Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE DAYS OF KNIGHTHOOD RECALLED BY AERIAL DUEL >? ('Moyil'ti Nowki l?ndon.) Tht\ oUJ day? when armies ceased righting to watch tliflr two champion* in single coiuhat have come hark again, # I(\ WNN ? > 1 1 I ll?* WlMlt'l'll f|o|tl, and the engagement that rc-uilter In the death of linmelman the Fah'oii. <ier niany'j* most distinguished nee. wan Iri very truth a < I ii< * 1 no < hiiuiv meet lug of men determined t<> slay one another, hut formally arranged en counter (follow ing a regular ehallcngo nml fought by pre n rranccmeiit and without interference The ImIIIc vmis w i I liessei I with hreathje^s interest hy the men ?>f hoth arm ten (Touched in the trenches, sep arated t?y only a few feel of no mint's land, 'while tljc lire <>r the antl aircraft guns on In >( h Hides was Hlllleil. The victor in the sftcctacular light wiiH (toptain Mall, the youthful Kng fish pilot who wan Killed later in France, after winning a magnificent series of victories in the air. "This L< (he. chanee I've l>een wait ing for: I'm going to get him," de clared Itall. Friends tried to dissuade him, saying the story or Immelmnn's presence probably was untrue. Hall ?vouId not I ist Ofl. <iettlng into his machine, he flow i ? v - <'V the German lines, nml drop|M>d n mote which read ; "Captain Immelinan : I challenge you to a man to-mau tight, to take {?law this afternoon at *J o'clock, I will meet you over t !?<? German lines. Have your anti aircraft guns withhold their lire while we decide which is the tx4irr man. The British guns will i>r? silent. Hall." AIk.miI an hour afterwards a German aviator -owning out uurusti \*ur lines. Im mclmanV. answer came. Translates!, ?t read : j "Oiptain Hall: Your challenge Is ?e-' <vpted. The German guns will not. in terfere 1 will meet you promptly at U. 1MMKLMAN." I Just it few minuti* before L' o'clock the guns on hoth sides ceased tiring*' If was as though the commanding oflP cer had ordered a truce. iiong rows Of hob (iM popped up, Mini all ey?? watehod Hull from l>ehind the Ilrltlsh Much shoot off and luto llio air, A mill* iiic or tvyo lator Imfiiclman'H maohlno was seen', tit'riiwi no man's laud. *Sv Tin* tall of t ho (ierman machine ?u/m palnled red. "to represent the ItrltisM ?i?i! French blood It had spill ed.' w 1 1 1 1 ? Hall's had a streak of hluck paint t<> represent rne mourning for hK \ i<i bus. The machines ascended Id a wide circle, and then, according 1 1 ? III) ejCWltllOSS: "From our trenches the,re wore wild cheer* for Hall. Tho fSoripaus yelled j 1 1 > t ax vigorously for luiiucliiian. 'The cheers from the trenches con* tinned. ( .The (Jermans Increased in \ olntne ; ours changed Into cries of a la nn. j 'Hall, thousands of feet above Uh and only a "siM'ck in the sky, was doing the era/lest things Imaginable. lie wan below Immclman, and was, apparent* ly makliig no effort to got above him, thus gaining the advanUtgo of posl tlon. Italher. ho was swinging around, this way and thaf, attempting it seeiiuNl, to postpone the liiovlttthle. "We. saw the (lerinaii's machine dip over preparatory to starting the nose 1 1 i vc. i "lie's gone now.' sobbed a young .-tildier at my side, for no knew Iinmcl* man's gun would start Its raking lire ono it was being driven straight down. "Then. In n fraction of a second, the tables were turned. Hefore Iin inelnian's plane oould get Into Urlng l>osltlon. Hall drove IiIn machine into a loop, getting above his adversary, and cutting loose with his gun, und smashing Immclman by n hall of bul* lets as he swept by. ?'[mmelman's airplane burst Into flames and dropjHMl. Hall, from above followed Nfor a few hundred feet, and then straightened out and raced for home. He settled down, rose again, hurried back, and released a huge wreath of (lowers almost directly over the *pot where Immelmun's charred body was l>elng lifted from a tangled mass of metal." Four days later Hall, too, was killed. McCALL PATTERNS If you buy ready-made clothes for the children, the problem of keeping them well and warmly dressed for a reasonable amount is in deed serious But if you make their clothes at home, using a Mc all Quarterly and McCall Patterns as your guide, the problem of finance is not on ly greatly simplified but the children will be better dress ed than ever. McCAYY PATTERNS FOR JANUARY NOW ON SALE DrcM 8(VW THE McCALL COMPANY CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON, ATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO TORONTO A SAFEGUARD This is a world of chance, and the prudent man will make use of every means of safety. That piece of property, for which you have toiled and sacrificed, is not safe. Fire rnn\ ?<>n<hume it; wind may wreck it. INSURANCE WILL SAFEGUARD IT Vour health may be perfect today. Hut have you any assurance it will be the same tomorrow, or next week, or next year? < -?* . " i v INSURANCE WILL SAFEGUARD IT That is, while it will not prevent your becoming sick, it will prevent financial losfl through sickness. Come to us for any kind of an insurance policy you may need ? fire, life, tornado, accident. Hood. Safe companies and attractive policies. C. P. DuBOSE & COMPANY REAL ESTATE INSURANCE CROCKER BUILDING PHONE 43 FINAL DISCHARGE ! Notice i? hereby given that out* month from this tin to. on Wednesday, February 'J7(h, 1918, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County : my linal return as Executor of tne estate of \V. J. James, deceased, and <?n the same day I will apply to tne ? said Court for aflnal xilschargc as sold Executor. All parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them duly attested on or before that date or t>e forever barred. C. S. JAMES. Executor, Kstate of W. J. James. Camden, S. C, Jan. iMtb, 1018. ESTATE SALE State of South Carolina. County of Kershaw. T'nder and by virtue of an order made by W. I,. McDowell, Judge of Pronto In ajid for the County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, I will sell at public auction for cash on Friday Feb. 8th. 1918, at the residence of the late Alexander Mungo, commenc ing at 10 A. M. the following [>erHon al property of the estate of said Alex ander Mungo: mules, horses 1 1 hogs l - -horse wagon 1 buggy and harness 1 lot c>f harness and gear 1 cotton planter 1 guano distributor lot of farming implements Household and kitchen furniture About 100 bushels of corn About .'i.oOO bundles of fodder And all other unsold property of the estate of Alexander Mungo. J. 11. SUTTON. Administrator. He hud attacked single handed four; (icrmaus. llV had nliot ouc down, uiu! was pursuing the other three when two ma chines dropi>ed froui behind the clouds Hint closed in on hlin. lie wan jtocketed it ud was killed, but not until In* had shot down two more of the enemy. KtCKftllAW NKWS NQTK8 Interesting Happenings fathered JKrot* The Kru of Thai 1'Uce. (From lwist Wwk'H I'H|?er. ) It will be* n pleasure to the many friends of Vernon <\*>\ In Kershaw and surrounding community to know that jbe has Iuhii elected associate professor of ancient language* at the lulverslty of *<outh Carolina to suc ceed the late I ?r? Ivewls Parke Cham lierlnyne. Jno. *1. Bowers, left ouo day the past week for Loutdaua. where he will s|>end a ronple of weeks with relatives. Mrs. K. U Wi Ilia. ma of New York elty, Is sending a few days lu Ker shaw at the home of her father E. I>. Blakoney, Esq. Mra. Ohas. O. Beckham of lake land, Fla., Ih visiting here at tho home of her mother, Mrs. Hat tie Truettdale. A house on !>r. 10. C. Braslngton's plantation about three miles' north of Kershaw, occupied by Lee .Sims and family, wuh totally destroyed by fire Monday night l>etweon ten and eleven oVIoek. When meuilwrs of Mr. Sim's family were n wakened by the Are it had gained such a Headway that it was Impossible to save any of the fur niture or clothing In the house. The lire, which seems to have started on the front piazza of the house, Is of unknown origin. Arrangements have been made for some relaxation of *t he restrictions on the export of foodstuffs to Cuba, whose people are greatly dependent upon the United States for their food supply. Among the exports which may be li censed In limited quantities ore con densed milk, butter and cheese, pork snd iH>rk products, beef and i "ef pro ducts, and dried fruits. The year of 15)17 established new hlffh production records for corn, oats, fye, white /and sweet potatoes, tobacco, beans, and onions. ^ BIG HERDS GONE World War1 Waste* Europe's Meat Supply."* American 8tock Ralaera Co-operate With Food Administration In Con* aervation Measure*. It l? probable that Europe fur many years after the war will look to n great extent , to America for tta meat aupplj. Europe's herds are dwindling under war's demands faster than they cau be replenished. When the German armies retired JVrom occupied portions of France and Belgium approximately 1,800,000 head of cattle were appropriated. This ad dition virtually safeguarded Germany from cattle shortage other nations now suffer. In England some 2, 400,000 acres of grasa lands have by compulsory meas ures been forced Into grain production, thus reducing pasturage and hay lands. A declining scale of maximum meat prices for live cattle was ordained In England, as follows: For September, 517.70 per hundred pounds; October, $17.28; November and December, $10.08, and for January, $14.40. The evident Intent of this measure was to drive the beef animals Into market as soon aa possible. According to official French figures, the cattle of France have decreased to a total of 12.841.000 as compared with 14,807,000 in 1913. Today, due to lack of forage principally. Franco is pro ducing only one gallon of milk where before the war two and one-half gal j Ions were produced. Meantime the United States food ad ministration has taken steps to con serve our (locks and herds and to in crease their numbers. The stock breed ers of this country show a disposition to co-operate with the government in this. For many years It has been a prac tice among many of the dairy people of this country to kill male calves at birth and In many instances the fe males If not needed to replenish their herds rather than go to the expense of maturing them Into veal. The high prices of meat caused the virtual dis continuance of this killing. Another encouraging fact is 75 per cent, of calves killed for veal this year were males. a Somebody has very aptly said that the wars of the world havo been won with grease, meaning that bacon and lard have been as essential to success In war as powder, which is true. The hogs of Europe have been very i greatly sacrificed to present day needs. This makes the American burden all the more heavy and makes doubly es sential an Increased pork production in this nation. In Italy grain Is now forbidden to be fed to hogs. In Den mark under a recent order one-fourti? of the hogs were ordered to be killed. It is estimated that one-half have now been killed. SEIZURE OF HOUSEWIVES' FOOD STOCKS IMPOSSIBLE The government has never consid ered any plan of seising foodstuffs owned by householders. Nor Is there any policy of this fclnd suggested for the future. In spite of this faet? the United States food administration has been obliged repeatedly to issue official de nials of rumors that the government Intends commandeering preserves and canned goods put up In American homes. These rumors were originated partly by pro-German propagandists and part ly by conscienceless grafters, who' sought to profit through buying from misinformed housewives. The year 1918 will see home canning and preserving practiced on greater scale than ever before In the nation's history, officials It} Washington believe. And they are assuring all patriotic housewives thnr foods so soved r\re theirs, and tbelra nlone. NUTRITIOUS CORN BREAIX One New York hotel has arranged a thoroughly patriotic cprn bread recipe. It combines corameal with rye flour, both of which are being con sumed in greater quantities this year In order to release wheat flour for the allied nations. This recipe fills a large pan ? Ifl by 22 Inches ? and con tains the following Ingredients: One quart milk, fou. ounres butter substi tute ten ounces light syrup or honey, three epgs, plurh salt, two pounds Ctmmeal. one pound rye flour sod two ?i nces baking powder. The butter and syrup are thorough ly mired. Then add the eggs gradual ly, pear '.o the milk, then add the rye flour nixed with the corn me* 1 aad taktag powder. Bake tn a h?t im, r-i - w% ? * rarm Property For Sale ?1 . ?? ; ? ?" ? : f ?' '' 1 . ?** ~ v , .ij "' , "' "" f ? 9 1 I 1 T ,V * '* ' ' t * ?I.V) aejva. tf'l-a mile* NortliW'Hl from Ithtney, faitout houMxi, barna and all bulhUngM tunicary. 100 awns mul^^riro In nuIhUvIUchI paw two. Price J^in.00 jwr aero. 1 si aero* about I mllea North of Caimleu. Sandy loam, with clay siili soil.. l?rloe *10.00 jH>r Acre. N. C. BOYKIN, Real Estate TOWN \NI> COUNTRY PROPERTY FOR SALE. LKK COIJNTV NKW8 Items of Interest Gathered l^ora Hlsh opvillc Vindicator. The friends of little Miss Llellu Hold will bo glad to know she is recovering nicely from her recent Illness. She has been in the hospital tit Florence for more than a week an<l Ik very much missed hy her little schoolmates. Mr. Jlmmle Jenkins, father of Mrs. W. Dullose, died suddenly yester day at the home of Mr. W. J. DuHose. His body was taken to his old homo ill Tennessee by Mr. and Mrs. I )ul lose this morning. Mrs. Liuie Laiw Herndon, only daughter of Mr. W. H. I/aw, Sr., died at Chattanooga .Sunday night Jan. 3. She leaves husband and two little daughters. The funeral services were held at Blshopvllle Prestiytcrlifti church at 11 A. M. this morning. Mrs. dura *J. Stuekey, wfl'tv of Mr. J. II. Stuekey, died of uremic poison, Thursday January 10. 101S, after an Illness of only a few days. She was In her usual good health aw! last Sunday night while Mr. Wheeler ? Stuekey was there a visitor and all sitting around the family fireside, she was taken suddenly ill with pain in her side. I)r. Harvey McLure was phoned for and in a short time was there. Next day I>r. Alford was called in consultation, and medical skill al leviated the i>ain, but could not arrest the fatal disease before she l>ecame unconscious Tuesday and lingered un til death relieved her about eleven o'clock Thursday. The funeral ser vices were held at Hepzibah Church Friday, conducted by Rev. It. C. Mor rison. Mrs. Stuekey was 42 years old and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She leaves a husband and five children, the oldest 16 years and the youngest seven. Officer Gets Long Prison Sentence. Washington, Jan. 211. ? Capt. .Tames K. Holgate of Niagara Falls, N, Y., commanding a battery of Held artillery at Caiup Jackson, S. C.f was sentenced to seven years imprisonment at tlie Atlanta penitentiary and dismissed from the army. He pleaded guilty before a conrtmartial of forging an indorsement to a note for $250 which he had discounted at a bank at Colum bia, S. C. Lieut. Dean II. Buchanan, of Camp Wadsworth, was found dead in the Brooklyn hotel at Spartanburg Tues day with a pistol bullet in his head. His home was at Crove City, Pa. The theory of suicide is advanced. SIIOKTA(iK IN COLLETON t Vann Kinds Shortage and Not ^Differ oiuts" in Accounts. A special to the State from Walter iK)io dated January lttth, says: The finding of an alleged shortage in sev 0 rn I accounts of the officers of Col leton County toy C. L. Vann, public accountant in his report to tho grand jury, whieli has just been made public, created a sensation here this week. The total shortage alleged to have been found aggregates about $15,000 and ap pear* as follows: Treasurer's office, approximately $10,000; probato judge approximately $3,00?i ; clerk of court. $.'{,248.06. The report of Mr. Vann was made to the grand Jury, which was called In special session to receive it. and a summary of the report has been prepared for publication. Upon receiv ing this report C. W, Pellum, foreman, and T. It. Risher, as a committee from the grand jury w?*nt to Columbia where the matter has been reported to Gov ernor Manning. .He has referred it to tho Colleton delegaHon in the general assembly for such action as they wish to take to protect the interests of the county. The delegation will arrange with Carlton Sawyer, comptroller gen oral to have a rechecking of these of fices made with the view of ascertain Ing If Mr. Vann Is correct in his find ings. This rechecking will be done at once, and the matter reported in full to the session of the court for the county which will convene in March. Rev. I>ee Drew 60 Days or $100 Rev. M. D. I^ec, a well known negro preacher, who claLrns a residence berc but teaches In a nig'") schoo* at Lan caster. and preacus at a clnircb near VanWyck, and wtij v as taken in by federal officers at Columbia recently on hLs return from Jacksonville, FLa., and was found with two quarts of whis key, a 38. calibre pistol and a Bible in bis grip, and drunk at the time, pleaded gul)ty at Columbia yesterday to the charges before Judge Smith ia the United States court and was givep his choice of paying $100 or servii/i' 60 days in jail. ? The State. Jamesh A. Bowick, Jr., nine year old son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Boyyick, residing at 14 Bogard Street, Charleston, was killed Thursday when , a sash fell upon the back of his neck while he was in the act of crawling through the window to open a door so that his brother might get Into the house, which was locked. Are You Getting the Most for Your Money? Then come here and get more. ? Don't be satisfied with the outer crust when you can get the just as well. If you are feeling a little peaved oyelV}fou& present trading place, try us for a few weeks and' irfftke a fair comparison. We know that we buy goods as cheaply a^ it is possible for anyone to buy them under like conditions. We know that we pay cash and thereby pare off an extra slice of the cost. And we know that we sell at the closest margin of profit that is possible for anyone to sell without sustaining an actual financial loss. This means a direct saving on every purchase you make. It means keeping money right in yout own pocket that you would otherwise be paying out to some dealer who sells less goods and makes a larger profit. This is the store that gives you the most for your money. ^ Springs & Shannon The Store That Carries The Stock.