The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 03, 1931, Image 6
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THIRTY YBAR8 AGO
^ July a. mi
Hot wav? playing havoc with crops
in Southern atate*.
,Seven million pounds of meat burned
in the packing plant of Jacob Dold
A Son at Wichita, Kansas.
Picnic of the Liberty Uill ic.il. announced
to Ik' held ut Warrenton with
Senator Tillman, Congressman Finley,
General Floyd and l>r. Strait to
deliver addresses.
Henry I>avenport and Ezell Harvey
were killed by the same bolt of lightning
near W'iliiamston. The stroke
made two widows and 11 fatherless
children.
Ernest Truesdell leaves for Virginia
to join an orchestra.
G. C. Bruce, Benjamin Halle, Robert
MoCreight, Thomas Amnions and
Charles Hough recovering from fever.
William Cameron and Miss I>clla
Copeland married near Pisgah.
UMiss Francis Dixon, an aged lady
of the Pisgah section dead.
Number of Kirkwood property
owners meet at Hobkirk Ijjn to consider
advisability of annexation '.o
Camden. Most of those present were
opposed to the move.
Jim Jones, of Raleigh, N, C., father
of 23 children, has a baseball team all
his own. Eighteen children are boys
and he has enough material not to
use the same pitcher every day.
Peculiar disease breaks out among
hogs of Colleton county and whole
herds dying.
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At Marion were found the first
cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever
ever seen in South Carolina, and
there are two there. It is always
fatal and comes to humans through
the bite of u dog tick. It is ut home
in Montana and only this year have
any cases been found east of the
'Itocki es.
FIFTEEN YBAR8 AGO
Jul? 7. 1*16
Judge Mendel L. Smith presiding
at July term of court deliver* able
charge to Kerahaw county grand
jury.
In a speech before the New York
press club President Wilson say* war
will come only as a lust resort.
Hetty Green, said to be the wealthiest
woman in the world died in New
York.
Miss Mattle Peach dies at her home
near Westville.
13umet Whitaker of the Kershaw
Oil Mill, resigns to join the Kershaw
Guards for service on the border.
i,Sani B. Padgett, of Bethune, married
to xMrs. Gertrude McLaughlin of
Hartsville.
Mo(k>rmidk & Co. move undertaking
parlor from- Dibble building to
Sullivan property on North Broad
street.
James Miliar, negro, from Horatio,
brought to Camden suffering from
I bullet wound in stomach accidentally
inflicted.
Dr. John W. Corbett attends opening
of a hospital in Wadesboro, N. C.
Judge Smith allows Robert Brown
to sentence himself for stealing $1,200
from J. M. Hall, Brown gave himself
five years and Judge Smith cut it
down tp three years.
Eight negro convicts escape from
State Farm near Hagood.
John D. Dow, son of Rev. R. C,
Dow, deud.
Carl Blackmon and Miss Pearl Hatfield,
of Gassatt, married.
J. L. Guy returns from several
weeks critical illness at Hot Springs,
Ark.
State Superintendent of Education
.J, E. Swearingen married to
Miss Mary Hough at Greenville at
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bruce.
Thanks Judge For.
Death Sentence
Charleston, III., June 27.?A mur
derer today thanked Judge Georg<
W. Bristow for sentencing him t<
death.
He was Merle Johnson, former Ar
kansas mountaineer and farm hand
who confessed he , slew Mrs. Carrii
Bowers und her two small childrci
because," he said, "she asked me to.'
When sentence was pronounced
Johnson reached across the bar
grasped Judge Bristow's hand, said
"I got what I wanted."
Then he turned and faced the court
room and declared:
"I'm glad that I will die."
Johnson's counsel, appointed by tht
court, made no pleu for clemency anc
presented no evidence because, ?h?
r
said, it would have been against the
defendant's wishes.
* Johnson strode into Mattoon early
in +.h?? morning of last May 20. ac.
costed a policeman, and immediately
i told of the triple slaying. The bod5
ies of Mrs. Bowers, widow of Johnson's
former employer in Stuttgart,
. Ark., and her two children, Joe, 5,
and Delmar, 19 months, were found,
a shot and the skulls crushed, in an
a automobile on a side road.
Oyatere "R" or No. "R"
? Washington, June 29.?You don't
' have to spell July with an "r" if
: you want to eat oysters next month.
Tris is official from J. M. Lemon,
- associate technologist of the Fisheries
bureau, who today issued a
statement describing the summer?
time ban on oysters n "popular fall
lacy," of the days before refrigcraJ
tion came into general use.
NOTICE
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f- P"- r,,4Amave
1U V/Ul VUOlUUivio
and Friends:
Everyone recognizes the value of the service performed
by a bank for its customers, of keeping accurate
records of every account.
So long as the customer issues few checks and
maintains a fair balance of money on deposit, the bank
can afford to perform these services without charge.
However, many customers fail to maintain sufficient
balance to take care of the cost of handling their
checks and accounts, and in keeping with sound banking
principles, we will make the following changes in
our business policy:
After July 1st, 1931, to partially offset the cost j
to the bank entailed in carrying small but actively
checked upon accounts, a service charge of 50 cents
per month will be charged on all accounts the balance
of which falls below $50 at the close of any banking
day, if three or more checks are drawn against it
during the month.
Exchange of 15 cents per hundred dollars will be
charged on all out-of-town checks cashed, and all exchanges
issued by the Cashier, but in no case shall the
charge be less than 10 cents.
Printing names and numbers on oustomers' checks
will be charged to customer at cost.
The First National Bank
The Bank of Camden
My Experiences
? u? World War
By General Jolu X Pershing
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CHAPTER XXII
An American mission headed by Col
K. M. House arrived In France toward
the end of November for an Interallied
conference. Other members of the
mission were Admiral \V. 8. Benson ;
Gen. Tuaker II. Bliss, chief of atafT,
Oscar T. Crosby, for the Treasury de
imrtment; Vance McCormlck. chairman
of the war trade hoard; Bainbridge
Colby, shipping board; Alonxo
B. Taylor, Thomas N. Perkins, war Industries,
and Paul Cruvath.
Af the representatives 0f different
Rationalities gathered In Paris recent
reports of decreasing loasea of ocean
tonnage and greoter destruction of
German submarines, with prospects of
still further improvement, seemed to
give more of hopefulness ,]n thp gem
eral situation and allied spirits were
somewhat revived.
The British had won at Canibral and
were making satisfactory progress In
their advance on Jerusalem, which, it
was said, would be facilitated by the
use o( their new base at Jaffa. The
Italians seemed to have recovered
their morale to a limited extent, with
the stiffening of their Hues by British
and French divisions, and had successfully
held their own against the Austrian
attack on the Plave.
Not the least hopeful thing was the
step Just taken toward unity of command
in the creation of the A|pr?me
war council. But the decisive factor
In the whole situation, if It could he
Utilized in time, was tlie tremendous
economical and physical power of the
United States. To make that available
before It was too late was the
problem upon the solution of which
depended the success of the allied
cause. Would the allies see it and
would they work together to solve It?
Interallied Conference.
When all were seated around the
table in the assembly room at the ministry
of foreign affairs Prime Minister
Clemenceau, who presided, spoke
briefly, setting forth the Importance
of the gathering and the necessity of
trwriMinting the noble spirit of the alliance
Into action. No attempts at oratory
were in evidence, nor was there
prolonged discourse on any subject.
Naturally questions concerning available
man power, shipping, munitions
and supplies were mentioned, but only
In a. general way.' The conference did
little more than ngree that the study
of the various subjects should be left
to committees composed of interallied
representatives.
It was very clear that everybody
was looking to America to provide the
additional man power needed to give
the allies superiority. None was more
eager to Increase our forces than ourselves,
but on my part every possible
argument to procure shipping had
been presented to the allies and to our
War department, so when the confer
once urged the expedition of our
forces it made the strongest kind of
a case In favor of Immediate increase
of allied aid in tonnage.
For muni'?Lima?roll?itwo m?>ii 11>.
allies for any considerable amount ot
tonnage had seemed almost in vain,
and it looked as though we should
have to depend upon nur own limlteo
resources for most of it. The British
were giving some assistance in the
transportation of men. American ships
had carried up to November I. i*7,21S
and the British 04.7.11.
Our Engineers in Fight.
..^.Ora ?h*4Ul?lmh am* ess Ul
Cambral were not to be permanent, a*'"
the Germans quickly retaliated, hon
eral von Marwitz hastily assembled :
force of some tlfteen divisions, nn?'
November ?0 suddenly launched a vie
lont counterattack. The Rrltlsh were
short of reserves. ni^l before Von Marwlta
was stopped Sis'troops had regained
most of the lost ground.
It was In this operation that a detachment
of our Kleventh regiment of
engineers became engaged while se
ing with the British. The men, to the
Number of 280. were at work In the;
Gauzacourt railway yard when the
Germans attacked. One officer and
nine men were wounded, and the detachment
withdrew. They were the4
given arms and fought with the Brit-,
ish. ,
War Council Meets Again.
*?he second conference oj the si*
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\
preme war council wun held ut Ver- 1
sallies December 1, Our representu- '
tlves, political und military, at this *
meeting were Mr. House and (ieneral
Bliss, respectively. At the opening
session M". Clomehceuu drew attention
to the general situation, referring especially
to the collapse of Russia, the
probuhle release of enemy troops from
that front, the adverse situation in
Ituly, the depletion of ullled man
power, und the rellunee of the allies
on American assistance.
The premier enjoined the military
representatives "to bear in mind that
their function Is to advise the supreme
war council as a whole and not
merely as representatives of their respective
nations on the council, and
that they should view the problems
confronting them not from a national
standpoint but from that of the allies
as a<7rhole." '
The military representatives at this
conference were Instructed to examine
the military situation and report their .
recommendations as to the future plan
of operations; to study the immediate
situation In Italy from the offensive as
well as froto the defensive point of
lew, andl to report on the utilisation
f the Belgian army.
It was evident that this body was to
become a kind of superpariiament
not only for the discussion of resources,
aims and purposes, but for
the determination of policies looking
to concert of action In support of the
military efTorts. The spirit In which
the problems were approached at this
meeting made It clear that the supreme
war council would sensibly promote
co-operation among the powers.
The second meeting of the interallied
conference December 3 closed
its sessions. None of the questions
brought before the first session could
be settled, hut they were taken up
by the more permnnent body, the supreme
war council, which, as time
went on. undertook to co-ordinate the
work of the vurious committees that
had been forced to hnndle the problems
involved.
CHAPTER XXIII
A large party, including Col. E. M.
House, the American delegates to fch?
interallied conference, Ambassador
William Sharp and Lord Northcllffe,
went by special train from Paris December
4. Tftl7, to our training area,
stopping at my Chaumont headquarters
en route.
On .the train I had an interesting
conversation with Lord Northcllffe of
the British air board regarding the
formation of an American army and
its transportation overseas. Lord
Northcllffe thought Ids government
should do more to help with shipping,
but, like most Englishmen, he believed
it best for us to send our men
for service with the British. He argued
in favor of a proposal that Lloyd
Oeorge had recently made to Mr.
House, that we should incorporate in
their units any infantry that we might
not be able to organize immediately
into complete divisions of oUi* own.
"It is all very well," I said, "to make
such an appeal to us. but it is Impossible
to ignore our nntlonal viewpoint.
The people themselves would not approvb.
even thougli the President and
his advisers should lean that way. We
cannot permit our men to serve under
another flag except in an extreme
emergency, and then only temporarily,"
I also insisted that we would contriDUtO
more rargerv iu arirrvr miucw
by the use of the American army as
a unit.
Hits Fault Finders.
About this time Mr. House told, me
that Petpin had criticized the American
Ideas of training and nts<> that
Louis Loucheur, minister of munitions,
had spoken about the rise In price*
caused by American purchases. Mr
Hquse wisely suggested to these gentlemen.
he said, that matters of this
kind were for me to settle.
I called without delay on M Clemenceau
and told him of the reports
and explained my understanding about
training agreements with Petaln and
also the steps that had previously
been tal;?1 by the purchasing hoard.
In co-operntlon with hla own bureaux,
to prevent the rise In prices. I also
to d him that French dealers wore
*w
largely to blame If prices hud risen
as we bad ell ruinated competition
among ourselves and that our pur
chases were and had heen for sonic
time actually handled throughFrench
oftl rials.
I objected to these buck-door moth
oda of lodging complaintr and empbn
nixed the necessity of frankness hnd
directness In all our dealings, I askeo
him to give Instructions that If there
was any fault to find wlrh our nieth
ods It should he brought to my per
sonal attention, lie entirely agreed
with me and expressed chagrin end
surprise that any other course had
been followed. On the face of It there
was no other concluslori.^however, thao
that both complaints were made for
the purpose of finding out Just the ex
tent of my Independent authority.
Gets Apology From Potsln.
I took occasion a. few days Utter to
let Retain know very politely what I
thought of the Impropriety of this sort
of thing and also criticized him then
??>d there for telling anybody, - even
Mr. House, as he had done, about the
Plan to attack the St. Mlhiel salient
as the first offensive by the American
army. I was pleased with Retain'*
apology and Ids statement that there
would be no further action of this kind
on his part.
As a matter of fact, I think the
French erroneously regarded House as
a sort of special ambassador, and
thought that they could lay the foundation
for un approach through him
to the question of amalgamation.
Just before his return to the States
House said to me that he entirely
agreed with rne, and that he felt sure
the President and secretary of war Intended
to leave the whole question regarding
the disposition of our troops
to my Judgment Assurance on this
point was In no sens# necessary, as I
had foil confidence that this was the
case.
During his stay In France I formed
high opinion of House's ability. We
formed a friendship In the beginning
which enabled as to discuss all matters
most freely and frankly. Before
he left for home he ?nd I arranged
for confidential communication by
cable should ft become necessary to
reach Mr. Baker or Mr. Wilson direct.
The Missing Turkeys.
Immediately . upon my return to
headqunrters at Chaumont December
T, 1917. General Harbord reported
there had been a shortage of turkeys
and other essentials ?f a truly American
Thanksgiving dinner, and in a
facetious manner deplored the heartlessness
of a staff at Washington that
would so neglect our troops.
He stated that the shortage was due
to these supplies, which had been ordered
In September for delivery November
1, being buried under a targe
cargo that could not be unloaded In
time. The following cable was sent
as wiltten by Ilmboed-!
"On September 18 supplies for
Thanksgiving were ordered. Tour
cablegram stated" mincemeat shipped
on Montanan. There was no mincemeat
on Montanan. Mincemeat arrived
November 20 on Powhatan, underneath
heavy cargo, which It was
necessary to discharge before mincemeat
could be unloaded. Result
mincemeat aboard shlpJThankaglvlng
^ k" and 0001(1 Dot be unloaded until
November 22; result, some troops
did not have sweet potatoes. It was
necessary to buy geese to nil requisitions
on account of pnrt of turkeys
not arriving, notwithstanding the fact
that Thanksgiving supplies were ordered
to arrive in France Novemhsv 1 "
Although we had treated this matter
Ifc'btly, I really felt regret that some
of our troops had been deprived of a
homelike Thanksgiving dinner, and at
the same time I was not at all pleased
o have further evidence of careless
loading of ships.
Need Two Regular Divisions.
In considering the composition of
our expeditionary forces, it was a
question whether we ought to organ?noi
"** ?.y using regular regi>
its. w,:i. a proportionate number
new oilierrs. or utilize tho permanent
commissi,?no'l personnel of the
ne for equitable assignment to the
citizen contingents and leave our regu
nr organizations to be completed
onTV relalive,-v raw mnterial at
our disposal, and thus build up all
categories of the array simultaneously.
I recommended that regular reglmem*
at ?o?o,u.u elsewhere be
Oi Lm tb'S purf>08e bv National
would In n,S T*?N/ffu1?r troops
would more nearly^ approximate the
standards of ,M)r allien nt the gtRrt
and. more Important Stilt, their use
would diminish the chances ofreverses
?ir flr8t ei?*??aters with th*
enemy. The acting chief of stsflf at
wdtT'm ?en' John kldtHe, ngrafed"dth
my suggestion, b#Lf ? wlrt*i?
th?r> ragioMat*
? I ,h<,'r somewhat <llf.
Slfth di1?.r ' 'he Th,rd- Pourth *??
to. Li ! " c"n'e ln ,,Ina for ser.t?
earl, m mis. ?,e Sl?h and S?rrP.",rn'to
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Uoughboyfc in the Trenches in Winter Tim*.
If federal secret service officers have
within the past few days succeeded in
ounding up th? last of p gang of
ounterfeiters who have been flooding
he country with exceptionally good
ounterfeiu of $10 and $20 gold certU
'icates. Six persons have been arested
in New York and Brooklyn and
wenty in Chicago in connection with
he case.
Congressman McDuffie of Ala>ama,
charges that the Republican
>art> is using the senatorial content
>f Senator Hefljn against John Ii.
lunkhead's claim for his seat, as a
tchemc to keep control of the senite.
Soft Corns I
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Doesn't Do Awiy With All 8or* I
Mm and iFiln in 24 Hour*. !'
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Oil with the understanding that if it I
doe? not put en end to the pain ana I
sorebeas your money will Ik- prompt- I
ly returned. :
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had it or how many other pre pari. I
tions you have tried. This powerful I
penetrating oil it one preparation I
that will help to make your painful I
aching feet so healthy and free from I
corn and bunion soreness that you'll 8
be able to go anywhere and do any. I
thing in absolute foot comfort. I
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Moone's Emerald Oil that thousands
have found it gives wonderful re
suits in the treatment of dangerous fl
broken, swollen or varicose veins. 8
DeKalb Pharmacy is selling lots of it. I
Regular users of Moone s Kmerald I
Oil should buy the hospital ??? J
At Bennettsville the jury acquit. I
ted Giles Hale for shooting and kill. I
ing Dave Hyatt, a Clio policeman. 8
SLUGGISH FEELING
"I hare used Thedford's BlackDraught
oft and on tor twenty-fin
years,'* writes Mr. Dart Stewart
ef 1911 H. 2nd St, Austin Texan
"They used It In my father's
hoove Cor many year* and It was ear
general family medicine.
"My health wae food* and that * !
about all I ever took. I ueed k fee
eoaatipatlon aad billon* flck head. 1.
aches, it la a fine medicine to take
when & man gets up In the morning
feeling dull and aluggteh. After a
oouree of It I feel fine. It xlda the syih
tern of poison which comes from con- atloation."
THEDFORD'S f
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LOWi SUNDAY EXCURSIONS!
One Cent Per Mile Traveled!
Between all points 150 miles orfl
less. Good in coaches only. Return!
limit date of sale. I
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One and One-Fifth Fares ^
Round Trip
All points in -Southeast. SoliK
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundaj I
morning trains. Return limit Tutr!
day following. f
TEN DAY I
COACH EXCURSIONS |
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Round Trip I
All points in Southeast. Sold Fri-1
days, Saturdays and Sundays.
Consult Ticket Ageirta.
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