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BUY A liberty BOND Chronicle BUY A THRIFT STAMP VOLUME XXIX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1918. NUMBER 1 In whites from fkasck uriiin Janitor Mi Camden Fottioffice Now With -V K. F. in Frawe. Yl?- t.iilowlnvr letter from Private Kdtrar l.ewls, who was for wtera I ,ttis janitor at the Camden jHfttyimce i rati with interest l?y his Oaiu Ku friend*. 't was written to a loult'ii friend who consented to lot , givr ii to our readers. 1'rlVhte t.w is was a meinlH?r of the National unit! Camden, hut. was given !? rvlfji-si' after their return from the mh'i on account of being a married Mn. IK- enlisted in Charleston: Somewhere in Frnuee, Marah 24, Mh'ar I i end : Just u line to let [Xl kin iluit I am well. This is v country over here. I w4i%h hi u. iv here. 4 I know you wouhl [j, . > it. The sivnery is just grand, vrviliinu is U>autiful. It seems so imiv r<? hear three or four children lain- down the street. It sounds Kt like ii hunch of horse* going to Iftre tliey all wear wooden shoos. fjn i. all the iKMisiint people wear mi Mint I hey have the most wop trful complexion, their cheeks afe Kt a. s rosy as can 1h?. - vhey all do their bit ovei- here and ldnk tejufil'.v young American Vplaee in tVumee. If they only realised mt U meant they would enlist tlo irnw. My 10 hi ress in France la U. Naval aviation IflbnteM,-' Foreign ri<v. Kniiici' That will reach we t-revor I am. 1 am work ill# (pitto il hut jjet three good Jjtftmre meals !ry ?lay and a fine pjtieo to Bleep >ry night. Vou never want, to' be re all the rot you hear ^hout the* s not getting well treated in for* ii service. ? I0ver>\word. of It is rot ft the iHwnning. Vou would never w it from home. Just todgiy We ^ heef steak for dinner. We hay'f* |st jHM-k hoof of all MikIs and eveOV UK we wain in the line of enfti yon sir when you bear .ttoat ~?l& rs. lire not getting treated well IT Mud. .because we have all we want.. Iiavt- traveled about one thousand es since I landed in France ami T.v ineli of it Is juafr picturesque ?an 1m\ I only wish you were here enjoy the scenery. By the way sure and tell my friontte . to drop ? line as I would lie g<lad to liear ii them. A word from friends Is illy welcome over Jiere. I* .1. E. Lew^s. KERSHAW NEWS NOTES ?< J lifting Items Gathered From th? Era of That Place. v ^ I ? llr and Mrs. John t Stevens fed yesterday to their handsome I hunie on West Iticliland Street. |< is umpieHtlonably one of the Iditomest residences in the State I the jrrounds will also l?e a place neattty when all arrangement o t Its has been completed. . v Kolwrt L. Stover, aged 51 years, ? Tuosda.v morning about 4 o'clock |r LugoQ'. s. C'.. where he had I- his hoine far the past several ^h>. He was a brother of T. C. Ijt>? t?f this place," ami is survived Biis wife and live children, three B and two daughters. The remains ft iutorred at Bethel Churchyard ?'2 o'clock Wednesday. lis. Hat tic Truesdale '-has reeelyed ?tec fr.un her -wrtn 4ttc Truusdalerv I writ*- that lie has* arrived safely ?a- war /."lie. He enjoyed the trip 1 which \\a< without uhusual in* Bit except a s it -was a new exu i" him. lie says that he Is I <??ijtciit.'ii a ix I is enjoying his I "f ili?' new country arid th^.ex Miee* tiir??uuh which he Is passing. ?* with the Engineering Corps of ?N.i t iiMia I Army. V anil Mrs. V; it. ('HlUplM'll of. ?i?*l?n. spent several days the I ww-iv in Kershaw visiting the m < Hint In r Mrs. B. B. Watson. ? W. Scott and his son and daugji ?jiaw Mr. ami Mrs. J. E. Scott Bshri|.vii'h?. spent last" Thursday in ?haw wiili tlui elder Mf; ? Sewtt1^ [U W Srotf. Jr. ?(> '"a:. Iiiiii'ls of J. H. Grow ? 1k' I'l'a-<<| i,, jfarn that he has f r. .m the ( '? dumbia . hospital ?'V imp ?.\i>ii in health and hope* V lM i in n; recovery, following ?HH-ration which he underwent. ? > > Mac-key left ; yesterday for ?til tt- take the position In %the ?oth.v : liere which was made va ? soine t inif aj;o by the .transfer ? Si'l .lni,, ? t?? the mail depart ? a! ' amp llancoo-k. Augusta, Gil'. ? rs of the Baptist ffcin ami l he congregation which ?^??<1 tlie s|Hvial missionary ex at tii.. itnptist Chur&li .'la^t uiurnii,^ contributed something ? for the cause of missions, ? and foreign. I K,,,,,H'ly Hlakenoy left several ? ni;i> fur ? iainesville, Fla., where ? ;,kni-' a course in wireless V :,!t i "ni versify of Florida. V ?: K-K w..rk on the new, Prefc* / "ar' '' U "early completed ? ffohnPiy i?i tinishett tMfc, ? ^ a difthnilt matter ta get n1"1 prompt shipments of 111,1 prevents rapid ? s ti e( ?i vt ruction -work on K?mI Cross Work. i*T->iis w h<? take Wool for knit ?r ^'HrnHMil ? to make arc request l?*avc tltrir names at the work witli number of articles tak?o? f*t?- and nttaeh their name* to *!?>< when returned that the work ? ' v. 1th. my who have garment* out tow return them as soon as *nd Mrs. llay Smith of Tim were vtaKora at the borne ?Ml Mrs. H. O. OarrUon for * <ml KKITY TO l)K. IH'NN Conmiltte r Reviews Recent Klectlon Muddle for Nomination of Mayor. We have road with Interest the ?i tootpt made tiy Dr. W. J. Duuu t Viroit^U (lit* ?xdumus of t lu? Messenger uu d the Chronicle in retleti 4i|M>n tho charac ter of those who constituted the ICxecik tlvo CNumulMee lit the recent primary option, and while this committee (ldi?s not seek newspu|>er con I roversles nor newnpaiH'r notoriety, yet we feel in justice to ourselves wo cannot let such an attempt to deceive the pub lic at our examine, go unnoticed. It - is not 1rue that the committee refuged to consider his protests. On the cou&rary it 11 protest*) made as re quired by the rules were carefully In vestigated. considered mid passed up ou before .declaring the result. The division reached .by the committee (dc e luring l>r. Braslnrfton elected) was without a dissenting vote. The com mittee >vw t not so silly 'as to hold that Illegal vote# were not irregularis tlivi, which the Doctor <*ays -they did. What the committee did find was that there wore no votes proved to hrtfe l>een illegal, Them were no votes east by any omen rolled voter, except at ftymp Sevier, where there were IS) votes cast and only 1? liaines on the roll. There was no protest, made by l>r. Dunn at* to the Camp Sevier box Whore he pot 1- votes to Dr. Itraslng ton's 7. , The commit tee, in canvassing the returns after the first primary having fopnd that some had voted in Ward No. who were not on the club roll, .^ulopted a resolution to tlie effect that if such ' were apt In allowed In any ward, the box of that ward would be thrown out. It is to this rule, doubt less, that Dr. Dunn refers. If it had been applied to the lrox at Camp Se vier. the lector's net loss Would have been tlvo votes. This was the only bOxi am arhove stated. where such an Irregularity occurred. Can the Doc tor oomjplaln on this score? \ Ah to some voters not "taking the oath. That was no serious matter. The voter Is stm/ply required to swear: :>pl am an enrolled member of this dub and have not voted l>eforo at ?this" election." The managers, having the club roll i>efore' them, could see for themselves whether the voter wag enrolled and well knowing some of th? voters to be Intelligent gentlemen, could acc$>pt their a<*t of voting as t.hei r oath that they were not repeat ing. ' Does Dr. Dunu really think that there "was any repeating in any of the boxes? It is certain there was ho voting without enrollment except at Oaiftp JSevier, wbere begot 12 to 7 votea, and as to which box as afore *mict he stranegly forgot to make a protest. ;V As to the vote cast upon a l>et. ? 'That was a llfty cent* joke. but. how ever terrtble and criminal this bet, the vote of one who makes an elect ion. l?et is ?iot rendered illegal by any law of the State or rule of the party As Its iinemilH'rs are well known to righ every citizen of Camden, 'we trust it is needless to further defend the good faith of the. committee in pass ing uiKjn the recent election. (Signed) CHty Democratic Executive Committee. Turkey ami Bulgaria in. Row. ? Wawhlngtoih ? AfH'H ? of i War have given rise to serious bouu .ila ry disputes between Turkey and Bulgaria* which Germany is under taking to smooth a way to prevent a rupture tietween her Vassal-allies. An oilioial dtopateh from Switzerland to day nays : "Mr.- Helfferlch has returned to Berlin. * -< ? 1 1 1 i i l "_c from great lieadtpiar tors, \\here lie held a long conference with the eani?eror, Hindehburg, Ln deudorft' ami the chancellor. It is said that the conference dealt with the differences whachliave arisen he tw?en Bulgaria ami Turkey upon the subject of the houmhiry of their com mon frontier. "The Turks desire competition for tho, enlargement which Bulgaria will procure v through the Do^rudja and tlw\v demand (hat the former restore to them the stria) of' her territory which she obtained In September, 1015, ay fljle price of her entry intp the Avar. 'Tlfc? Bulgarians object." Lost His Horse. AJLtc L, J. yVatts, who has beeu run ning a dray for several months lost a valuable horse larit Tuesday even ing. Mr. Watts says lie fed the ani mal .usual Tuesday evening and when lie went to the stable Wednes day morning found it dead. It is quite a heavy loss to its. owner. Arrested On Murder Charge. ('. H. I lolmos, a negro, about 35 years of age, was arrested near logoff Monday mdrntng and placed In jail. The man if? wanted )n Porte Meade; Fla., on a charge of murder. On April <Sth Holme* killed a negro woman at A turpentine catnip in that sta'te and immediately made his escape. The Sheriff of the Florida towu had Infor niathm that lie was headed this way along with nineteen other negroes \yho were engaged in construction work nehr (Vimden. Holme* was gojng un der another name when y reached Logoff. After being arrested he ad mitted to the officer* that he was the man wanted and agrees to go back to the Florida town without requi sition papers. ?Sheriff J.; O. (Jafes, of lira den town, V\a\ arrived to Oaaute# Wednesday.] and took the prisoner f>aek with him. The Sheriff told us that It was a de liberate murder, that the negro shot the woman five time* while she was trying to get awa? frim him. There was no reward for the man but thr Florida sheriff paid alt expenses' In curred in the capture and holding of the negro. ?, - ?. ?. * ANOTIIKK UHAI^T CA1X Nwrl,v 50.U90 Men to Report May Fimt To Tenth. Washington,, April II. -t Another draft call. for 40.848 registrants, ho# Mhm? sent to governor* of statod by Provost Marshal General Orowder. Mobilization , <jjf the men Is ordered ! for .May I and 10, the war depart ment announced tonight, and they will l?e will to 11 forts and rtvrnitfUg bar ruck#, (probably for training with reg ular ariuy unit# there. This call Increases to more than fiio number of neloct men ordered to camp slu<?o la to in March. This Is far in exc<?ss of the monthly average that would have l>eon mo bilized nnder flu* original plan to call K00,00t) men this year over a nine* month i>erlod, . Under Provident Wilson's determi nation to hasten the dl^mtrh of Amer ican troops to Franco the whole pro gram of the army is Hi>eed1ilg hp. Only i( week ago General Orowder ordered I nu?bHtnatlon of IfiO.tHH* select inen for April $1; : Although every state and tile, Dis trict of Columbia are called upon to furnish men under General Cuowder's latest order, nearly half of t*he 49,848 men will come from seven states. Illinois will supply by far the largest number, its quota being 8,047. Peun sylvanUi Is next with 8,770, Now York third with 8,542. Michigan fourth with Missouri fifth .with 2,108, Wisconsin sixth with 2,151.), and Ohio seventh with 2.000. Nevada has the lowest quota ? 49, Tim quotas of other states follows; North Carolina 481. South Carolina 2X0, Virginia 7f>0, Tennesst'e 442. The army posts to which the men will ti o art* Fort. Slocum, N. Y.. Fort Thomas, ' Ky? Fort (lgiethori?ef Ga., Fort MkilX>weU, Fort Screven, Ga . ; Fort ? Lojrtmi Colo. : F^rt Stun Houston, Texas, <\>hi-mhus ltarracks, Ohio, Vancouver Barrack*, Washing ton, Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and .lack son IiarrHcks.Iia. Germans Paying Dearly. Washington, April 10.? The heavy price the Hermans are paying fof their advance on thci western front was toUl in dispatcher to the State Depart* went today, saying that twenty -five trains loaded with wounded are pass ing through Aix-ia-Chai>ellc every night. * The hospitals at Alx, the dispatches suld, have been crowded beyond their capacity and the wounded wew> lodged in schools.- .public buildiugs ou<}? even i private houses. There Vrts h great lack of medical supplies and no morphine. It also was reported that the morale of the German 'troops is not good ex cept among the new levies, of the very ymnig. Fifteen Ships Lost. .? London, April ? The losses to Urit isli shipping by mine or submarine in the past week totalled fifteen, accord ing to the admiralty rein>rt tonight; Eleven of the merchantmen sunk were 1,000 tons or over and four under that tonnage One fishing vessel also was sunk. Twelve vessels were unsuccess fully at tn eked. The arrivals numbered U.'Jl 1 ; sailings 2,450. In the previous week only six Brit ish merchantmen were sunk by mine or submarine, four of them of morp fhwn i;000' foil's. New Highway Bridge Completed. York county's handsome new con crete ami stool bridge over Catawba river was thrown oix'ii to public use en Tuesday.. There were no ceremo n.k-j* attendant upon the opening of t lie bridge.* The opening of this bridge means a saving in travel of some fou? oy five (miles between Port Mid awf Hock Hill, the distance betwoen ^tho two towns 1)3* the new route l>cing slightly more than, seven mllerf, while by lb? old bridge, or ferry, the dis tance Was estimated at between 12 and 18 miles. ' The county 'chaining came over last weejf, we are told, and put the road east of the river in good shape, and ,wifh the new road be tween the river and Hock Hill lately worked over. Hie highway, betweeu the two towns 1>* sfltd to be good. ? Fort Mill Times. I ? . . . ' .1 [ ' - (?RE AT PICTURE MONDAY \ . (iriftltb's "Intolerance (jives Fine Idea of Paris of Old*, Nothing ever l>efore ac<xnupli$hed gives so line au idea of mediaeval l'nrbj, it is mid. as D. W. Griffith's ?"Intoleneiico" which is eoniing to The Majestic next Monday April 22. The old I/onrre, which years ago disap pfpared, lias been reproduced with rare fidelity to record* and to ohl prints. A glimpse of the hell that tolled the signal for the massacre of St. Barthol omew Is had. This bell in shown in a tower accurately representing the bel fry of the Church "of St. German* l'Auxerrois, which stands close to the Louvre of today, ami to the famous Magaain* dn Jxravre. ? To wondering eyes are visualized those celebrated characters of history,. Catherine de, Medici tlje areh-pk/tter. her son C1?^rle? IX, rtf^beSWtiful Mar guerite de Vafois steter of >f5harles. r Admiral GoHgu#<thc sterling leader of the Hugeonots wn6m de Medici feared, Ileury of Ndvarre. bethrothed of Mar guerite. Cardinal liorraine and .the Due d" AdJou. But the mostf interesting persyjig in tills French period of the spectacle are the creatlomi of Griffith himself ? Brown Byes, daughter of the ilugeonot family, ami Proper Latonr, her sweet heart. These twfc yon teg people kIkto the romantic aide of Griffith's poetic nature and supply * human Interest i that the mere reproductions lof histor ical scenes -and Damons characters could not p<*f?Jbty give. - II.WK UNDKl) IN FRANCIS Two Caimlen OINms llourd From On The Other Side. Friends ?ln Camden will -he lioJiglijtod to know that Captain MalKilm A. Ha toman of Camden has landed safe ly in France ami up to that wrltJntf was undergo^1# training ?t a "eli&ftao" school somewhere In France. Mr. lliiteuui ii is a won of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ha to in an ?>i i in- city .1 ui i in a graduate of thi' aviation x-hool at Itantoul, ill Ho has made rapid strides since entering the aviation ser vlee und |)|h on reer will be watched wil.li Interest l?y hi* Camden friends. Captain ItatiMiiau has written an in teresting letter to his friends through The Chronelo which will ai<i>ear in our in* xt, Issue. A letter received by relatives in (Gulden also announces the safe ar rival in France of Captain Andrew S. Aiierum. who Is a inojnber of I lie Quar tentliistvr (Vr^s of the American Kx petitionary forces. I. ike Mt'i Hate ninn, he could hot. tell where he was located, and only wrote of things in a general way. Fire Department (Jets Check. an act ptUHMHl hy the recent gen era I assembly the Cmudeu Volunteer Fire department received from the ("Oiuity SuiH'r visor last week a check for $.100 . the aiuinuit refunded to thorn from license Imposed hy the sheriff UM the Krause {toruivnl which play ed Camden last fall under the auspice#, of the lire department. Policman Jones Resigns. Me. Frank C. Joiws, who lias Innm a pollcc officer on tU? Camden force fov more than two years, this week tendered his resignation as policeman to take eft'oet til once. Mr. T. Kenton Brtfce who haw Inhui a ^iilmtltute rural mail carrier for .several nr.mtlis 1* teinporarily tilling in as a policeman; '? tnlntentionally Omitted. In announcing the committee who were designated to make the Htay of the' offlcci* pleasant while in tJamdon last week, the tyjxvs unintentionally omit tod the name of Mrs. C. M. Oole man from the llrf. Hlie worked unf tlrlngly ft>r the suwcsb of the enter prise and the committee as well as this paper regret the oiittaaiozi. Notice of Meeting. The voters or members. of Hoik Hill Democratic Club are hereby requested to meet on the liTtli of April at Trfpp'.s Mill at 5 o'clock p. m. to reorganize iuhI wt't delegates to the County convention. IHeaso^take due notlco and govern you rvelve* accordingly. C. W. Hhlver, I'res. OFFICER ROUGHLY t7|KATED Given Coat of Tar- and Ketthern In New- Mexico Penitentiary. Santo Fe, N. M. April 17 ? Four hun dred con v lets in the State penitentiary this afternoon tarred and feathered and led around with a rope about his ncck Major John M. Hirker, of Camp (3ody; Dealing, N. M? held in the penitentiary as a federal prisoner. He Is charged with violation of the espionage act. Sftfkner was allowed out In the prison yard for exercise with 400 con victs. The warden knew nothing of what was going on until lie heard loud, elieering and rushed out in the yard to find IMrkner stripi>ed and covered With tar and feathers. The prisoners, with loud hoots, were leading him about the yard with a rope around his neck. Assistant. Superintendent Dugau res <*ued him. The prisoners, evidently In accordance with a prearranged plot, had secured the feathers from their pillows, but where the tar came from is a mystery. Birkner is alleged to have made dis loyal ut trances such as "you cannot beat the Dutch," and "the Germans will sink American transports as fast as they are sent over." Iiirkner claimed the charges were spite work by suliord InatC officer* whOfn Jie had disciplined. Major Hlrkner, who whs born in NureuilK'rg, Germany, but who had been in the American military forces for more than thirty years, was arj rested la?t Friday at ('amp Codj*i where he was an officer in the 10?th field artillery. His home* Is in Lin coln. Neb. Resolutions, of Respect. " ? On March the l<Mli. 1WI8. AlLss Jes sie Arrant* ^eft her earthly home to take up her aho<}(? in mansions not. made. with hands eternal in the hea vens. She has left the toil and pain of earth for the rent, i?ence, and Joy of heaven. Without doubt the ?"well done" of , the Master greeted her on the other shore... Therefore, be it resolved by the Wo man's Missionary .Society of the Cam den llaptist Church : First That we recognize the sover eign right of <Jod to call one of bin children 'nnt<f Himself. gnd that, by His grace We- bow In huuiAle suhinls tffon to His will. Second Thflt la her death we have, lost a most faithful, loyal, and self sacrificing member. Third Tlujt we devoutly pray Goal's richest, hlcsein#* upon her father In, his old ago. and loneliness. Fourth That a copy of these reso lutions be furnished .Jicr father, the local paper. The Baptist Courier, and a pajfc hi our jftlnnte bo<^k !*? dedi cated to her memory. \ . oJfri. M. M. Benson, Af rw. 1. H. Clytmrn Mr*. I.. B. Campbell, Committee. ? , ^ v Married. On Saturday afternoon. last, the Iptta imit. Mr. F. W. L. Rate tiffe, of Ukk now, H. 0., and Mt m Corine Mooney bam. also of Lad enow. 8/ C., were mar ried by Probate Judge W. L. McDowell (iKKMANH CAm ttK KIIH1K 111 IHUri' StruKKl*' British \iv Driven From Important Position*. ( i^ruuiny's niiyhty efl'ort on the I m ( jfto " tU?hl of KlttlulviN hits won now siNknftoes. According to the latest' ro port* the important strategic towns of Itaitlenl, Wulverghein and \V?y tschaote a iv in < k?rmnn hands and. more Impor t h 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . the Teutons have carried a laive part of M twines Mldgc by storm. Probably tlmro ban l?con no more bitter strugglo during the war than tlmt waged1 ahw\g tlu* battle lino through the towns* of Mallleul, Neuvo Rgltse, Wulvergltrou and Wytsohmete, Neuvo Kgiise was taken Monday, l??il Maillcul belli out until fresh masses of (teruian troops were burled into the fray ami charged rcjieatcdly on tiie tired defontteix. The same story might be told of NVulvcrglloni and WylscluiOte while the. battle of Messlnex ltldgc must luiye been frightful in its Inten sity, 'I'jie tiernuius have attempted to. advance* t heir wislgo farther into the ili'it ish lines for no new attacks on Merville ami farther west have been reported. They ha ve devoted thoir sole attention to the work of widening out the salient and striking at Mess I ties ltldgc ami the railroad running about six miles north of Halltcul." MetfHlnes ltldgc is Mm key 9 to the Ypres **? t ion. The siuves ses of the (termaiis in the last day have an Important .hearing on the campaign on the northern hattlo front. If they are continued there must be a Iiritish retirement from Ypres and |>os*lhly for some distance farther north, white the cutting of the railroad passing through ija'/cnhrouok wolild be still more sorloOs for the initial). 80 lm)N>rtant are the polftfe won by thy (tevuians that the liritlsh nxust iKJ exjHVted to counterattack at once In an effort to Mvei-p the Invaders Iwick Into the low lamts once more. There 1m higher ground Just to the ! nofth of iiallleul ami the Ncuve Kgl'lsej from which the liritlsh can still con duct a Mterti defense. Merville is nil 11 standing Ann til spite of terltMe at tacks made against it. . In the sector Istfore Amiens there ?have been only artillery duels, Haiti Ing -operations in wlkich Berth sides have taken the initiative are reported from the French front. ? In spitn of the * report* from the American front that (teruian attack* there l*uve l?eon utter failures, a re lH?rt from ? Merlin via Amsterdam Kttya that tiie Americans positions ne?r St. Ml Mel wetV taken by storm by the (Jet-mans, who held them against deter mined counterattacks. It is probable tlmt tiie German' report deals with the battle in which the Americans admin istered a sound beating to spccial #hock h-oops brought ijp by the tier mans to take the American imsttiotis. The tier-mans hi Finland are advilnc lug east of Helsingfors and are meet ing lltftle If any resistance. SECRETARY BAKER RETURNS Comes Bark From Front Willi Sense of Pride and Confidence. ^ 4 WushlnjCton. April 1(1,? NtceUsI to tht' work njiead of him by {lenfonal knowledge of conditions at the~~iHit tle fronts in EufO|M\ Secrete i\v Bgkcr . ndurate <1 4<?- l?4?-4i^?k at-* Hte- wa-r de partment t?>>i from his trip abroad, prepared to concentrate every energy i>u oxi>edlting tho movement of Amer Icon fighting men to France. Tho wur secretary, It Is understood is not inclined to underestima te tho peril that further <?ermao stiet-essos In tho present' terittle onslaughts against the allied line might involv*^ There Is no <k>ubt. however, thhjg lie- believes adeqitnte meitstires to checkmate 'tlx* (legman effort will (?(jmc ont of the fex^t>MiiK of all allied and American reNonreos under com nnted of (lenerul IWb( the linpres , #|ve French c*Mhmander-iii-chlef. On ids arrival early today at an j Atlantic j*>rt, !Mr. Baker authorized ' this statement: "I return with a hoiisc of pride and confidence at the achievements of the United States and allied troops abroad that would justify many ..trips across the water/' Whatever direct 1?tformafloii the' war snereta r.v may "hiive as to the plans iif'Weneial Ewttr'wfil be for the ear of President Wilson alone. 9 d "The Fields of Honor," Mae Marsh who first gained promi nence in the Alan-world by her ai? pea nance ; an the fetnlnlne lead in The Birth of a Nation will be seen i'? "The Field# of Honor" at The Majestic today.' It Is said to Mm her best ef forts since the 'Birth of .a Nation, s -L | _ f H > On llike to Canulen. , About forty-five jnen from ('amp Jackson, spent several hours in Cam den on Wednesday. ThO men had walked as far as Jordan's Mill is Wuteree and had pitched their camp. About sixteen men had l>eei> left at the camp while the others hiked to Camden for provision*. They were a husky bunch, being members of the raeilical and automobile repair corps. Mi?st of tlie men were from the mid flic west wJjj/e a groat many other men' were from other states. They" slayed 'in, Cfluxterr alK>ut a couple of hours and then resumed their march to camp. . , letter From Ills Brother. v Mr. W. F. Nettles, the furniture m?n. received this week a letter from his brother, Dr. O. W. Nettles, who in with the. American Expeditionary Forces in Franco. The letter was full <tf interest pertaining to the habits atxi enstoms of the French people,' but like all other* he <-ould not ?t a te, .whore ho' ^to located or ft** "ifcyjWliformn t ion 04 to the movements at the Ameri can troops. ? . 4. TIIKY MKKI) BLANK V Li(tl(?<Towik T?v*t*d 8ol?H*ra Hue <>? Return Maivh to Camp Jackson, The following Is taken froiu the Columbia lt?vohl of last. WwJiH'Htinj and shows how the hoapltable people of Itluncy treated Cnclet Sum's boya while in (licit- little town: "IteUeve mo, I'll uover forgot lllu - uey," a young soldier with a pchI, while ami blue hat cord w?s over heard to remark. ''Ami why, pray, will you always remember HlaueyV" a*kc?l the one who heard him. Ami this Is why the men of the training camp will always have a soft s|m?i u their heart for the little tow* which nestles lu the sand hills between Columbia and Camden. Last week the training camp hiked from Camp .la ok sou to Camden, and after staying there a few days, prepar es to hike buck to ('-amp Jaokuos again. The day they left Camden was Monday, ami everybody knoWs whut a record breaking rain thin jmrt of the country had. >uid as the men were fully equipped with their packs, ami para phernalia of the inarch, It can lie cattily Imagined that the trip home wasn't the uiOHt pleasant part of the outing. It happened that their course led them through ltlancy. and it alao hup-'' lH'iuul that' the supply wagons paatted through lllaney about twenty minutes before the men. Ami thereby hangs a tale. The people of Bhincy had no Idea the men were coming through until the supply wagons arrived aud told them, so immediate preparations were made toward furnishing some kind of refreshment for the travelers. Imagine preparing for several hundred .men in twenty minutes. It seems like a fairy tale, but that Ik exactly what .the patriotic citizens of ltlancy did, When the men arrived, they found gal loup of. hot. steaming eolfco and count less cakes and crackers all spread out waiting to 1k? nerved them. Kveryl>odjr In town had contributed Komethlng and there was plenty to go around. To quote one of tho soldiers : "1 wan about the four hundredth man and i Just knew the coffee woukl l*e out be fore It reached me, but'tht're seemed to be an Incxhaustable supply, and not only did everybody have a cup hut lots of fellows had several," Now do you blame jheni for reinera berlug ltlaney 'i at Cresrent School, Aji event of much Interest to the entire community wa? the fourih l>ul> He meeting -of the debating society of Orescent Wc1hh>1 on Friday A^flil llith. The following program was carried OUt : Address of webcofme- -ItutJi Miles, President. Soi ? jSochvty. i Ciirwint Kveiit.n ? Alida Ikitcman. RwHn Hon ? Fay fwwr." Jokes ? iMti'hiiJii Harrison, and John Spires. ',-1 v Recitation ? Algy Batewian. ItenoTved: TJwOl; there should X hi a divorce law in South Carolina. Affirmative ? Margaret Uardner, Ara- . be I Kennedy, Walter Miles; negative Lnln Mae Porter, Kllstabeth Kennedy) l>arry Mel^eod. Song ? Society. Tlie decision of the judge* wan in favor of the negutjve. Everybody rci>orted u uio^t enjoyable evening. Mwriaff. Mr. William MHltuw, of Chnrlotle.i N. and Mis* Sarah TUlwell, of Camden, wore married on Friday 'pf lusi week, April 12th. by Probate Judge Wr L, MeJ><?vell. Five Men From Thin County. South Carolina drafted White men number of 2KP are to l>c In ?/NWred into the military service dur l iitc the live-day i>erioH beginning May I. hjkI sent U> Foit Striven, Georgia, a<H*ordlng to bulletin issued Monday by Captain Hi chard K. Oarwlle, ofllcer in charge of the.selectlve service work > in South Carolina. The apportion ment for Kershaw County will l>e Ave white men. .? Met With Mir*, (ioodale. The Woman's Missionary Society of tbb Huptist. Church held a most, interesting ''meeting with Mrs. Kob$rt (ioodale Tuesday afternoon. Mry. T. II. Bruce presided and a splendid pro gram was carried out; o Friday's Casualty Report. Washington, April P2. ? Today's cdS ualfy contain* fifty one mumes, live of tlitem killed Hi action, three died of wounds, fcwenity or accident, si* died of disease, ifout wounded severely, twen ty-eight ? slightly and three missing in -action, Saturday's List. Washington, April iS. ? general l'ershling. today raMwO N6 casual ties, divided as follows : ^Killed in action Ave; died of wound*,' one; died of ucridant, four; dled.ot disease, seven ; wounded severely nine; wound ed slightly 00. Sunday's List. - Washington, April 14.?^rhe casual ty 'lint Unlay contained 67 names, di vided- an follow? KiHed in action, three : died of disease, four; died of Ctcrfdents, two ; died of other causes, two; missing in aotioft, four; serious-. Hy wouued, ->11 ; sllghtjy w6nrided, 31. J r' Monday's list, ' V* Washington, Idfc^Thc casualty list today contained forty-four names divided as follow* : ' Killed In action, one ; died of wounds, : three ; died causer unknown, one; died of disease, seven; Wounded severely, four; wound ed slightly, twenty-jeven ; missing in action, one. > ' Tuesday's list. . ? Washington. April 10^-?ThA casuaEy list today contained 66 namw, divided as follow* : Killed in action, two ; died of wounds, four; died of accident, one; died of disease. 12 }' wounded severelf .. seven; wounded slightly 'i7 ; missing In action two.