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Chronicle VOLUME XXIX. CAlWDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1917. NUMBER 1. KKCKI ITKKN 1IKKK j|pJkiUils Sent Onl From Tlii* Count> Veaterday. EJrttri ?,3ji m I IljM*k!?? r and I'har* \\ K \\ iiiiaifisoii, (ikmu first , if ili?' Xaviil Kocrult lug service *>? .... i i.i ? W :ir < Maiden )hm| colltoe ,yrrt| <lit> * ??nllsUnu' recruits for ,njv) I I? >?*terday the follow ijintl matlc m?j>l lent Ion nt this plact j liive l*'Hi to (Adumhlu : jmjarai" lie Team. (Vmden. I'illiani Kuweiie l.eiiolr, Camden, r^uk Adulpli HIoiuIktk, Brooklyn, '(Hitle Hi'IhtImiii. Kershaw JdcS. I>?? Jiiutil. ('as.satt following i> a copy of u tele m itwhttl I>y the recruiting ottt , ?jiHv their arrival in Camden: ftilWnH'i,,s :l"' satisfactory in Mil ui' are not eulistiiljc d*Ii Jla<'l?hii>t '* Males and Flrt'inen. I ?i|| make -^iNH-ial Hlorts in your ^ to sorinv ii large number of jiiiwutN in these tno branch*'*. In nif ftiicWJH-y employers. hen (In of atrial ?'>taltlishun*atH. civil and iJjtc IxxlleM vwll he K'ad to cooper ft?r the j?urjH?sc of securing traiu jlaohinist'x Mates and recruiting jrrtneii. Von nvi11 endeavor to se ?at least twenty per cent, of re i't, iu these two KnuitWH. wm ptiou <(l ex<vllent pay and |K>ssi k of quick promotion of efficient t siuple mon are preferred. Yon ?tinted to produce this required jrttap* without undue delay." (pjfnt Machinist* pay begins at 10 |*>r month : $00.00 worth of |in? is famished free? to each man bis arrival at first station of the food Is excellent, and no ti,>r what it costs each Hluejaeket i a ration which is fixed by eon-, si rbc only expense u Uluejaeket has (jnddeuta). approximately $f>.00 per ?ih This covers cost of laundry |tfco. po.sfap<'. writing material, mag la* iind newspapers; there is a l free modern library on board ves* j of the Navy, and at stations, [lion awl technical b<K>ks are avail le to all. Promotions rapid, esj>eclally at this w Zealoas persons eull?ting as fbinLsts Mates are j)romoted next i ratine carrying pay amounting to JO per month. The next step \h ef machinist's mate with a pay of .ft.' per month. I Firemen who ar<> ambitious arte ! hi the opportunity and urged to m the machinist trade and will I nlvanwl to Machinist's Mate. \KW IvVW IN EFFECT. f) Quart-a-Month (.'an lie Obtained Cnder New Law. Maml/ia. April 'Jl.?At midnight lifht iti?* ?-trikiiiL' of the dock sound the <1 cuth knell of the gallon-a itb law ;iinl heralded the time for brtt-meut of the quart-a-month !urt' stilistifutfit at the last session th?* South Carolina (Jcneral Assetn Tlic a.-r was ^ijrnt'fl by Govern-' Manning Saturday nlnht. February aitd the Attorney (ieneral ruled it th?> sixty-day limit expired, at 1 Iflrk tonight. rbi- iuart-a inonib act differs from 'tfalh.n hiu ia more respects tlian >.|MM'iti<'d. I'nder the terms ill" old statute procuring a gallop! li.|iicr was a matter of little red * aucl formality.* The act which * its s|?M*ilies that the quart fn11! shall In- only by a male adult iw?ruan uhii is tin. head of a fam "??' gallon of wine to churches ntli'-r rclL'i'iiK bodies is |#>rmitted "iif '-ntiMutar month. TV tllidinii must )>o presentoil t?? ? Koljmlur. vtatin^ the 1 nir]>o_s<i twlij.-h t'i?* liqm>r is to bo used* af ?hH.j thai olfiror will present a 5ilk,:i!i- u!ti*-0 }>: tn hp tilf*rt "Wtth Thf Bni '"rti"ri?? j ln*fort' the liquor Is livf-rci | . t?<?imust j-'ot hi* in at tlx* station or ? niicr iirjirpsi his rosi ?"1' -\:i |.:?? ka^os arc t?> !??? plainly -!; w hitr thoi 11 oxnet oontonts. i' ] H-I .l>i I ?itf*l* t'Xoopt it: 'Hi.- i . a.i ,,f ;i .Jewish family ili'wc.; , , i? 11 <>f wine for re i'lu ;.vr.. r.,.^ JnrisiU I'assovnl' SOH 11 Th< . i . ^ ,,(? over live jriiHmis f"! iH-iin- i!i a war is prn Wl?"! ; ^;i' ' w flit i;i!<> rlToi't to ll pr<?mis?* :< <lt >| >t <*? 1 l?o ami Sfiiato aftor a ' ;i <trii-i "Vxino <lr> Magpies (,f ( amdon Win. ^;"t.:ii-; \;.1 iI 24. ?Tho Cannlen. , vl i- . won a semi-flnal J*': ' ; u- Washington <Mul> ** ' i ' J despite a si\ ?! earned tho ritrl?t ' " t.-fown (N. Y.) !'oh? -? tir aN f..r tho Hit [Kir k- ? fir , T (* I ?'? , IT'. hr inM(: H'Mh r rwi! 1 l.uuofV SfltAol. [ ' ' ' ' '??'??man Itahnn. .T. T. W aril. Alii* Hranhrtin. li'ini'l Hahon. Kvotyti W'hlti. Nick Hahmi. ? iif? Mel 'aa. .John V ;? !..?? W'aril rtern \ i? i:i?iHnykin Ho?e* 'M.clina I A'Thomas ' i Wilson, Manrarot J*;1' '?? Nahollp White. Mario ,''f " Alhorta Hammond. ^ t l; Thomas White. '?'>?? Hiram Nettles. fu,V,r,v'rpv at Baptist Chnreh. Lain ;!r,l Smith, of York, S. 1 r'!l :,t the Baptist Church to'Tnlnsr ftnd evening. V1MY KIDGK I1KWV I4KSS Captured (Milter Explains That Garri won Became Umoraliied. l.oOdon. April It*. A German otllcer captured Tuesday frankl> stated that tho Germans regard tu*? loss of Vlmy Midge as the biggest defeat they have suffered since tlu? war tiegan. Thin ofllcer known the ridge thoroughly, having lieen stationed on it ull last Hummer, and said he could not under stand how any troops could fall to hold It. In his opinion, the garrison must have been demoralized lie fore tho British attack licgau. 'Hie latter statement is thought t?> la; true, for other captured Herman* have cstltlod to demoralization . In their ranks after several days of the British Intensive artillery fire. The Germans continue highly nervous all along the front, the slightest increase In the Hrltlsh tire calling up distress signals. The (German infantry are getting German artillery supjxut since the battle of Arras, a,s a result of the bit terly worded reports made regarding the lack of this support previously. The feeling Is so intense between the German lufantrymen and artillery* men that the British have found it necessary to separate the prisoners be longing to the two services, to prevent lighting inside tho cages. . The uewly-oalled-up troops thrown into the western line admit that the artillery Are bewildered them. This also is true of the German troops re cently transform! from the eastern to: the western fronts. Prisoners from J the latter forces say that they hatl no idea what war was actually ilke until; re<jeutly, and all became much de pressed when they saw the trenches! they wert; suppose<l to occupy all smashed and torn by the Hrltlsh shell tine. Prisoners taken In the last three day* tell of the spread of discontent in the German Army because of reduced rations since April lfl. Koch man formerly received a half loaf of bread dully. Now he has only one-third of a loaf. The reduction, coming after the Homme retreat, the defeat of Ar ras and tho beginning of the great Freaich offensive, has caused much grumbling among the troop^. To Advertise Bond Issue. ? Washington. April 22.?A nation-J wide advertising campaign of extra ordinary proportions has been decided upon by Secretary McAdoo as the ! most effective means of disposing quickly of the $5,000,000,000 bond is sue soon to be offered to the public. So many patriotic offers of aid have1 fioiired Into the treasury department! recently that practically every method ?>f publicity in the country will be at the government's disposal, without charge, in helping to make the issue a success. Newspapers, magazine-. >tr?H't car advertisements, even the billboards, soon may be proclaiming the K in* i? i big iyj>o and summoning every Anier lean'to do his duty to hi- country 1>\ subscribing. Main newspapers have opened their advertising columns without charge OflieiaK have welcomed such offers and expect others. There will be no, general campaign of paid adverfi-inir it was said authoratively tonight. Former Teacher Married. Miss Bessie |ycc Walker of Branch* vllle who most successfully taught the Oakland School the past session was married on Tuesday of this week to Prof. James S. Ifannihan of Bam-1 berg. The ceremony was- performed iu the presence of a few select friends . and the family, by the bride's father the Kev. I'. Walker. Mr. and Mrs. T1 a1111ih;111 will reside in Bamberg where Mr. Hannlhan Is teaching. May Day Celebration. , ? Mi Friday afternoon May 4th. at |?5:jr? then* will lw ;j .May i)uy Cele . bration (Hi the grounds of the (tram ma r school IJttle Miss Carolyn Hey jinan will In- erowned Queen of the i May wilh due cfrcmony. Immediate ly following the eoroiiMtion there will he a May-pole dain-e in honor of the Queen presented In "J4 girls <>f the Grammar S?-hm:| and then a series iff songs- and drills to add to the en ' joynient .if Hie m-cavion. Spectators \v ill In* ;i .ked (41 pay the small amount t.f ten rent" each for the privilege of witnessing the celebration. beginning about J? :.T0 i<*?? eivain eones ' "\ ill he offered for sale on the grounds. ! ? > bring nickels along. The proeeed-. ,>f t his elite! taiumeut ? wrH be applied to school improvement. Fellow Students Pay Tribute. Wherea^. An all-wise Cod has rennn ? i-from our midst our devoted ela^> iiKtte and friend. Paul Twirty. and Whereas. We are deepix sensible l" our loss, and feel that his place, as; our unrivaled leader ?*:i ? t never lw> till ed. therefore l><* if , Itesolved lirsT. thai we how in hum ble submission i<? Ibe will <>f Him who' jdoth not willingly alHi? t His children.' Itesol vi*d -eeond. That in making. ( known uiii' love and sympathy to his Iwt-efl mojl <t and brother, we devote an'issue df <.iir High Sehool Chronicle ' ? . ; i tribute his memory And 1 be it Resnlv?*d further. That a ei?p> oft these resolutions !?? preserved in his ' class ret'ord b<??k. the minnte book J of the Tim rod Literary Society and 'also be printed in our town pH^?erv John de Loach. Margaret Tayloi* Sallie Pearce. Mabel Ix>e. (Jefef Promotion. Sergeant Bateman, of Company M. was this week transferred to Head quarters Company and appointed Her gennf Major of the 3rd Batalllon. KICKSHAW JSKWH NOTKH. Inirrcstliie llupiM iiliiKh (<uUirri>tl Front The Kra of That I'lare. It. A. Hilton celebrated his 70th birthday Inst Suturday. aVamlly din ner being served in honA'Pi hereof. Mi'. Hilton was oiio of the hoys who on listed In iln' Confederate Army at 10 .\oars of age, and ho made a good soldier. Mr. Hilton has lioen right feeble for some time from tho eflftH-'tH of a profracted si>ell of sickness. Tho ,'KVs school closed a very suc cessful whs Ion Friday 18th Inst., on which day that school Joined with tho other schools of Kerwliaw county In tho Field l?ay exorcises at t.^amden. The ettlcleut teachers of the .SC'h sehool during tihe past session were Miss Sarah E. White, of Chester, and Mrs. John Croxton, of the Bethel coiumun ity. Edward Crow, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Crow, and Miss Bessie Johnson, daughter of Hon. and Mrs. Henry T. Johnson, were married last Friday hy Uev. W. F. Est ridge. The bid of the Bank of Kershaw for furnishing quarters for the Ker shuw i>ost oftlce having been accept - e<l, the office will continue to In* kept where if Is. Then1 were other bids In. The Ford car of Marion (iurduer was badly wecketl abo?vc the cotton nil 14 last Saturday. Mr. Giardta?r*N sou was driving the car and had sev eral young ladies with liiin. The oc cupant* were more or less painfully injured, but none seriously. . Mrs. J. .\V. Hamel returned horn** Monday after an absence of several weeks visiting her daughters at Black - vllle, Bldgeway and itock Hill; and other relatives and frlendrf'iu' the lat ter place. She was accompanied home by little Miss Kettle Hair, of lllack ville, who will sjH'iul some time lu Kershaw. The many friends in Kershaw "Uncle Hilly" Sowell were greatly pained, here last Friday that he was critically ill at his home at Mcpee. His daughter and grandson. Mrs. I). McI>onald and Charlie Sowell,left by automobile for McBee immediately up on receipt if the information We are pleased to 1m* able to say that at last accounts Mr. Sowell's condition was very much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Beat tie of McKee, were visitors in Kershaw for a short time last Friday . Ker shaw was once the home of Mr. Beattie, and he has many friends here who are always pleased to see him. Mr. Henry Elliott died at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mr#. W. E. Elliott, near Indian Ford school hoiuc on Monday. April 1Mb Mr. Elliott was 'JO yours <>f aire and is survived by his father Mini mother, three sisters and live brothers. Tho remains were Intcrcd at Providence churchyard on Tuesday after funeral services by Kev. W. F. Est ridge, pastor of Shamrock Haptlst church, of which church Mr. Elliott was a member. ROLL OF HONOR For Camden (iraded School For Month Ending April (It.li. \\*. T. Atkinson. Clara Bruce. Eoline CampbelL. Kutli Christmas, Lucile Cly hurn. Alive Davidson, Julian Eiehel. < ?r;i Belle 'Evans, Lynell Fonts. Joe ? Mirdner. Leighton Hardy Billy, Lind say. Sidney Moore. Virginia Nettles. Virginia Nicholson. Willie I'orter, Mar garet. Bas'r. Walter Uhaine. John Ricli 4irdsou. Ernest Sheheen. Clara Sowell. .Milry Thomj?son. Edward Woolen. (irade 2.?Mary Cureton. Sarah De Pas*. Mary (ioodale. Until Goodale. F.velyn Hinson. Jumelle Hnile, Fred ericka Kirkland. Daisy Lang. Mary Frances McCoy. Harriet Whitaker. Carolyn Wooten. Moultrie Bufns. Ga hrlel (Joff, Davis Jung, Jack Kirkland. Charlie Husseli. C4yde Spradley, James Wat kins. Grade H.?Henry Hardy. Frank Hum phries, Boyklu Uhame, Clark son Ithame FJIhu Schloshnrg. Alfred Shannon, Charles Shannon. (Jatewood Workman. Elizabeth Clark. Mamie Delvoaehe, Margaret deLoach. Elizabeth I jew is, Mary Moore. Martha Singleton. (>>ra Williams. Grade 1.?Miriam BfHicc. Mildred <?ardner. Helen Hlnson. Louise Hirsch. Harriet Lipscomb, Harriette Stmlman. William Nettles, (Christopher Vaughan. tirade r?.?Cornelia Atkinson. Aubrey Prattle Mary Neal Campbell, Ethel Del'as*. Albert. Kvims. (^orthell Pouts. Emil.x Wooten. Agnes Shannon. Basil Brnce. Laura Houston. Marjorie Mil ler. Margaret Trantham. Will I/ollls. Uatlield Holland, Dora Thompson. (irade ???Andrew Burnet. Geo. Cole man. Lawrence Jones. Laurens Mills. Harding. Mary Emma, Hough. INtelle Williams. tirade 7.?Thornweil Hay. Josephine Cureton. Joyce Steedman. Coeile Trues dale. (ir,.<le v Sai'a Clyburn. Airnei 1 >e I'jl-S. < irade '?*. Christine Jones, Hannah i .r/nnis (irade 1<> John deljoaeh. Jimmle < i riirtr^. Sara Steadman. Paul Twltty. Corinne I-ewis. Eva ret Scbenk. tirade 11.?^Uosalle Block. Bail Grafted in* Sum of 53,000. Juviice Watts at chambers. "> ,'fo p I wi Dexter Hurst, petition for bail. (?.?;e L. B lease and George (*. Alex lander for jietitioner. Solicitor Cobb .for 1 the State. Bail granted In the sum of (KM >, with not lesr. than two nor ! more than five sureties. ? Death of Young I>ady. Miss Eva Jeannefl Hancock, aged . II. the daughter of Mrs. D.'T. Han i cock, died Tuesday morning at tlv 1 Wateree Mill village after an illness i of pneumonia. The funeral and burial j occurred at the Pine Creek Baptist church. KKKNdlMKN ARRIVE <jiro?t Men of France at Washington For Conferwiw. Portress Monroe, Va./ April 'Jl.- - Franco's war com mitasloners 11? the Cuiled Siat??s reached Hampton Roads today, ami tonljtht they are bound up CliOHU)M>ak<> hay fur Washington ?>n board i)u? President's yacht Mayower. Tho mixtion t?f which Rene Vlvlanl, Vlco premier ami minister i?f Justice, Is the official head, ami Marshal J off re a momlver, brings no 'written instructions from the French government, the mln 1st ry having decided to give its luem Hers unlimited iK?\vers to (negotiate with the I'ultcd states on all subjects military, naval, ami tluanclAl. It is prepare I to (Hscuhs the sending of an American expeditionary force to Framv, Marshal Joffrc and other mill tay memU'rs will Indicate to tho American otticlals with whom they are to confer, several important military reasons which they consider renders the sending of such a force advisable. Tho most lm|H>rtaut of them1 reasons is found in the moral effect to he had from tho presence of American troops and the American flag on the.battle tields of France. The French idea of an American exi partition calls for a fighting force sup ported by auxiliary services, such as railway staffs, railway material, base repair shoj>s. telegraph and telephone lines, automobile transport and a strong aviation section. Tho French government is ready to offer whatever may be considered nec essary to assist 1n sea oj>eratlons. in cluding tho use for naval purposes of any or all ports in France. Tin* min istry of marine has worked out for submission to the American (Joverm uient a comprehensive plun for over seas transports, for both army and navy purposes and for the provisioning of the civil population. Financially France needs loans of $100,000,000 monthly to bo spent in the United States. I >etailed official infor mation on this subject will be sub mitted to the American OJovernmenfc at the conference to be held in Wash ington. AMERICA'S ENTRY CELEBRATED Stars and Stripes Fly With I n ion dark Over Victory Tower. 1 l<qndon, April L'0.?Tho entry of the; I'nitird States into the world war on! the 'side of the Kutente Alli??s was! celebrated in St. Paul's Cathedral to-' day. Kli.~ (iourgo and <juee:i Mary ami ?nuun*iv?tis momlHTs of the Itt^ral house hold. the mayors of tho "J(? boroughs I of Ixmdait. dros ed in their official i robes of M*arl??t. |K'or>, Cabinet Min-1 inters, the Ambassador- and MinMt rs of tho Fntonto countries. hi^h Arm\ and Navy officials and inan\ Americans; including Walter Mines Page, tlit? A meriean Ambassador, and his staiT. were present. Not a seat in the vast! edifice was vacant. The service was an impressive one. | a lid King (tCorpe evillCCd till* dlM'p est interest in it. The sermon was DI'ivH'IwmI jiv t }w? Kijrllt ( "I... K:*c if, KpiscopaI bishop of the Phil ippine Islands. The Archbishop of Canterbliry delivercd the benedict ion. | The entire congregation arose near the end of the service when the baud) plac ed "The Star Spanpled Manner" ! and then- was audible throughout the I cathedral the sound of subdued voi<*es j singing the anthem. Even King! Coorpe's lips moved as lie followed) tin* lines, and at the end of the stanza | the words "the home of the brave" j i brought a smile to the monarch's face i I and lie turned and nodded to the! (Jueen. * | "(iod Save The Kin*;" was a preat vocal chorus in which every fine in Hie cathedral participated except j~K1ng tieorge. A large American flag and the Union Jack were the only decorations in the cathedral. lyondon and many other cities and | | towns throughout the 1'nited King item were tKMhs-ked tCKlay with the ! American flax in honor of the oeca | sion. Even on the Victory Tower of Westminster Palace the Stars and i Si riiK*s were tiling to the breeze l>e-1 I side the British flair. Never before I has any Hap except the Union Jack! or the Hoyal Standurd Ikm-h tlown from' j tli** tower. * I After tin* services in St. Paul's, I King <Jeorpe greeted Ambassador Page) [and Hear Admiral Sims. I*. S. N.. who j is on a mission to England* Klnpj j (ii'urco later held a few moments' con-j 1 versation with the Admiral, to whom In- expressed pleasure Miat the Ameri ?-:i11 and British navies were worklnp together in a common cause Mr. I. C. Hough Appointed. Mr. Naac <7 Hough. former Clerk f ("ourt "f tiiis County, and probably] i <-iie of the N'st known young men of ;!ic county lias been named by f?ov i riior Ma Hi: i up :? sheriff of Kershaw county to siu-ecc ; tin* T;tr? ? sheriff W. \\" IlUckaJ?ee. The go\ern?i named Mr. Hough to Mici-eed Shcrif: Uucka i.e.> wl^'ii he attempted to remove the i!?' Sheriff ^roni . ofliee. The case went to the fj^?reme ^ourt and the sheriff was retained in otflcc. The < 'hroliicle stated at that time that the governor bad made :i wise selection ! and we are glad that he saw lit trw , igalfi name Mr. Hough. VHIepifUP Store Sold. The First National Hank of Camden (on Tuesday purchased the large two story store building on Main street for merly the property of the Late P. T. 1 Villepigne. but recently owned by Cajv J tain* I/. L. Clyburn. of Westvllle. The ; First National exj>eeta to erect a mod ? ern hank building oh this site s'ime MOYKS TO WH.I MHIA Headquarters of first Kc-ximent to lie at hnir <? rounds. < 'olumbia. April Headquarters t>f the First South Carolina iufantrj -wilt t>e iuov<Ht frona Styx to Columbia Immediately. This was dcHultely de cided jresterduy afternoon after a con ft'i'univ ?IkMwwu Mayor I.. A. <? rItlltl? ami )?ersounl representatIves of Col. IV K. .Vli'lhiUy. Jr. The headquartcy . will In* on the State fair grounds. Several days ago Mayor lirlttUh !?*? gnu efforts to have the First regi ment headquarters un>> ??*! u> (\tluui l?la and lk? loft no stone unturned to bring it about. The department of the Fast wired Col. MeCtilly to use his Judgment In the matter and Col Mr i Cully was much pleased with the fulr! grounds as a locution. l?. F .Kfllrd secretary ot the fair society told Mayor CrltUth that the fair society would U? glad to <tK>per ate in any way possible and In the en tire transaetlon the secretary has join ed with the mayor heartily In evety effort. The fair grounds offer commodious quarters for the headquarters. In addition to (jo). MoCully and st^.|T, the heudquarters company, the medical de tachment and probably two line com panies will be on duty at the fair grounds. a Mayor (irittlth has Imhmi very dili gent In getting the headquarters mov ed to Columbia. Posting u guard detachmcut about the State at i>olnts where the disaf fected might damage federal property or Interfere with facilities of communi cation will probably begin tomorrow. Newspapers uuder their voluntary a greement with the federal government are pledged not to make pub Ik- the pla<'es to which troops are assigned for such duty or the personnel or strength of detachments. Travelers on the railways can make the necessarily onerous work of the young guardsmen iM*.t?>d at lonely bridges less trying if they Mill thought fully throw off at guarded ]x>ints news papers, magazines and cigars or cig arettes. Persons who have been accustomed to walk the railway tracks will find it prudent in war times to use the imblie highways instead and It will be high ly inadvisable, esjs'clally -after sunset, for civilians to haiiK about patrolled bridges. Already in States where such structures have been under military guard. clvillians have bwn shot by I von tries. Mrs. I Joyce Dead. Mrs. .1. II. P.oyre, agwl 0.'} years; ?iWhI Monday at fix* In?ni?? of her daugh- J tor, Mrs. Minnie K. .Jennings. in Kirk wood. Tin* funeral ami burial mvur "J ill Spring Hill in Sumter (bounty Tnesda\. services being conducted '.oy Rev. .J. II. <i raves. -"'^V She is survived by her husband A lid four children?<IV Smltli. of St.! Louis; K. \V. Smith of S)jrl Hill, | ami Mrs. M. K. Trapp and Mrs. Min-j nil* r. Jennin::s. both of Canidni Mrs. llt.yee was twice married. ('"Sj-brjiiC.H Ml iSiriiiuay. At the home of "Mr. I,e\vis (iard-i ii.*r. east of Camden. a la 1*ire iiuiuImm- i of relatives on the l!ihid of April. eel-! ehrated the SOth birthday of Mr. Lewis' (Jardner. Sr. A idee dinner wu.s en- j joyed by all present and Mr. (iardner: was f??ellng very good for a man of I his ago. lie has seven ehildren. forty-1 three n*l**Iii 1<1 r<*ix and twenty-seven I great-grand-ehildren. besides a large number of each d<?ad. Found Stolen Automobile. Mr. J. P.. Prickett. editor of the Calhoun Advance was in Camden yes terday where he came to claim his Overland automobile stolen while he was at church about two"weeks ag<>7 Mr. Prickett and the Calhoun sheriff had made several trips throughout the I state, but not until lie got a message I from Mr. R. A. Jones, of fnlon, tell-j ing him that his car was on the road- | side near Lugott*. did they get any! trace of the car. The auto had not been driven, but i l.'M miles since the thief or thieves j secured It and it Is sujrposed that after j giving out .of ^as they deserted it! on the roadside. Only ;i few minor' Injuries' had been done to the car. ' Mr. Prickett said he had owned thel machine only a short while and all , told it had not been driven over 1.400! miles. They returned to Calhoun yes- I tenia v. Cars Delayed ,at Ferry one hundred or more automobiles, were tied up at the Wateree ferry near here Sunday niirht owing to low water in the river which caused tfie flat to run aifround. Many visitors from j Camden and the -ectioiis north and east of here had spent Sunday at St\ \ and if was on the return trip the\ were held u|> a! the river. Many lef their cars and walked the railway trestle to Cnmdon. some returned' to ('olumhia while* others slept In their cars for the night, and ;? Ma* up into the flay .Monday (???for*- they eoi>ld get across 123,000 Would Ho With Te<kly. New Y-.rk. April LiTi -Approximate ly lii.'I.(KH? men have applied thus far1 and l>een found to meet the neces- ? sar> requirements for ineml>ership in j Col. Theodore Roosevelt's proposed ' Army division, it was announced here tonight at enrollment, headquarters, ! which were opened some time ago; with the former President's approval, i Sixty per cent of the volunteers are] from Virginia. North Carolina, South Carolina and other Southern States. Only 50 of the applicants, it was said were under 2J> years old. None be low this age are now being accepted. Of the total, 10.000 are nejerofs. V .. v WI- I.COMKU AT THK CAPITAL Distinguished Foreign I'arty Accorded ftvery Honor. Washington, April 'J'J. The Atiu'l'l run cupltal today extended it simple, hut beautiful welcome to tin* OrltWi minister of foreign a Hairs. Arthur .1 Hal four, and the other members of the British commission which ha? come to Washington, as Mr. Hat four himself expressed tt, "to make c?H?i>cratiou easy and effective between those who are st.rlvlng?with atl their i>ower to bring ulnrnt a lasting |?euoe h\ the only means that nm secure it namely, a successful war." The weather was perfect aiul Wasli lugton In the bright spring sunshine, ?lad In the light green foliage of the season, never looked more beautiful that* this afternoon, when the special train which had brought the dint in guished visitors, with their othcial es corts, from the North drew into the union station. K very wile re hunting flew in the light breeee, mainly the American national colors. The British union Jack and the French trl-colov were in evidence In many placen, but the local flag makers had been unable to meet the public doiuand for thorn. There were no other decorations anU even at (he union station the only touoh of color was lent by the thre* large (lags, the American, British and French, which were hoisted on thro* great mnNttf adorning the plaza. Nor was then' any music to greet the vis itors, the original plan, including the presence' of the Marine Baud, having been amended to conform to the view expressed by President Wilson ami Secretary I^ansing that this was u grave and serious event in America* history and not to Ik* lightly treated or regarded as a social and festive af fair. On the pla/.a and overlapping the .great building at either wing work gathered some 5.000 people waiting . patiently for a glimpse of the nation'* guest*, restrained at a proj>er distance by hundreds of bluceoated policemen and by two troops of the Second cav airy, rominaiidcil by Col. Kenton, part of the garrison at nearby Fort Myer. Within the station lines hud 1kh*k drawn separating the traveling public from the space at the eastern end of the concourse across which the visit ing party was to pass on the way from the train shed t<> the President'* room. All of the police captains of the district had been ranged here in n double line as a guard of honor and to keep back intruders. Two scor?. ^H'Wspa|ht men standing to.the east of n>e concourse were the only, un official persons |>crinlttod in this sec flon of the station. Detectives swarm ed everywhere through the crowd* and at various angles where any ttnnjtei' might lurk. Altogether the ?precautions taken to insure the safety of the nation's visitors exceeded any thing ever known in the hlst<*>ry of the capital. St'('CESS MOKE THAN INDICATKi One Division Marched Directly ln*? I'arU April H), The Kri'inii succes* in (lit* forward movement was much more considerable than indicated by flu* pu bl islied ri'iHiiN nf the annr cnmmun1<itics w7>ich narrate a very sober tale of the rvcnt^. There is no intention of relaxing the pressure oa the Oermnns. who aiv opposing u tenacious resistance without avail. Besides points of formidable strength and most lmf>ortant stragetlc value, such as Ostel. Courteeon and Vailly. which have fa lion before the French assaults rejKirts sent l?.v runners from i'??oonnoiterlng parties indicate steady progress everywhere and large cap tnres of xnaterlnl. The staff's take on risks: everything is- methodically prepared in order. to he as certain ns is humanly possible of sikhtoh before frying t<* approach each objective i>otnt. The ('ommaiidcrs of the German re inforcements hurrying to the front ap jwar to have lost thetr heads or have been badl\ directed in several cases. One division marched directly into wire entanglements and was ulmost entirely annihilated or taken prisoner. 1'lghfecn new (ierman divisions hav^ bee.n lUrmwi into the front since Mon day. several of which were blown vir-' tually to pieces by the French ar tillery immediately after their arrival. Two divisions, launched directly into an ineffectual counter-attack l>eforo Juvincourf suffero<l in this way. owing to the extent of the battle line the (iermans are no longer n*\ much favored by maneuvering on the inside line circle. The French sol diers' confidence and spirit have been even Intensified under the most severe hardships during the advance. Noth in*.' ?-ccnis to depress them. Kven the <i!d (< i-ritorlals. road-making on the i< < !. . r tlu* attacking troop*. maintain ?i constant" choerinOKs. Expect I5ig Convention. The fortieth annual state convention of the South Carolina Sunday School \.-.ko( iatlon in Spartanburg. May 1. will britig together, It Is believed the largest number of Sunday school work ers ever known to have l?eerj In at tendance nf a slate convention in South Carolina. Mr. C. \V. Hirehmore. of Camden, is a member of the central committee. To Make Improvements. Messrs. Savage and Crocker who re<?ntly iaircliased the John itnykin property in Kirk wood announce that in the near fufufre they will spend around $26,000 in Tmprovements on this property. New roadways will be built through it, groands and hedge, laid off. fountains built. Ami It Ls rer.v likely that a number of new houses will he erected on thl* property.