The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 07, 1917, Image 3
The Family Lamp
ARayo lamp floods the room
with cheerful radiance ; gives
brightness without glare;
rarely flickers or flares.
RAYO LAMPS
?re ca ?y to take care of ? no bother
some filigree decorations to catch
dirt and make them hard to keep
clean. Artistic design makes them
an ornament to any room. They
are easy to re-wick. You don't
remove either chimney or shade to
light them. ?
' Afck for them by name. If your
dealer does not carry them write
to our nearest station.
The use of Aladdin Security Oil
guarantee* best results from lamps,
stoves and heaters.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(New J?rt?y)
BALT1MORU. MIX
Washington, D. 0. - Charlotte. N.C.
Norfolk, Va. Charleston, W. Va.
Richmond, Va. Charleston, 8. C.
PKKSIDENT ASKS FOR WAR ON
U'STRO HUNGARIAN EMPIRE
i Continued From First Page)
this i hno lmve learned that the opin
1 ? < 1 1 of the world Is everywhere wide
Mu.'ikc and fully comprehends the ls
vin-< involved. No representative of
:ui\ self-governed nation will dare dis
regard it by attempting any such
(???vfiiants of seltixhuess and compro
mise ;is were entered into at the con
gross <?f Vienna. The thought of the
plain i>eoi>le hero ami every \v he re
throughout the world, the people who
enjoy no iprlvllege and have very sim*
pic and unsophisticated standards of
right and wrong, Is the air all govern
ments must heneefoKh breathe if they
would live. It is in the full disclosing
.light of that thought that all i>ollcios
must he conceived and executed in this
midday hour of the r. orld's life. (Ger
man rulers luive been able to upftot
t hi? peace of tli?* world only hocauac j
(lie (lettumi 1 tootle wore wot nuffer?xl '
under their tutelage to share tin* cow-'
rudwhlp of the other i*oplea ??f the
world eMher in thought or in pun?o>o.
They were allowed to have no opinion
of theft- ovs'u which might lw set ?])
uk a rule of conduct for those who ex
erelmsl authority over them. Hut the
congress that couciudes this 'war win
fi-el the f \i 11 strength of the tides that
run n??w in the heart* ami (Miuwlencw
of free men everywhere. its conclu
sioiis will run with those tides.
"AH these tiling have hecn true
from the very hegiuumg of this *tu
jieudou* war; and 1 chii not help think
lug I hat if they had heeu made plain
at the very outset t tye sympathy and
enthusiasm of the Kusnlau j km ?] ?1? ?
might have Peon on?v for all enllatcd
on the side of the allies. suspicion ami
distrust swept away, and a real and
Incline union of purpose effected. Had
the\ iK'lieved these thrngs at the vci.\
moment of their revolution and -had
they U?en k uidtrmcd in that belief
shun*. tin* sad reverses wldeh have re
cently marked the progress of their af
fairs towards tin ordered and stable
government of free men might have
been avoided The Itussian |*?ople
have Ikh'ii poisoned h\ the very same
falschvods that have kej t the tiennnn
people In th?' darU. and the |hi!kou has
been administered hy the very stum
hands.
"The ? ? 1 1 1 \ possible antidote Is the
truth. It cannot he uttcml too plainl.v
or too often.
"From 'e vet > j.. in* or view, there
fore, it has sectnod to l?e my dut,\ t??
spoak these dec La rat ions of purpos .
to add these s|H%"itir interpretations
to what I t o: >!x the liberty of sayim; t-?
the senate in January, our entrnnce
into the war has not altered our alt I
tude toward* the settlement that must
come when it i> over. When 1 said iii
.lanuarx that the nations of the ? >r I? 1
were entitled not only to free path
ways u]hiii the sea hut also to a*,
surcd and uumole.stcd aeeess to those
pathway^, I whs thinking. and I am
thinking now. not of the smaller and
weaker nations alone, which need our
coutilciui nee alid stt| port, hilt l\l?i of
the great and |?owerful nations and
of our present ? ncmies as well as our
present associates in the war. 1 was
thinking, and am thinking now. of
Austria herself, among the rest as
well as of Serbia and of Poland. .Ins
t lt*4? and equality of rights can he had
only at a great price. We are seek
ing iHM'maueut. not tem|iorary foun
dations for the |iea<v of the world ami
must seek them candidly and fear
lessly. As always, the right will prove
to he the exited lent.
"What shall we do. then to push
this great war of freedom and Justice
to its righteous conclusion? We must
clear away with a thorough hand all
impediments to success and we must
make every adjustment of law that
will facilitate th? full aud free uao of
our whole euimelty and fore* as a
flighting unit.
"one very eur.iar racing obstacle
that stands In -our w?y U that wo arc
at win with Hernia ny but liot \vl<h l.u>r
allies. I tbereforv very earnestly roc
t-auin'inl that the emigre*? Immediate
ly declare the I'nlted State* In a state
i of wjii with Austria Hungary t
it seem strange to yon l hat (tils should
ho tho conclusion of the argument I
litis c jti-i addross?sl to you'? Il Is not,
li 1*-, in fart, I ho inevitable logic of
u h i' I havo sahl Austria Hungary I*
t"? ? i" (lie time hoing not her <?\vn mis
I !???>> inn c- 1 in | >1 > t lie vassal <>f I ho
lollllilll ;'ii\ clllllMII t Wo lll'lsl fiUV
tho fads as lltoy arc and ad upon
lliriu without sent i incut in this Mol'U
1'iisiju Tho government of Ans
tria Hungary is not tiding u|k>u its
r t ?\s ii initiative or in resipouso to tho
, w Kilos and feeling* of its own |n?oples
; hut iis the inst ruiuout of another na
' lion We "uiu*t meet its fonv with
join own and regard the contra I |m>w
| eis as hut pile. The war can Ik* suo
) < ovfully conducted *:i no ot her way
! I he same logic woiiid lead also to a
declaration of war aga'ivd Turkey and
t'ulcarla. They also are the tools of
(>< ruiiiiiy. Him I icy are mere tools
';ind i lo not stund !:i the direct path
*' ? . i.(hins:1i'J adi 'ii We shut! go
' l'(ii\cr tile necessities of tins will'
. ? i i ? > ii-.. hut it ? "oins lo me that we
!:?>i<!d ;:o only where immediate and
; : idioal cousidc rat 'ous load us and
' "! Invd any o1 hers,
' I'; e lluaucial ami military metis
ics which tnu>t he ad'pled will stig
themselves as t lie war ami its
iii.ii rtiikiugs develop. hut I will take
i?h" liberty c' pro|so>ing to you cer
tain ot her i.i'ts of lobulation which
< i in to nir to be needed for the sup*
: j... i ; of the war and fur tin1 release of
? in whole. force anil energy.
will ho iit*erH>niy to extend in
.,i! tin partUulars the legislation of
the 'inst session with regard lo alien
ciieni ii*s ; and also necessary. I helieve.
to create a very delinite and parteu
i lar control ovi'r the entrance and do
par: uro of all persons into and from
tho I'nlted States.
legislation should he enacted do
li'diur as a criminal offense every wll
: ful violation of tin' presidential proo
j la mat ions relating to alien enemies*
' promulgated under SeH.lou KH5T of
the revised statutes and providing ap
propriate pnnlslvmoiAs : and women,
jas well as men, should ?h? Included un
l dor the terms of the acts placing re
straints upon alien enemies. It Is
I likely that as time goes on many alien
j eueinles will he willing t< > he fed and
I housed at the expense of the govern -
' incut in the' detention ramps and It
I will he the puns mo of the legislation
i I have suggested to <*ontine offenders
I among them in iienlfentlarles and
' other similar 'institutions where they
could he made to work as other crimi
nals do.
William fCMt<ti\ (MmmlW>r, former wv
rotary <?f tin* navy umlor provident Ar
thur, UUmI h( hi* hikiuo ut Ooucortl,
N. 11., Friday, llo wan ana Inly reapon
h!1?1o for the of tho uiocteru
iirttry of tho UiiIUmI States,
Ordinary Common Sense?
Sensible Thrift ? and
Maxwell Motor Cars
Common sense says to you, "Buy a
Maxwell Car and use it."
The American people are going forward
? not backward.
Hiat is the purpose of the great war in
which we are now engaged.
The success of the Nation depends on
healthy business activity over the country
? and sensible thrift.
Healthy business depends on the utiliza
tion of every possible labor-saving, time-sav
ing, money-saving device known.
The light-weight, economical Maxwell ?
in passenger service ? taking you where you
have to go on business, helping you relieve
delivery congestion ? is one of the greatest
known labor-saving, time-saving, money
caving devices.
Touring Car $745; Roadster $ 7/5 ; Couf>t $1095
iirr/mt $ 1 ( V5 ; Stdun $1095. F.O.B. Detroit
MOTOK SAI.KS COMPANY
W. K. DoLoarlie, .Milliliter
CAMDEN, SOI Til CAROLINA
15? M ORE SHOPPING DAYS-15
Much hysterical talk has been indulged in as to the high
prices of all commodities. ..The situation U not nearly so bad
as some dealers would have you believe. Some articles have
advanced considerably-? others very little.
DONT BE HUMBUGGED
Let us fhow you a seasonable, staple stock that is sell
ing at extremely moderate prices. We haven't advanced the
price of a single article that we were not forced to.
Why pay inflated prices when you can get good, staple
goods at almost the old prices?
Only 1 5 Shopping Days
Until Christmas
H. L. SCHLOSHURG, THE BUYER'S FRIEND
Sensational Killi
One of the most sensational killings that ever occurred I
in this community is now going on in our store. ..Old High I
Cost of Living is receiving his death blow. A large up>to?. {
date stock of dry goods, men's and women's clothing, hal
shoes and notions going at
GREAT SACRIFICE PRIC1
No, the Sheriff is not camping on our trail, and we
not especially needing the space they occupy. We jqst wi
to put some snap into the trade of this town and at
same time turn the goods into ready money.
If you want the staple household goods at less pr^ce t
we could buy them today, come now. They won't last Ii
at the prices we ^re making. >
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Only 15 Shopping Days
Until Christmas