The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 15, 1918, Image 3
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Separate Point*.
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Washington, March Germany'*
^veep Into Hunnttt is iktarlbed by tb*
war department's weekly military re*
view tonight ?* another futile at
tempt <>n the j>art of the (lerumns to
<hlft the Cantor of gravity of the war,
which nt til remains on the west front
where the Teutons fucc the French,
I British, Italian and DeJglan armies
and the over-growing American forces.
There, the revierw says, lie the key
portions of tffe war.
American 4 "troojfc* now occupy
trenches at four separate points, aud,
as was roeently disclosed, In the prin
cipal sector their front Is four and a
half miles long. They have Imhhi con
stantly engaged, the department says,
ami the scope of their activities Is Ik;.
ing constantly extended.
Nothing is found in the situation by
j ho department to Indicate that the
Germans have abaudoncd their plans
for a great offensive in the west, and
?t says the allies, while assuming an
alert defensive, are content to let the
cyeniy break himself against their im
pregnable line.
Intense air activities during the
week are noted, with the- statement
that ~H enemy aircraft were brought
down on the western front alone,
while the allies lost only 88 marines
<.n all fronts during the same period.
The enemy loss on nil fronts is placed
at 273. /
The review in part, follows:
"In spite of the fact* that 120,000
opiate miles of Russian territory liave
been Invadod during the past three
week* and the enemy now is sweep
ing forward into the heart of Russia
and has reached a point within 70
miles of the capital nevertheless, the
renter of gravity of the war remains
in the wetft.
"The Germans have for the past
three and a half years done all. in
t.helr i>ower to upset the center of
gravity and shift it eastward. This
explains the successive blows struck
in Russia and later in the Italian
theater.
"Notwithstanding the diversions of
rhe minor campaigns In Mesopotamia,
Palestine and the Balkans, the key
positions of the war are France and
Flanders.
"Here the strategic situations re
mains relative constant.
"The enemy is completing the re
distribution of available forces.
"There are some new units flowing
into the lines In the nature of replace
no en ts.
"Nothing in the situation should
lead u-. to estimate that, the Germans
have abandoned their plans of a
major offensive in the west.
'VonsUh'iing taotlcal dispositions wo
not? that the enemy has dcveloptHl
lw? principal uxea of activity, the one
pivoting on Kholins, tho other In Al
aac? In front of Luiu'viUc.
"The allies, while assuming an alert
defensive, are resting content with
allowing tho enemy to break tho
strength t?f his assaults against their
Impregnable line.
"The morale of .the French and
British forces has never hoen better.
They aro keenly anxious to glvo haUlo
to the enemy,* coutldent of their su
periority.
*H>ur .own forcea have been con
stantly eugaged. The aeojai of their
activities Is being dally extended. The
number of ouf detaelunentx In the
line is increasing. We now have
troops In the trenches at four separ
ate poi?t?. ;
"At dawn on March rt. the enemy
attempted a strong raid against ono
of our advance posts further south.
Tills thrust was repulsed with a loss
to the enemy. Our casualties were
slight and no prisoners or missing
were reported. Tho French general
commanding this sector congratulated
our commander on the splendid man
ner In which our troops repulsed the
assailing columns.
"We now hold four and a half
miles of the battle front in our prin
cipal sector.
"On March 7, the enemy making
use of liquid tire, advanced to the as-. (
sault against our trenches. This la the
first time this weapon has been tried
out against our men. Tho assaulting]
column was repulsed and the Ger
mans were eon*i>ollod to abandon the
flame-throwing apparatus which was
captured, and later brought Into our
lines.
"During this attack Jin; liquid lire
reached a trench segment which con
tained none of our men and little
damage was inflicted.
"Our own patrols were continuous
ly out on scouting missions, keeping
In close contact with the enemy,
"In our Toul sector the Germans
are carrying oil extensive prepara
tions, continuing to bring up fresh
units, and accumulating material, ap
parently with a view to undertaking
iiiore extensive operations.
"During the period under review,
the French along this front have re
mained relatively inactive. However,
they carried out a very, successful sur
prise attack eatft of the Me use against
enemy positions in the Oaloune trenches
French units drove the Germans from
Tlx (mJ element* that mnl-e -whit**
of *cv*?r? ?Mtt(r?ty different fromthoM
|Im? m?k? ttoikl. When hene Ktn' I
led both (he white lad yolk makiaa
element*, they can't lav.
Missouri Experiment Station
teat* prove that 1 00 1 b s . o f wheat*
corn, oate, barley and kaffir
com waire (above bodily main*
tenance)an avenge of 224 yolka
to 154 whiten. Baaed on data
from the aeme experiments, Pa
formal** pjroducc, (above bodily maintenance), ai folio wat ?
Purina Scratch Feed 247.49 yolk* 142.11 whitee
Parian Chitkeo Chowder 132.05 M 282.SS
Combined Ration ..i. '429.54 yolks 424.66 white*
These Purina feed* not only make n practically number
of white* and yolk* but more of both than ordinary feed*.
Not* that PurtnoCHlcken Chowder eontotnetbo n wwwrv whlte-formloo
?ItmcnU |o balance up the yolk-makinc crain ration. Tb?t'i wbr It
Ctktt MM Ur ?q linvllr. Instead of the yolka bcini absorbed by ih?
n'e tyattm. Purina Chicken Chovrdcr makee tb? %vhitea to compUt4
?b? e**o mm! they ore (old. Tbue we coo absolutely Kuorootee
more eggs or money back
ea Port o? Chlekon Chowder If fad wf ftfe Purina Scrot ch Pood oedtroo tod.
You toko ao rUk. Writ* today lor further Informotloa and for our
Content* Baby chlcka.Cureeof Dioeooee, Breed! neond
Feeding Chart*, Beat Heel pee for Coo ting E?a. Poul
p,-?? '?? Poulirt Houaee. Trap Neate ond
reeding bharii, oea?r*ecipc? j
Rolaoa r urine Co^ 680 Grotiot SU, St. Loolo* Ale*
FOR SALE BY WORKMAN GROCERY CO., CAMDEN, S. C.
When in the Market for
HEAVY GROCERIES
r ?* .
Fertilizers, Grain and
Provisions
Von Will Find Quality and Prices Satisfactory Here
Expected Daily Arrival of BURT OATS .
For Spring Planting
pQtfjUloua whore they bad recently gaiu
ed u foothold in the vicinity of Furl
Pompelle,, southeast of Rhelms.
"During ihf i'i i woven-day period,
I ho ttormuus conduoteU no loss than
'20 html driven raids a long the French
front. The greater part of these wore
repulsed without dllMculty, though
the enemy was able to capture homo
?hK> prisoners west of the Mouse early
in the woek.,;.as?*voll as retake part
of the trenches hi the region of the
Unite du Mesnil, which the French
hud captured In February.
"Along the ltritlsh front, the Brit
ish continue t<* hold the Initiative and
drove forward a series of successful j
minor raids along the Ypny* salient,
as well us at many |K>ints southward.!
"The Hermans made raids Into the !
Hili ish lines ut u large number of
points.
"Along tho whole sector hostile
raiding is Increasing and during two
tmceesHlve nights the Germain* Under
took no less than ten operations which
were more than mere raids.
"In the Italian theater, heavy snow
in the mountain area has prevented
further oj>erutlons, Artillery duels
wore, however, lively from the Astlco
to the Itrenta, and fnom the eastern
slo|>es of the Monte tirapha to tho
Have. ?
"Advhvs indicate that the enemy
contemplates taklug the offensive in
the mountain area, possibly In an
effort to debouch through tho Val Isi
garlna Into the plain. We may look
for inert-used activity in this theater,
which will, no .doubt, develop spon
taneously when preparations have been
completed and weather conditions are
more fQ vo ruble.
"In tt'ic meantime Italluu forces
have now fully recovered from their
losses of the campaign of last autumn.
Their cadres are reorganised and tho
Italian a may are operating in close
conjunction with the RrlUsh and
French divisions now ut the front
in Italy.
"In Russia the situation is chang
ing with eruptive rapidity. The Her
mans continue to advance inland.''
liliame Cross Roads News.
Rembert, S. <2,, March 11,. ? We have
certainly been having some tine weath
er, for planting and plowing. The
farmers are beginning to plant corn,
cubbuge a re most ready to net out. The
?orchards are looking cheerful In bloom.
Now If tlie cold will not comc and
kill them, so we may have a flue crop
of fruit.
Mr. and Mrs. it. J. Watson. Mr. and
Mrs. ,1. T. Watson and Mr. G W Kl
rnore visited relatives ut Bishopville
last Sunday.
James, the baby or Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Shiver who has beeu very low
with dipthorin we are glad to say
Is better.
Mr. ,und Mrs. W. J. Robertson, of
Berkely County, visited relatives of
this .section last week.
Mr. and Mrs. * IOugene Owens of
Sumter attended preaching at' Plsgah ,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. ('. T. Evans of Bish- j
opville. were at Plsgah Sunday.
Quito a large, crowd was present
Sunday afternoon at Plsgah. Rev.
Lyles preached a line sermon on "a men"
u very interesting sermon.
Mr. D. ,J. Hatfleld who bus boon
siek ior the past week is some bet
ter now.
A marriage of interest to the peo
ple of this place was that of Mr. John
I A Shiver to Miss Pearl Robertson
winch occurred at Plsgah Church at
five o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev.
Lyles performed the ceremony. Quite
a large number of Sumter and Bishop
ville friends attended the marriage.
We "wish for then n - ptfonperouH and
hrippy life.
Very Good Eddie.
" The scenic production of Very Good
Eddie which hooked at the Cam
den Opera House soon in Ha id to be
very ehiborate. Act one shows the
deck of the Hudson River boat, the
Oatsklll on a summer afternoon, and
A?ct two shpws the interior of the
famous Iilp Van Winkle Ian. This
act was designed and executed under
the direction of Miss Elsie De Wolfe,
the well-known interior decorator.
The deejpest well in the world is
being drilled near Clarksburg, West
Virginia, and it has reached the depth
of 7.363 feet. It is being bored in
the hope that a new oil* supply will
be found. The nest deepest well is in
Germany, atid it is 7,349 feet deep.
OnTy the 12-cylinder tyi>e of Liberty
motor for airplanes is now being built,
It having been thought best In view
of developments abroad to concentrate
on the hlgh-powere.l engine Instead of
the eight-cylinder.
CITATION
State of South Carolina,
County of Kershaw.
By W. h. McDowell, Bsuqire, Pro
bate Judge.
WHEREAS, W. J. Watkins made
suit to rue to grant him Letters of
Administration of tiva Estate of and
effects of D. O. McQuage.
These are. Therefore, to cite and ad
monish all and singular the kindred
arid creditors of the said D. O. Mc
o?ed, that they bo and ap
pear "before me, In the CoUrt of Pro
bate, to be held at Camden, S. C., on
Tuesday March 10th, next after pub
lication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any they
hare, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
'Given under my Hand, this 5th day
of March, A. D. 101&
w. l McDowell,
Judge at Probate for Kenhaw County.
Published on the 8th and 10th dajw
of March, 1010, Is the Otatdea Chroo
m,m Men TO BBC CALLED
Second Draft Movement Begins 89lh
of Mvtii.
Washington. March 12. - Klght
hundred thousand men are to t>o
called to the colors gradually during
the ?present your under the second army
draft. which l*?glns March 'JP.
An announcement today by Provo#t
Marshal (Jonernl ('powder of the num
ber was follows) closely by ait order
for the mohlllxutlon of tkr>,00t) won
during -t ho live day )>orlod Iteginning
Mil i\'h 'JO, some 15, (MX* of them to In*
assembled under the MX'ond draft.
Highly thousand will l>o men of the
flrsl draft of 1 187 ,000 not yet summon
ed into service.
I totalis of how the second draft In
to il>o applied will ibo made public
Inter, after Congress has acted ii|>on
projKiM'd legislation providing for the
registration of youths attaining tluv
age of 21 yertrs and for basing state
dint riot jpiotas on the numbor of reg
istrants In (Mass 1. In Ids tli'Ht olllclal
statement on the subject, however,
(ieueral Crowder assuror the country
that no sweopiug withdrawal of large
unmix* is of men at one time Is con
templated, and that' care w ill be taken
to avoid interference with harvostfng.
The ttf.OOO inon now called, it is
understood, are needed at once ti? till
up divisions and other units scheduled
for early departure or to take the
place of men transferred from other
divisions to m&kc up such deficiencies.
Newly organized regular divisions are
particularly short of men an<l heavy
drafts on national army divisions to
make these Rood have boon necessary,
seriously interfering with the training
work of the naticfual army divisions
drawn upon. The call for new men
makes It probable that no further
transfers will bo necessary.
The 800,(M)0 men to ho summoned
this year represent the nninl>er neces
sary to till up all existing divisions, to
create all the army corps and Held
army troops to till out the war ma
chine for which the framework al
ready exists, and to provide a quarter
of a million replacement troops
When they have been mobilized, which
will not be completed before the lirst
of next year, there will be mere than
40 full infantry divisions of li7,7(X\meu
oaeh and all the additional units nec
essary. No additional divisions of the
national army or national guard will
be credited this year, although the
program for the* regular army, now
composed of eight infantry and one
cavalry division, may be enlarged.
The purpose of the war departmeiit
is to complete the 11 rut field army In
France. Probably this will be com
TAX NOTICE
Otilce of Treasurer Kersbaw Co.
Cainden, S. C., Sept. 24, 1017.
Notice is hereby given that the books
will l?e open for the collecting of State
County, and School Tjixqs from Octo
ber loth. 1917, to March Iflth, 1918. A
jKMiult.v of 1 per cent, will be added to
all taxes unpaid January 1st, 1918;
2 per cent. February 1st, 1918, and ft
per cent. March 15th, 1918.
Tl?e rate per centum for Kershaw
County is as follows:
Mills
State Taxes 8 1-2
County Taxes f
Special Tax?.5? . j 10 1-2
Itoad Taxes 1
School taxes 3
Total 22
The followiug School Districts have
social levies :
School District No. 1 ..... 5
School District No. 2 4
School District No. 3 2
School District No. 4 ? 4
School District No. 5 . . . A-.,:; 2
School District No. C 8
School District No. 7 4
School District No. 8 4
School District No. 9 4
Schoo* District No. 10 ...... ? 5
School District No, 11 5
School District No. 12 7
School District No. 13 4
School District No. 14 3
School District No. 15 3
, School District No. 16 4
School District No. 17 3
School District No. 18 4
School District No. 39 4
School District No. 20 4
School District No. 21 ?... 2
School District No. 22 7
School District No. 23 8
School District No. 24 4
School District No. 25 4
School District No. 20 4
School District No. 27 9
School District No. 28 5
School District No. 29 4
School District No. 30 4
School District No. 31 0
School District No. 32 4
School District No. 33 4
School District No. 34 .. 8
School District No. 35 8
School District No. 36 4
School District No. 37 2
School Dietrlet No. 38 0
School District No. 39 5
School . District 'No. 40 11
School District No. 41 4
School District No. 42 3
School District No, 46 &
School District No. 47 4
The poll tsx is $1.00.
All able-bodied male persons from
the age -of twenty -one (21) to sixty
(60) years, both inclusive, except res
idents of incorporated towns of the
county shall pay $2.00 as a road tax,
except ministers of the gospel actual
ly in charge of a congregation, teach
ers employed in public schools, school
/rustsee, and persons permanently dis
abled in the military service of this
state, and persons who served in the
late war between the States, and all
persons actually employed in the quar
antine service of this State and all
residents who may be attending school
or oollejfe at the time when said road
tax shall become due. Persons claim
ing disabilities must present certifi
cates from two reputable physicians of
this oounty.
All Infsnnation as to taxes will be
furnfe&fd upon application.
D. M. MsQAJUUU^
??uuty Treasurer. '
lH?vd of live a nay corps of six Uifau
try dlvlKlouH each. It ha? Uvn w?ti
mated that with that force and it?
nctv**4try auxiliaries at his disposal,
(ieneral lVrshlhg would fa)' able to
hoht a 100-mlle sector of the imttlc
float, relieving tho strain upon French
man power d urine 101* to that ex
tent What that would mean to
France u?ay bo 'Judged from published
statements of Knnn'h officials that on
January 1, lt?18, the ltolgian anuy
hold about 15 mlhvi of the western
front, the Itrltish forcva about 100
ml lot) and the French atwwt JWO milt*.
Knmjinol School Closing.
un Friday night the Kmanucl col
ored school. hold Its closing exercise**
U'foro a large and packed house. Tho
exercise which consisted of dialogues,
drills, {tongs and recitations were very
good and Interesting The teacher aud
children are commended for their good
work . and especially for the gotnl mu
sk- which ^consisted of some of the lat
est (Nitrlotlc wmpv
lty sjHS'lal request chairman C. (\
Lowory of tho Thrift and War Sav
ings campulgu for tho colored i>eople
of Re rshaw County was present nnd do
llwred the annual address 1 1> tho
school. In the add row tho scholars
Uiid all the jtcople of that entire com
munity were urged to buy the thrift
and war savings stamps. They wen1
also asked to support the government |
lu Its effort a to win the war. All who
purchase the thrift stamps are asked
to report to me in order that I may .
i make up and publish a thrift and war
savings honor roll of the names of
those who buy the stamps.
Trusting that all will play an active
part. I am, respectfully
Chairman Thrift Camimlgu,
At the last mooting uf the Xationut
Kducatlonal Association a program was
projs?sed to U'tti-r rural schools and
asking Federal aid to the extent of
$ M0,(RX),000. The plan would l>o car
ried out in 10 years, one-tenth of the
money being spent each year, tho Gov
ernment to cooix-rato with the States
and counties.
All i?crsons or flnus engaged in lui- ?
porting, innnufa<1urLnp, storing, or dis
tributing fertilisers or fertilizer ingre
dients must secure licenses on or before (
March 20. Application must be made
to the Law Department, License Divis
ion, United Slates Food Administra- ,
tion, Washington, I).
W. M. v. Notice. ; ,
Tho quarterly meeting of the W, M.
r. of tho Kirat Division of Kershaw
Association >v ill be held at PinRah
Ohutvh the 4U? Sunday lust. bngrinnluft
at 10 a. m. Kach Church hi tho Di
vision 1m urged to aeud delegates t?
this mooting The 1st Division in
eludes tho following Churches: Ml
Zion, (Vdar Crock. Mlr.pah, Ant ioc.li.
St, Charles, Swlfl Orcdk, Plsgah add
\lt. Olivet,
M I'm. John Dixon.
l're.s. 1st. Division.
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF
( < Vmipluint Her vet! ) .
State or South Carolina,
County of Kershaw,
tyi The Cjjurt of Probate, ?
Renn , Meek as Administratrix of tho
estate of John W. Meek, de*H>ai?od,
Plaintiff.
against
CI? Ivnoe K. J^leek, Jennie M. Meek.
Mlmnaugh )loek, Glascow 8. Meek.
I>enwtth Meek, Jlmrnio L. Meek,
Hilda M. Meek, llattlo R Mock.
11. L. ScMaaburg and Joseph She
heen,
Defendants
To tho 1 HM'cudants :
You a iv hereby summoned and re
quired to answer the complaint iu thl*
action and to nerve a copy of youv
answer to the said complaint ou tho
subscriber at his ofllce at Camden,
South Ca ruling within twenty dayis
after the Her vice hereof, exclusive of
the day of such Korvice, and if you
full to answer the complaint within
the time aforesaid the plaintiff in this
action will upply to the Court for the
relief demanded iu the complaint.
W. M. SHANNON,
Attorney for Plain tiff.
Dated at Camden. S. CL, the
Oth day of tVbruary, 1018.
To the defendants, Mlmnaugh Meek
and Glascow S. Meek:
You will please take notico that the
Summons, and Complaint iu the above
action have been flleg In ^he oft loo of
the Probate Court for 'Kershaw Coun
ty, South Carolina, the 7th day of *V?b
ruary. li>lS.
W. M. SHANNON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Dated at Camden, S. C. Iteb. 201**, jl?18
CAMBRIDGE
Riding School
FRANK A. KEENE. Prop.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO CHILDREN
A '
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Hotel near the
Sarsfield Golf
Course. AH mod
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with haths. Careful
supervision. Select
patronage.
HAVE YOU COT
MONEY IN THE BANK?
PEOPLE DO GET SICK. THERE IB PLENTY OF WORK
FOR THE DOCTOR ALWAYS. SUPPOSE YOU GOT SICK AND
COULDN'T EARN ANY MONEY, BUT DEAD TO SPEND MORE.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? YOU'D WORRY YOURSELF MORE
SICK. YOU WOULD FRET FOR THOSE YOU LOVE.
BUT IF YOU HAD A NICE SUM OF MONEY IN THE BANK
YOU COULD REST EASY KNOWING THAT THOSE DEPEND
m:rz\ were wkvl caked fob.
START A BANK ACCOUNT NOW.
-WR ADD 4 PER CENT INTEREST.
COME TO OUR BANK
i i ' ' 1 . . . 1 ' 1 ' ' " J
The First National Bank
OF CAMDEN, S. C