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bUK KK?M THWH trip. ' tfil ?'???"???'"?" *C? ??>? 'IV'rttory. . . n -ml W. P. ft". [ ilr>rs; UunKlUi wlW* ,oft 0,1 i r rt" , 11 >111 the Humter .ommis \t0**Z l Ml weevil aecttoiw of ?r uJJvU secUoh ? "awkliiHvllle. Jl* . tlit* weevil* Ihre not as de I* JJJ'V year as they wcro last ** i,L H lH flaluuMl. to tbe fart -r * i-erv cold <|K?11 last February, r^1 tilted out or drove them r,hfr , I. for at Valtlosta. Tifton. and ?? intervening see P, 1 Ala., the-weevil Wf !rv deatrnetlve tilts season, H? H ,aw cotton higher than a tall r hat would produce easily with an K?,?? a MI* K> WJP '? Etta Mna* I""11 ,aHt *?** ,,otwlth F l u,, July storm, <11(1 produce Kto llio acre, hut will not make r, on ?" -?*? 'U'1VH th,H y**r-They 1^1 "l'"' <t,,lk ,hnt ?<>ntHlned two ?Ld and iift> l,ollrt "l-Hl 8(lUttreH jTh.lld not have a dozen holla on the I.ik that were not perforate*! by the II Thai even the full grown holla ?L attacked. doing away with the !Trv 1 luit only the tender squares S?'att?ek?l: Unit sometimes one or . locks In a Im.1I escajH', hut the de parts make even that almost' urthless. ji, \labHiuw where the weevil has L, for three years, the people seem tSl# getting along letter, because they w almost abandoned cotton planting Ifailv about ?"? acres to the horse?so *il jhey can watch for the weevil on bf cotton Just as tobacco growers watch for the worms. By doing that <fdhnrnliur all the stalks in early wln and turn the land over deep, they Mil manage to plant a little cotton. Velvet beans, peanuts, grain crops, with lite stock have taken the place of cot ion ami the farmers are now getting ?er the shock of the boll weevil and ire really making money. One thing illiif seemed to have struck the party nost forcibly was the large acreage In rod peas. One large planter that illy planted before the weevil came acres or more In cotton and made SOU to 1.000 hales, made 75 last ir. He now plants it In ground peas _j it was a sight to behold. Another thinjr that impressed them very forci bly was, that in near'y all the towns in Alabama where the weevils have been .for several years, they saw so many gores stmt up with notice over the 4oor "for rent." Inquiring the cause they were told that the negroes and irhlte tenants could not get edvances ?i any crop hut cotton and when they found they could not rul^e cotton, or io<l work, they moved 4 way In droves, iml by their moving awav, it broke up the business of small shops or stores and they too have moved away. Mr. Baskln said, on the whole, It ras a most interesting aiid enjoyable trip ami was well worth the lime and expense incurred. 'I hat In their trip they passed over some as fine fertile lands as to he found anywhere and the lessons they learned by visiting the itrickt'ii districts will l>e of incalcula ble value to each individual of the par ty and eventually will be worth much [to nur county in getting ready to meet the weevil, for iu> is just as sure to p'tni' as the sun rises and sets.?Bish op vi lie Vindicator. f Half of Salonika Destroyed. I'""(bin. Am:. 'JO.?More, than half of the walled city of Salonika, in Greek Macedonia. whi< '? is under occupation hv the Al.ied troops, was destroyed l'.v fin? on Saturday. Eighty thousand I*<iple who were rendered homeless *w lieini: removed to neighboring dllatres la?t evening, according to a dispatch received in London. The fire i* now under control. Major (iencral \V. P. Dnvall has l>een named to succeed Major General Leo nard Wood of th<? Southeastern depart ment with headquarters at Charleston. CITY BARBER SHOP Adojiis this method of thanking the public for the patronage the^ have received since opening tip business in Camden. Their patronage has .steadily in creased and every effort will he Put forth to ^? Please Our Customers We are gratified with the patro nage bestowed upon us, and re spectfully solicit the patronage of those who have not as yet become r^ular customers. We are here to stay and we want your buai nf>ss. Wo employ only white bar bers. W. J. Hopkins, Proprietor One Door Above Btruch-NcttUi MfsNENEHM0vDEJERSCOUNTRY NEMY OF EVERY patriot Congressman Sam > Nichols Makes Patriotic Address to Union Folks 1 and Makes America's Position in World War Clear?Says America Has Never Declared War. ' Union auk. 1K.-A feature of the maiuuioth mass meeting held here a( noon today in Ule interest of the work of the Council of Defeuse was the ?i!L ?H ? ^HtPllon of tUo patriotic M,lV y Shui J NlcholU. eou XriMuaji from the Fourth district. Mr NlchollIs eloquently urged the people to HiH I ^ "ndivided sympathy and sup. j - thl- Kovernment in the great tank which is lie fore it j? winning the \\Hi from the nation wlilt-li professed tried*/oT? ,lml Mt ,h? "?*> tried to employ other nations to make war u,x>n us. Heforc war was declared," said \lr. nnfn. "" l,?d " ^ ?? <><" opinion, hut since a state of war exists there can he no halfway ground. 10very one of us ,s Hther for our country or Z*J'>nTln Th<M'? n? itv, 1lM,,thor "long in his /si?eeeh that NJ? wU"*e<ta?i that "the man hat deters his coutnry at this time ? the enemy of every patriot who lives in our broad land" and "right or wrong, I aur for my country, ami I have no respect for the man who Is The other speakers at the meeting presided over by Lowndes J. Browning, chairman of the Union County Council: of Defense, wpre I). R. CokePf man oft the -state T^tinoir of Be- ' fense, and Dr. Henry N. Snvder i president of Woflford College. Like Mi'. I Mcholls both pleaded for the uncom ' promising suppoftJof the people for the ' government in this hour of the conn- - try s crisis. j Before the speaking there was a big automobile parade through Main Street to the city park. The autos were dec orated with "Old Glory" and conspic uous among those in the parade was that of the Union County Red Cross chapter A -reception was tendered the Visiting shakers and all citizens of the county by the Elk's Club. rhe sj>eech of Congressman Nicliolls is as follows: "When I received an invitation from ' your committee to speak In Union ounty at a patriotic celebration, I was not at all surprised, because so far as the record shows Union County is the only county in the United States which furnished more than her quota of men before the draft law was put into ef fect, therefore you can sec why I was not surprised that patriotic inectings were to he held In your countv. "I have spoken with much pride to cabinet members, to senators and to members of the house about your rec ord and before I start my discussion of the war proposition I want to again congratulate you upon the Splendid record that you.haw? made. "I feel that it Is my duty today to tell you why we were brought into this war. because I think possibly "holding the position I do. that I am more familiar with thv situation than some of you are. You know, and I know, thai no man has iougiir harder to keep this country out of the terrible conflict across the water than our noble president. Congress was behind him In this matter, and to lie perfectly frank with you some of us thought that we had suffered too much before this wise man gave us the word "Go'. "To begin with, when the Lusitania was sunk and our men, women and children were sent to the bottom of the swi 'the blood of every American citizen*'rose in his veins and elnmbored for revenge. Our president said 'Hold, if there is any reasonable way for Ger many to explain this terrible tragedy let's give them a chance to do it.' They tried to explain by saying that Ameri can citizens should not travel on ships of a belligerent nation. We never con ceded this proposition for an instant, but we <Hd, upon their assurance, abso lutely sworn to by them, decide that we would a wail t developments and see whether or not they would be true to their pledge and not let the thing oc cur again Numerous other cases of the same kind happened and still we took their explanation in each case, hoping almost against hope that Ger many really was not trying to force us into the war. "In the meantime Germany had the effrontery to deliberately Inform our government that tfcey Intended to siiik. not only the ships of belliger ent nations, bur the ships of the Unit ed States, If they were caught In cer tain 3on?*s, and Immediately after this wrtWrntimi they starred n ivhotorotv slaughter n|Mk<i not only tlU' propurty of American im! if.ena bwt the Hvwi of your )H?ople and mine. Mveu then, although (ho whole country and the whole world know that we ha<l every Justification for declaring war our president de?d#tvd, hut informed Oer iiiauy that If (low iltntrwlltlouH eon t luucd w?> would have to declare h state t?f war, ? "While nil these murders were being pcriiet rated our secret >?frvk* men had of course Iteen trying to kwjt up wit I: Oermany and tind out their real Intention". At this Juncture it devel oped, not by guess, hut hy tllrwt writ Ien tesilniony tl?ttt Germany had made a proposition to Japan and to Mexico to Invade our country, murder our citi zens und take our property. They httd even gone so far as to promise Mexi co the States of Texas, California and Now Mexico hi rase Germany with the assistance of Japan and Mexico, could i conquer us. "Have you ever heard of a more, dastardly attempt to stnh us in the hack? Here was (Germany profession to he our friend and at the same time trying to employ other nations to make war upon us. Wvon then after know ing these fact>1, the president gave (icrmany an opportunity to explain. He went a great deal further than 1 would have gone and a great deal further than the patriotic citizens of Union County would IimC gone in or der to avoid this war. "South Carolina has never sought a conflict hut no man can tell me truth fully that'South Carolina ever went so far as to allow her most sacred rights to he invaded without rising up to de fend them. These, matte rs w hi eh I have told you about are what forced us Into the war. "1 do not want you to overlook the fact that this country has never de clared war on Germany. We have not declared war on Oermany. Your con gress flas not decla^d war on Oer many. We have declared that a state of war existed between Oermany and the United States. It did not take senators and members of the house to come to this conclusion. "Any man that had two grains of sense knows that when our citizens are being murdered and our property destroyed a state of war did exist, and therefore it makes me tired, sick and disgusted when people go over this country stating that your represents -, tives should not have taken the.fiction which they did. i "The proj>osition Is simply this: Un-f der the law any neutral nation is en titled to the use of the high seas. Citizens of the United States have as much right to travel them as you have. to travel the roads in front of your homes or the streets in your city. Oer- j many has never been able to deny that. this Is the law in the case. "When, however, we sought to use' the right given us under international . law Oermany said to us there are cer tain streets and highways that you can not use, even though you have the , right to use them, because you are en- , gaging in commerce wrrtti our <ene- , mies. I "Let's* get the proposition down to a plain case: Supjiose any of you had business with one of your neighbors, and supiMise in order to transact this business you wlsfied to use the public road, when ther?? was no question as to your right to use, and suppose some man, who did not like your neighbor with whom you were doing business stood at the side of the road with a shotgun and told you that you could not pass along this road, because he was an enemy of the man with whom you wanted to conduct your relations. "What would have been the result Knowing you as I do, I know you would have said to him: 'I have a right to use this road, and .you ? have-no- right to stop me, and I am going to arm my self and protect my rights, and if you interfere with me we will shoot this thing out.' "That is a rather crude illustration, but that Is exactly wnat we have told Oermany. and we are arming ourselves and we are going to shoot it out, nnd when we get through the shooting you may rest assured that Oermany won't block any more roads. "War is a terrible thing. None of us wanted to get into it. I opposed it as long as there was a chance for us to avoid it honorably. The cost in men and money, the broken hearts, the bloodshed, the suffering of those at home who do not have to go. Is ap palling. I' could not but shudder and sigh when I cast my vote as I did. "This war was brought ho^e to me ' two years ago, when the onl>%J?r.?ther I had, realising earlier than we Itave realized the nithlessness of th<v*e Ger man tyrants went to England to do hU bit'to stop tjoin Ip their *nnr*t*?r ous course. He today ?UI>* a soldier's grave on the battlefields of France, hut 1 do not iv^l that his work was in vain, 1 only wish that he could have 1 iv*m 1 to have served Ills own country In this time of stress. I hope yon wilt; pardon this ihmsoiimI allusion. | mere ly mention l| to show to you how well I knew (ho suffering Hint this war would hrlua to our people. "'ioui* ancestors and inine fought for the lllierly which you and I now en |o,v. \our ancestors and mine hy their hhunl and treasure established a government that has ever since held the resist of (|u. world. Will you stand (inletly hy and lot ii hrutal gang of murderers take your lllierty away from yun, kick you around like a foot ha II. and make you the laughing stoek of the civilized world? ?1 know you will not. You Are not hred that way. If I thought you would, I would resign my seat In con gress tomorrow, tiecanse I would think it was a disgrace to reprcHent youw "Some insure are making state ments erl|lcixiii? the administration for declaring a state of war. Some l?eo)?le are criticizing congress for Its uetlon. They have a right to their opinion ns to whethcrjor not we should defend our national honor, hut that In# past history. "The Congress of the United States has decided to defend Its national honor. There is no looking hack now. We nre in this war and any man who does anything to hinder our success at the front or at home Is a traitor to his eoUnlry H?d |H Ilot worthy of the re spect of a patriotic citizenship. "Hefore war Was declared we all had a right to our opinion, hut since a state of war exists there can he no halfway ground. Every one of us is either for our country or for Ger many. There is no dodging the Issue. "I&oherl F. I,?co was opposed t<l se ceaston. hut when his mother State declared (or It he resigned his com mission in the United States army ami drew Ids sword to carry out the man dates of his people. You can't make me helleve that the people of this country are any less loyal todav than they were In 1770. You can't make me helleve that the ]>eople of this country are any less loyal than we Southerners were In 1801. And I know you well enough to know that you w|ll do your duty. The man that de ters his country at this time for any reason Is the enemy of every patriot who Uvea in our hnpad land. Suppose that they should succeed in blocking in on.v way the early termination of this war. Every day will mean thou sands of llvek lost, every day will mean millions of dollars sj>eht J and can you tell me that a man who takes this position Is a friend of his coun try? I here have heen rilfforein,es of opin ion as to the way of raising the army to ( light this war I personally be lieved in and fought with all the might that I possessed for the volunteer sys tem. I gave my reasons In a speech which I made and which T mailed out to you for my attitude in this matter. The majority of the house and the administration differed with me. and as l?etween the draft system and the volunteer system voted for the draft system. 'After 1 had been defeated for the volunteers I voted for a bill which followed the ideas of the majority. It was a question of voting for this bill or not having an army with which to right this war. It was such a case as would he in our election systtem, when In the pri mary I could not win for my man. and, although I thought that he should have heen elected, I voted In the gen eral election for the candidate whom I had opposed. I think this explains to you my position. After the draft hill was passed It became the only law in this land for raising art army and I propose to uphold the law in every way within my power. I have talked to you longer than I intended to. I hope I have given you our reasons for Tgetting into this war. We may have l>een wrong. I do not grant that; but. right or wrong T am for my country, and I have no respect for the man who is not." What a Fifty-Dollar Bond Will Do. The proceeds of one fifty-dollar IA l>erty Tx>an Bond will purchase: Thirteen 13-pounder shells for de stroying submarines. Four 5-Inch shells for the same pur pose. 1 One hundred pounds of smokeless powder.v Eighteen gas masks for a like num ber of solliers at the front. lCnough coal to drive a destroyer one hundred twenty miles. j Enough gasoline to drive a subma rine destroyer ope hundred fifty miles. A sa1lor'fj| uniform outfit. Four months subsistence for a sol dier. * "~1 For the Blue-Jackets Our bovs in the Navy enjoy their Bevo. The Navv Department has put it* official teal of endorsement on tnia triumph in soft drinks, by allowing it to be sold and served on all naval vessels. Ashore or afloat, you will find in Bevo a palate-pleasing, refreshing and nu tritious beverage. Just the thing to take along for sail or cruise ? auto trip or camp and for the ice-box at home. Bevo-^th? all-year-'round soft drink Bevb is sold in bottles only and is bottled exclusively by ANHKU8BR-BU8CH?ST. LOUIS BUSCH DISTRIBUTING CO. Wholesale Dealers COLUMBIA, S. C. WORKMAN GROCERY CO. Local Dealers CAMDEN, S. C. LKE1 COUNTY NEWS Items of Interest Gathered From Bish opville Vindieator. Leo county did not have 'as many boys nt the training camps as Sumter, but pa eh one that went, has made good. Mr. Hubert K. Wilson of St. Charles has received his commission as 2nd Lieut. Inf. lieserve Corps; Mr. Henry C. Jennings received eoinmls sion as 2nd. Lieut. Quarter Masters Department, regular army, Both of these young men have just tluished the training pouixe at the Oglethorpe train ing, camp. Messrs. J. C. Husk in, Eugene L.. Carnes and John M. Hhaine have re reived their entrance papers and will leave soon for Oglethorpe. Messrs. E. E. Veith, J. E. Stuck^y, Jr.. and J. Furman Mnson each have received commission In Quarter Mas ters Department. Messrs. Hazel L. (Jrecn Bert LaBree and Farley Smith have also received appointments in the Quarter Masters department and have gone to encamp ipent at Spartanburg. Marshall McMillan, a colored l>oy 14 years old, was bitten by a mad dog on July 7th, and last Thursday morn ing Aug. 14th. just Ave weeks to the day, he died a most liorrbile death from hydrophobia. Rev. James Bradley wife and two children of Mopticello C!a. were, vis itors at Mr. Geonge Heids last week, also hlsj two sisters, Misses Tyson and Emma Bradley of Btetliune. Mr. W. D. Rhodes of MayesVllle paid us a short visit yesterday. Mr. Rhodes is one of the few old Confed erates now living in his section. He says cotton is shedding it* forms rap idly. s , Mr. J. E. McCoy of St. Charles was In town yesterday and reported that the cows in his section were dying. That every cow in a community pas ture has died but one and, that one is sick. Stock men who nave visited the pasture say they evidently died from being poisoned but In what way seems to be the puzzle. Mr. E. W. Folsom resigned on June 25 as chief of police to take effect as soon as his successor wap elected. Mr. Ed Stackhouse of Marlo.n has been, elected and took chlarge yesterday. There was no frlctloi* between Mr. Folsom and the council as he made a good conscientious officer. A. M. Aiken, of Cheater, had both legs broken by a fall from tiie roof of a building. '"** Arthur E .DriKgers, for fourteen y*>nrw a meurttfr of the Columbia ttre department w?h kllle<I Saturday after noon when IiIh Ford car struck a trol ley car. IIIh right arm was severed and he was internally Injured. * CITATION State of South Carolina County of Kershaw By W. Jj. MeDoweft, Esquire, Probate Judge ^ Whereas, Hester L. Burks made'Sliit to me to grant her letters of Admin istration of the Estate ot and effects of Uev. Joseph N. Burks. .? These, ure, therefore, to. cite and ad monish* all and singular the kindred and creditors of the wild Ilev. Joseph N. Burks, deceased, that they he and api>ear before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Camden, S. C., on September .'ird, next, after publication thereof, at 1t o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be i: ranted. (Jiven under my hand, this 20th day of August, A. I). 1017.. w. l. Mcdowell, * Judge of Probate for Kershaw County. Published on the 24th and 81st days of August, 1017, in the Camden Chron icle and posted at the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. CITATION State of "South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By" "W. L. McDowell, Esquire, Pro bate Judge. WHEREAS, Mrs. Irene Oaston Bate man made *ult to me to grant her Let ters of Administration of the EstAte of and effects of O. Ernest Bateman. These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the slid G. Ernest Bateman deceased, that they be and appear I?lore me, in the Court ' of Probate to 1m? held at Camden, S. C. on September 1st, next after publica tion thereof, at ll o?clock in the fore noon, to show cauoe, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. (iiven under my Hand, this 18th day of August A.. D. 1017. W. L. McDOWBLL, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County, i Published 6?t-4be 24th uml 31st days 'of August 1017, In the Caimden Chron icle and posted at the Gotirt House' door for the time prescribed by law. ? \ /-rtr DIPPY DUK ^WtWUI WW tUVKt rou M v J) ?0 ? w*it id