The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 20, 1918, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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B. N. McDowell S
Publlfbld overy Friday at 1109 -No.
Hroad Street, and entered at the Cam
dt a poatolJiee an aeooud cIihh mall nit
tor. Price in* annum $1.50.
Camdeu, H. C. '*>. <???
A huge winter wfleatN?c$p. larger by
HO, 000, 000 bu*heia than any yield in tb?
history of America w aa forecast Mon
day by the Pepantinen* of Agriculture.
'I'll.- gov i i iiiih-u'm appeal, made before
the ?>?ming of peace waa in eight. H/<
im io acreafe of 47.uoo.ooo was <!??
wi ruble, and the guaranteed price of
$2.1!0 a buahel for wheat, stimulated
. extraordinary effort of the part- of farm*
an, hii Id the department's announcement.
Am it result. 10.027, 000 acre* were plant
ed during a long and almost perfect
m-ason.
Some ^olks think that aa long as they
don't Contract intiu?*n?M they need not
worry, and that if they do get it and ,
It kills them, they won't have to worry,,
Maya an exchange. v
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The story of how enemy propagan
dists used German Lutheran pastors to
preach love for the fatherland and do- 1
votion to its rauae. and tried m villi
to 8tlr Up in'grocH in the United State*
with reports that if Gennauy wou part
of this country would be assigned ex
rl naively to them, waa told Saturday
to th?* Senate committee investigating
propaganda, by Capt.' George H. I#ea
ter, of tin' army intelligence service.!
The witness ulso eontinubd his teati
mi'ovtf of yesterday seeking tv> show I
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'pwi-0erma?, quti-nnglleh and anti
American' policies of AVIIllam Handolph |
lloarte's ncwapaponf, as directed by \V1I- j
Hum Huyurd Hale, Hearst's correspond- j
ent at llerllii. nfter breaking off rela- !
fioua with Germany, u ?
William Ilohon/zollern, the former Gcr- J
man Kaioer, isolator! from tho world in !
the cattle of Amerongen, Holland, is
writing u lung and detailed Htutement
which, it i? understood, will contain bin
answer to the worW'e frightful ludict- 1
ment against him at the trial which, j
as he evidently roallxeA, in inevitable..'
? While thus incarcerated (for by whnt- j
ever nainn the place may be called, it
is really a prison) he la said to be turn- j
ing to religion for coneblatioti ? attend* j
ing daily pray era and keeping the ISible ;
and other religion* books constantly '
near him.
Anawer the Red Cross Itoll Call
' The HtUbr And lib Uniform.
When it wan stated from Washing
ton i few daya ?fo that the War Da
pa rim cat bad planned to make the *>1
return their uniform* within three
month** afitor the aoldiera had been dia
charged front the aervlce, The Obuer^er
remarked on the plan an a doubtful
policy. It belJtfVtd the aoldiera should
be Ijrft- in permanent poaaemilon of the
itnlfonna iu which they had Herved the
Nation and to which they are naturally
attached? that they should be permitted
to preserve theae uniform* aa treasured
lu-iriooHin. Kvidently the War Depart
in i'ii t haw a?en that aoma official had
blundered, and the order haa been re
aciudcd. The ooldier may retain poa
oemdon of their nniforma under a re
vised order. The rreomdderation of the
firwt order was a sensible move and
will bo applauded by the people. Juat
why the War I>epartmeut should have
wanted to cumber ita store houaea with
a couule of million* of woru nniforma
that would oever be worn again, la a
matter that may never be eifplalned.
('bar lotto Obaerrer,
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J.; J. Miller, proprietor of a meat
market ; J. Karle Turner,, retired mer
chant; Nornrau Green, salesman for
M- II. puPro Company, and W. H.
-Crocker, foreman of the Palmetto Guano
Corporation, were arrested Friday after
noon in Columbia by William Cooper,
deputy ('nftfrl Htaitea marahal, on a
warrant charging the four men with
violating H?s-tlon .'17 of the United Htatea
criminal <*t>de in respect to the truus
porta t ton of liquor and the act of oon
grejffl <>f Alurch ft, 1917. Two othera
i\^e named In the indictment, Reports
from Tnni pa lust week indicated that
about worth whiskey was packed
in cratcH of orunges and grape fruit
ami loaded tar Shipment to Miller's Mar
ket, Columbia, but there wan nothing in
the warrant connecting the men named
with thi.s .shipment.
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If the automobile association waatK
to get that baud l.vme ..amendment
through the legislature we suggCflt that
an autoint in each county in the state
bring the member* of the legislature
from hia. county to Columbia In an au
tomobile when the legislature meet*. ?
Columbia Record. A wise suggestion:
i.rt them, apeed us aa fa?t a? the springs
will hold, and we hdte no doubt the
Kershuw delegation will vote right.
Mra, H. P. I>uvall, Jr.. of Cheraw>
died Monday night in a Richmond hos
pital, after a long illness from heart
trouble.. Mrs. Duvall was well known
throughout the tftnte as a member of
the Daughters of th<? American Revo
lution ; ?
The Influenza epidemic It assuming
alarming proportions la lleanetUvllle.
Robert ftpesrs, a few miles south of
Ileunetlsvtlte, tout one child Saturday,
two Sunday and one Monday, making
four iu two daya from influenza and
pneumonia- Their ages ranged from
twelve to twenty years.
While it wan understood that the
1'usuah.y lists given out by the Oov
orunieut up to and including the time
</f the signing of tbe armistice were lu
complete, perhaps the country whs hard
ly prepared to see the total u umber of
reported casualties lucrease, within about
two weeks after the signing of the arm
istice. from lefea than 80,000 to more
(ban 200, 0*M). This would seem to In
dicate that the fighting during the last
few daya of the actual period of him
tiHtles was extremely sanguinary. In
this connection it Is reported that dur
ing the latter part of the conjllct note
than half of Germany's western army
waft concentrated in front of the Ameri
can forces in the desperate hut ineffect
ual effort to stem the advaneiug tide
of the allied forces. Tbe total casual*
ties reported by General Pershing, up
to November 26th, not including pris
oners, was 262,003. Thaft part of' tbe
report giving the number of prisoners
was unintelligible aud Is therefore not
available.
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*Th* American Indlau, by enlisting in
tho army and navy, by subscribing lib
erally to the liberty loans, by Inoreaa
lug the production of foodstuftk on In
dian lands, aud by contributions to re*
lief agencieH, greatly aided the United*
"States and the Allies In winning the
war. declared Onto Sells, commissi. >ni>i
uf Indian affairs, Monday in his an
nual report. Mr. Sells said that out
of .'13,000 eligible for military du^y, more
than 0,500 Indians entered the anny.
1,000 enftated in tho nnvy and 500 were
iu other war work. More than 0,Q00
of -the enlistments wore voluntary. Lib
erty bonds were bought, Commissioner
Sells xaid, until Indians, now 'hold the.
equivalent of on? $50 bond for every
man, woman and child of their race in
the nation.
Dr. Sidonia Paea, President of Ppr?
tugal, was shot and killed by an assassin
shortly before midnight Saturday while
he was in a railway station? at I/isbon
waiting for a train to Oporto. Advices
from Lisbon reporting the assassination
say that he was struck by three bullets.
President Paea died within a few min
utes after he was shot. The President's
assassin, named Jee^ne. was killed by
thfi crowd.
Answer the Red Cross Roll Call
KILLED IN ACTION
Tribute to Kershaw County B?jr? Who
II 4* jL. MillitfAHIA y a 11"l Ajm
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Kcrtthnw, ?. 0., 0.? Mr. H. A.
Went, of Kcrabaw. received ottcimJ <uo
tice December iiOtb from the adjutant
general that bia ho u, (Wporal Walter
J. West, was killed iu actiou on Oc
U?bt r Wtb.
Corporal Went waa iu bin L'Sth year.
Iu July 1017 be vol uu tee red uud was
sout to Camp l*wi*. From that' point
be w?n nebt to Kmuce with Couipauy
I), JttlJfnd I u fun try.
lie was a aou of Mr, and Mra. B.
A. Went. Tbe child of Chriatia# pgr
euta. The strife on tbe other side Of
Jhe world baa aeut it* deadly breath to
our homea and touched many hearts
aud left tbeiu in the shadow of grief
without even the conaolatiou of seeing
the luat those wboae. loved one have
died ujK>n the Held of honor. Much was
the paaalng of Walter West.
He waa one tunoug tin* vboice youtha
who have laid down their lives for their
country. In bia death bis comrades have
k?at one of their uuntber ? tried aud
true?the citizenship of the country, a
loyal cititcu.
lie made the supreme sacrifice aa a
Christian patriot aud ha* the honor of
having fallen on tbe field of battle fac
iu? the foe. ?' :
Thin young soldier labore?I under the
bauner of bia county with much en*
tbiiNiuHm aud earnestness. '
Ills boyhood and " youth were spent
ou hi* fathers farui. where iu communion
with nature aud (lod's guidance was laid
the foundutiou upi\u which were built
the industry and iutcgrity thnt charac
terized hi* entire lifo, IJle had hardly
reached manhood wben this world war
begun. Responding to the rail of hi*
country he eulisted.iu July with which
he served a tuo&t Faithful and daring
.soldier.
Mr. Went left Kendmw about tive years
ago to visit bih brother at Seattle,
Washington, going into business with
him there. They both worked together.
Later they removed to Portland, Ore
gon, from there he wont to Vancouver'
Inland, Victoria, B. <>. and was in Mon
tana when he went into training. Mr.
West no doubt has seen lota of the
world by his travels, beside facing the
fatal blow of death in war. Not know
ing the opportunity to come mn> hi*
p.ople before be had to ull. lie ban
loft a pjreclou* memory of his mijourn.
Hl| mother constantly Mpoke of him
"l didn't get to see poor Walter before!
be left. but he writes he Is coming bach
to see iue soon, I will be ho giad to
*ce lii 111 onoe
Ho was a man of <|uiet and uutiring
'imposition, but one whose geuial frieud
<hip was appreciated by all who koew
him. Mr. Went up until two years be
fore he left Kershaw wai a prosperous
uud energetic fanner, a highly reelected
md honored eitiseu, a loving son.
At the time he left here he waa
-Mi ployed by Carson and Company In
a responsible position at a remunerative
salary. lie wUl be greatly missed by
many admiring friend* and associates
uh well an tn the home, where a father,
mother, five sisters and four brothere
alius him moat of all. < But there I* a
great comfort in the thought that he
bM been called to a higher and holier
nluce where there La nothing to disturb*
bis Joy or mar hie service.
We mourn the K>ss of this uoble and
gentle life from our midst but trust
bis in. iru.ry will be an inspiration to
Ul. ?? . '? ;\Vy?'
Many loving frienda most deeply sym
pathize with the bereaved familv and
fervently pray that the God of grace
may abundantly supply them with that
consolation and peace, that passeth all
underHtandtoj|C-i 1 -- .? - :*p3
A Friend.
Cien. Pershing cabled thfc WarWpart
mcnt Monday that practically complete
rejKints of deaths in action among the
expeditionary forcea should reach the
department by December 20, and of
severely wounded by December 27. Total
casualties t oNovember 28 in the Thir
tieth diviaiou (North o Carolina, South
Carolina, and Tennmsee National Guard)
WWd given aa 7,623, The casualties
were classified aa fV>llow? : Killed iu
action, 1,108; died nf wounds, 238;
died of disease, 1T>; died of other cauacs
5; severely wounded, 1,181; wounded,
degree undetermined, 805; allghtly
wounded, 3,078 ; missing or Captured
108. -
We Have No Koads.
A few days there waa held in (0o
luitkbla u convention of business men
from over the State, and the delegates
wore each a silk ribbon declaring for.
"ltelter Koads for South Carolina." This
is a very good slogan, but there is a
better. ? "Roads for South Carolina"
should be the watcbcry of the state as
sociation to which we refer.
At the time of this writing there are
no ronda in Sonlth Carolina. In a few
counties, notably Greenville; Cherokee,
and I Calhoun, there are good roads in
sections, but, speaking of the State as
a whole, there arc no roads, highways
or thoroughfares. lit will be impossible
for- South Carolina to get her develop
ment as a state without roads, and it
will be impossible to get roads without
<he ?MftxJHurr or
W mt duwo .?
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?Utut? ?U| ,hw w?,^?
W.Mld.r^ thllt tkw, "*?
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Jwt wiMi, U*
< '"Hilly Tb, InM.tw, h ,' *
?? .? buutUtc U. J*
? "?M doll, ft. n, '
who** taxe* would have hw ,
IWj** 78 iwfai
mude ?u<'b * Uoiw thnt tfe i
delegation b<H*unie tenderftJua *
the buck truck The act n? j
and tater became inoper*#^ Hi.
US look lit the net THNfa ^
I lave we any roads ia Kie^,
Are our highway* i0 M
tkm mm they were in jam *
II*. auy money been ^ *\
road* in the meantime? Y*.
How much? Nearly * <WM.
mil Won dollar* !
Ih -there anything to tbow
expenditure? We would ** JL
to Hay, but we think that ?* *
brdges will uuswer that qw*w
Wh?rt # the bond ^
permitted to go into effect?
Hy tbiH time we would have fe
leant a few milea of pe^mtaeat ?
Witness the remiltH in Greenville 0
We would have had three w
annual instalments paid to rttiii
bonds.
We would not be in . ai?j
dunger of I o?ln* Camp Jack**, fal
lftck of roads is the only drawback]
tiiift camp ban had.
If we should 1 o.s i" ( 'at up J aHnoJ
would Ioho an annual payroll 4
could not be restored in tea jeW
the gravitation of new indirtri*
r-olumbia.
[. Therefore, say" we, let us h*vt:
| roada. r; Let us have roadn, rx?t
roads." Let ub recognise the fact
atone* must be spent to get these n
We pay ior wlvat we get, after'
and in the ease of poor roads we
_ HO service and pay dearly for the
alty of enjoying mud, ruto iuS ?
The Sftate Automobile Associate
aiming high in endeavoring to nl
bond Jtwuc of $25,000,000. Yet li
not a dreamer's proposition. The u
mobile truck is more and more of
in'to use as a means of conveyance
merchandise, produce antf even pam
traivcl. The railroads cannot haixty
business of this Stat? if *e haw
development that should come after
war. Therefore, we feel that, to
without roads is to loae our pod
in ^fhe fight for commercial art \
cultural freedom.? "OoksnWa Heed
It has always been a custom with me to have an Annual Sale, but on account of the shortage of help
I have been unable to have my Annual Sale, but for the next Twenty Days I am offering my entire
stock of Mercandise to the people of Camden and vicinity at 25o]? less than manufacturers prices.
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300 Pairs Ladies' Battle Ship Grey
Boots, wo
Sale Price
X C 411 U - _
Boots, worth . $6.00. $3.98
One Case Shamrock Outing, white,
pink, tan, gray and blue. 1 Q _
Special Sale price, yard -
250 Pairs Ladies' Cordovan Boots,
Sold
Price
Sold for $8.00. Sale Jg
H. L. SCHLOSBURG
"The Underselling Merchant"
944-946 SOUTH MAIN STREET
500 Pairs Ladies' Black Boots,
styles, sold for $6.00, O QC
Sale Price - - -
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One Lot Children's Play Suits, any
one in the window, *)A
^ Special Sale Price -
5> 4
^ ^ ^ _ ,5ft? r*-?*
500 Pairs Children's Shoes, lace and
button, tan, black, grey
sold for $3.00 - -
H. L. SCHL
JT. . ? r- , -7^^*
'The Underselling Merchant
CAMDfiW, SOlipfflCAROLlNA