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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE II. II. Nile* and ! 1'iiMUhm * & N. McDowell I'uhllabed every Friday ut llOtt No. Hroad Street, and eutered at the Oaiu den (xwtottu-f aa second clan# mall mat ter. Price l>er unburn |d-50. ? ?>? '? -?-r? . < Miiideii. S. Frld?>. Aug. :t?. ItMM. Caindco, lif thuoff, Kershaw mid Hla ii. v hud their fir*t experience with (lit new Australian ballot^ltw Tuesday. At Camden long line* of vifter# had to wait for a considerable time to vot*. It proved to be u good *y*tem ami itH only wcak " neait 1* that it w?? not made to (delude the rural precinct*. It afford* every man the right to vote a* he m-c* tit mid eliminate* th? "woikera" at the ImiUm: It i* just as badly needed in the rural pm-iueU and we ho|>e that the next general assembly will make the law to apply to all precinct*. At ^aro ?# den wb^re there i* naeh a large vote (tolled It would be a g<??>d Idea to pro vide for two vutiug places so that it would facilitate the voting. \V c hope ih<- result of the primary ib .South Carolina Tuesday will prove to candidate llb-ase that he i? not want ed in South Carolina politic* in the future. Thrice defeated in re?-ent year* we do not believe that he will* ev??rj offer for 'office in this state- again. He has stirred up more political strife in tjii. *? 1 11 1 ?* thuu iiuy other man. and we bojie that the people will be reunited from now on and ri< ? t be nii*h'd by a man of thi* type. The bitterness of the pant *bonld be laid aside and thi* ni#u'H name (otgi>ttcn in South t'aro lina |*>litics, His old time leaders who ?tnrk by him In former year* and who deserted him when they found him out ??? ia*t deserve the thank- of the entire people. May Limit Subscriptions. It may gel ?o. a little later on, that you will have to put in your applica tion for a subscription to a newspaper and let the other "subscribers vote ou it. ' TV-re is not going to be enough paper to go around. ? Anderson Daily Mail. There uiav be something in the above. It is not likely that subscribers will vote on new subscribers, btjt there is a probability thac u Subscriber may have to put in his application nod wait his turn, like yon do for Ford automo biles. The government is now limiting the circulation of papA*. and they may soon be allowed to buy only a certain anfount of paper, like we now buy flour and sugar. Then they ran supply only a limited number of subscribers-. When a bew subscription, comes in. it will have" to wait till somebody else's sub scription runs out and is stopped, so as to take its place.-- Hetmcttsvilh1 Ad vocate. Senator <Mlje M. .lames, of Kentucky, died at Johns Hopkins hospital of an acute affection of the kidney*. Ollie M. Tames was one of the uiost pictur es nie and forceful , figure* in <'ongre*H as ji* ii popular idol among Ken- 1 t unity democrats. Me ranked iiigh in j leadership in both bouses during, his. successive service in the hou?e and s??i iitc. and bis tow ?< ring physique and pow-j e-ful voice alwa.vs enmmanded attention! in b'ni "dative and convention balls. lie) v\ ;i-~ nominated to succeed himself in j the recent Kentucky democratic primar- j ie? by nil overwhelming vote. .After t lie f titled States entered the war In l',ll 7 Senator James became one of tbp ! n.o*t aggressive >eiiHi?* spokcMiH-n of the) administration ;i 1 1 . 1 champion >>f the nru.v ii nd n?v\ preparations His last! :ippe:i rn inc hi the ' Mpitol wa* on Fcbrn n v II lasl. to deliver :i fiery speech Hi aii-wer t.i mi a it ink upon the war' ? lepn 1 1 1 1 1 1 -n t liv S?j>it?.'.r < 'hauiborlain. j ? !i;imih:iii <-i 1 1. miliiiirv committee. He! .? p pcil ! e?| Tf .'ill \ ? i ? I- 1 . :i 1 1 - lint to heckle,] hailccr >? :i r . : ? :i j ? i'h- I'rc.sjdi nt, and I ??--?-! II T e-l j,( m.lUc t he U II I ?> i T'liil . . \ , i, ? . ... .1 Let us examine your eyes and fit you up with a pair of IfRYPTOK IV GLASSES IV THE INVISIBLE BIFOCALS M.H.HEYMAN& COMPANY JEWELERS and OPTICIANS CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA "A t Kram JiHlfr MflKiwrll I take thi* method of thanking the voter* of KerwheW County of the hand ? .nil.- \i>t?- 10V en me in tbe j?i i iimi r \ held 'I'litMlay for J u<)tCt* Probate wbich plaeed me far iu th?* lead in the seeond eleetlon. 1 dexire t*> I bank etrery one for their < x p| ??>-!< hi <if i-onfidemv reposed iu me ami !?> a*k that you remember me favorably in the cl^rtou ou the lOtb of September, Your suffrage will be <uo?t highly appreciated and if elected I prom ise the' people of Kemhaw <-ouuly (bat the dutie* of tbe Probate offiee will be eon i j noted in tbe '?aiut honest and eon . ?eieutiou* mauuer that I have earried it mi in tbe pant. I 'regret exeeedlngiy that' iu certain section*, of the county ui> public record was availed. The ?h? rumor* coming ubi'U they did onlj a day of two be fure the election aod in remote section* it wax iiuiHJhKibli* for roe to defend myself froiu the** unfuuudcd and ma licious charge*. My *trouge*t/ defense 'u denouncing t.he*? absolutely false charges i* to invite anyone who heart; Niieb rumor* (created for eauipaign pur l Kite* I to search the records ou tile in tbe Probate office. There is uo charge tbat can be brought against me that I fear to fa?-e and 1 will gladly ex bibit the records if giveu the oppor- ' tun itv. I wax unjustly eriteised during the campaign for tbe publication of certain artieles appearing in The Camden Chronicle (formerly owued by iue.) I have abaolutely no control * over the stand tak(>u by that ?xiper aud have hoetired from the owner* a statement which the post office department re quires to l>e tiled giving tbe name* of i owners and editor, and 1* a* follows: "Statement of tbe ownership, man agement. ete., roquiredb yt he Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, of th" j < aindi n Chronicle. published weekly af : Camden, 8. C? for April 1, .1018, Publisher# ? II. D. Niles nnd E._N. MeDowrll. Camden, S. C. Kditor ? H. P. Niles, Camden. 8. C. Owner# ? H. P. Niles and K. N. Mc Dowell, Camden, Sf C. Known bondholders. mortgagees, or ! other securitiei*? -None. H. D. Niles, Publisher. i Sworn to before me this 2nd day of April. M. M. Johnson, Notary Public. Again 1 wish to tbaukt he voters for their expression of confidence in me and to thank you in advance for your sup port in the next elretJon. Faithfully yours, W. L. McDowell. I From Mr. Nicholaon. To tbe Voters of PeKalb Township:! J take 'this method of expressing to i 3 ? ? 1 1 my sincere appreciation for the) splendid vote Riven me in the recent j primary which -renominated me to the j office of Magistrate of DeKalb Township. | I promise' to faithfully and impartially J perform all the duties Imposed upon j me by thi?* office. Sincerely, Samuel N. Nicholson. From Mr. Roberts. I desire to thauk my friends for their support in the recent primary in my race for Magistrate jn Buffalo. The magnificent vote accorded roe is an in dorsement of my efforts to faithfully perforin 111V dnty. and I shall try even harder to conduct the office in a way that will warrant your continued con lidence. Yours very truly. B. F. Roberts. ? i Mr. Trapp Returns Tlianks. I I it k c this means of tbanking tin* voters of Kershaw County for the vote Kiven ine Tuesday Aug. ^7th. Atho my vote was not sufficient to put me in the xecond raee ! surely do appreciate j the support siven me. Respect I'll Uy ? 1 >. S. Trapp. From .Mr. William**. Tn the vol it* : I want to heartily j thank i vory vot'M who supported me j in in.v race fur County Treasurer I am in the second race and will heartily appreciate every one of my friends going to the polls and voting again for me and carry along a friend with you. My I elect ion is assured if my friends will get ? "it and work for my success. Wry respectfully, It. It. Williams. From Mr. Perry. I desire through the columns of The ''h roiiide t'1 sincerely thank my friends for the vote given me in the race for the Mouse <?f Representatives. 1 bear tt!\ appreciate 4 he support given me. F. G. Perry. I j 1 1 v If ill. S (*., Aug. 29. Called To Service. The following negroes have been called !?> report to tlx- I.oeal Board on Sun day September 1st, for entrainment to M<?.-hanical ?College, Orangeburg. S. C : Arthur Watts. Bethune William Murphy, Tmgoff | fjniney Bell, Bethune John Idoyd, Camden Kile* (Jary. Borkin t'larenee Bel ton, Westville Kdwanl Manignult. Lnfoff Can sou's tobacco warehouse was burned at Florence last week entailing a loss of $29,700. A food deaJ of to bae??o r*?dy for sale w?? consumed. Mt ftPKlKK BLOW STRUCK. ' " " ? ? ? ? ' ? - | S*m Offensive IIm Been launched A|?Iiii| (jrrnuii lJnr?. While t lit* < Jri mans were bunk <n | gaged defending themselves against tin- attacks of the British and Fiench j armies from the Aiicro rlyer to tbr ?'*?? , gion of Solutions, Field Marshal Unix j Mrlj Monday morning struck another surprise blow over a new frout uorth of (bo old battle *oue. The new offensive was lanucbcd from the east of Arras od the Scarpf river and southward to the fojeul. All along the front the British premier! forward, at some place* to a depth of inqrc than two mile* and captured a half doxeu or more village*, among them Monchy le-Preux, Ouewap|K> and Wancourt. Acro*s Jhe Cojaul, the new British attacks on the old battle front brought tbein to the village* of Mory and St. Lcger* and farther south the ?tnall town of Favreuil, one and a half miles north east of Bapaume, from which the Brit ish p reaaed on eastward about a wile. Farther south the British are reported unofficially to have reached the western outskirts of Thllloy in the nipper move ment they are carrying out against Ha paume. With Haig's men standing well .within gun rauge of the town it seems likely that the Germans will be forced to evacuate Bapauuic in short order Additional gains also have been made by the British cant of Albert ami on both Hides of the Somme river. In fact, notwithstanding the effort* of the Ger muiis through the use of large rein forcements to hold them iu check, the British and French all al?nf the line from Albert to 8oissons have materially bettered their positions and carried fur ther forward their plan of making the t Picardy battle ground uuteuable for the | enemy. j The French again are hammering I away at the environs of Roye, one of the strong points of the Somroe-Oiso } front, the capture of which doubtless would cause the giving up by the en emy of the entire salient from the Somme in the north, to Noyon.v Fits- I noy-Les-Roye, to the north, and St.; Mard to the south of Roye, both of which have been captured by the French, despite the desperate resistance of the Germans, and Roye, like Bapaume in the north, apparently is in danger of being pinched out of the line in an envelop ing movement. More than GOO prisoners were taken by the French in the op eration. The Germans have thrown further heavy counter-attacks against the French in the region north of Soissons, where the French continue their pressure north ward, in maneuvers which seriously threaten to outflank the- Gbemin-Des Pames and Laon sectors and to put the entire German line from Ypres to Rheims in jeopardy. All the attacks have been sustained by General Mangin's forces and the French even have pushed back the Germans beyond the points from which they started. The famous Prus sian guard has been thrown into the bat tle to check the French, but, as in their efforts against thp French and Ameri cans in the Vesle sector, they met with defeat. The ope-ritions of the British on the northern part of the front from the east of Arras to the region of Bulle court have brought them virtually upon or very near the old Hindenburg line. There is still considerable activity on the eastern part of the battle front In the Vosges, where forces of Ameri cans recently have been fighting. The. operations, however, continue of the na ture of yi iul? and surprise attacks. Several of the latter maneuvers have been put down by the French. There has beep an inerease in the activity in the Albnnian theater. Her^ the Austrians twice attacked the Franco Italian troops but were repulsed. Later the French slightly withdrew their line in order to maintain liaison with the Italians. New Southern Industry | < >f interest to newspaper men through | <mt (ho country is the announcement j that the Cade Typesetting Machine Co., has (purchased a site and will manu facture it* machines in (Jre'onshoro, N. 1 ! C. The Cade machine is the invention j of >1 North Carolina Baptist preacher, ? Dr. Cade. and the new concern begins j business with a capital of $ 1 ..'300,000. pT.fke Merganthaler the pioneer ma>n faeturer of the typesetting machine, Dr. ' Cade died just before his first machine I was put iu operation. At present there are only two typesetting machine plants i of any consequence in the world and | they nre located in Hrooklyn. ST, Y. | < >ne is known a* the "Mergan thaler ; Typesetting Machine Co.," and the Oth j er as the "International Typesetting Machine Co." The world is their fWd i and .ttiey have made huge fortunes from 'the inventions. If Dr. Cade's maohioe ! proves a nuocem it will be a strong com petitor of the othor machine* as the price is considerably le.ss than that of the International or the Morganthaler. , The (Jreenaboro plant is hacked by many of North Carolina's leading bugjXBM men. Rev. J. A. Hursey has been quite saccessfnl in selling the stock in tfcfa county. ? Herald. BETHUNE NEWS NOTES. ? Chronicle of Happening* From Our Regular Corre?po,ndent. j _ ? ? Kctbune. S. 0.. Aug. 2S Mr. C. M. j Wilson !?fl Thursday fur Newberry ut ivr ^ I >< - 1 1 <t i ti k da>>?' in town. Mi.s. v Mm ion aud Ci.riuu.- Marke of TrputoH are the guest* of 'MIm. Ma TIimIm W?rd tliis wf'k. Mr*. A. It Mcl.auriu and little daugh ter spent several days of t b?* past weik with relative* in llai M^iirK, Tboruwejl Clyburn and Jake Bethune, who hold position* in Harts \ H|t, hprnt Sunday at their hot?#* ll. towu. Mhu Bartlett and little (laughter Mary Stuart of Lancaster are visiting at the home \>f Mr* W. M Steven*. ; b A patriotic meeting of the citizens of Bethune Was held in the towu hall last Wednesday evening. Mr. C. M. Wilson, auperloteudenf of education of Newberry county, wa-* the sj>eaker of the evening ^ and a crowd of Interested * listeners at tended the meeting. Mr. and Mr*, J. 0. Parker and Misses Malinda Ward and Kathleen Metyskill ? spent last Thursday in Columbia. M^lirt. Loring Davis and -Ralph Me Cask ill motored to Camdeu Thursday. i Mesdames W. M. Stevens and M. <>. Ward meitoved to Kershaw Wednesday. Dr. 1.. O. Johnson and Mr. Flynn Kelly left Monday morning on an auto trip to the mountains of North Caro lina, j Dr. W. O. Moore of Cainpobello is tilling the position as druggist at the Beihune Drug Store wlii.le Dr. Johnson is in the mountains. Rev. J. M. Forbis has returned from a trip to Wipnsboro where he conducted a series of meeting?. The young folks of Betbune had a very enjoyable picnic at Rig Springs Wednesday. Most of the young ladies and young men in town attended ami as usual had a good time. Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens of Ker shaw were in town Sunday afternoon. Miss Annie Kershaw who has been spending a good part of the summer with her aunt Mrs. C. L. Mays, ex pects to leave tomorrow for her home in Lynchburg. Va. Mr. Douglas Mays came in this after noon from Columbia where he holds a position with the GibbeB Machinery Co. J^r. W. D. Smith of Greenville was in town a few days last week. Mrs. .J, M. Clyburn spent the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs. Zack Rlackwell in the Ashland section. Miss Lucile Mickle of Camden was in town one day last week. Mrs. Mackorell of Rock Hill spent several days of last week as the guest of Mrs. W. M. Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hough and little daughter of Kershaw were in town Monday. \?aster Joe Clarke of Trenton is the guest of MisK Katberine Ward for a few day*. Piedmont Springs Hotel Burned. York. Aug. 22. ? Fire of unknown or igin destroyed the Piedmont Springs Ho tel. popular summer resort, situated three miles ea?t of King's Creek, 'at 1 o'clock this afternoon. The building was a two story frame structure and contained 40 rooms. Practically all the furnishings of the hotel were lost. The hotel was owned by a company of (JafTney men and this season was under the manage ment of John Castle* of Smyrna. I, ate War News./ Hapaume aud Noyon. two very im portant towns, and many French vil lages have been captured in tbo allien advance. A total of 120.000 prisoners have b<n-u r*?j>o r r?^? 1 raptured ?in?e July ' ( AKi'TON hAWykk kiixkd Slate OWwr M?*t I>eatli Hy (Jim Slral Wound. Columbia, Aug. S8.rrOlfltO|| Wilkes Sawyer, ?*?>!?? |?t general of tin- State of South Carolina >liot nii>I almost in >t;iutl.v killed himself (hi . afternoon - o'clock. H* wan (leaning hi* Kim preparatory to a dov| hunt, which lie wax to take tomorrow in bla homo itiunty of Orangeburg, when th<> gun was ncciddntiDy diiclMifycd. a verdu-t of a<vidental death from gunshot wounds at his own hands wan returned by tbe corouor's jury tonigbt. Witnesses tea tilled that Mr. Sawyer had made all preparations for a hunt toiudrrow and that he bad gone to hi* roftai for the purpose of cleaning his gun. Carltou W. Sawyer was 39 yeara of age aud bad been comptroller general since April 1914 having been appointed by Ofoveruor Maiming to succeed A. W. Jonc* when tbe latter bc?-atne chairman of the State Tax Commission. Mr. Sawyer had no opposition this year and would have beeu re-elected next Tues I . * ? ?la,. Tbree brothers A. 'B. Sawyer, of Annistou, Ala., I>r. W. 1. Sawyer, oj Baltimore aud S. (J. Sawyer of Balti more and four sisters Mi*. W. (?. Wolfe, Mrs. B. B. Barton, Mrs. S. N, (Mark aud Miss Elizabeth Sawyer all c^f Orangeburg, survive him. Mr. Johnson Thanks the Votm. I desire to express to the vol era of Kershaw County my gratitude for the magniticent 'support accorded jne in Tuesday's primary, and which assured my nomination, to the House of Kupre* sentatives over all of my competitors. This evidence of confidence and esteem reminds me that 1 should be ever watch ful of the interests of the people and that 1 should render to them honest earnest and capable service. M. M. JOHNSON. ? ? ? ? 4 y - Sergeant Chovinc B. Spratt, Jr., of Manning. S. C. is reported as being se verely wounded in Finance. LITTLETON COLLEGE Hot water, heat, eiectrlc lights and other modern improvements. Tbe ,87th 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 uot pay our catalogue rate. Address J. M Bhodes, Littleton, N. C. Bids To Be Received. We will receive bids for the assign ed stock of Pearce-Young Hardware Company in Camden, S. C. for stock and fixtures, either or botb. Cost price of stock $7,600.00; fixtures $1,100.00. A rine opeDing for a hardware busi ness in Camden. Bids received until August 31st, reserving right to reject any or all bids. Stock and inventory open to inspection. Will be glad to furnish flirther information upon re- ' quest. John S. Lindsay, Assignee. ( | W. M. Shannon, Agent of Creditors. Camden, S. C., P. O. Box 278. FARM FOR SALE? A desirable pJ (containing about 65 acres three S from Camden on public read <m land. J. Li. Moseley, lltM I V ? WANTED? To purchase mens u4n dies second band bicycles. Also <j|| kerosene oil stoves. Apply to C. w Coleman, Camden, 8. C? WANTKI>? 1 want a good shirt fid for two horse farm close to CtaM Will furnish 1000 pound* fntiBH per acre. J. !>? Moseley. l?ttl NOTICE? For a nice, cheap coffliii] casket call at Billing's Rro$. h rant's old fAaud. REGISTRATION NOTICE ] ? \ . .1 The County Board of Registration ?8 be at the places and dates named Ma for the purpose of registering til qqi tied voters of Kershaw County: Camden, September .2nd. Bethune, September 3rd. t WestviHe,'- September 4th. Blaney, September 6th. . L. E. KIRKLKY. ? j. a. Mcdowell, 1 J. A. ORIG8BY, County Board of ' Registrattoi , Cracker Camden, S. C. ?><> YOt- WANT HKHTt? Hjj Hotel good quiet pl?ec to fool room*. no artaslao water. Batbitg ha Sehiunaker'* Orch**tjro f uigbt*. Hot**! ejuses iVjit H5 Springs', Hot?*l. McBefc, ft. {\ WANTED ? F orty to fifty <*r \ tg and piue Vood. Write what $Hi and bent 'price f.o.b. yoar # Address "Wood" ca re WANTED?To ren|i a Muall ho%n ? JVKalb Street. Addrt* Camden, S. 0. ? ? - *( KOlt SAl-M ? Fouv Ford car* m condition, one 17 model, model*. All touring car* -ft or 175. FOH SAIJ&? Five bushels o( nong grape* for sale at .$uf bushel. Apply" of write to J Mickle, route 8, Camden, 8.C, WANTED? About tea ?x>rds toti, aud pine wood delivered at tai 1 dence in Kirkwood. Will p?j price for good wood W. Q.i Camden, S..C. WANTED ? You to kuow that we 1 bieyclen and kerosent stovn. 1 any kind of work in the repair 1 C. M. Coleman, Camden, 8. & FOR SAUK? *Six lots and ho??v one TftVn and stable, on tkt eta of Mill and York Street*. Atf,, L. A. Wittkowsky, Camden, 8. WANTED ? Live dealer to handle] coe automobiles in this territory. U opportunity itt_makeiu*iwjr--Gr| II am. Distributor North and fcL Carolina, Cbanlotte, N. C. tyfl THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE ^ . 4 A Hoarding and I)a.v School for Girls. ? lo gins' its session October 2, 1018. * * Historic Institution situated in a healthy location. Advantages of City Life, with large Ooflege Yard for outdoor pport? A well planned course of studies in a homelike atmosphere. A business course open to Seniors, and Elective Course to Ju nior* and Seniors. I wit domestic science courses, giving practical and theoretic know U'dge of Cooking. ' ' A well equipped Library. tor < ataloKue uud further information apply to the College ^ 6*2 BROAD STREET CHARLESTON. S. C. ' i ? a? i? jjj! TO THE FARMERS of Kershaw County I I ^ ? ? ? ? tare^e exercised manning, when will be 1iit-pri>?tT,?re lat '" ferior work done h, 'u The best service, from a modern your attentfon to the follow^ Where the S '"vice ?C?,ne& ? WS ^ ^ uie lollowinjr particulars. rv,?e can be obtained, and we invite Our machinery i.s modern W u. o? special ^nfirfin^ F "u rn]aI fJo,nands. V()ur ??ur 80-aaw gins, and our ca and it is remilAviv' ? ? havo long served thp .^"dled and kept in repair by men OinninK Departed Xe6'' by who I Our system of accounting iu , etc. ^Ouf1 re cords a! 7 inforniation desired a^toNh' y?U HS U is to U8' At any our records are permanent and are avaiM%name ?f driver' wei*ht of ** We appreciate your patronage y?Ur U8e at any time* ^ ?urs very truly. 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