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THURSDAY. AUGUST 2. 1917.
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Claims for E^xemptton.
As a matter of precaution to
- our readers for fear that some
of them might get over-zealous
and in an effort to assist some
one to be exempted, do something
, contrary to the rules and regulations
laid down by the government
for this and thereby Subject
themselves to a heavy fine and
imprisonment for their interest
in the matter, or the party who
is drafted .do something that
will subject them to the same
penalty, we direct your attention
to the fact that there is a heavy
five years imprisonment attached
to misdemeanors as misrepresentation
by party drafted or
any one assisting to have them
exempted. So, if you are asking
for exemption, be careful
that you do not make, any statement
that cannot be thoroughly
investigated and found- to be
true in every particular. In
other words, if you are going to
claim exemption be sure that
tKe grounds on which you claim
it are just and true . in every
particu ar, 'or you may find?yourself
in worse shape than serving
in the army. Remember, too,
that in this matter you are dealing
with the Unieed States
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^vyvi iiuiciiti ci11vi uiat mcjf tare
no respector of persons when it
comes to a* matter of violating
the laws. -Rejected.
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, This spring a southern farmer
raised some potatoes and sold
them to a local shipper. Being
" of a curious turn of mind, he cut
one of the potatoes in half, holt
- lowed it out, and enclosed a note
in it asking the ultimate consumer
to write him and tell him
. " how much the cost was to her.
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woman, who found the note and |
wrote the grower, telling him
that the potatoes cost her $4.00
a bushel. He wrote her, telling
her that he received 69 cents a
bushel for them. Thirty-one"
cents wbuld be considerable
. freight to pay on a bushel of
potatoes. Who got the other
$3.00? This is a question that
underlies the prevailing unrest,
and must be answered satisfactorily
if We would have
justice to all and no food riots in
this country. ? Dillon Herald. .
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Get many Calls Two Million.
Germany's answer to America's
draft has been received at'the
War Department through con
fidential channels. The Kaiser
has called 2,000,000. to the colors
for March 1. The reports indicate
that 2,200,000 reservists are
;being prepared for the front
It was impossible to get precise
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fighting capacity of these men.
Some Qf them undoubtedly have
been at the front on previous
campaigns. Others are supposed
to bfr men who have been
invalided heme for months.
The figures r present Germany's
supreme fighting forces.
U is assumed the men have been
called to meet the onslaught
which the Allies are expected
to direct against the Hindenburg
line after 'the Am^ricau army
v . begins operations in the front
early next spring.
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The Highland Park Mf*. company,
of Rock Hill has adopted
plantf for a bath house to- be
built on the mill property for
yijr ?ns"jar j1 ti e use of the employes of the
mill. The house will be about
25 by 50 feet and contain 20
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Fkrntore are complaining of
the vigorous crops ,of mas thet
have been developing in their
cotton ^during the protracted
What promised to be a fine
crop of cocn in the Allison creek
bottoms at-thp C. & N. W. bridge
has been destroyed by the hifb
water.
Aaron Armstrong* a negro
who lived near .Hickory Grove,
has been committed to the State
hospital for the insane at
Columbia.
T?oung women of York county,
who have been attending the
summer school fftr teachers at
Winthrop college, returned to
their respective homes Friday
evening and Saturday morning,
the school having closed Thure-V,
day.
-Merchants Of Rock Hill have
entered an agreement to close
up each Thursday afternoon during
the Jaalance of the summer
in order that their clerks may
get a little rest and'.recreation.
Roy L. Little, a young white
man who gave his age as 19 years
&nd his tfomg as Charlotte, made
application before Probate Jjudge
Williams Monday for license Ho
marry Miss Pearl Goodson, 18,
of Gaston county. Little claims
to have recently returned frdm
Jhe trenches in France, where he
said he t served in' the Canadian
army.
An examination was held in
Rock Hill Saturday, under tne
Federal civil service rules, to fill
a vacancy for rural carrier at
tne rort Mill postomce. Those
standing the examination were:
Hugh M. White, Kelly H. Sutton,
Edward F. Phillips, Henry P.
Rogers, Fort Mill; David Bigger,
Yorkville; Jphn B. Williams,
Bolivar Byers, Rjck HilP. .
Henry Hancock, a white man,
of the eastern part of York
county was lpdged in jail Wednesday
afternoon following a
hearing before Oran S. Crawford
United States commissioner, <at
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ivuvn uiii uii tiiv tuaiKC ui uui*
registering. At the hearing it
was shown by the testimony of
a relative that he was 24 years
old. It was also shown.that on
several occasions in business
transactions he had made affidavit
that he was over 21 years of
age. His case will be heard at
the September term of federal
court in Rock Hill.
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Banks Hope, soh of Mr. John
Hope, of Filbert No. 1, registered
yesterday under the Fe
eral conscription act and the
prosecution of him before United
States Commissioner Hart, which
was begun ladt Wednesday was
dropped. The young man's
father told the commissioner
that his son had failed to register,
because he?had informed him
that he was not 21 years of age
and thai he had since discovered
that he was in error as to his
age and had found he was over
21.
Sudden Death of Nr. Thornwelf.
A telegram was received in
Fort_ Mi[l Wednesday by Mrs..
J. B. Elliott announcing the
sudden death of her brother
Earle E. Thornwell, eldest son
of the late J. H. Thornwell, D. D.',
which occhrted in HartsviOe,
where Mr. ThornwfeU has practiced
law for a number of years.
Owing to faulty railroad connections
the body was brought
to Fort Mill through the country
by motor truck for interment
which will take place late this
afternoon in New Unity cemetery
which cpntains the remains
of his father and motHer. He is
survived by the following
brothers and sisters: Miss Flotence
Thornwell and Mrs.* J. K.
Roach of Rock Htll, James H.
Thornwell of Columbia, Allison
E. Thornwell of Atlanta, Ga.,
Mrs. J. B. Elliott Qf Fort. Hill*'
Mrs. R. H. Stewart of Greenville,
Mrs. R. G. McLees and Mrs.
Edwin S. Reid of Chatham, Va.t
I all of whom it is exnectori will
be here to attend the funeral
services. Mr. Tbornwell was
well known throughout this and
adjoining States and the news
of his sudden demise will faring
sorrow to a host of personal
friends and friends of the family.
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NOTICE?Thave a sUrsy Pte at my
IWxne. 3m me. V. D. POTTS.
! FOR 8ALE?Fine kindling and stove
wood from house wreckage and himoer
I scrape.' One dollar par good load en
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Ckargtd With Eahezzleaeit
The following from The News
and Courier of last Wednesday
will be read with interest by
Fort Mill people: .
"J. J. McManus, a railway
mail clerk running between Hamlet,
N. C., and Charleston, was
given a preliminary . hearing
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jrcaieruay ueiore united states
Commissioner A. M. Huger on a
chargfe of opening mail and
embezzling (the contents. He
was bound over to the United
States district court for trial.
Bail was fixed in the sum* of
$2,000, which was furnished.
The case against McManus was
worked utf by A. J. Knight,
postoflice inspector. The government
alleges that McManus embezzled
approximately $1,400.
There was a great deal of interest
in the case, and a large crowd
attended the preliminary. A
number of witnesses testified for
the government."
Five Brothers Were Drafted.
A case parallel to that reported
in Che press dispatch from Durham,
N. C., of five sons in one
family being drafted for the
National army comes from
Wedgefield, where the five sons
of military age of Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Ryan were*lrawn. Mr.
Ryan is a native of Btfrnwell and
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General G. Duncan Bellinger.
Mrd. Ryan is a daughter of Dr.
H. J. McLaurin of Sumter, who,
served as surgeon of the Seventh
South Carolina Cavalry (Col.
A. C. Haskell's regiment) in the
War Between the Sections. Mr.
and Mrs. Ryan have three other
sons, not of military age, and
one daughter. Dr. McLaurin
has one grandson of military
age, Willie Shaw of Sumter, and
he, too, was drawn for military
servibe.?The State.
COTTON 3gtLKS HAVE VALUE
Hitherto Regarded ae Waete, They
Are to Be Turned Into a Marketable
Commodity.
Considering the fact that In the
neighborhood of 75,000,000 tons of
cotton stalks have been destroyed annually
as worthless and only in the
wny, iae possiDiuttes or a plant capable
of converting them Into paper and
artfllclal silk are readily compreh^hded.
A llant la now being erected at
Greenwood, Mis*., which will be devotedfttp
the preparation of palp from
cotton atalka, and it la aald that owing
to the stronger fibers of the cotton
stalk pulp, paper manufactured from
It^a considerably stronger In proportion
to Its thiokneerand weight than
that produced from the usual wood
pulp. It has been, the custom to cut
and burn the stalks, after the cottonpfoking
season has e*ed. at a cost of
about a dollar a ton. The use of cotton
pulp is not limited to the making
of paper. The stalk fibers hare been
found capable of withstanding the nitrating
process involve* in the making
of gun-potion. The fibers ' also
produce an artificial silk, motion-picture
films, and such chemicals as pyroxllene,
alcohol and acetone.
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return froro pra
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Ranf Fir* Alarm for baby.
The fire department of New York
has been called upon to respond to
most all sorts of calls,' but one recently
Is considered the lknlt.
Fire headquarters received a "still
alarm*' over the telephone from Quincy
court. In the north end, and When
Ladder 1 from Frlen^ street and Acting
Chief Hines arrive^ they found a
baby had convulsions from the whooping
cough and the excited mother had
summoned help from the lire depigment.
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Our Business
is to furnish you with Lumber of
the best quality at the lowest
prices.. If you are thinking of
btfilding a new house or repairing
your old one' *
You Can Do Better
here than elsewhfere, as many of
our pleased customers will testify.
We are as anxious that you
should get good stock as you
are to buy it, for we want our
reputation and your house to
wear equally well.
Fort Kill Lumber Company.
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Round Trip Excuifaon Fares
Via Southern Railway Sys'
tem from Fort Mill, S. C,
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Atlanta, Cm., $10.30.
Account National Baptist Convenvention
'(colored), tickets on sale Sept.
2, 3, 4 and for trains scheduled to arrive
Atlanta before noon September 5,
final limit returning Sept. 14, 1917.
Boston, Mass., $31.40
Account Gra id'Army of the Republic,
tickets on sale August 16, 17 and
18, with final limit returning August
80, 1917.
. Buffalo, N. Y.. $33.80.
Account Fraternal Order of Eagles,
tickets on sale Arfgust. 10, fl and 12,
with final limit returning Aug. 22,1917.
Cleveland, Ohio, $31.00.
Account Elks of the World (I." B. P.
0. E.) colored. t:ckets on sale A$gust
25,,26 and 27, with finalfimit returning
SnntomKor R 1Q17
Chattanooga. Tenn., $15 20.
Account Negro National Business
League, tickets on sale August 18 and
15 with final limit ^returning August
20, 1917.
* SL LouU, Mq., $28.70.
Account Supreme Lodge and Military
?neampment, Knights of Pythias,
^colored) tickets on sale Augnst 17, 18
and 19, with final limit returning August
20; 1917.
Muskogee, Ok la., $42.50.
Account Annual Session, I^tional
Baptist Convention (colored). tickets
on sale September 2, 3 and 4 with final
limit returning September 15, 1917.
Proportionately reduced fares from
other pomts. Summer excursion tickets
now on sale to various resort points.
Call on local tidket agent for details or
communicate witlf S. H. McLean,
Divis'on Passenger Agent. Columbia,
S. C.
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t bank is a member of the great Federal Reserve Bank- &
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greater financial stability and strength to member ? i
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A full supply constantly on hand. Have 40 head to
select from at present, and will have a 1'iesh load
every few weeks t^rougjiout the season. My prices
" are reasonable and everything sold under a guarantee.
, Come to see me. My motto is quick sales and
sliort profits. Full line of Buggies and Wagons.
J. E. MARSHALL,
The Friedhelm Stables, - ROCK HILL, S. C.
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J 5c and 10c dozen. We will be pleased to have you give us *
f an order for what you will need. *
4 Besides this, we have a full line of all kinds of Groceries ?
and light Hardware. New goods coming in every day. t
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Z 10-lb bucket Snowdrift Lard, . $2.00 Z
. 10 lbs. Granulated Sugar, __ _ ___ 1.00
f 10 lbs. Light Brewn Sugar, 1.00 ?
? White House Vinjgar, jars and jugs, 15c, _ .25 4
? Pure Apple Vine rar ih bulk, the gallon ? .35 r
Best grade Comj: ound Lard, per lb., .20 * T ,
Z Best; grade Loost Roasted Coffee, lb., 20 ?
2 lbs. Kellogg's < k>rn Flakes, _ 25
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% have, but if we haven't in ouj- store what you want we will ?.
^ De glad to get it for yolu. So phone us when you want an t
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u take special delight in serving our friends. We are !*
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! * your interest to let us supply you with your Ta;
ble Groceries. Our stock is fresh and clean, j;
Phone your grocery wants to No. 116.
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