The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 07, 1916, Image 9

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" ANNA NIL880N (PATHE). Featured in "Who's Guilty" a* The Majestic, Wednesday/July 12th. will be clean-Op ? ? *: i Case Uncle Sam Enter* Mex ico Says Veteran Officer. . .* Washington. July 1? "Sewer dig ig! That is the nearest tiling to mli warfare you will lind in the mi of strategy mapi>ed out hv the iiernl staft for our soldiers to follow a possible war with Mexico 1" A vet an otlieer of the Spanish-American iitilct. now holding a confidential po tion in thi' war department, made this atement today in an interview re aliim what the official scheme of war re against the Mexicans, in case of Br. is t<> ho. "Sewer dicing, street cleaning, road lililing. These are going to be the ost Imjiortant maneuvers if there is. le. And set it out of your head that le army? at least the officers ? relish le prospect. Both the army and the Helals in Washington realize war with exico would simply mean taking up le white man's harden onto their own loulders again. Five years and 5(X), Em? men? those figures sum up the na ire of the job." The war department Hcial save the following description f the strategy of the campaign. He is i intimate toueh with the situation ere ami on the border. The official Bn on talking prevents use his a me "The war will he one of lua Puvers. not of munitions," the official xplained. "We won't use heavy artil 'ry. In the first place. we havn't tfny. i the second plffoc, we couldn't trails^ t>rt if over the Mexican sands and lountalns. In the third place we ould have no use for it. \erv few of t lie lessons of the war EurofN' will help us. There will he 'aetically no treneh warfare, so there I he no (Mt nsion for use of asphyx ^ iK'riscnpps, steel helmets and other unique developments of the Eu ropean conflict. Nor do I look for much tine of the aeroplane. There will be few batteries and 110 large bodies of enemy trooi>s to be located. As for bomb dropping, that is only effective against highly organized military col umns, railroad stations or concentra tion camps. The aeroplane will be used chiefly to carry messages. The whole strategy of the campaign in a nutshell Is this: Advance a few miles, capture a village, disarm the inhabitants and take over its administration; police it,, clean it up, dig sewers, j>erfeet the san itation, then move to the next village. * "Our men have four or live road scrapers in Mexico now. The job of road building will continue to be im portant, If only to keep lines of com munication open. The cavalry proba bly would play a less and less impor tant part in the lighting. It has al ready proved a disappointment. Not that It isn't of the highest gallantry, but because there is no forage for the horses, which, therefore, became a great burden on the transport system, al ready suffering tremendous dlfliculties because of the impassable nature of the country. So the Infantry will do the lighting, which would be much like that of the Boer war. The enemy is of the now-you-see-hlm-ncfw-you-don't kind. "Our soldiers will pass an innocent -Woking peon hoeing a patch of corn. When they are out of sight he will scamper off, round up a neighboring command of irregulars who will swoop down on our men from the rear, fight a bloody skirmish, then take to their heels over the hills. What can our men do against these unhappy i^eons? Shoot them down, gradually unearth the hidden rifles, arrest the suspicious characters and so, month by month, slowly push a ban of sanitation and order over Northern Mexico. While the successive groups of villages and ' bandit urou|M art' iH'lng surrounded, MUbdlUMl Hint disarmed, it will Ik* the duty *?f the navy to blockade the coast ami prevent new v< supplies of a mix reaching (tu* MmIchun. "At Vera ('rut. Mexico Otty and slm liar towns i<onshlerable ftm*eg of arm ed t-egulars may Ih? bottled tip, ami here 'there will Is* something llko (rt'licli war faro; Imt the lulled States will oh* serve the Hague convention, ami will not homhard these titles unless It Is mnessary to dlshntgc sul|?ers ami ma chine-gun squads." Superintendent Swcaruigcu Married. State suiieriuteudelH of eduetttton J. 1'. Swcarluuen an?l Miss Mary Roijjjth wore married hero yesterday afternoon at 3:tto o'clock. The wedding was held at the residence of Mr. ami Mrs. U. Ci Hruce, ami was attended by a num ber of out -of-towu guests, Mr. ami Mrs. Swearlngen loft on the late train for Columbia where they will make their home, Mr. Sweo tinmen has served for a monitor of years as state su|?eiiiitond ent of education, ami Is unopposed for re-election In this year's earn pallet), i Miss Hough Is a sister |o Mrs. Hrm-e, ' am) Is a much admired young bride. J ?Ft I day's (Jreenville News. THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD. (Written to commemorate heroes who fell lit the Mexieun wiy. IMrt-S. ) Ttll'i muffled drum'* sud roll has heat The soldier's last tattoo. No more on Ufa's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread. And Glory guards, with solemn round. The bivouac of the dead No rumor of the foe's advance Npw swells upon the wind; No troubled thought ut midnight haunts Of loved ones left behind; No vision of tho morrow's strife The warrior's dream nhirms: No braying horn nor screaming fife . At dawji shall call to arms The neighing troop, the flashing blado. The bugle's stirring blast. The charge, tho dreadful cannonade. The din and shout are past. # Nor war's wild note, nor glory's peal. Shall thrill with fierce delight ThOBe breasts that never more may , feel . The rapture of the fight. Thus 'neath their parent turf they rest Par from the gory field, , Borne to a Spartan mother's breast On many a bloody shield. The sunshine of their native sky Smiles sadly on them here. And kindred eyes and hearts watch by The hero's sepulcher. Rest on, embalmed and sainted dead, ? Dear as the blood ye gave! , No impious footsteps here shall tread The herbage of your grave. Nor shall your glory be forgot , % While Fame her recortl koeps Or Honor points the hallowed spot Where Valor proudly sleeps. Yon marble minstrel's volceful stone In deathless song shall toll When many a vanished age has flown The story how ye fell. Nor wreck nor change nor winter's blight Nor time's remorseless doqm Can dim one ray of holy light That gilds your glorious tomb. ?Theodore O'Hara. Prince Albert gives r smokers such delight, because ?-its flavor is so different and so iMiulilfiiWr good: ? lK^pn't bite your tongue ; -?it can't parch your throat; ? -you can smoke it as long and as hard as you like without any comeback but real tobacco hap piness! On the reverse aide of every Prince Albert package you will read : " PROCESS PATENTED . JULY 30tm, 1QOT" That means to you a lot of tobacco en joyment. Prince Albert has always been sold without coupons or premiums. We prefer to give equality t in goodness and in pipe satisfaction is all we or its enthusi astic friends ever claimec for it ! the national joywmoke y'OU'LL find m clxAy howdy-do on tap no matter how much ofT atrangoryoa Mintbo nock oftho wood* yon drop into. Po t, Primoo Albort im right thoro ? mt tho 0rmt pUco yon dim that aalla tobacco 1 Tito toppy rod u Jiioor V bad mo 11a tor a nickol and tho tidy rod tin tor a dimo; thon thorm'a tho hood 0a mn pound tn(f half-pound tin humidor a *na tn ? poma crywt ?!-&??? hmmkUte wMh mpon4?-m<M *tmn*r top k. fhi/ *MM ?? #0 -vr.xz tim* I it answers every smoke desire you or any other/ man ever .-had ! It is so 0001 and fragrant and appealing to your smokeappetite that you will get chummy with lt m a mighty short time ! Will you invest 5c or 10c to prove out .our say 80 on the national jpy smoke? 7 V^. rr, v" ' jgHaJaC R- J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO? Wm.ton-S.Um, N. C TobMM Oo. to (to r?t?M Ab ?f (to* (Mr to. >? d ?kn II HOW HE COT THEM l! Kidder ? Those Rein's you soo on my heed were recelred upon (he field of bailie. . Katharine? Indeed? Kidder ? Yob; 1 fell off n?y horse during tho militia maneuvers last luiuiner. A DAINTY DISH "Four and twenty blackbirds baked tn a pie, your majesty." "Tako 'em back to tho chef and tell him to bake 'em till they don't feel liko singing. I can't eat rare birds." ADJUSTING A DIFFICULTY Percy ? W1U you marry me? Penelope ? N ever. Percy ? Don't say that; let's submit the question to arbitration. GLAD IT WAS THE LAST "Come up to my den, and I'll show you the proofs of my last novel." "Never mind the proof*. I'll take your word for It." SOUNDED LIKE IT j"Wh*fc'# that boy yellin* for n "I don't know, but I think he's {MM to ran tdt the presidency," w I HOE POLISHES! 1Ee polish ilats easiest fouso~ ihcslunciWs LmWtoW. Black White Tan io? KEEP YOUR SHOES NEAT TbF.R.MInC^Ud. Buffalo* N. Y. A watch is intended to tell you the time of day. Unless it does this accurately it is worse than useless, for it is like the man you cannot depend upon. Many a man has twenty-five or thirty dollars tied up in a watch which is worthless when if he would invest a dollar or two for having it repaired he would get the full value of it. Often a watch which does not keep proper time needs regulating for which we make no charge. If it needs re pairing our prices are more than reasonable, and our work is guaranteed. G. L. BLACKWELL JeWeler and Optician Camden* S. C. VWhen 'VS? * Y Need. &P n CJ You can get your Chero-Cola "In a Bottle -'-Through a Straw," at Soda Fountains and other Refresh ment Stands. Everybody knows it by its name rJjeelihgt Better, You" DRiNfC