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ATTACK* MC88JCNIN0. H'IImni ?i < ?njtrr** 1 * Show I>owii. Willi h*?enitlK <?f 1 *??* M?Mvily of th? ? oiitei?iUn?< foree*. t>? th? ,,t V '?-t *11111.) the I mim Ii in UjV W '??> XV % fCKtoii east of \Vfdun Hit1 t )???! r , ariHlrr.x t<? hreak Up tiyfUUiU prep NrMtion* for further t*?l vanee* toward the fortmw At various jm?1uIs the tire of the Frenrh ?uns has prevents! the ' <>'t' in tt ii? from hiillH-lflliK pffem siv.c*?, v lit jlut \a,sX(i. Mount" hi* t hero til >.i |i:i- been jjrenl artillery activity i?y tit*' French near Senonc* and Hen de Siipt while near Nep|>oh the tier HiJiiM have Ihh'II drV\oti oU] of trenches they had (ircylouHlj' tak'e.Uv In the Chtimpttfiiio region. the tJeruuin forti fled worka lit the region of 1(11) IP.'l . have l?een haltered htv the Frei?c|i ifUU* , ' and th?' < rater of a mine exploded h.\ j the Hermann was tw-cupled h,\ the' French The Herman* have ?tld?*?| wi'tTiil ad- I <lit ioitN I |x?irita to their terrain In the^ fighting mImmiI Verdun', having lieoii'en nhltil to eoliatrjiet trenches' on the, slo|?e* north ot the t \?te du I '? ?l v r?? ami , t.?? capture an armored work northwest ' of iMiHtnoiii, ami haw taken thej towns of MnnhculleH ami ( 'luiiuptoin i I'l in southeast of V<*rdun In fhls drive to the eawt of Verdun, the itilvM.itcc of the Hermans has ex tended iiyer a front' virtually 1- miles from / dcpt>e to Champion. Iterlln report* that 1 litis far they ha ve In ken prisoner ?S officers, HI,. o7n men ami a large iiuinhei' of gun*, machine guns ami much war material. ! . There has Imsmi considerable artil lery activity, and fights In the air lav. Iiyeen battalions of Herman ami ttrlt- i ?lull aviator* alom* the Mrifi*h front; In France and. Itelglurn In tin' Dvinsk region of Kussla. the! HitKviJiiVH -hare driven their line, and! put down under heavy tin* an attempt 1 at a fotinter attack In a length.) statement in reply to j an ..mdal coiiimunh'at Ion Isxncd from. Con-da nt inoph\ the Russian ilefeuses ' which guarded Hr/cruin. ami dtvlarox that i he force of the hlow dealt h.\ | the Ktissians ran In- estimated li> the faet Ih.if smiH1 or the Turkish Army ' 'orp4- <'f Muce dl visions eio'h now uiim l??-r o| i 1 > a lew thousand meil. aH the rr-m.i imlei either liavinu (H>rKh??d ?>r lut-n taken prisoner, t I'HaiS- are taekii|u eoiieernln^ the dlsasft i to tli?> I'riMu h au\lliat> eruis er I'i ? ?\ inif'. whit h !?}<>? t f>?ft In ? rhe Me?l!lerraneiiii While the French - ministry of Uxrliu; estimate* the nuui -| her of survivor* at X70, no witiniatfl Is made of the caMualtle*. Uu I lit: tiVOaf llu* UjAUiiiiij i4 UWT* iii.inv ~iihinarlne oamjHlUtU a^lnst iitriiltd i < 1 1 - 1 ? - 1 1 H 1 1 r 1 1 M ? 1 1 . ' 1 * J c-idelil \N II feojj !ui-> i h i . . w 1 1 duwt) thit fc'Hiim i? r i<> 4 HthgreMs over Mm* resolution* that have I. . I. i 1 1 1 1 ? I u * < ?> I t hot I1 (lU f|N)W the ! warning of American*. from traveling foil aimed iiu'i i Itani men. 1<| a lottci' |i? KepreMiit.itivc IS. tl. acting , hiilr man of flu* ||oiis?? Kules Committee,' the 1'resldeni Ihih M*ked that the mat iter be hl'oUk'lit to a Vote* hi I li?* House. ' jit is his intention to ask for similar I j action in tin* Senate. The President.'# j Is taken In order that "all doubts! i and n>njectur<*s may l>e swept a w a y j and ? ??i ?J f<w.'Uh\} relations owv i?or?< j cleared of damaging misunderstand-} ln?s " j i '-r ? i I.'' | I'lMH.KAM Of Civic league Health \V?v4t Begin- j ning Friday, March 3rd. Beginning Friday. Mareh .'trd as Health day. InsjrtK'lton of public build ings. Committees : .Jail? r.Mrs. S. B. thMMluh'. Mt*s THI'Ie (Jelsenheluicr ; court house. <>|H*ra house am! jk>hI <?f fl? Mrs. II. W MltchaiU and Mrs. Willie Wat kin* ; howpitaU- Sirs. " f<eslle Zemp mnl Mrs. Win. Shannon ; schools^- Mrs. C. .J. Shannon. Sr.. Mrs. J. Sumter Ithame, Mrs. S. C. Zemp. Monday, March lit It Preparation for I la by Contest. < 'oininlt tin4 ? .Mrs. I.. S. Davidson. Mrs. I*. Hlaekwell, Mrs, M Itanich. Tuesday, March 7th? Bettor Babies Contest to he heid at rest room from lo to IL' in the morning and .'I to T> ill the afternoon. Doctors? -Clyburn. Bras iiigtoo, liuruet and I>unn; nnrM>H ? Mrs. ?lohn H (Jraves. Mrs. F. H. Harding, Miss Mary I^Mioir. Miss TUlie (Jelsen hcimcr; in charge of charts ? 'Mrs. W. J. Dunn and Mrs. It. 1*. iM'Loache. . Wednesday. March Kth ? l/eetlire to mothers lit rest r<Ki|n 1- to 1 o'clock, by Dr. S. C. Zemp. Thursday, March fttli ? /Little Mothers daj at griohsl school. Committee ? Mrs. C. J. Shannon. Sr.; Mrs. S. (', Zelnp. Mrs. .1. Sumter Ulnflne. Friday, March Kith-? Deeoratlon of store windows with suitable articles of food f< ?r ha Ides. Friday. March 11th- (James to he play<?d on library 'park by1 the children from I to d. and Miss Mumford to sln^ cihiii souks at library at 5 o'chK'k. Coin mi ttee? M rs. l{. Y. Stetslmau, Mrs. <J, L. Hlaekwell. Mrs. 11. <1. Marvin, Mrs. |tt?u 'Heknor and Mrs. II Savage.' Sunday. March 1'Jth? All pastors are asked to preach from texts appropriate to children; for example* "Suft'er little children to eoino unto me." Committee ?Mis, N. It. (Joodale. <* II Cunniims. a \vell-t<? do lumber j man. of Mlixabethtown, N. C, met death on the Atlantic Coa-t Line rail \%a.\ track at Mars ItlufT in Floren?*e U"l. 1 1 I i 1 Ml" I, II j 1,'J ? 1 ",'M J.'U,..,.. ... II 1^, I I. WILL MOVK TO NtiH VOHK Mr. ItruiiMMi K over* ('oiuifrtiw With 4.1 , < ?iv ill,- Daily New*. ? The follow im; aniunim emciit will t>e tvad with Interest in Camden. Mr*. Hrtmnon whs a former rwddont of ca m ? I ? 1 1 . . I lit- < l.t ti^; !i t ?- 1 ? if Mi (tn-1 Mr>. Will. HUduiioii; of (h,U city : ? "Ooorge \W flriiiiMoti. Jr., Iimh. resign ?^l a*, .president and editor of I ho Hreeii vlll? I 'h i I y iSVw'k company, early tu .\larch., >|r; liruuiK.^ will l?e come (i int'iulHT of the advertising firm of liryant, < S rtttit h and Fredericks.' In Now York City. For ten years he has l?een conhwted With the Dally N?wh. tlr-*i a h alitor and later as tslljtor add president, having dlreollpn of the busl liens and editorial department*. "Mr. Itrnnkon la a hew>?|??|M?r man ?>f much experience and of great pop niarlty. 11** has worked on papers in Athene. <?*?? Wilmington and Charlotte, N. <\\ and Norfolk. Va. His ex|H<rlence l* in line with and Intimately related to the Work whlrh he will now take np. Ho Is a Southern man, and will he jMH-ullarly adapted to the ueeds of the well established tlrm of whleh he will l>e a member, a* that tlrm is en tering: the Southern tleld more and more. Ilia Ion# oxperlemy In the op eration of pai*rs will la' of great value to him and to his tlrm in the adver tising bnslnwx. "CfHin coming to (ireenvllle, Mr. Krunson succeeded H. W. Siiii|?iOn ns e<litor of the Dally News. From that I?ositlon he worked up until lie Inn-ame a stockholder and president of the eompany. He has disused of his hold ings In the company, following his resignation. Mr and { Mrs. It run son will leave (.Jreenvllle early in March. "The directors of the (ireenvllle News company announce the" new. of th'ers of the eompany as follow*: U. H. Peace, business manager, J. ltlon MeKlsshk, associate editor, and James C. Derleux. managing alitor, these new men to tuke charge In March." COLORED FIELD DAY. Exercise* By Schools Will lie Held March 10th. In this, our last opportunity to re mind you through this valuable i>aper of our Field Day on March 10th, Inst. 1 kindly extend to the piddle a very cordial invitation to all of these ex ercises. 1 wish, also to expn'ss a most cor dial welcome to the Mayor, the. Trus tees and otficers of all the schools and to our white friends. livery cour*' tesy will l?e' shown them. The crown ing feature of the day will he the Edu-t catlonal Mass meeting that night in Mt. Morlah Baptist church. I am sure everybody will he es|>eclally. pleas ed with tin* music and the addresses that will be delivered by some of our white and colored friends. Kesp??ct fully . 1 Lowery. I'tes. Kershaw Co. Col. Teach. Ass'n. Always Welcome. Reliable, enjoyable, clean entertain ment . provhhnl such managers as J(H? Opera House ONE NIGHT ONLY Wednesday, March 8th, 1916 Billy "Single" tlifford The Season's Laughing Novelty "WALK THIS WAY" A MUSICAL ABSURDITY With Nick Glynn (Late of Coburn's Minstrels) AND BILLY (SINGLE) CLIFFORD 18 ? Big Musical Numbers ? 18 Ladies Brass Band and Orchestra Minstrel Maids Parade at 3:30 Popular Prices 50c and 75c Seat Sale at W. R. Zemp's Positively ALL NEW Company BIGGER, BETTER THAN EVER BEAUTIFUL SCENIC ENSEMBLE i THE PALM BEACH CLUB . ? ? IN "OLD VENICE, Queen t?hfe Adriatic" 6? BIG MINSTREL-VAUDEVILLE ACTS? 6 CONROY & DENNY, FORD & MACK, CATES BROS. WORLD MUSICAL TRIO, f RAGAPATION QUARTETTE, MARVELOUS ACROBATIC PETTITS. CHARLIE GANO And His Beautifully Costumed Screaming Burlesque "THE LOST RIVER IN JUNGLELAND" 1 ? ? 1 % Added Feature? REESE PROSSER America's Highest Salaried Minstrel Soloist THE GREAT BIG FUN SHOW " ? -J THE "COBURN BLUES" in STREET PARADE And BAND CONCERTS DAILY THE CAMDEN OPERA HOUSE TUESDAY, MARCH 7th PRICES: 50c, 75c and $1.00 ? : ? Seats Now Selling at W. R. Zenip's Coburn and his big minstrel company is always welcome to Camden patrons. Kvery season with everything new. with an all new programme and pro duction he has .been coining for years with all that is new and best in min strelsy. His company has built up a reputation for reliability, progressive-, i jess- an d fair dealing second to none by years of reputable effort and satis factory delivery of lirst class clean i>er formances wherever they have appear ed. "Such attractions enjoy successful patronage because every nian. woman and child who has ever seen them know they will get their moneys worth and a jierformnnce to remember for the balance of the year. That it will not be the same wornout songs, jokes and surroundings, but an all new com pany and production, the latest and best songs. Jokes and dancing nnml>ers to l>e had. and each season a little bigger and more elaborate effort to satisfy and merit the liberal patronage received. This seasons attraction is tiie newest and best Manager Coburn lias ever carried and his positive guar antee of excellence stands liehind ev ery ticket purchased. They will apj>car at the Opera House on Tuesday, March 7th. Seats on sale nt W. II. Zemp's drug store. ? adv. Making Big Improvements. Mr. J. II. M oore has the contract for erecting several barns, tenant' houses and an overseers home on the Ancrum place several miles l>elow Cam den. Work is now going on on these improvements. This property, consist ing of several luuidrcd acre* of farm lands was recently purchased by Mr. ,F. M. Wont en, and has since Ix'cn formed into a stock company, under name of "Camden Consolidated' Farms Co." The cost of the buildings now being erected will be around $7.00O. Shooting at McBee. John Boone, a white man, was shot and seriously wounded at Catarrh, in Cliestertield county last Thursday af ternoon. Boone was formerly of Ker shaw county and was wanted here for the theft of a bicycle from M. C. Hin* son. of Camden. Deputy Huckabee learned of Boone's whereal>outs and Bent the warrant to a rural policeman for Boone's arrest. When the officer went to arrest his man, Boone ran, and in shooting at him In an effort -to make him stop his flight, the bullet Went through Boone's head. He was carried to McBee and from there plac ed aboard a Seaboard train in company of a physician where he was carried to a C?Aumbia hospital. The man was considered to be dangerously wounded. Shooting at Cass&tt. Walter Stack, a white man. was placed in the Camden hospital Tues day suffering fit>m a severe gunshot wound In his neck, inflicts! by Lem Truesdell. of the Cassatt section. The cause of the shooting could not be learned. Stack had laid in the sleet and rain for two hot\jp* when medical assistance reached him and was weak from loss of blood and exposure. Part of the muscles in his neck were shot away and he is dangerously wounded. No arrests have been made. Faying For Their Faper. A largo number of our subscribers have called in tin- past few weeks and paid ? their subscription. Many papers throughout the state are putting on contests and offering, various premiums for old and new subscribers. Thanks to our great family of readers, we have not found It necessary to adopt these] method*, nor have we had to send out a collector. Some of those calling re cently were:. J. K. DeKay. Camden $1.00 Margaret it. Whitaker. Lugoff $1.00 .]. II. Sinclair. Camden 50c T. B. McClain. Camden 1.00 \V. M. Gaskins, Westville 1.00 Miss C. M. Thompson, Boykin... 1.00 G. S. Illggins. Camden 12.00 T. A. Cnuthen. Kershaw 1.00 Fre<l L. Coes. Camden 1.00 Mrs. S. A. Parker. Columbia .... 1.00 C. B. Thompson. Camden 1.00 Miss Lola Ilryan. Cassatt 1.00 W. J. Parker. Cassatt , 1.00 .1. E. Jordan. Westville 1.00 Z. F. Mackey, Hethune 1.1)0 11. F. Halle. Liberty Hill 2.00 S. 0. Truesdeil. Kalb 2.00 C. J. Nunnery. Camden 50c. Mrs. J. P. Lewis, Camden 1.00 Mrs. J. A. Marion, York. S. C 1.00 L. H. Hinson. Cantey 1.00 H. H. Truesdeil. Westville 1.00 H. C. Hall, Hethune 1.00 M. A. Shaw, Kershaw 1.00 Abel Dickerson, LugoflF 25c. (J. H. Clyburn. Hethune 1.00 E. C. Adams, Augusta. Ga 50c. Wylie Faulkenberry. Kershaw ....1.00 Mrs. T lt?v!.v Porchoi . Ei Paso. 1.00 G. Haley, Hethune 1.00 Henry Jackson. Lujroff r>0c. T. A. Alexander, Westville 25c. T, S. Williams, Hethune 1.00 J. H. Catoe. Kershaw 1.00 Mrs. 1-:. c. Yillepigue. Camden ...2.00 Amie Hammond, Cantey K. L. Phelps. Camden 2.00 Mrs. (!. T. Skinner, Campfleld .. .1.00 J. M. Gardner, Westville 2.00 Mrs. ('. II. Fonts. Camden. 50c F. F Ya Thorough, Hethune 1. 00 W. A. McDonald. Bethune 1.00 J. ('. Collins, Hethune 1.00 One man is dead and another prob ably -/a tally injured as the result of a boiler explosion at Cones tee mills, six miles from Greenville, Monday. Thom as H. Foster, engineer, was taken from the wreckage dead. Ellis II. Julian, night watchman, sustained a fractur ed skull and was terribly burned, He died later at a Greenville hospital. The safe of the Ideal Steam laundry at Greenville was blown open and $150 stolen either early Monday morn ing or during the night of Saturday. A. negro boy states that he was held up Monday morning before 6 o'clock by an armed man at this building, which Is on McBee avenue and from this statement it was believed that the yegg men were then engaged In the rob bery. T. A Graham. .Cgmden Z. P. Gordon, Bethune .. 50c. 1.00 Meeting of Civic League. The 14th of February being the: oiid ^londay in the month, the Chfl I/vnjruo had its usual monthly riieethtfl It being Reciprocity day. many nwtH bers and visitors came to hear a dm Interesting talk on good roads by Km shaws county's Supervisor, Mr, M.Cfl West. of Camden. He described tk| way of building a road, the cost of I upkeep and the length -of miles COT0 ed, stating that $20,000 was expeodjjJ yearly, and when one realizes that miles had to be kept in order, 'WJ very little to work upon. Among othjJB intetrestiug statements made was tMfl Kershaw county was the only couitfi that gives a free crossing oyer tkr Wateree Birer. of late so moeh coal plaint had been found as to condltki of advance roads to bridge dorin freshet and he estimated that it wod rost $({,000 to build a road that wooH be passable during a 28 foot fresM an appropriation would have to N made in Congress to meet that dift culty. A motion was passed by the Leaf? to try and beautify our county row by planting shade trees and Mr. W<r gladly offered his help, and it moved and carried that the roed sUn* injr at Mulberry and ending at Cjj| Springs should be experimented first, the Ixuigue to furnish the and the county to plant and take cMB of them. ITEMS OVER THE STATER rjoxoi'ncr bus that he will leave in a few day?JJ a trip through the boll weevil distrfj of the South to study conditions hand. The Rev. James M. Stoney will^ on Saturday to assume his duties a*1 slstant rector of St. John's Church Savannah. Mr. Stoney has been of Christ Church here, for two and half yeftrs, this being his first cb*1 J after graduating from the SetBtotfJ Under his leadership Christ Church I advanced a great deal in meo&enj and in the amount of. work dooe- " new position is considered a dec^l advancement* f^r Mr. Stoney many friends here have exftre?&6 1*^ wishes for his success in bis new.w*! ? Charleston News and Courier. An automobile in which a nu? I of Orangeburg i>eople were riding overturned Wednesday night wheo collided with a hog on the rotd ' Announcement was made .'t * ? ? injr of Spartanbarf coan?d' V. ^ Saturday night that the trtr^ men's organizations tbrougboof*^ Kinte are now raising funds to vigorously the anti-tipping l'w? ( <l in 1015 nt the Instance of tbetrtfJ tag men. The <HffaftizatIoo*? ^ to employ special agents to the law qnder a scheme whe***' reward of $100 Is to be paid W conviction.