Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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It." ? . 1 " ? IIKAIT \<.l- IO ( IIAMil;: I'liiiis to in- Submitted For Knlurgfiueiit of Army. \Va*hiiiKtop.. Aug 1. N\')ir Ihpart KICII I recommendation* Jnr i'lllaigllltf til" army ami for the ev tension of ?l im f t ji*;f limitation^ ' in order to new reservoir* ?>f in 11 ii jiovvr i to back up lh?' forctyi already at tin* front will he I ?t i < I before CoiiKri-f next wwk. Mcin Iht? of (Im> two military committee* havn been recalled to \Viodiingt4Ui by the chairman in order to fxpediato the bill. in anuouuciuK. after a conference with < 'halriiian I >?? n t , of tin* House committee, thai l?b?. increased urpiy project wii) vir tually ready; Secretary Maker would not say wiiat age . limit* had !????? n not tl?'<l it |miii nor indicate in any way the size of tin* army which hi' is planniug. "I do not want to say what tin* tlges will he," hi> Kuid, "becauw* the concur nnit action of the two house* is wee*-! Kflry to m^uih afcWnfto them. I had a conference with .Mr. I >*-r? t this morning uihfl went ? oyi'r with him tfc1' full plan, I involving thi' suggested age*. I urn to have u conference with Senator. Chfltu horlain a- -'"'ii a- In* k< ts hack. "A n> suggestion extend tin1 'Iraft ages is to produce in class 1 an fldc* ! ipmte number of ihvi'! for tin' enlarged; military pr'-ciiini. If thr :i k? ^ lire i'1 ?? ? ?*??!, they will have to hi" either beiow J J I or aiiovc .'Jl or hoth. I think it will ho hoth." Chairman Heiit-wit* even more ret icent but -ji i< I h?' was willftlg to go! ? it h<? r up or <|?>w n in extending age ' limits nf tin* draft t" win tin- war. ?'.M.v personal preference (<> f>, j up first. In' mldcil. The only - 1 1 1 1 ? - In formation rejja.nl ?? ilii? tin- low age limits to lie drawn from .Mr. Maker was a statement that the limits of III tn -ill hml been anion* j tin* suggest ions canvassed, hut reject ed In many <iuarf?>i*?,J it i* believed extrusion * ? f tin* iircs nf IV) ami .'Mi will lie recommended. There art' several feature* of tin* ? Iraft UK'* discission which stand out' dearly. In presenting the original ?o h'l'tive' service hill. Secretary Maker and his advisor* tixi'd 10 as the propaK, mini mally ami Mr. Maker has said repeatedly ?>iuc?? then thtft he ha* seen no reason to change his opinion in that regard. < V> ogress ruled against taking men be low the voting age nf 21. however, and sought to mflke up the deficit b,v in "iwlm tbl' W|r I I ??? i tinelit's ??<! magimum from 20 t<? III w here il now Hands. i'he vcluotiuec of many. members of Congress to is'" lower than (Ik- 21 limit in - < it I apparent, although there i? ?'Vt deuce of a strong setliucnt toward car rying t h?* in it x i intmi up as high ax -15. There i* no doubt. h<?w?ver. that War I | i.i rt iticii t official* would prefer to di'iiw on the clashes of 1 ami 20 yea r old uiiitli<> t<> llll the rank* ami we uo ci^ed mijituiy advantage# to be gained from any considerable exteual'pn up< vvurd. Secretary Baker ha* heretofore mi ' notinced tluit bis policy in recommend 1 j hk any change In draft age# would be to m ? k a sufficient number of men to Moot tin' army'* need# In such age* on would least disturb the economic ' situation at boim'. The bulk of the new forces. in bin view, should be drawn front tin* youngest clan* of men physically able to stand tin* strain of modem warfare. Kroui the purely army standpoint t hi.** has been a boy's war from the start. The quick recuperative powers of youth by vp been vitally ueceKaary to the mili tary machine under the conditions of modern warfare. Older men are slower to recover and are therefore of more lim ited use to tin* army. Leon Orwii Arreted. Washington. Auk. ? ?.? I'nited States < !oiiuuiss'ioui*r Richardson today fix ?*<i at each' bail bond* for Kdward I,. I'lavi*,. member of the corporation coin-' iniss-bm of North Carolina and one of the nio^i prominent law.vers of tliiit Slater Selim Harnett Joseph of < Mlicago 1 and l?oop Myer (Jreen. now of New Vork.l formerly a' colonel on the <tafl" of Cole I.. Bleasc. former governor, of South Caro lina. .'.a I'he three men Were taken into cus tody Jate yesterday afternoon on war rants s worn out before < 'ommissioner Richardson b,\ a speeiul agent of the department of justice on a charge o? conspiring to evade the draft law. Mrs. William Cormiek, of l.aFayette, (!a.. has been arrested charged with slay ing her husband and casting his muti lated body into a well. Cormiek had beaten his wife ami according to her statement she and Wen Hobbs, a neigh bor. cut the man's head, arms and legs oft while In- .-lept and cast his body into a well with weights tied to it. Pl'RDY AXU 8IIAW KAI4>^s | Sumter Mourns I. on* of Itrnve Men In , Sumter. Aug. ' Sumter mouity was i(t n? "li moved this afternoon hi I lir news tii. it l.iriil. Kill. i i I ( ?? i'urdy hu* k i 1 !?*? I in Frame alid tinit Lieut. Krvln Shaw, of the aviation corps, w ii s missing. THv official lelo? gram to Judge It. (>. I'uftly said that Kohert had Hil t his death oil ?! Illy - 1 Miid the* official telegram t<? l>. Shaw suid tlmt K rv in had been missing since tiu> lit h of hint month. i Hubert I'urdy, ejde*t son of .1 iiilic It. O. I'urdy, was twenty-seven years of riK** ""'I W#? a graduate of tin- Statte I'liiversity, where h?> finished ut law in 101-1. 11c entered bin fat h?* i ? iuw tino and practiced here until last spring when hi* wont to the iirst training camp at Fort 4 If ietborpe, On receiving his eommitHion ho volunteered for service abroad and. nailed in September. Hf had seen active service Hourly nil the time In* Vas away in France. A few months ago he wax jcassinl. / After get ting out of the hospital he was given light duty, but at his own request was sent back to his regiment on the tiring line. A brother, Lieut. Win, I'urdy, is now in France. Frvin Slwiw, eldest son of 1). Shaw, \va* twenty yearn of ago. (Qual ifying for the air service, he was sent to ramp in Ohio., where he finished with a fine record. About a year ago he was sent fo Oxford 'Uo complete hi,** Hying. After work there and in Scotland he lias been lighting with the HritUh airmen nt the front. He was a student of Ibividson and Georgia Tech Hitd al'l*o? l**aving ?*ol|ege whm in the automobile business in Sumter till he left for the service. Itobcrt Hlackwood, aged .'$5, a mill operative of Clover, was shot and in stantly killed by his wife early Tuesday morning. The wife says her husband snapped a pistol at her during a 'dis pute and she touk it away frim him and tired, the bullet penetrating the heart. LITTLETON COLLEGE Hot water, heat, electric lights and other modern improvements. The 37th annual session will begin September 25th. Write for new Illustrated catalogue; also for particulars concerning our spe cial offer to a few girls who can not pay our catalogue rate. Address J. M Rhodes. Littleton, N. C. .U.STHRttFT.CAPR He's Learning Two Great Lessons One it the Joy of self denial ? the tense of real thrift. His little investment of 25 cents may mean at much to him as the first ten dollars you ever earned ? or the fat thousand you ever invested. He caa be made to help wonderfully in developing him into a substantial citizen. His earlv habit of sensibly saving will do as much as any other thing to start Won on the straight road to success. The other lesson is that of patriotism. He has learned "to do his bit*4 A country worth living in is a country worth fighting for. He is too young to fight, but he wants to help. WUe you rejoice that he cannot go to the front, teach him to help end this war by loaning his savings to bis government. Thrift and patriotism ? two great lessons at one time. All so easy. Just tell Imsi to get a Thrift Stamp. ? and with it a Thrift Card. Then help him add to it until he has enongh for a War Savings Stamp. With that he will get a War Sav jagt Certificate ? and his savings begin to draw interest. If you will show him how money breeds money, he will be all the better for it. And every penny he saves and lends may help to save some other mother's boy ? ? may go a long way toward bringing peace to all. Encourage him to begin saving today. It's real patriotism, ? but it is more. It u hying the foundation for his future and it is helping to make him wh?r v<m? ?nt lllf t." t>o. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Thrift Stamps cost 26 cents each and draw no Intereat. You can buy them from your letter carrier, either city or rural route, at the post office or your bank You will be Ktven a card to paste them on. Thta coats not nine There are spaces for l? Thrift Stamps on thla card. When your card is full, ta)c? It to your post office or bank any time with a few cents additional and your card will be ax eh an red for an Interest- bearlnr War Savings Certificate wortn 96 on Jan. 1. IMS This rive* you 4 per cent in terest compounded quarterly. Teu can buy 30 war Baring* Certificates at one time They will cost you 1*140 and their face value at the time of re demption, January !. 1*23, will War Savtnrn Certificates may be converted Into cash at tfta post office where Issued If you need the money You will rot Interest, too. at about t por cent. The name and addrees of the owner will he placed on eaxsh Certificate at the tlm* It la Is sued War Savings I Vrt lfirat?? msy be re*later*d at any poet office of the F*t rat. fl?c?nd or Third das* i ii> <1101 RPTft|Af. Ameikuih A lout* ll*\e Captured H.'MXi j Prisoners. T|i?' ( jermun i ?'l ??'4? t continue* uimbut' ed with tin A H i ? ? ^ ? hi'K' l,U llO< I1"1 >uit. A | >| in i <11 1 1. \ 1 1 In- Mt nation HOW I'll- Mr j solved itself into a race for 'tin* uorthern bank <?f | hi* AUne river hy t li** Oeriuans, which hay been *? v i?*t *??! froiH, fctrijU'Kit' |ni?i i iuiiet along' the Voaie river, in 'I'4' center of i h?* Hue Mini iMivmly east of Klu iut>, whlrh seemingly renders ntH't'H nary thai tliey put ,'tli?' AUue between themselves ami their pursuers as ?piickly an fM?s>il?|c in order to ?M-ajt"' further large losse* of ineu made prisoner*. .1 iist how large thm bag <>i captive* i? at present oauuot ho m'k onod, hut un official advice* from Paris assert that whi'ii the figures arc ma<K* public will thrill the Allieil world, (leu. lVrshing in hlx' communication nay* t ho Americans alouo have taken H.IOO prisoner#. and in addition l.'i,'{ guns. After hard tighting the Araertconx and French hiivc smvci-ded in taking from the iiermattw" ?^1)4> im|?orUiut town of Plain ph. once (iermuny's great nuununi tion and supply depot, midway ou the railway between Soissons and Hheirns, while to the oust at a number of places along tin' Veale river the French have i-rossed the stream, drivitlK the I'tiomy northward. Fast of Hplssons Allied troops have ii<'gotiat(fd 'the parage of the | Aisne to the northern bank of that stream I where they ure in a position to harass the enemy as he cn'denvorn to straighten out his line in confoinnity with that run ning northwestward. So fast has been the retreat <>t' the Uer iii tins in (lie iM'nter that already sojue ele ments j?f (heir forces have siuMM'i'.ded in reaching the northern bank of the Aisne. aiwl/'gelTTiig number* of their big gubs aeross with thern. All through the salient towns are still ablafte behind the retreating (iertnans, and even 4,orn fields have been set a lire in 4>rd<T to prevent the Allied troops from garnering the ripened crop. The tighting along the Vesle river was of a sanguinary character as lung as it la>*ted. With the river nt the freshet and the (icrmans unable f?? ford it, they stood with their backs to it and gave battle for. their liv?'s. A majority of them were killed and the remainder were made pris oners. One of .the most important ina noeuvors north of the Vesle was the pen etration of the French to the village of l.a Neuvillctte. which releases the (ler mau hold on tin* northern edge of Kheims and seemingly delivers tTie Cathedral < * i t y from the Ccrmnu menace. With the Hermans jiow thoroughly vanquished thus far ?>u tlx' Xoissons* Kheiins salient. eyes now arc being turn ed to tin* regions in the northwest on both sides of Amiens. Here the French and British are keeping ii]> their hard pressure against the armies of Crown 1 'riu ft* Uupprecht. of Bavaria. and have forced them on two highly imoortant sec tors to retreat. Southwest 1 1 f Amiens, on the old Mont didier sector, the Hermans have fallen hack across the Avre over a wide front. While northeast of Amiens, in the re gion of Albert. ;i similar retrograde move ment has been made across the Ancre. The Hermans otlicial communication, in admitting the withdrawal near Albert, declares the manoenver was carried out without interference b.v the licit i Vi . .lust what bearing.s these new ofl'en si ves will have on the lighting front to which t lie Hermans ultimatclv retreat for a stand in the Aisne region. cannot yet be foreyiisf. but should the Allied t l oop* be able to press back I lie line Sror suit material gains eastward. it is im probable that it would dislocat- the < n * i ???? ij''ftiiiin line in the south. > There again 1 1 ;i ^ been considerable a< tivity in1 the Italian mountain front, where at s.-v i-ral* points the Italian.- have attacked and defeated tie- Austrians I ?r. Sanders who wa? killed in l"r;iii<c. was the elilest son of Mr. A K Sander of llagood. was practicing his piolYs -ion lit < 'Ite^rt eftiebl at t lie time he Vol unteered for service several months ago. He was commissioned as second lieu tenant but was soon promoted to lii-t lieutenant, ami a recent letter from him stated that lie had been named for ejuly promotion t(? a captain. lie was graduate of the Charleston Medical t'ol leg.t in the same class as 1 Ms. T. |{ j I ,i tt lejohn and C .1 l.einnioti of thi.s city. The officiul telegram from Adjutant (teiieral MH 'aiti notifying Mrs. San ders of the death of her husband was received yesterdav. It gave no detail*. Mating merely the fact that he had been killed accidentally by a shell 1 ? r. Sanders is survided by his wife, a bride of a few months. tn> father. Hon. A. K Sander* and two sist?-?, Mrs. A. I.. .lack. son of this cit\ and Mrs. H. M Hihlebrand of Ha good, with whom the entire community i? deeply sympa thetic. t __ Increased Tobacco Tax. Washinjpton. Aug Li.- -Heavy increases in the present war tax on tobacco and cigarettes were agreed to today by the House ways nnd ttiean? committee n? j part of the new J.X.Ot >0.000.000 revenue bill. The tax impose* three time* the existing rate* < n some item* of the schedule and is eipei'ted to raise ap proximated to 000.000 in comparison with the present ? 1 fW.000 000 revenue from tobacco. I >k v w I \ < . IT 81 Nlit?N SI1IPM More Thau Four Hundred Kctdored la Three WttMt J.ondou, -.July J ft. ? (( 'orrfxpandeujit of the Associated I'rt-HH) ? Not all tlio ships which Herman tor|?6due# ami marine ?J - lUiourf Mwd to tlx* bottom of (he ?en sja> there. In len^ than three years pioro than MH> sunken merchant vessels have !)?>?' ii rcKtorwl t ? ? wrvlw. And inure than otic ship has been raised, repaired, mhi forth on a new career, atid then sunk and raised anew for a third leafce on life, " . - This rescue work is done !>>' the sal vage se?*tion of the British navy. Ite forv lit" war no one thought of at tempting to save such wrecks as are iiow h rough t UP from the depths, but ships now are 'priceless. The. financial value of the salvage work is enorinoua. The cargoes saved are themselves worth many millions of dollars. I ccntl.x a 1? i k American 'tanker od lidcd <ii.i a dark night in the Knglish channel with a sturdy Itritish stand ard *hip carrying oil, There was an ex plosion of hen/aue. and both vessels were quickly swept by flames. Of the crew of the Itritish ship only eight men, who jumped overboard, were saved. Salvage work on both ships begau -with the arrival of tugs which, after overcoming ninny difficulties, managed to tow tltcni elHse to shores There, it was necessary to sink them by gunfire. They: are now being brought to the surface a long, f.rduotis task. The tanker, a fine vessel some 5(H) feet long ajjd newly built, ha<J on board Mt.tMM) tons of oil, and though she hinged for four days half of the cargo was saved. When thoroughly repaired, the ranker will be returned to the United States, not much worse for wear, the damage being otimated at $7*il),()0(V ? a small amount in murine figuring in these days when persoys think in millions. Kul ton Aberoronibie, of the Hickory Tavern section of Laurens county has died of wounds received in Frunce. He was a member of the marines and was sent to France early last summer.. * Field Marshal Haig in a message on the anniversary of Great Britain's entry into the war states that America's (fUtry now offsets the Russian deflection. The opposing armies are now about equal in numbers. ' ? ==* "The R??w? Wi,,. H. A. Thomas stc*k i h*? l>e*t, they are ? ml all medicine. TUoy kvi*t> tSi U\l, #11 d the fOC?l 1>U1 <l?i\v ii ? chiisi' for every effect, ktZjI cu m ->?' ?i>'i the effect rviuovi-4 |2| TUe Poultry itviuv.iiee made to relieve a,ll the db^ Fowl family such as rhetor* ^ and makes tho lleiw lay. Tlif Hog Kemedy win kcei> oit the Cholera, aiul If *3 tho tlr?t at awe#, will tureDup^ Don't forget to on luixj tie of Karris' Colic Keiuwly fori it ts ho alwple with drop*. * child <*itt Klve it. Also a Itotti J rln' Healing H^wcdy for (W Bruise# on man or hea?t, Tin fail. These remedies are all g? to you by your dealer, to girt tlon. Of your money tack. "*? Made l?y Old Kentucky M?i,*J tQg Do.. Padueah, KeutueVy. j For Httle by Springs & Hhinnci J den, S. C.?adv. COLUMBIA LUMBER MANUFACTURING C MILL WORK SASH, DOORS, BL1N1 AND LUMBER PLAIN & HUGER STS. P COLUMBIA, S.C. DR. J. W. SHARP ] Veterinary Surgeon and DodJ I make a specialty of Surgery J Dental Surgery. Office Phone 119 I CAMDEN. 8. C. fl THE MARCH OF TIME . ? . ' : i Y' . IS NO SWIFTER THAN THE APPROACH OF POVERTY Keep your saving's in this bank and you will keep p;fte with time and leave poverty in the rear. It is the high road to success, and the better way. Loan & Savings Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C. any ARMY! TRAVELS on its stomach kh-iLi . i t}\( greater civilian army behind the boysifl nm i * pends for itg strength and power to work nat.s. W-1-0 ?n amount and quality of the food it want oaM? noth,n^' buy wisely and you need no* est *r,,i U1 r??ery 8tock is fuI1' fresh, and of the big* rado Jocularly and waste nothing. Bruces Pure Food Store phone ee