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LJKUTKNANT TKLLS OF BATTLE Wu Xear the Spot Where Lieut. John David \V?.v Killed. Lieut. 08ce Coleman of York county in a letter to his aunt, Mrs. Frances H. Oliveros. of Columbia, published in Sunday's State, tells of the fighting that took place when Lieut. John David was killed. Lieut. Colemun was a schoolmate of Lieut. David and served near him in the trenches. The letter follows: Dear Aunt Frank: 1 wrote you a letter thanking you for the wonderful box that you sent me and delayed mailing it for about ten days on account of forgetfulness, so I am writing again to nmke up for the other letter. This time 1 am writing what is to be great news. l only wish Grandfather Holloway was alive to hear this. I being the only representative of our family over here, and in fact in the army, have tried to do justice towards our future reputation aa loyal and brave citizens, and I shall let you judge when you have heard tny story Perhaps you will hear before this through the newspapers, I hnve been in the trenches for almost seven days without very much sleep and not a garment touched during this time. To start with, I was weak, , sleepy and tired and being in the front line trenches isn't the best thing for anyone's nerves. 1 had been conducting the fire of out battalion of seventy-five's on a working party nbout 1 a. m. on March 1. As the deafening sound of our high explosives would die away, through the chill of the early morning would come the shrieks and groans of Mr. Roche as he scamp'TFAXXIK WARD IX INNOCENCE A. n. WOODS, FAMOI'S STACiE SUCCESS AT Everybody's Theatre MONDAY, AIMtll. 2:2<l. Direct from a long successful run in Now York, where it received very high praise by the press and" public. 1 #4 Ml I J11SS If. Admission Id and 20 cents coming Mildred Harris in "The Doctor and the Woman." Another lx>is Weber Production. 1 HALF t t v 1 > V i t T Y T For more t tit has been identi Y ^ boro county at <|t our business fn X f/ie lines of oui A I V nirp nminocc *> > good people at <| of Dillon couni X Wagons ant/ / ft oar repositot give you a squ 1 T T T T T f | I Jas. i X | Be -> ' \ " ed away. At 5:50 a. 111. on the same morning I was dumbfounded by the sud- i den volume of explosion that seemed never to quit. The shell of the enemy had cut our telephone communications and it was impossible for us to find out just what was going on Ou- first information came when a sergeant with dirt, nweu* and a pal-* face came dashing up tnd said i hat ?he lloches were "ailing our ! t-vaci os. I imiv< diately started, a!| llifijgb we have no artille / in l!i? ! front a t, but feeling that ? v.as myi djt? 1 went. As I came up to the | po.-ilon of the lines that h..d been | raided '.he (lermans w^re going over' th-- up back to their own lines. To ; my left and to my right were the dy: ng ?iu?s. I began searching their bodies, even before they were dead in some cases, to get anything that | 1 would give us any iuforniation. I j ; could not find any of our own dead; until I had searched eleven of the j ' enemy and was on my way to my j , | 12th one when I saw a poor boy that ,' had been hit by a shrapnel. His re- ' mains were picked up with a shovel j and buried. He was in threads. Then I went on with my duties. tl I had finished searching over a j Score when I heard the sad news of [Jmy friend's death. He was from | Dillon, S. C. The son of Dr. John , IH. David, Sr. We were in school together und had beeu with him in [ "the trenches for quite a while. If .; I had obeyed niy feelings I would t have set beside him and mourned for , the remainder of the day but my 1 duty was before be and I was about , "all in" too, but looking out across . "No Man's Laud," I spied a Boche [ who was wounded making his way . back to his own line. The lines are about 3HO meters apart at this particular place and he was 250 meters from me. It was 10 o'clock and very clear and I knew the snipers were on their (jobs und the machine guns too, but' | risoners are very valuable so it was I up to me. The men on outposts I i stopped me saying that machine gun fire had been playing around all morning but 1 stripped myself of everything that would prevent me being free and started. It seemed hours and hours before 1 reached my objectiv? . It is no pleasant job to I'inwl through mud and shell holes' \ tii two knees and one hand with a gun in tiie other. I was about to feet from Mr. Boche before he saw) ; me and when he turned his face to line he began to yell '"Kamerad!" I hugged the ground because I i nucw me tuners in the trenches would lire in the direction of the noise. They did. I sot liim quiet and was about to start on my way home when I heard a rustling noise behind me. I turned just in time to J put a shot about one and a half A CEN1 han half a century the i fied with the vehicle busii id it has been our pleasi om year to year, also to r county, until today we i Dillon county, for whici id take this means tr% inf< \y that we have a large sti iarness and can supply thi y and we will show you i are deal. Yours truly, O. Bre nnettsville, S . _ ...? .. i Inches above his left eye. His dying face will forever be in my imagination. 1 could not sleep for two nights afterwards. Whenever I t would close my eyes I could see t nothing but his bloody, trembling j face gasping for its last few breaths. ^ I searched him before he died and was soon on my way back. It was a 8 journey never to be forgotten. I1 I turned my prisoner over to 8 stretcher bearers with orders to ' have his wounds dressed aod then c bring hini to headquarters. Being , * unable to sleep I roamed for the re-' Hiaindei of that dav and tht? n??*t Late on the afternoon of March 2, I receive orders to report to a certain place the next morning ?t 9 o'clock. 1 was a little late arriving and found the battalion of infantry j that I was serving with during the | raid in the field. As I came to the front in answer to my name the battalion romc to present arms and the prime minister of Franc%. in the 1 presence of the French commanding general with his staff, came up to me and decorated me with the famous "Croix de Guerre" with a palm, the palm being the highest order of j the Croix de Guerre! I know that no one has ever been so surprised. In the midst of all of this embar- . rascMwere seven muti.ig picture machines clicking in my I'aee asiM?red by countless cameras. Then I had 1 to tell lr. Mft histo* v a thousand times to newspaper reporters. I was glad, tickled and oh' so tired. I l could sleep then and I did. Pleas - r;y.ruse the diiT? i en; paper ji Aunt F ank and write to me as soon | as you can. Give my love to all and u send th'-s utter to Watts, tc j read, if you want to. Kiss the girls j for me a.id lots of lov< t.> you. Sincer-iv Of-Ve March h 1918. I o SIS For three years America has j fought starvation in Belgium Will you Eat less ? wheat meat ?(ats and sugar , that we may still tend food in ship loads ? nitsi IUTSI 4?MIMI?MUMPI?H URY 1 t 4 > V V >! 1 i Yih T name Breeden less in Marl- V h * X';i tire fo increase V ? , reach beyond i . . are enjoying a ft a;e thank the orm f/ie people 1 icfc of Buggies, V;l V eir wants. Vis' l/ie goods and X f; % ; & i< tj : i! V| ?! eden i v? i A I1 C V r ? | SHERIFF'S TAX SALE. Und<>r and by virtue of executions o me directed by Jack R. Watson, reasurer of Dillon county, notice is lereby given that on Monday the 6th lay of May, 1918, during the usual tales hours, before the Court House loor ut Dillon, S. C., I will offer for tale to the highest bidder or bidders or cash the following lots and par els of land to satisfy said execuions: ltethea School District No. 11. John Miles, one lot. W. Mclnnis, two lots. T. C. McSwain, one lot. * Ernest Page, two lots. Pal Y * *% WT In/1 * *-*- * Kit IT1UU, IWU lUlb clUU UUt milding. liolhea School District, 20 country Dian Bethea, one lot. Willium Bethea, one lot and one milding. George Calder, two lota. Aneund Aayes, five lots. W. M. Heigin, one lot. Adeline Jones, one lot and one >uilding. Madiron Jones, one lot. Eddie Love, one lot and one buildng. , Rebecca Page, two lots and one milding. . Bethea School District 20, town. . Asberry Bethea, one lot and one >uilding. Cyrus Bethea, one lot and one milding: ? H. Bethea, one lot and one milding. Isla Fladger, one lot and one milding. Harry Labert, one lot. Charley McWhite, one lot and one milding. Frank or Ella Halls, one lot and me building. Ilcthca School District, No. 127. F. J. Johnson, nine acres. ( arniichnel School District No. II. J. It. Wallace, 130 acres. ('urmielutcl School Distinct No. 125. John West McDona Id, 12 acres. Cnriuielutel School District No. 17 It. F. Whitner, trustees, 300 acres t'ai'iuichael School District No. 12."?. Mrs. E. J. Rogers, 33 acres, liarleesvillc School District No. 4 W. M. and Lizzie Bethea one lot Barnie Page, one lot. Hniieosville School District No. 5. Emanda llethea, 17 acres. J. T. Price, 71 acres, tlarleesvllle School District No. ? Ad will McLain, 87 acres. Hillshoro School District No. 13 Beddie Horn, 87 acres. DUshoro School District 14, country Lenore Cook, 20 acres. Estate Dave Ford, 26 acres. E?t. Alin Nance, eight acres. Est. Mary Williams, eight acres, llillslntro School District 14, town J as. Ford, one lot and one buildng. ^ Hillshoro School Distru No. 16 it. M. Bobbins, one lot. W. F. Stackhouse, 117 acres. Hillshoro School District No. 17 W. F. Stackhouse, 7U<? acres. Hillshoro Sch??ol District No. 31. S. J. Hays, 4 4 acres. V. I. Hays, 22 acres. Hiilst>oro School District No. 2G E. 1). Smith, two lots. Ivirhj School District No. 1. T. L. Fore, 3t)0 acres. Kirhy School District No. 33. James It. Smith. 'J2 acres. Manning School District 8, town Traccy Alford, one lot and one >uilding. Mrs. W. M. A. Bailey, seven lots nd seven buildings. Willie Barnes, one lot and one milding. Anderson Brown, one lot and one tuilding. Archie 11. Brcwn, ore lot. H. Cousar, two lots. I. I. Fuss, Jr., two lots. X. & S. C. K. R. Co., two lots. C. \\\ Parham, one lot and <iie tuilding. Joe Poweli, one lot and one buildng. P. B. Sellers, 21 lots and four fUildings. F. M. Wiggins, two lots. l)r. S. J. Wright, two lots and two t?ildings. W. A. Adams, one lot. Halaway Rethea, one lot. J no. C. Bethea, col., one lot. Lawrence Johnson, one lot and >ne building. Richard Johnson, one lot and one building. Dora Milled, one lot. S. J. MoColl, one lot. Est. G. S. McCallum, two lots. George McDonald, three lots l.urenda rage, two lots. Moore Smith, one lot 1). L. Witherspoon, one lot Manning School District No. 19. . W. M A. Bailey, one lot. Floyd & ICay<*s, one lot and one milding. G. .1. Holiday, one lot l.utlier Mcl.ueas, one lot and one building. Doisie l'eiritt, one lot Depends on Point of View. What a man calls enthusiasm la himself he calls gush in others.?Cla?*on*tl Enquirer. Ilt^ayTto^al at ~ aj^nJt MORRIS FASS DEPT. 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Styles for Dress, Business, Walking m or House Wear. m I Sale of Boys Wash Suits I The greatest event of its kind ever offered. Greatest in Quantity?Greatest in Value Giving 9 Wash suits up to $2.00 value at $1.15. Up to $3.00 value at 1.65. Up to $4.00 value at $1.95. Some specials that will crowd our Domestic De- m partment. Extra quality bleached 81 x 90 Salem Sheets # Extra good quality turkish towels,regular25c. values,spec ialat : 12c m . .... - *