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The Camden Chronicle t* ?? ?? ? v ?* -* ' . ? , ' ' VOLUME XXX. ' ' CAMDEN AOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1918. NUMBER 4. ' " ? ? ? ... ? ? i ? I, i;\MM It ITIC CONVENTION v Delegate* In Favor uf Adiiiinisha lie, hlreted to State Convention. \c-<.nlii.^ 1 1 ? H'lKHls to the Colum * yiHii- S.'iit li Carolina Democrats, {Villi* I" ? ?u 1 1 f \ eonVClltioUs Moil i, v||(1\* ill iii iif uncertain term* L'l tin- si .1.10 heartily Indorses tho |i,iinisii:iii??" ??f J Maiden t Wilson U j |S jxiin-if-s. In every county res bii.?ii? were approving the kfMin - -upiNUled by tho admiuiH L:i?i, ami pledging tho efforts of [,itli Carolina Democrats tt> vigor jslv |ui>-li ill** war to a victorious ?,r In iiia ii \ cnuntJoa tho acts of |. jjdmiiii-initioii wore en itinera ttnl hiU- "i ii?'i s passed blanket resolu Ls voicing approval cOverlug all L Wooihvw Wilson has done. Pllic question of tin? discontinuance (lie i villi I \ to OOUIlfy CttlOpalgn was .mi it a utuuher of conventions <|IICS(IOII l'l I"*' ,? ,i?iun> ?t> county camimltfu was kruxMti .it a u umber of conventions [i i,-M itiii"H> wore adopted both for i/am>t i Uf proposal to abolish tho i?]rjfcM . . I? MU, si it. initios the conventions ,v itarin-'iiious with no factional ,.s draw n although factional issues i, . hate arisen in a few places. i|MKii-u'> t.i the policies of C. L. lMM. will l'f lorgely in the. majority tl?. rcintHition. the majority of jut it's evidently electing solid {iuti-? Pi,M. (U'l. -pit ions. The delegations ? known t<? have heen divided in in* ea*'- w til it* 1 ilea si* men are in the jjority in a few counties. Aiken is id loMiiiM- elect ihI a solid Hlease dei riioii w hi It* NewlK'rry's delegation iiNo nrarded as favoring Hlease. tii out* exception Clarendon's dele [ivn i> also regarded as a Itlease hit* Krrs-iuiw County Democratic tiveatioii iliet at the Court House nday iiiul was called to orderly A U'ittkowsky. the retiring chair In .Mr. Wittkowsky was elected |H>rar> rliairnian aiul 1.. T. Mills |H?ni r \ s?i*retary. \/ c .loneK. F. Itatemaii and L. KuialerUurk were ap|>olntod a com ..-it .iitlfiitials. M. C. West fr. i](.aii:ia!t*tl as County chairman was a l>" I.. T. .Mills. Mr. Mills . . iected. lit* following otlicers and delegates then eUi-ted : I/. T. Mills, county i i ma ii : I. I. (iuion, vice chairman ; ,\l M. Johnson, seoreta/v; 8tato uiivt* committeeman T. J. Kirk |< ! Delegates r<> the Htate eon* ion are; .J. .1. Hell, li. 0. .Tones, >. IUaki*iu*\. 1). T. Yarbrough, G. llin>oii. w 1>. deLoach. All are win" a if heartily in favor of aii'l National administration. In follow i iiir resolution from Ned's ?k Huh was introduced: (f.soht'il. ilia I we, the Ned's Creek >. indorse t he President's. posl ,in i hi- war ami also the Liberty itl aatl Thrift Stamps." i 1' 'I'-I.oat h then introduced the I'M in^ ivv?lut ion : Ulit'i i as w ;j s d( via ml by our ['inuit'ij;. ilia! a state. of war ex if 1'ftu.M-ii Hi,, fnited- States and Juan) a:i<l A 1 1 ^ t ri ;i Hungary, which uratiua wt* endorse, and whereas , ?? sii<i 'If a i a t ion niir < j over n men t -"'ii at war with the 'staid coun u i ? .ii '? j ri . in , tm- rtvord as - in-ai-'v sympathy with 1*res 1 u .i : 1. 1 every aet i?f our in . ; i : ,'i p re.v>in i; tt? ji vigorous i"ii? ??"iK'lusiuii this war on 1 !i 'i"jfi:t|s 1 1|(. freedom of the l ti.i : w . ? ?imIciiui disloyalty and L'f ..?![ I . . . t j t > Mlppiirtt JU? OU 1" gov Hut.:. .1 : i ? 1 t'speeia II \ do WO liere j, ,,,])? ^ai]anl b<>.,s our j wlm have gone into the ser i. ..m 1 1 1 1 ? i > 1 1 ? -_r support to the end jl'.? t:>'!n?"iuv war." ! W :| - Mini <?M lTU'd tllllt both n iv>"lniii.iiv ]><? rallied by a ris w !iii-|i was done. li? I'luiirmaii i lien read a letter u A Smith. State Warehouse ."! n i . inviting the eotton pro (?!'?. ? Squill ("arolina to attend >iiffn ir-.- in Im> held in Columbia "V-I-m \ l . i v 14. at :r xiVlock P V till- ? < ! ? ? ) i produeers of South i'lina :i ii< I .ill others interested in sinniir.' and the warehousing, in li!i:iii<-iii_' .i in 1 i he distribution, in tr;in-p. rt;ii i<ni. and the marketing r-'U-'it ;ur invited. The meeting I*' li?'M in the hull of rhf "House l((?l>rc*Mit:itives. jinn' ?-h;iiii:e< were made in the * m' vwtuiL' fo? t he_ilifferent pre= f a_: i ? I s.tlTer matters taken up H?' !ii> *nii ??'!'< uf the eommittee af jHljdMrnnnMit .?f the eonvontion ?i' b?- published bv them at t?T '1"^ will |h> found a list of dele te and ..tii.vrs elected for the va* '?rt- in.-tv \ hroufrhout the eoun K |!u\ \.,* represented* b<vh~ I K. Holland, Paul Brown, 1 "Tinui' io?-man. .1. J. Campbell; ?' ?!. Campbell: secretary ' Mrl.vtifion. x * "? lMni? .1 c. Ford, W. M. ? ?' -v Kabon ! Kx. (^om. J. K. 1 \v. M Uabpn. fteere I'aniH U a bon. >lk I? W. .loy. W. F. Mc ? l>. w. Joy; president l ?'?>> -i- retary C. \V. Shiver. ! ,| j; Coi?eland. F. M. Me A K M' f-aurin. C. C. Uard M '? K.n-. j a. Mel-aurin, I). ?' " ?: ' .uirh : president N. A. Be " ^r-Mrj I,. W. West, ' ?; Kelley. W. I >. (jilKsby, v I \v Maeke. I.. B. $es '? i- Iliii.-Aii; ox f.om K. ton. Johnson. 1>. C. linker, i- -'ancuiT. ex com I). L. Catoe; Wu ' N' '? s"^retary. M. t'""' 1 y IUit(-man, U A. Witt *> ? | ^ Hlrehmore, W. B. dfr J M < West. L. C. Shaw, Y. JOX^. I^vid Wolfe, L. A. Itfc Hr v, 1 ^PasM, H. O. Oftirt 111 ^inp. Q. t. LHtfe, WL T<> 1NYK8T IN STAMPS Ilethunc 'Merchants A^rce to Spend Out* l>ay* Salt's For Thrift Stamps. The follow ln^r Is a lisi h|' uici' li.in: > of Hi'iluuii' who have agreed ( ? spend all of their money taken in mi Max 15th for War Savings and I'Ui if ? Stumps. This will Include all iimaey:. collected on account for that dn>. I'lie Idea was ad valued hy Mi. .1 I). Cope huut who smveeded in getting ? tie other merchants to take t? tin* n?r<e meat. 11 is an excellent idea -md phonhl he carried out in other (<>wtj>. Names of the merchants signing this agreement were; .1 10. Copland, Ia K Yui4>rough, C. C. tiardner. /. Itrannon. (}. It. Clyburn, C. it. Ca^ sady. A. Slegnmn, 1>. I*. Walters, I.. O. Johnson, .1. L. King. <1. It. King S. II. Mot 'ask ill. W. A. McDowell. A. K. McLaurln. M. M. Maker, II. K. llyatt, W. M. Stevens, 10. Z. Trues dale, A. W. Humphries. ItniValo Mill ing Co.. Willie Hammoiid. N. A. Ile thunc, Clybnrn & l?a vis. C. .lame* (colored. ) . Colored People llehl (tally. A i?a t riot le mass meeting of the negroes of Kershaw County was held here Saturday In the county court house and was attended by lai;ge crowd* of both races from all over the county. The negroes of this coun ty havo takeu a great interest in t It^e food administration work. the ?eouiiellw of defense, the Ked Cross and other tilings that they have been call ed ? on to do. The leading tigure in the -work is the Hex*. .1. W. Iloykln, the county chairman of the food ad ministration among the negroes. The principal addresses were delivered by It. \V. Westberry, State chairman of ?the food administration among the ne groes of Sumter, and Seymour Carroll, public 8]>eaker who is also connected tflth/t-he negro department of the food administi'atlon. also ('. C. Natnary. The white speakers were: the Iter. .1. H. Graves, jxastor ofl I.yttlelon Street AXethmlist Church. L. T. Mills and I>r. Walter Worrell. New Member Board of Health. li. A. McDowell has been elected by city council to serve out the un expired term of W. 11. Pearee who was recently nominated as an alder man from Ward 8. Other members of the board of health now serving are C. W. Hillings.. chairman ; W. Wilson. Dr. \y. It. Clyburn, Dr. John W, Cyrbett. M. Jtrtinsun, li. T. Mills; ox com I >. T. Mills; president , I.. T. Mills; sec retary. <\ W. RirchninMo. iCassatt ? L. (>. Funderburk. .1. T. l>eRruhl, \V. J. Davis. ex coin L. o. Funderburk: president. 11. IV l>;ivis, secretary. D. T. Rlackmon. J >eKa lb ? Not represented. Doby's Mill? M. I >. Kelly. .1 M. Martin: ox com A. E. Kennedy; i?rosl 1 dent M. I >. Peak: secretary J. M. Por tor. Enterprise ? J. S. Dunn: ox com J. S. I >iMin : president .1. S. Dunn ; sec retary J. E MPCoy, Harmony ? Not repr?*sonied. Hermitage ? S. H. Micklo. W. A. Anderson: ox (inn \V. A. Anderson; president W. A. Anderson ; Secretary W. T. I f a st v . Kershaw ? K. 1 ?. Rlakcncy. .1. ('. Massoy, W. K. Gregory. Ii. K. Reese, T. S. Roll: ex com J. Massey; president K. I?. Rlakenev ; secretary II. E. Reese. J/ihorty Hill ? F. <1. Terry. R. ('. J on os j ex com i.. I'. Thompson; jrresi dent R. (\ J one** ; s??cretary I.. P. Thompson. 'Lock hurl ? J?. J. .Jordon ; ex coin Ii. J. Jordan : president W. S. Wal ters. secretary L. .1. Jordan. J.ugotV ? 1,. I. <in*ion. ex com L. I. (Jnion; president .lames Team; sec retary John Kabon, Jr. Ned's Creek? T. \V. Rowers. R. F. Rolierts. V. A. Humphreys; ex com *. F. Roberts: president J. '1*. Rowers, secretary T. \V. Rowers. OaklamU? L. I,. McLaurin, H. J. RatclltTe ; ox corn If. \V. Humphreys, president Joint W. Catoc:. secretary J. H. Watkins. Fine ('reek ? J. I >. Shaw. J. 1,. Wil liams, I j. J. Truesdotl, AY. T. Player, F. J, Jordan; ex com J. Lv Williams, president. J. L. Williams \ secretary J. E. R. Vinson. Pine Tree ? C. H. Hatfield. J. A. West-; ex cowl J,-1L West president J. E. I? ran non : sec ret a ry I,. ('. Faulk' nor. Haley's Mill ? W. T. McOasklll. C. (>. Stogner, W. T. Holley ; ex com. J. R. Munn : president W. F. MeCas kill ; secretary Amos West. Roland ? Not represented. Salt Pond ? Not represented > Sandy Grovo^? Not represent*^, Shamrock ? lit T. Jolmson. L, J. Ra ker; ex com L. J. Raker; president H. T. Johnson; secretary W. F. Es trJOge. - , Kbaylor'fc Hill ? N. F. Kelly; ex com I-ewis Young; president R. L. Smyrl ; secretary Wm, Drakoford. Shepard ? R. R. 'Elliott; ox coin R. R. Elliott; president R. R. Elliott; secretary. W. E. Hall. {Stockton ? H. M. Pea roe: ex com R. M. |'ea roe ; president <?. W. Atomons, r secretary W. R. Gardner. Stonel>oro ? W. L. Stover ; ox ooip . J. W. Stover: secretary (?. W. Ham mond. Swift ('.reek ? W. A. Roy kin : ex com W. A. Roy kin ; president R. H. Roy kin : secretary "J. Q. Godwin. Three CTs ? I j, II. Rarfield, T. H. Young. F. Robertson, J. M. ( iroxton ; ex com T. H. Young; president J. W. Young,* secretary J. Robt. Ma gill. * Twenty (Jreek ? W. R. Rranham, W. E Kelly, T. \V. Wilson ; ex com W. R.^ Rranham ; secretary, E. R. Rar field. WeStvilie ? K. A. Fulmer, J. C. Hil ton. Jack Howell ; ex com J. G. Por ter; president, J. C. Hilton: secre tary E. C. WbitakeT, THKY WOl Ll)\ I WOKK. So I'ulltc " it J.oeUup lilt- new kti.v council lias tfoiw Hi t< r vagrants l.aM Satuida.v it tit Hit* i m ? I i? dcpu riiiit'iil had iiisi ruct ion> I ? ? .uiv>l ail loiterer* who could not give a i;u? m I ucivunt of i hcnisel ves. An a result eiuht negro $v i,?men whose souiw of was kuown ? ?i 1 1 ,\ to i hciiiKol yes vv?'re placed in 1 1 to city pri*?u and wi'iv tried U'foic the new Recorder II. ( Singleton Monday morning. Sallie Chestnut was lined : Katie Itolden ; Anyic Moult rlc $10; Nel li** Anderson $:s : l,nclle Brooks $10; Kmiua Sanders $10; Un.Mt Anderson and Anna Bra coy said ami proved that t lu*y had not been to town be fore in several weeks anil were em ployed at tin* camp where the river bridge is being const ructed and were released with the warning to stay off the street*. I'onwiih Meek and Itlchard Singleton, small negro boya j were lined $1 each for light inf. "lilind John', ltallanl was sentence! to sepe thirty days or pay $'20, but sentence was susiK'inled with the warning that he stay off the streets. Sadie McCiirt and Vernon Walts were Ilnetl each for vagrancy. I>ockk l'atterson was fined $?'! for boating his wife. I'nder call 1*07 J?y tJie government wanting men to enter the mechanical training schools the following men ft\nn Kershaw County have eoluntoer ed to enter (Jleuipon College for a prclod of tralidng: John L. Trail), K. 1?. Truesdell, W. S. Hosier, W. II. Stokes. Til? men will probably leave for Cleuison on May 10th. New City Clerk aiul Recorder. In our last paj>er we stated that 1.. A. Wlttkowsky had been elected as Uity Clerk and Recorder. This was an error. Mr. Wlttkowsky was re-elected as City Attorney: Mr. How ard C. Singleton was the newly elect ed ( Mt.y Clerk and Recorder and lias already entered upon his duties. Mr. Singleton has for years been employ ed at different times as bookkeeper and ix known to be a very competent man. He is courteous and obliging and will no doubt make the city an excellent otllcer. To Cio To Clemson. Coming Today Sure. In the hoiiglas Fairbanks produc tion. "A .Modern Musketeer.' released li.v A rtcraft. which will he shown at the Majestic Theatre today, Marjoric Daw plays the leading feminine role. Though Slip's I >aw hut recently passed her .vi\ teen th birthday she has al ready become one of the most i>apular player* appearing in pictures. She in herits her histrionic ability from her father, who played with Kdwiji I tooth, Kichard Mansfield. .Madam Sarah Bernhardt. and other well-known stage celebrities. Named Ah Advisory Hoard. Mr. William Hank-., State ins|>cc tor t.f explosives, has appointed an advisory board for Kershaw County, Consisting of .Messrs. L. I. Gulon, C. r. DuBose. and K. N. McDowell, Th.- advisory board is charged with the svjiecitie duty <>f re]>orting any suspieiojp incidents or acts of incen* diarisui; illegal sale or storage of ex plosives : and Is also to report any seditious or malicious talk or net s of disloya Ity. Among the list of . graduates from the Third Officer's Training School at Camp Jackson to be carried on the list of eligible oflieers to be commis sioned at such time as suitable va cancies occur is t lie name of James M. Buokner. of Camden, as a second lieutenant. Mr, Buckner spent Sun day in Camden with his mother and sister. Bed Cross Kaliy a t Beuiah. ? on Friday evening May 17th, at S p. in. there will Ik* held at Ben lab Church a Kcd Cross rally. Mr. M. M. Johnson will l>e the speaker of the occasion. There will also be a committee of- lad let. who will talk on Bed Cross Work. Kvery one Is urged to attend. Mrs. C. X, Humphries, Mrs. K. A. Hrown, C/Ommil tee. Entertainment at Lugoff. The girls Junior Society at.I-ugoff will give a party Friday night Alay 10th for the benefit of the Presby terian Church, beginning al 8 o'clock prompt 1\. Everybody welcome. To Picnic in Camden. Mayor Brasington is in receipt of a letter from one of the schools in Darlington county stating that they will come to Camden on Friday May 17th. to picnic in Camden. The plcji^? grounds will probably be Hampton Park. The pupils will arrive in Oam deii hi cars by way of Stokes Bridge. The teachers in charge suggest that gome one to show tbem around in Camden would add to the benefit and pleasure of the trip. We feel sure that our citizens will make their st-ty here pleasant in every way. * A British Hero. The lines penned last week "When ( ta rev Filled the Gap" by Mr. Wm. H. Klrkbrlde. and appearing In Th? (Chronicle was to Genera 1 SandomVn Carey, the British conrmander who won fame as the man who filled the breach in the beginning of the great German drive. When the German forces broke through the allied line it was General t^arey who -collected a "scrap army,', composed of Ameri can engineers, single-men, Chinese lab orers, in fact, everybody who could bold a gun, and held the gap that the Germans were making between the Kmrrb nn<1 British Moa*. LOW WAS SITCKSS ilond luring Habit Slrmi|{w Among IVople of Small Mean*. \\ .t il. i i . Mh> 5. AuhIVmIs til 1 1 ??* hliM'i i> U'Hn ivporls toda> showed that IM'oha bl\ 17.<XK^(HK? iKTsous bought bomb. tn the cauipaluu w 1 1 i? li ehvsed lust nlu'ht 7.000, 0tH> more than In tin lifi'ond loan and 12.000,000 more than in i ho liysi. Latest tahulii I ions showed $.1,310, ? U2N.-50 reported subscriptions, I hi i t ho tre^surv ii. believes the aotunl total, which tit a > run to $4,OOO,0*>0.OOO, will not btjKh thiltelx known until May 12 four <%\ - after individual hanks are required tu. report to federal reserve hunks. ) "\\'hai<-v(M- the money total, " said aj treasui.v .statement tonight, "the loan Just closed probably is thy most suc cessful ever floated hy any nation.' ItanK rt'sowni's. It was |>olnlcd out have ItC'i'ii drawn on comparatively lit t lo to make tho loan a success an<l the |?ro.H|Hfts for future loans are brighter as a consequence. An added reason for jubilation among treasury otliclals is the Indication that the gov ernment hond buying habit Is bectmi in;; stronger anions |hh?j?Io of small means^ South C arolina Oversubscribed Quota. 1 - Columbia. May 1. ? With about 25 jM?r eent. of the state yet to hear from. South Carolina at 10 o'clock to night hejK?rteil an oversubscription .of $'-'.477,250 for the third Liberty Loan. The State's quota was $14,025, 000. and the aggregate subscription* so far ro[M>vtod amounts to $17,102,250. Practically all of the 45 counties of South Carolina went "over the top" and nearly all of the towns exceeded their allotments. The most remttrkable Instance of over-subscript Ion In South Carolina was the little town of Piedmont, In (Jroenvlllo county, which over-sub scribed its allotment two and one half times. Its quota was $1*1,000 and the subscriptions totaled $1115,000. Tuesday's Casualty List. Washington. May 7. ? The disunity list today contained 41 names, divided ns follow s: Killed in action, ftmr; died of wounds, two: died of disease, five : t li*-< I other causes, one: wound ed severely. 11 ft ecu ; wounded slightly, thirteen: inisslntr in action, one. Saturday's Casualty List. Washington. 5. ? The casualty li<t today contained 11!> nauics, divided as follows : Rilled in action, 10: died of wounds, 1 : died of accident. 2: died <>f disease, l: died of other cause-1. 2: missing in action. 10; won tided >everefv. lid; wounded slight ly U7." Clean I'p Week Begins May 20, Columbia. S. May 1. ? Governor Manniiii: issued a proclamation d<** ignallm: the week beginning May 20 n iMM-iod in which to clear premises of <*i >nil?uvl ible material that lire loss may be cut down hy systematic ef fort. I 'ire chief*-, minors and slier ill's are called upon to co-operate in furtherance of the clean up cftin pfliim. ?? Total Sales For April. Total -ales of War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stam]?s for Korhaw County reported for the month of April was kt::? Mi. WOTIIKK CALL ISSI'L'I) Kttrrfiaw County Men to Report Bf jUween May 25 and May 30. Following is a li*t of men U? he ordered to report for military duty and em raintuent for Camp Jackson In the day )M>riod U'twtvu May 25th and May 30th: Bert Brown, Kersliaw Kdgar l>. Sowell. Kershaw Melton Mcdlin. Blaney I. ui her W. Cornell. Camden Foster A. Watts, Cantey Lee Dexter Martin. Bethune .lack Young, Kershaw Hartsel M. Robertson, Kershaw Sam Hunter. Bethuuc I'oiueroy Hilton, Westville Maylon A. Cook. Columbia Troy Branham, LugotY Amos Edw. Crouch, Blaney Joseph Boon. Westville Law. son 10. Mini go. Jefferson Hfttrx ? T. Rrmvn.? Camden Henry Joy Baker. Kershaw Herbert Williams, Lugoff ? Cuss Jordan, Kershaw Mack M. Qajiord, Bethune Nick Kay, Jr., Lugoff John A. Joues, Kershaw John B. Brasijigton, Paulaboro, N. J. Alexander L. Workman, Cantey Lucas Halle Truesdale, Lugo IT J e$se Thotnas Webb, Hartsville Daniel E. Watkins, Jacksonville, Fla I John A. Young, Kershaw *? Arthur Rogers Magi LI, Greenwood Algie B. Lee, Columbia ; Cleon Ross Vaughn. Bethune Clarence K. Hornsby, Cantey George W. Bate. Lucktuw Herman Baum Cook, Kalb lOsear L. Jordan. Westville Arthur Jx*c Hunter. Bethune I ,ee Mease, Kershaw John Norman Mcl*ain. Bethuhe Fid ward James Copeland, Kershaw* Johnnie Outlaw. Bethune Joel L. Roberson. Camden Hoyt T. Johnson. Sumter James Branham. kalb John Guary Catoe, Camden George Marion Baxley, Camden William Leroy Necgars, Kershaw Arthur Bradley, Camden Paul Ginis, Boy kin Murray T. Branham, Alachua, FTa. James F. Bradley, Kershaw William C. Kinfc, Betlrone John A. Spears, Camden Alonzo K. Bow en, Logoff I x-nnts I j, Clyburn, Camden Leslie Fred MtOaafcil], Cawden .f. M. f AttW*. CasKTeu M\IUN(. KOAD I.MI'ICOYK.MK\TS | I " . ?? ? - | Koail leading From Ciiiniltii to Wat-' rrec Mill Hcing I'm in (tood Shape. The cli> -I reel r* ? r* ?? ,(i work i>li t tie I "Jill Iriltiinu tlolu I lit* *?!? I I ?? XausMive |?ih>| h>i I \ to the i i'ii'k jiisi till- side of tin- Wiilcivi1 M ill \ 1 1 la :_r? ? putting III. it roadwil.x ill c\ ??<?1 Umi i condition Thex ait! trying fin .in I ntcrnatloiial Harvester Com panx's 1 1 act ioii online w l\li h is plow iny 1 1 u * road up (o a ilcpiti or sex era I inches WlU'll (lit* plowing |s ftunplt'ii tho earth will then he given Hi*' proper shaping wlili t lit* r??ad sfi'HjMT, ami lastly will he |iacktsl w lili ill** I u'ii x ,> road roller. Not onlx will i ht? automobile road w.'i) I ?*? Improved hut tin* i ?t?t U'x t r lans going to him! from tlir mill will Ih? provWWnl with a good shlcxxalk t?n olle side. It' tin- cit.x tlntls that tills t luctot' ifivt's good MTV lee ii is ver.x likely tluti it will lie piiivliiiM'd ami the next few mouths will prohahl.x see some of thf streets of Camden in the same condition as the one now being worked on. Kershaw County has one of the large tractors at work on the count,) roads ami the Sui?erxtsor says that it has Ikh'U doing excellent work ami accomplishing the work at a great saving lu cost. Kehigited As Captain. Captain \W M. Young, w ho left Cum tlcii with Company M /is their com* niaudor has returned tt? Camden ana will l?e here for some time. Mr. Young tendered his resignation some time a 190 ?s commander and not un til the company was about to I wive Camp Sevier was It ecepted. He will very probably in t.ie near future en ter some other arm of the service and iro overseas. Fine Farms Near Stockton. A member of The Chronicle force was in the Stockton section one after noon this week and ifotod the line farms lu that section. What strikes a visitor more forcibly than anything else Is the large amount of grain planted in that section. One of the sights of this section is the lienutlful farm of the Consolidated Farms Com pany on the old Ancruni place ul?out nine miles IxdOw Camden. The good midway to tluit point and the extvl lent shade on the roadside makes it' a pleasant drive in the afternoon. In talking recently with a man whose work carries him into all sections of the County he says the county will probacy "break all records this year in the amount of grain raised. Mothers Day at Baptist Church. "A House and no Home" will be t'ie theme for consideration at the .Mother's i?ny sort* ice at the Ihiptist Church on next Sunday. All the mothers are asked to come a few minutes early that they may t k> given special seats provided t'or them. ICv eryoiie worshiping xxltli.ns will kindly remember t<>- wear a white Mower in honor of Mother. Some special business will be brought to the attention of the Men's Hiblr?- elass and the men will take notice ami govern themselves a?.vord imrly. Sunday School promptly at. 10 o'clock. At the evening hour we will join with the Presbyterians in a welcome -ervice to t he ^ ii.c'iujlnu I'a -tfor. Bed Cross Wwk. VV"it?44?4trgN?t?.? Msy 7 ? 4,f?*"<t?4t* tt ? V V 1 4 - ??-< ?.i today issue I ;i | >i*<k*1 ji mil i ion des ignating the week beginning May -<> as "Red Cross \N>ck" ami calling upon the Aiiicriciin i>oopie to contribute generously to t hiv second .SJ(K?,'(kk).(XK? war fuml ? ? t* the American tl<*< I Cross for flu* alleviation of suffering anions the American I mops in Frailer and their dc]>endciits at home and anions tin* fighting forces ami civilian popu lations of the allied count rlos. Wierse Ix>ses Appeal. < 'ha rleston, May 7. ? Word was re ceived this afternoon by Assistant. District Attorney Waring from Rich mond that the verdict against Paul Wlerse. sentenced .$1,000 tine and two years at the Aiken term of federal court last October on (Mini-go <>f con spiracy with Captain KlattenhoH' to sink the Llebenfels, had been affirmed 4ti-thc ehf*ntt- c-ottrt of aptwal.v Wlerse is now out under ImmuI. The f?a ix?t*k in the ease are exi>ecfpd to arrive In a few days. His apj>eal was heard in January. Heavy British Casualties. Ixaidon, May 7. ? British casualties reported during the week ending to day reached a total of JJS.OOl. Hrltlsh casualties reported during April starting with low figures in the [ first week began to mount rapidly j thereafter, so that the total for the month reached 52,475. Heturmt from the heavy fighting against the Ger man offensive In late March and April are now apparently in full flow. Figures for <"asualtlcH reported for separate weeks have not been a vall ate but it appears probable that those repor t?nl duriiig the current week are the heaviest. In any single week of the fighting. In the days of the Sommc battle of 1916, however, the losses re ported in .August averaged HO, 000 per week and an average of more than 25.000 has beep reached In several other mouths. Bonds Sold at "Water ee" Lugoflf, May 7. ? The employees of the Hardaway Contracting Company at the hydro-electric development on the Watenee River all Lugoff took fl4,900 In bonds of the third Liberty , loan. A total of 73 persons irubscrtbed to the loan. Considering the fact that there are only about a hundred white men on ttw? work, thin Is considered a %o*r\ r*o*r+. - i" Tlfl KSDW S \l \K S1MM \H\ (xiintiii Attaek .\l?j lie KesutuplUNi of Expected Drive. Whai (Misslltiv may prove 1 1 ? ho tin* P re l u i le "i 1 1 1?* long ?'\|??sm?hI ivMunp tinii hostilities h> i li?i Oormans <mi I Mr western front U being played. Southeast of Ypros, from the region .?I Vo^rnio/eelo to Lat'lytte, tlu? Uer mails 1 1 ? i v o lauuehod H 11 attaok against tlu? MritMi ainl French troops hold < ujj l In* 1 1 no ami at eertalu |>olnts over t ho live mile battle front they liayo penet ra tod front lino trcuohos. Ap |kurontl.\. howexer. over the greater part of tfio Held i?f ooinlta t thoy met with repulse. A* is usual. the enemy began the atmok al'tor a hoavy preliminary boai Imrdmeut Tho ground gained Is south of 1 ?iokoid?us*-ho lako and in Ithlge wuoil, around whlelt plaees hard lighting was omit Inning at last ac oounts. The objeel it o of tho onoui.s seem* t<? Im> pushing forward of Ids lino In this icgion in order still further to outtlank Ypres cut tho southwest ami proxs uii toward roojterlnghe and the railway lino running bet'ween that town and Ypres. As yotV.ouly meager advices have ooino through concerning the nature of tho govern niont, but uuotllclal re ports indJca to that it was ma do only in divisional strength. Whether II would develop later Into another of the great battles that have Usui fought in this area oould not ho fore tohl. * Oil the remainder of the front in Flanders and l'leardy artillery duels and small operations continue ou Iso lated sectors. Tho French south of LaOlytte have i>enet rated (ierrnah ad va need positions and taken prisoner* and the Austin 11a us east of Amiens have again taken i>ortlonx of the Oer man line. The artillery activity 1ms I *?)?!? partloularly heavy on both banks of the Avre,' sou til west of Amiens, and on the sector in IMoardy held by tho American troops. On tho Toul hvc for the Americans for tho llrst time have oj toned a gal list tho (ieriuans with their heavy artillery. On the other battle fronts the op erations oontinue of a minor charac ter. In Mesopotamia tho British have advanced their line to within SO miles of Mosul, capturing the town' of Ker kuk. which the Turks evacuated with out giving battle. The Army In France. Washington, Mn.v K. ? More than half, n million American soldiers have been sent to Fraii<*e. Secretary Maker to day authorized the statement that his forecast to Congress In Junuary that 500,000 troops would bo dlsjmtched to France early !it the present year had now been surj Missed. Mr. Baker di<*tated the following statement : ?"hi .fit nun ry I told the seUUte com mittee that there was strung likeli hood that early in tin- present year 'oo,(HH> American troops would be dis patched to Framv. 1 ran not either now <??? |H'rh:tpv Inter discnv,-. the Diliu her of American troops in France, but I am ylad to 1ml able to say that the forecast I made in January bus Imm'H surpassed." To date l.'JL'T.OPO Americans have horn called to tin* rorors under the select ive service act. Provost Martial (ieneral t'rowder today gave this tlgurv as the approximate strength of the National Army. KKRSHAW MOWN NOTKS Interesting Items (iathcred From The I'ji'H of That Place, y I ? r . Win. It. Blackinon. who was in training at Chlckamauga l'ark, has Ikmmi transferred to Camp Cordon, (Ja., near Atlanta. Me is with the Depot Brigade, Casual In ternary. Miss Ot t ie M<K '41 skill. who taught in the sHiool ?t Auburn, Darlington county, has returned home for the summer, her whool having closed last Friday. Norton Truesdel, who spent sever* a 1 months ,in Canfon. Ohio, returned home last. week. The Sand Hill school. which was taught by Miss Mary Hayes, closed its firing session last Friday. . The pupils enjoyed a picnic on the grounds of the *eh<?ol Saturday. A special sermon will be preached ,4i ? the? Junior Order at -Flint Kidgr Church next Sunday at :JtO p. m., In Hoy. T. A. Dabnev. Th^s will be the twelfth .anniversary of the Flint Ridge Council No. 1 'J. Mrs. K. C. B rasing ton returned Monday from a visit to her sister, Mrt, IV I). Stalnakcr, at Manning. J. Kd. Jones, who is lu the postal ? service at Camp Hancock, Augusta, is spending a few days at home. Prof. Scott is fortunate lu securing Dr. D. tV. Daniel of Clemson tk>lle*e to deliver the address to the graduate Ing class of the graded school. Dr. Daniel, Ik both forceful and eloquent and sure to bring a live message that will be worth while listening to. All who can attend should make up their minds to hear him when he comes. v - . , *? T. A. Cauthen and daughter, Misses Kunlce and Alma Cauthen, visited Mr. Cauthen's ?on, C. F. Cauthen, at MeBee Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W, L. Blackuion and their son, Archie Blackmon, left yea* terday to motor to Black Mountain for a few days stay. Mrs. B. 8. Altman aud little claugh^ ter, Katherine, of Mulltns, spent last week-end In Kershaw at the home of Mr*. A It man's aunt, Mrs. S. Z. Gay. I'niea Welcome Servile. Union Norrtw ut Preiitoyterian Church next Sunday evening Iftt .8 AO. This will be a weleoma servicer* to Dr. ' Muller, th?N o mr pastor Ot w Pre?byterf?tt ChurcH.