The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 23, 1917, Image 2
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ContMuplftlM Future jUi Italian ThMtw
Willi Confldftiee.
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WaahlnKton, Nov. 18. ? Hardening
of rhe Italtaii defOTUK) hiuI tlw prO
<-i k! ? n i wtth which British and French
reinfor<vuientM arp taltuc delivered hi
the Italian war theater lend a Hee no
tary Maker, in hh* weekly war review
tonight, to cuutittnplaUi the future In
that Held wtth confidence, lie i>olnta
out, however, that ttou full atren?th of
the AuMtire (leriuMii effort* haH not yet
Ihn'ii develojHHl.
Further allied offentdvcM en the weal
em front, Mr. linker nay*, arc tndl
eated hy Increawd artillery tire and
the * iter vou#uieati exhibited hy the (?er
muim, The only reference to the hoc*
tor of thin front where Aaierlcan troop*
occupy tlrwC line trenchcH 1h that the
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men have whown tliewaelvea worthy of
the bent tradition* of American army.
?Tin' training of our national mrmy
?la now minify," the atate*
hum it tunya. "At all the otiupa the
morale of our new cltlzcnaoldlerx la
rv|K?rto<l ?h excellent.
"The meu who have l?eeflj called upon
to defend our country In the preaent
emergency are taking hold of the work
In u aerhma, high minded nplilt, which
will produce the Im*mI (vault,
"The Itrltlah ami French olfh-ern who
are to analm in Inwtructing our new
arm lew are arriving. Thoy come for
the i mi r j x mc of initiating our men Into
tin- lat*f*t development* of U(Nh<rn war*
fnre, no that from the very out net our
fonv* may Ik? trained accord Iiik to the
moat etllclent time, uml lifctaavlng
methods,
"in France, the training of our
troope Is likewise being carefully con
tinued, In the mictor where our forces
ere In the trenches, they have nhown I
themselves worthy of the best tradi
tions of our hrinies.
"After the successes gained l>y thu
allien lu the west during the preced
I i ik week, tho relative calm of thu
last seven-day period whs to Im> an
ticipated.
"It Ih slgutlcant, however, that the
reaction of the enemy has been rela
tively slight. hoth In the region north
of the Aisno ami In Flanders.
"At thin season of the year the
sodden, fog-bound fields of Finnders
an<l the had wither which prevails
along tho entire western front makes
It dlfllmilt to co-ordinate major opera
tlona with precision. Nevertheless ar
tillery preparation has continued In
tho two chief theaters of activity In
the we?t .presaging further offensive
engagements.
"Destructive hostile artillery Arc is
noted In the area along the Yser, cen
tering around Dlxmudo, and tho shell
ing by the enemy increased during tho
latter i>*rt of the week, betrajAng a
decided nervousness on tho part of tho
Germans lest any unexpected offensive
action develop.
"Along the French front, no engage
ments of Importance atv recorded.
"The news from Italy is more en
couraging. Operations involving the
skillful handling of large masses of
trooj>s and the reorganization of de
fensive positions, entailing sui>erhuman
efforts on the part of officers and men
alike, have been carried out by tho
Italian armies with' energy and courage.
"All sectors of the Italian theater
of operations continue the scene of
much hard tignting. The enemy along
four different lines of attack is en
deavoring to outflank and, If possible,
i to crush the Italian armies and de
I ) touch Into the heart of northern
| Italy.
"In spite of the intense Strain of
the engagements in which the Italian
rear-guard acquitted themselves very
well. th?' Italian defense is harden
ing.
"While it liiils-t be :ii'k 11 owl edged that
the full A ustro-( Jermnn strength in the
Trent ino has yet been deployed, and
Lobster Sardines
Oysters Spaghetti
Swiss Cheese
Goulash Raviola
Chile-Con -Carne
These make up the usual
Dutch lunch ? but what
will you serve to drink?
For years the host and hostess have been
asking themselves that same question ? es
pecially whenever the occasion happens to
be one of those coxy little after-theatre or
"in-between-times" parties. Now, there is
a ready answer ?
Thi* di*tinfriv?ly CTTition it> ?oft
drinks iw sparkling ? snappy? -delicious. It
is healthful with the whofeaomenesa of the
choicest cereals ? appetising with the bou
quet and agreeable bitter tang which only
choice hops can impart. It is sure to "hit
the spot" ? sure to encounter no prejudices.
B?vo? the all-yet f**roun<3 soft drink
You will find
Guard Against Substitutes
have the bottle opened in your presence, flrct seeing that
the a?al ha* not been broken, and that the crown top
beara the Foi. Bevo is sold in bottles only ? and ia
bottled exclusively by '
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a 5 La
development* in tht? sector uau?t be
awaited, neverthelcM the preeeut temp
er of the Italian araile* end the alroog
allied rotuforcetoente which ere ?m*v
tikjf smoothly. end methodically In the
Italian theater ehould lend ua to oou
template the future with confidence.
The Secretary then review* at length
U*> military altuatlon in Paleetiue and
Meso|>otamia, which, he ?ay?, "must be
con?l<lered If we are to arrive at a
clear i>erH>eetlve of the pur|?oaea of
the war." Ho assert* that the tuveat
ment of Jeruauleui hy tl?e British Is
takliiK Hhaiie, that Jaffa, (lie prlnlcpat
M>aport of l*wieatliie lw uuder allied gnu
lire hy land and sea, and Indicate* that
it* fail 1h Impending, to the great re
lief of the allied aupply llnee. (Oap
tnre of Jaffa w?ih announced by Lon
don today). That the Turkish forces
in I'alestlno liave hint half their effeet
ivee In the lighting also Ih noted.
"The Oerman high eoiumaud," the
Htatcment coutlnueH, "must now con
centrate Us effort in an attempt to
stem the British advance, and thla will
probably relieve whatever in^tllo pres
sure it waa proposed l>y the Germans
to bring to l>ear against Bagdad."
Mr. Baker notes Increased activity
In the Balkan war theatef, and con
cludes with the h hi cement that the
situation In Russia continues disturb
ed."
Grove Dug For Live Man.
Relatives of Turlington W, Moore,
of Jacksonville. Fla. received a tel
egram hone lft*Jt Saturday aimounc
Ing the death of Mr. Moore and ask
od that money t>e sent to pay tJb pre
pairing and shlpiftng his body to Ben
nettsvllle for burial The money was
weut ami perparations were made here
for the funeral. The grave ..was dug
In Oak Ridge cemetery and It was an
nounced at the churches of the city
Sunday morning that the fuueral would
he at 3:30 Sunday afternoon. The
body wan expected to arrive on the
noon train and a crowd of relatives
and friend* assembled at the depot to
meet it. The body did not arrive and
no explanation of the delay was re
ceived. Several ]>eople who did not
know the body had not arrived as
| sen) bled at the cemetery at 3:30 and
waited about an hour.
It was generally thought that con
nection had been misaed somewhere,
or that there was some unavoidable
delay. The trains w*re met Sunday
night, but still the body did not ar
rive. * 14 ?
After arrival <_>f the last train
Jacksonville was called by long dis
tance telephone, and it was learned
that. Turlington \V. Moore was alive
and well, and that the telegram an
nouncing I ) iv death was a pure fab
rication for the puriMtse of securing
money.
Mr. Moore's brother-in-law. Tiled
"Webster left Monday night for Jack
sonville to Investigate. ? Bennettsville
Advocate.
Beulali Mw s.
The tallies of the I<?. rat Improvement
Association will give an oyster snp|?er
.it Cleveland School House on Wed
nesdns evening November i!Mh The
public is Invited.
Rev. Mr. Benson will preach at Mt.
'Mivet Sunday afternoon at
i >n last Sunday morning at Beuhili
Methodist Church Rev. Mr. Attaway
preached ins last, sermon before at
tending tile annual conference lit Blsb
"jiville. We trust that" he will he re
turned to this church for another year.
Mr. W. J. Anderson of Hampton was
a visitor here recently.
Mr. Dan Murehlson, after s]>ending
a week with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
I> IV C. Murchlson returned to Camp
Sevier Sunday.
Miss Hern ice Dunn visited our neigh
borhood last week.
Miss Sallle Thompson is visiting
friends and relatives at St. Charles.
Mi*s. V. S. Taylor of (Jreenville vis
ited relatives Jierc last week.
Mr. Alex Bruce made a, brief bnt
pleasant trip to Cassatt last week.
Mr. I/eslle MoOaskHl spent a fow
days at Greenville ?n<l while there vis
ited Camp Sevier.
SAveral of our school teachers and
coii??ge students came back to si?end
the week md here which reminds us
that theres no place like home.
Mr. Will Smith of Columbia who is
at home sick is now improving
Labor Will Be Loyal.
Buffalo. Nov. 20. ? Without a dissent- 1
hr.; vote the American Federation of
T?abor today reaffirmed its unswerving
lo\alt\ to the country And a detetmln-J
at ion to stand behind the national ad
ministration until peace* "comes. The
pacifist elements which yesterday mus
tered a small minority against Presi
dent <toni iters' attitude dn su|?port of
the war was silent.
Russia's collapMo and the unreadiness
of the l-nlted States niblr*> hopeless any
thoughts of j>eftcc before 10J0 In the
opininh of .N|edi11 McOormick, Congress
man at large of Illinois, who has J*st
returned from a visit 'to most of the
important fronts of tbe Kuropean bat
tle Una. f . > ^
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WILL (J KGB WHKAT PLANTING
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South Cttrallua Vengrtmmeh T# V*o
durt Qviek Cwapmlfu. '
Columbia, Nov. 10.? At the urgent
Inmost of Governor Ma nhing, W. W.
Long, chief farm demonstration agent,
him! l>. k. (Joker, {Jutted state* food
administrator for South Carollha, the
South Carolina delegation to the low
er branch of (?ongrt?ui will carry out
aa Intensive ctimimlgn of speeches in
Mialf of winter wheat. Till* plan was
agreed upon at a conferouce held this
afternoou in tlit? Governor's office with
A. F. Lever, of the Seventh (liHtrlet ;
Fred II. Domlnlck of the Third dls
trlet ; J aiuca F. Byrnes, of the Second
district, and Mr. Long present. Three
other Congressmen, K. S. Whaley, W.
F. Nteyenson and i. W. ltagsdale will
Join In the campaign, the matter hav
ing b*H>n presented to thein l?y tele
phono Sam J. Nlcholls la out of the
State In the Weal.
Tin* meeting will' be held jplth the
primary purjawe of retracting tho farm
er and to that 'end it was podded
that as far aa practicable the meet
ings be held in the smuller towns.
Itineraries for the nix Congressmen
are lielng made and will l>e announced
later. The meetings will be advertised
through well -organized channels of
the State Council of Defense and
through the extension department of
Clemsou College. .(
The tdogan of the onmiMtign which
will start Saturday, will be "Two
acres of wheat to the plow." Such a
campaign la necessary because of the:
?general situation In the wheat market,1
coupled with the demands of the,
armies and the delays on transpor- J
tat ion.
KOLI, OF HONOR
Of Jackson Graded School For First ?
Month.
Beginners First Grade ? Joe Bland
lug, Blrnie Halthcockv Geo. W, Mouzon.
Jr.. Reuben Wright, Theodore Whlta
kor, Charlie Whltaker, Jr., Katharine
Benjamin, Zenobiu Gardner, Gertie B.
Hutson, Beatrice Graham, Alloc* Jack
son, Lizzie Johnson, Bessie Stover.
Advanced First Grade ? Alvin l>u
Bose, Wesley Williams, Henry Johnson,
Theodore Blandtng, Essie Drakeford,
Dorothy Benson. Eliza Alexander,
Katherine Trucsdel, Bertha Williams.
Beside Pickett.
Second Grade- ? Sn'mmfe Dow, Leroy
Frasler. Balph McGlrt, Martha Bland
Ill^. Mary Boykin, Mamie Certain. Lu
cy Gaines, Jlmnile Jackson, Willie
Jackson, Caliatu ShrofMshire, Helen
Whitaker. Mary Williams.
Third Grade ? Edward Gaakin. Sam
uel Wright, Bosa Aaron, Josephine An
derson, Thelma Boykin, Helen Carlos,
Hattie lrnBose. Aiiha Jenkins. Alltf
Thomas. Bona Patterson.
\ Fourth (irade ? Eddie Aaron. Leon
Hutson, Marlon WaMa<*e. Ruth Alexan
der. Sadie Malthcoek. Bosa Harris. Ma
bel Jones.
Fifth Grade-- liowilla Boykin. Zada
Boykin. Evel.wi Pickett. .
Sixth Grade William Boykli*. Anion
Levy, Franees Alexander. liatti ? Cure
ton.
TotJil ten day enrollment '?>s.
Total enrollment .'?S0.
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General Maude Dead.
Ivondon, Nov. 19. ? Maj, Gen. Fred
erick Stanley Maude, British comman
der in Mesopotamia, died yesterday.
An ollieial statement issued today
says General Maude died in Mesopo
tamia yesterday evening after a brh*f
illness. . . 7
Maj. Gen. Frederick Stanley Maude,
tln> captor of Bagdad, was rated - as
one - of the mo?t brilliant conurtajidcrs
of the war. After a series of British
defeats in Mesopotamia, General Maude
was placed in command late last year
and won an unbroken series of snc
< -esses.
A. K. Sanders, superintendent of the
penitentiary Ik in New Orleans this
week to attend the annual meeting of
the National Prison Association.
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