The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 01, 1918, Image 8
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Wffcrilby AfUrnoon
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Columbia Jun. 30.? Advocating au
oven**** aruiy of between ttve and
seven wilHou uhii aud tfivluf an bt*
opinlou ttuil America tun be thaukJful
if (to** w?r end* wttUfci the next two
' or three years, Wttiiaui llward.Taft,
fonat-i President of the United State*,
stddretfecd itx1 OtiM-ral Ah?*ul)ly of
South r-arolina in tlx- halt of the
Houm- t*f ile}jre*enlative? wbortly af
ter noon.
?"We nunf not tbiuk of thin ^ar as
otbef wwr*. J" said IIm? ex pnsddent. MIf
we <xntH* out ?jC Jt in two year* uj three
yeti>, we should bo thankful. I am in
favor of ratsiug Alt army of ft/>00,000
or 7,000.0m and sending ibem to
Frauor."
Mr. Taft said that the distance of
>. tbc hattJcOelda of Fun^*** made it dif
IK-ult fur t b?* American j*-opk' to >ls*
iraliy.4' all the bklft>U)tiwaH <?f tlx* strug
gle; but when the casualty li??t i?eglnji
to iuerease the > aguem** will lake
leave of Ainerbu?. minds and the vivid* |
:je>s of the* war uill be demount rntod.
In ?>>nnevtlon with the War Jkmvecn
the States and the prea*?ht struggle,
the speaker dn*w a vivid contrast by
quoting the word* of a Went Pointer.)
The tivil war was one of efcivalrle im
jhiIm-s. while this is a sruggle of ma
chinery. of brutal force, of (Herman
ratblessm's* and of dostruetou of u:%.
rkms and of peopk*. ajid uf ?>.dd. eal?j
<-nlatiqg horror.
The former president was unsparing
in hi.4 (tHiilcmnfltion of the rulers of
{.Germany, whom he charged with
starting the war fr?r purpose* of domi
nant power, and their methods. "Ob,
*hat biood is on the ?oul. what blood
i<i on the hands of Wiliiam of Ilohen
/-ollero, and the Potsdam crowd and
the Gtmnau peopk>," he exclaimed.
They have thrust upon the world this'
dreadful disaster, that was framed and
formed by them and th?t ha* made of
nations a vortex of human d?*xtnirilon
and human agony."
Mr. Tsifr urged tlie Stall's to give
full '<wpe ration* to the government in
the war. but warn<*d them against bx?,
much ?witra ligation of power at Wa?h
ington. "TIh- perpetuity of {his gov
ernmi'flt depends upon the nittlnten'
a nee of the relations established io
17H0 of tlx- St at <-4 to tbt national jcov
j CiTHWnT " Ik- aaid Id i?aylaji that be
would \ t'iiturv h*> w?? a great deal
toot*' ??f ? Htaie**' rijrbt* ujau than
MMQ> ttorn wi hWnith <*?iri4iiui *oll.
"IVheii tlK Htate* becoui?> cuntie* and
h Ih-ti tlw Stat** exercite **> power and
tv*|*>u?iblttty : ?b**n ib?-> run away
from thflr dutte* and throve them trpon
tb? government." Ik> continued, "the
dUintegratton of this pe?>pl t> will fol
low."
Mr. Taft'* addr#*s was interrupted
by frequent vm-kferou* npplatm-, ji?r
ti?fthirl> 1 ho*' jm rt# in whirb l?e
scathingly (iMu>uwt<l Gemuiuy and in1
whieh h$* tit-alt with the queation of the
right* of iho State*. lie in^pcted a
doUffcou* brand <?f humor ioto hi*
Mpooeh ami frequently convuLsed the
General A#*euiWy when ho punctuated
his remark* with the famous Taft
chuckle.
\ isltor I>led Here.
MKs Mat' Cjnthia Walkt-r, of Wei*
IohIv. Mavt., wlh? fauit* down for the
winter a n?l wa* it sue*! at the Whist -
ler home on Itr* *a?l Stwt 'dled Tuen
da> i'V(Miuip{ aftt-r an itlnea* of some
time. She was M year* of i|? and
the !>ody was- *hij>ped to Welleeloy
\V?ilntv%da.v evening over the Seaboard.
aixx>tni?M*led by a brother and Mater
who fame down froui tbt- Nortb to
return with the l*.?d}.
Sale of Fine Cattle.
Wisacky. Jan. HO ? The Lee Count5
Guernsey HreederH Association'* aale
of j*irc<brcd Guernsey heifers today
\ntn one <>f tin- moat successful of
anj dairy cattle wait* ever held in the
S.?uth Forty-five heifer* were offer
ed. The entire lot was sold to South
tVirolina buyers frcan York, Chester,
l>arlingion. Marion, Kloreinv and Lee
cvuntlen. Over two hundred |*?r?onH
attended the sale. The forty bead
brought cloven thousand dollars. There
were alno several hea?-y milking grade*
which *old at high price*. Ituyera
were here from Georgia and North
[ Ca rollna.
Hor on Two Feet.
The (fArftonla Garotte nays that a
farmer in Ganton founty ha4 been
found to ha\fc reeeiitly l>ought 1'J bar
rels of Hour for his small family,
enough to last two years. He ought
to be ?eirt to jail.
High Grade Fertilizers at
reasonable prices. See us.
Workman Grocery Co
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greater still from possessing them.
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Jeweler and Optician Camden, S. C,
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GAIN IN HHlfrVNG
Prrrr?U|r ml hioMac* (MfMv4 WUfc
Mtlttagt H?n,
No w York, Jan. 'JO. ? lu the twelve
mouths of luircstrieted warfare launch
id agiii>?t Amerhan and Allied
piuK by < U-riuauy ofte >?*f ago W
day there 'ha?e bwn *uuk by Mibnaa
milter mlue* and ralderx sixty niue
Awri)'ttii ttttM-lit, totaliiiK 171.0*il KW"1
tonn, ac<*>rding to a careful i?inpila
tbn ??f reconl* of sinking* which tyre
JtHt'U made public during the period.
letting this 1<mm t?f American ve?
~2el>, moat of which were ^ailing ahlpa.
the I'nited Mtate* aiuce February 1
ha* added to h?*r merchant marine by
tin- seizure of former tictawu aud
Auat r la n -owned* ?kii|M a total of 107
vessel*, having a gross tonnage of
tt*d. li*t, leaving on the credit *dde of
the Ameri<-an ledger in the account
with the Central Power* u net gain
of 516,433 Kroa*t toua.
The loaa of life caused by the alnk-,
inn of the sixty-nine American ship*
wan more than :t00 iicrnoijK. however, i
The j?envutage of sinking of Amer
i? an shi|?* i-ouHotrtil with the number
of vessels which have &alled through
the war zone HUcceKsfiilly i.? *mglt.
Keeords of the Department of Com
mercv tohow that for the j>criod befftn
hing with February 1. 1017. and ending
with December 1. there were cleared
from American j>ortt> In the foreign
tra'le *hlps of an aggregate of 17.737,
(KM> net, or approximately 1M.S3'I,4(!0
gross tons. ^
Further offsetting the loss of li
nage occasioned by the submarine war
fare. the I'nited States. through the
.shipping board. requisitioned In Amer
i<*a n shipyards I'JtJ sailing ve^Mds, to
taling more that U.OOO.OOO gross ton*,
and contracts hare been awarded for
&*4 ships. In addition, the ahtppfng
?kj ?K-tober#l last plai-ed under
government requisition 3J?3 American
vesnels of over 2.000 tons dead weight
capacity, which were already afloat,
and immediately assigned them to the
task of carryiug stijipliw for the Alliea
and the American forces abroad.
Included in these requisitioned ves
sels were twenty-one sbip? In Great
Lakes trade, and in addition there
were eonitnandeered twenty-four steam
ers building on the lakes for fore I go
account* anil ready for launching. Vir
tually all of these were brought . to
Atlantic coast ports and immediately;
put into service.
Another difficulty which faced tbe
I'nited Suites in the task of potting
to sea vessels to offset the ravages,
of the I'-boats was tbe repairing of!
the "wilful damage" done to the for -I
mer G.erman ships by their officers and i
} men.
Three of the former German vessels
seized by this government have been
the objects of suecesHfulu attacks by
submarines. Tbe Act eon, formerly the
? i
Adamsturn. and tbe Owasco, formerly
the Allemannia. were sunk, and the
Armenia was hit by a torpedo, but w as
?aved .after being l>eaebed.
Th** announced sinkings of Rritish
ships for the year up to and includ
ing the week ending January 23 hare
l>eeu 1,083 vessels. of which 763 were
over 1.600 tons, and 270 were under
that figure. The jolntjossos of France
and Italy have averaged from three
to f.>ur large vessels weekly.
Rxamination For Fireman.
Applications for the position of fire
mau. to tiill a vacancy In the Pout
Oflk-e buiKling, Camden. S. C? at a
salary of $060 a year will be accept
ed not later than Fob. 23, 1918, from
men having fireman experience. There j
will he no educational test, compet
itor* being rated on physical ability
and experience. Application form 1800
can Ik* obtained from the Secretary
Ixxal Civil Service Hoard at the Post
? Mice of the above city, or from the
Secretary. Fifth (Evil Service District,
Atlanta. Ga.
Found His Gun.
Rev. J. C. Itowan is down from
Greenville this week and while here
succeeded in locating the valuable gun
lost by him several weeks ago and
advertised for in these columns. It
was in the possesion of Klijah Mahew.
a negro, when found. The gun was
\ alued at $350 and had been borrow
<~l from a friend by Mr. Rowan, who
i^ happy over finding it.
Freshet In River.
The Wateree river at this point yes
terday reached the 27 foot 4tage.
While the rainfall in mis section has
not !>een ;creat it is believed the high
water is on account of ice melting in
the mountains causing the streams to
overflow. Traffic over the river yea*
terd^y was stopped owing to the ferry
I boat being unable to make the trips.
l?r. Walter Sorrell and Messrs. O.
W. Oosby and James H. liumx at
tended the sale of tattle at WUacky
In I>ee county Wedncsda'y. Rome of
the Geurnsey heifers sold as high as
$420.
Rev. Jesse C. Rowan, who is now
pastor of the Foarth Presbyterian
Church at Greenville, Ik on a visit to
Camden this week.
WARVS GKSMA S WAS MN
HfMt W Nictel DraMcratk hrtj Hpy?
TWy Mw4 M?kr IV|M
. ?
.\m*tenUra Jan. Phillip Hctoaldt*
munn. president of J&>cial l>?*o
cnftte party iu ifenoany, anawafin*
(yhan*elk>r voo Uertllug* vp*#ch la
(be main caraoiltfca of the i(okb%(??,
warned the military ImJm* of the Up
penal (ovfrnomtt that If they did not
bring about |*vuv U-twwn (ier?noy
and Russia 'they would he harted
frou? ivwer,"
"I caunot mm* tlw flay, Htrr tfehehle
itiann nrat on, Wwhen Germany will
juo to the Koteute 'we accept jour
terms. WV are l?eateu.' But juat as
littio can 1 mv tlu- <lav u hen England
France .?n?t tlx' ruitod Stalin will nay
the same to ua."
Regarding relation* between Oer?
many and Aiwtria. Herr Seheklctnann
Kald 4 11 Indication of the Austrian feel
lug toward the |>re?ent Ccrman regime
might U> gathered from the fact that
during the recent demonstrations In
Vienna the Austrian Emperor was
, never unce attacked by apeakent, hut
that the German Emperor wan openly
and repeatedly insulted. This was due
he Mild, to attacks of the. German junk
ers on Austria. He declared the junk
er pre**' had been demanding that
?Germany should be freed frotu A us
trla." J
Touching on President \VIN?? jn-ace
terms, Herr Kcheidemann witL
"Regarding Alsace, there Is nothing
for us to redress. Ft will rcmaiu oars*!
Rut an for IklgtUQi let us cease wed
tiling in Flemish kitties, ?^r3
"I/et us .seek in honor to save the'
world fr^m new bloodshed in the
spring. I>et us give up illusions on
1k>i li sides. Remember that the feel'
ing among our ixx>pl<? is most serious.
If you t*rmit the Ru.*?dan negotiations
f*? break up and the people's hope to
be disappointed what else ean be ex
pected but catastrophe?"
Scheidemann's reply to the chancellor
as published in the Berliner Vor^ejrts
follows:
"Two chief argument* were adYWiqed
by the militarist party for tlie pro
longation of the war. namely, tye sue
<v*s of the U-boats and the Jitreagth
? ?f our army. But these were to have
given u>? a decisive victory in six
mouths, according to the announcement,
toade in 1016. Alas, that period has
long since }?assed. and while the U-boat
has admittedly harmed England enor*
mously its chief visible effect has been
tho entry of America into the war.
'?If the United States had not en
tered the war we may be sure the Rus
sian revolution would long ago have
brought a general peace. A
"What about the armyV Suppose
the army should capture Calais and
Paris, would that mean peace? I say
no.
"Suppose the army conquered France
and England, would that mean peace?
I say. no: for we would still have to
conquer America "
Ilerr Scheidemann fiercely attacked
the militarist leaders, declaring that
their attitude toward Austria was like
ly to lose, for Germany her last friend."
"If our government leaders cannot
free us from tbeoe 'patriots.' said the
Social Demoncratic leader, "they had
better go. I warn thctn that if they
db not bring i?e peace with Russia they
will be hurled from power."
Herr Scheidemann declared that an
agreement easily was possible on
eleven jjolnts of President Wilson's
statement.
"But Mr. Wilson must be told plain
ly." the speaker said, that^Alsace is
fiermaaiy's and will remain so. If one
clear word is spoken regarding Belr
glum England's war mongering will
end. An honorable complete reinstate*
mem of Belgium Is our duty."
Senator Hughes, democrat, of New
Jersey, died Wednesday. He was
born In Ireland in 1872.
(ieorge W. > tea res was Instantly
willed while walking on a railway
track near Westminster Friday.
'Tra Sorry I Was Wrong."
There may Ik* virtue in the man
Who's always sure he's right
Who'il never hear another plan
And seek further fight ;
Hut I like more the chap who Kings
A fomewhat different song;
\Vl>o says, wh#-n he has messed up
? things,
'Tm sorry ; 1 was wrong."
.o < *eru.. ? ?
It's hard for ap- ,
_ ? ,, ,,ogram r>f Ocru
That failure* . ,/iri
ao question belon,
I That he has / ^ details of wty
"% ?y ncrotfotlon*
It takes a mar
Thf vaniiy a n9 our opponc
Confessing, ukon (he e|fw.
"I'm ton-jr: I ^ ^ .Ulw '
And so. I figure, those who use
I ' This ? hon?K. manly phrpue.
Hate it too much their way to lose.
On many future day*.
They'll keep the path and make the
fight.
Because they do not long
To have to say ? when they're not
right
"I'm sorry I was wrong."*
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Begin Now
'? ? v. a JK . ;> '
To get your horses in
shape for the Camden _
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Horse Show, Mar. 28-29
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ITALIANS WIN VICTORY j
Hrduotday'ii AdmcUImI Pmw Review
?( War on All Fronts.
Nvtwitjj*t;ipdjng the fact thai deep
"now was .>(111 covering the ground, *
the Italians have carried out nmvess
fully a *pe?.ta< uiar drive against the
An*tn?-German lines in the mountain
region of Northern Italy and captured
sttvug and more thau 1..T00
men.
The blow was delivered on the Asi
ago plateau sector and the enemy po
sit ions4 jvnet rated were tenaciously
held. despite strong counter-attacks,
in which the Aiutro-Germans were re
pulsed with heavy casualties. The Ber
lin war oflk-e # in admitting the re
vere to the Teutonic allied line. as
sorts that the Italians repeatedly tried
t?? bring up reinforcements to widen
the breathe* they had made in the
frotit, but that their efforts failed,
and" 360 Italians were made prisoners.
*fhat airplanes aided materially in
the fighting full details of which have
no?.^et been received is indicated in
thc^ ?, Italian official communication,
which asserts that during the progress
of the Kittle the enemy lost twelve
aircraft.
The victory for the Italians at this
particular point is of considerable sig
nificance l*vause of the fact that late
ly since the enemy's strong attempts
to break through from the hiss re
gion to the Venetian plains failed
around Monte Tomba and sectors west
the Austro- Germans have been bring
ing up reinforcements in the Asiago
district preparatory to a further series
Of attaHts to reach the low lands.
Agile from this battle no important
infantry operations have been record
ed. although the Germans have been
operating with their artillery on a
somtrwha Vff*n-dvr- rwr*
front
Mkmdax night's airplane raid, the
Orst of the year, on London and adja
cent territory resulted in the largest
casualty list of any air raid since that
.Qf June 13. Last. The total casualties
were ?!< killed and 160 injured. Fortv
stx of the fatalities occurred in Lon
don. \vhere 162 persons were injured*.
Bombs were dropi>ed by the invading
enemy in Kent and Kssex.
In the June raid 97 persons were
killed and 4.".7 were wounded by bombs
which fell in Ix>ndon and on Essex
j and Kent. I
?Just what is the situation in Russia
remains obscure. One report asserts
there has been a spirit among the Bol
? on the question of peace on
Germany's terms, and another that
Leon Trotsky! the Bolsheviki foreign
minister intends i to retura imnHs
diateUv to Rifst-Utovsk for a resump
tion of the peace conversations with
Austro-Genmin delegates.* Sim
another Petrograd dispatch savs Trot
sky has reiterated to the Council of
v\ or k men's and Soldiers' delegates
that the Bolsh^viki will insist - onTa
democratic ,>eaee. One Petrograd'j^
u? declares that Austria-Hungary hrig
already offers! to conclude a separate
peace \rith Russia, regardless of Ger
many.
.Scant details have come through
concerning the situation in Finland
thf> rc^rt? indicate that the Red
g?ard is iu eontrol at Helsingfore.
where a revolution manifesto has pro
claimed fbat authority is solely in the
hamls of the working classes.
The supreme war^ council with del?s
i/atc* jre|>rtwenttn* the United HtaUw,
Great Britain, Franco ami Italy in at
tcmUmv !??? wnv^ffl at Versailles
France. The plan* ot tHe military cam
paign of the Entente Allies ami of the
l"ulted States forces are expected to
be discussed.
Serious Ntrlkes are reported to be
iu progress throughout Germany. In
Berlin aud suburban towns 00,000.
workers are said to have quit work.
TOWN SEND NEW JUDGE
Kk%t?d to Ptaee Made Vacant by Rm
- ? i|Mti? ?f MaUr Mt
Columbia, Jan. 30. ? William Hay
To^vft^Cria, ifri attorney ot Columbia
was elected by the General Assembly
to<lay as judge of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit on the second ballot. Thla
completes the elections to be made by
the 1 .legislature this year.
? William I lav Townsend' is a satire
of Barnwell. S. C. His boyhood day*
were spent in Aiken, where his father,
tVllliam Htrtson Town semi, removed on
account of his health, which had been
impaired by exposure while serving fat -
the Beaufort volunteer artillery dar
ing the Civil War. Mr. Townsend read
law under the direction of the Hon.
James Aklrich and was admitted to the
bar at the age of twenty-one. Soon
thereafter be became associated wKh
the Hon. William Elliott, then a met*
l>er of Congress, In the practice of law '
in . Beaufort. This was succeeded by
a partnership in Barnwell with the
Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger which con
tinued until after his removal to Co
lumbia in 1908, where ne has since
?practiced. He served one term as so
liiciror ot tne second Utrcuit, and later
as Assistant Attorney General. As ?
code commissioner he edited the code^
of 1002, In 1914 be was appointed by/
the Supreme Court aa reporter, and
has edited volumes 97 to 107 of the
tKnte Reports. He hat bm- for sev
eral years a director of .the Col ambit
Theological Seminary, and a trustee
of the Presbyterian College in Clinton.
The Joint assembly convened at noon
today io elect a judge of the Fifth
Judicial Circuit to succeed Major Men
del I* Smith, of Camden, who resigned
to become judge advocate at Camp :;L
Wadsworth. Those wboee names were
?placed in nomination were: W. T. A y
oock, of Columbia, nominated by Sen
ator Spigner ; W. N. G raydon, of Ckk
lumbia, nominated by Senator Nickles:
W. H. Townsend. ot Colnmbta, nomi
nated by Mr. Hammond; and T. J.
Kirkland of Camden. . nominated by
Mr. Richards.
[Kf There was no elec&iou on the fil*
.ballot, the vote being : * Townsend 67,
"Aycock 86, Kirkland 22, and Graydoa
21. It took 74 rotes for a choice.
The name^f Mr. Graydon was with
rQfarn ^fter 4^ Initial Ifillot by Sen
> * ?fr. -Townsend was elected on the
second ballot, the vote being Town
send 90, Aycock 38, Kirkland 17.
Mm. C. W. Kraas and son S?i?'
have returned from Swmter where Saai
underwent an operation severe 1 day?
ago. He Is greatly improved.
L,
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L. D. ALFORD
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