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V T 1 ' 1 ^ II- I ' 'I H'|l?l 1 J J," II M il CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTQBER 25, 1018. rtLUME XXX NUMBER 28 HAII NOTE RECEIVED; ?gOFESSES TO ACCEPT . a? ?' " r ' jcate# Willingness to Evac ?te Territory Under Agree Attacks upon Paosen ^ Ship# Ordered Stopped. ?..hluftoii. 21? Germany has M tu President Wilson with a note s though no one is prepared to j, ?ill lead the President tven to tU(? exchanges subject of an Mi,v ami peace; at leant 'ha* served 4 t<? bring conviction hero that the J?f Germany actually ufe taking ffjus of government and siuoerely v peace on any term* the United atal t>' Allies are willing to give. Krt, NVa? uo official Intimation here Ej?of the attitude of t)ie President probably e there will bo none until fgitial toxt of the new (Jerman com Jujh been received. The Pres f4 ua,s in <*)hferencft" A|1 evening | Secretary Lansing discussing the t is received by wireless late in the tike the reply to the President's jjrtf* a week u??4Jhig note was sent from the tiunpan wireless trtatlonn pJtk?Hl up in 'the Allied countries iy hours before the official text could t by cable. The offieial version prob f will conic tomorrow through the K legation here. f, received by wireless the note is Htdt o be slightly garbled in the prtiut sentences regarding conditions tke evacuation of invaded territory j for, an armistice, but nevertheless, j regarded as an awkward attemj^ Boet the conditions laid down by lidfiit Wilson for consideration of an Wee ad it makes the significant declara j thai the government in Perlin ntf jrr is to a single arbi r influence ? the Kaiser ? but is sup iaOl- alLJIve '? whelming ma jorlty ot fiennan people. fi ' V. V : bis declaration Is supported by the fment that constitutional reforms arc fmgress jn accord with the determi U of the people under which no friimfflt can take or hold office with tbi' eoulidence of the majority of a rh?tafi elected by universal, secret ?jtf. It is accorded more consider ii here because of confidential ad i re?-eiv?'il only today indicating that [Herman middle clnssps have resolv ffo have peace ?t. any price and jHfKsary. are prepared to get rid (he Emperor, the Crown Prince and military control. bus the belief i* strengthened that present not** mid those which have 1 bmrc are genuine effort* to ob pcaee. and are incflrtflukivP inere wiiiw the Hermans conducting the ianjefi aro socking to bargain f?r pthinc bettor thaii the unconditional ewW (ht'v are prepared to give if m\ to til,, wall. It is ' assumed that they want to gradually pre * the fiorman public for a realiza-' . 'of what ha> happened to their mil f machine ami tin* war lords', dreams uwer. so n? to avoid a complete col* r of government. iploniatic observers point out that President i< at liberty with perfect fctfncy to make no response at this f. but to await developments, await performance of the promises of the mans not to torpedo passenger shipiy r implied promise to work no more ruction during their retreat from [ium and I** ranee than military uc itjr requires, and finally to await her development of the political lea whicli evidently is working toward <*?mplete overthrow of military an atic. power in the 'Empire.. No one that nn immediate military ces fn of hostilities is in sight. The j lien mo*t generally held is that if Wilsun ill , Ides to make a reply, if the Kntente Governments- ag^W." f'Dly st,-|i possible. at this time would * sanction arrangements tp be <lic* ?t hv 0,'ti. Foeh in the field for with al of the Germans without further "?K. Such arrangements, of course, | M b>- contingent upon guarantees of tinned tttprcmacy of the victorious ?w. flnd (?.?iise,(\iently. virtually would * Mirrender for the Germans. offieitt! view here so far has i that evacuation of invaded terri ' hum he completed before there can to ?rmiMi,e. Should President Wil ?fter eojivultation with the Allies "kJ" ,'^'s V'PW- the work of drlv w Germans to and across their _>or,lpr< would proceed and the "op u*?ty f,,| fixing details" which the ,,0nti; s"gg''st< be "brought about"] 'time only through a r equest from ?'niian lines under a white_Jlag-?on ktftlpflehl. important,* in ntfatfied to the j * and details in the note regard- { J* nn an brutality and ruthless de ??n of property. The important "whether atrocities now stop. As wvestijration by a neutral com ... " R,?ggestcd in the note, the indicated long ago that such * ns "'"Id cotnc to nothing ex final ^nec*'oh with arrangements |t?r<ling the German denial of un- ) in* ?nnu!r,W>t-"n ?f f)roIM'rt* ^ the I ? * annie*. military experts say that *?bt?ily *uch armies are ?authori*ed t International law to work terrible * 1? evaluated territory. But there prime condition to be met' ? all I ?? *un he done with the sale pur- J 6' damaging anil ~ ???oiiiaamg and retarding the pur * ?rmy. Hridges rosy be daetroy*] of food bnrned and etw build - ^Wh might shelter enemy troopf. b^-nnt permitted to poison well* J **^7 fruit trees or to l?*t *?d private property wWcn WouM "*? w to either army, err, In Commit any of the act* -of wa*H u.ttop DK.Vl'HK IN IN DAYS Stale Uf\ rcnn^ivunlH Hard lilt By \lnttueu*a Kpldrmlc. fVu^hiiixton. Oct. -I Improvement iii the iiittucnxa situation in six Mute* was shown by reports 4 received today by lb* publhv health mmtvUhs but -7 other Htuti'K reported tne disease still spreading, Conditions apparently were worse in PeiiUMylvatiia, where it Ik es timated .IMMHM) cases bave occurred .with probably i.tO,(hk? in Philadelphia. jjPqj i the Oral eighteen days of October, 14,81)3 deaths were reported in the vtate, in array catripa a slight increase in both iutluenxa uiul pncuiponia east's wpf'e reported Hiinday. but a decrease was shown today with :j,<h>7 influenza teasi's and 70S pneiunonia ibises, the lov* ipHt figure* reported since the epideuiic bHcame general In the ramps; For the 48 hours eliding today at noon, new fpfl,uanxa casea totalled 0,000 ; pueumou ii?. 2.070 and deaths 1) 1 !?. Tbe?e figure* brought ' the tutal of i'ufliienssa ruses since September 15} to .#Ml,-M7 : pneumonia ca?eaito 40.OJW and deaths fi'iini ill! causes to 1?,Q72? States reported improved condition** today Id tj?o public health service in cluded Hofrtb Carolina jiihL Tgnnewsee^ Many new eases were reportyd in North Carolina and Virginia. ? j ~ Ked Cross Canteen Meeting Today. ~T""ftTr tmpnrtmtt meeting- of -thc~Camden iled Cross Canteen Committee will be held this aftAriUfon at 5 o'clock on the porch of canteen headquarters on Broad Htfeet. A full attendance is desired. Mrs. Corn C. Ancnitn. ton delivery whieh ni'c charged up against the (Jt'iinun amnios. The German Note. * ? London, Oct. 21,? The fe*t of the Ger man note, as received by wireless, is as follows : ; Section 1. ? "In accepting the proposal for an evacuation of occupied territoriis vthe German Government has starU^rom the assumption that the procedure % this evacuation am] of tin- conditions of an armistice should he left to the mili tary advisers and that the actual stand ~?ml ixL. nawta: ? both sides in the HfM has to form the basis for arrangements safeguarding and guarantoeiug this stand ard." Section 2; "The German Government suggests to the President that an oppor tunity should be brought about for fix ing the details. It trusts that the Presi dent of the ,1/nited States will approve of no' demand which would bo irrecon cilable with the honor of the German people and with opening a way to peace of Justice.*' Secti/m a.-^?<<The German Government protests agafuat the reproaqh of illegal1 and inhumane action* made against the German laud and sea forcesa nd thereby against the Germau people, K*or the cov ering of a retreat destructions were al ways necessary and they are carried out in so far as is permitted by interna tional law. The (Jennan troops are un der most strict instructions to spare prop erty and to exercise care for the popu lation to the best of their ability. Where transgressions occur in spite of these in structions the guilty are being punish ed." Section 4.? "The German Government" further denies that the German navy in sinking ships *has ever purposely de stroyed lifeboats with their passengers. The German Government proposes with regard to all these charges that the facts be cleared up by neutral commissions." Section fi. ? "In order to avoid any? thing that might hamper the work of peace, the German Government has caus ed orders to be despatched to ali sub marine 'commanders precluding the tor pedoing of passenger ships without^ how ever. for technical reasons, being able to guarantee that these orders will reach every single submarine at sea before its return." Section 0. ? -"As for' a fundamental condition for peace the President pre scribes the destruction of every arbi trary power that can separately," secret ly oh<T of Its owu single choice disturb: tbft peacc of the world. To this the i German Government replies : ; "Hitherto the representation of the people in the German Empire has not been, endowed with an influence on the formation of the government." Section 7,-?"The constitution did not provide for a concurrence of represen tation of the peoples decision pf peace and war. These conditions hove just now undergone a - fundamental change. A new government has been formed in com plete accordance with the wishes (prin ciple) of th? representation of the peo ple based on equal, universal, secret, di rect franchise," * Section 8.? "The leaders, of ithe great parties of the Keichstag are members pf this government In the future no government can take or Continue in office Without possessing the confidence of a majority of the Reichstag." -Paction 9, ? "The responsibility of the chancellor of- the empire to the repre sentation of the people is being legally d6veloped and safeguarded. . The first act of the new government has b?en to lay before the Keichstag a bill to alter the extension of the empire so "?hat the consent of the representation of the peo ple is required for decision on war and P*ace." Siction 10. ? "The permanence of the new system. Is, however, guaranteed not only by constitutional safeguards, but also by the unshakable determination of the German people who*/ vast majority stands behind these reforms and de mand their energetic continuance." 8*?tk>n It,: ? 4T?he question of th,e Pres ident with whom he and the govern nwnta associated against Oermaov are, dealin*? is therefore answered in a clear unequivocal manner by the statement tBat the offer of peace and an armistice ?as come from ag overnment which ir ?fTf , * 4o' arbitrary and irreepon tfWe influence, is supported hy the sp provjJ of an overwhelming majority of the Oeiuiau-psopte. (ftp*** ORDER NUMBERS GIVEN TO LAST DRAFTED MEN | ? ? Matter Numbers Have Been Gone Over and All Drafted Men Can Tell When They Will be Called For Service. We nr<> publishing below a partial Hat. of t)u> ii i rii who were last dratted. Tbt A rat number is the number by which they will he ealled for service. Thf} serylid number is the. serial number. The Lpeal Hoard epmpleted the list th?- ft rat of thw week, au<l the Hat will be published in this paper in installment*, as it is too lna?. for lis ti> nst' in QUP issue. I.unk for your name to appear in the lint J? 322? Wesley II. KM is. Bethune 2 1027? Sam Helton. Camden 8 1007 Charlie Baker. Kershaw 1 ? *J7SI William II. Barjield, Cassatt jjfc 188 'r\iuuias Blyther, Camden -45 ? 904 ? \V ilbWv- liuvi*, CunuTen 7 1 52.' I ? Edward Wliile. Charleston 8 I J 10 Hurney l.eo. Cantey ?? -U>07^--Jmnea Brown, Kugoff W ? 20-*-James T. Gaudy, Kershaw H^"12ii5 ' . WeatvUlw 12 ? 2132? Will Ai Johnson, Cussat't i:i ? 739? James L. Guy. Camden M ? 535? John W, Monk, l'ontiae t5? 219? ?V V. MoCaskiH, Bethune 10-025- Sampson M Sowell. Jefferson 17 ? 72 ? Kims Clyhurn. Camden I 18? S52 ---W?U nee Stokes, Crtnulen 10? (KM? Allen Moseley, Camden ?JO ? 'MS-'-- John llalgler. Bethune 21 ? 4 ? SaufOed W. Huberts, .Kershaw 22 ? 1001? Seem Ohelit, Kershaw 221 ? 134 ? King 1>. Nelson, Longtown' 2-1 ? 805 ? Naae Hail, Camden . 25? 057< ? George A. Kb a me, ,Camden ;!0~~023 ? Jame* Mango. Jefferson 27 ? U7SI ? Jake Ballard, Cassatt 28? 228? MiU>s H.Hortom ltetbune ; 20 ? 1427 ? Columbus B. Cook, Blaney P>0 ? 1825? G rover O. Welsh, Kershaw 1 31- ? 2800-^? Boy kin dowers, BethUne 82 ? ta'itl? Matthew C Smith, K.er#naw 89 ? 4.1JI ? ?Ilughey G. Hiuson. Camden 31 ? 1808? George Brarey; Camden Ift ? 2880 ? John Boykin, Camden 30 ? 250 ? Tom fta?kii\, 'Bethune 37? 1732? Kd ward Harris, Lib. Hill .18 ? 1501 ? -Bush Bradford, Camden 39? 1032? W W. Alexander, Camden 40 ? 300? Shell J. * WeMt, Camden ? .41 ? 2544 ? Calvin Beltou, Boy kin 42? 5<)0--.-Thomns Braaham, Blaney -l.*? ? ? John C. "Williams, Camden 41 ? 4JHI ? John !>., Gerald, Bluuey 45 ? 232!) ? (3 rover Blair, Both uue 4(1 ? 124 ? Gus Mickle. Longfown 40 47?1027 ? S J. Livingston, Kershaw IS ? 143? Henry Tueker, Lugoff 4ft ? 2212 ? Lew 1m Vinson, Kershaw 50 ? 2012? Manuel Cantey. Caindex 51? 178? Levy Flefcoher, Camden 52 ? 850 ? L. B> Campbell. Camden . ! Iffl ? 1008 ? Amnion It. Collins, Cainden 54 ? 1080 ? John I). Shaw, Kershaw ' 55?' 778? AVm, L. (ioodale, Camden 50 ? 2142'? rH. C. Gardner, Bethuhe 57?237(1 ? English Brown, Cantey 58 ? 1628-r-Andrew Miller, Kershaw 5ft ? 1092? -Jake Simmons. Kershaw 00 ? 084 ? -W. Robert WatkiUs, Camden 01 ? 142f> ? Boise Robinson. Illaney 02 ? 18587T-Amus Buskin, Lugoff 63 ? 705 ? Itay M. Stroiip, Camden (W ? 01 ? Colie Wilson, Camden 05 ? 012 ? Trantham, Mungo, Kershaw 0(1 ? 150 ? Hobert L- Quails. Blaney 07' ? 1580 ? J C. Williams, Darlington 08?33 ? Klias Drakefonil, Kershaw Oft ? 877? Clarence A. Iftinu, Camden 70 ? 1121 ? Richard Leavy, Jr? Logoff 71 ? 2312 ? D G. Stephens, Bethune 72? 2425? D. J. GHHs, Boykin 73 ? 2103 ? John Hi Clay, Jefferson 74 ? 77 ? W. E. S. Tvapp, Camden* 75 ? 2400 ? Jim Williams, Stoueboro 70 ? 82 ? Thomas Himton, Jr., Lugoff 77? 2750? G?orge Robinson, Cassatt 78 ? 108 ? Bennie F. Watts, Longtown 7ft ? 8ft3 ? Edward Braeey, Camden 80 ? 21 25 ? K.~li. Asdaraon, Cfatt? 81? 12ft4? H. O. Brown, Westville 82 ? 2800 ? Win. T. Speirs, Westville 83 ? 101 ? James M. Smith, Lugoff 84 ? 2254? Abraham Tucker, Blaney 85 ? 1074 ? James Gefctys, Camden 80?2584 ? A. Stover, Jr., Kershaw 87 ? 2383 ? Jo<* Catoe, Cantey 88 ? 2183 ? Wm. CJ Raley, Bethune 89 ? 1088 ? Cars Clark, Kershaw no? W1 4^Rflfn!T BtmrdftiK, Blaney ftl ? ft95 ? Willie Duren, Camden 1)2 ? 227ft ? Hugh M Thompson, Bethune . ft3 ? 1880 ? Rhett Mitchell. Lugoff ft4 ? 2843-:-Jamoj< English, Camden #5 ? 2075 ? Robert Catoe, Kershaw ftO ? 65ft ? C. V. Galloway, Boykin 1)7 ? 2321 ? -James H. Hilton. Bethune 98 ? 2817 ? Walter Coleman, Westville ftft ? 2042 ? Adam A. Baker, Camden 100 ? 2510 ? Isaac Murphy, Boykin 101 ? 1673 ? G D. Holden, Kerkhaw 102 ? 1430r? John L. Paschal, Blaney 103 ? 25l& ? James Lunnon, Boykin ? 104 ? 174ft ? Phillip IJnren, Cantey 105 ? 2273 ? Levi Reynolds, Lougtown 106 ? 1874 ? Jim Starlin, Lugoff 107? 2487? Wn?. A. Boykin, Boykin 108 ? 1327 ? James Parker, Lugoff 109 ? 1717 ? W. O. -Croxton, Kershaw 110 ? 1680 ? James Hinaon, Kerwha w 111 ? 1822 ? 8 L. Clyburn, Camden 112 ? 628 ? Jesse So well, Jefferson 113 ? 901 ? Charlie Brevard, Cuuuleu 1 14 ? 13Q? John White, Longtown 115 ? 1507 ? David Austin, McClintou rill* , 8. C. 110 ? 2446 ? Phillip Harris, S-o/u-boro. 117 ? 2328 ? Austin Blair, Beth?;ne 1 18? ? 2259B ? ,C. K. Belt6n, Blaney 1 19 ? 2338 ? Seegars Drakeford, Cantey 120 ? 180 ? Foy 8. Shirley, Camden , 121 ? 827? Klias W. Smith. CJunden 122?949? Handy Carter, Camden c ( 123 ? 962 ? English William*. Camden 124 ? 2406 ? W. C. Horton, Causa tt 135? 144?? Bob Clover, Lugoff '128 ? 1813? Booker Bran ham r Lugoff 167? 868? Tbomaa J. Brown, Camdea 148?28B7? 8rtpio DMon, Boykin - 128?1486 ? John H. Botnsn. Lugoff ? ? r?,* ? 4C*ntinued on Page. MEN OF MANY STATES RECEIVED HIGH PRAISE Camden Boy Sends Home Loi ter From Major General Telling of Work of "Rain bow" Division in, France, * t - lt ^ ,, Tin* follow ii)K extracts from {otters from John Wldtakor, Jr., will be read wit It interest here. They toll us of what great things l\?. It., 117th Engi neers tUnluhow) division luiv achieved since their entrance into tho l||bti llave hud some " wonderful experiences since la*t letter. Am bark of the line* now, but we have surely done out bit for the time being any way^ You have rend about it. iu the* papers, a* we have every American division in France out classed 1>.\ far umj have made quite n reputation with the French, Our JUegii ment of Engineers has been as infantry in rescfve, and active on one occasion and penetrated qoit'e a distance into Hie enemy Jiue and got quite a uiee write up in the. olHeinl dope hA'the (nst drive. It seem* that our division had a t?sk of no nuiify* 'kilometers to advance and then wouTiT T>e relieved by a t ] i < r di vision but. we advanced ? little over three times that distance before the fill er lilllU'll could catch up with us. We iiud-m trenches. dugouts, etc at all' and the avtlllery fire was very active by enemy as they/ retreated. Shrapnel In open warfare is Ifpt very inviting eith er. Machine guns 'arc bad enough but high explosive shells ?re terilllc and ev ery body lyi.-x their proper rexpert for them. (.hie of the worst things about the advAncc was the dead nnd the odor. I've seen horses piled iu the road, from artillery tire. N and 1> in a pile nnd also dear Hot-he, too. 1 syw eight. Boehe iu one pile, two of them looked to be about 15 y Cat's old, two pretty husky' and tile rest Were old men. ? WpV 'thr engineers,- itimb* nn~?dvau<**? over a couple of hill* nnd through woods that had been tried "before by our in fnrilry. 6ml the dead Americans and Hoche were both plcutiriii. Our artil lery ran them out before us so we had very Jitfle -N'slstanco but took several j/r tenner's and got some, valuable infor mation from them. The Lieutenant of my platoon and 1 went oyer, in the first wave of the infant *y and had some great experiences. - 1 got n belt and bayonet from a husky scouudrel. Will send the bQyouet home to you. Americans nnd IJoche were both ly ing on th(* battlefield plentiful as the hills had been stormed before and so much resistance and the open wheat fields were such a .handicap that none of the dead ones were buried but after we went over, we ha<l another j&jinpany to take care of that. * There is one thing I shall always re member ? a fellow thnt I 'helped with on at litter. He. had Been out on the battlefield for four days and nights, shot, several times. ^through the body by machine guns and . hadn't had a drop of water for all that time. He didn't look fio terrible but he was appreciative though. _ . 7, . The Army in gaining respect and admiration from all nations, oven -the German*. The French arc .entirely different now. I think when wr first cflin? over here they *n11 thought toe had come for a good time, spend money aud not fight hut they admire us now. Received the papers ami magazines you sent me ? they were much appreci ated. i ' ? Sept. 10th. \ We have given them bell again since last letter to, you. Our Division does what seems the impossible ? driven them back 12 to 15 kilometers where it has. been consider ed very formidable. Compauy 'B took eonsiderable part in it. One platQOP. went over with Hie tanks "to be on hand in bad places. another with infantry to cut wire entanglements, etc and the other two with infantry to prepare for advance of our artillery (ami it was no soft snap) I was in the last named. At one time we had thrve Krupp fl inch guns and a Boche "77" shooting point blank at us front the top of one. tittle hilt -to the top of another, a few hundred yards apart. But we didn't have many "casuals". In. fact the Division had very few. The Boche seem terrorized at facing Amerinds, especially our tanks and liquid fire guns (which are terrifflc). Our Division got many thousand prisoners. They came 1n by hundreds, smiting though, a* they ?knew the Americamf. Areata them too i well. We are now about 12 kilometers from our original line and for two days we ate Boche food, smoked their cigarettes and cigars, slept in their holes under their blankets. In fact everything was "on tbem" including beer and wine. Roads were bad from the rains and of conrse artillery and ammunition baa to "advance before food, but 'its all right now as we are in a pretty good place except for aeroplane bombs, a few fell last night. _ H __ 8ome infantry boys near us captured a cow which they kept and milked. A Frenchman tried to take it but they told him to beat it* as be would have to win a victory over them to get that cow (more comedy). Boys are peculiar animals, we were under ahell ffre when a vabbit started across the field. The boys forgot Wir and went for the rab bit, threw helmets, bayonets, trench knives; etc at tbem. I saw at least a half dozen killed with such means of littering. . -- - . (v Am enclosing a Tetter from our Gen eral to each man in this Division. It was writtea before this last attack so ftteeft be will have to write us sqgthsr as this last waa the beat thing we have <Jo?e yet. The Oamden hoys are alt I >10 AT II or .MltS. BOY KIN VuilllK VI.Uioli Trtstlfll \w*.v Ywtw4>y t- at Horn* Near Hoy kin. i'mndrii people were saddened ,\ ester ilu\ afternoon wl)9Q a nirssaK*' Win W ooived from Hoy kin announcing the doath of Mr*. Annie Hoykiu, wlfo of Mr. Henry l?eus Hoykin. IWftW her niHiiiiiKo sin- was Miss Annie Johnson, daughter of Mm. H. C, Johnson, of this oity. She tx survived by her husband and tbrw small children. Other rvla ii\es sm\ivi?K n r?> her mother and sis I.ms Mis. l\ V, T>oHof*v~uf lOindAli Mrs. Dan Jon^s, of IJboVty Iltil, Mrs. Clarkson of StocktoiY; ami two hroth t'l'N, Messrs. W. K, Johnson of t'mmlen. ami u. r. Johnson, ? ?f tii?? UnltM States Aviny. ? * Tln> funeral and lonial will oernr at tbo tjuaker cemetery in t'amdon this morning at 1 1 oVIoek, Has Arrived Oversea*. Word ha" hem -received in Camden by Mrs. M. A. Haxley. that foer gram|son, Fred S. Tavel. Ims arrived snfel> Over seas. Mr. Tavel was a loeomotiv o engi neer f?..r J tln> Charleston 'iVrmluai;, with whom 1)P bad b>on employed for several years. lie is twenty -tive yrnT* of ?k<". and prior to bis go lug t?> < Muirlostok bo mado Ids home in Camden, with bis grandmother, whero bo xpelff bis ho>> hood days, He in now driving: a locomo tive bclitfcd tlio MiiPH wmpwjirtT In No htibllc Pattering Yt&t. t'.ihimW:), Oct. ti'i. - I >r. James A. Ilayno, Stat*' hertlth officer, today tele* graphed instructions to the sheriffs of till South Carolina counties to keep sehools, fhuwhes and places of tneftl elo<wj and prevent gnthflrlngM nm til Novenxuer jl. The influenza sltuur tlon is improved in South ( 'arollnu. hnt tho health officer fears that, lifting of tin; quarantine will cause a further outbreak of pucuinnnlu. tin?: ? /J "Headquarters, 42nd Division. Aiuericai'i IOxpcdUlonary . Forces, Franco, Au -gust 1.1th. 1J>1$, ? To the Olhcers ami Moii oj -TM 4!fild Division: "A year ha* elapsed since the forma tion ?tf your organization. It is. there- ' fore, lining to consider what yon have accomplished hk a combat division and what yon should prepare to accomplish in the fiitnre. "Your llrst elements entered the trenches in Lorraine on February 21st. You nerved on that front for 110 days. You were t lip first American divitdou to hold a divisional sector and when you left the sector Jniie'iilst. tyon had served continuously as a division in the trenches for ti longer time than any other American division. Although you entered the Vector without experience in actual warfare, you so conducted yr.urKCKclvcK as to win the respect and affection of the French veteraps with whom yrtu fought, Under gas and bom bardment. in raids, in patrols, in the heat of hand to hand combat and in the long dull hours of trench routine ho try ing to a soldler'n spirit, you bore 'your selves in a manner worthy tof the tra riitimiK of our country. "Vmi were withdrawn from Lorraine and moved immediately to the Cham durtiar the critical days from July 14th to July 18th, you had the honor of being the only Ameri can division t* light' in General Gou raud\ Army which so gloriously obeyed hf order, "We will stand or die," and by itn iron defense crushed the German assault and made possible the offensive of July INth to the west of Jteims. "From Champagne you were called to take part in exploiting the success north of the Maine. Fre*h from the battle front before Chalons, you were thrown agaipfit the picked troops of Ger many. For eight contsecutivc days, yon attacked skillfully prepared" positions. You captured great RtoreH of arms and munitions. You forced the crossings of the Oiimr. ? Yfrn^tn^ HlH !212r ttrrgr. Mcurcy Ferine and Scringes by assault. You <lrove the enemy, including an Im perial Guard Division, before 3*ou for a depth of lifteeu kilometers. When your infantry was relieved, it wan in full pursuit of the retreating Germans, ami your artillery continued to progress aud support another American division in the advance to the . Vetde. "For your serviceB in Tx?rralne, your division wan formally commended in GeucraJ Order* by the French Army Corps under which you served. For your scrvice* in Champagne, your nx Menrbled officer# received the personal thank* and commendation of General Gouraud J^irn self. Kt>r your services on? the Ourc<|. your divislou wax officially complimented in a letter from ti?e Com manding General. .1#t Army Corps, Of July 28th, 1018. "To your success, all rank* and all service??, have contributed, and I desire to. express to every msn 1" the command my appreciation of his devoted and courageous effort. "However, our position places a bur den of responsibility upon tin which we must strive to bear steadily forward without faltering. To our comrade* who have- fallen, we owe the sacre<] ob ligation of . maintaining the reputation which they died lb establish. The In- 1 fl?w?nce of our performance on our allies and our enemies cannot be over-estimatfd for we were one of the first divisions sent from our country to France to show the world that Americans can fight. "Ifard battles and long campaigns lie beforeu a. Only bjt ceaseless vigilance and tireleas preparation can we fit our selves for them a- I urge you, therefore, to approach the future with confidence, but above all with fins determination that bo far aa it Is in your power you wilt spare no effort whether in training or in conbirt to maintain the record of our division and the honor of our coun try. ^ /"Charles T. Menoher, "Major General. XT. 8. Army." KERSHAW COUNTY QUOTA $33,000 OVERSUBSCRIBED Citiieht Loyally Respond To Government Request To Pur chase Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds. . At a meeting tin* tVnhal Commit* toe f??r Kcisliuvv County Uekl Saturday night at tin* rlosr ? 1 1 Fourth I.lb ort\ t.oan l?rive it wa* mIiowii that t !??? eounty had gone over it* ulhittmcut of $#a7,2<M) by $a;?,800. The total t?ul> horiptlons for the motility wan $271, (HH> and th?> bond* were from all p.urta of thi' eounty. a great many of them being tniin miimII farmers, ami a x r?>ti t many wc'vf tuke.u by the colored citing UN of ? the cojuit.v. Subscriptions ius reported through the lumKs wen- as follows; 'l5lie KivHt Natlonnl Hank's a.llottiuent ?ih Jjw."?.~?tH>, subscript imis reported hy tlieiu \vh* $82,000. Amount over>ubs<-rih od S.oOO. The l.oan & Savings ltank was ai Wftwl.- 157,000, subsi/vUit.ions report fit &0JL*U(L Amount oversubscribed .$11, W)0. ? ' ' ~ ? ~ ? Tin' I tank of ("anuli-n was allotted $10 1.4(H), HubnoriptlOlis reported $10S, LMMk Oversubscribed '*"? -- ? The ltank of Hethune reported su!>\ KcripticoK to i ho amount -of $12,0(H>. Credit to Kershaw < 'oimtiy through subscription* from 'the Heopletf Hank of Kershaw. inul the Hank of Kershaw, amounted tO $22,780. Tlio t'entral Committee doslwa to. thank the sub-committees. both ladies Hodmen who worked with tlu-m in so liciting and making the loan go over for this county. Through I.onn A Savings I tank Following is a list of subhrriber.s to the Fourth Liberty Louii through the I -tin i? & Savings Hank : H L Hehloaburg - $5,000 ? TTmfioHdaled Fnrmy<'^r-.--^-w a^MtU ? Wttu.iw miiih -r- ? if> M Wooton * ???*( Oaiadon Whole#*!* Grocery ? -.?>oo Henry flavago J*W II )Y Boykln ?? 2, (KM .1 H ( roeker -- ? ? ? - -'x, L I Gtliotl ...--- farv -- -.000 Enterprise Mcrcnntilt' Co. ----- W C Seagle ? <-4 IaW p John .1. Workman 1,000 ? .1 N and <' W Oimn . - Um r W Robin Zemp ? - 1.00JJ Thoman J. Kirkland -. 1,000 Jauu'H'II Burn* 1.000 William H. DeLoailie 000 T fm Little : SJJJ? Charlex W. Birchmore ~ 500 It It Elliott'? {jw 1 Mr?. Lydla V. Elliott i.-- ? ?r-- 500 Mr*. Mary I> Nettlca ? ? W A Edwarda ? ? *500 Alex G. Clarkaou, Jr. ? WW ( ' \V Birclunorcv ? ? ? ~ ? 500 I>r 1C K Htevenaou 500 . II 8 ZeJglar ? ..-* 5PJ - J hoick Leonard Graham -------- 50# J Inane B. Rultfli , ?00 William I> Bnnelt 500 Jenae T< Rosa _ ? ^--,400 l,er??.v H. Davidwm ? 400 ? Alfred K KeWWdy - -- I" 800 ? Hugh II Evann ? ?'i00 J M C WfHt ? 250 W H IVarcc Walter Horreli 200 H. < Truendale 200 J II Clyburn ' - 200' John H Lindnay ? . 200 .In nip* I i (lay* ? 200 Jim peaa . ? 200 William Clyburn 200 ? Mi** Virginia Taylor -v-;- 200 LA Kirkland 200 Gerachom C. Bract -v-? ? * ? 200 Herbert L. Itlehey 200 W 1 dcLoarh ? 2<X> Sttftti K Thurraan ? 200 Mrn Helen A Havage 200 ? ? IIiotqbh Atocrum '100 ^ ?loxeph A Bell 150 ? ? Edwin L Guy ? ? ; 150 Eugene A. Brown ... ... 1B0 ^ .1 a<'k Nett Ich - ? ? J 250 Biltie I->. Nettlon - J 200 Leon HchloHbuiK ? . John K. IlalHall *VSt* ,150 Barnett E. Hpqrrow- 150 Mrn. Margaret 0. Little 100 ? Mm. Mai W. Boyltlp 100 Belton C). Boykln - -J? 1Q(? Minx Etta I). Zepip v- ldO Joel I*. liPWiH* 100 ? J. V. Mill* --. -.100 Htepbeo Gadney r UOfL W. T. Copeland A 100 f L. C. Faulkner . ? 100 Mr*. E. M. Kwihody 100 L. ('. Marshall 100 W. H. MeCa skill J Tr>.: 100 Paul Brown _cZ. ' 100 Henry Herriott 100 W. Jr. Langley - 10O J. B. Zemp j 100 ' J. E. Brannon ' ....100 W. L. Woolen 100 Mr#. AugiiMta Karcah 100, Mr?. Bertie L. Zemp 100, Henry E. Beard, Jr. 100 Frank L. ZcRib.' 100 WilHam I). WhiUker _1 100 Hhftntion D. Kirkland 100 T 7 Mm. Knllie C. Fort 100 George W. Me Lain 100 ** Max MognUaooe ; 100 M. C. Weat ? r 100 Mjra. G. A. Creed 100 J M. M. Jfoho*on ? ? Lu ? 11 .A.._ 100 t ,D. V Dixon 100 Iaadore Wolfe ... 100 R. Luther Bell 100 ? Mary f loronc#' Little ..... Katherine Virginia Little 00 Lawrence A. Havage 50 ; Jf. Smith 5<|i ^ Moore ,100 T. B. Mr-Lain J-v- 100 R3L Kerahaw Shannou 100 C. W. Erana 100 1 (Continued on Lett Page)