The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 16, 1918, Image 6
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Oriiiutn l((?ervr Cannot Slop Itusli ll>
Mm \llleii "*\i ni,?.
My i Ik* AHMMifukil I'rt'fs
Although I he (if'niiuiiH an- employing
fresh I'o r<jjft^ of reserve* i iv efforts? to hold
juick tin- tvllied troops vav ho M re pressing
them from l to- region of the Nomine to,
tin- A Mltv tlii- American. lirllish and
French an mies ?-<ni t i it ii<* to make i n ? ?k ?
re**, Monday witnessed gain* of gi'OMud
at various point* along < hattle front
o/ Mgh importance for tin- further prose
cution of the oiu|?vavoi> of tin* H.Ui?'?? to !
dtive out the (Jennunx from tin* old
\ m ii'ii s-.' Moil t did ie i sector
?After an extremely hitter contest the
Auu'rk'rtiiK iiikI Itritisli have gained a
f^ol hold in tlu1 import nut little town
liray-Hur-Hoiiiiur. on the northern hank
of tin* ttoinmc. A short distance acn>>s
the rivm to tlu> south, the I'.iitish have
taken I'loyail ami midway of Ibp lj.lt b
llave pressed 011 to the etl*l of I'ou
miCKOqUrl in a muueomer which Utti*
resulted ia the further outflanking of
Chaulues from t )i?* wou.tli and of Ko.ve
from the north.
fhi their pari the French in tin* roll
ing conntiv immediately north of the
? Mm' lu(M cajitiuii! (inrv. a position
of great xtratcgic value, lying southwest
of I, assigns and at several points South
ward to tin* region t ? I the < ?ise have
advanrt'd their I iin* further toward
No.voii.
, In Monday's lighting (Kindreds of ad
ditional (lennansi wen: made prisoner
,tud the eneniy also lost lleuvih in men
killed or.. Wounded. I'uuUuiul report
(jive* (hr mtiuher of tii-rmaus captured
tic presej|t offensive a* in (he neighbor
hood of hMHiO
The (ierman> at hist idroVinl- were
s I i 1 1 throwing leijifurieiiien ts i . ( Hie east
of i lie road in lining through < 'haulm"*,
K"\e ii 1 1 CI N'ojrui, tin- passage of which
'?.V ,( lie allies would seriouslx Itieiiace
fill lite (termilit force- inside t tit* pocket ?'
f ? ? r i it ? ? ? I by flii- .Homme on thi> north uml !
east, ami Ihc Olse on llir tHuilh. Not ?
alone me I Ik til I it's endeavoring t<* presn i
their advantage h\ frontal attacks, but
they luivc ?l m uk to tlH'lr back liuo*
u n u <*f iik'< It iiio iiim| lien v.\ * fllibre* ami '
\\ it li ?t they in*' ln>?ylj.v shelling tin- J
areas held b,v tin' tleriuan* I'Vcii as far i
bnrl? a" Hert heneoyrt. wblcb J if- on t lit* j
Soioioi' seven n in I n tin 1 f iiiiltH- I'M*! ot
t'haulnes. Monntimv n H i *m I airplane*!
continue to bomb (ii ffTiail position* miiiI
to ii-t machine guns f ?n? l? ?\v altitudes
on troop fpfniut ions,
Scei/iiugli ili* adynnecs |?y tliu Ftciurl)
tjoops on the southern part of (Ik I i il?*
??an not Iml have mi i- x I reniely iinpoi
i iini effect on I hi' present battle, Thf
hill | mi - j t it>n - thi-.v liavi' gained not alone
dominate I In* ois?> vullrv running north'
ue-t Mini to N'ovoii Iml around l.assigny
iil>?' give I ln'in ii -weep ot the positions
? >Mtli of Koyiv
Aside from t lit' Ainiiu-Montdtdier mt
i *? i link lighting has taken place on
a ti> of tlii- fronts Along the Vesle till*
tieruiun- iik a i ti hav?> 1 1 *? I i vercd violent
eotinlci atlack? agitlii-t the American*
a. ? ? ?
ii ik 1 I' i'?'ii*'li who an* 1 1 1 ? 1 1 1 1 1 1 x ground on
tin' north hank ?*f the .stream. As on
previous occasions when tin* enemy ut
ti'inpteil to dislodge Jthe allied troops the
roiinterat tackn failed.
Itritish aircraft have bronght down
:* < ? r 1 1 > ii 1 1 airship off the coast of Hoi
I a 1 1 ? I . ai'coriling to an annoiinceinent by
tin- IfritMi admiralty. An unofficial *???- i
port announces a Zeppelin of the largest i
anil newest .type has |?i*en brought down 1
*<f1 lire I'lnglish east coast.
' 1 '? ?'
Voluntiu v enlistment* in the artn> and
mi v.\ have been suspended by order of
Secret ii r> Maker until' after the draft of
null between I iie age- of |S and I"*. This
lia> l*e*'! done in order t*> keep tuen
now in e->ej| tin! cmplo.viueut from rush
ing 1 < < I lie recruiting stations anil crip-]
pliug tin- eniinti>s imliM i t* ?.
Good Tires Are Scarce and High
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And they are going to be scarcer and higher. We
have a most complete stock and all sizes. Can save
yon money now and in the future.
GOODRICH
"The Beit in the Long Run"
Prompt and satisfactory adjustments. They are no
higher than the ones you are using.
GEO. T. LITTLE, Distributor
FRANKLIN. HUPMOBILE, CHEVROLET
DON'T NEGLECT PLANT
YOUR GARDEN NOW
Ruta Bagas, Early Turnips, Early Corn, Bush Beans,
Babbage, Lettuce, Beets, Carrots and Spinish.
W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store
Telephone 30.
HIIMHNU 1IOATH
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lt.\ Sf?rlr Mender, in the September |*up
3 ulnr Mechanics Magazine.
NX" lu ll oik- has it^u u at -hip- I ?i K i i < u
fill'lll ) ik?* CUCUUlbirs ill ?l ItolhoUM', 1)0
no , longer wonders whether or IU.I Aiuei i*
en's industrial preparedness bus hern
estimated conservatively.
There Is one place in t lie world wlt? re
such u dramatic spectacle Is being ?':i' ,
acted. Ii i* within mi euormouHKla-*
solarium iui h bunk of 0><* liiv<*r- linage
at l?etr?dt where tin- iiav.vV new "KhkI,mI
bonis mi' Indng built. ?
When llt'ur.V F'o rd early tills jcear
agreed (<? buibi FhkIc boats at IMroit,
tin- plants ami specilications were yet
t<? he prepared by tin* Navy Department,
ii model l-emaiued to b?> built UUtl tested
ill. present shipyard at tin- Kivcr limine
ua- a dream, methods of highspeed
production were unformulated. important
mnrhtnerv demanded iiiytmltty; and ipR
vial tools awaited designers. ^
In iiorinnl times a capable .contractor
in ix bt have spent a year in creeling thn
assembly plant, a steel and gla.-s s(nir
tun? 1,700 feet long. 'ihTO fort wide, and
about JM> feet bight, but not only wax
it tluUhed in il weeks, but linisbed in
?i* very dot ail.
From start to finish the I'Tftgle boat
is a precedent. It is being built entire
ly i\f sheet steel. No one ever hoard
of sim'Ii a thing before. Tlii'te is not
ii roiled beam from strut to stern, or
keel to bridge. 10 very part i* fHHliiotioil
from Hat steel plate*. Bulkhead angle-,
deck beams, channels. and other struc
tural members are bt-i* i into shape.; some!
like the first -mentioned, manually. nth- '
ors foldpressed by fiowerful machines.
In an extensive "lumberyard" are in
numerable .stacks of tiiin steel plans.
lOxccpt for the Khape of some of tll''Ul.
they look as if. they - were composed ofi
.rimmed and orderly arranged layers of!
rust- colored side leafhetv And when;
?oiie of the plates is lifted and swung I
? i
throtijrli t be air b> a crane, or dragged
from a .stack by a small army of husky
laborers, it bends and sways in lent In-f
ish fashion, and tin- similarity is nil
the more striking
Wlwit then is being doiieY Sheet- of
steel arc catering at one end of :i long
building and Fnglc boats are In ing i
I.iiiiicIiciI at the other end!
Fneh F.agle boat is built, on a lyO.g
Hat car. supported oti 1l' standard truck's
aiid stationed on one of the shipway*.
The cars arc 1ST feel over all. and -in:
to one tremendous black cent ipede>. ;
< ?n each of the three sbtpwny tracks;
there is room for seven of these cars.
Thus there Is place in th<? plant for
\ t he .simultaneous assembling of 21 ships.
From the laying of the keel P? *hc
"mounting of the rudder and propeller,
i ;i boat progressively Occupies seven dif
ferent positions along its way. That
means that the assembling is divided
I
' into seven distinct operations executed
. l>.\ seven different crews of workmen.
! When the tirst operation is completed,
j i lie car bearing the embryo boat is
'moved to the second position, and a
' lie w nir is brought into the vacant berth
I ready for the keel of another vessel to
j tie laid. I'.cfore a boat can be trans
I ferred from the tirst to the second po-J
-ition. every other boat along the way
niii-t advance one station. I his means
thai each -of the seven operations on
seven different boats IllUst be complied
on lime to the minute h\ -:< \> n ilis
tinct crr.tt - t?f workmen. When the first
? -re\\ i- re:id,\ to |||\ another keel, the
!:i-l c pew tn it ? t be read> to launch a
i boat Not an inch of space lias becli
1 j 1 1 ? vided for tle.xibilit.v in the event of
" n ii :i vi rida blc dela> -. .No room h j i -
I i >eet( left lot failure
M;-.^ \ailllje lioodwill. ot Sluoaks, ill
I
, i .. II. -ton county, was ins-taut'y Kille.l b>
: ! iii n inu l 'ritbi\ a fteriioon II. i grand
tatiicr \\ a- kili.-.i vxilbie t ? ? t . teet of
'it, ? j .. . t \\ h. ;? -I.' \v.-i- -I ?!?!.. a fort>
I ' i . . ? . a i - :i v
"ABSOLUTELY SAFE"
There an no ??t!-.er words that can describe the t'eelinjr that pervades you alter
v on l-a\? ! 1 1 1 1 \ coM'Tfil all ymir property with one of our most attractive
INSURANCE POLICIES
\ on know thai tlu* \\<.i-i ? an not happen t<> you ? it must pass you by.
^ on know that tio- that ran happen will be a little inconvenient be
cause it everything should e". y<?u will be able t<> replace it in short order.
:\o dis>at istied cu>tonier- > a j^reat claim to make, but we make it boldly ?
because (Mir companies alwa> pa\ promptlv all losses.
(letter a- at '>ht e and br absolutely sate.
C. P. DuBOSE & COMPANY
RF.AL ESTATE INSURANCE
CROCKEK BUILDING ? PHONE. 43
SALES OF SUGAB
fill WATCHED
Retail L).?jlers Required by the Food
Administration to Keep Accurate
Records Which Will Be Carefully
Chtcked Up by County Food Ad
ministrators.
Columbia. Auk. 3. ? --"I i is- stonily
l necessary for the retailers lo super
vise the sals of sugar and prevent
those who are greedy and unpp.trlotlc
from obtaining more than their share."
| Hays the Food Administration In an
qrder 'requiring the retailer to keep a
record of all sugar Kales made. A
carbon copy of thf3 record is to he
sent to the County* Food Administra
tor. and a check will be kept upou
those who seek to buy more than their
proportionate share of sugar.
It is essential that an equal dlstrlt
button of sugar is made as the sugar
situation is very acute! "
The profit on sugar will be closely
watched by the Food Administration.
The retail profit should not be more
than one cent a pound, except where
the fraction of a cent Is Involved
Sales of sugar should not exceed
two pounds at one wale to a customer
who lives in town, and should not ex
ceed five pounds to a customer resid
ing In the rural districts. For can
ning purposes not more than 25 pounds
ma^r be sold to a householder on
Home Canner's Sugar Certificates ex
cept upon written permission of the
County Food Administrator.
HOW TO SELECT SEED
. CORN IN THE FIELD
Columbia. ? James W. Draffin, of
; Leslie, York County, has made4 a re
; murkable record in Corn Club work
I He has been a member of the York
County Hoys' Corn Club for four years,
and lias been a county prize winner
each year. Twice he has been a sec
,0ml State prize dinner. Mis article
j On How I Select My Seed Corn in
the Field, which is given below, makes
{ very Interesting reading.
"One of the essentials of profitable
corn growing In proper selection , of
I need. Stalks of (he predominating
type in the row or field should he
; chosen, if equally resistant- and well
; eared as others. (Jet the form of
j the ideal stalk well fixed in your
I mind, and look for it Remember
the type from year to y and don't
change tiniest* you should change to
? different strain or seed variety
"I don't wait until all the corn Is
In the crib to select my seed for next
year's planting If you do. you will
fall in the crop The standipg plant
will answer the Question as to whether
the selected ears have come from good
stalks I always try to be sure to get
plants that grow not less than two or
not more than three good ears to the
stalk. and not more than half-way up
the stalk I select the well-filled ears.
J not too large nor too small, but me
dium size, and sound. The shuck
should be loose on the grain and
j should have a wholesome look. I al
, ways try to select, my seed corn from
, the stalks standing where they grow,
as soon as ripe, and before (he first
hard rreeze. I select, ear. from the
stalks thai have produced the most
! corn without having any special ad
vantages. such as space, moisture or
fertility. The most Important con
sideration I.s to select seed from those
plants which have the ability to fur
: nish the largest quantity of dry shell
ed corn Karlv maturity is a desirable
quality, and so are short. thick, wind
Arm stalks; top heavy ones with eara
born** loo high are likely to mean
losses
I cbl|p< t my plant * tha' hear my
se?d nam and cur off the top and
bottom and hatia jh?* par- nr. Hhhb
the oars are fs^em-d. in .,ome rot,
venient pla< e in the < r.h or barn,
i This will keep in niind how the plants
looked in the field
"I gn through nr. < orn and cut th?
diseased and stunted s'slks a l>ot, .
July first or August first so* as to pre
? ent (tossing with the good stalks
that aiH to furnish my .sm,m| \ovv
, if I am going to plan- on upland I
do no;, use seed that has been long
grown on kiwland and if I am going
to plant on lowland I use my field .P.
lected seed tha' h.t* given best results
on that kind of land as far as possible
I plant seed tha! grew on 'he same
t > pe of soil tha: 1 am going to culti
vate i alwavs try to procure my
seed from com tha- |. known to pro
duce large yield* ]? has !,ee? p,*,fy
well demons! rat that the proUflr
, rorn. are the best varieties for the
Sou'h They flo nor make the largest
and best show -ars buf thev do make
the largest yields and the greatest
rnonev value p*r a, re | pit>fpr Good
man's Prolifl. Var.ety "
Columbia The State Council of r*
fens* tlMH gone on recoid. hv the ?dop
flon of resolution* ,?? the bimonthly
meeting held he; e favoring a KOv
? rnmenr financed cotton corporation ? '
and recommendation has be*n mads
to President Wilton snd Congas* thai
a/ tion ba taken. through the forma l
tioa of aw h a governmental agency
. to rix * Ice whi<-h rk?
M f.,7 ;nV;
m.. table is well set unless it is supplied with ap.
CU T ?l.ASS AMD SILVER.
They give to your table service u "tone" that noth
ing else Cfiih impait.
Also, styles change in these articles, as in-aUoth
era. j
Inst drop into our store and let us show you the
lalest creations in Cut Glass and *i.v*rware.
n?r ware is not only something new, but it cat-,
rles the hall-mark of Elegance. You will be charmed
when you see it.
G. L. BLACKWELL
Jeweler and Optician Camden, S. C.
KEEP *
YOUR MONET
IN OUR BANK
AND HAVE
PEACE OFMIND
WHY DO YOT KEEP YOUR MONEY IN YOUR POCKET.
OI{ YOl K IIOI SI*!. WHEN THERE IS A SAFE PLACE. MKK
OIK HANK. TO PROTECT IT?
WHEN YOl R MONEY IS IN YOUR HOUSE THERE 18 A
TEMPTATION TO SPEND IT. WHEN IT IS IN OCR KAN'K ~
THERE IS \ TEMPTATION TO AIM) TO IT. v ^
YOl HAVE PEACE OE MINI) WHEN YOUR MONEtf IS
SAFE. PUT IT IN OUR BANK. '
WE PA\ I 1)1 II PER CENT INTEREST.
COME TO OCR RANK.
The First National Bank
OF CAMDEN, S. C.
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Fighting Men
W anted
(Urj ' >houUI aid the government in **? ?]
'?< i e>.sar.v fighting men to win this war.
much ... 1,111 ,n t'1's work is to keep prices down a$
r.lf) ' '^le. so that those who remain at home
,n . t( ?nornicaJiy and use their surplus money
'n bunn* '-ibeny Bonds. ? . ;
?4
we are doing it now
U| a" "Wing at Close prices.
r prices down.
?>uy economically here.
I
Springs & Shannon
The Store That Carries The Slock.