The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 13, 1918, Image 7
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I 1(< made ?lj?il> l'i..u.
uviiUiMU rtwJltw for the
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mark the beginning
*1 at iM iitvtimo deV?lopllU :jt of
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the United Stales
^ rtfV" tl?H cooperation of CV
^ <Uv ","1 tuwu of Muy
illMHMtHlMi'. For l? expect*
f-j; ^ u*it t* w y?arb to have u
Iu ,,vn'y surb
*" ai?| two or three hundred landing
rji a* onwitly uud immediately neod
I toWDH xvhlch establish thyua will
lurtitv :*?in aH p,nuot*,'?'
f jevcleiaueut of t bin industry of the
'J j* Aid '? w'" not ^e 'wu* before
tield will be almost us indis
t,j u? up-to-date town us ?
^>#4 <tit(??? iu the opinion of the
werMMOit airmen.
\ (a vdl uk tield must ho JcVel, free
?bstru<'ti<>iM, aud about the sijtw
?f tb* elikw" enclosed by a mile race
[jrick. It must be provided with a ahrf,
[_, ?iu> end, and thou* shook) be
[| i-aretrtVvr. and K?ix and oil supplies
i>sr ?t hand. The equipment ?.f ?n<-h
, lit'Jil uimmI not cost more than $1,800
jiJ waste land e?n generally be used.
TV permanent plan -for maintaining
iu,h landinK field* ba's ~ubt yet been
ii.riiiinnl u|h?ii ; hut the present plan
K (?r live municipal organizations to
^operate with the government. Cham
L of Commerce. Kotaryv %'lubs and
.*,? civic bodies are requested to conic
kff?r<1 with offers of assistance ? to cib
.;im t he tt$e of saituble fields and raise
|fci> funds wherewith lo equip and main-a
'.in' them. Any such orgauiafttlon which
ri.lir'S to cooperate with rtn? government
in this uudertaking Should address the
jLllirei^tor of Military Aeronuutics, Traiu
iteg Section, Navigation lira nob, Wash
NttftOD, I). '(*.
I It i* a' fact uot generally reoognTeetl
that the government now has in its
hands the lejjal powers, the men aud
(bo machines to promise a great de
velopment of the* airplane as a means
of^ travel and communication. Now that)
the war is over, and planes and fliers j
arc rorainjf bouie, it ia to jusrt such a
Hmlopraent that the Division of Mill
tar.v Aemnautics is devotinf its energies
The present government control of fly
iag of course a war meaeure, Oon
frofs will doubtless be called upon to
paix wnrn leg! station providing for the
Mvlopufcftt of flying in time of peace.
At present, however, the government
nbsolute control of both the raan-l
?f(Htare and of the flying of airplanes.
jFurtbormorif, (b Ijrny Im* now in t!u#
:t2,UU0 ioinliut wUin-H uud 3,suo
I u:i suing pljUUM. those mo thou'
i < id# ? ?( An., i i? un ;i!aui',. ,,i Kumpc, and
the United Stat#* win a x a ?.hare of
the Cerman 1 1 ! a 1 1 1 ? ^ ,|?.s u ,t
blu^ 1 1.?- plane-, attached to t )>.? N;.v.v
I?<l to til* Marin, I'orpj..
li the way nt peritonei, there* art*!
>a:;s tuHitaiv aviat,.?> n-uin-<l
u Hii r-'imii \ , a nil J>:r? eadot Mi.is
fjpW iii si ||i,,,|.. Tile t.iial Iiui'il.i i .it
bo e Who have l?. I I, a- In. in. .I to k. !u>.,U
in I p tu (k tiibff tij 1,800 avia
tors had {joen trained abroad. Tho
aimv alone lius about ll.tKMI airplane
mechanics.
Thin aggregation of nitrt) and equip
ment. combined \\ i t h lit,. Wnad pow,,.
which the government has over the use
aud manufacture of pianos. afford!' per
b?j>H tht greatest uppuil unity for u
Unified development Of on a peace
hnxin that has over existed. ' .
European nations, of rrtuiw, also have
fllera and machine* ; but they are ? \
hauMed,. both as to linamc and as to
man-power. V?i(wl States, there
fore. is in k position to lead tho world
in the development vf tho airplane in
d lis try.
This establishment of air routes,
and landing fields, which is tho pur
pose of tho present series of Crow
country flights, is tho most immediate
and pressing need. It will go further
than anything else to make Hying safe,
according to tho anny aero-experts.
At present a flier in the air Is com
parahio to a pioneer plunging into an
unexplored country with ti compass and
an idea where ho wauts to 'fco. but with
out a map or a trail, lie is still inure
like '.mariner sailing a sea which has
never been charted, ami without any
knowledge of whoro ho could make port
in ease of stonn.
Travel in the air, like travel on earth
and on water, must have recognized
routes and stopping places before it can
ho. made safe. Tho birds have instinct
ively reeogni>??d thin fact, and. lu their
operation** always follow the same gen
eral linos Of" travel and stop at the same
places, v - .
The airplane has already become a
stable and dependable machine. It is
no more liable to mechanical trouble
than the automobile, and is in much
less danger of collision. The risk in
Hying becomes chiefly from two sources.
In the tirst place, unexpected chauges
of weather may cause disaster, and in
the second place, if the aviator has to
land on aH*ount of e^ilie or other me
chanical trouble, an<T has no good
place to land, he is up against it.
Tho knowledge of meteorology, which .
will enable tbe airmen to avoid storms
and unfavorable atmospheric conditions,
la a matter of scientific research which
will take ypurn, and which I* m?w b?'
iiiK VttiriwU on by oui WfAtbfr bureau
ind by our military flier*. It uiuwt be
li- cully n(?l. ?l ami s.\ I ? ? n ? i ? ? ? ? I l>y >thej
establishment <?' r*Ht>fttiMHl route* of air ]
i'UVl'l. .
The provildoi of abundant lauding
i: >!- , (trope equipped, win punsti* j
tuto ii factor of aafety lu flying >ybivh
wilt make tlit" Hi r|?lRi?** no uiore ?lui* ? i
K>1. 'lis us II IIU'll.lS Of c|..ss country tl.IV
i'l than the ?utm<K>btte. When an avia
tor lias mechanical truilbl* iff IttWU
with dangerous comli t ion * now, Ida only
expedient in to select the most favorable
landing HM?t he can sec and deaceud. He
may have the Rood fortune t>? leach
an "iK'ii Held ; but it ij< just Us likely
thrtt he will have to laud In a forest
or j iv a. steep mountainside. Then. too.
there is always the meuuee of telephone
or telegraph wires, which are invisible
from above. A large percentage of 'all
the- accident* in aviation are lauding
accidents. v
For these reasons American cities
by co-oppratiUf with the government in
the estabiixhinent of landing Held* ?un
give a great impetua to the development
of aviation in this country.
Willi. 1 in 'fries Suicide.
l.omlon, Dec. 10.*? .William II ohen$o)>
lern, the 'former (.iermun Emperor has
attempted to,oominit suicide, following
mental depression. according to the Leip
hIc Togeblatt. which is quoted iu n
Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company. A member of the
former Eipperor's retlttue Who prevent
ed llerr Ilohenznllcrn from carrying out
bis intention received a wound, it is
paid.
tlox. Supper.
The public is cordially invited to a
box supper together with other amuse
ment features at Pleasant drove school
near Cassatt "on Monday night |?ec. 2H,
UHS; Camp and bring your friends,
Proceeds will go to furuishing the school.
Miss Itnth Ueetl.
Principal.
rublie Cotton Weigher.
This is to notify the fanners that 1
am now engaged as Public 'Cotton
Weigher at Camden.
. ' ; M. L. McLKOIV
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Two thousand airplanes have been sur
rendered to the Allies by Germany ac
cording to the terms of the armistice,
(term any is uow known to have lost well
I
over 0,000 airplanes in destroyed and
surreniJfti during the prefftnl^ear. These
ligures show tiiat. the ftfitish have de
stroyed 3.060 in aerial ^ombat and driven
out of control 1,174 since January 1,
.1018.
Security
ABOVE THE
HIGHEST LAW
IN THE LAND
WAR 8A VIVOS STAMP* can not be touofaed by nation, stato,
QMuMj or mnrriripattty. They can not bo misused when stolen, lost,
when deetroyed by Art or aoddont, or paid to anyone except the
?WMr, if property registered. They are above every law, beyond vqr
fmihtlHy of iriik, supreme in sanctity and security .
f* A War Saving# Stamp Is u Sccm
. as a National Bank Note
uC >
1 THBYPAY I^RE^ AT THE d
?i RATE OF 4 1-4 PER CENT
COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY
* '? "" * - ^ - ??. . ? ' - ' .
1 m m ? ? - ? ? : -
A War BavinfS Stamp bought in December lor $A2 8 will lo 1*
doomed for $5.00 on January 1, 1923. In oaoe of nooeaoity, tkoy on bo
rediemed More maturity at their pnrekaoo prioo pine 3 p or oaat into*
eat. The safest am 1 MUMOt inveofanae* in the world? W. a & fW
"??od by the strongeot and wealtksos* saiiit in tW wetiA
ST. BERNARD DOGS
ECONOMY VICTIMS
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j All but Six at Famous Monastery
Killed to Save Meat
SMPPly.
HOW PARIS IS REGULATED;
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Bread Shortage Affect# the French
More Seriously Than Any Other
Meat Scarce and Costly
in Belgium.
l'urls. ? AIT but *lx of the famous
8t. Itcrnnrd doga kept by the luonk*
of t lu. i iQdlWt monastery in the Alps
huv* been killed. Shortage of mewl
caused by the war led to thlH mas
mcro.
The fit, lieriuut) |>u*s in of historical .
remrtm. It connects the valleya of
tl'.e fthone iiimI the Porn Bait eft* It
'vas traversed by ltoman legions thou*
sands *?f years ago. In irtedteval ttmeH
tin* pass served the armies of conquer
ors and the hands of mercenaries. Na
poleon crossed the Alps at this point
in 1H00.
The great monastery was bnllt in
the middle of the sixteenth century.
It wnH maintained for the relief of
travelers who were surprised by snow
storms iwhile crossing the pass. The
St. Bernard dogs were used to find the
froaen victims of the storms In the
snowdrifts. They were specially train
ed for this work of relief and carried
the first aid to the Injured In a little
basket attached to their collars. These
dogs rescued thousands of human be
lings, many of whom were of historic
prominence. Ami for the first time In
the history of this famous monastery
the dogs had to be slaughtered for
want of food. \
Human. Food Flrat intsrsat.
At other times a repoet of this sort
would create profound.. Interest In
Parir., but at present the human race
Is thinking of Its own necessities and
enres less about dog heroes living
n\ore than 8.100 feet above the surface
of the sea.
Today the people of France are re*
strleted in the consumption of piejit,
bread or auy other article of food In
?the making of which dough or flour Is
used, and sugar. There ate three
meatless days and to prevent anyone
buying meat In advance the rule re
stricts purchases to 200 grams of
meat on u day preceding a meatless
flay.
The sale of meat la prohibited
Wednepdays, Thursdays and Fridays*
In hotels and reatauranta no guest la
entitled te more than 100 grama of
meat as part of a meal Tuesdays. Thla
tcstrictlon In .aimed at hoarding,
ifiven slaughter houses are entirely
closed the meatless days. TIN1* the
: Attempt1 is made ta prevent as far
as possible any flolatton of the rule.
Of course any attempt at enforcing
testrictlons of thla sort In the prov
inces would.be needless. French pea a
ants eat little meat, once or twice a
M'eek at the most, if at all.
The average Englishman consumes
much less meat. England had three
meatless days a week, applied to res^
tan rants and similar dining rooms, be
ginning in the summer of 1017. How
ever, these meatless' days 1 were abol
ished, the order taking effect May 17*
thla ye|r. In place of the former re
atrictlons a meat card was issued.
This card entitled the holder to a cer
tain amount of m^at, which he may
buy. four specified "daya in the week.
Englishmen are consuming about*
double the ampunt of meat eaten by
the same number of Frenchmen at
present.
French' frugality in meat la thrt
more remarkable aa it Is accompanied
iby a similar and much more drastic
restriction In the consumption of
bread. "A Frenchman," according to a
peace-time wit, "la a gentleman who
wear8 a decoration and ordera an ex
tra portldn of bread." Bread has been
the staff of life of the French people.
Still France is In a rfetter position
than adjaren^. countries. Meat ia very
scarce and costly In Belgium. In Ant
werp one has to pay 20 francs for a
pound of meat and 80 francs for a
pound of bacon. In Meerle, near Ant
werp, a butcher paid 2,025 francs for
a two-year-old ateer. Cows are sold
for 5,000 and goats for 500 francs.
8wlss Regulations Strict, ?
At Val de Travers, Switzerland, tw*>
butchers were found guilty of having
violated the government jrule regu
lating the price of calvea. The butch
ers were fined 1,500 franca each, and
?vlll have to pay. the cost of the trial,
while 15 farmers, whom the butch
ers had paid more than the maximum
price allowed, were acquitted by the
Jv rf.
In the course of proceedings in 'the
court It was showh that an army of
Acer of, the? commissary department in
buying cattle for the army had also
paid more than the maximum price
permitted. Now the state's attorney
?is going to prosecpte the army officer
for the same offense for which the two
butchers were found guilty.
In Vienna meat rations for hotels,
dining * rooms and boarding houses
*rere cut 20 per cent, beginning July
t.- Even moat supplies for hospitals
?were reduced 10 per cent- ~ This
caused increased prices.
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Clergymen In War Werfc.
London. ? Four hnndrerl and thirty
seven clergymen of the London (Eng
land) diocese have done or are doing
national work.
AN UP TO DATE JEWELRY STORE
Ours is thV boat i jit the world to Rive suggestion*
lor presents.
The stork anil the prices are so varied that every
taste and every pocket-book is likely to be suited.
This is the place where you ran get just whut
you are looking for.
G.L. BLACK WELL
Wtttfiw Mill Nfw*.
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.Mr. iintl Mrs. 11. K. Hullm ??iv in
Colombia la*l Tuomlay /Vn business.
..Mr. Ki. Wv Clark and family ??f MfMn
>l>t nt Nunda.w. jii Jtl^o village Ith -M i -
t'Inrk's mother.
4 t|. U. Turner from Kurt
N. Y. is MpoudiiiK a pnrt of hi* furlough
with Mr, .nnl Mrs. \V. T. IMayer,
r. Mr. wild Mrs. Otto I fii^* and ohlldj
roii spent nevoral day ree+Hitly will* rob
ativoo in Columbia.
Private Carl (iervin from Camp Hevior
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. .1. I?> Itoau.
Misses- Anna Kato A 1 ford and, Mary
Simpson spoilt Saturday in Colutrtbiu.
Mr. Vornoh Mt<"1bwl aud family wero
in Columbia last week ond,
Mr. J. l>. Shaw and Mr. K. \V. Twltty
wvro in Columbia Monday. -<
Mr. J. K. ltnbinHOM.\ upon't Sunday ' iu
Columbia. ,
Master Molvin MjcLcod in visiting. his
grandmother Jn Columbia.
Mrs. W. M. Knight and Mrs. I.>. Shir
ley^iipeut Sunday io fiethuno.
M(b? ftorirud# Wllllford i* viaitiiif
roTafivertir therotint+y. - ?
A large crowd attended the diejer ail
party lo^t Saturday and everyone hud
ii good time. The room was attractive
ly decorated with holly and miKtleton
m prrsmted a nictst Inviting appuui
a nee to i ho gurnix. A v ? 1 1 ini; content
wit* hold t<? deeide who were the tuoM:
popular boy and girl around the village.
MIxh Ihtclf CVrbi'll and Mr. CJiyliott
, linker'. wer?? the larky ouen und reoelved
(ho prixex 0f a host- of eaudy and one
of .stationery. The youug people a 1 ? ? >
enjoyed tunny <fu tieen during the even
ing. Eleven dollars uml sixteen contu
'wore raised. This moneys will go to
ward adopting a Kreueh orphan.
Thero will be u box Mupper Saturday
night ut. the xt'lionl ho one. A11 of our
friends- ure cordially <lnvlted to come and
many attractions will be afforded them.
The pioeeeda are to be used In paying
for the ?'hool pluno. . c
Collins Brothers
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Undertakers for Colored People
Ttlephos* 41 714 W. D.K.fb St.
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Are becoming every day more firmly convinced
? i r--t " ' ? ? ? - V- ' ? v S i 4 ? ' * '
that this is the place to come to for solid, substantial
values at moderate prices.
p, ' "*'y"
We like to deal with people of experience in buy
ing. We like a chance to sell high-class goods to peo
ple who know. \
OUR LARGE GENERAL STOCK
has been assembled by experienced buyers ? men who v
have made prudent buying an intense study. The re
sult' is an accumulation of goods that we .can sell to
experienced people and make of them satisfied cus
tomers.
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If you want the full worth of every dollar you
spend, spend them with us.
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Springs & Shannon
The Store That Carrie* The Stock.
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W. O. HAY'S GARAGE
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