Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FOR SALE i offer the following City property for quick sale /it the very attractive pri named below: I house and lot, No. Hi'O Campbell St. $800.00 1 house and lot, No. 008 Campbell St. $1,600.00 1 house and lot, No. *.>08 1-2 C.mipbell St. $1,800.00 l lot No. 820 1-2 Campbell St. $200.00 1 lot Oli Lafayette A $250.00. t lot containing thre ' acre., m ar Spalding $15Q.00. The above prices are c;t di and are all bargains. G. W. CROSBY AUCTION SALE Horses ' >v Mules and Cows Cows Mules and Horses ?????? ? 1 I will offer for sale at Auction twelve high-grade milch cows, fresh or will be fres Tin a few days. Also a lot of good Saddle and Harness Horses and Mules. . SATURDAY, JANUARY 18,'12M., at FAIR GROUNDS. BELTON OWENS JJve Stock Dealer^, C imden, S. C. FROM A N I'M J ICO HOIJMKK tVell Written letter Telling of Invents l 'l? To H4g?ilng of Thn Armistice. Wiulil.v HHtun, formerly it colored car penter <d this city, mill vv ? ? 11 known to ii >i ii v mI' our people writes his father, Itichurd ltd ton, the, following letter on ' 'heist inns : y Since llilw in the. day set apart by l lie American Mxpedi tionary Forces for each member of this great organisation to write a few linen to* his. own dear "ad in the Wtatcs, mid as I scat my self in front of this machine it thrills MM- with ploAtturc at the thought of air* nit; my thoughts oil Home of the sub jects which heretofore have been forbid .den <>n account of the necessary pre * ? nut ion by the ceiiHor. First I know you will be glad to know j hat I have oime through this great struggle which we all believe is all over liow. iinscratcLcd. Out I certainly have had 'some ulofic calls and been in some very dangerous places ami I am not ashamed to ihoutiou that at times I was quite nervous because when you? can't set* the : ? cncniy itfici ho 1h ponding over the big shells about the size of the gal vauunit Iron can* that we use in the kitchen for garbage it strikes you that you (lont know where the next one will i n mi aiul it might have your name j on the side somewhere when it explodes ! why. there you go ami it. Is. all over LAU'l you have done your bit. 1 have been in the hospital twice since I've been over here hut if it hadn't been for these little hugs that get under youp xkiu and itch itch itch. . You see when we ?<> into the dugouts which are mostly j *>ld one* , someone else that was there didn't have the time or the ' facilities to take a hath and as 'soon as we put our blankets down to take a nap the lijjle bugs would enter Ais for a fresh nu'al. . ' , Weil, I suppose you have learned ere this tjiQt we caught the good ship <>rizab,\ in one of the New Jersey ports, Ilohokch to he exact and in nine days we wei?e walking down the gnus-plank on to the good old mother earth, but alas not qn the V. S. soil but in ttghtiug \Ve have in slock some highly effective designs in .Jewelry, or wo can reproduce for you any ideas of your own. Before making any selection, however, you owe it to yourself to look over our stock. It con tains so many new and' original ideas that you will gain inspiration 'here whether you buy or not. Drug Store ||one 30 ermomrters rand if you u.sk fo!;_ Store Fi uimv. The 1 1 ip 00 WM* *** aj pretty aoxu trlgl foi ^ of l'"' ,'"v" becauao wo wore hourly In ffM ol Wm sighted by souif joy-ridiug MUbflparmc. Well wo iniw*?*d weing the ,*??? marin** hut w !m??i WV ? cached the Bay of Jtiscuy ftid tfc* old io.ii began to twist and turn; 1 . null fall W <? all thought that IV nd wa* quite near aud that wi1 would ! . bo ahlo t<> ? a t !??? iborjS which i ? .nil alinoat ? > On tip- lOtb of dime we landed l'ir t aud lb" > i k 1? t ?'f !)><? funny IttlM ktbtie dwelling* a ii(i, the quaint 1 looking, ; people who looked at ns and oboored os j i- w oasst-it St. though. tllOj knew tlnit >si' wric their libera to We nUyfid In 'bat i?i?rt for 4f*<ur days and wo were J putty glad to get aw?y from there be* i uurt wo wo$o alaoptng <"i tho ground, in tVoti* We WI'IT mounted on one of then- little Wrench trains which seem so frail that f olio were to put bin Weight against t lie could push it ofT the track. Hut is I .said we got on, they are the fun liest little cam with compartment* that tre large enough to bold eight men by queeatug. Of court* we got third class him but wo didn't mind since we wore Id thai aoQ}* of the other organixa Moiis bad been obliged to ta^e t^o Wp 'ii box-oar* which 1h very bad when they tick fortv men in one ear. Well a* I hay* Mid beforo I am lucky and have mi'm lucky ever since I hwre been in ho A nny. I often look around to hoc vhi-rv my lucfcv star in because it seems ? la- always shining In the heavens for it)e, ? We were on the train for three dayH mil the journey was enjoyed by all of :i it afforded tia an opportunity to a croat deal of the country which t hehviM% would have remained in ob 'ivion >o far ih our knowing anything 'out them. We were allowed to get off 'lie train in Dijon which Is quit? a 'yrge town and great wan our astonish .tneut ami surpriso to see' the large artistic 'uildings and the intelligent looking peo ?1", Then' wo bought oranget* and nuts ?vhioh were much appreciated although Vhe prices were rather extortionate. We finally arrived in the Ilaute Maine ?eCtor and stopped in the towns of Morey, 'bun-bonne les Itains nqd finally Voise.v, H village of about fiOO inhabitants' where ?ve trained by manoeuvers and every other ?losslble way for two months. After vhieh we were loaded on a motor train nnd carried into the Vosges sector where we were to familiarize ourselves with the ouad of battle. It was what they called i unlet sector but we fotind that it was not absolutely quiet as the Boehe continually threw over his sheila . which vhUtled so mournfully over ones bead ?tnd it made me think of the wildcat, vhistlo I Mra to have (in my bicycle, lhev sounded hist like it. \W stayed thore about a month. dur ?ig which the Signal Corps distinguished * i self in it*. work as an efficient Signal orps aud we were taken Uf^tn the Ar ?onne woods which you read so much ihout during the last few (lays of Sep ?nvber and also the ti.rst- days of Oc i. her. The Division was then moved to lie east of Verdun into the sector known is the Wocurve and it Wis there that lie .Division distinguished itself as n ighting outlit and many of the officers and men were cited ? Cor ? imtvtity? -and, coolness under heavy artillery and. ma dine* gun lire; As to our outfit, we 'lave been complimented by the French ,is having the best'.radio net that had eVer been set up in this sector. At io time was it impossible for us to get ?uinissiRk'siioa t broach, a.imvrrgh we r&u ip against some pretty stiff propositions. r>f the Officers have worked faithfully with the men and are always proud to say a word for the 325th Field Signal Batallion. 1 myself was at school from the 20th of September to the 2nd of November, .uirt of which time I was in the hospital. : I reached the Company again I was just in time to carry forward our advance radio for division headquarters i here 1 remained until the signing of he armistice on iiij' birthday.. Well we are playng the part of the >ld regular soldier in? peace time now, taking reveille and r<Streat. We expect lie on the boat again pretty soon but it may be some time rn January before ive are mustered out. Thijs is your Christinas letter and I \ope .it . liuds you in the best -of health tnd making those .'?! francs per day as f would he in France. Give mama nid I'ernell my best wishes for a Merry Christinas. Love your son who thinks of -you often. Waddie Helton. A IX FOUND GUILTY Congressman-Fleet Fnees Sentence on Fspionage Charge. Chicago. Jan. 8. ? All of the five ?o "iallst lenders tried for eonapiracy to violate the espionage law were fouud guilty hy tin- jury late this aftoftioir^, ' "i federal court. The defendants found guilty are: Congressman-elect Victor Jj. Berger, ?nihlishir kJf the Milwaukee leader. Adolpli (lertner. secretary of the na tional socialist party. Krwin St. -John Tucker, writer and sjM'aker. .1. l.ouis Ihigdatil. editor of The Aracri ?an S.u-ialist. ? 1 The defendants were charged with | von?piracy to violate the espionage law j >>\ deliverng speeches ami circulating! published articles with the willful i n - J tent to cause insubordination, disloya Hy i and refusal of duty nmnnt the naval ! ind military forces of the I'nited States ?nid with interfering with the recruit- | i 11 c: mtv ice and enforcement of the I draft. The cen victed men face prison terms ' <f from one to 'JO years, a tine of from! J I to *10.000 or h..th. at the discre- J ,,f Judge K M. Lttm'i*. the trial t nine, who will t>v punishment later. t :.ie time aft-r thrt fir^' <?f the year' I'nited Stat**" t?>rernrr"nt If going' ? . ? $00 Oi> ? OOO wrth ? f t><d?on gs? ? r>ion?h to kii! every in the r rted State*. if proper'.v liberated ? ? ? ?!? to >' a In huge drum*. dr-p it into ? 1 .. 1 ' 'i i: sick to t!.c bottom, u! it will trouble . n!y the fishes. T^i;< will i tfirialiy end the plans of the g. v rnnient to repay Germany with her, ? wn pet weapon EASY TO Uhvr IN JAIl. Dili llaitl to <?ft Out, Hnyn Strveimon's . Private Secretary. W^h?ngt?u, Jua. &*A mild lumsatluii vax created he,w? today when Attorney li'iiwal informed Cnugrusstvau Utylumjh of South Carolina that not ,?u!y woultft ho not i,n(erettile iu behalf >f )\ number of well known South t'aro 'ioiflii* w ho itrt* incarcerated iu the Bal timore jail charged with attempting to hfil intoxicating I i< | no rs ill intoisjatp transportation, thus violating the federal hone dry law, but that he would ask fudge Uoho of Baltimore to make the 'i.io* hereafter nix months instead of ' >ur jn the Monumental City Jail. (<\>i koiiu' time Mr. Stevenson antl other wi ll known pnhlic men have been troubled by rouuwta from friends to have their terms of imprisonment reduced from four months to two months for bringing liiinor out of Baltimore in the direction >f South Carolina, then- typing no linan^. eial alternative. It is now four month# in jail or nothing. ( ... Mr. Stevenson asked the attorney gen eral to see if ho could not induce Judge Hose ' to make the term in jail two months. Instead of making it two, it will hereafter probably be si* months. The method in operation at the Bal timore railroad station is said to work *0 that an unsuspecting victim with his trunk full of liquor goes to the station to take hi* traih. lie steps around to elie<<k his baggage, point* to it and "ays, "That's mi no. 7 Then the federal officers step up and say, "That trunk may be yours but you are mine. Just Mine along and tell the court about it." There is nothing to do but Come, as the evidence is conclusive. : ? - Mr. Stevenson bad also had his sec t'otar.v A. TO. Hutchison, work in on the Baltimore cad of the matter and the 'atter when \isked today what success he was having said "All I have to say is. the Baltimore jail is easy to get into but hard to get out of.M ELLIOTT SPRINGS AN ACE Kickcubacher, of Ohio, Had 20 Enemy Planes to His Crffllt. Washington. .Inn. 10. ? -Capt. Edward ". Itickenbaker of Columbus, Ohio. once fninous ns an automobile driver, was *he premier "ace" of the American air f< >rces in France. having twenty-six ?tiomy planes vto his credit. An official '?epnrt received . today at the War De ?rirtwnt showed that there wore Fixty Mirec "aces" ? mon dow^hig five or more ??nemy machincs-r-in tho American army when the war ended. Capt. Peed 0. Landis, of Chicago. Fish Scrap Fertilizer Wc have several thousand tops of Fish Scrap Fer tilizer for Miilo to the farmers of South Carolina at wholesale prices*. Write us for further particulars. The Fisheries Products Company SAVANNAH. OA PAY DUES ANNUALLY Now, while money is plentiful let me suggest that the members of Live Oak Camp W; O. W. avail them selves of the privilege of paying camp dues for the entire year of 1919, and thereby save themselves the trouble of making twelve monthly payments. M. G. HUCKABEE, Clerk. Just received fi car load Hackney Wagons On which we are able to quote a very close price. Bought before the advances GEO. T. LITTLE, Camden, S C [ and Firnt Lieut. Davit] E. Putnam, of ; llrooklinc, Mass. who wan killed in' action had twelve victories each. ^ ('apt. Elliott W. Springs, son of Col. Leroy Springs of Lancaster, ,S. 0., was officially credited 'with having brought down nine enemy planes. Notice.. To The Public : I desire to announce to that I have reopeued the Cafe on East DeKalb St. formerly conducted' by my husband, II. D. 'Goff, and will appreciate the patronage of tho public. ver.V respectfully, Mrs. H. D. Goff. , riiu-s and flWlkes. It's chit'liq time in Georgia, and rib* and backbone* stew. It's ehitlin' time in Georgia, ami jow! aw) .ypviise moat. too:r~r ? ~ ? " It's chltlin time in Georgia; from moua tains to the sea, ? ; It's chlt'lin time in Ge6rgia ? they're good enough for me. ? Columbus Enquirelr-Su?. Ohit'ljft time in Georgia, Mary hold yoiir# now* x Go scatter disinfectant and then tur?' a-looxe the hose? Save the ribs and backbone, the cracker . lings, and thence Proceod to throw the chit'lins out the back door o'er thp. ffcnce! ? The . Walton Tribune. * * ? ; ^,3 ? if'. ^ ^ JirZ-Zi We thank you for your patronage during v * ' yx-.,? ' -^rv;-' the past year, which was the most successful in *? *v;. **7 ^ the history of this firm. It is our desire to merit your confidence and good will. ? May the Year Nineteen Hundred and Nine teen hold for you Happiness and Prosperity and provide you with an agreeable and effective share in the activities of Peace. V* C. P. 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