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JUNE 14?88 j| NK ?M? S* NUMBER U [VOLUME XXX CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1918 p KOI fK TO Kl KOFK. , >uh Ihfluitely Decided I poll b,\ tho Hi itisli Air Cumuli. yusliiiijjtt'U. .fuue *-'l. Establishment tu j,!,- route to Kimipe from I he Uni> Stari^ in order to bring the full force effort in the air to ben r |?st Germany hu* fceen decided upon a definite |MH?Je??t h> the British air the new orgnuizutiojj into wliieh Itritinb air service ha* (been merged \s tva* disclosed today b.v Major (Jen I William Bram-ker, controller of lijiiueiit on. the council, who is in r'hi?Ktun U> di*cuss (bis and other ,j,r|s relating to air warfare with ittricau oflirials. >j#iis for an initial flight across the ?ntie in August, September or Octo of this year are already well advauc American' co-operation in sought und ?,.ra| Hrancker hopes that tho first chine to make the crossing will carry li British aud American pilots re eled us qualified for thd.trlp are now hhiI several types of machiues pro Ul in England have ample fuel ca nity for the -lOdamrs of Hying, it i? 1 halted tho trip would tuk<>. IV attitude of the American govern tut towards the project lias pot been (closed. although (General BraucJter tl stress on the fact that the sole pur* i?? of the trip was to blage a new fit in Knrone over which American ajr-i jft ran be delivered' next. year wltfiouT; liug shipping. Presumably it arises im the lixed purpose of the British oir hfeiry to carry the bombing warfare [o Germany on a steadily increasing lie until not a vital spot in the Ger lu empire is safe from allied raiders. After General Brancker had made pub his plans, Secretary Baker said that arm.v aviution officers had yet been wined to work Jn conjunction witlll t British on the project. Successful tijation of the ail' to Europe is to be ped for. he said, but no definite plan attempt 'it is now before government Jain?*. General I'.rnnckcr laid bis plans be m officers of the army general staff iav as mi achievement that, could be jlitgd ill the ini mediate future. The i)olnt made by General Brancker lorinp the employment , of British uipuient for the venture is that the w Holls-Uoyee .'!7f> horse-power engines VP ' proved 'reliable enough practically insure uo difficulty from this source. ip Aineriean Liberty motors, he said, p admittedly better in performance nn this Uoll-lioyce, being of "lighters iglit and giving greater power, but fv have not yet reached the status of lability of the Kolla-Hoyce. I'uder any consideration, a seaplane trying at least 750 horse power will the first eruft to attempt the flight, itil arrangements have been made f6r p touching of airplanes at the Azores route, which is a difficult matter ow I? to the rugged contour of the inlands, adings there for refueling will have bp made in the harbor. A* the trip is now projected, it would irt from Itritish soil in New Found ad. touch at the Azores and again in irtugal and conclude in Ireland, prob ly to be resumed after overhauling to ?anee. While this is not the shortest utp it is said to offer better weathfer <1 better opportunity to judge the *vea It in advance. o .V The governing factors were given by R British officers as engine reliability, ivigatiou and weather forecasts. . The obable loss of machines en route cOuld minimized, he believed, .when tho wen pr forecast had been fully worked out id flights were started only when it I* well established that good weather >uld prevail. ,Tv [The use of weight carrying machines Ich a* night bombers is essential, as le carrying capacity later to be devoted hauliuK high explosives to German mtcrx selected for destruction , would Muto extra fuel during the trip. The tin Liberty type of American seaplane, kilt on British design and now in p-o letion here ou u steadily increasing *ie, meets these requirements. General Brancker discussed frankly ?ojr cither aspects of the air service lat experience has taught Great Bri an. He also warned American manu Icturers that tbey must expect cdn?? ant changes in design, both of engines H planes and be ready to absorb new w* of cither on short notice. The .United States alone, of all pow k the general thought, could be assur | of both quality and quantity produc pa by reason of her monnouH econo* p' ?nd manufacturing resources. Abney Asked to Resign. . 'olumbiu. S. June 21. ? Dispatches > l-'olumbin newspapers from WaaUiog >n state that Ben L. Abney, for many rtrx gf ut'iu l counsel for the Southern *lwny at Columbia, has been relieved ibis posit iun because of alleged uripn Mi<- remarks. * ?. < J I 1 l>u ri n r tho sen>ud Red Cross drive r. Abney ??> approached for a oontri-1 ption. Hi- iji alleged to have refused M tu lia\e made unpatriotic remarks <erninK the matter. The Columbia *jtratif>n of Trades, and Southern empioypy adopted resolutions ! hi<s dismissal. Announcement waa| hi Washington yesterday, that his ?fnation hail been requested and ac Pt'-d Mrs. Watkint Dead. Mrv MdVgaret Watkins, wife of Mr. ? l'. Wat! < ?,f Tinarod, died on Wed ?xlay afte. ,i(>on of last week, aged 7*> Shn leave* a husband and ?ight Rldren. Thr funeral was held at Tim- 1 * Baptist Church Thursday afternood,] ?ducted by lt?> v. J. <\ Ijawson. ? Be nin* Observer. Basket Picnic. A basket picnic will be held at tbo Mr. and Mrs. Banyan R. Trues ? July 4th. The public U? inirited 1 Mteail. ami quite a large crowd la ex ^ fTtry?M knowa thait a picnic tku hospitable bone' means a goflp ** for all. T~ PLACED IN CLASS ONE. A(IvIm)I> Hoard Has Finished Bwl?si|* Iiik all Registrants. Following i* ? list of men who have been placed in Class I by the Legal Ad visory This completes the work of tlio Hoard for all registrant* front Kt>r?liuw county : Willie Benson, Cumdeu ' Samuel Wm, West. < 'assail Speneer Walker. Camden Henry Young, Westville .lame* \v. Seegurs. Jefferson Willi*' Smith, Camden John Sntton. Camden Neheniitth English, Camden, MujoV JoUCS, Lugoff ZelTe Brown, Camden Tillman Boone, Camden Hum Hrisb'ane, Columbia David 1>. Truesdel, Westville Thomas Mood Keith, Blauey l^her Newtou Myers, Camden Duucun Kirkland, ltoy kin Frauk Kirkland, Cnntey Levi Handera, lllaney ^Cltiude l>. Robertson, Kershaw Sydney West. Kershaw Joe Lee Pate, Camden Grover Owens, Westville ? ? Jesse J. Snipes, Kershaw Isaac Robertson, Kershaw John Miller ^ Lugoff * * Edward Washington, Cumdeu William Knight, Camden / Ruvrell J. Truesdel, KerHlmw Dan W? Moseley , Cumdeu Jessie C. Nelson. LUgoff Scij> Tucker, Camden Thomas J. ' Turner, Cauuicn Harvy Corbitt Langley. Camden Eddie Hoy Peach. Westville JoUu HI. Williams, Oanuien John Pegues, Camden Fred E. Wtftts, Caiuden John Gary Williams, Camden Lewis McCaskill, Bethune _ Henry T- Horton, Camden John Kroky Kirkland. Kbrshaw J nines G. Thompson, Camden Mornitt Tucker, Longtown Janioa T. Threatt, Kershaw Aug Turner, Cassatt Hiram Sanders, Blaney Hamp Stadford, Lugoff 4 Loo Gantt, Bethune Sydney Carter, Kershaw David Watts, Boykin Robert Watts, Cantey Willie Williams, Boykin Richard Williams, Boykin Thomas White, Lugoff Paris Williams, Camden Samuel O, Varboro, Bethune v Herbert Young. Westville Henry T. West, Camden George Newman, Kershaw " George 0. Nelson, Pontine Robert. Springs, Camden Jim Shaunon, Lugoff. laugher A. Sowell Camden James Hay. Jr., Camden Daniel Coyt McCaskill. Jefferson Jipi Lfvy;* Lugoff Lang Knox, Lugoff Lewis Moseley. Kershaw Almo McCoy, Bethune Ben Martin, Camden Lewis I>. Haley, Kershaw Kly Kirkland. Lougtown Talmage Murphy. Ixingtown Troy Richardson. Kershaw Lewis S. O. Roberts." Gadsden. S. C. Jieonard C. Paschal, Blaney Kdward Rabon,' Lugoff J amps K. West, Camden ' Nelson Watkins, Lugoff Lawrence Wilsou# ('amdeu ^ 1 Eddie White, Blaney Cohen Williams, Heath Spriugs Manis Wilson, Lugoff George W. Reeves, Kershaw ) Wylie Portee, Blaney Willie Patterson, Kilno "Willie B. Pltttor, Camden * \ Willie Ponds, Bethune Grover C. Kirkland, Westville Sydney Mills, Camden ? Harry Lee Gregory, Camden N . Grover Ezell Rabon. Lugoff Grover C. Kirkland, Westville Frank B. Ross, Camdeb To Go to University of South Carolina The following .whites under Call No. 735 have' beeu 'selected to be entrained for Columbia, S. C., on July 1st, for training at the Cniversity of South Car* olina : ' John IClmei- Mclntyre, Lugoff Harrison R. Hull, Bethune Walter C. Smith, Camden T^SSHe "Moore, {<ugoff Lonnie T. McDonald, Bethune Ray Frank Gregory, Kershaw Of the' above number five will be en trained. one being alternate. To Go To Orangeburg, S.\C. The following negroes under Call No. 7G8 have been selected to be" entrained for Orangeburg, H. C\, on July l$t, for training at the Colored Agricultural and Mechanical College: Willie Perry, Camden Pelser McLure, Heath Springs Thomas 10. Palmer, Camden Benjamin G. Quails, Blane.v Ham Rainey, Camden Weston DuBose, Camden Of the above number five will be en trained, one being alternate. t Another Call in July. There will be a call from this County for 78 negroes and lfl whites during the five day period from July 16th. All to be men physically fit for general mili tary duty. 4 _ _ . ? , .J Negro Steals Bicycle. . . Osteen Kelly, a negro who lives on Mr. W. h. Honeycutt's place below Cam den. was arrested by Sheriff Hough and Constable Bateman last Tuesday charg ed with rbf theft of a bicycle on latt Saturday night from the store of Lewis A Christmas. The negro rode the wheel to a point near Biahopville and sold it last Sunday to a negro boy for about $7.00. When arrested be admitted his guilt and is now in jail awaiting trial. | ' Marriage. Married, at the home of Probate Judge W..L. McDowell, oa June 22. 1018, Mr. Willie Sinclair, of Taylo ravlUe, N. O., Ksil Vonadoro, of Lancaster, BETHINK NKWS NOTKS. Social ami Personal Paragraphs From Our SU(?>r Tom ii. Bethuue^ S. .1 -7. Messrs. Douglas ami IV rev Mays returned Sun (lay afternoon from Columbia where' both have . I.mm'ii holding positions. Mr. Doug la> Mayo. lias accepted work at King's garage in town ami will retuuin hero. Miss Mieneva King, of Klugstree, is visit iug at the home of Miss Allw King, Miss Cleo Ciyburu, who formerly re sided in Bethune, stopped over on. her way t?? Charleston for a few days last week >\ith relatives mud friends iu town. Miss Pauline Best left Friday for h?V home in llartsvilie after visiting at the ? home of hbl brother, Mr. B. W, Best. Mrs. \V. M. Stevens ami ehihlren re turned Tuesday morning from Oheraw where they Jiave been spending some time with Mr. Stevens sister, Mrs. l|nttie McCoy. Mr. Flyiiu Kelly left last Thursday for \Va> uesv Illc, N. <\, when' he will spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Beonard Varbrough and children of llartsvilie, spent several days of last week in town. , Miss Malimla Ward returned last week from Blue Kidge, N. C., whew 's'ahe tt tended a Y. W. C. A. conference of ?SS Southern Colleges. - She stopped over fpt uf few days in Ashevil.le ami Columbia on her returd. . " s |_jkL There was an election Tuesday fur an extra* four mill school tax, making in all an eight' mill, .tax, The election was car ried. much to the pleasure of all those interested in ' the welfare and advance ment of the town. Mr. <3. S. King has returned from Sul phur Springs, jFln., where he spent some time. Messrs, Thornwell and Dargau Cly hurn. who have positions in llartsvilie, spent Sunday at their homes , here. The young folks of Bethuuo attended a picnle at Big Springs last Friday, and in spite of the faet that it was a cool, eloudy day. they brought hack a reporf of a big time. y ^ ?? s Mr. Thomas "Clyburn, who holds a po sition in the First National Hank of Hishop'ville. sjient Sunduy at his home here. * y Miss lionise King returned; Sunday from a visit to her brother. Mr. Mark King and family, at> Neeces. S. C. There was a meeting of the' ladies of the Hod China in the town hall Tuesday afternoon at which meeting live hundred and twelve *hot. bags wj^jeh had been made Wre given iu ami more* work was given olj^ The town hall is to fce fixed into a ptmlir sewing and work room, and the ladiesVve to meet there aud do Ked (.?Hiss worlcW M?s. ('. (V Terry ami little (laughter, and Miss Howie Brown, of Hays City, <?a.. are visitf^ijt at the hoine of Mrs. Terry's pareuts,. Mr. and Mrs. ,f. A. Me Caskill. Bev. J. M. Forbes is dowu iu (Joorgia' this week conducting a protracted meet ing. Miss Annie Jennie Kobcrtsou left last week for. Bock Hill, where she will at ?tend summer school at Winthrop Col ' _ The Big Springs is being run under the auspices of the Bed Cross -of Betbune this summer. Dr. McBure kindly gave it over to them for this season. There will be Children's l>ay exer cises at tbe Methodist Church next Sun day morning, June 30th. Bcv. J. C. Bawsou, pastor of the. Bap tist church at Bethune, bail resigned to accept a call at Bock 'Hill. nHc will enter into bis new field of labor in August. Not the Baptists alone, but all denomi nations regret very much to lose Bev Lawson, for he is highly esteemed as an earnest and able preacher and an in fluential man. ?OIJRT CASUS NEXT WEEK. Judge W. H. Townsend Will Preside at ?fnly Term. The following is a list of cjiHes to be tried at the July term of Court for thin county which convenes next Monday morning. Judge Wm. H. Town send, the newly elected judge of the Fifth circuit, will preside : Sam Alexander, housebreaking and lar ceny. _ Mamie White, non-support. William Kelly, storing liquor. Wesley. Peeples, non-support. Oliver Hall, forgery. Adkin Blanding, disoosiue of crops un der lien. Thomas Flowers, disposing of crops under mortgage. Deckster Truesdell, larceny, * Pete Catoe, bastardy. Ine MeKinney and Albert Taylor, transporting liquor. . , B. H. Bowerst transporting liquor. Ned Major, transporting liquor. Bobert Shine, arson. , John Mickle, storing Tlquor. Harold June, larceny. Joe Clark, assault aud battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. , News From Dr. Bnrdel]. Dr. W. J. Burdcllf of Lugoff, a former member of the State board of health and now with thfr American forces 1a France, haH written Columbia friends concern ing the manner in which he sustained wounds which have incapacitated him for. active service. Dr. Burdell write# that bta injuries are due to a bomb dropped near his quartern by a Hun aerial assassin on a night raid. His index finger was blown off and he received a severe wound thru the thigh. He say? in hi* letter that be in improving nicely and that he expects to be assigned to active duty within two months time. ? Tuesday^ Columbia State. Craig Appainled Bank Rxamiser. Columbia, 8. C., June 20. ? Governor Manning this morning appointed James N. Craig, .of Anderson, State bank ex aminer to succeed Co). O. K. LaRoqoe, who ha* entered the army Y. M. C.- A. work. FNt'AI'FD CONVICT ( lilTl'HKU. ?liiii Monroe Captured by Wedgelleld Of iim After spirited Fight. Colombia, June 'J'J. I'enitentiary of ficial* vm'ic astonished yesterday '-morn tllg'wheil li li'llIM' WU* Opened lllld it IV uuuct v\uh read from T. Frank (iritlith, escaped con v let. .4 ? ritlit 1?. with txvu other prisoners, (whiuh) from tin; prison last Toesda.x morning mini yesterday morn ing Urittith asked tttnt hi* valise be miiI t<? a Certain point for hi* benefit.' Tbi'h' is uo doubt but that the com munication wits sent by t h?* missing com \Jet, according to the prison olHoiiilx, as the handwriting wi\s recognised. < The request of the twcnitiil' niQvict in entire ly in* w in tli?> history of prison affairs in South Carolina. Heretofore a fugi tive has been content with his fvoOdoui, hut a petition for wearing apparel ami traveling accomodations is unheard of. The officials will proceed in their own way. .iiiti Monroes tM* negro, is the first fu gitive to repui'L for duty at the prison. lli> whs captured at WedgoUold yester day morning by Office r Norris after a spirited liKht. Monroe Hew into a rage when the oflicer approached and knock ed him down. He (matched the otticer', s revolver and fired three shots while run ning away. The bullets went wild and Norris secured assistance. Monroe had taken refuge in a negro's home and af ter the house wan surrounded the con vlet w?v taken without further trouble. He was hrought to the prison early yos tcrduy afternoon iviul is again secure in The care of the State. Xlouroe is from IMIIion County and is serving u term for larceny. He is about 27 years old. Nothing- ha* been heard from Clar ence.. Davis, who went off with (friflith and Monroe. He <is from Charleston county. The three prisoners made their daylight break from the commissary building last 'Tuesday morning. Kichard Jackson, u long term prison er at^he State penitentiary, lost bis life near lliiKood yesterday while making a break for liberty. The negro was at work around the State farm in Sufnter eotlnty and made it dash for freedom., tiuard lv.es opehed lire on the fleeing convict and a bullet brought him to the ground. The lead missile strurk n vital spot and the negro expired In a few minutes. KSCAPKD IN AIItri.ANFS Four Itesidents Leave Herlin Because of Conditions There. Copenhagen, .June Sl.-^Four residents of Iterlin escaped from (ierniau.v Thurs day in two airplanes aud succeeded In landing safely Denmark. The occupants of the Hirplaues declared. that they fled from Herlin because of Conditions there. The two machines, which are of the Albatross type, left Berlin eurly Thurs day. ^ Their flight wns observed and guard ships opened tire and it was at first erroneously reported that one of the airplanes had been brought down. One of r'the tu*? occupants of -the first Albatross was \ Dr. (J. F. Nicolai, for merly a professor . of physiology at the Berlin University. He is the author of a book that denounced Prussian mil itarism and had been punished with im prisonment. The second Albatross landed in the neighborhood of Itudkocbing with its two (Jerman deserters. The Uudkoebiug correspondent of the National Tidende quotes the frew of the second Albatross as saying they had been at the battle front and were ex pected to return there." They declared they preferred death rather than to go back. The two men wore infantry uni forms. ? t/'rg e* Ice Conservation. Columbia, Jane 21. ? Soda fountains, hotels, restaurants, boarding houses And public eating places are advised, in offi cial orders just issued by William El liott. food administrator for South Car olina, of the new regulation** regarding the use of ice, which have already be come effective. , Soda fountain and soft drink deal ers are notified that no crushed or shav ed ice shall be used or served in drinks. Hotels, restaurants, boarding houses and public eating places are forbidden to , serve crushed ice- or- shoved ice in drinking water. No "crushed ice or shaved ice shall be served around fruit or other dishes, or in linger bowls, says the brder. It is further provided that no ice shall be bought except for necessary uses. These steps hav* become necessary, says the fuel administration, on account of the great shortage 'of ice, and these rules will be rfgidly enforced. The necessity for conservation of ice in private homes is as great as in pub lic places where ice is used, and the ap peal is made to the people of South Car olina to make only absolutely necessary use of ice. tc^iver to Die in Chair. Orangeburg, June 24 ? Norman IL Ilol iver, a white married man, 26 years old, was eobvicted here late today of attempt ed criminal assault and sentenced to die in the electric chair at the State peni tentiary July 5. The crime was- committed May lo, the victim being a little girl, nine years old. She and her sister were on their way to school that morning when they were picked up by Boliver and driven in Jp automobile to a nearby patch of 'oods. The younger sister, who was ist seven years old the day the crime i was committed, was made to stay in the automobile while the older of the two children was taken by Boliver to the clump of bushes under the pretext of gathering plums. Boliver waa. unmoved by the sentence and made no reply when Judge Robert W. Meminger asked the prisoner if there were any .reason why the death sentence should not be imposed. Throughout the day be maintained ? calm demeanor, his immobile fsatorea giving no indication of i?oi Mi Uaf ir,a. \ SttNATOIU.U, VANUilKVFKK HtWK Onl> Small Audience (iw(?l fclensr*. I Mil anil l4?( Saturday. Ah'im tlui); to schedule anauKcd by ihr State l>emocuitie executive commit lee, tw'o of the candidate* for t In* Ull|* i I'd Slat*-. w Senate N. It. Dial and .lames r. I i n -?? . HtldrcRara (liQ votfii^ of Kershaw county at the Court House lust Satur day. Very little interest wa* manifested I?) tlx- people of the county iu what the two candidates would nay I hero Iwlug ? mly ?7 people present when thcyuieetiug was culled t<> grdojr bjr lii 4\ MUU, chair iiiaii. who read a> letter from Senator Tillman, in which he Haiti that he would not qtteml the meetings because his pr?? ceil*-*' iu \V??hl||(j[Q|i was needed and asked that the people reeled hiiu be cause his veais of aOfv|(!P ami his du ties as chairman of the important com mittee <m naval affairs placed hint whore he could render (ho host service to Ids State and Nation. X. Hi Dial was the tir>t speaker and made his usual address, discussing mauy important questions before the people now and others which would come up after the war is won. lie told of what lie had done in the- way of building up his county and state aud why he thought Iff was ipiulilied to till the ollice of sen ator. Tho public rw^tdn of both Tiil iiiau aud UleasC were severely criticised by Mr. I>ial and lie quoted several ex? 'tracts froni The Congressional Record and one from The Literary Digest which he contended would confirm the state* lucut that he ban mttde that Senator 'rill man was physically incapacitated to till the orticc id' senator any louger. -He stated that siuee Hlcust? had refused to speak at York under the rules of tlig democratic party he should he run out of the party. At the conclusion ?of Mr. Dial's ad-4 dress Mi*. Kiwi was introduced and read an address devoted almost exclusively to an introduction of himself. lie made no attack ,011 any of his oppouents. st (i ak .supply rkdkld. Three Pounds Per Capita Per Month 1 1 After First of July. Washington, J une'iU,? Restrictions on the vino of sugar by manufacturers will be drawn muqk tighter by new regula tions, effect lye \Jui,Ys 1. Qunouuccil today by Food Administrator Hoover. . The new measures are expected to prevent any serious scarcity of sugar for home consumption, and at thy same time to put tliyr nation as a whole on a .three poiimi per capita monthly ration. Less essential manufactured products will be allowed 50 per cent of the uor inal requirements in comparison with the ^llottuient of SO per ceut now ef fective. Sugar allowed ice" cream man ufacturers after July 1 will be decreas ed to 75 per cent of* the normal cork sumption. Soda fountains will be cut to .Mi per cent of Uorfaal and manufac turers of preserved fruits for soda foun tains will l?e placed (on. the 50-per~eeBT basis. Ice. cream made by goda foun tains aud confectioners on the premises will have its sugar content cut to 50 per cent of normal. Lack of shipping facilities, submarine activities and a decrease iu importations from Cuba are held responsible for the new restrictions. GAVK KXCKLLKNT ADDRKSH. l)r. SlkfH, of Coker Collejcf, on "Why America Kntered the War." ? *r"-" ? Dr. K. W. Sikes, president of Coker College, delighted and highly entertain ed a large uudioncc at the Camden Bap tist church last Sunday evening with his subject "Why America Kntered the War." He spoke for an .hour and ten minute* and hia large congregation could have easily heard him for another hour, ao' interesting was bin subject. The speaker dealt with the beginning of the great struggle and went into the history of the nations *at wj r. He proved by history that the bad feeling towards Kngland felt In certain sections of America was attributed to German pro paganda spread by the German agents and the Irish for many years. One could not hear his address and go away with any other idea that America and her allies were fighting a righteous war against a barbariotiM nation bent on rul ing the world. Mr. Benson deserves the thanks of the commuuity for being fortunate enough to get Dr. Sikes here, and his address will go fMr towards helping the sale of War Havings Stamps and arous ing our pcOnle to greater effort along all lines OFFICER AND NUR4K DROWN. Bodies Not Yet Recovered From The ' Congaree River. Columbiu. June 26. ? Capt. Perry D. Sbawt of the depot, brigade at Camp Jackson, and Miss Pearl Pennington, a nurse in the base hospital at the camp, were drowned in the Congaree river about four miles below the. government dnm late yesterday evening. News of the drowning did nni teach the city un til this morning. ? Capt. Shaw and Miss Pennington and a lieutenant and another young nurse from ? 1m* hospital had gone to the river banks for a few hours. The captain and Miss Pennington went io swimming. The lieutenant and the young woman he was with remained on the river bank. They observed some time after the captain and Miss Pennington had gone into the river that they were not to be aeen. They became alarmed and began a hunt for them. No trace of tbem has been seen since. Their bodies had not been re covered tonight.,, The Untenant came to the city immediately and searching par ties returned to the river. Miss Pennington was from Maine and Capt. Shaw from ' Columbia. Military police are tonight guarding the banks of the river and tomorrow morning the ef fort to recover the bodies will be return ed. FKKNCH OKFICKIt 81*0 KK IIKRK. 4 ':i i?i a i it Hdward I'ardevln, Veteran of Hie Verdun Hutilr MhiIv Tiilh, Captain I'M ward l'ardoxin. our ot tin* o.ue liuDiilml "Hluo Dfivila" of the Kicucli army, iffllt to America ou a tour addressed u lurgo gatheriug ut the coutt hpUbO Wednesday evening. The meeting WttM .opened by UU appropriate prayer by Rev, John II. Graves, and Mr. John Cantey introduced the speaker. ?M|\ reminded (la* audiouee t lit*t Captain I'tt'nWlli wax speaking ou the suin*< spot from which the groat' La Fayette was entertained while la Catu dM\ ? mnro than ml huudmi .years ?#??-' and within a Mono* throw of the cedar whkiv ho planted while here. ? Captain Purdevln, unfortunately could' not speak ttnglish very fluently Had unany of the audiouee could not understand all that ho had to say. He is a veteran ol tin* Verdun battlo aiu\ was several times wounded ia that eauipnign. Ho wear* an artificial log ami exhibits more thna _ tine wound. Ou the Sifith of Februuvy, IU10,- lie \vitn badly wounded while ho was th'tVadiuK ? mile front with lt?4? men and N uiuehiuc giuis. Ilo wan taken prisoner after lying in a shell hole for three nights, uud after suffering hunger and the had treatment accorded in a Gorman detention eon p^he wiw fortu nate enough to got exchanged, and he was invalided to Ameriou op this tour. At the outbreak of tln? War in 11)14. Captain Pardevin was a cotton buyer stationed in Ueorgiu, and being tt French reserve he, immediately loft for his na tlve land, tie told of how Frauoo had raised eight million soldiers <Wit of itN eomparatlvely small population and had practically given their all to the defeat of ,the (Jeriuau hordes. He said their [.motto at Verdun was "They (shall ubt puss," and added they did. uot pass, lie also told of America's entry into the war and how General Pershing made his offer to the French premier to "use his forces as best he. saw lit. Wheu asked a question in private as - to whether he thought the Germans would ever break through, he replied that they may yet gain a, few miles iu territory but break through they nev er will. He created quite a good deal of laughter wheu ho ,tmid the American boys slogan in France wan to "Kill all the Germans we jwssibly can." lie also said that Americans fighting side by aide will greatly strengthen the friendship ex isting between the three great powers ? Frauce, America and Britain and last ing good will come of It after the end of the war. Presented With a Watch. Mr. K ^). MeCutchan. the poplu-ar manager of the Cumdou Water uud Light plant# who leaves , here the lirst. of. July to take xi ponitjon ut Dillon, wus presented with a handsome gold watch last week; by a number of his friends. It Is a beautiful aud valuable token of their friendship for hlui and one which Mr. McCutohan pifees very -W#hly, Mr. ami ?Mm. McOutchan's friends regret to lose, them as citizens of Camden. New Announcements. Mr. M. M. Johnson, of Camden, ia announced , in this issue us u candidate for twe House of Hepresentatives from this county. Mr. Johnson is a rising young, attorney and has made many friends throughout the county since com ing here ubout three years ago. 'l>tBer new announcements uppeuring this week are: H. M. Fiucher for magistrate of l>oKalb township; J? H Nelson (or mag istrate for the upper division of Watereo township. NEARLY MILLION MEN Have Bwn Sent to France iiays General March In Weekly ftevlew. * . \ Wnnhington, June If 2. ? Definite won. from Home of the repulse of the Aus trian drive in ItaJy coupled with the announcement *of General March, chief of staff that American troop movements to France had now exceeded 900,000, added today to the growing cheerfulness that ha* been apparent at the wafc de partment recently. General March told the nowspaper men in bis weekly conference that with the 900,000 mark passed, the United Htates in five months in advance of its schedule for troop movements. At the Heme time he briefly outlined the battle positions in France and Italy and drew the conclusion that the enemy wag be ing held firmly on alt fronts, though fur ther great blows^ajro to be expected.. The chief of staff's statement furn ished the first authoritative information um to the progress made in the tremen dous exertion the government hae been making to meet the challenge of the Ger man drive in the west. When the first blow was struck on the Cambria-Ht. Quen tin line March 21, troop shipments were ; behind schedule. Today they are five months ahead. The speed with which the army is be ing moved to the front is sharply indi rated by the fact that approximately L' 00 ,000 men have been embarked dur ing the last two weeks. The total move ments during May was not more than 240,000.' It was only two weeks ago that Becrctpry Baker announced that more than 700,000 bad been sent; . a .week latAr, at the first of. his confer ence with the newspaper men, General March said the 800,000 mark had been passed, 'and today he pla'-ed the figures at more than 900,000. r; On this showing the mi]liou mark should be passed by July 1- Various fat-tor* enter Into the problem of trans portation, however, which forbid a defi nite prediction. ??>, General March made it clear that time gained in getting abroad enough Amer ican troops to give Oeneral Foch, su preme commander, a mastering super iority over the enemy, ia tho. vital fac tor. Every day lost by the Gemtaa in pressing their effort to achieve military victory before American aid can utlw in overwhelming * forces Is regarded M a day nearer ultimate defeat hjp thorn.