Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Fijae Umum iDwrUd One ol^the most interring and at the same tine most expensive residence* in Fork county is the Oar * hartt1 bungalow, situated on a hill overlooking tlte Catawba river, mhonv three miles from Fort Mill. This year the bungalow U unoccupied. It it now the property of a Mr. Weil of Birmingham, Ala., who also owns the Oarhartt farm 'of several hundred acres surrounding the bungalow, both having been acquired by him? when Mr. CarharU disposed of his holdings in this section and nuoved to I>etroit, Mich., a few years ago, The bungalow occupies a beautiful site, from which the river and surrounding country art? visible for miles. It was erected about jg> years ago, at A co.-?t, it is said, of about $50,000. Other thousands were spent In beautifying the grounds, The bungalow is off the main highway between Fort Mill and Rock Hill and cannot be seen from the highway.?Fort Mill Times. The 500th anniversary of the execution of Joan of Arc was celebrated in France on Saturday. CITATION State of South Oarolina County of Kershaw (In the Court of Probate)) By L. R. Jones, Require, Probate Judge. Whereas, Mary Jane Boone made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estatfe of and effects of Joseph J. Boone These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of tne said Joseph J. Boone, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to Be held at Cahiden, S. C., on the HRh day of June next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock'in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why thev>aaid Administration should not be granted^ Given under my hand, this 30th day of May, Anno Domini 1081, L. R. JONES, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County Published on the 5th and 10th days of June, 1081, in the Camden Chronicle, and posted at the Court House . door for the time prescribed by law. lidaer Acids * Break Sleep IrXnwlt^af c^u^litUur Thru &pa^aC<MiaranlA?b .liust quickly. slUr tlMM conditions. Improve feetSir tMrKr' ?* blow beck. Zemp St PePaas, Druggists, Camden. tL KERSHAW LODGE No. It A. F. M. Regular communication of 7vthis lodge is held on the - first Tuesday In each month at 8 p.m. Visiting Brethren are welcomed. W. R. CLYBURN, J. E. ROSS, Worshipful Master. Secretary. 1-14-27-tf ? R H HAH F, JPsrFUNERAL DIRECTOR FOR COLORED PEOPLE 927 Broad St. Camden, S. C. We have' secured the services of Lovett Proctor, Licensed Embalmer for S. C., who will be with us permanently- to do our embalming. Residence Phone 293-J ... viuxv -m nvaao Too Much? AClfr? . j v* MANY pMple, two hours after eat* ing. suflfcr iiwt%iiHiin as they caB it. It m yauallyexams aeid. Garnet It with an alkali The beat wwy, the dpi**, harralem and efficient way, ie PifiMpe Milk af Magnesia. It kg n hi algid/for (?0 yean the standard with phyafciana. One ^Mocifui^jrate^^M^sng^^S at ones. The symptoms diaapdaar in few Yon will newer uae erode methndi when you know this batter method. And you will nam1 suffer flam emwiia when, you prove, out tfcfc eaay raiM. l Get genuine PhUpa Milk of Magnesia* the kind that physicians haw : # , prescribed for over 56 Veers in cocreettag excess acids. 25c and 50c a bottle?any drugstore. "Milk of Magnesia" has been tha U. S. Rrpstewf Trade Mark of Tha Charles H. Phillips Chemical Campang and its pradaoeeaor Chartae H. PfcwJpa 7^_ mnee life ?v> f ??/tikr"r -j- - *.* ' t :.AHV * In My Experiences In m ike World War HI wjlu - : 111 *1?-- X - . 'B' *V i*xT f l?"M ^ H m WMM1MMWA? ^0pVP4RMVMM WB VIMNf 9m P?* piWMInk 1 CHAPTER XIV Id response to my request to Wash* Ingtmi for an experienced man to take charge of ruil transportation, VV. W. Atterbury, general munuger of the Pennsylvania railroad, arrived 111 Frame and reported to me Sepienil?? ? I, 11)17. At Atterbury's suggestion a cable was sent requeuing certain men-to till Important positions In the organ l*ullon. The liet Included J. A. Mcltae, general manager of the Long Inland railroad, for general manager, with C. M. Bunting as business manager, II. 0. Pershing and Joffrs. InTi ?? .rnK,neer for ^??tn,ctlon, nd .7. a Roger* as deputy. The railway p rob loin was far fro.,, easy, ??,d ?<>?ny vve.e the obstacle, to be over jony bqtn In our own and Z trench services. Successful managen.ent would have been very doubtful a IS?*" w,thout Atterbury'a pat'"ty Snd f"rCe "f ch?racter. llslts to our tftlnlhg ?reas by the renohr official and otherwise, had behoTs6 S"S: ,requent' 0n<? of A yls-v ttors, M. Georges Clemenceau. who ?i. ways remained a power even wheu not ?Hklul <Clomeuceau was not then prtme minister), called nt the headquarters of the First dlvl<alon, accompanied by General de Custelnau, the commander of the group or armies with which It was serving. j Clemenceau Urges Action. I In the* course of the conversation With General Sibert, the division commander, M. Clemen.ceau. with' considerable emphasis, urged that our troops he put Into the line without delnv It was explained to him by General de astlenau that as sooh as they were sufficiently advanced the troops of the dlvtalon were to be placed by brigades * ? the I- ronct^ in a quiet sector near Luneville. a. M. Clemenceau went on to say that America HrTTT no\v been In the war I several months and the French people ??^^0"dlr,!1K Wi'el1 they expected to take nn ttettve farr. He srd7r tnffl~ the French army was exhausted by the war and that Its morale wns poor. He Insisted thfcn, as he did with evito greater vehemence later on in an offl- * capacity, that it was not so much a question of troops being ready as It was of giving j?gef to the allies Although the dlfision was onry pgr-' t ally trained tt could have been used to-an emergency, but there was nothing threatening |n the sltnatlon at that timevand no suggestion had been made that It should go into the line for serious work. The failure of our aviation bureau to keep abreast of! airplane development In the contending armies cost ne serious delay. With a lack of data In the beginning. little progress had been mode at n?pn? W avJ?"on progra.it at the end of five months. Fruitless efTorts ?nH i8 mec*'anlcal construction and give definite Information concernlng production and otherwise reach decisions by cable prompted Washington to send a special mission to France, of which MaJ. It. c. Boiling was the head. * ' throngh his ability and expert knowledge^ he rendered exceptional serMce.in co-operating with iims? |B control of allied aviation and In furnishing the necessary technical Infor,t home. The Investigation h.ade-Uy. his mission confirmed the view that our s:r.frure cou,d not be*in sb planes before the summer of 1018, Pershing Orders Planet, After Inquiry as to French capacity lVhn?h0Ut, 1 m,d* * ?lr mlnUIry l.te In An*u? . ? u* *n W>endlture of W0.000.000 for 5,000 planes and' 8.5*0 nglnee, to be delivered as rapidly as possible at Intervals before tbe first of June, 1018, on condition that* we should provide certain tools atft Vgw materials. To make a cootnift to pay .!ss some one had to tnkq. the Initiative In providing planes needed nt nno for tbq development of our air force/1 As aviation was In no sense a logical branch of the signal corps the two were separated ia the A. R. F. as soot, a " % ~~ an prurilcubU and aviation wua organised and matntHlned as a dial loot force. Yo co-ordinute our training with that at home Brig. Geu. William L. Keply wua sent over the latter part of August and wua appointed chief of aviation In the A. K. F. Colonel Mitchell, who had succeeded Mujor i'O.I.I, the first chief of ablation. wo* given Jurisdiction wvoo aviation In pie xone of advunce. Major Boiling was placed In charge of aviation In the xone of the Interior, and soon succeeded In securing a better co-operation through un Interallied aircraft hoard. The next essential atep waa the training of u|rplaue pilots, and accordingly arrangements were made for our I men to euter flying schools In Kngland, France and Italy after they had passed their preliminary teats ut home. Vacancies wer hdfd for us in the schools, but we were unable to take full advantage of this opportunity for training because of the delay in sending over flyers. However, we proceeded with the establishment of our own training centers, the first of which, located at fssoydrih. wafl planned for a capacity of 900 pilots by spring. Use of Gas Now Problem. The use of poisonous gases in warfare had been discussed at The Hague conference in 1899, with the result that several nations pledged themselves against the employment of projectiles the only object of which whs to give forth suffocating or poison'ous gases. This action had created a flawing of security regarding such a* possibility, Germany had subscribed to the agreement, and when her armies disregarded this pledge and became the ftrBt to use gas sjiells, the impression was that they hud now thrown every' consideration of humanity to the winds. This action by the enemy forced the allies to adopt this weapon themselves as a matter of self protection. From that time on the employment of gasi Kaon ma /.< ?tr? nw?r? fit call ('{?UtKotonfh < The use of gas in warfare presented an entirely new problem JLtf us, and the organization of a service to handle it demanded immediate attention. The*" first plau of the War department provided that the engineers should devise and handle the mechanical features and the medical department the chemical. lait this soon proved to he Impractical and It Became- evident that, as We had maintained at the beginning, a separate service would he necessary. Meanwhile application was made for a complete chemical laboratory to he shipped to? France for use mainly' in Investigation as supplementary to similar 'work in the states. Gas Service Established. Considerable information concerning guscs and the organization of gas troops |iad been gathered by my staff, add on August IS Lieut. Col. Amos A. CHAPTER XV 1 received many .eu.imlen her 1JI that awothwr birthday had coin?. Including a surprise party by my ttiat evening. Aa this wh. tbrJ* month* afterT bad reached Part*. IM tint? seemed to b* puaalnf *wy 'W?' ly. with llttl? apparent prograaa against th? day when an Aumrlcan army should b? on tli? frqut lln?. The Importance of shipping to* America wa* beginning to b? fconslderod In allied <*"'??*/* letter from General Robertson. British chief of staff. who spoke of their Increasing loaaea and of Ills anxiety regarding the voyage of our /troop* across the Atlantic. Aa to tonnage for UK, he Bald. It was entirely between Great Brltuln and ourselves, as none of the otper allies could furnish any to apeak of. on top of this. In conference a few days later with Lord !>orbjY the British mlnlHter of war. I 'wan told that his government could not he counted on to furnish ua with ships as transports. , The substance of General Hobert?on's letter was cabled |o Washington, suggesting the Importance of taking advantage of the opportunity offered to obtain additional shipping. A few days later we were l??ld thut needful arrangements for transatlantic transports were being made by the shipping board. Gloomy Tima for Allies. There was little In the general situation to give comfort to the alllea. Losses by the British through continuing operations were still growing. There no longer ramalued any doubt as to Russia's fate, and It waa consequently certain that German troops on that front would be released for service in west. Under the circumstances the tired allied people were easily Influenced by rumors. The pope's proposal, Issued in August, started some talk of peace,,^.ut as it failed to condemn Germany's violation of treaties and her inhuman submarine warfare, the n<?ie did not make a favorable Impression on the allies. In fact, it was criticized In terms that were not at all moderate. The various replies from the different governments did. however. ?rouse some hope, which was altogether unwarranted bf the real attitude of the belligerent powers on either side. The discussion wus unfortunate, because the French people, not realizing that peace was improbable, lost some of their courage, and the depression j from this and other factors caused uo- j easiness among both civil and military j lenders. / ' ''N ' From our sojbrces of Information, which includedv the intelligence bureaus ef the allied armies, we got th? Impression that Austria. Bulgaria and Turkey would make peace on any reasonable terms If they could do so. Visits Artillery School. The military post of Le Valdahou, near the Swiss border, used by us aa a school for our field artillery, was on? of several which had been kindly set apart for Americans In different parti of France. The others were at Costquidan and Meucon, near St. Nazalr?, and at Souge and La Cornenu, neaf Bordeaux, and also at Montmorlllon, Saumur and Angers, with n school for heavy artillery at Mallly, southeast of R helms. The school at Valduhon was then under the direction of Brigadier General March, an energetic and alert n i m " I American Troop Train Passing Through a French Town. Fries was designated as chief of the u gas Service. _He made some further Investigation erf the subject In the British and. French armies, and as a result an order Issued September It established a department known at that time as the gas service. Kxperimcnts were at once begun to discover new gases and devise improvements in gas masks. To sn\e tonnage and uvoitl the dangers of cx--f plosion In transit, it was decided, -after consultation with the nlltM Services. to rcque<? the shipment from the States of .the basic elements and mnnufft.Qtjum .chemtonJ Dx&).u?jui la.., France. After thorough tests of- different types of gas masks we adopted the box respirator used by the British, and a preliminary purchase of lOO.OtX) was made to meet Immediate demands for training. ~ * With the development of trench weapons apd special tactical methods of defense, never had the offenshe heeh more'-ehstly In human life than In this war. The ingenuity of the allies w/u put to the test to devise new enfines of war that wAtfld make the attack possible without excessive losses. While the tank, which was simply an ; armored caterpillar traction motor car, .was favored by mnny officers as an aid to advancing infantry, this opinion was by no means unanimous. Our Investigations, however, led to the conclusions that we should accept allied experience and also adopt the tank as a weapon. v w * - ?* - i C-y : . rf ' if rffer---. -s? ---is commander." At the Time of my vtilt the Filth, Sixth and Seventh regl* meats, comprising the field artillery brigade of the First division, were there for traiulng. As to the signal corps, and Its progress. Colonel itussell.. before leaving Washington, had ordered n large con- ; signment of material for both telegraph and telephone services, hut so far none bad been-received except what was sent with us on the liable. Finding It neCSSSlfry to establish our own service In Faris, where the city .system was almost useless, we were fortunately ahje at once to obtain enough material for the purpose in England and France. Teltphono Girls on tho Job. The signal corps had. of course, to anticipate tho communications necessary In battle. Therefore definite decisions Wert required.sotne time In advance as to Spheres of ot>erntlons. Tolis of muterlal, most ojf which, except wire, wss obtained in France, and any amount of labor ?ras used in the actual Installation. Tho main telephbne attd telegraph lines In proximity to the actual battle area were; when practicable, laid underground to prevent Destruction. One of the crying needs when we one* ^began to use our own lines was for experlencetkoperators. Instead of trying to train men of the signal corps ( requested that n number of experle?j?Td telephone girts who ronld speak f':~::-*h t..- r ' v ? v.", kthJ evenitmlly I - a 7^9 *' we had about 200 girls on this, duty* * No civil telephone service that erer came under my observation excelled the perfection of our system after It was well established. The telephone girls in the A. K. F. took great pains and pride in their work and did It with satisfaction to all. The Hospital Problem. The medical department's plans com stantly received ray careful attention through frequent conferences with the chief surgeon. Colonel,Bradley, and his assistant, Colonel Ireland. Our problem of handling the sick und wounded was more difficult than thnt of any of the allies, as we had no civil hospitals of our own available. Full provision, therefore, had to be made for hespitdj accommodations In France, as only convalescents manifestly unfit for further service could be fent'tiome. The Wartime Plctura of CoL C. M. Kouta. I early estimates submitted In August, based upon"* small force of 300.000 mtru, ciijeu lor vo.wir oetis in pelrtnanent, seiuiperuiunent or temporary hospitals. and plans for expansion were In hand to keep pnce with the expected requirements of our armies once tirfey should become engaged. White this beginning appeared quite liberal, yet It was calculated to meet further demands of the Immediate future. ..All the facilities through France were available for the French, yet they , had so many sick and wounded that - their hospital resources were pretty well exhausted. As there seemed to be only a^few Kfttable buildings that cou|<l be assigned to us--we had to plan considerable new construction. This required additional labor and material, both of which were scarce. and although there was some delay we managed by persistent effort to keep pace with requirements. ^ Danger of Coal Shortage. ? The <lost ruction by the German army of the mines of northern France had forced^ the Importation"from England of n large proportion of the coal needed for various purposes In both France and Italy. Lack of cross-chattnel tonnage had produced a serious situation, and the danger of coal shortage during the approaching winter give us much concern. Italy wad even worse off. due to the greater distance from the source of attpply. The outcome of our efforts, wUh the very effective assistance'of Admiral' Mayo, was that some colliers, one of which was already, at Breft weri ordered into service for Ithjaedlnte oae, sad these were supplemented titer by rfcmeta from ttfe shipping hoard. An organised cross-chsnnel service wu completed under the control .of our quartermaster department end latertransferred to the transportation department. Although the coat question' became more or leee critical at various times. 4h the main wafers fairl> well supplied. (Continued next weak) V V"' Score Jobless In | Road Department 4 - J " 1 Columbia, May 31.?-Twenty employes of the state highway department will not'return to work Monday on account of the reduced legislative appropriation for operating expenses, Ben M. ??wy?r? chief highway commissioner, stated today. The score included 14 stenographers, graphotype operators and file clerks in the motor vehicle division, and five or six of the accounting department staff, , Mr. Sawyer said he regretted the action, but found.it inecessary because of economy Reductions laid on the highway as well as other state departments. W. V. Sutherland, director of the motor vehicle division,, declared the employes paid off Saturday from his division were capable workers who would probably be re-employed next fall as license activities increase. Two reductions usually are made in the motor vehicle personnel each year, as license sales decrease in February und more so in May. ^ Out of the $24,000 collected as a special tax on radios last year which was ordered repaid by an act of the last legislative session, only $2,000 has been refunded by the license tax division of the state tax commission, because that is all asked for by those who paid the tax. Violent deaths from automobile and other aocidents in the United States on Saturday, Memorial day, totaled more than 100. FOBMBB' c'overnor^T'B Itlchard I. Mual.c jMfw, ?f An*?7 if Columbia, May StT former ft ll ernor Richard I. Manning w?, 111 iousjy ill at hit home here tonsil following a stroke of apoplexy /Hi ferad at hia residence yesterday ;5? ternoon. WtB| Although he waa conscious at tiauJB physicians said hia condition yB shown little change today.- ft/Hi "World War governor" rccognwBl menfbcr* of his family who if rn sHp bis bedside. |||f Police today patrolled the strati in front of hia residence, preventiiJBl automobiles from driving pa?t. frill A native of Sumter bounty, &'||| Manning, the sixth member of hull family to become governor of Sou|JB| Carolina, had resided in Columbia tha'H last few years. He was goven?' for two two-year terms. He ft nil years old. ' j&|| Hospital Site Selected 1$ Washington, June 1.?The Ha?p.| ton tract', 4 1-2 miles from ColomboIp ,S. C., has been chosen by the FedenlJP Board .pi Hospitaliaation as the ?iw|f| for the new hospital in the Palmstb? state. mm This tract was one of several which ^| received serious consideration of vet Bit erans' officials. It was selected General Hines on a recent visit uflff South Carolina. His reconttnenda?. tion was submitted to the hospital?! board about a week ago and has approved by President Hoover. fe The distance of the hospStal sfyflp frpwy -the city is measured from tbll] state capital. ?|j: Police of Rome under orders of thallS Mussolini govmfrnnent. on SkturdarHI raided and closed the headquarters iWm all Catholic clubs.in the city/and or-HI ders were issued for the closing of HI all Oatiholic Young Men's associs-Hf tions throughout Italy,, when condi-HI tions seem to warrant such actional The action of the police caused con-fl' sternation at the VwHcan. r*:V BILIOUSNESS I The Rav. J, J. Wisener. of Drake- 'I. town, Ga., aagra he has taken Bine* fl Draught, when needed, since child- H i u^u? is pahi tiuy years di i age. "When It would get blllou*" H ' ha mays, "I would fee 1 like shnf- H i fUng Mong Instead of walking. My H 1 !* *Wt^? fa77 to w 11*4 Wm uc* ? dull, t|red feeling, and 1 fl Would feel dltsy and nauseated 1 like I couldn't hold my head up_ I i found how much the Black-Drsui&t j, helped me, and I took It f quit : I am good.as itor. Don't hare te take much now. My health la good." j Get the genuine Thedforo's ! Bum." I Draught i IN USE NEARLY 100 YEARS H ' ROIiT. W^ITCHAijt A rchitect |H Crocker BuUding, W& Camden, S.C. I t EVES EXAMINED and GUtcef Fifted I ' THE HOFFER COMPANY ? Jewelers ?a4 OftonetrMi - ||| R. E. Chewning & Sod I Gwwttl Contractor! and Builders i|Mj Phone S86 Camden, S. C* I Estimate* Famished on - - Classes - of' Work - I 7 Floors Sallied oil Request I g Tiipil month eMWfl are welcomed. A. W. 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