The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 05, 1918, Image 1
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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918
VOLUME XXX
ENATOR BEN TILLMAN'S
END CAME "IN HARNESS"
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in U. Tilhuau, of South Onrol^m, died
,is uioi-iiiiiK t MJO o'clock.
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VVaaliit>Ktoii, .him- U().- Ucujaqrin IC.
illmim, the veteran democratic seuator
,iiu South Carolina and 'chairman of
?? naval affairs committee, is seriously
I nt hi* home hero aud Ids recovery is
farcied by his physicians as doubtful,
js lcfi side is completoly paralyzed aud
j Jum been suffering from a severe re
irreut cerebral hemorrhage place last
?hurmlay.
The seriousness of Benator Tillman's
Diulitioii became kuowu today when his
bysiunjii issued this bulletin
"Senator^TiHmnn is now silvering from
Benjamin Kyau Tillman.
severe recurrent cerebral hemmorhagp.
here is complete paralysis of the left
de. The attack came on Thursday af
rnooii at the senate and has been pro*
rexsive. Because, of the previous at
icks and the' age of the senator, the
roRnoxis is unfavorable.''
Sepator Tillman vns^ stricken with
ie hemmorrhage? the second ho has
iffcred ? at the senate last Thursday.
Us condition since has become worse
ad he was unconscious almost all of
>day.
Members of the family have bjpen sum- |
oned to the bediside und some already
ive arrived. ' - ' \ .
About 10 years ago Senator Tillman
ad a similar attack which paralyzed
is right side, but he recovered to a great
itent. The latest nttuck completely
?ral,tzed bis left side, and. with ad
meet! years and less physical .reslst
irr*'. the outcome whs said to be extremc
f ifoubtfuf.
As chairman of the senate naval com?
iittee, Mr. Tillman's work has been re
irded as of the highest importance, es- 1
pcialiv in connection with the navy's
art in the war. He has been one of the |
lost active members of the senate dur
?g his 24 years of continuous service.
Senator Tillman! who is nlmos^ 71 1
pars old. was elected governor of 8<uith
torolina in 1X91 und again in 1802 and
fan elected to the United States senate
J 18!)4. Kur more than a generation
p has been one of the most picturesque
i>H powerful figures in public and polit
'al life of the south. "Pitchfork Ben"
as the name given him many years ago
-and one he himself did not' resent ? be
?use of his vociferous style of attack
l**a political foes.
Ouring recent years. Senator Tillman's;
ittcr contest with former Governor j
>lea.s*;, n candidate against Mr. Tillman
? the present senatorial primaries, has]
'Id him in the heat of political fray i
at an advanced age.
A year ugo Senator Tillman announc*
bis virtual retirement from polities,
tating he jvould not be a candidate for j
?'!pction. bub he later decided to again
nr for office because of the service lie
"Kht do bis country and trtate, during]
" *ar. by reason of his. intimate know
of naval affairs.
? ?
Benjamin Ryan Tillman, industrial,
pucttionftl and political reformer, and
v*tesman. was born at Bdgefield, 8. O.,
August 11. 18-17. He was the youngest
t flevrn children and the son . of Benja
|lr> Kvan Tillman and Sophia (Han
oi" Tillman. His father was a farmer,
i f#an of bright mind and nervous tem
*r?meni. nnd a great reader? be died
his namesake w ty* but 2 year* of
'??* ? ; t
Mr TiUmaxi s ancestors, both paternal
fltl maternal, came to Sodfh Carolina
r^m Virginia before the revolution.
ancestors were Oetman . M*d
'??ti : tb* maternal, English.
a boy. young Tillman \ya* strong
"1 beaitb> . He early developed a Utt*
* Rood rending and was fond of out
** ?mtu. Hi* early life was pasted
'tte ftjuntry. Brought up on * plan
of 80 nlaves, be worked, as did
, Southern boys simitariy placed*
"jwten he pleased. He ctrtkiactraita
^ ^raeteriaed this remarkaMa ??%
** be traced primarily to tie t*
*** of bin mother. She Was a wo
m ftf phenomenal strength r mentpUj.
IUIONCII AND IUUTINII (JAIN
Surprise (iUtiiikiin and Take Terrain and
Many rrihoui'iH.
The firitish tr<???|?s in Flanders mill (lit>
French force* further South apparently
have anticipated the proposed Oermau
<1 1 ? v ** liiwtihl t 1m* iOttgHnh channel ftatrte
or Paris ami at ruck hrM.
Although slight details of the mayeiw
vers thus far have been revealed, the al
lied troops caught ttlO enemy w n awards
WMd, took terrain \Vhich would have bc^ll
of considerable value as the starting
points of enemy attacks. In addition a
comparatively large number of prisoner*
and machine .gups were left in the huuda
of the allied troops.
? The attack of the British was delivered
about luidwa.v belVccn lla/ebrouck aud
Hethune on a fruut uf nearly three and
a half m 11 cm aver territory which thA Ger
mans recently have been deluging with
shells. Altogether the attack was pro
ductive of an Average gali. of ground to
a depth ofv'ncarly a mile, and included
the takiug of several small hamlets. It
la ? not improbable that the Germans In'Vi
promised offensive in this region had get
their hearts on the capture <?f St. Oiner
and the railway line runniuK theuce to
Calais and Dunkirk
The stroke of the French troops was
over a still greater front - - four and a half
miles? and at points also penetrated ene
my positions to a goodly depth, -at some
points a inilevand a quarter. The ovi?
dent intention was. further to block the
gateway to Paris through the Villers-Oo
teretts region. ??
From Amhlemyvto tin- cast of Montgo
bert the French carried out their offen
sive and overwhelmed strongly fortified
imsitioiiH of the enemy along the entire
fnmt.7 Besides tly beating back of the
enemy, more than 1,000 Germans foil, into
the hands of the attacking force.
.. Although the points of attack were
separated by about 100 miles the man
cuvers^seemingl.v had be??n well consider
ed by General Foch, the allied command
er-in-chief, as 4:hey were carried out syn
chronously. .The strategy of the double
stroke is apparent when it is realized that
a snccessflil German thrust where the
_ British struck -wi?uld have menaced the
channel ports or a similar move iu the
'.south would have placed the French cap
ital in jeopardy.
The Berlin official communication is
sued Friday evening made note Of the
allied thrust* by declaring that the Ger
mans wepe busily engaged iu attempts to
repulse them.
That the allied forces are not to be
caught napping by the Germans is indi
cated by the Intensive aerial operations
that are in progreks over god behind the
battle line. A British official communi
cation says that in air fighting Thursday
20 enemy airplanes were accounted for,
20 of thrtn having been destroyed and the
pothers forced to descend out of the con*,
trol of their pilots. Fourteen machines
of the British failed to return, to their
bases. - ? ^
There i? considerable lighting between
the Austripns and the ItaliaiiH in the
mountain regions of the Italian theater, |
but comparative quiet prevail** along the
PiaVe river, across which the enciny was
driven, by the Italians early in the week.
Unofficial reports are to the effect that
troublous events again are in progress in I
Russia. The bolsheviki government in"
Moscow is *aid to have been overthrown
by forces under the leadership of Gen
erals Korniloff and Kaledines. Moscow |
is said to have fallen and Trotsky and
Lenine, the leaders of the bolsheviki gov
ernment are declared to have fled across |
the gulf of Finland toward the Murmau
coast. . Another report is that Grand
Duke Nicholas has been proclaimed em-|
peror.
. The reportH that -former Emperor Nich
olas has been put to death or assassina
ted persist, but there is still no official
confirmation of them.
IlartHville Man Brings Down I'lane.
An American air squadron composed of |
nine machines had a thrilling half hour
fight Tuesday morning north of Chateau
Thierry with a German flight squadron
of the same number. At least three of
the German planes were driven down,
plunging to the earth, and up to 6 o'clock
tonight two Americana had not returned.
The American* pilots credited with the
bringing down of the German planes
?re : William J. H6over, of Hartsvllle,
S. C. ; Alfred A. Grant, Denton, Texas,
and John McArthur, Buffalo, N. Y.
morally and physically, and, ~ln every :
way and for good, she impressed herself
powerfully upon her son. All be was he
attributed to his mother and Us. wife.
The son's schooling was obtained at
Bethany Academy, under George Gal-I
phin. Much of his early education was
received from reading. He bad access
to a good library, and from it drew At ,
will. He read voraciously and omnlvor-,
ously, especially works of fiction andi
poetry.
Mr. Tiilmaa'a active life began in I860,
wljen he assumed the management of bisj
mother's farm at Edgefield, S. C. Short
ly, after ah* bought a farm in Florida,
to which her son removed in 1867 ; be
win married the following year, bat thej
climate disagreed with him; his health
failed* a?d he tetnrned to the Sooth
Carolina farm, and continued on It tm*
til tin evolution of conditions in his state I
forced, him, contrary to all his previous
sad ambition*, into
erer.be eon tin oed tmiat rrrflptedly in tbis J
absorbing porrrft.
SUMMER TERM OF COURT
ADJOURNED WEDNESDAY
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The Hrut week of the summer term of
court fur Kershaw county came to a
close Wednesday. No cases of impor
tance were tried at this term. Judge
Wmv II. Townseud, the newly elected
judge, presided. The court will probtbly
I i 1 1 i 1 1 m> its civil business within a cou
ple of days ucxt week. The following
casos had Itwii disposed of when court
adjourned :
Inez MoKinuey and ,\lbert Taylor
were tried for violation of the prohibi
tion law. Inez, was found guilty and wu
t eu cod to throe mouths. Sentence to bo
suspended upon the payment of a line of
?<r?U_, Albert Taylor was acquitted.
Sinn, Alexdadcfr was acquit ted of the
chat xe of house breaking and larceny.
Wesley I 'tuples \yas COUY'lctcd of the
charge of uon-hupport of his wife nod
ehild, and sentenced to thirty days 3m*
piisonuient or a liuo of $100, oo that,
he he rotpiired to give bond in the sum
of for the support of his children.
Case was appealed to Supremo Court,
antLho was re loaned on bond of $800.
, Manilla -White charged with non-sup
port*- of wife and" Child was found guilt. V
and sentenced to six months on chain
gaug or a liuo of $200. Case was ap
pealed and ho was released under two
bonds of $o00 ench ? ope for appearance
and one for support of dependents.
Robert Nhiue charged with arson, was
found guilty with reconimendution to
mercy and sentenced to live years on
chain gang or in penitentiary.
Osteon Kelly plead guilty to larceny
tint! .received a sentence of one year.
Ned Major was tried in his absence
for violation of prohibition law. A seal
ed verdict o? guilty was returned aud he
Was sou fenced to three months Imprison
ment or a fine of $100. ' Sentence to be
suspended upon the payment of $50 oil
account of fine.
Henry YVatkius and Horace Atkinson
were found guilty of petit larceny aud
sentenced to' thirty days iu Reformatory
for white youths.
Jim Hollts plead guilty to larceny and
was sent to the ivformatory for white
youths at Florence for a period of two
.VMrH. ' %
Wm. Kelly, plead guilty to violating
prohibitum luws and received a sentence
of three months on ehatn gang Or iu the
"pen."
H. II. Bowers whk found guilty iu bis
absence for. violation of prohibition law
and received a sealed sentence.
.lohii Micklc. white, was tried for
storing liqHor. The jury returned a ver
dict of not guilty.
J?e Clark, charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill and carry
ing concealed weapons. He has the
choice of spending the next 12 months
in the penitentiary or a like period on the
gang.
Oliver Hall wan tried for forgery, and
the jijry returned a verdict of guilty
i^itli recommendation to mercy, the sen
tence being "two years at hard labor on
the chain gang or in the penitentiary
and a fine of $10." Bond M|*s fixed at
$7-")0 pending an appeal to the supreme
court.
Arthur Tittle was charged with ?a&
tmult aud 'battery with intent to kill.
Arthur ?Maid he. was guilty of "assault
and battery ? of a high aud aggravated
nature" -and the sentence of the court
was that he should pay a fine of $200,
or spend six months on the chain gang
or in the penitentiary.
Grand Jury Presentment. _
? To His Honor, W. II. Townsend, pre
siding Judge Summer term of Court :
We, the grand jury beg leave to make
the following report to wit:
We have passed upon all bills handed
us by the Solicitor. \
We find the jail is iu fair coudition,
and further suggest thai the Jim Crow
law be enforced, and also suggest that
the front porch be extended across the
front of the jail building, for the com
fort of the jailor and his family, and
would also add comfort to the prisoners.
We learn that the material is either
here or' on the way for the necessary re
pairs on the court house, which we hope
will have attention before the next court.
We would suggest that all auto high
ways be. made thirty feet wide. Tha
highways arc in fair condition, and some
need work which we are sure will hare
attention soon. The following bridges
have been reported as needing repairs :
Blakeney'a bridge on Lynches river;
Team bridge over Twenty Creek; bridge
on Granny's Quarter creek; Pine Creek
bridye Mar Camden; the bridge on Ad
am's Mill creek and the bridges on the
Camden and Liberty Bill- mad. The
Liberty Hill read heeds attention which
we reccemmend that it gets as soon aa
the authorities can arrange to attend to
it.
We recommend that the farm at the
County Infirmary be converted into a
hay and graffc farm, instead of reatJac it
out. aa we undentdnd that there are
eomo much needed repair* necessary en
the bouses, and the eoat ef i'UgUf will
exceed the teat, therefore m think the
planting of the ?frrai In bey MA grain
?mM be ? much, better propenhiea. v
We will not m fte any report on Jtbe
UNFAVORABLE REPORT
ON WATER AND LIGHTS
*
(OMMIII^t; APPOINTED TO, IV
VKSIK.Vll. CONDITIONS I Ml
MA I I S ,\NNl Al. l.OSS TO UK
$4,000 ? Ml(. 'S.VVA(iK ItKSHjNN.
At H"' regular lusting ?>f the Cit>
Council hold Inst Monday owning qui to
it number of important matters niiuc iljp
for consideration hut the attontion of
the council was centered on several t|Uea
(ions pertaining to that part of our city
government which has boon foremost in
the minds of our- citixens for (ho past,
several weeks? -tho Camden Wator and
Light Commission. Humor has had it
fur some t lino that tho thinuec* of tho
Commission wore nt a vory low ohh, duo
largely to tho fact that tho Comtnia&lOH
is not beiug pa.id enough for \yntor and
light being used by private consumers,
and tho abscu0Q of business-like methods
in tho management of tho water and light
system, iik was pointed out in the col
umns of this patter some time ago. That
we were right in publishing this nsser
tion is proven by tho report. of the rem
miftee appointed b/ Council to investi
gate tho affairs of the commission which
We a to pnhlishiug below.
At a recent meeting of council, the
commissioners apoured before that body
and presented a hill for wator and light*
lined by the city amounting to several
hundred dollars, and included in this
bill was mi item of $1 ,250 for interest
on bonds which were issued for extend
ing the water ami light system, lieforp
alluwing this claim for $1,250 the fi
nance committee 'was asked for a report
as to its correctness. That is was agreed
between the former council and the wa
ter,, and light commission that the in
terest on bonds wits to bo paid out of
the funds of the commission is explain
ed in the report of the finance commit
tee of the present council, and coun
cil very properly refused to pay this
claim of the commission. The report of
the finance committee is. as follows:
Camden, &. C.t July 1, 1018
To the City Council of Camden, M. C. ; ;
The Finance Committee of Hie City
Council litis oonsideted the Mil 'present
ed to the City Council by the Commis
sioners of Public Works, of the City of
Cnindan, and recommend 'that the clulin
of $1,2 ">0.00 by the said Commissioners
of Public Works against the City Coun
rilf for the year 1917. as balance due
for water and lights, be disallowed, for
the reason that the Committee i? sat
isfied that when the last bond Issue for
^25,000.00 was made, that the^e was an
understanding, entered into between the
? former City Council, and the Commis
sioner of i*utol|c Works; that $1,250.00.
interest on the now bond issue on $25,
000.00 should be deducted by the City
Council from the amount then paid by the
said Council to the Commissioners of
Public Works, for water and lights.
Respectfully submitted,
It. 9. Williams, Chm n.
G. A. {thame.
C. P. DuBose, ??/ i
finance Committee.
"""" At the same session of Council the
iK.sion requested that the dinount
being paid by the city for wntef and
lights be increased $100 per month. It
wik this request that prompted the meth
berM of council in asking that an in
vestigation be made into the affair# of
the commission, for they could not see
the justice of having to pay an increase
of $100 per month, when they believed
there were so many private consumer*
of water and light* on a flat rate, and
the commission had expressed no inten*
tion of. raising any rates except those
paid by the city. Whether council will
grant the increase of $100 Is yet to be
decided but we venture the assertion
that it will not be paid unless existing
conditions improve immediately. The
report of the committee appointed to
conduct the examination is as follows :
Camden. H. C\, July 1. 1018.
Hob. Mayor and City Council of Cam
den,' S. c. ?
(icutlemen : We, the undersigned
Committee appointed by you to investi
gate the condition of the Municipal Wa
ter and Light Plant of this city beg to
submit the following report which is
compiled from the month of ftfay, 1018:
Uncollected account* June lfJtb, 1918,
$2,735.07.
We find that .'JO per cent of the con
Huraers "of lights' in the city of Camden
are on. a flat rate; We also find that 60
per tent of the consumers of water in
the city of Camden are <m a flat rate.
For the month of May there were 428
subscribers to lights, the total amount
charged against said subscribers being
$920.21. Of this amount 322 subscribers
on meters amounted to $814.22, oi* an av?
erage charge of $2.53 each. Of the total
of. 106 subscribers on flat rate amounted
, to $106.00, an- average of I&.53 as above
\ calculations "Will show, the total charge
| for 428 subscribers for the month of
May should be (provided they were all
on meters) $1,082.84, or a gain over
amount charged of $162.63.
Wp find that during the month of May
county books at thia term, as we will
make a full and complete report on all
| county matters at the last term, thank
ing you and other court ofldats for your
; mane ronrtede*. wfi beg to remain,
fours truly i
P. H. Arrant*, - j
?Fextman Grand Jury Kershaw County.
CWLLKI) FOK KXAMIS VMON.
I. is! of It^UtruiilM to llepoi't at Court
- (louse, Munil*)'. ?lul> I Uli
Tin* fujluwliiK K?'glst rant* have hoou
railed for examination fc>r Sunday, July
Uthi IHls, al 10 uVlock a. in., the ex*
amluatiou iti laU<> pltue al the Court
1 lulitie in Camden :
Samuel \V. Wei| MusmII BIlOAllt, Ala.
OlUe Cook, Hlaney,
John K. Hluekwell. CauiiW u
I'M ward V. lU'U. Cam. Ini
Nathan II. BoWOW, Ker#|?aw
Tillman HoOue, Camden /t((
John Franklin Havis, Columbia
Henry Young. WestviUe
Judson I La 11 cock. Camden
Fugene C, l>rnkeford. y llill
Heavy II. Holland, Can toy ,
M i ? m 1 r l Hull lirakeford, Cantey
HeuJamin T. Jordan, Hcthune
llurry I toe Gregory, Canidou
Stephen t-ti l,augley, Kershaw
"Leonard C. lNitfchal, lllaney
l.ouis Duvid Haley, Kershaw
l.ouis Moseley, Kershaw
.lamrs Hay. Jr. Camden
Samuel O. Yarborortgh, Hethuni
(Jeorge tVveland WIIiwhi Pontine
James 'I'limmis Threat t", Ahgellis
James (J. Thompson, Camden
< If AKLKSTONIAN I>IKI> UK UK'.
Mr. M. \V. Wilson Passed Awaj at Ale
of Klglity-Klx Years.
Friends throughout the stale \v?H he
grieved to hear of 'the death of Mr. Mor
ton W. Wilson, which occurred at the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. It. It. Clarke, on
North Fair Street in this city, Tuesday,
July I'ml.
Mr. Wilson was a lite-long aild prom
inent- citizen of < 'hurlcstou, and at the
time of his death, was vice President ami
easlder of the Hank of Charleston. Ho
was K(l years of uge. He was marrietl
several years ago to Miss Sal lie Hoykin,
youngest daughter of tho late Ur. H. M.
Hoykiu. Jiml sister of Messrs. John and
Edward Hoykiu of thin city.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson cuuie to Caindeu
a few days ago, hoping that tho change
would prove beneficial to hi* impaired
health.
The funeral services were livid at the
home of Mr. aud Mrs. Hoykiu Clarke on
Thursday afternoon at tt o'clock, aud the
burial was in the old Quaker cemetery.
Tho services were conducted by the Uev.
l-\ <11. Harding of (J race Episcopal
church. u
thepe'V^c 400 subscribers to water and
(lie total amount charged ugainst said
subscribers being $48*7.21. Of thin
amount 170 subscribers ou me tern
amounted to $372.21. or an average
charge of $2.18 eaeh. Of tbe total 230
ou flat rate amounted to .$115.00. Based
on the average of $2.18 as above calcu
lations will show, tbe total charge for
the" 400 subscribers for the month of
May should be $872.00.
According to the above tigures, by not
having sufficient meters, the Water and
Light Plant, appears to be lowing over
#4,000.00 eaeh year. .
We think that meters should be placed
wherever water or light is used. If this
eannot be done just at this time we
would suggest that the flat rate ou wa
ter and light- be increased. '
(Higned)
W It. Uougn;
or r. i Mii'o; <>
H. a Williams,
As will be seen by the above report
it i* estimated that the commission is
losing more than $4,000 per year, and
iu addition to this there was on fhe books
on June 15, 1918, $2,7.'H5.07 in uncol
lected accounts. They are losing more
than $4,000 per year by fallowing con*
suuiers a wat rate wbieh\jn rnauy in
stances as low as fifty cents^Her month,
aud at tbat same time can affohsL to let
<hes?* accounts* accumulate to tho ex*
tent of nearly three thousand dollars.
And in the face of these facts, they ask
council to pay $1,250 which tbey agreed
to pay themselves, aud iu addition they
wunt the city to pay $1,200 per year
increased rentals, alotgetber $3,700 more
than the original agreement call? for.
At the meeting Monday evening the com*
missioners also asked 'that the bill for
water land lights for- the mOinth of July
amounting to $250 be paid in advance.
This request was granted.
At tbis meeting the following letter
of resignation written at Fredericksburg,
Va., from Mr. Henry Savage, chairman
of the Commission wax read and ac
cepted :
"Mayor Braftington :
"Dear *8ir: This Is to uotify you and
your council that I resign as Commis
sioner of Public Works.
"Henry Savage."
Mr. Jt. It. Pitts w1,M unanimously
elected to HI! tbe unexpired term of Mr.
HAvige."
Other matters which came before the
council was the election of a member
of the Hoard of . Health- to succeed Mr.
W. G. Wilson, Whose terar expired thla
month, and the fixing of tbe salary of
the health oflleer. Capt. W .M. Shan*
non waa elected a member of tbe Board
of Health. At its last meeting the Board
of Health named Mr. J no. W. Wilson as
health officer and requested tbat the Ml*
ary be increaaed to $70 per month. The
increase in salary waa refuaedby Coun
cil and the salary -will rectal* at $86
per month. The office of Inspector of
8ewerage waa take* from tbe Health
Officer, and tUi dbtp tofetkr wttk tk
salary of $6 par ? Kk w4? be
the dotiM ?f w ttttt GtpriMhM
OVER ONE MILLION MEN
HAVE GONE TO FRANCE
AM Kim AN THOU!* MOVKMJRNT IW
>|OW SIX MONTHS IN
OF OKIU1NAI. IMtOUHAM. HAYS
SWKKTAKY OF WAN it V iv r li
Washington, July 2., American t ruOp*
sent overseas numbered r.OlH.115 OJR ^
last <d .Inly.
Till* waa made known tonight by l'rus
ideut Wilson. \v gave ti> l1"' l?*il?llo a
tetter from Secretary Hake I' fjlicuiiiPi
a record of achievement which tho
idem said "must cause universal agtis
fuction," ami which "will give addition
al xest to our mtioniki celebration ot tin
Fourth of July.''
The llrst unit- -uon-coinbutunt l*!i
American IthOTiM o^i May N, 11)17. Uen
??ral Pershing followed 12 day* later #ud
at the end of the mouth 1,7X8 meu hod
started for tin' battlefield* of Franco.
Juno huw this uuiaher increase by 12,
201 m ml thereafter khaki-clad "crusad
ers" from the western republic flowed
overseas In U steady stream until up
wards of 800, 000 hnd departed w1"'" the
great German thrust began last March.
President Wilson's determination to
meet Germany's supreme efforts with the
utmost of America's available muupower
to assist the dcperately resisting French
and British armies Is sharply reflected
in the movement of teoops during the
last three mouths. The March sailiug of
S'.SIl were increased in April to 117,;
212. May saw another 22-4 ,84 fi men em'
bark and last month 248.872 were sent
away, making h' total for the Ihree
mouths of 087,020. This, Secretary lin
ker said later, put the troop movement
six months ahead of the orlgiual pro
gram.
?Substantially .'{() dlvt^Tons are now in
France ready to. meet whatever move
the German stall' has in preparation.
Hoinc of these divisions already have
been formed Into the first Held army un-.
dor Major (General Liggett, others are
holding treuch keetors at Important
point* along the battle line and atiil
others have been broken up and brigaded
with the" 'French and British troops. And
so, when the German thrust comes ,th?
Americans will be called upuu to play
no amall part in me*tingx it.
Secretary Baker wrote the .President
that 'the supplies amt equipment in
Franco for the million men who have
gone is shown by latest report* to be
adequate and added that "the output of
our war industries in this country is
showing marked improvement iu practi
cally all lines of necessary equipment
and supply."
The accelerated troop movements to
France has been deoigned to meet the
emergeney" Created by the German effort
to achieve victory before America'* man
power could exert its full force. How
long the present rate of * transportation
will be maintained depends upon devel
opments in France and the length of {
time the surplus ship tonnage furnished
t>y Great Britain ran be employed for
this work.
In this connection, Secretary Baker
said tonight that he disapproved of spec
ulation as to the future records in troop
movement*, declaring that he did not de
sire to have "punt performances made
basis of speculatiftniT for the future."
New Announcement*,
M ?? i D. t. ^Rlackmon and F. O.
Perry announce themselves as caudi
dates for the House of Representative*
In this ijyuie of The Chronicle. Mr. J.
Copeland 1 Ma*sey, an attorney of Ker
hJiuw. In also annouueed tbi? week as a
candidate for tbe Ktatc senate from
Kertthaw county.
The Chronicle this week received an
announcement of a eitlxen an a arodl' 7"
date for magistrate for DeKalb town
whip. The announcement waa merely
signed by "inapy friends" and we can- -
not print it in our columns. Tbe would
be candidate may have many friends,
but 'in order to get in thia paper It
will have to be accompanied by 93 and
tbe name of- the sender.
Mrs. liurdtll Thank* Her Friends.
Mrs. W. J. Butdell, who ia at preaent
viHiting her mother iu Detroit, wishes to
thank tbe roany;~W*ny friends who bo
kindly wrote her tod who hove been ao
Holicitious of Dr. Burdell's welfare aince
the news of hie injury and to state that
the Doctor ia now in a British Red Cross
hospital in France. Re was in company
with ten other officers watching, an air
raid, hoping to see Nbne of tbe Boche
planes brought down, ' .when the Bcch#
dropped a bomb in their midst. Six were
severely wounded. Dr. Burdell was hit
in the right tbigb. A severe injury but
they hope the bone ia not injured. He
was a 1*0 struck on lbs right hand and
bad to have the index finger amputated
at the first joint. ' He writea that he will
probably be off duty for three montba and
will probably be aent to England to **
cuperate. In nlettar Written Xbnslst he
aaya : ? "ttav* no fever now, am feeling
fine, and eating fine, am having the very
best care and only halo to have to stay
in bed so long. Want to get up and brio
a _ <t
wi*he" express through
The Chronicle her tdacere thanks tor all
tbe comforting inters and kind inquiries
1nm tri*ndn. In .***r **?*?
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