The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 15, 1918, Image 2
8KCRKTAHY BAKKR IN FHANCK
y
(jono To Pmioiwfly ImtpMt Front and
roofer With Chiefs.
-Washington, March 10.? -Upon hear
lug of Secretary Maker's nofo arrival
tu "Franco throuKh tho Associated
dispatch from Boris, tho War
f>epattmcut tonight announced that the
Secretary's visit Is purely wllftary and
not dlplomntleuond is for pupotte* of
Inspection and personal conferoiu-es
with military oftU'lals. Mr. Baker is
iu<<<ompantcd by Major den. William M.
Itlack, chief of engineers; Lieut. Col.
M. I>. IirHt and italph Hayes, his pri
vate /*ecretary.
No official report on the Secretary's
ur rival has been received. The de
partment Issued this statement ;
"A Cable dispatch from Paris to the
Associated Tress ton:ght Announces the
arrival at a French j>ort of the Sec
retary txf War.
"For some time Secretary Baker has
desired to visit tho headquarters of
the American expeditionary forces. He
stilled from an American port about
February 'J7.
"Swrotary Baker has not determined
the length of time he will remali) in
France, but his stay will 1>e long
enough to enable him to make a thor
ough tuMjiectlon of the American forces
abroad and t<? hold Important eonfer
enoos wilh American military otll
cers.
"It is expected that not only will
Secretary Baker visit the American
headquarters, but his inspection tour
will cover construction projects, In
eluding docks, railroads and ordnance
buses, now under way back of the
American lines.
"The S?H?retary'& visit is military
and not diplomat!*-. It is essentially
for the purj>oso of inspection of jx?r
sonal conferences with military otli
Hals.
On the eve of his departure. Mr.
Baker told memlx?rs of the press, who
have been In the habit of sis'intr him
every day that he did not expect to
Im? away for any considerable length
time.
The secretary and his parly left
Washington wltliout any other attempt
at concealment of their movements
than a request that the press refrain
from reporting his departure. The
newspapers again worked in hearty
cooperation to make the journey aa
safe as possible from Merman subma
rines* for the party. No hint of the
frtp has Imsmi printed.
For several months the Secretary
ban been eager to sw for hloxielf con
ditions ?t the front u u<l to talk over
with (lc?, IN I .lillir, the man U(k>li
whleh the full burden of responsibility'
for Jibo entire American war program
In Fraiu-e has been placed, the many
problems that havfl arlaen to Impede;
the carrying out or tho depart men t*n;
plan. It was i impossible for Oen.
Pershing to came hoiue for such it eon
ferem-e. Mr, Ita Mr, therefore, do
termiued ufter anany conference# with
President Wilson to go himself on an
lus|w*ctlon tour? TJio fteeretary prob
ably will tnke the opportunity to In
form the American i\>iiuiiandor In the
tleld very fully an to all the hopes and
alms of the government which are at
stake In the war.
Mr. Ilaker 1h tho first moiulx'r of
President Wilson's e a bluet to ko to
the battle /one.
The war secretary is hi Kurope as
the President's official representative,
and the fact that he 1h his war secre*
fary and not a dlplomatle represent*
tlvo, Is regarded as evidence of the
dele nn lnation of the President to press
the war aggressively to victory.
Honor KoU Autloth School.
(Jrade 1-? Henrietta Joye, Isabelle
Stokes.
Advaiw-ed tlrsl ? Uaivld Lee Joye,
Kdward ShaylOr,
(irade 2 ? Mary Stokes, Sallie Winn
Jdhtnnon, I-oulse Tnipp, Hoyt Trupp,
Willie Trapp, Lillle May Trap]), Henry
Joye.
(Jrade .T - Johnnie linker, 1/ota Croft,
I-ennle Stokes. Verda Hhlrley, Margaret
Shay lor.
tirade I *-4 Maud <'ami?bell, lx>ta Hod
ge rs, Henry Trapp, Arnold Trapp.
(Jrade 5- -Clyde 1 taker, Kstolle Nor
rls, iKmnlo Stokes, llada ' Shirley.
tirade <V? Velma (Campbell, Kdna Joy
Vaslitl Joye, Ilertha Johnson.
(Jrade 7- Daisy/ Joye, Metta John
s?>:r. Mail Johnson, Pearl Sbaylor, I>a
vld Stokes.
(Jrade S ? Ilcnjy Campbell.
li is reported from ( Senna ny that
w<H?d is l>cing largely use^l in place of
celluloid. irory, and other substances
for the manufacture of combs. Exccl
lent toilet combs are made from thinly
cut bitv.h and beech wood.
PROFESSIONAL NOTICE.
After the 15th of March 1 will oc
cupy offices at the corner of Malu
and DeKalb Str?*ots, above the store
formerly of Phillips & Company.
T. K. TROTTER,
?KJ-7-K-P Attorney at Law.
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For Infants and Children.
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In
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
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Exact Copy of Wrapper.
Months of SERVICE are
lost to your wearing ap
parel and household
goods (or the want of
proper cleaning.
We have spe?^l facilities for cleaning or dyeing
and our methods are "always safest and best."
Do not neglect your furs. Our methods restore
freshness an d add )ife.
We dye furs also.
Make a survey of your wardrobe and let us serve
you.
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CUMBERLAND, MO.
LOST!
ADMIRAL UUCDIIICHH DEAD
Hit B?iM4roo Clmhfd With Dewey at
Mauiil* Buy.
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Amsterdam, March 10. ? Admiral vow
Dlcdcrlclni, eommauder of the {leruiun
M|imd?ou of Manila UujcIuk the Span
ish-American war, and who clashed
with Admiral Dewey, of the American
mii^asron In the I'hlUirplnes, Is dead
at lladenlkftden.
The friction between Admiral Dfw?y
and Admiral von DliKlerlchs aros^ over
the (Jcrman ottW.vr's disinclination to
observe the rulfa of the bloekude es
tablished by the American commander
to Manila bay. Admiral Dewey In
Hinted that the warships of the neu
trals entering the bay should report
to the American** und was upheld In
thin contention by the British naval
commander. The (Jermaus, ucverthe
less, sought to evade the rule and on
several occasions there .was friction.
In a book published by Admiral
Dewey In 191-1, three yearn before his
death, he <lescrU?es tht- tlnj^l Incident
at Manila bay as follows:
"Vice Admiral von Dlederiehs was
unconvinced. When later the Cormo
ran, which was an old offender, was
sighted coming up the bay, Flag Lieut.
Brumby was sent to make syre that
she stopp<Hl to report in keeping with
the bustoms of other foreign men-of
war. ' When the Oormoran saw the
McCulloch approaching she turned an<l
steamed toward the northern part of
the buy,, compelling the MsOulloch to
follow, llruml'y first hoisted the In
ternational sign "I wish to communi
cate'. No attention was paid to this
by the Corm^ran. Then Brumby tired
a shot across her bow, which had the
desired effect.
"On the following day Vice Admiral
von Dlederlohs sent a capable, tactful
young officer of the staff to me with
a memorandum of grievances. When
I hoard them through I made the most
of the occasion by using him as a
third ]H?rson to state candidly and
firmly my attitude in a verbal mes
sage, which he conveyed ' to his supe
rlor so succesHfully that Vice Admiral
| von Dlederlchs was able to understand
ray point of view. There was no fur
ther Interference with the blockade or
breach of the etiquette which had l>cen
established by the common consent of
the other foreign commanders."
Admiral von Dlederlchs, commenting
on Dewey's l>ook. blamed the American
admiral for the clash and Intimated
that it would never have arisen if
Dewey had protested officially about
the "trivial Incidents." These, he said
Include ti'ie firing of shots by the
Americans in order to .stop two Oer-1
man pinnaces.
MASTER'S SALE
State of South Carolina.
County of' Kershaw.
In The Court <>f Common Pleas
llcnrv Savage.
Plaintiff
against.
Lib Adams, Dan Adams. Ceamcs Pow
ers, I .ill ie Powers, Pearline Powers,
Patsy Carter, and Sumter Hicks,
Defendants
Ciul'M- m:mI by virtue of a decree of
'.lis Honor |{. Withers Memmlnger,
Presiding Judge hearing date March
PJth; l!)ls. in the above entitled ac
tion. I will offer for sale to the high
est bidder before the Court House
door in Camden. S. C., within the le
gal hours of sale on the first Monday
in April next (1018) being the lirst
day thereof, tho following described
tract of land:
All till a t )>i<sv. parcel or tract, of land
in Kershaw County, X. C. containing
sixty-two (<5i!) acres, more or less, on
Beaver Dam Creek, waters of 8pearw
('reck, of such shape and dimensions
as irrc shown by a diagram hereto at
tached. bounded North-east by tract, of
Ben Clalrbone, South-east by lands
known as Chestnut land, South-west
by other lands of Henry Savage, North
west by lands of Bearfoot. the same
lM-Ing a part of u larger tract con
veyed to the said Henry Savage, by
deed of tihe British American Mort.
Co. dated Dec. MOth. 1S9S and record
ed in the Clerk's ofllce for Kershaw
County In Book Z. Z. page Cll.
Any one desiring to bid at the said
sale shall first deposit with the Mas
ter the sum of $f>0.00 as an evidence
of good faith.
Terms of sale cash.
L. A. W 1TTKOWSK V,
Master for Kershaw County.
March 1 lit h . 1918.
MASTER'S SALE
State of South Carolina.
County, of Kershaw.
Iji Tho Court of Common Pleas
Stookley Helton,
Plaintiff
against
Taylor Ileltou unci I). M. MoCaskill,
.Defendants
Cnder and by virtue of :i decree of
"hla Honor It, Withers Memminger,
Presiding Judge, bearing date* March
12tih, 1018. In tho abovi? entitled ac
tion, I will offer for sale to the high
est bidder before the <V>urt llouse
door In Camden, S. O. within >the le
gal hours of sale, on the first Monday
in April next (1918) being the first
day thereof, the following described
tract of land :
All that piece, parcel or lot of land,
situate, lying and being in the City
of Camden, Comity of Kershaw and
State of South Carolina, fronting thir
<y-<Acee, <331 East oa ttcoeA Street
and extending back wostwardly of a
uniform width to a depth of two him
dred and ninety-eight (29K) feet and
bounded as follows: North by lot of
Schlo?4burg; East by Broad Street:
South by lots of Jordan Wiley and
West by lots of Ned Small.
Any one desiring to bid at the said
sale shall first deposit with tho Master
the i<um of -jriO.OO as an evidence of
good faith.
Terms of sale cash. -
L. A. WITTKOWSKY,
Master for Ker?haw County.
March 12th. 1918.
i r. v ... - ipii in Mini" i i f
HimJISM mOM HPA1N ,
Agreement Whereby CftiL I'er?hl|Hf Uti*
Needed Supplies In Fnuwe.
Washington, March 8.- -Under the
commercial agreeweut between the
United States and Spurn, the formal
* igutng of which iu Madrid was an
nounced tixltty at the atate detri
ment not only will General Pershing
get the supplies from Si*aln which he
desires for his troops, hut a French
credit In Spain Ih arranged and the
,S|Miilsh government permits free ox
port to tin* ullles of pyrites, minerals
anil manufactured wool.
These ami other details of the
agreement, which Imrvuii-k ctfetHlve
immediately, were made public to
night by the war trade hoard. Be
sides the free export ot pyrites, min
erals and wool, which the board de
scribed oh "a concession of decided
value to the ^entente powers," Spain
also will permit the exi>ort of various
other commodities to the extent that
hrtiue requirements will penult. This
Is In addition to the specific licensing
of the .supplies required by General
l'ershlpg which are understood to in
1 elude 'JOO.OOO blankets and a large
number of mules.
While conducting the negotiations
for this country, the Amor lean rep
resentative, the board's statement
said, were able to materially assist
ttie French government in securing a
large credit In Spain to finance pay
ments for the supplies w-hlch the re
publle draws from Spanish sources.
In return for supplies granted this
country and the allies, the statement
continued, "the United States assure*
to Spain Its necessary supplies of cot
ton and pertoleuui, the amount of
the monthly erport of these cammodl
tles being fixed In the agreement at a
figure which will cover the genuine
Spanish requirements, but bar the
possibility of German agents In Spain
secretly buying up and hoarding a
stock of eotton against the time of
the confusion of peace."
"As has already been stated," said
the board, "special concessions have
been made In regard to loi-omotlves
and railway material, which are re
quired to increase the carrying ca
pacity of the Spanish railway system,
a measure of decided imi>ortanee to
America and Its associates which are
drawing supplies from Spanish terri
tory."
Tou!.
The portion of the allied line, on
the western front, now held by the
American forces runs ? for a distance
of some 10 miles l>etween Apremont
ami Flirey, over the hills and through
such forests as are left in this part
of the French department of Meurthe
ct-iMoselle. The department was
formed in 1S71 out of those parts of
the old departments of Menrthe. and
Moselle, which eon tinned French.
Itefore 175H>. it belonged to I/orrkine,
or to one or other of the famous
bishopries of Toul, Met/.. and Ver
dun.
It. is hilly coimtry and wooded
country. In the grand liouglmont.
the Voskcs mountains reach a height
of 'J, 041 feet, and the ancient city and
fortress of Toul, which is the Ameri
can base, lies in a circle of high lands.
Toul has for over 40 years, that is
since the Franco-Prussian war. Ik?oii
wvognized as one of the vital points
in the defenses of France in the
east. It is, or rather was before the
war. for no doubt great changes have
lHien made here as elsewhere, the
center of an intrenched camp. Imme
diately after the war of 3870-71 the
French military authorities undertook
tile complete reorganization of the de
fense work on this pprt of the fron
tier; many new fortresses were built,
and of all thoj-p along the Meuse
and the Moselle, Tout Is. perhaps, the
most formidable. The original scheme
was on a much smaller scale than
that which was ultimately carried out.
In 1874 the work was lx?gun by the
construction of four outside fOrts, north
northeast and south of the town, but
these quickly became only an inner
line of defense. The principal de
fenses were carried much further
afield. Those to the north run over
undulating country about four miles
from the city. From Fort deLucy to
Fort du Vu Canton, whilst the main
line of the defense, facing cast to
ward Nancy, runs across the arc of
the Moselle from Fontenoy to Villey
with works extending far to the east,
to Fort Frouard and other works about
Nancy, and to the south east to Point
Vincent.
The perimeter of the Toul defenses
proper Is nearly 30 miles, and the
mean distance from the town is six
miles. Northward, along the Meuse,
Toul is connected with the fortress
of Verdun, by what is known as the
"Meuse line" of barrier forts, fhe
best known of which are Gironvllle,
Liouville and Troyon. Southward of
'foul, as a strategic measure, The
country was left unfortified, and this
region is known as the Trouse d'Epinal.
? From the Christian Science Monitor.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to thank our neighbors,
friends and acquaintances for the acts
of kindness to us during our recent
l>erenvement. We could not thank all
of them personally and take this me
dium of reaching them.
Mrs. 8. D. Yates and family.
Camden. 8. C.? rfd *>.
To Enrolling Agents.
Enrolling agents in the County who
have been appointed by State Director
U. S. Public Service Reserve, whose
duty it will be to enroll those who
desire to become shipbuilders will turn
over all of the applications to me. .
W. B. deLoach.
Chairman for Kershaw County.
SIPPLJE H MOVING OVKR ?,
Thought That America WUI Soon Have
targe Army "Over There".
; >1 $
Washington, Ma ivU T.-'Troops and
supplies for General Pershing's fqrees
now ar? moving to Fnmce ou hcJukUiI?
thno. it ?'hh learned today ou high
authority. While tiguroK may not be
published it wan stuted positively that
transportation requirements of the
army art* being mot by the whipping
board, ami the immediate situation as
to Nhii'M wan (IpirriM an satisfactory.
In view of thin assurance that the
United Htatea will l>o ablo to main
tain its place as a lighting unit on tho
battle front, reports from tho west
ern front are being scanned raoro
eagerly than ever by officers here for
the tlrst signs of the 1018 campaign
It Is felt strongly that the opening
of major operations in what "Presi
dent Wilson had predteted will prove
the divisive year of tpe , great war
win not be rnueh longer delayed.
Mud has been the determining fac
tor of many previous western front
operations. Ko long as the grouud is
f?oft with the wlhter rains, it Is im
possible to move forward great guns
and necessary transport trains to sup
port an advancing line. Kveu in
Flanflers, however, indieatlons this
year are that the ground will harden
early in spring, permitting either side |
to undertake the enterprise planned.
In previous years, April has seen
off'en>lvo operations set in motion by
the allies. For that reason many of
ficer* here seem to anticipate raiding
and minor assaults before the middle
<?f next month will show In themselves
tihat the ground Is being mapped, In
formation obtained and local strate
gic advantages established by one side
or the other In preparation for a great
effort. i
To others it appear probable that
no offensive will be undertaken on
any considerable seal? before May 1,
They found that view on reports that
the French offensive in 1916, started
in April, proved to be at least two
weeks too early. The guns and trans
ports could not be brought forward to
consolidate all the ground the troops
were able to wrest from German con
trol. ,
Meanwhile, during the last fev?
days, there has been less discussion
of a Gorman offensive on the westrn
front. There are oh.se r vers who have
never boon convinced that the Ger
mans actually intended to attempt an
other drive at the channel ports or at
Paris. To those officers, the admitted
concentration of German forces has
seemed a defensive rather than an
offensive step. They believe that the
' ? ! ? 1 ? ^
(icrmun general Htaff fore haw a ^
allied effort this year ajKi
moving rfto offset it.
While much haa been said both qq
daily and unofficially of an oxy*\tt*
German oflfenaive, nothing an to
able aggressive measurea by th?? all
I ed foives lias come over the c?bl2
TUly fact has attracted particular 3
vtefltlon because ot th o reiterated. <a
rial declaraHoua that the allle<i lit*
! outmatches the (rc^tnans In gun uotf
man power and In View of the fomj*
tton during the winter of the ^
premo war eouncll dealgned to mk
the warfare more aggressive ou tb?
part of the allien and the V'ulttf
State#,
A HUbstantlal American army *j,
ready l? in the trenehea on the we^
em front and Hocretary Baker
Indicated that there may he at
a million American troops la Prat*
during 101 fi
Enlistments in the Regular .tnJ
since April 1, 1017, have been togl
than fttf>,000.
Farmers are again called on fa
a record crop. But record crop
are not- "made without the very
highest quality of seed.
Give the crop a chance. Star
it from pure, strong fertile . see^
You will realise more than the
differene? in cost.
~ Time you were ' thinking of thj
matter, Mr, "Farmer, and gcttl#
your spring -seed while you caj
get the best.
Zemp & DePass
Call or Phone No. 10
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