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HKVYfKM H>K<KS HK1VKN lUCft <.rval IMfoittJtr lt> (/rniuuin 111 Slaughter of Men. , . V?s;<ultiiu IP 1 1 1 i I i -l? Hill'* on iim? m??Ni iht? itcniiii iin liuvf* rowed ttu'lr >vfi\ forward ov??r a front f?|> l>ro.\liuA(il,v 121 mile* In U'litfth, Iwvo jH'iirtiitttMl t ?> a il?*|?th of four or II v?? tulles w <?*ii of ('auilnal ami huvo roue t mm! 1 1 m in. west of Si. IJlH'lltlli, U <li?tatkv of about wloe milOM weat of the Mritinh I i ih'h an they MtOOl) before I In* iueopUon of the Teutonic offen sive oil Thumluv ? ? ? < " ~~ ,^'^Kr ftrfBUTrw i'lajjpK that the forcon <>r tlif ventral empire* arc lighting on ti 1 1 ii<* northeant of, itai?auino. 1'eronne tftnl Mhui Muh not tieen Kub>tantlate<l by llrltlxh oltk'lal tllwpa trbon, but the ItnlUh reports show that t lie re ban Inen a retlrrmejM at varlouH point*, < i#?m i.H|> at M . tjuentln, where Field ? THE SPRING DRIVE IS ON! 4 . , South Carolina's Great Thrift Army Will Go Over the Top Aiueii.a* great thrift army has begun its Spring Urivp. - The Smith Carolina diviaon of savor* in going "0??r the top" with the reat of the country. Tho United State* Treasury has already received sixty five million dollars from tho sale <vf theae little thrift Htnmpx. Salea are now running about two million dollars per nay. Thin In equal to the entire com of running the Government ten y earn, it iH double the receipt* of the Post office Department or of tho Cus toms Service before the wur It in more than double the highest rate of growth ever reached by the Havings banks in this country. The money now coming in from War Savings .Stamp* every day would pay for 10,000 tona of shipping At thia rate it would provide In a year for three million ton* or more than half the program of the Shipping Board This money is not given tp the Government; It is merely a loan from the people which will be repaid with interest. lOvery time you buy a War Savings Stamp you lay up money for your self. you provide the Government with money to win the war. and beat of all you release materials and service* which alone can make possible the supply of necessities to the boys at the front. The War Havings Campaign has Just begun. It is already doing bo much, think what it will do when we really get behind it the way we will when wti appreciate Its importance. BUY MORE WAR SAVINGS AND THRIFT STAMPS? THEY WILL WIN THE WAR. * "THE GIFT TO 01' US." Uovernor M, timing (Jives ftwh of His (J ntmlciiildreii a War Savings {Stamp. ? Governor Flichard I. Manning has purchaaod a War Savings Stamp for each of his ten grandchildren, and lias thua enrolled them In the state's army of war saveiH It has been often Miggested thut War Savings Stamps are the ideal war time present for children. Not only are they patriotic, hut they last louder than moHt preaonta, and are perfectly acceptable, anil Increase in ralue constantly. During March the atnmpa will cost $4.14 each. W. 8. 8. HAVE YOU JOINED YET? Many Advantages in St on* tor Member* of War Havings Socio ties. Among the numerous advantage* of a Joining a War Savings Society may be mentioned the following: It proving an opportunity for a discussion of ths war. which la the chief luiHiueMH in which this country in now engaged. It furnishes an eaay end convenient method of buyiug War Savings StainpH. and provide* a medium through which the subject of thrift can be kept before the people over a long period of time, ll Introduces the habit of regular, aystemntic saving, and makes every owner of a War Sarlnfe Stamp a stockholder in the 1'nlted State* of America, all interested alike in the welfare of the nation and It* soldiers and sailors A NEW WAR SONG. Siug A HtMig of Thrift Pot ? K ?>l full of dough, Lend it lo your country And li h 1 1) (h? War-fund grow When live yftars ?jt? or?r, The I". S. government Will *We you buck your ra.|>ital KnrMied by four p?r c^ut! DRUG STORE SUNDRIES In addition to a onmph'to lino ot' drugs and propri etary medicines; we carry a full supply of Rubber poods ot' all kinds. Combs and brushes, all grades and prices. All kinds of toilet preparations. Pensh. pencils, inks and stationery. W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store Telephone 30. 5) LANDLORDS OR TENANTS Which will your children In* 7 p Will thc\ be owncr.s or renters? \ Real I-Ntatc i< going up? up? and you'd better get in at once if you would leave your child a unie. It make- no difference what you want ? farm, city property or unimproved land ? we have it. ? -,? We spi nd our time in the business of bringing: together the buyers and sellers ot Rial Kstate. See us n you wish t?? connect with either. C. P. DuBOSE & COMPANY * REAL ESTATE INSURANCE CROCKER BUILDING PHONE 43 Marshal HaiK wlyM b|? fonVM )iavo Ukon u|> their now positions anduro heavily engaged with thy enettiy. According iox U liorllu official dis I mi tcli "a considerable part of tin. Britiah army has lieou boa feu," t?ut Mils Ik not Ixinif out by any so| far known. Thai 2.1,000 men have pO**ll?ly boon captured by t lu* Toil Ions may Ik* considered as a uatura' result of tho slow Brltlih withdrawal <?n various .parts of the lluo. Thl# numb?*. however, y is vorv small in comparison ?o the fork's tfaitf has t Inowu Into t)|f? fray. ' 7 'I'll/- frightful combat continued all ?lay Saturday, I In* great Herman offensive pn th^ western front has dovOlojH'il an Its salient feature an apistrent desperate eftort to break Into tho southwest of st. (Juondn, drlvo .i wedge Im'I vvocii tla British and tho French. and push on across tho Sonuno canal In |ho general dl root Ion . of Complegne and I'aris. Simultaneously Vftds has been '?ombarded at <piarterdiour Intervals,! beginning Saturday forenoon, with shells of ahout nine-inch on libor. Tho source 4?f tho bombardment has not booh revealed, Tho nourest i k?1 n t on tho front Is (12 miles distant, more than twice as far as art 1 1 lory flra hutfj ovor reached previously. One theory suggested is that t ho Hermans have developed an nodal toi|>edo Winch ran l?o fired from a long distance. There was an admitted break in tlx British linos in the St. Qucntln region Ta to yesterday, the Hernia ns forcing their way through the de fensive system and oom |>el Unix a Brltbh retreat to prepared positions within the urea devastated by tho Hermans In their retreat in the spring of 1 1 M 7. This new tine also Is now lielng at tacked by the Hermans, and news dis patches. tiled from the front late 1:1 heyday indicated that tho fighting ilrcad.v was heavy In the vicinity of 'lain, which represents a penetration of some nine miles for tlio Hermans. Ham is approximately 11 miles South \vo>: t of St. Quentln A supremo effort by the. Hohiuin* to cut the lino in this region is fore iavt in the dispatches. They liavr put cavalry in tiie Held to follow up the Infantry and evidently intend to throw the I'hlans into the fray when the infautr.v columns open the broach the Hernial! high command is count ing upon. Further north the British line.*, while they, have drawn back, art' holding well in their now positions.1 The maximum Ilritlsh retrocession there seems to have been about four in ilov, at Mory. which has changed hands several times. Reports that tho French have be come Involved in tin* struggle seem credible, as tho recession of the Ilrit lsh right think, which was resting ap parently upon La Fore, at the river Disc, would inevitably carry with it the French left, which had rested upon the Olse. Tho advance is being accompanied by a terrible slaughter of tho Her nians, who in their massed forma tion, s are being cut to pieces by Brit ish guns of ail -calibers. The British casualties. too( havo boon heavy, and Berlin claims the taking of 25.000 British prisoners and 400 guns. lCm|M>ror William himself is in command of the Herman armies fighting tlds battle, which he had pre viously declared would be the de cisive one of tho war. and l/ondoii commentators credit him with assum ing this post with tho aim of going down in history as the victor iu the greatest conflict iu the world's his tory, should the Hermans win. a their leaders have boasted they would. Despite tho advances made by the Hermans, no los.>. of confidence ou tho allies' side in tho ultimate outcome i- apparent. '?Serious, but not alarm ing." is tho view London takes of the1 situation. Attention is now largely centered in tho St. (juoutin thrust] and the big developments are looked to - 01110 from that sector. ? fIwAL~ DISCHARGE Notiee is hereby given that one month from this date on Monday. April loth. 1P1S. I will make to the Pro bate Court of Kershaw County my linal return as Administrator of the estate of Adolphus B. Martin, dtveasod, and on the same day I will apply to the said court lY>r a final discharge as said Administrator. All parties, if any. having claims against the said estate will present j them duly attested on or before*" that! date or forever barred. ?L PAN I EL MABTl.V . Administrator. . ('.unden. S. ('., March 8th. 101S. PROPER CARE FOR STRAWBERRY BEDS THE STRAWBERRY THRIVES BMT ON A RICH, SANDY LOAM SOIL. SOME OF INE BEST VARIETIES The Um of Both Well Rotted Stable Manure and Commercial Fertiliser Recommended. Though grown by a great many, there are few people who care for theJr strawberry beds as they Hhould, thereby lowing tho benefits to bo da rived from a well-cared-for bed. The Btrawborry thrives boat on a rich, sandy loam soil, but will grow well on any rich, well-drained soil that Is not too stiff. Thorough preparation, wtolch consists of breaking deeply, and harrowing Aintll the soil Is well pulverized cannot be too strongly stressed. When stable failure is to be had, it should bo broadcasted over the land and thoroughly worked in during the preparation. Tho use of both well rotted stable manure and commercial fertilizer is recommended. The latter should be a complete, mixture such as an 8-4-4. or a home mixture consisting of 200 pounds .of cotton seed meal and 200 pounds of 16 per cent acid phosphate. An additional appllcatiou of nitrate of soda may be applied in the spring at the rate of R0 to 75 pounds per acre. In applying commercial fertilizer at least 800 to 1.0(TT> pounds per acre should be applied and this distribute! in the drill where it should be tlior oughly mixed with the first few inches of soil. *? Preparatory to planting strawber ries run the rows off aR you would for cotton, two and a half to three feet apart. After applying the fer tilizer plant the strawberries on the level and from fourteen to eighteen Inches apart in tho row. All dead leaves and bruised roots should be re moved before setting and the plants put in a rather large hole so that the roots can be wejl spread in setting. Special care* should be taken to pack the dirt firmly around the roots and not to c^ver the crowns with soil. Among some of the best varieties for the South are the Excelsior, Lady Thompson (early varieties); Klon dike, Clyde, and Haverland (mid-sea eon); and the Brandywine and Gandy (late season). The plants do best when set out in October and Novem ber though they are sometimes sef out in the spring. Early fall- planting will give a small crop the following spring. In selecting plants to set out only use the new plants having Btronr foot systems. These can easily he distinguished from th^ old plants by their white roots The cultural method is largely de termined by the extent of the plant ing. However, a combination of mulching and clean cultivation is rec ommended . though either may be practiced alone. During the first sea son. clean culture should be practiced. At the end of the firet growing season all dead and mh??ing plants should be reset followed by the broadcasting and working into the soil of a liberal application of well-rotted barnyard manure. Thorough cultivation having been completed, apply a mulch (a lay er of 2 to 5 Inches In depth) of pine needles, oat straw or similar material; Ihus retaining the moisture and pro tecting the berries from grit and sand. At the end of the harvest season the mulch should be removed or Incorpo rated Into the soil, this being deter mined by the condition of mulch. The bed should then be given cleah culti vation and an application of fertilizer Mid mutohed again during the early fall. The bed Is unprofitable after the third bearing season. Young plants. Cor the new bed. may be grown by allowing runners, which form early In the season, to take root. Horticultural Project. Rxtensiou /Di vision. Clemson College. S. C. ! PROTECT LIVE STOCK FROM COLD. | I The winter thus far has hoen un ! usually severe on live stork. Ft is ! reasonable to expect two months more ; of disagreeable weather, and this fact domands that special provision ba 1 mado now to protect live stock from j further exposure. Comfortable stabling i and housing of live stock reduces ma : terlally the risk from diseases com j monly caunod by cold and exposure. It also helps to save feed as animals I well housed do not need so much j feed. See that your live stock are protected from drafts. Pneumonia and other serious trouble* often de-. velop in poor and draughty stables. R. L. 8HILEOS. Jan 21. 1918. j There afe two way? to look at a ! small farm: One view ? the common one ? is that it is a place to make a living, but rather a hard pfeaee. and j should be sold as anything easier is I found. The other is that 4he owner ship of land Is a mark of honor, thai a pateat 4o land is a title of noblky, a right to sovereignty. ? Dr. Seaman ?. i ? WmWBSSH.i ili * I ? ; . NOT TLHK TO SWAP > ? ??WI I. WIP |IW I I Hon. Julius MrJnnetM Declare He Will Not Oppotw KmnUU. ^ j L The palrlollKia of mAny' a politician 1* being put to the lest Just now. ami as the, i>oH Ileal season develops the tent will become more severe to those who a re standing It. <>u the othel; hand there will appear many wtopne patriotic i mpu I so Is entirely subser vient to selfish Interests. This Hue of demarkatlon lK*tweeu the patriotic and the selfish will not be manifest in. tin* campaign for lo cal or county olllee*. luit It will l>e \ t?? \ evident with relation to*iution a I affairs. [a The present administration at Washington Is now In line working order. We have as I'rtvddent oi?|? of the most a''le men In the world today, lie has surrounded himself with a com|H>tent and trustworthy cabinet. These ollloors are supported In dho main by loyal and epnipetoid nietn Iters of Congress and the Senate. men w lit > are already familiar with . t h?> tcrlUic. hurdens now l?elug borne by administration officials. It is evident t ?? every voter in the land that the tine working force now backing the administration ought not ty 1h? disturbed. We Ixdieve every one of our readers will agree' with us in the assertion that every Con gressman who is supporting the ad ministration under these trying cir cumstances ought iliis year i ? ? be re elected without opposition. When n 'man gets the Congression al "bee in his bonnet" he must be a true blue American before his pa triotism will rise ntk>ve Ids |>ersonal ambition, for nothing destroys a man's perspective quite so much as IliiSj .same Congressional bee. It is very diflieult for such an one to see thlngsj in their true pj'oiiortions. We take great pleasure in present ing to our readers one such patriot. In tin' , sixth district. two years' ago. Mr. .fullus C. Mil lines ran the 1 b?n. .1. W. Uifgsdale a very close race for Congress, and Mr. McJnnef had intended to make the race again tills year. Ills letter follows:' Darlington. S. C., Feb. iMf. 101K. "lion. .1. W Kagydale. House of Hep resen ta t I vps. Washington. lb C. "Hear Mr. Uagsdale : I am writing this letter to inform you of a decision that 1 have recently made* and which under the circumstances you are en titled to know. .As my vote in the race for Congress in 1010 was so sat i victory to me I had decided thill I would again be in the race In 101#, and believed tlmt my chances of suc cess were good. However. 1 have al ways believed that personal ambition should l>e subservient to the public welfare, and I am now convinced that it is my duty not to opi>ose you for Congress this year. It is my belief that those who have supj>orted the National Administration in the crisis through which we have passed * and are s-tj|| passing should l>e allowed re election without opposition, if ? possi ble. This is no time for lnditics and the jK'ople of the nation do not desire any more of them than they can- pos sibly avoid. Feeling this way 1 believe it my duty to- write you frankly, and to say that I will not oppose you in the coming primaries. Very truly yours. ".fit litis S. Mclnhes." We Itelleve it will not require the insight of a soothsayer to see our point, it is this. Congressman W. F. Stevenson has been in Congress long enough to get into harness. He i> working very1 lhard and ' making himself useful to the Administration, which he is ioyaiiy and patriotically hackng. For the next two years lie can be of more value In Washington than a new man. It would be a hard ship on all concerned if he should bo compelled to leave his work and come back to his district to tight a poltthul eAmpaign. * We ho|>c this will not be necessary. It would be a fine thing if those who hear the buzzing of the Congressional t>eo in their bonnets in the Fifth Con gressional dstrict would take this cue from Mr. Mclnnes* noble conduct and leave our Congressman alone to con tinue his 'important work unhindered. ? ( 'iiestertiebl Advert Iser. .1 unit's Hdf'onl. n lln? ?- year old ^ of Mr. Kverett Pattersou, was-bura*! to death near Uttlfney last TutJu! afternoon. Tho little fallow struck, auatcb autl slit. M* cJotWftg qttre. "7 ^~MASTEICS sale ^ State of South Cnrollim, County of Kershtw. In The Court of Common i'k^s \ * i ii ? i . i'3 lleur.v Havage, ( 'Malum; 1 against Lib Adams, Dan Adams, <ioamcH I\>? j ors, MUle Powers. Pear 11 no I't^em. Patsy Carter, ami Sumter 1 llclts, ? Dcft'iijimji I'nder a n< I b.v virtue of a decrees his Honor H. Withers MommlnJ, j Presiding J udge Hearing date- Maiti! 12th, 1918, In the abov* ei>ttUo<l |J tlon, I will offer for *?|e to the hitf.' est bidder before the Court Hou* door In Camdeji, S. O., within the ^ gal hour* of wale on the first Motwb?] in April noxt (1018) being the day thereof, tho follow tag descrSJ tract of land: All Chat piece, parcel or tract <rf land' in Kershaw County, ?S, C., eontaloW /dxty-two (02) acres, more or hvw/S 1 leaver bam Creek, water* of Hpcm Creek, t>f ?ucli shape and dlmet53 as are nhown by a diagram hereto iy taehed. bounded North-eaut; by tract o( Hen .Clttirbono, South-east by land* known ns Chestnut land, Sou th-wei by other lauds of Henry Savage, Nort>. west by lauds of Be?rfoot,< tho san> being a i>art of a larger tract ?*? veyed to the said Henry Savage, 'taL deed of tihe British American Moil (Do, .lal.fl Doe. HOth, 1M>K and rtvo^ od in the Clerk's ofiire for Korsbifl County in Book V,. Z. Pdge (in. Any one d wiring (<> bid at the #3 sale shall fli'st deposit with tho Mi?| ter the sum of $50.00 as an o?l<J of good faith. Terms of sale cash. L. A. WITTKOWHKY, Master for Kershaw (\until March 12th, 1018. MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. In The C*>urt Of Common lMwu Stockley Belto'n, I'lW against* Taylor Belton nml IK McCaskill,; DofejNhufcl Under and by virtue of a decree jfl his Honor It. Withers MonimluieB Pros! ding .Tndge, bearing date Mtrtfl 12 till, 1018. in the above entitled m tion, I will offer for sale to the bi?] est bidder before , the (?ourt Hot door in Camden, S. C. within tin gal hours of sale, on the first Mondtfl In April nest (1018) being the Asm day thereof, the following descrttij tract of land: All that piece, parcel or lot of situate, lying and being in the Ofl of Camden, County of. Kershaw ttB State of Soutih Carolina, fronting thliB ty-three (83) feet Bast on Broad Stnfl and extending bacJt westwardly of? uniform width to a depth of two ha tired and ninety -eight (208) feet if bounded as follows: North by 16t Sehlosburg ; Kast by * Broad Slretfl South by lots of Jordan Wiley" West by lots of Ned Small. Any one defining to bid at the , sale shall first deposit with the MasM the sum of $50.00 as an evidence good faith. Terms of sale cash. L. A. WITTKOWSKi', Master for Kershaw CxnatjJ Muivh 12th, 1018. FARMING FOR PROFITS ?<s ?' J he year 1018, more than any previous year, .J mar.ks the progressive farmer's harvest season from ' his soil. The world is clamoring for his^ products, -fjj It you would reach the top notch in production you should provide your force with The Latest and Beat in Labor-Saving Machinery .j We have the implements to easily double yoUT|j producing capacity. , ?* \ / Why be content with a scant profit when y<>u have' the opportunity to clean up a large one, and *t the same time help your country in the big drive? Come in and see our splendid line and get our very liberal terms to responsible parties. Get into the class of moderns and move on with j the procession. You van't afford to be left behind, J as you will surely be if you cling to the Springs The Store That Carries