The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 25, 1919, Image 3
LEST WE FORGET
(j'oHixl by .Mary Pii'kfonl)
Your Village And Mine
It is just a typical American vil
lage? perhaps yours or the one in ike
next county. It ha^ two churches and
a hotel and there is the "corner" j
where the men gather after .supper
to-.considtsr politics and "the state of
the Union." Its population is about
2 000. ^
When war was declared it nave its
sons with a glad heart, aud they
marched away bravely ? many with a
ash in the throat, perhaps, but with
a splendid vision guiding their feet.
From the training camp those boys
went to Prance and were ujoved up
into the battle line. The ?Iun was
making u desperate effort to destroy
civilization in a bloody drive on Paris.
Then?
The richest man in 'the village met
the hotel barber and they gripped
hand* in silence. Their two sons lay
dead in the Argonne.
The village butcher boy ? red-head
fd and Irish ? smiled for the last time.
He died fighting that freedom might
cot perish. The town's Beau Brum
mel ? he had never amounted to
much ? won the Croix do Guerre ? but j
lost both eyes.
Gas claftned the son pft the widow
who lived in the little green cottage. J
At first .she could not speak when i
she received the brie^telegram. Then
?"John was fill I had. I hoptid he
would come back. If I had two sons
I would give them too." That was all.
But ? - ? 1 ' ' |
America as a whole, never felt the
-rnal hand of war ? not as Prance felt
It? nor as fCngland-rnor even as Can
nda.
Why? ? .,S
Because, our doUarfe stopped the
war. They made possible those tre
mendous preparations for a longvirar
that resulted in a short w*r. Never
was such a stupendous assemblage of
munitions. Germany wilted. Thou
sands of millions .of dollars were
saved. But best of all. tens of thou
sand* d? American boys were saved
America prepared Qn faith. .Amer- I
icu holds its dollars cheaper than it
valued its sous.
The war is over. Victory-, is ours
America escaped the frightful harden
of debt which would have been oura
if the war had ladled two years long
er. We still have those dollars in ou?.
pockets.
And (lie hoys are coining home.
4. But the debts the government did
contract? the debts that won tho wat
? must be puid. They will be paid,
America lias pledged its faith, and
th? faith of America has never been
questioned.
We are now asked to lemf the gov
ernment some of those unpaid doling
wo still hare in our pockets, and. to
neoure the loan, Victory Libertj
Bonds will be issued ? the safest to
the world.
Then let our hearts? and our purse*
? :say how thankful we are that, per
haps, half a million American boys
saved. *
HE HAD THE GRIT
THAT WON THE WAR
Carter Glass, secretary of the troajj
jury, copied the following note, a in oar
I others, from the* not.e book of a Red
j Cross nurse when he was in Trance:
"One boy I shall always .remember.
His right shoulder was * practically
shot away and he had a big t wound
In his' back and one in *il? left eye,
But he sat straight up and wouldn't
lfet anybody h?Ip him. He didn't say
a word while th?y pulled off th<*. tight
clinging gause front the red, raw, wet
flesh that quivered in spite of him.
When the first wound was Arched all
be said was:
"Do^you think I could rest, a minute.
Doc, before yon do the second one#
"Red. raw, w?t flesh" ? Americas
i flesh. It was not yellow. Think o!
I that when you art asked to btfv vie
tory Liberty bonds, you who . think
| you have done enough. !. '
i, ' With Our Army of Occ?M*^B- ?
Vim African ??*? to Enter G*rm??y w m r
' Bii bDH <01* nuilifct^vl^io* W" Kxpodl*
T*- Wiftrjr Ut>erfy I?nn ' c <*?*???*^??
tionaiy Forces overall*. ?- Underwood. N. ?.)
Public Information from T7ndtrw<*>? ?
HE FINISHED THE JOB
A, P. MOON. J*.
i
Unique in the annals of war loan
history is the cum of A. P. Moon. J t?
easbJer ?f the Oarteravllle Jlunk. Oar
tersvitto, V?. He has already secured
subscription-: for the entire allotment
of hin bank. This is the first bank
In the Fifth Federal Reserve District
| which Into mode such a record, so fur
[ as Ih known.
I "I ant working night and day for my
town, county, atiite and nation," de
clared Mr. Moon. "At the close of the
Fourth Libecty Loan campaign, I
thought It would ho n good idea to
keep ihfe ball ; fPtUln&t instead of
, stopping i went straight uhead and
continued getting subscriptions for the
I Fifth Loan. Our bank sold $35,000 of
the. Fourth issue, which is more than
dou l<- its quota, and I was so inncli
cue :aur ?;??*! ovor that record -that I de?
elded o start right to fOfk on the
F'-th Loan. ... v
? l" p u> Uate, we have subscriptions
for inoT?> than $20,000 Victory Bonds.
)>ut \v<> arc not through yet and ex
pect to ko right ahead and try to
double tli is if possible. The argument
1 used was simply that tW ' Victory
j Loan was needed by my Government
u.nd that ft was up to every man to
finish the job -by paying the bills for
a vl? lory which would have been
! cheap at double the price."
Mr. Moon said he didn't knpw much,
about the terms, interest rates of
other' details of the Victory Loan and
i didn't care, going on the assumption
that the loan woulil be a good proposl*
Hon in any sha|te offered.
SPECULATORS TRY
TO OBTAIN BONOS
Her rts are wide-spr?iad that some
owners * of Liberty Bonds have : sofi?
them at price* lower than their mafy
kot value. Investigations show that
shrewd speculators are active in try^
ing to Induce people to part with their
government securities. Many of them
are offering to take Liberty bonds In
exchange for other so-called "securi
ty" which promises a higher rate of
interest thftn Liberty Bonds.
It is pointed out by treasury offi
cials that Liberty Bonds are worth
every dollar paid 'for them. Qne evi
dence of tljelr valtie is the eagerness
f of the speculator to gwj possession of
them. He knows What they are
worth., The Liberty Bond owner doesr
not know the value of the "stock** or
1'bond" he la offered in exchange for
? hiir government. security.
Liberty bonds have back of them
the entire resources of the United
States which makes thom worth their
I fane value. The person who ex
' changes them for some other kind ot
paper risks losing the -money invest
ed in his bond as ,welt}ns the inter
est,. > .
Other people are selling thdlr bonds
because they feel that "the war's
over" arid they are no longer obligat
ed to hold them. Aiinough fighting
has ceased, the war will not be over
until the peace treaty is signed and
our soldiers are home. A Liberty
Bdfid is a certificate of service and
the person who sell* 1t at a sacrifice,
except in cases of extreme necessity,
is failing to ''carry on." He Is re
flecting on ht* een- patriotism and
surrendering an investment that,
never will fail to pay returns.
It Is recognised that there are
times when investors are compelled
to seek relief from financial distress.
Often their first. Impulse is to dis
pose of their Liberty Bonds. In such
caseb the bank is the place to go.
Banks will lend money on Liberty
Bonds. The borrower is helped out
of his difficulty and does not Sose
possession of his government bond ?
i> . ? **? ? i . I. ? . ? ? ?
Liberty Loan Levity
Jn?t :i half-wit, thrr called porter
Tv' !& --.v
Barber knewy Uniojrh. mw day would
be rainy.
So he shared and he shn?*f
And aared and ha saved? *
iAi*4*nniS 1^Dd*.'?|f#frrth<i]Fj
UN KttM Al
Albeit Montgomery waif ahol and in
stantly killed at Uuiontown church, near
Ht, t'harleH, -Hunday by Thomas Jeffcr
son, Th r*H? .shots were tired from a Ji2
ealibre r?yolvei\ two taking effect, one
in the shoulder and the other in the neck,
which broke the ?mull column and caus
ed inatant death. 4 After the .shooting
vslffet*)OU walked off without molc.sta-*
tion, none of the large crowd of negro.**
pre*cut at the meeting making uuy at
iwnpl to arrest him. letter in tht? af
ternoon the rural wlice were uo titled and
they made an effort to locate Jrflfersou,
but he left that section of the country,
Having uo trace.
J offer won'* home wan in the* Lynchburg
.section of i-ountry and he iund three
Other negroes from Lynchburg attended
: A v/v.'v ?'?. ? 'J* { >y V
th?- meet in* , It is stated that Mont'
gomcrV. who wi? u St. Ohttle* negro,
whs sitting In ?. buggy with u ..womnn
when h?- whs khut- The origin of the
trouble lias nut beeu lenvnml.- Sumter
Ife'iu. '
A i?et hog utUektM and partially <ie
voured the h?ml of the -three -mouth* -old
daughter of Nlr. und Mr#. Wllliuui Hum
uer, who live* iu the southern part of
lloioBt anil would have unquestionably
killed the infant had not its uother !><>? n
at 1 1 a< t.st by its Hcretta>?.
' ?
itobert \\>kt, uduiiaihtiutor of OhurlfN
Hotm VV?* t, ut Oharlf.s|on, ?ued Thomus
J. Miles, owner of u cur which run over
ami kined i'harlew Hons WeKt? tin in
fant. for $$,000. The Jury hwu><1?*?I th<
full amount to the plaintiff
Knrahaw County's quote #3*5,000.
South Carolina will be ??xiwlod
ralso $2l,tMHfOOO iu tho Vldory Iuiu!
which i'uuvmss begun Monday. Tlw
St ate'a quota in tb? IVturik hHfWty (< umi?
Wa? |P4dR|000, <??' tint' ttilr<l in
of thr |>H*s?'ut quota.
Five eountira "will bo i}*ik?0>U t<>
amouut* in ?xo*as of $1,000,000. t'bar
U'nNhi bold* first placo by u wl<V' margin
with a quota <rf $4,801,400. Richland
stand* next with $.'1,507,000. To <Jreen~
vIMo will |h? ujnM)rtk)m'd $1,718,000 ;
Spartuabui'K $*,358,800 u?nlA An dom?r?
$1,062,000, Kernhaw county will bo ex~
to ralitt $225,000.
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Matrimonial Folic Ml**.
"Ok, why d^d l over mtary your* J
Becauao I didn't know any batter.'V
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FARMERS-BUYERS-- ATTENTION !
Keep this advertisement. Remember the dates! Attend the sale or sales near
est you, or attend them all. Over 11,000 well conditioned animals to be sold AT
OtfCEL if you need fine fanmlng or draft stock, you will get bargains
SALES AT THE FOLLOWING CAMPS:
Camp Wheeler
, MACON, GA.
April 25
400 Cavalry Horses, 750 Artillsigr
Horses, 350 Draft Mules.
For information write Lt. Col. H. C. L.
Jones, Remount Depot, Camp
Wheeler, Macon, Ga.
Camp Hancock
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AUGUSTA, GA.
April 30
300 Cavalry Horses, 450 Artillery
~~~~^Hx>rse8t 75 Draft Mules.
For information write Major T. E.
Price, Remount Depot, 308
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
f* 1.
ATLANTA, GA.
May 5
Artillery Horses, 330 Cavalry
Horses, 160 Draft Mules.
For Information write Lieut. L. X*.
Evans, Q. M. C/, Remount Bepot, No.
316, Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Gfcir; .
Camp Wads worth
SPARTANBURG, S. C.
April 28
400 Cavalry Horses, 900 Artillery
Horses, 460 Draft Mules.
For information write Captj P, S. Bur
dett, Q. M^C., Remount Depot,
Camp Wadswbrt, Spartapburg, S. C.
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GREENVILLE, S. C.
May 2
576 Cavalry Horses, 650 Artillery
Horaes, 350 Draft Mules.
For information Write Capt., Oliver L.
Overmeyer, Q. Ml C., Remount
Depot, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C.
Embarkation Depot
north CMARIESTOH, SC.
May 7
30 Cavalry Horses, 3^0 Artillery
Horses, 250 Draft Mules. _
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Depot, North Charleston, 8. C..
Other Sales Will Be Held As Follows:
April 25 ? Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas.
April 28 ? Camp Upton, Yapfcank, Long Island N. Y. '
-- April 28 ? Cainp .Dodge, Deslfoines, Iowa.
April 28 ? Camp Travis, Ban Antonio, Taxan. ~
April 30 ? Camp Dlx, Wrights town, N. 3.
May ty-Camp Funston, Port Rrley, Kanwas.
May 1 ? Cainp Shelby, Hattietfmrg, ltim.
May IJ--<3amp? Devens,' Ayer, Mass. v 11
> May 5? Camp Sherman, Cblllicothe, Ohio.
May 7 ? Camp Taylor, Loui8ville, Ky.
For further information write Commanding Offi< er, care Ucnioun't Depot, at the. -foregoing cjunpo.
These animate are all prime, fat and in good condition. T^hey are exceptionally fine
Uaiaingi stock / Sales win be held always at REMOUNT DEPOTS, rain or shine? under coyer.
If necessary, and " tar highest bidder.. Lunch on grounds^
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TERMS: CASH OR
Iter with each animal. Rail
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Sold singly, in/ pain, or car lots, to suit pi
road Agent* *M>e on the frouaj^^By? It's your last.and best chance!
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