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ri Chronicle CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1918. / NUMBER SO. (iEKMANB KKPOKTKI) CHKCKKI> ItmnnKv'* Nummary of The ? War Situation. tijecked all along the from of wort* haii BO. wiles, except at two points, he German drive is fust slowing up, V in-glnnlng of the second wwk of _ho ureal battle was oihuuhI with Iut?NMjf the most colossal attack in istory awl continues with the most itense fighting, tlwls the British and reach holding tcnaMously 4 to the .extern edge of the old Somiur battle it'ld while Inflicting further losses >?h jo enemy. ? i British counter attacks have hcguu i the region ? Qf Albert, which the orinans hold, but from which they (ave been unable to advance liecause if the resistance of the British/ who iogKcdly repulsed enemy attacks ull ay Wednesday. ttouth of Albert Field .arshal Halg has carried out several mvntor attacks and has advanced his (no eastward between the Nommo and acre about one mile. South of the . nunc the British have regained pro mt and have repulsed strong attdfcks lioslcrcft. Along the Ancre, north of Albert, u? British threw the Germans baok iross the river and drove them from ro towns between Albert and onchy. Oh this front, which has held ist for more than two days, the [ritlsh also have repulsed strong, en* o.v efforts at Other points. On the northern flank the French ive Held the (lor man advance wc<l of [oyon, after Jieavy fighting, the ,-ench have retired- -slightly toward iontdldler, being: overwhelmed by su rior numbers. The notes of pessimism in the pub lied statements of German leaders ace rtie.v fulled to break through aiid ,1 up one side of the British line, * added/ to by the recent. Germaii iclal statement, the latest ., one of ich says that the German attack Is owly progressing". The* German unities are estimated to be between ',(>00 and T?00,000 and it Is reported t long hospital trains are pouring to Belgium an<l Germany over all tillable railroad lines. iVlth the allied line holding against enemy onslaughts, a counter bldfr y he in' ' pn^r*tl<WV/ '"Prctrfl^r itnenceau has declared that the merit i* near when the Germans uld not be able to hold the gains >y have made at such great loss. >n the seas as well as on the land German offetifrivo last -week was sh stronger. .Enemy submarines ;1 mines amounted fot 2S British] |p.< sixteen of more than1 1,600 tons. I total is greater than that for an^; k siiu-e last September 10. In the! vlous week 17 steamers, including veu of the large tonnage were k. French and Italian, losses also (leased somewhat and the aggregate tlH**?? three merchant -marines was / ! flravy artillery lighting continues tho American sector northwest of lil. but 110 Infantry . actions have [??loped. What was believed to "be lan preparation for an- attack was ?ked by a heavy American bom dment. the (ifrman trodps not leav thelr trenches* There is much ac* |t.v behind the German lines, but so the enemy has not shown what portends, . There has been no Inge 011 the Ltmeville. sector. Palestine, north of the Dead Sea,' tlsh troops occupied EsSalt, south Hon n t Gilead, and are approaching! Hedjaz railway east of Jericho, railway has been the Turkish base operations east of Jerusalem. Kussla the situation again at fts attention by reason of the fact! Tkrainlans and the Bolsheviki rwaptured Odessa frpm the Teu <' allies and, in addition, now hold important towns . of Nikolayev, [rson and Zmanaka. Reports also it that the Cossacks and Gen. lilofTs troops have been surround >\ the llolsheviki' . . I% >4. . / ? , s ;o v . fves Big Amount to Coker College. irtMville, March 22. ? Founder's was celebrated at Coker College ly. The leading address was made Wajor rilern of the French army address was a forcible presen |>n of what France has done dur Ithe war. He commended bighiS preparation America has made to r the struggle, the elose of the exercises It was| ^viueod that the general education <1 of Xw York has offered to] Coker College $40,000 on Condi that the trustees raise $110,000 The treasurer of the college announced that- Maj. James L \r. the founder of the college, had jrtven $100,000. This leaves only, to be raised by friends. The $150,000 is to be used as a per il' endowment' fond. This makes idowroent of Colter College over *1 THK ( \MI)KN HOUSE SHOW Winners Announced for WtHlitesda) himI f Knees V?a<rda) Afternoon ; t The first day of t ho tenth annual 1 1 < > I'm ? slow brought a large numlver of visitors to Camden from all section*. A groat number of out of town aulumls were among the exhibits, A large number of army officers from (^uinp > Jackson wore heir for the (lay. Near ly all stores were dosed by agreement for both afternoons ami the town people were well represented In the attendance. The affair was vnnler the manage inent of Claremv C. Morgan, of Shel bourne, Vermont, assisted by John Lud low ltushnell, of Springfield. III., Judg ing the harness elnsscs, and Major 10. Swift, United States Army, for the sad dle classes. Wednesday's YMfiuiers. Class 1 ? Colts, Miipde McDonald, W. R. Rlandlng, Sumter, first, $10; Noble man, John R. Todd, Camden, second, $5; Flash Light, (Jeo. T. Little, third. (Mass 2 ? Single roadsters, Stella. \V. \V. Mc< 'utcheon, ? Wisacky, Urst, $20; For hay Hill, W. W< McCutcheon, sec ond, $10; Dan. lieo.T, Little, third, $5. Class Ji.- Finoi. harness horsey > The Em|K>ror, (Jeo. T. Little, first, $20; Francis, <J. H. XJeCutcheon, Rlshoj> vllle, second, $10; (Judfly,' John It. Todd, Camden, third, $5. Class 4. ? Pair of harness horses, Francis and Elizalk'th, (}. H. McCutCh eon, first, $20; Cupid and Oh Roy, F. A. Keenc, Camden, second. $10; Lord Neville and Puke of Claremont, Jolm It. Todd, third, $T?. Class 5. ? Ladies single harness horse. Come, Red Cottage Stables. Camden, first; Francis, (J. H. McCutcheon, Bisli bpville, seeoinT. Prizes, trophy and rib bon. ^ Class 0,-? Runabout horse, l)an, Geo. T. Little, first, $10; Sliver Lady, F. A. Keenc, second, $5 ; Stella. W. W. Mc Cutcheon, third. . __ '__J_ _____ CIflSS7.? Slnfcle heavy harness horse. The Emperor, (3eo. T. Little, first, $10; JriSh lfose, lieo. T. Little, second, $5; Biddy, Red Cottage Stables, third. Class 8. ? Single harness horse cham pionship, The Emperor, (Jeo. T. Little, first, $25 in gold: W. \V. McCuteheon, reserve ribbon. Class 0? Iwidies saddle horse, thre^ gaits. Tod, Mm E. W. Hojyping, Cam den, first; Merl weather, Ited Cottage Stables, second ; Virginia, Mrs. Anna D. Morgan, Camden, third. Prizo*. trophy and .iibbons. Class 10 ? Saddle horse, three gaits, Wattojiful, Frederick ltobinson, Cam dw, first, $20; Tod. Mrs. E. W. Hop ping, second, $10; Warwick, George H. Dunnell, (vumden, third, $?">. Polo Mounts ? Sunflower, II. East, Camden, flrfcj. $25 ; Carlow, E. W. Hop ping, Camden, second, $10 ; Dick, tl. HflsVOn'mdefr; third. $5. Sa<ldle Horse Championship ? The Emperor, Corporal C. R. Little, first, $25 in gold ; Zinzendorf. (Jeo. D Shore, Sumter second, reserve ribbon Thursday's Winners. Thursday afternoon saw one of the largest crowds ever gathered at a horse show In Camden. The races at Ihe new track on Kirkwood Heights proved to be the drawing card of the two days.' The grand stand was well filled ami nearly an parking space was taken up. Visitors were here from many nearby towns. Winners for yesterday were as fo\ lows : Half mile race for .single horse to speed wagon, trot, or pace, J. W. E., owned by J. H. Fuulk. of 4?oluml)la flrfiL $20: MaTx'l HT, E.~ E. Hcnron, Blshopville. Second, $10: Stella. W. \V. McCutchen, Wisacky, third $0. Half milo race, horse carrying 12 5 pounds ? Chantllly, owned by Lieut. Col. W. I>. Forsythe. Camp Jackson, and ridden by Lieut. W. II. Emory, tirst $25; Strenuous, J. II. Faulk, Co lumbia, .second $10. Southern Lady, owned by If. Savage and ridden by C. R. Little, third $5. Quarter mile* dash of ponies ? P. D. Q.. II. East, Camden first $25; Odessa, II. East. Camden, seebnd $15; Pete, E. W. Hopping, Camden, third $5. Half mile race, of pairs ? Kurdish and Mabel II, E. E. Hearon, Bishop vllle first, $20; t)an and Band, <*eo. T. Little, Camden, second $10; Stella nnd Fancy Bill, W. W. McCutchen. Wisacky, third, $9: " - Novelty race, of one mile, with money at every quarter, rider ?weighing 125 pounds ? llrst at quarter Southern Lady owned by H. Savage, Camden and rid den by C. K. Lit the $15; first at half mile Straw1 Duke, owned by Col. W. D. Forsy the and ridden by Lieut. Emory $15; first at three quarter, Straw Duke $15 ; first at. mile, Star and Garter, owned and ridden by Geo. IT. Dunnell Camden, $25; second horse at mile, Straw I)ulre# $10"; third horse at mile, Winsome H. O. Carrls^n. Jr., Camden Bending race of ponies running be tween eight stake** twenty feet apart ? Darkey Boy, ridden by C. R. Little, first $2&; Pop <3tui, W. Balding, Cam den, second, 110; S udder Star, H. East, Camden, third $5. * Notice of W. M. Meeting. The quarterly meeting of the Wo man's Missionary Union of Second and Third Divisions Kershaw Association will meet at Oakrldge Church Sun day April 7th at 11 a. m. These di visions , comprise the following Churches I MTisio5*is ? -uuiwiir niic- v? r cfv ?*Tx.a m ? ' den. Pine Creek, DeKalb, Bethany. Providence, Flint Hill and Beaver Dam. Division 3? Sand Hill Thorn Hill. Shamrock, Buffalo and Oakrldge. It is hoped the Churches having Missionary Societies will send dele gates. Those who have not please send representative* anyway. Miss Ila Pitts. - * ;v ? Divisional Prt?sl<lrat. HORIJ)S ltlCKiKST CANNON Turin Bombarded Front Distance of I Seventy -Five Mile*. Turin, March U4. ? The German I "monster MOQD&t which ha* been] bombarding Tar Is has been located in! forest of 8t. ISohaiu, west of Laon, I ?m<l exactly 1LHJ kilometres (approxl-f mutely 7U miles) from the Paris city hall. The guu bombarded Turin dur- 1 hig the Khutor |mrt of Sunday. The diljp wk? ushered. lu .by loud I cxploslolns frony the ton Inch shells und immediately the alanu to takel rover. was sounded. This occurred at U :fl5 o'clock and many iteraons Nought shelter, buPftreuter numbers of them ;i i >i n'u red hi Hit streets on their way to the churches, which wore well i i 1 1 led . The women who sell i>alm leaves on Talm Sunday <lid their usual thriving business. At 11 rat the shell . I>cgun arriving at I intervals of 20 minutes, and the de- 1 tonutioiiK, during the # Sunday calml s<H?med louder than those of Satur-| day. The power to disturb the equun-l linity of the populace, however, seem- 1 ed loss. For the benefit of that jK)rtion ofl tin* populace which had boon led toj l>eUevo that the Germans had broken the lines with guns bombarding Tails from nearby portions, a semi-official I note was issued during the day. It warned the people against believing pessimistic reports. ' The French front is intact'.' said J the note, "Any assertion to the con trary is a lie.' ' > ' The bombardment of the capital ended around 1 o'clock and as late as I o'clock no explosions had been heard for im>re thnu an hour. The I "clear signal" was sounded at fr:80] o'clock. | Although the earlier hours of the bombardment the shells arrival ou iJOj minute Intervals, lateV ln the day theyl iK'gnn arriving every 15 minutes on! an average and some of them fell 1- j minutes apart. lu military circles the belief was J expressed that the Germans were! using two long distance guns, Tho Matin says the position of one of the! guns was established in the St J Golniln fovest which would, place it j somewhat farther south than had I been believed and in the wooded area. This position would be about 70 miles from Paris. . During the catjly hours of the morn ing traffic in the* streets of Paris was shut down or curtailed, but l>efore noon both the subways aud tramways began running again. In the afternoon the streets of the city showed great anl- 1 mat ion. . ' j The newspajx'rs do not conceal their I admiration for the mechanical, feat ofl the German* ln_eonstruotlng Oielr new weapon, but speak passionately of the I useless barbarity of the bombardment. 1 The Matin says it is consoling to note that the number of victims is small, but It asks for reprisals on Ger-I man cities. Prof. Paul Painlevc, former premier and president of the academy of science I told the ex-chancellor by using tungs ten in the fabrication of projectiles the tungsten shells would be of about half the diameter of shells of an even weight, and that therefore the^fitmos- 1 pheric resistance would be less, thus uocouniliig foi the extremely longl range'. He also touched upon the pos sibility of a propellor being employed on the projectile. Alfred Capus, in The Flggro, alludes to the making of the gun as a great mechanical feat Uut points out that as a military factor 'the weapon is entirely inefficacious. The Petit Tarisien comments on the bombardment as extremely minor as compared with gigantic battles in pro gress on the Ilritlsh front. Lc Petit Journal, says that J\\f&s Verne had foreseen this gun rind it declares thjit it is a French invention: "More than a year ago," it ad<ls, "we discovered tin* secret of firing our cannon mJfre than 100 kilometres. The secret lies hi the greater sup pression of the atmospheric resist ance." TBe'Kcho dc Paris declares the bom bardment is designed to give the Im pression that Paris is within the ranee of the German guns. It is a political cannon, the newspapers say. Premier Clemenoeau's newspaper Le TTomiflG Libre, a&sert# that the pass word of the hour Is "confidence". "Oerman", it declares, "has wished to make it a complete offensive on all fronts, the land, water and air fronts, as well as the front of the rear. . We' are frtclnjc an enemy who wishes to end it as soon as possible. That suits us. Every shell that falls Into Paris drives deeper into as the confidence In an ultimate vlct^y." , The newspaper Le Journal says the pun Is of '240 millimetres calibre and of Austriau manufacture. It declares each shot costs about $4,000. "This is a new conception of our enemies," the newspaper comments. The ordnance experts were not ready last night to commit themselves as to whether rhell was a sort of a aerial torpedo driven by propel lors, whether an inner projectile contained in the original' shell is released by an ex plosive- after the shell has traveled a certain distance from the gun. or whether the original projectile ftseM reaches its destination propelled i*?r haps by an explosive of a force hith erto unknown. 1 In Saturday's bombardment 24 shots in' all were' tired from 7:20 a. m. to 3 o'clock p. m., h shell dropping every *23 -wtaste* vrftfc -araratocnufc reenter- < ity. Enemy aviators who flew, high over the city during the early hours of tike bombardment rvfirulnt?Hl the fir ing. ' Meeting of Civic League. There will toe a called meeting of the CMvic League on Friday afternoon . at 4 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. X. B. Ooodakv titCKMANS j?AY HKWY TOIX In lives For Kvery Foint of Ground Gained hi Great Drive. Hauling for every point t>f vantage, giving ground only when overwhelmed by numbers and exacting u frightful toil of lives for every f?n?t of ground abandoned, the British line In 1M curdy is still intact. While the German on slaught gullied ground at .a number of points on Monday, there was no sign of dlsliiu grntlon In tUg ltritish forces, which at many points, esinvlally on the northern end of tin* long line ?>i buttle, are standing linn. The German official report tells of the defeat of the Itritlsh ami their "retreat via Ypres and Sallly." This would ncciu to Indicate heavy lighting far to t he north of the Sonime battle tlel<K of which no British report has spoken. There, however, is a town called Sallly, sonth of Bapuumc, and eastward of this pluce Is a town known as Ypres. It is probable that these were the i>oints referred to in the statement from Berlin. The largest gains made by the Ger mans have l>cen west of St. Quentln,! when- they have eaptnred Nesle and Guiscard, These points, which are at! the Up of tho Teutonic uttuck, aro more than ten miles from the front as it stood March lil. Military observers discern in the scheme of the German attack a repe tition of the (leiman ''piucher" system of attack, which was used by Vou MuckensCn in Uussiu. ltumu<nln and Serbia. This attack consists of two attacks some distance apart, which, af ter progressing to some depth, turn toward each other, comi>elllng the forces caught between them to fall back or t?e in danger of capture. TIk! Itritlsh have foreseen this dan ger and have met it by tirst checking. then forcing the northern Juw-oftlui ! ulhcfier southward, while t hey have frqroffiwd Mci oa the center and have hot fallen into the (Jernnin trap. The pressure of the defenders of the Homme ! front seems to be bendiug the whole < term an attack to the south where it Is hoped its force will be dissipated. The French ]>o?ltlons Joined the ltri tish to the south of St. Quentin but there have been no reports showing that the French have fallen back from their advanced positions. On the oth er hand, reports would Indicate that the original French lines now virtually outtlank the advancing Germans along the Olse river. In the meantime the ltritish strat egy sy^ius to be devoted ty the task of meeting the attack so that it is direct ed no longer straight at the line, but is diverted toward the Oise, where the Gorpiuu advance has been most rapid ? Ffencli troop* have taken over sec tors of the front and -have relea?*ed ??British units' for Work farther north. Berlin states that Americans have also joined in the lighting, but nothing has as yet been officially imported on this point. The fall of Ilapaume, in the early hours of Monday, was a blow to the ltritish, but it Was the result of a de termination to fall back slowly all along the line that is being attacked. Official reports state that repeated heavy attacks on Bapaume were beat en off by the ltritish, who also forced the German* back across the Homme dt a number of ]x>lnts, only to. fall back when the safe retreat of the main body of the army had been assured. Whilo the German wedge Is still mov ing, its progress is not alarmingly ra pid, ?s If was In the lirst rush of the Teutonic hordes. The yielding line," it is asserted, has absorbed the impetus of the shock ami has weathered the storm remarkably well. Berlin claims that 45,000 prisoners have been taken. These were ph>bably units which were left to hold the easier defended points while the main portion of Field Mar shal Halg's army fell back. \ . The British losses have been heavy, but it is officially announced, that con sidering the magnitude of the struggle, they are not uudue.' On the other hand, the Germans have suffered ter ribly, even Berlin admitting that the Teutonic casualties before Peronne were "comparatively heavy." Paris has again been bombarded by the mysterious German cannon, which Ih said to have been located in the forest of Jit. Gobiaa south of La Fere. An Interruption in the bombardment on Monday was considered as an in dication that the mysterious gun, or possibly a battery of them, had been located by tJ?e French aerial forces. In the face of reports of continued falling back on the part of the Brit i.*h, file people of London and Paris have preserved a remarkable calm. This is reflated by the attitude of Washington, where it i? felt that the momentum of the German throat will soon have spent itself. President Wil son has sent congratulation* to Field Marshal Haig <hd expressed confi dence In the ability of the British to :?top the enemy. x ; There .has been \~*newed activity in Italy, enpedally along the Plave river, where Aerial foree* haw been heavily engaged. American artillerymen have again deluged German positions In the vi cinity of Toul with high exploitive shells and have driven the Germans back from the advanced trenches. Large quantities of gas shells have been fired by the Germans against towns and supposed battery positions in this sector, but the Americans have retaliated effectively. There - have 4oea actttfe cy eo&wemeato atoac tfwi battle front from the Homme sector to] the North Sea. - The British forces in Palestine have again advanced nofthward of Jericho and along the Jordan. , . . . - See Charles Rich man and Anns Q. Nilssotr 'nation wide favorite* In the soul stirrior photodrama "Over There" at The Majestic tonight. J- ' .. ? W1KK1.KSS 01TFIT IIKKK. Signal ( orus From Cwnp Jackson Kiv rHiU|MMl on Kirkwoml Heights, An hUUckI attraction for the visitors ut the races at the now truck of the Camden Hiding and Driving Ciul. ye> lerday afternoon wan the wlrch.w out Ill eut'mniMMl on KlrkwoOd Heights near the ratV track, A detachment from the signal cVrp? from Cttltii) Jackson under couwuund of Major S. It. Tmld, arrived in Camden via cboxm country and Immediately be gan erecting their out lit as soon as the Mite was chosen. Wltldn twenty min utes after reaching their cuinp the out tit had been creeled and they were In communication with other training camps throughout the United States. The men in charge explained that this outfit was eapahic of sending mes sages over a radius of om? thousand mile ami that messages could he re ceived by them from any part of the world. All throughout the day mes sage* of world Import, dealing with the war situation and domestic affair* were being received and |H>st?Ml for the bene llt of the visitors who have been going up to see it. The detachment is com posed.. of twelve inch. The equipment is all conveyed in a large army truck, accompanied by motorcycles with' side oar attachments. The ]h>1c Is one hun dred foot high and the power to ojH'r ate the radio Is furnished hy ihe en gine of the truck. Was Known Here. There was another little romance of A wedding In town Sunday night at about* nine o'clock. While Mugbv trato C. W. Douglas was on his way home from church he was met by a party and informed that he was want ed to otJlclate at a marriage. Aecord Ihgly he went to his home* wllh the <oo|'lr aud at IcmjUiits. a?n4 -performed the ceremony for Miss Iah>uc Swill dlcr <>f Helena and Mr. L. F. lVv slnger of Newberry. The license lwd Just previously l>een issued by Deputy jblork of Court I. It. Mann, acting as Probate Judge in that instance. The happy couple departed from the mag istrate's residence with Mulling con gratulations of Judge Douglas and others present. * The bride and groom were attended by her brother, Mr. (lus 8win<ller and his wife, and the ceremony was witnessed also by Mr. II. ,11. Franklin. The best of \Y?U wishes and the highest of ho|>ea for the young couple,? -Newberry Herald and News. The bride above referred to 1m pious antly remembered in' Camden as hdv ihg t>een employed hy the Southern Bell Telephone <3o. here. Dtilh of Young Lad v. i Mis* Bertie Klklhs, aged about 16 yea rs, died at'lier home on York St., ! yesterday morning at 4 o'clock. The funeral will occur at the Quaker oeiu- 1 etery this afternoon at o'clock and will be conducted hy. Rev. Benson. Honor Roll For Oakland School, Following Is the honor roll for Oak land sehooi for month ending March 22, 1 918: First grade ? Yastl Marsh. Terry Croft, Heyvvflrd outlaw. Advanced First ? Jesse Fate, Clifton Duiiaw. ^ Second grade- ? Stcadmau Hallv Dun can Hodge rw, Joe Hough, Roscoo Hall, Alva McY'asklll, Barney Parker. Cleve land Croft., Willis Slicdd. Third grade ? WHffle Marsh. Fourth grade ? Blanche Hall. Lorena Farkti'. Wll Mc^'nslftTI. 1C. IV Shodd." Jhu ?Sullivan. Fifth grade ? Ella Croft. Sixth grade ? -lyorena and Juunlta Hall, Bennle Radcliff, Drue McLauch lln, Geneva Stokes, Hettle Hough. Kighth grade ? Delia Hough. Change of Church ServUes. On next Sunday morning the scr vices will be held it the various Churches an follows: Episcopal Church 11 :30. Methodist Church 11 :30. Baptist Church 11 :40. The bourn given are according to the new time which goes into effect Sunday morning. F. H. Harding. M. M. Benson, ? . J. Ht Graven r? * At The Opera Mouse. The scenic production of "Very Good Eddie" to be seen at the Opera House soon is absolutely new, and will be ranked as one of the most elaborate scenjc offerings that has ever been shown in this city. P. Dodd ^Acker man the famous scenic artist, who joints the marvelous" scenes for" the New York Hippodrome, The Winter Garden, etc, has surpassed his former efforts in the scenic investiture he .has provided for "Very Good Eddie." Easter Services at Oraee Chureh..' Today will be observed as Good Friday In Grace Episcopal Church and the services fcwlll be at 7:30 and 11 a. m. and 5 p. m. '? Sunday, Easter. Day, the. service* will be in keeping with this great feast and there will be special music in the morning and afternoon. On ac count of the -new time g^lng into effect Sunday morning the hours of service will be ,in accord with the new law and those attending service* are re* quested to see that they have the correct time. The hours of service are 7:45 a. m. firat celebration of tb* Holy Communion ; 5:00 fr m. Easter parol Service. All 'orj*fcoor$la11y In-' i'iovr Manning has named Messrs. M. C.Weat and Geo. T., Little, both of OimdeD aa delegates to the United State* Good Beads Association which naeeta at little Rock from April 15 to IP. Named A* Delegate*. UK* I>AM\(.K SI' IT F1LKD, , Hardaway Contracting Company Asked to ray $25,000 For Injury. Through Uls attorneys, M. At. John sou, of < amdou. ami \V. Hampton (k>bk, of Columblu. lYter Byars, un employee of tho Haulaway Contracting Co. has tiled sajt against the company asking for alleged da mago* t hi* IN'rson while working for tho defend ant company. IVtVr Byars l>y N. llyars, hi* uuardlau ad litem, plaintiff, vs. Tl* flardaway Contracting Comimny and A. I', Hammonds, defendants, Is tlx* way tho suit Is Med. The complaint alleys that company Is a corporation chartered under the laws of Oeorgla, anil Hutt they aro engaged In con struct lug a data across tho Wateree river near Cott.vs Shoals. That said rotor Byars Is an Infant nineteen years of age, that A. IV Hammond l* a citizen ami resident of Kershaw. County. and that on or nlsmt the 10th day id' Xov^wber, I1?1 7, was employed as an engineer for the defendant com pany. That while the plnlntltY was called njK?n by the foreman to tlx u pipe, that tin* engineer through care Icsmichh, . wilful liiess and wantonness did cause tin* locomotive to run over the hooks which hold a tackle and cauw tlm pljH's and pump to 1>0 drag ged over the defendants leg, breaklug the hones of the defendant's leg. Where fore the defendant asks damages la Hie sum of $25,000. Had Chase Willi Negro Thief. While pa si hk through Heetory Square ahout two o'Vlock last Sat* unlay morning Chief of Police Whlta* ker met a negro uian with several crocus sacks on his back. Upon ask ing the negro what tho .sacks contain ed the negro ran. The Ohlef struck , -tUl1 Ifj iHi'Niiit- iiyhf-n^ Rtror^ttr-mt? efToj'tto make -him stop. He tlnally overtook the negro near tile residence of Mr. John J. Workman, and In the ? scuttle the otlloer lost his pistol anil the negro got aNvay. He caught him again near tho residence *of Mr. C. J. Shannon. !mt the uetfro again mad<? his escape. Tho chief returned to the square and examined the stvkMx and they proved to contain ? i\ diku-kens --one in one sack, two In unotwr ami three in another. Ho has tho chickens and anyone proving the property can have $hem. Motor Car Company Commissioned. - Tho Camden Motor Car Company, or Camden, was commissioned Tuesday with a proposed capital stock of $fi,00# tho iHditloners being: S. I*. Heard, W. K. DeLoache and L. A. Kirkland,, all of Camden. - The present headqtumfrs <jf .the co aJ puny is in * tho brick building of N. It. (Joodale, on Broad Street. This property was purchase by them last week from Mr. Ooodaks, and It Is the purpose of tho new owners to vemodeJ tho building, putting in a handsome glaa* in front and northern side. Colored Rec" Cross Auxiliary. Tho colored people of Camden met Monday afternoon at the Mt. Morlah Baptist Church and organized a Hod (Vrtiiy Tljn UJOetiilg WJ.t* Sid dressed by Dr. A. W. Burnett, presi dent of th*? County Hod Cross work ami Mrs. C. <\ Morgan, who has been In structing the members of the white Ited Cross Chapter in surgical dressings, etc.. and Miss Bltchle, and Attorney T. K. Trotteiv AH of -whom emphttate- ? s ed the lmi>ortauco of an organization aming the colored people to do a ftlxni lar work as is bring done by the whites. As soon as a suitable place .can be secured and funds for Its equipment, had we lioi>o to begiu actively in tho work with the "spirit to work" which Mrs. Morgan emphasized as the ~maiu prerequisite. W. Hoykin, Chairman. "Very Oood Kddie" at Opera House. The theatre goers of Camden will open their eyes and utter a shrill peep next week when "Very Oood Kddie" fresh from its marvellous run of over a year 'in Now York and long engage ments in Boston and Chicago will play an engagement at the Opera Hous? next week,. ; ? ?? / "???? : DR. BRA8INGTON KLKCTKD Nfrond fUe? For Miy?r of Cuwhi . WpN Closely Contested. y ? By tbo narrow margin of three voten Dr. 8. * F. Brasington wuh nominated oh tho next mayor of"' Camden -over I)r. W. J. Dunn Tuesday. There we pcrhapn thirty more vote* polled >tbe? second (primary than In the, first. All day both sides worked bard-?for their respective candidates, and so close was the vote- the result was in doubt, until the soldier vote at Camp Bevler was' received by telegraph, giv ing Dr.'tBrnslngton the nomination < by a totar vote of 202 to ,100. j, The city executive committee met ou" Wednerilay to hear protests filed toy Attorney L. T. Mills, alleging that cer tain irregularities existed Jn the vot ing in that, one citizen voted In Ward five Vho" was a citizen, of New York State. Another protest charged that tfro'ytnlnors were allowed, to vote, while k till another voter wav bought. The committee adjourned until Thursday when the protest" wart? again heard. No irregularities were.provyn and the*<com-' mittoe imaiiietMUMiy doalared Dr. Bras Ington the winner on $ne. flr*t count of the returns. - ? /'? , Following Ls the vote fay wards < Brasington ^ Dvnn 91 T 201* 6112 W*