and liberties from us,
and the onl3* way to win this
war is to go at it and stick till
death. I believe every Ameri
can boy is willing to do that.
If we never get to see any
more pleasure and never live to
enjoy the freedom of this good
U. S. A. any more we will fix it
so our friends and loved ones,
mother, sisters and fathers can
enjoy life.
I am in good hope of coming
back, but it is very sure some of
us will not for it seems to be
true that the Germans and us
cannot live in the same world
together.
If we stay here long I expect
to be home in January or February.
Some of us boys havn't
been home since we left Che
raw but they are being relieved
every five days in groups of
cieven.
Now don't vou or mama ever
be uneasy about me, for I am
the only son you have to represent
our family in this great
struggle. Always be happy, for
I am sure the right will prevail.
Your son,
C. F. Huneycutt.
Co I, 118th Inf.,
Camp Sevier.
Notice
On Monday, the 3lstday of
December 1917 the County
Board of Commissioners will
hold their Annual meeting. Any
oneholding accounts against the
county will please present them
on or before that day.
E. R. KNIGHT,
i '. County Supervisor.
Kcrv
fence to gobble,
ending too fast.
ley express our I
provision taxing I
)wn to our enet
men.