The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 30, 1918, Image 1
Chronicle
CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1818. NUMBER 20.
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tSSEY AND JOHNSON ELECTED
SSELL RENAMED AS AUDITOR
fuel NichoUon Renominated
lagistrate ? Second Prl
a ry for Representative,
lefiff, Treasurer and Judge
r Probate ? Norman Rich
rds and J. V. Young in Sec
id Race </
County democratic Executive
hitler nut. yesterday at noou at the j
Ikhi-c to tabulate the result of
[rimrtiy bold Tuesday for State and
v offljefc. The result shows that
Massrv has been nominated over
Clarice for State Seuato* ; M. M.
j.?ii lias been nominated on the
ipriniaej fur the House, while the |
|| , .imputative Nortnan 8. HUh
fwill have to make the second race
I J. V. Young; Sheriff I. C. Hough
.jake tin1** second race with Grover
relsh for the office of sheriff ; Audi
\\ F. Kussell ha? been renominated
bis opponent L. West J D. ?1
^kill will have to run over with >
tr sheriff II. B. Williams for the
of Treasurer; W, Ia McDowell ?
[resent .fudge of Probate missed re
jn over two opponents by 35 votes
fill have to make the second pri
with J. J. Goodale, his nearest
nt; Samuel N. Nicholson has been
ted Magistrate for DeKalb town*
over H. M. Fincher and H. W.
|cs : James S. Elder and L. P.
ipson have be^n eh'cte^ magistrates'!
Flat fCo?-k Township; B. N. Jones
o|ifHisition as magistrate at Ker
|; J. K Copoland has been renomi
inagistrate at Bethune ; B. F.
I it* has been renominated for knag-,
:o at large for Buffalo township;
1. Kelly and J. B. Nelson will make
m?ud race for magistrate in Upper,
?ree towuship ; G. E. Hinson had
Lpo^iiiou for magistrate In r>ower
|ree. ^
|c best indication of complete victory
the anti-Blease forces 1r the fact
I in the race for County -offices with
exception of the offices of Treas
Auditur., and Sheriff, those can
|ps who declared themselves op
to Rlease led the ticket ky good
Iritie^., 10 very candidate who Was
with the exception of the candi
for auditor was an avowed autf
man.
large and enthusiastic crowd as
lied in front of The Chronicle office
day night to watch the returns from
State they were flashed* upon the
fn. A heavy rain broke up the
f?*arlv in the evening but many
ined until a late hour. The re
iwas mp one-sided at the beginning
very little interest was manifested
fce stat?* offices.
i 0 ' ,v
vote for state offices in Kershaw
My was .-is follows: Benet 363,.
fco; I'olock 1U8. Hlease K2?,
Dial I'm Rice 11(1, ttethea trvt,
I 1248. HesCbamps 5. Duucau Itf. Mc
Latirin 14. Richard# *W7, Cohen MO 2,
I. lies' Itsj. Wightuian SO,*>, Rector lo ?
fe?wearingeu 18P8. Sapp 127, Kearsmi
70C. JVolfe 280. (iarrison 7JU. Harris
880, Morrison ?H8. Arnold KM, Mc
Laughlin 27 8, 11 i c h a r d so n 087. <?*mith
?4t. Vowel I 101.
In Second Hutte.
Figures received yesterday from all
over the Mate show that Thos. II. Pee
pies and* W. I*. Pollock will make the
second race for the short term of the
Unllwl States Senate; II. II. Arnold will
make the second race for railroad com
missioner with A. A. Rlchardsou ; Sam
M. Wolfe and ('land N. Sapp will make
the second race for attorney general and
B. Harris and W. O. Oarrlsoti will rnn
over for commissioner of agriculture.
The tabulated statement for County
offices will be funud in another place
iu this paper. A table for the state
offices will appear in next week's is
suer v
The Chronicle desires to thank those
of the managers who so promptly tele
phoned or brought in to this office tho
count at their precincts. While some
of them paid no attention to our re
quests through the mail and through
the paper we hope they will do ' better
in getting the results iu the second
election. We also desire to express
our thanks to those who helped in the
office and) also the telephone girls who
had to stay at their posts late Tuesday
night to handle the wires.
. Boy Kills Another.
Tite Tillman, a ncgito boy said to be
.seven years of age; residiug in the Doby's
Mill section of West Wateree yesterday
afternoon shot and instantly killed Co
lumbus Williams aged tcu years. Sheriff
Hough went over there last evening and
brought the boy back here to jail. The
coroner and sheriff left this morning to,
hold an inquest. From what cau be
gathered the Tillman boy was in the act
of shooting a bird aud asked the Wil
liams boy to get out of his way. When
the Willjams lad refused to move he
fired the load of shot into his head.
Man Power Bill Approved.
Washington. Aug. 29. ? Although the
house late today approved the confer
ence draft of the man power bill ex
tending selective service to include all
men between 18 and 45 years, the meas
ure failed to reach the senate before
adjournment and its enactment and trans
mission to President Wilson was post
poned until tomorrow.
Has Arrived Overseas.
A card received by The Chronicle
this morning from Mr. W. M. Yottug
stated that he had arrived safely over-,
seas. - Mr. Young left here several weeks
ago to join the Y. M. C. A. forces abroad.
KXI'KNSK ACT0I ST8.
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What it Cuki the Candidate* to Makv the
Kirat Primary. S*
Following is the expense account** of
the forty candidates who sought otttce in
Kershaw County iu last Tuesday'* |>ri
diary. Tin* law provide* that another ex
pense account be tiled with the Clerk of
Court. before the aeeoad primary ?
It. It. Clark.- #61.21
J. C. Massey 48.00
M. M, Johnson 4U.W
J. M. Martin
F. G. Perry , 84.50
N. S. ltlchards --- - - 31.00
.1, v. Youuk itn.oo
Ben P. hel.oache 47.00
II. IX Qoff ? - 39.30
I. C. Hough 56.87
J. 1?; Huekahee ? 07.00
C It. Nettles _ 68W
J. I>. Sjnclair -- 59.00
Banvan ft. Teuesdell ?-<. 45.00
ts. c. Wei?h . oi.:eo
W. F. It u well . 40.04
*L. W.< West - - 34.10'
I). M. MeCaskill - - - 73.20
W. A Shaw 51.6ft
It. B. Williams 38.78
J. .1. Goodale 03.06
W. L. McDowell .. 51.00
1 >. S. Trapp 51.00
H. W Barnes 13.00
H. M. Fincher 16.00
Batntiel N. Nicholson . , 10.00
.las, s. Older 2 - 5.00
L. 1\ Thompson 11.00
S. A. Vincent . - , 5.00
B. X. Junes 7.50
0. B. Clyburn 10.00
J. K. Cnpelaud 12.00
B. F. Roberts 0.50
W P. Sowell 12.50
Jas. N. Taylor 9.50
J. It. Barfield 10.00
W. M. Kelly 8.00
?J'i B. Nelson . _ 8.00
G. K. Hin?ou 8.00|
Card F rom Mr. Voun^. ?
To The Voters of Kersfcaw County :
1 wish to thauk you for the very flat
tering vote which you have given me
and which has placed me in the feeeoud
race. I .would call the atteution of
aoy who might not be well acquainted
with me to the tremendous, vote given
me at my home boxes. Kershaw and
Three C'n, and I ask of all the voters
a very careful consideration of my can
didacy. Agajn thanking you for the
support you have accorded me and trust
ing that I may receive a large majority
of the votes to be cast iu the second
primary; I am.
Gratefully,
J. V. Young.
A Family Reunion. ?
A very delightful day was spent at
the home of Mrs. J. L. Gradiek Wed
nesday August 28th. Mrs. Gradiek has
8 child rea and 15 grandchildren all of
whom were present. A big dinner was
given in honor of Arthur's 19th birth
day.
Wednesday's Casualties.
The casualty list of .Wednesday con
tains the following named South Caro
linians: Wounded severely, Malvin O.
Broome, Greenwood ; Stephen ,L. King.
Greenville; wounded degree undetermin
ed. John James. Npwry ; Simon E. Phil*
lips. Xewry.
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NKW UWilSTKANTS;
Forty Yftuni Men Have llmmw of
A>cf Since Juiir Mli.
Following is a lint of whit*" and ?**?! -
0)?Hl men who registered for military
service with the Local Board at the Ker*
shaw County court bouse here la*t Nat
u rday *
Vatlce Morton, Bethune, white
John .fours, Hethunc, white
Bobt. B. McCasklll, Columbia. white
Ham tlrejory, Lugoft. colored
J, It. Shunnou. Cuiudeu. White
Joseph Marshall, Cassatt, colo red
WUlie StluMMi, Ho v kin, colured
It. K. I.angley, Camden. white
William Orftkeford. Westville, colored
V. M. Stokes, Camden, white W
II. Cumphr>llt Caunlen ...
W. Brantley, Logoff, white
Henry Shanmyi, Lugoff, colored
lieu Thompson. Cautey, colored
llarvy D. Stover, Heath Springs, white
Furtnan Bowera, Heath Springs, white
Sam It. Kirkland, Lugoff, white
Isom Helton. Jacksonville, Fla, colored
Lee Hough, Bethune, colored
Charlie Napper, Wwtvllle, white
Frances K. Zeinp, Caiuden, white
Andrew Mosoley, Bethune. colored
McKiuley Nelson, Lugoff, colore?l
Luther Micklc, Kershaw, colored
Ollle Mo??re, Lucknow, white
Perry I,. Robertson, Kershaw, white
Paul Juuex Kerahaw, white --
I'M ward IMxoit, Blaney, colored
Sani Truesdel. Kershaw, white
Shala Henry Crow, Kevehaw, white
Hen Mcl,endon. Cauiden. colored;
L. W. Northeutt, Bethune, white
Beatiie Cauthcti, Kershaw, colored ""
Fugene T. IVarce, Boy It in. white
<h W. Nicholson, Camden, white
Jimtuie Johnson. Logoff, colored
James A. Hunter. Kershaw, white
Vannie Hilton,' Kershaw, white
James Hanuahau. Cassatt. eolored
l>avc Roberts, Kershaw, white
Henry Hart. Bethune, colored
Knocb Roberts, Kershaw, white
Marion Baker, Kershaw, white
_ .llughv Kay. Jr.. Kershaw, white
Charlie .Ylassey, Bethune, colored
Saturate Stevenson. Stoneboro, cola red
The? following calls have been issued
and Registrants selected for eiitrainment
as shown below *
Call No. 1107 is for whiten for limited
service at Camp Greene, N. C.. to re
port to Board on August Hi. :
Ariel 0. King, Camden
Edward F. Hell, CaasiUt
'Johu H. Clements, Liberty Hill
L?wrenc?> W. Trapp, Camden.
Alex Outlaw., Camden
? NVfllie A- Clemeuts, Camdeu
Call No. 1210 is for negroes for gen
eral service at Camp Jackson, and must
report to Hoard August ftl i
Isaiah Robertson. Lugoff
.lames English, Camdeu
Robert Davis, Cassatt
Charlie Halle.v, Camdeu
Thomas Kirkland, Kershaw
George Nrakeford, Kershaw
James Lyles, Lugoff
Thornton Knox. Lougtown
Call No. l'J20 is for whites fur gen
eral service at Camp Jackson, must re
port to Board ou September i!??d :
Sidney Oscar Quteo, Kershaw
Walter Faile, Kershaw
Edwin Frasier Miller. Camden
Floy Auston Howell. Korshaw
Henry Pitts, Kershaw
Hallie Furman Lee, Lake City, S. C.
Clyde Russell Gregory, Kershaw
Jimmie Huggins, Camden
George F. Maliaffie, Kershaw
Floyd Horton, Cassatt
Call No. 1108 is for whites for limited
service at Camp Greeuleaf, Ga., and
must report to Board from September
.trd to 0th. :
Lewis L, West, Cassatt
Jesse Ray, Lugoff
John Amos Thorn. Heuth Springs
Willie Hbaw, Cassatt.
George Branham. Lugoff
Lewis T. Hornsby. Ctautev
Luther B. Horton. Westville
Homer Brauham. Blauey
Harney L. Stokes, Camden
Marion S. Cauthen. Kershaw
Milton Ifarvey Deal, Longtown
William C. King, Bethune
Services at Baptist Churfli.
Dr. ("has. A. Jones will preach at
the. Baptist Church n??xt Sunday night
and all ate cordially invited to come.
I am enjoying a stay down near the
coast this week after visiting many
points of interest in Georgia last wpek.
M, M. -Benson.
Change of Dates.
Due to the illness of Mrs. Minnie
Rudisell the Timrod Club will not meet
Friday August flOtb. There will be
some irregularity of the club meetings
during the month of September as the
county agent will take a weeks vacation
the first of the month. Watch the pa
pers for the changed dates.
Miss Selma Parrisb,
Kmer. Home Dexn. Agent.
Casualties From This State.
The following Sooth Carolinians were
listed lu the Saturday's casualtiy lint :
Died from accident and other causes
? Private Otto Starr, Rick Hill.
Wounded se?erely ? Private Pat W.
Davis, Camden.
Missing in action ? Private Harry E.
Sutton. Sutherland.
Previously reported killed in action,
now - reported severely wounded ? Cor
poral Jesse I>. Gillespie. Central.
BLEASE AND RICHARDS OUT;
COOPER AND DIAL ELECTED
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Lile* Elected Lieutenant Gov
ernor?Second Race for Rail
Road Commissioner, At torn
ey General and CommiMion
er of Agriculture ? Swearin*
gen Renominated, ai Super
intendent of Education. N.
(From Thursdays Now* 4t Courier)
As the return* continued to come- in
yesterday from Tuesday's flection the
majority against Cole L. Please fur the
I'nited States senate grow y steadily*
The estimate made In The News and
(Vvurler yesterday that the an ti -ttlca**?
majority would run around tUMHRi wilj
almost certainly be bonle out.- It may
be exceeded. The majority against Please
now being over 'J(?,tKK>, with at least
t0,0(H> vote?* to hear from. *
Tin' vote in this content on the batd*
of the rj?turus in hand stands as fol
lows:
Hleaso """.TTTTT - .'10,000
Dial . *7.707
Uiee ...... _ _ 4,279
Total - 08.08ft
l>ial's lead over Please. it r will b?
noted S now ? 21.28,'i.
Short Term Senate
The ruu*over in the race- for the
short term in the Senate promised last
night to be between Pollock and Peo
ples. Mr. Pollock most certainly will
be in the second race. Mr. Benot aud
Mr. Peoples are very close together,
with Peeples leading^?.v about 1 .<MX* votes.
The vote in this contest stood.
Benet . ... 27,.H8?
PeepU* 28.907
Tollock , 30.402
Total 80.842
OovfCiior'n Karr
In the Governor's race It. A. Cooper,
of Laurens, has walked away with the
Hold. He has a lead now of over 15.
(M)0 over all hi# competitors and his
load 1b being increased as -the returns
tilter in. Mr. Cooper 1mm Rolled more
^thau double as many votes as Mr. Rich
ards and has carried all except three
or four counties. ' 1
Only Four Rlease Counties
Blease seems to have carried but four
counties in the State ? Aiken, Pickens,
Saluda and Clarendon, the latter by
three votes on the face of the returns
received.
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Lieutenant Governor
Returns in the Lieutenant Govinnor's
race are still too incomplete to Kay
with positiveness whether a second pri
mary will be required, but the indica
tions are now against this. J. T. Liles
of Orangeburg, has about 2,000 votes
over bis two competitors. Messrs. Cohen
and Wightpian..a?.tbe( returns now stand.
The vote in this contest a^ recorded
follows : Cohen 13.265, Llle* 4*2,154,
Wlghtman 27,734.
Other Contests.
Swearingen, as stated yesterday, has
Iteen re-elected Superintendent of Ed
ucation. his vote now being 50,240 to.
23,035 for Rector.
Sapp and Wolfe wi|l run over for
Attorney General. Sapp hiis 30,720,
Wolfe 20,007 and Searson 23,152.
For Commissioner of Agriculture Gar
rison and Harris make the second race.
Garrison's vote to data f* 20.221, Har
ris's 32,373 and Morrison's 20,327.
In the Railroad Commissioner's con
test Arnold and Richardson arc the
leaders. The vote of the respective can
didates follows; Arnold 22.-t.'l6. McLaugh
lin 0.824, Richardson 22,983. Smith
21.311 and Vowell 8.697.
Congress
In the congressional rare* Byrne* and
Lever are certainly re-elected and Domi
nick apparently *oN Xiobolls and Bomar
run over.
The vote in the Seeond District stands ;
Byrnes 6,000, Croft 1.175, Kvans 537
and Toole 2,933.
In the Third District: Aiken 8.640.
Dominick 8.002.
In the Seventh: Brantley 881. Lever
0,448. Mcf/eod 1.847 and Tiro merman
3,376.
From Sheriff Hough.
To the Democrat ie Voters of Kershaw
County; I take this method of thanking
you for the handsome support that you
gave me jo the first primary. In view
of the fact that four of my seven op
ponents were from my home precinct
I did not get as large a rapport in
the first primary as I would have done
bad it been otherwise. The support
which you will give me in the second
primary will be highly apprecfitod. \
I. O. Hough.
MANY TOWNS TAKttN
French nik! UrltUh Ktf|) hi ^'low l*ur
KUlt of (irrmmb.
(Thursday's AnsodHvd l*vc??)
The Oermttu* faeiug the Allied forces
frooil Arras to Hoi**^* everywhere are r
in direct peril.
On almost every seefbr of the battle
front tlie euemy line continue* to crum
ble before the Allied attack. notwith
standing tho violence. boi;n_j>? despeni
t Ion. of the coiiuter offensive tactics.
Near Arms the old Hiudeuburg line
now is* well outflanked. From the Hvarpe
to tlu> Homme the hostih; line , gradual -
l.\ is falling buck, while from tho south
of the Homme to Hdlssbus the eneuiy
front has* literally been smashed and
the German hosts apparently are caught
in t wo distinct traps, escape from which,
without heavy losses in men made pria-?
oner und guns and material captured,
seems almost impossible of achievement.
Scores erf additional towus have been
captured by the Hritish, French and
American troops, the Americans having
entered the FGty with the French north
west of Holssous, while all of the old
?German salients iu the allied lines now
have been flattened out anil the Allien
themselves have dug deeply Into ?the
enemy's terrain.
? The tlrst trap In which the enemy
limls hiuisclf is the triangle formed by
the sharp curve 1 of the Homme river
with Perouue Its apex, and with Guiiu
oti tluf&nmmc and Freanes. respectively,
il> northern nud southern bases. This
triangle is a little more than " in ilex
deep and- (I miles wide ami in it the
Germans are lighting with their backw
toward the ; Homme on both the north
and the east. **
Desperate resistance Is being offered
by th? euenuy in order that 4hls men
may have time to reach a haven of
safety across the stream, but the Brit
ish are hard after their quarry, and
with the French a little to the south
almost up to the river to , aid them
by an outflauking movement, it trould
seem that the odds are heavily against
fhi? Germans.
It was the French troop* who sprang
the trap. vAth, the. foil of Chaul^ea
the French force* routed the enemy
oyer a front of about nineteen miles
and penetrated the region to a depth
at some point* of nearly s?*veu miles,
^rom the north of Chaulnes to Nesle
? the penetration ?of the French reached
the heights on the left bank of the
Homme; southward the advance left the vi
French along the canal Du Nord at
various point* between Xesle and the out
Vklrt* of Noyon. and the entire region '
between Nesle and Hoi**on* dow In in
a great pocket and with the French
plncer* working hard to cIohc upon it.
The Americans* arc lighting with the
French northwest of -Hoissous in the
operation which lias fu /rew the blot
ting out of the Noyon Hector and the
outflanking of the Aisne and the old
Cfremin-Pes-Dames position*. Official re
port* have the American* and French
fitfbting violently with the enemy around
Juvjgny and Cbavigny, where they have
gained dome ground. The Americana have
successfully sustained nevers! heavy en
eray counter attack* in this region.
The American* and thej German* al?o
are engaged in bitter battles around
Razoochea and Fismette, on the Vesle. .
The German* endeavored to ford
Venle *outh of Bnboches, but were held
by the American*. Likewise, an enemy
H*vHiilt ugninst Fismett# wan stopped.
? O
Body Reached Florence.
Florence. Aug. 23. ? The body of Jo
seph Kmerson McCurry. of thin city,
wh<+*e death pA-urred by drowning when
thf government patrol boat Montauk,
went to piece* off Fernandina this week*
reached the city this morning and was
taken in charge by Funeral Director
Water*, and was carried to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCurry on South
Warley Street, parents of the deceased
young man.
Mr. McCurry is the first Florence
boy to go dowtr since the war, started
and all proper respect was paid to
hi* memory. Before joining the nary
at Charle?rtou in .Tune Mr. McCurry wan
a bookkeeper for the Commercial and
Having* Bank of this city and wafl a
competent and capable young man. He
was only about 23 years old, and w?i
re^ntly married. His young wife, fath
er. mother and several sisters and broth
er* survive him. He was a member of
the Junior Order, also a Mason and bis
body was burled with Masonic honor*.
The war has bora brought direct to
the home of Florentine? and today many
expression a of sympathy were beard for
the family of youay MeOnrry,