Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? ^ -is the great war time sweetmeat. ? the benefit, the pleasure, the economy of a 5c package of WRIGLEV'S ?has made it the fa vorite "sweet ration" of the Allied armies. ? Send it to your friend at the front: 1 ?It's the handiest, longest -lasting re freshment he can carry. CHEW IT AFTER EVERY HEAL The Flavor Lasts \ Are It may be alright to make patches popular as a measure of war economy, but you don't want to wear patched clothes all the time ? And you don't need to. / ? Our unsurpassed line of j^pring clothing contains some of the most wonderful bargains, considering the # ' v - 7 prevailing high prices, to be found- anywhere. Baruch-Nettles Co. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA , AU4KS CAN llbu> OUT * 9 - And Will NV?ll inlU American Army in Complete ami powerful. I i Ottawa, May 12. - -So confident Is the entente of Ita ability to wlilisiaml 1 auy drive the German* can launch lhal It has lieen divided not to um the American army until it becomes a complete uiul iHiwcrful forve, ac cording to a cable siuumary of oj>*. era t Ions on "the western fi\Hjt rwwlv f<l heie toni^lu from the wat com mittee of tin* British cabinet." "The post t loll now la," said the summary, "that the German*, deter* mined to ciJncont rate every available unit on ojio enormous offensive, are draining their country dry to force a decision before It la too late, while the entente aro so confident that .hav ing Uvn given the choice of a small iru mediate American army for defense or waiting till they are reinforced by a complete, powerful, self-supi>ortlug American anuy, they haw chosen the latter. "fo the 4 rammer u>es , of iuati)*ea of men by the enemy the allies are opi>oslng the strategy ?f meeting the blow with the smallest force ca pable of standing up to |he shock, while keeping the strongest reserve possible. Troops on the wings are permitted 1 1? give ground within lim its whenever the enemy has been made t ? ? pay a greater price than the ground is worth, tlic whole aim tadng to reduce the enemy to ?uch a state of exhaustion that our reserve, at the right moment, can restore the situa tion. "In the present operations, the Hritlsh army has withstotnl many times its own weight of enemy masses. It lias retired slowly, exacting the fullest -price. Meanwhile, Foch holds tlie hulk of the French In reserve sending units only to points hard pressed. This strategy bus justified itself in that In three weeks It has seen the enemy brought to a stand still without a single strategic .ob jective being fulfilled and with losses so immense that Ills reserve is in danger of proving inadequate to his policy. "The German commander, seeing how nearly he is delivering himself to the allied reserve, has .been com ?iVlled to ai'(Sfpt temporary t^ailure and call a haft. His position Is tao? tically exposed, in two dangerous salients on waterlogged ground. . His countrymen are dangerously d1ssat-> istied at the Immense price i*ald for his failure to terminate their suffer ings. His allies are on the verge of quarreling and daily exhibit their growing dislike and distrust of the task master who robs them of their lives and food. "His reserves have nearly reached complete exhaustion. Those of the Franco-British are still in being, While the Americun preparations de velop. Tin? time draws closer when defeat is inevitable. Therefore, he must renew the offensive. 111s prep arations proceed feverishly but it takes months -properly to organize such an offensive. He' must, be sat isfied with what he con do in weeks. We may, therefore, exi)eet a renewed, furious onslaught before long. The enemy Is so committed to his strat egical plans that we may await his main blow on the Arras-Amiens front while necessity compels him to try to improve his position in the Yys sector. 'The allies may have complete con fidence in the result. For the enemy the issue is a desperate elideavor to avoid defeat : for the allies the issue coining, battle may be a repetition of Verdun on a largp scale and if both sides should Ik4 exhausted, the allies have vast powers of recuj>eration, while (iermany has drafted her re- 1 sources already." y SUBMARINE SINKINGS LKSS ? ? ? f Losses Half What They Were Com- 1 pared With Last Year. J Washington. May 1<) ? Official French statistics on the submarine warfare received here in ? dispatch from France today show that the total losses of all Allied and Neutral ships, including ac cidents at sea, were approximately one half as great during April, 11)18, as during April 1P17. in the former pe riod (#4,085 gross tons were lost while this year's figures are 381,031. Sub marine attacks now are more costly for the enemy, it was pointed out, ow ing to the fact tluit the attacks are chiefly made with (orpedbes Instead of gun fire as was the <*ase l?efore mer chant ships were adequately armed. Attention is also called to the fact that each time the Germans have made an offensive on land they made a cor responding offensive with their subma rines. Thus during the second half of Maivh ? the number ami jwH vttiofl of submarines Increased. The first half of April marked a very distinct lessen ing attributed to the counter-efforts of the Allies. WINTHROP COLLEGE Examination Far VicDrtt Scholarships To Be Held Friday Jdfy Mb. The examination for the award or vacant scholarships in Winthrpp Col lege and for the admission of new students will he h^id at the County Court House on Friday, July. 5, at i 9 a. m., and also ou Saturday July 0, at 9 a. m., for those who wish to make up by examinations additional units required for full admission to the Freshman Clara of this institu tion. The examination on Saturday, July 0. will be used only for noticing admission units. The scholarships i will be awarded upon the examination held- on Friday July 5. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age.' When scholarships are va cant after July 5 they will be award ed to tlio*? making the highest aver age At this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicant* for scholar ships should write to President Jobn | son for scholarship examination blanks. These tdanks, properly filled out by the applicant, should be filed with President Johnson by July 1st. Scholarship* jy^ worth $100 and free tnftion. Tne next sesslan will Open September 18, 1918. For fur ther information and catalogue, ad dress President I). II. JohiAMD, Rock Hill, 8. C.? adv. POTATOES CHEAPEST FOOD TOO CAN BOY FOOD ADMINISTRATION APPEALS TO PEOPLE TO CON8UME SUR. PLUS AND AVOID WASTE. Columbia. 8. C.? In a letter senl ?lit by William Hlliotl. Food Admin istrator (or South Carolina, to the re tail grocers throughout the Slate, at tendon is called to the big surplus In Irish potatoes, and the retailers are ifrged to push their Hiileit. The ap peal is made by the Food Adiuinis tratlen to the J>?ople of the State that they eat more potatoen and consura* the big nurplua during the next few week? In order that f tremendous waste amy be avoided. There are la South Carolina at Um present ttaie 40.000 bags of potatoen In hands of the wholesalers and 10,000 bags lu the hands of the retailers. It is estimated by the Federal Food Ad mintvtratiou that the aurplus this year over normal times Ik 110,000.000 bush els. Thn new crop will be routing In In a few weeks to add to this surplus. "It woul dbe a crying shame in this time of food shortage for this surplus In- potatoes to go to waste," nays Mr. Elliott in his letter to the retailers. Farmers were laHt year urged to plant hi* potato crops In order to re lleve the food situation, and did so patriotically, and at present prices, says Mr. Klllott, Irish potatoes are not only the most plentiful food, but they are the cheapest food that consumers can buy. Wholesaler? at different points In the State are selling potatoes at from one dollar to two dollars a bag Iosh thau they cost them. WHOLE TEXA8 COUNTY QUIT8 EATING WHEAT Will U ss No More Whut Flour UnMI After Nsxt Harvest In Grimes County, Tmn. Columbia*? -The *\>od Administra tion h aa received advlcea and assur ance from the citizens of Grime* coun ty, Texas, that no wheat flour will he used by them until the next harvest, la Qrimes county every day will be a wheatless day until the next crop aom4s in. In the same flne spirit of patriotism with which the citizens of this Texas county refrain from eating wheat tread in order that the Amerioan sol diers of the Allies and the people of war-stricken Burope riay he fed, they have turned over to the government at cost one car of wheat flour and will deliver others now in transit., These cars are being diverted to an Atlantic port for immediate shipment to the Allies. The food situation is still far from being satisfactory. The most urgent need now in Burope is for wheat. News dispatches received from Italy. ; Indicating that a powerful offensive is about to be begun by the Austrian* who hare received great quantities of supplies from Russia, sayr? that the Italians are in desperate need of food, and that only about one-third of the Italian army of 5,000,000 men is being maintained on the battle line, the of ficial explanation being that there is insufficient food to provide for the remainder. HOW A RURAL SCHOOL I* FIGHTING THH KAISEF* Whole Community Awakened to a War Censoleueoeee by the Bethea Rural School. Columbia. ? How effectively a rural school can flght the Kaisai; and make its Influence felt throughout a commu nity, awakening the people to a war consclousaesl and to a sense of their responsibility In the preeent crisis, has been strlhlngly demonstrated by the Bethea schoolh in Aiken county, reports of which have been received by the Food Administration. rood production and conservation have been so Impressed upon the peo ple of the Bethea community, throngh the medium of the school ? the chil dren carrying the gospel home to their parents ? and the Bight school, wfrlsh is attended by many adults, that In respaeae to the orylag need ef the alMed world for food, sixty-one aores have been sown in wheat this spring as against only ten acres last yea*. ThJa la only ene of the seroral achievement of Bethea school In war work. Bethea is a two-teacher school, live miles west of Wegener The young women who preelde over the school are Misses Mary iva Hlte and Myrtle Burke; and they have, In addi tion to their regular duties, derated time, effort aad careful thought to helping the people of the community to do their utmost in helping win the wag. A plot of land adjoining the school gronnd has been secured for a War Service Garden, which Is given as much attention as any other part of the school work. A Junior Red Creee organisation has heen perfected with a membership of thlrty-throa -all school children. All oommunlty work was directed to ROd Cross worV last fall at the beginning of the sefceel term, aad practically every homo in the oommunlty has turned In some ef the two hundred and sixty-sight artl clee that?have been finished If there Is In the State another rural school that ran give a more practical example i#f the fighting spirit, the rood Administration would bo gted to hoar of It* achievement. CITATION Hiate of Smith Carolina, County of Kershaw. By W. I.. Me|>owvll, Ksqulro, I'ro hfcte Judge Whereat* Tom Wood made suit to. iuo to grant him letter* of Admin istration ?>f the 1-^ t a 1 1* of ami clt'eots of Iteuhcti NWhhI, Thffhe a re, Therefore, to ?*i t ?' ami admonish nil and singular the kindred ami creditors of the said HouIh'H Wood d?HH'ii?'il, that they In* and a|> pear before itit', In the Court of Pro hate. to he held at Camden, S. C., on May ITth next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, to show euu.s?s if any they have, why the *ahl Administration .should net Ktanted. ( ? I veil under mv Hand, this .'Ird day of May V I >. W. I.. McJH?VKIX, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County Published on the 10th day of May lllis. In the Camden Chronicle, NOT1CK OF RBFKRKNCK State of South Carolina, County tit' Kershaw, In the Court of I'rohate Kclul Meek as Administratrix of the estate of John K. Meek, din-eased, 1'lalntltT, a?ainsi Cla rente K. Meek, Jennie 10. Meek, Mimnauxh Meek, Clascow S. Meek, l?enwith Meek. Jiuimlc 1.. Mw*k, Hilda M. Meek. Mattie K. Meek. II. I.. Sehlo-hnrj; and Joseph She heen, I >efendunts. Notice Is hereby given that a ref erence will lie held at the ottlee of the .Indue -of probate for Kershaw (bounty at 12 o'clock on Monday, May UTth. 1H1S. for the purpose of prov ing claims on the part of creditor* against the estate of John K. Meek, deceased. \V. I.. Mcl M )WKrj .. Judge of I'rohate Kershaw County. l>ated at Camden, S. C.. May 1Kb, 1918. PROBATE COURT SALE State of Sou til Carolina, Comity of Kershaw. In the Court of Probate Itena Meek as Administratrix of the estate of John K. Meek, deceased, Plain tiff, against (llamur 10. Mwk, Jennie K. Meek, Mimuaugh Meek, (Jlaacow S. Meek, Uenwlth Meek, Jimmie L. Meek, Hilda M. Mwk, Hat tie K. Meek, H. I.. Schlosburg and Joseph She heeu, Defendants. Under ami l>y virtue of a decree] In the above case liearing ilate April ! isth, 1JHH. 1 will offer for sale to] the highest bidder in front of the Court House door' in the ?*i t y of Cam-j den. (bounty of Kershaw and State of South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in ?June, JIHH, Im'Iiik the ,'lrd day there of. the following described real es tate : All that lot of land situated 011 the east side of Church s+treet of the City of Camden in the county of Kershaw In the State of South Caro lina and luUiiij; a front-age 011 Church street of one hundred thirty two (1112) feet . thirty nine (.'ID) feet on the northern end of the said frontage extends luicK oast ward l.v of a uniform width of Thirty Nine (30) feet to a depth of Two Hundred Sixty Four feet, half way of said square Thirty Three (?Tl) of thv southern end of said lot extends hack eastward ly of a uniform width of Tliirty Tliree (.'{.'{) feet to a depth of Two Hun dred Sixty (-<H) feet, half' way said square. The remaining middle portion of said frontage of said lot, KIxTy (OnV " Teet. extends hack easf wardly of a uniform width of Sixty ((M)) f?H?t to a depth of Three Iiun dred Sixty Nine (.'161)) feet. Said lot is hounded ou the north by prop erty formerly of W. J. Dunn, P. II. Wittkowsky and others, now of A. J. Heat.ie, on the east by proi>erty formerly of W. J. Dunn and P. H. Wittkowsky, now of A. J. Heattie, and property of W. J. Dunn and L. A. Wittkowsky, and by property of said John E. Meek, on the south by property of John K. Meek ami others* ami 011 the west by Church street. Terms of sale cash ? 'Purchaser to pay for papers. "W. L. McIMJWKLL, Judge of Probate Kerrihuw Ooupty, Camden, S. C., May Oth, 1018. I INAI. l)IS< ll\K<.f: Nol let* In h(>p?l)y given thai ono mouth from this dat?\ on I'lltlu.v, Juno 7th, IDlMi 1 will make l?> tho Pro !mlo Court of Korsluiw County my final ivhiro ??? Kxivutrlx of tho ??? tn to of J. S. Trautluim. <I(M'?^| k?mI, unit oil tlu* Hit mo d?t<? I will .ii?jiiy to tin* said Court for a filial (Uncharge' from mv trust as said ICxwwtrl v. CA HUllO TKANTIIAAI. Kx?vuli ^x. Camden. S. May tit li, UMS. l iiuil 1 > i s?-ln?iu?' miuI Notice to Debtors. Notice is hereby given titat one mint t h from this date, on Friday, May .'list, HUN, 1 will make to the I'rohatc Court of Kershaw Omnty my Until to turn as Administrator of tho estate of Mrs. I Umi ii Hixitlln, deceased, ami on I lie same da to I will apply to the said Court for a Una I discharge as said Adminlst rn tor. All parties, if any. having claim* against this estate will proiM'nt thom duly attested oil or Is'forv that date or Ih? forever barred. w. c. Twivry, Adnilniahutor. Camden, S. t.\, May L\ 1U1K. DR. J. W. SHARP Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist I make a specialty of Surgery and Dental Surgery. Office Phone 169 CAMDEN, S. C. A "Leaky Shoe 01) A t "Leaky" Day What ean be more annoying? , Ami it 'a dangerous, too. But, oh! So easily remedied. Just Htep into my fthop and have them made water-tight, and go on your way rejoicing. C. C. WHITAKER Phone 2 9 WHEN YOU WANT THE BEST Groceries LANG'S HIGH GRADE GROCERY "Merit" Hardware Makeshift Hardware is Always a .poor invest ment. The lasting quality 1s what counts. ? W. V v v. ' ? / If you want an edge tool that cuts and lasts, come to us. If you want harness that will statid the weai* and tear of hard usage, come to us. If you want builders hardware that will / pro long the life of the building in which it is used, come to ?? - ' ? . 4 * ^ ^ I' ' M . ' ^J" ' . We have no cheap Hardware ? we sell good hard ware cheap. ?-"* A - ? ? ? . V* it- ?' ' - PEARCE-YOUNG company