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WK1TKH KKOM jKHANCK. Mi. Wlilimii Kin* Tell* of Work of V >i. <\ \ in fVtMh Town Mi Williu in King, 0 i u - M-muger ?*' I hf Tannin. Oil .Mill. who It'll &WW 1PV vr?l Ml?>lltlr UK" top |>\ I I .1 . WOfll ill Mm \ M < hiiH written ????> ^ ..i rh. Oil Mill I tolling <?f Ills work la Pl'glU'e Air. Ktug! (fWjf {top u I if i? ' iuii'l'ii mill In- I ? ii*nil? will i road tln> v letter with interoht, We are indebted U> tbr mVflttM'i'H'iit iIm* kII mill IftW'P for lb# ?iki? of thi* letter;. lsftHonH>?do. I*>mUoo. <M. * 1 it'll r I'idk*: If I lui % ?? Miiftnl I know I've ntarted ttve or 'hJx let'tee* to Villi kluee I lauded ho it, but T?QUf *>f t h?*nk wore lininbed, Ht'ttictliioji would ! or fere to prevont. I lUli.V not get t?? liniMh tbifc one, but hero goo* for another try, ' ? *? ? . I believe you ill I know (lutt I hini .1 pteUNgllt Iriji over, spent u we. k Lon don. vvhieh wit* ver> much enjoyed, und now I've boon in France tt little mort than m unmth. Tin' lit <1 weelt t.ver hero f spent in I'nii.-. Il i> n xn-rtt city uml it would take inooth* to kit nil there ?h of Interest Uvofe. ! uioVc of Lon don* than l < 1 1 . t of I'uri.s. Hud lfH? to do in Loudon and it wn? onsier to Hud yoor way, around. In 1'uHh a block is a utreet 'in many eaaei. and it in very eany to get loafr. liil) Young did got lout ouo night. It in h|ho easier to muko yourwelf under stood in ICngland than iu France, owing to the difference in lauguugc. ? MoLeod, Foung "fAI I wore together us far as I*on don. Tlill and I ruuu- on to France to gethor. \Vi* wrrr together until I got . my uiodguinent to thin place, Hill wan ??quipped witji a gu? tpu^k und "tin hat" when I loft hi/n, so I know ho wan beaded When- he would need them. I dou't know what becitine of , MoLeod. Ho hadn't reached Paris when I left. Minro linvlng Hill Young in I'nriH ? I haven't neon a soul 1 know, and but very few from the South. I eflOIe uVcc here expecting <" g?'t a touch of the i nil thinfi. mi you can imagine my disappointment when they fold in?* in I'aris to come down here ?t nil help op<;n h new rest area. 1 nvkon you k n??w what a feat area Is, it I* n plan* where the men are scut to upend (ho hoHilays. America is too far off for them to ?M?cno home, so l'or seven day* rvery four month* they mi' givon a leave to v*? to nnc of thcfio rent campp. They sleep aud cat ia the hotel**, the f*overnment pays thier hotel expense*, they h/ivc nothing t?< do bat cat and -deep aad while away their time. The V furnishes the amusements for the men la such places. That Ik what I am help iug to do here. T have a comfortable room ia a good hotel, gv>od food, and to be real frank about it, hardly know* ibere is a war ou, any more tlmu I >\ould -at home. The Y ha* taken over ;t large casHino here, formerly used for ?umb)iug,' and it is now entirel) vK'OW pied by tu-. We have two billiard tablet*, .1 wet cantacn, dry can tee a, lavK'' hall . ?'or diluting, a theatre that seats about 100 |H?opJe. n'ttdinj: room, wilting room, md a few other rooms used for atore roorns and offices. It is a reaf hand ? >n?e structure and beautifully equipped with great big mirror*. In fact I have seen more mirrois in France than I" ever saw before in my life. We serve Sot chocolate and lemonade and milk in ? be wet ruutoeeu, also crack era, jam and '?read. I u the ?l i> we sell cigars, ci garettes and a 'few other articles. Throw nights nut of the week we have a r?al good vaudeville performance, two nights we have pictures, and oae night stunts ?ulled ofl" by the men themselves. The ?oldiers seem to ho enjoying themselves iiere now. At tirst wfcen we were crowd ed a)) ia I bee Kmis^pooms before the k?*ii.se.s for Hie building mu? iieea sign ed* thoj didn't sec in to like it hero, but t think that fhe> al' enjoy their visit v\1tli us now. During the da* we have numerous hike- atDund the country which the men like very much. This r*art of t'rtrtni* is simply beautify). We are at n fatuous health resort ? [ia ? Iboirboule !.s tuition* for its water, there are sovcrat hath houses' here, aud the mountains around here are magnificent. I never caret I much for "still life", but I must admit thi< place kinder gets a hold <n you. It i4- great to see the tops ,,t thc.se mountains covered with **|oud* iiml cm t Ji?> other side. others ?'?right !<i ?h?- Tin* Ujwn in i;?bi ili ? n in u valley. ifieat mountain# <.n l?<*ll> and some vriv histoid' ? ?Id Mill's nearby. ty^hen the moon tu. ever the top* of t Uom' mountains, oh t* r ! i< U swell, I wus going homo ! (>.? other nixbt about 11 nnd the vn j i ^ ,iu>t romitu over lh?' I) i it host 7? nfc m ^ight It >5 great. A- t> whut I uin doing. The lint 'u'll. \m o ??? t- ?lov\ u hp rr none n>f u* 'id iij.vthinp. We had few men hero .iir' ;;n!o i non i in whiih to work. I'Jvpv >ui ?? ? In ii huve nil had out hands full 1. ! <?>ni>' time I was in Mr. f'arwrV ? ? Hi ? ? 1 ( ? i? the divisional . thou miiui of our men wore ? ?rdererl . ? ? n- ? plaees 'and I Wlls put ?i < >ii(rj:? <?> tin ilo'rtti'<* More men et'r mill 1 i':tw rh" i:ishi?r xtul infor mation <Je>k. Mini I'm- duty to see that ?h?- .-ithletir vri mii!? w I'll' hror.ghl hark 1 1 1 ft iIii'iUh' ' i IVtW'iii tune*. 1 help ? I Mr ?*:trvi i ?o Mil1* t i t ot? ! for ;i liulv . n i'ii- ? m 1 1 ? ? ?? - ? \i i .Hi -v ?t v ii \ further. !\. .-I.nil m\ hand- 1 1 ' T'h' !u>?t two j dn> w the Si i ii i. u )iji> hoou i rli ii i: (1 l'i< " ? ?? < ?? w 'il ' .ik after. VN ? h;i\> m h< ? m t lk N woiiii a anil men - hei i' and 1 think 1 -ai ;if?!\ -,i\ v\ e i ??? ail dou.i* i .:t hit We li;i v i i. he on about S :.'U) in t )<?> morning and nro' ?it- re until after 11 hi ?i?(ht The news from tbe front sure looks i irood. Say. ilie more I s?>?- of .mi army, hi uioie tun I tmuid to I" in Vmeri ? an Take ii f nun me. tin \un> i* 'hei ? Some of the tin?'*t rduipt in the s*o,#! ? .it Avar hen Ye*tenla> a little kid. .i i-' )!? walked np to nu i |i-- k . hriitht ffli'i*, eleaa *\re, and a most lovable fvllow. Thnt Is h fair 'ample of the mm over ber". I hope I am ><( >?ome 'ittle sewii i* h * * r i ? . hut il is lh? regret of rnr lif" tliat 1 uni n< i Tall*. in the nrmy. I would he proud to b< more cfo'ely n^im-inted with these tneu. Must AH of you fr])ow? wilte me. A letter frt?m any fini> of you would bo greatly appreeinted. 1 don't b*ve tin>?? to wriU- often, but I think of you all coutiuuinv nnd wonder how ?h?* o'd Camden mill is getting along. ? K*l, ?th. no doubt you are right in the uildst of a rrent reason. T hope anyway. Wm. King. \ I 'S'l'HI \ MY# 1H>\VN AKMK \ ' ' Mailt* To Submit to Terijm KvVti Mote Drastic Than llulxai* and TurfcH. Washington. Nov. |, AtMria-lluu gary. the Ims? and Ma*! powerful ally i f tiurinau> , pa**ed out of the world war today . utSicr . Isma of uhjcet *ur render. ' Not ouljr tlAVe the armed (otwm if the once powerful Auatro-lluugarltiu Kuipirc laid down tlu-ir a ruin to await th?? ood of tlic war und peace ternti dictated by flie ' Allien and tin* 1'nlted Static. Hut AuHtro-llungnrian turrito r> is open for opera tlou* against (Jer? tuauy* Kveu the munition* of thut for mer a 1 1> art' to be uued again*! the KuinVv armie* if vefu?al l<J accept ?t?? ditiou* now being prepared for them in it k<* pniiouged liKbtiuj; necessary. The teruift which stopped the ylcto- j riou* advance <>u the Italian front wore accepted by t he AuKlriau comuiunderdn Chiof in the field in the nam* of tho Vienna (Jove^nmeut, and their execution j i* guaranteed by the thorough beating already administered which had convert ed the defeuted army inti> a di?orgftll- ' ixed, fleeing hurtle. ViVei! tbe terms imposed previously iipmi Itulgaria and Turkey hardly wtie | #o4 drastic. . In addition to all of the; military precautions, the . Austrian ar iiilvK arc compelled to retire from a wide Htrip of territory withlu the border* ?>f their empire' when the war begun, sur- ! rendering all of Italia Irredeutiii and thereby losing any advautago for arfu ment over boundaries nround a peoee table. Following a re the terms of the ariul* tjee imposed upou Austria. which will go into effect ut li o'clock today:. i <i 1 Military clauftct* : I. Tbo immediate ceMaation of hos tilitio* by land, sea und air. ii. Total demobilisation of tho Aus-*" tiihllunguriao unuy und immediate witli-; druwal of - nil Au?tro-Hungarian forces operating v)ii tho frout from tho North *oa to Switzerland. Within Austro-ltunguriun territory ' limited in clause* 2 below, there Khali i only bo maintained uh an organised mil- , itary forro u (?) reduced to pre-war | effecth'OH. ( Effectiveness Y) Half tb(? divisional, corps and army , urtillery aful equipment shall be oolleet- j ed. with points to be indii-utod hy the Allies and the t'nite3" States of Awori ca, for delivery to them, boginniug with nil such material as oxi.stx lu the terri tories to bo ovnouatod by th<> Austro Hnngariun forces. t\. Kvariintion of nil . torrilorU** in- ? vndod by Austro-liungury siuee tho bo ginning of tb* war. Withdruwul with- ' in *uoh period* as shall be determined by I he <>ommundor-iiwhiof of the Al- . lioil forces as ouch frout of tin* Austi'o Hungarian armies behind a Hue Hxod as follow.1! i 'From (he Ciabrail to' the north of the fitolvio it will follow the i:rwl of the fthetian Alps tip to tin* sources of the Adigc und the Kisch. pass ing thence by Mount* Itosehen and Brni nor und tlif heights of Oct'/, and Zoal lor. Tho liue thenco turns south, rroax i uk Mount Tobiash and meeting the pr?!?ont. frontier Carnie Alps. It fnl low* this frontier up to Mount Tarvis, ' und after Mount Tarvis tho watershed, of the Julian Alps by tho Col of lite- ' dilo. Mount Mangart and Tricorn? (Tor gl<> i und tho watersheds of the Cols di l*odbordo. Podlani.soan and Idra. Kroni this point tl?o lino turn*. southeast to wards tho Sehaueeberg. excludes tbo ,'vhol?? basin of the Save and it*, tribu- ? tariev. I'roui Schueobont >it' goe.s down towards the roast in Such u way as to iiu'ludi* Castua. Matlugiia and Vidoseu in tin' evacuated territories. Ir will also fs'?llow 1 he ndmlnist rative limits >?f I i*** present province of I)ul- ? inatiu, including to tin' north Lizarica . and Trivnoin, and t/V tho ho nth territory limited by n lino from the t Semi grand V ? o 5 < '.lpo. Plaiua u> tho Miunuith of the \\ atersh??d? eastwards. so ?< to include In the evacuated area* nil the valleys and water ' ivHirsea (lowing towards Schonico. mk h a> tho f'icola. Korku. Muti.<ni?a and tin \ i tributaries. Ii will ?1><? include nil i lio i -lands in ib>- north and weM oi y ? . ? I m m t i - from Premtida. SfUe. Ulbo, Scherda. Muon, 1'ago ?*? im t I'untadura i" tbo north up to Melrda in the south. em bracing Santandee. Buki. I.tso. I.esina..' T. -t-olu. t'ur/.oht. nnd l.agosUi, a-, well ;is tbr neighbouring rocks and iu- ' ? ? ? t> and passages. <? ? n I > oM*opting tbr, islands of llvi'iil' and Small /irniiM. Una, Sx'i^i uinl ,Hm/.y.a All territory thus, evacuated shall !>#? occupied b.v tin* forces ??f tho Allies :md ><( the I ' n i t ?*?l States. <f America. All military and ruilway equipment ? "f a! kinds. including coal belonging t-> ? ? r within tl\v>sp territory M?? bo? t ?ft ui statu tpin and .surrendered to the A ! ' i os according to .special orders giveh t be couimandor-in -chief i?f the force* ?>f the associated power". I 'Hie Alli?"s >hall have t tie right! of ? riH' mo vein on t over all road* and i iin iiii.I waterways iu Austro-IIungarian : territory and of tbo nw of tho necea- ] san Aiistraiii and Hungarian moans of , transportation Tbo armies of thr n? mv iated powers shall occupy ?ueb Mra tegic points iu Austria-Hungary at times [ a- they may doom necessary to enable them to conduct military operations or tn uiuiutain ordor. Tbcv *hall have the right of requi sition mi payment for the troops of tho PERSONAL* MENTION. . Mr- W. \V. I'rlrf, of I t ??>it . ft vis ilniK lu i -Utei Mr*. It. I. Kt >k? . Friend* of Jaek NVutkiiiM will he jcla?l to kllOY* tilttl l)?< liAM lieeil |M'OU)Ot*' I. lie is now Itatallion Sergeant ( Major, (JuartermaMter'H Department. Mr. k. it. DnUnc ilo Inn Incn wltfi \v. k.. ion /.fiiip's i^uK Mtort for ihi pn>t ?everal yea i $ i- with jn|> \\ l>?<l'nss" IMiuniiar* Mr. and M rx. John Curt, of Orange* burg. N. unnounce tho withdrawal of wedding iuvitatiou* issued for No* vember 0 t?f their daughter. <;iadys. to Ueut. William <\ Wallaie. I'. H. X Owi&| to navy trausfer order* rcefirfj by Lieut. Wallace. tho weddiug will take plate in Vlrgluia. ? .Miss Ma?ie Herbert left this week to resume her atudlea at Red Spring*, N. 0. Mr. Beverly MeOr eight apent laxt i&uu day with relative* here. He la located in Columbia now. ben a tfovernment' )>o tUfeit. Mr. anil Mr*. K. H. Pitt* aud child ren nre vNlting in Oreenwood thin week Mrs. K. K. Kill has heen spending the past week in \VV#t Wateree ax the guest tof Mi-, John (Jetty.s. Mr. ('lareuee Dunn in at home for a few days ylait from the Oitadel.j Miv linil. ili Hrasonover af Manning who in a trained uurwe^and came up to QHrao her toother, took ihflueoaa herself and. ha* been quite Hick in the Cam den hospital. . * . The tnauy friends of Mr. W, Ilratlon doIjoAcb. if,, will be pleased to hear that he has been promoted to 2nd Lieu* tenant. He attended a training camp in Franee. aud cmne oil' with hi* com mission. Mis* Sara Martin of IMuiuiicldj N. .1., is viHiting her sister Miw May M?rtin at the home of Mv. M. H. Heymav. The handsome home of Mr*. M, P. Ixmg on Mill Street ha* been rente 1 to Mr. I^ee. of New York. . Horn to Mi\ and Mrs. Alfred Kennedy, a son. Greenville, S. C. Misses Kllen Williams and Hhetta DeLoaeho are visiting in Columbia,. Mr. and Mr*. \V. -T. Atkinson,, who have been making, their home in Caulden for a. number of years, have gone "to Anderson where they will make their home in the future. Mr. Atkinson was Tti tSe insurance business in CJWft uert iiud he ami his estimable family made number** of friends who regret t<i see them leave. Mr. Marion Williams, who is in the Naval aorn service In Virglniu was on a visit to his parents Mr. and Mrs, It. B. Williams this week. Mr, Arthur Nettles, who is in ttu>* pa val service whs u visitor to relatives in this county the pant w?ek. Lieutenant. (J. t#. Alexander whq ,1ms just finished t raining at Camp Hancock. Augusta, is ut borne for a few days. From here he will go to u camp near Seattle, Washington. He is in the ma ??hine gun department. Captain II. II. Birebmote. who. has been statioued at C'^imp Dix, was at home for Ii few days lu#t. week. He was ou his way to Camp Wheeler) at Mueon. <*a. Lieutenant Arthur L. Humphries hat) recently- been promoted to h captaincy. He landed iu France about September Isf u v a member of the Field AHiUjry. Captains Appointed. <y Th?' Captains of the several reams to solicit ?-ontributi>?ns for United War Fund iu District No. 1 Hre : Team No. 1 ? I). A. Bo.vkin. Kast side Broad Street. Team No. 2 ? M. Baruch.. West side Broad Street. Team No. ? Dr. S. F. Brasingtbu. Hanks and professional men. Team No. 4? T. Little. -Bail roads and institutions. - Team No. ?"> ? li. B. tf^lts. Hermitage Cotton Mill. Team N'ti. W--H. K. Hallett. Watoree Mill. Team No. 7 ? N. C. Boykiu. Tourists. Team No. S ? I.. .V. Kirkland. outly ing sections. Kach team will be composed NOf three men. the other two to be chosen by captain*. lit addition t<> these Mr. .1. (I. Rich ard* will appoint teams for solicitation from the boys and girls and Mrs. E. C. vunTresekow will appoiul teams for t he. ladios of t l?o several wards. It is I m o j to sod to *tart solicitation among the mrji on Monday morning at eleven o'clock and the captains with their chosen help er* are requested to meet at the ofBce of Mr. I.. A. Wittkowskx at 10 ;80 for until instruct loii s and a prompt start. Kvery person in District No. 1 is ur* gently a>ked to be ready for the com tuittce with a generous pledge for the splendid work which i* being done for ?lii- men in camp and across the seas l>\ these .organisations. F. H. Harding. Chairman* associated powen* i wherever i th?\v may he ?"?. < 'omplet**- ?*vacua< i?*r? of ?H Oer* man troops within fifteen days, not on ly from the Italian ami Balkan fronts, hut from all Austro-H tingm-ian territory. Internment of h II <?erman troops which have not left Austria-Hungary within the date. tl The administration of the evac uut>nl territories of Austria-Hungary will be entrusted tu the local authori ties under the control of the Allied and associated armies of occupation. 7. The immediate repatriation with out reciprocity of all Allied prisoners of war and interned subject* and of vil populations evacuated from their homes on eonditions to be laid down by thr commander-in-chief of the force? of the associated powers on th? various fronts. Sick and wounded who cannot We will sell at auction at Camden, S. C Saturday, November 9th, at 12 o'clock M a Car Load of the best Jersey Milk Cows ever shipped to Camden. ALL COWS ARE TUBERCULOSIS TESTED. DON'T FORGET THE hat* AIE COLUMBIA. 5. c he removed from evacuated territory will be eared for by Austro-IIuugar^ per sonnel who will be left on the. s|?ot with (lie medical material required: Naval conditions ; 1. ' Immediate cosaatfuu of nil hos tilities nt sen and definite' informMi >u .? ^ ""** **"" ~* ^ C-' to b?> given as to the location an 1 movement* of all Au>rtro-Hnngnrian whips. ' Notification to be made to neutrals thut freedom of navigation in uil ter ritorial waters is given to the naval and] mercantile marine of the Allied and as sociated powers, -all questions of neu trality being waived. 12. Surrender to Allies and the Ignited State* of fifteen, Austro-IIungarian sub marines ?x>n\pleted between the yea**s ltHO and 1918, and of all German sub marines which are iu or may hereafter outer Austro-Hungarian territorial wa ters. All other A ustro- Hungarian sub "firsTjBMi tu vbi1 paid; ofl^' and- completely disarmed and ~to*>H>#irfhin under the su pervision tit" the Allies aud Uoited Stat?'s. * ' UL, ? 3. Surrender- to Allies nnd United States with their complete armameut and equipment of three battleships, three light cruisers, uine destroyers, twelve torpedo boats, one mine layer, six Dan ube monitors to' be designated by the Allies and United States of America. A* other surfa<to warship# including river craft are to be concentrated _.in Austro-Hungarian naval baHen, to be des ignated by the Allies and United Stafes of America and are. to be paid off and Completely disarmed and placet! under I the supervision of the Allies and United States of America. ?1. Freedom <->f navigation to all war SOLD AND INSTALLED AT W. O. HAY'S GARAGE GUARANTEED ONE YEAR ships ami merchant whips of Allied and associated powers to be given in the Ad riatic and up the river Danube ana its' tributaries in the territorial water* tHrtf territory of Austria-Hungary. ? .The Allies and associated powers, aball have the right to awoep up ail mine fields aud obstructions and the frwltious of the*e are to bo .indicated, ;.V In order to insure the freedom of navigation on the Danube the -Allien % 1 and the United States- of America shall bo empowered to occupy or to dismantle ? ? " . ? . - ) aU dofeflsivr workb. r?. Tlte existing blockade conditions set. u>> b.v the Allied aud associate l>owers are to remain unchanged and all Austria-Hungarian merchant ships found at sea are to remain liable to capture save exceptions which may be made by a commission nominated by the Allies s'nd the United States of America. U. All naval aircraft are. to be con- j rent rated and impactiouixed in Austria Hungarian banes to "bo design at?l I the^Allics and United Statw* of Anrr **-*{- ; Evacuation of all tfifi lUltaf toasts and of all ports occupied bj Austrlq'Hungnr.v outside . thek-jutki territory and the abandonment of ?j floating craft, naval material)*, rnont i\nd materials foe inland narift tion , o>f all kinds. ? j H, t Occupation by Ihf? Allies and Ik United States of America of and sea fort i fieutions and the island which form the defenses and ol Ike tell yards |id arsenal at Pola. ' " ^ ??. All merchant vessels bold by Aij tria-Hungary belonging to the Allies ni associated powers to be returned. 10. No destruction of ship* or i materials to be permitted before tnk nation, surrender or restoration. ?11. All aavtl add mercantile tu< rine priaoners of the Allied and an otf a ted powers* in AuStro-Ilungarfan baafr to be returned without reciprocity. i^CicvelandTractor . i . . . . ,i i , i , a . . i ? ? i ? HERE IS THE WONDERFUL LITTLE CLEVELAND CATERPILLAR TRACTOR THAT HAS BEEN THE WONDER TO THOSE THAT HAVE SEEN IT IN OPBK*" TION. THE CONSTRUCTION IS SO SIMPLE AND THE OPERATION OF SAME CAN BE DONE BY ANYONE ON THE FARM. COME IN AND LET US EXPLAIN W TAILS TO YOU. , ? Camden Motor