WE ANNOUNCE
TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE
JUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD OF
Metz Motor Cars
Showing tin* lull line of touring and runabout, in the dif
ferent finishes, both plain clincher and demountable rims,
wood and wire wheels etc.
Mr. Oushman representing the Metz Company will be
iri Camden Wednesday weekly to Remonstrate to those
interested the reliability, .sturdy nower and numerous ad
vantages of these cars.
Meantime, call at our show room on Kutledge Street
and have a look. 11" thinking of buying a reasonably
priced dependable ear, it will pay you.
Respectfully,
W. C. MOORE & COMPANY
railway stkikk avkktko.
,\ damson Art lloltl Constitutional ?.>
Supremo Court.
N,.\V Voili, March 1t>, With the
nationwide railroad strike averted ami
the Adnmsoii net declared i-onstltutlon
.4J the controversy that has raps| be
?ween Lhe railroad* ami their employees
for nearly a year over the ?|uestlon
of hours and wa*?es today pa >sed Int..
dilatory.
Ap|>ealed to )?>' the president's medi
ators to yletd on the Ki'iMiml i?t patriot
?sm to the demands of the employes,
the railroads Just Ix'fore daybreak to
day eonWenU*! to an agreement where
by the employes receive the eight hour
>?utde worlt day atnl pro rata pay f??r
overtime. t1?c same as that promised by
t he A damson law. Several hours later
rhe Tnitert States supreme eourt up
held the eoiiHtltulionality ??f the Adam
son uel wlmt the brotherhoods oh
tallied by (lieli* threat to rail a nation
wide strike at 7 o'clock the supreme
.?ourt legally assured to them l?\ it ?
? decree
All thill u-liiiillih is t<? ?I('<? i11e how
mueh baek pay the employes are en
t It led to, iua.smueh as the agreement
signed by is?th sides and the Adamson
law provides that the operation "1
the new wage and Imuri; nehedule ;
vhall he retroaetlve" beginning Tan .
Ma r v I The brotherhood, and the,
<aUn>ad will t:et toilet her <>n
/tit- mallei tomorrow to deeiile how
,t will be eoniputeil. It i> edlmated
the employes lni\e between
.ind eoiuing t" Ihem.
The t?? >?<tm? rti?>od ehiel.-> were in a
bappN nio<>d today as lhe,\ di-.oal' lied j
iln-ir i? ihIe teh-niam- i allinc oil l he
-trik. They had n..t w?m nii lh.\\
had a>!< ?'! ?' "!>' the railroads u hen
? he v lird. piesented their detnanes ""
Mareh ?<), 10I<> hnviuu lod the linn
,tii<| i half overtime feature, but Jb<>
had Mv-ured what 1 hey aureed !?> tak
l>t^t August when they a?eep|ed l le
Vdain^o'. I.tw'- pr?\vi-ion .. whi<-h the
?ailroails taught in the e?>url>
W ?. 1 <ee, spokesman for the hroti.
, i ! ,, jji? t?!? ? ii plain loda s !!ial he
looked ,.u peine in the raili??ad world
j, ,t ;l lime A.-'ked H helh I' t Ie-l e
u;i- i Mention to tiring np in lhe
.<nil'? i e lniii"ti ow the ipie-'i"'.'
ptiiii! i \ ?? larrl inie, 11 l^s* saio
"Thai ilf n->l he hroiiuht up now
We he nv* thai overtime eai, iaru'eh
fie doi>r> a way i I b I ?y -p I'dlJii: IU?
<t,, ? eh.-.tote-. '
I t i-d.ljji K l ane. reta: \ "f ??"'
,;i{, t !-?! , William I? Wil.-oll. - e. leiai >
.if !.;h.o. lMenl Willanl am! Sainm-'
I ?'. i n I > * ? ?. the ai -.lialoi- ol t:n eoiin
. il /if c..: tii?n il .leten-ie, who hroii^li'
J hi i o'll l ivi'l ??)' to all end II 11ei Is
hour- >C ?"dm '?>' iii<-es.sant etlorl. i>
ttU'.ed 'I VN" i ?h oil:I mi t;:i-> f? 11 e r' I ?
M r l.ane ?u m italt-UJ'-'d eTpre?-"
? lie a' ;>t t ti ?. ?-!' hi^ ? < ?nsmit tee ? V
j he ?? i i 1 ? < '.:ne plained the la 11 f. ?.l-; Mi'
1 >i i lie) i liiuh >ei'M' o!" .'MiLM
t)..) i and 'h- it* u u v* d I i n^nev?, ].eini!f
? ?, \? e' 11Pa I ' : 1 - ??I!'eII l ' " the < i >' 1 V ' I } ?' '
).? . ;?? ? of I'dMlti; -?: rau? "
tlnurt !\1o\?'s Slo\>ly.
i mi ?>! '1d>l> tlnec e.iM-.i ei loi trial
, >)u i ,y,? \\ ,.eks -e- !<n, of ??Hit Oil
; ; N e . >-e~ heal d. the Mlajol
1; iiu' . 'lit i olje. | t < >1
( 1 1 ? I .*?-."?? J ? ? e! e
. i -- fi>r ?n
|;, a . v. I'.-ai ? ? ^ \ : - h
for (lefe.uUui- ?'-?
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? : ;.! lilt lU
Sa va 11?: i h 1 ? ? ?a i ? < \ i xi ?>?-*
\ . : d i. I < oj i >l:i i lit ill
.h V.. I i <1 e'|. ? ? I lie", \ e .1 ?
I "i ;?
Hank \ - K W ttkui \ '
for p ne.lot >v;i
I'efkIn - - I' 11 ?'
utAint id
Vhoeb. S^ i ? ? i 1 ?" v
^ i), , : ?> defendant
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Maifie?l
\h ...... II I II, VI ..I I
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V ? ? ? C ? '< -I t Oil '.II i \ M
Osster .Sii|.j?ei
^ ?r. I i a 11\ 111 v i' ?? i
v ? ? , j > j .-ei at Mi I '
? ? 'a i '?% ll il I- rid.'i \ n . M il
d ? , -xi i \? 111 i i elidei ? d ' i: . .11
? i' ? !.<? ? \ elj l Ije ] ! \ efj !?? id
- 'It i >' 1 ? I e i ., i ? ? I t i III
i W i: i
! i o.-M a ' ? M'liii toi \li>. i i -1: i,
nil- el jir'.i l o'ljipsed in New \ k
Saturday while nrakinu an atldr.
Iwf'.re 'I,.- ! Jej ml >1 i< a n elnl. lli> ? * ?n
dd:?MI '. i ??? n-LMl ded II. I ,tii-M !
.lame* W. lierard, fromer anibas
sudor (?> Germany. emphasized in a
publie address In Washington after
lii.s nrriv.it last I'rhlay the necessity
for military and naval preparation of
tin' United Stall's. "Whim I caiiio back
to this country," hi* said, "it was ft
ix>sjtlve shock to u>?' to tlnd that in
two years in which the world has been
on tiro wo have done nothing to pre
pare for even a reasonable means of
national defense. There Is only one
thin#" Mr. Gerard continued, "and
that Is universal military training
That Nation that stands opposite to
us today has probably not less than 1L\
ooo.ixx) men under arms. I have seen
the Germans take prisoner In one
afternoon more men than there are in
the United States army" Mr. Gerard,
who has Jnst completed a 7.2*11 mile
trip from Herlin, paid tribute to the
hjlty of iWrman-Amerlrans and as
selled that he would he willing to
lead a regiment of them in the event
of war with Germany and "f?H'l sure
that 1 would not he shot In the hack.":
The former ambassador said he left
Herlin with a clear eonsclemv that he
hail omitted nothing that would fur
ther friendlx relations between this
count! > and Germany.
AT MAJESTIC TODAY.
Kathlyn Williams To Ite Seen in
"KedeemiiiK l.ove."
In th<- full uh?r\ ot a beauty tluit is
<pieeuly. <idi(iiued h\ luxurious Mir
roiiiidiiiu's. the finest setting that .\lo
rosii.-I'mranioimt has ever prodneed.
Ml.ss Ka(hl\i William in "lledeemin^
l.ove" hii^ a eh ie\ ed the greatest sereell
1 > I odiiel i.>:i . I' !i I e;| reel' It is truly
a u oli'lei" s'oi \ Th.iina^ Holding. \\h.>
made his v-reen debut in upport "f
I?:i? ?j:? ? ''? ?.?t.ierii'U in the Famous PUiv !
KATNLYN \MLLlAMb
Mortrno hi lib Piiram{ujn
.?in .??!.*' ? t;?* ? ! ..? I r i - r i?;?I
.ii.i i. : . , i i i I!:? ? ? .1 \I? ?
: i: rli ; mi ?
\ it'iii ? .<? !? .1' u: ?? ? <t : t >I;i
:!<!> ? ?! )? - ' ? ' 1 M l ' TIlOJI t t'?'
i;l.v ?i,;.' i t .1 IT" ;?llt<? lnt<(
? mm ' ? !. i: ? ? t; ~ t'rii f t>ut
. ;i t :i ?: : It lit i .< ?1 r:ipi.! ?lr.i
? > ? i ? ' .<f f li j> < . niii.u pi i>iIn. t i? ?n
\J ?> \ ? :i -I!' ;:i "It i !.t )?. ' >11
i ' - i mi-' n: >u'!':i in
OKRAT DAY FOR FRANCE.
March 17ili Featured by NotiNe <?ains
in War Th?wlrw
1'juIh. March 1K.--.Tho 17th if March
will remain am<>iiK iho juost memorable
days ??r I In- v. M r, in the "l'lnUmuf thu
From*!!. who .euard the ?*?*?? *' oil the
front from I ho Anore to (ho <>ise as
the urouto.it ,dneo the baide of the
Mil r no.
."ft Is considered not merely a local
success. hut a veritable strntoKlo re
troat forced u|h>ii (lie (Jeiiuaux, (he full
t .iii>im|uoiioo.s of whloh probably will
ii.it I>?? revealed foi' several iIu.vh."
Tho fact that tho French at certain
points wont beyond tho road from ltoyo
to Novi>n Indicates that tho ticrnmu re
troat will not end thoro.
.-Tho ticrmaus still aiv at Noyoii.
a fiivorlto phrase of tho parliamentary
opponents ?>r tho ?? government. who
sought to liupi'ONS ii|hm it tho fact that
tho thrumus wortV. only slxty'seven
mile? from rails, now will have 'o bo
abandoned.
It would ho illttli'iilt t<? *?>'. u?lUtar.\
? ritIrs assort, whoro tho (iVnnuhs pro
I it iso lo establish ii stablo defense. Tho
rot roil I of uuHlorn armies. encumbered
with great supplies of matorlal, can be
ofTooioil only with oxtromo slownoss.
whloh iMMinlts an active ami resolute
adversar> to maintain lontaot imiivms
Ingly.
This is tin- tirst occasion since the
armies havo hooii op?tahllshoil on tho
wesforn front that French villages
havo boon evacuated by tho (ioniums
ami occupied hy tho Fronoh anil Kng
llsh.
Ilaupaumo, Hoyo, 1?iss1ki)>. and many
villages in IMeardy and artol*?. whloh
for two yoars havo not soon Fronoh
uniforms, now can witness and tricol
or of tholr country and flag of their
allies.
The victorious entry of tho French
into Hoyo on the heels of the retiring
(tormans was marked hy stirring inci
dents in whloh HOO llheratod citizens
participated regardh'SM of danger.
The inhabitants threw themselves in
front of tho arriving French soldiers,
all shouting as they did so "Vive la
Frame!" Women hugged then, while
old people grasjH'd ?*ielr hands.
Tears were in the eyes of all. when
suddenly a twelve year old hoy began
singing the Marseillaise, which was
taken up instantly by tho population.
Onru.shiug waves of soldiers joined
in and it was to the strains of the
national anthem that the Flvnch out
posts left Itoye, pressing the retreat
lng (lermans.
The general feeling is that the ad
\ersary has suffered a severe blow and
may have still greater oonsequem-os.
The French and Hrltish udvamv w?
mado over ground measuring approxi
mately eighty kilometres (about fifty
three miles) and may he extended at
some points where artillery actions
havo boon exceedingly Intense in th?
last few days.
To Close at Six.
We the undersigned merchant-; of the
City <>f Camden. S. C., agree to close
our respective pla?vs of bu.uicss dur
ing the Summer months beginning A
pril L'iuI at sj\ o'clock until September
1 st. Smturdays ? o\eept?*d.
Sprtigs \ Shannon
Itarilch Nettles ('o.
M II Hey man
(' (' Whitakor
i i Arrant>
iIHlackwcli
KntorpriM* Mfp-antile Co
I'.urns \ llarrctt
K S. Williams
I roe ^ ollllg
I.. .( Whitaker
linden Chero-<'oi;< l.otthiu i 'o
I'in ker A. Meuctal
M. K. Heard. Jr.
Corn Cola Hottlnc c??
II f.. Schli>sburc
It Inline llros.
.1 Shelled)
I C. Nicholson
\\ ( i. W I ????! I
\\ I". Nettles lexi-ept M'?nda>0
L. Sehonk A: Co.
Wolfe Kichel Co.
Camden Motor Co.
Workman (Iroeery Co
Kershaw Motor Co
f.evkotT Hros.
.r i i. < 'untiinghani
W < Josenheimel
The People's Supply C-o
.t K. lioudalc Sons.
.1 K Hateman (exivpt Monday-, i
I 11 r-' h 11 r< ?s \ < *o. "
Notice to l>ehtors.
\li p;irtie>> iridebte*! t" i!>?' est-i to
of W .1 .lames, ?lo<*eased. are hereb\
notified I.' make |Kiyment to the undoi
signed Kxe. ut<T. and all j>arti?^. it i?nr
having claims against the -.aid estate
will present them duly attested within
ttie film* prescribed by law.
C S. .1 AMI-IS
Km Kst.ite of W .1 .lames
Camden. S C Februnry *J??tb. 1 i>17.
COUNTRY VIRTUALLY AT WAR.
!>< blruction of Thrw* American Vessel*
Kxpected to ItrliiR on CUtfh,
Washington, March Ith
j announcement ot the vuUU**sh- destrm *
111111 of three unarmed American me""*
? ebaiit sh' )>>' submarlnea. It was uil*
' oIliclMlJy edmltted here tonight tllUl
'\htU?lf.V a htalo of war exists bo
; nu?on the 1'nltod States ami Germany.
! rechulcally tlio 1'nited Static remains
1 in a |u?s1t ion of armed neutrality.
(Whether this shall 1>C changed before
'? April Hi, the date fixed for a s|>ecial
session ??f Congress, the war making
| liraarh of tin* government President
iWilM.m has not tlectued.
I ?>u?? step 'President In eontcm*
I .i iiu i> >* "'oil for ru Immediate ses~
!i <.f Congress to liear an address
?.*!ng for authority to. adopt aggres
measures against tin1 submarine
menace.
Vlroady American ships are being
;i i iikmI to defend themselves? tho next
acne must be to send warships with
,ifdrrs to seek out submarines and
Hear the transatlantic lanes.
Some of the highest otllclals of the
government hold thut tho i?xwuiw
has iK>wvr to declare that a state of
war ojlsts and to proceed with ax
| ^resslve protective steps j>cndlug the
' assembling of Congress. There Is no
| indication, however,# that President
i Wilson will follow that course.
1 i >t' the three ships destroyed, two
| were unloaded and homeward bound
? All were American built. American
' owned and otllcered and manned large
ih by American citizens.
Meagre dispatches Indicate that all
were sunk with complete disregard for
the sftftfty of those on board and that
some of the members of the crew may
have been lost.
Todays developments brought the
government face to face with the prob
lem of formulating a definite policy
for the nation in caw the United
States actually enters the war. This
possibility was mentioned by the Pres
ident In his inaugural address March fV
All of the conditions outlined by
! the President in his message announc
' ing the diplomatic ..reak with Or
many as leading to a state of armed
neutrality have now been fulfilled.
"The overt act" described by him
then has actually come. If, in fact,
It had not already l>een committed
when the President went before Con
gress.. Then, since he established a
state of "armed neutrality" without
the specific authority of Congress.
President Wilson was out automo
l.illng when the Associated Press dis
patches telling of the three disasters
came in quick succession.
Through Secretary Tumulty he was
given all available facts immediately
on his return. In the meantime Sec- j
retary I^nslng and other State De
partment otllclals. as well as Cabinet
members, were given the. information. ,
Several hours later ofiicial reports;
carac from Consul Frost at Queens-:
town an<l Consul General Skipper at
j/.ii lvjt' telling ? f the sinking of the
Cit\ of Memphis, the Vlglaneia an<l ,
the* Illinois. These dispatches confirm-j
o(l press reports, but added few de
tails.
Intel i alional lawyer.*, a11<I ??onstitu-,
tloital ? xfH'rt.s here showed no hesi- j
tai.. y tonight in saving that Presl- :
dent Wilson has full authority to In
terpret this act ;is an act of war and an
nounce that thi- country considers that
an actual state of war erists ??> rea
son of (ii-rraanyV tlagrant assiiult on
American shipping.
Such action would be subject to the,
approval of Congress.
lH\spl!e the sinking of Pig passenger
liners like the California and the La- j
eonia, Jeopany/.lm: of Americans on ?
nearly a score of other vessels and j
the. sinking of three other American
ships, the Hotistanie. the Lyman M. '
Law, and the Algonquin, since the un-;
restricted warfare l>egan. some ofti- J
cials, inspired by the President's re-j
luctance to believe that Germany ?
would curry through her threat, have!
clung desperately to the hop#* that ?
some slight re*j>eot for international
law might yet be shown.
Germar sea warfare may fairly be
stated, howvver, to have surpassed
even the most i*?ssimistie forecasts
here. That she actually means to send
every vessel to the bottom that dare?
to venture within her forbidden zones
is now accepted as a fact.
Neutral, passenger and Belgian re
lief ships appear t?> l*e all in the same
eatcgorv
With the virtual certainty that this
country will become Involved in hos
tilities with Germany, even if only for
the ke?T?ing ojx'ii <?f the sea lanes to
Kurope. officials are closely scanning
the ne.ss from the various war fronts.
An advain .* on the west front or In
Mesopotamia P now .studied with the
keen eagerness horn of a realization
that It may have a direct effect on
America's future history.
The kaleidoscopic development* <tf
the last few weeks' history have U*??
followed most keenly. The apparent
crtnnblhiK of Turkish |K>wer in
jiotauila iiim) IVixin as shown In the
capture of VHin I?by the KtyvjgiuL.
following the fall of Bagdad to the
British, the unexiHstcd sweoplnfc for
ward of both* British and French fa a
wide. Nwuth oh the west front, the
pro-wjif resolution in Kussla, thf<?atrt
of internal trouble in fierinany and
China's severuine of relations, hare
served to convince many observers that
the beginning of the end is near/ #
l-'ire originating in the steam heat
ing plant Sunday destroyed the first
Baptist Church at l'M-i?y. The lows
Hiuounts to .*in,noo \\ i11? $.">,r>0(i bisur
anee.
I.. S. Wold-, farm demount ration
agent for Orangeburg county announc
es that between (UK'O und K.ooo acre*
in Orangeburg eounty will he planted
in velvet heans tlds year.
The Sorth Carolina Wesley Bible
class federaltion which comprise* hoth
conferences of the Methodlat church
will hold its annual meeting In Co
lumbia, .March 28, 'JO, and .'10.
The governor has aip|>olntod the fol
lowing as the South Carolina Illiteracy
commission: John f?. OllnkscalOH,
Spartanburg; .1. K. Kwearlngen, (^olutu
hla ; 1<. O. l'attevsou, Cireenvllle; Mrs.
Walter K. Duncan, Aiken; Miss Will
la>u Oraiy. 1/aureus.
EESiTimk
Chero-Colai
APRIL 18 lit
The Al'MKon 1'ottoii Mills m j
Hill will hnlld 7ft addition^ |H
fi?r operatives.
Mrs. KhuiiW' Monroe of |4l|(
Vouut.Y whose father 0?>e (Jrlllin fu
tu the Revolutionary n?r, <\\^
Monday. She was a member of |
grove Milts Chapter Hn ugh tern at
American revolution.
Hleutenaut Theo. \Y. Munin, i
?JM, a native of Bl&ekvllle died at]
Hay a nl. New Mexico, last WeUu*,
IHh IkhI.v was burled In Magnolia,
etury, Charleston Sunday.
President AVIlson aiul nil ^
House employees In NVashlugtoto *
sprigs of shamrock on NutunUj
honor of St. Patrick's day. The^
wore sent to the Whlto Hou>*
John Kedmoud. the Irish nutlotk4]
leader.
No. we.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
BANK OF CAMDEN
Located at Camden, S. C., at the Close of Buaineu Mi
5th, 1917.
Resources.
Iajiwik ami Discounts
Overdrafts ........ 2,8
B^uds and Stocks owned by the liauk
Furniture Hud Fixtures 2,0
Banking House 13
Other Heal Estate owned
Due from Hanks and Bankers 1}
Currency 4,8
Gold
Silver and Other Minor Coin .' .. l,12ji
Chocks and Cash Items * 4jMMj
Total ? i f!-- $564,4
Liabilities. ,
Capital Stock Paid In - ? 100,C
Surplus Fund ~ - 80,0
Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and taxes paid 40,t)
Due to Hanks and Bankers ..? 1,N#J
Dividends Unpaid - 5,00^0
Individual I)ei>osits Subject to Check ? 2THJ.G04.31f
Savings Deposits 114.(\04.fW 367,099.5
Total .f564,4
State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw.
Before me came C. II. Yates, Cashier of the above named bauk, who,
lMiing duly sworn, pays that the above and foregoing statement Is a tm
condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank.
C. H. YATES, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me til's 20th day of March, IP17.
II. (i. Oarrisort, Jr., Notary IMiblif.
< Wivot ? Attest:
\V. M. Shannon
David Wolfe Diits*tors.
IF. (I. <'arrison. Sr. --c?
iiv? ?>io.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
LOAN & SAVINGS BANK
Located a.t Camden S. C., at the Cloifi of Business Marchj
5th, 1917. r?H
. r . " n ll
Resources.
Ijoans iiml Discounts -
Overdrafts -
Furniture and Fixtures >
Due from Hunk* and Bunkers '...
Currency
CiQld ?a.
Silver and other Minor (Join *
Chctks and Cash Items
Total
4,6JW.73|
20,185.41
r?,710j00j
..
?202,WR?|
V.LV103
Liabilities.
Capital Stock I'll id In
Surplus Fund ?
Undivided Brottts. less Current Expends um] Taxes Paid . .
I>ue to Hanks and Bankers ?
Individual Deposits Subject to Cheek.. 114,408.7fc
.Savings Deposits .. .;W,H7fl.lfi
Certified Checks OJu- mUU. ; lfil.37 ,
Cn sliier's Checks 14fl.05 Mgjgwg
Total tMU**,
State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw.
Before me came John S. Lindsay, ('ashler of the above naiueu
who. hciu^ duly sworn, says that tho nbovu ittul foregoing statement is*
condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank.
JOHN S. LINDSAY.
Swum to and subscribed before mi* tlifs 21st day of March, 191?
Correct?Attest: .f. B. Wallace. Notary
** M. Baruch
II. I, Schlosburz . 1 >ir<*otbrs. -k
T. \t. Little.