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Koi.UME ?I "pXi'.''-}' CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY. MARCH 1$, l?40 NUMBER SI
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KeWeClasses For
Hiuden Horse Show
Ee 30tl? MKBMl CWJWJdn hOTM
wUi be held Marel
H at the Oamd^n horse shew
unds and will feature 15 classes
B Samuel RMWlli Jr., MllWNl'
Klenge trophy will go t* th?
Eplon hunter of the show, 4
Ey and three rthhone w*Hl be
Eded lu a ?ajority <rf the xdaaees
tries for the show are earning in
Ely, according to Ofcarlep P. Du
E jr<i secretary. The ttine limll
entries expires on Tuesday, March
I post entries, however, will be ao
ted at twice the origtoel :?ntry fee
Bass So. 1, to be called at 10:S<3
, Wiii be for model hunters to be
wn in hand and Judged on confotr ion
and quality. Class No. ? will
or -suitable to become hunters and
bo open to horses -four years ol
and under.
Bush No. 3 will be 1for middle and
vywelght hunters and will be
wn over the outside course. ClaBS
4 open Jumper .sweepstakes, will
ure horses to be shown over a so
of four foot' Jumps In the ring,
for m a nee only to (count. .>
lass No. 5 will 1?e -for green hunt
and Is open to (horses five years
ge and under which have not been
Hunt for more than one season, or
B a blue ribbon In hunter glasses
which the Jumpe exceeded three
t, ?lx hiches In height.
lass No. 6, owner's hack class, will
Bvlde horses to -be ridden by their
pective owners, .amateurs only.
B^er a recess until 2:15, the afterEn
program will be taken up by the
wing of class ^Beven, for steepleBse-txpe
of horses. Class No. 8
i be "owner's class," horses to be
Ben by their respective owners,
ateurs only. (Class No. 9 will be
working hunters, for horses which
e hunted at least six timeB with
recognized pack of hounds during
- past year.
Class No. 10 will be lead rein class
chHdren seven years of age and
Bder; class No. 11 will be for horse iw/i/p,
open to children 14 years of
e and under. Class No. 12 will be
light weight hunters, class No. IS
polo ponies, class No. 14 for hunt
Ems and dlass No. 15, for the cham n
hunter.- This latter la open to
first and second prize winners in
sea 1, 21, 3, 5, 9 and 12.
he following have horses entered
fihOW
Brs. E. H. Augustus, of Wlllough
Ohio; Miss Busan Brlggs, Detroit,
Kh.; Miss Maureen Buckley and
liam Buckley, Jr., Sharon, Conn.;
Ambrose Clark, Westbury, L. I.?
ry Dufford, Greenwich, Conn.;
a M. Ehrenclou, daughter of Dr.
Mrs. A. H. Ehrenclou; Miss Jane
ecus, Pittsburgh, Pa.; J. North
tcher, Warrenton, Va.; Cyril E.
rrlBon, Ilumson, N. J.; Miss Getal o
Higble, Grosse Pointe, Mich.;
ss Wilhemine 8. Klrby, Bedford
is. N. Y. and Camden; Gustavua
Kirby, Bedford Hills and Camden;
ngate IJoyd, Camden, 8. C. and
iladelphia, Pa.; ^frs. Marion du u
Scott, Montpelier, Va., and Cam i;
Mrs. Donald McClave, Green h,
Conn.; W. 8. Heathy Camden,
c.; Mrs. George G. McMurtry, Bar
rbor, Maine; Charles D. Robert .
Kutawville, 8. C.; Mrs. Newell C.
ton, Cleveland, Ohio and Camden;
as Margaret Wirig, Monkton, Md.;
vtd r. Williams, Mulberry Planta n.
Camden and Tulsa, Oklahoma;
r<l C. Belcher, Lakevllle, Conn, and
mden; Miss Patricia Townsend,
nn ; Miss Joan Townsend, Green ch,
Conn.: Alvln T. Untermeyer,
eenwich, Conn.; Mrs. J. Turner
?rc. Jr., Reading, Pa.; Mr." and
"8 Wilbur B. Ruthrauff, Rod Bank,
1 Mr and Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Jz'.r'
?d.-n; Mrs. J. L. Coker, III, Hartsle.
s c.
committee of the Camden
r8e show consists of Mrs. David R..
hllams, Mrs. Dwlght Partridge, |
lrr> 1). Klrkover, Mrs. Marlon du-i
nt Scott, Ralph W. Chase, C. P.i
Ikisc, Jr., Miss WilheLmine Klrby.
<enten Dog Show
To Be Held Today
Th? fourth annual Lenten dog show
heduled to be held Thursday had to
1 b?stponed oi\ account of bad I
p'her and will take place today, at|
H- on the Klrkwood grounds adcent
to the tennis courts.
Many entries have been made and
good show Is promised.' There will
' clat?es for pointers, setters,
tunda, Boykin spaniels, spaniels,
triers, miscellaneous, children's
and a championship class.
u*R i^tly Blakeney Is chairman;
w. Chase will be ringmaster and
com, w. a. Heath wilt be advlsor.
Jhirty^me nations, Including Fin*
5?: h,tZ* accepted gytdwt Zoo**
40 ^tkm ? WHcipate la the
World'. fMr. Ororer
nsien. president Gf the fair, anlunces.
Urt vttLT lCZL
? ccsptance sSo has^SJn TSSlved
.rt^u2eel,0"0"kUn mtoUtw ?
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fftllie Croxton
Of Kershaw Dies
' *J<er?>dW' March Willie O. Oroxi
ton, 67, retired merchant, died at his
t home here Saturday morula# of a
heart attack. He had been In ill
health for the last eight year#.
He waa active In the affairs of his
community, had nerved a# a member
. ?f the town council and was pronil,
nent In the activities of the First Baptist
chwnch, being a member of the
- board of deacons, of which he at one
" tlm? starved as acting. chairman. He
. was awo a former superintendent of
k the Sunday echool. N
Bom in Heath Springs, he was a
?on of the late W. L. Croxton and
Mtw. Mary Cauthen Croxton. He. with
. his family, moved to Kershaw in his
l early manhood and had spent his life
( In this community. As a young man
he became associated with hie father
in the mercantile business and conI
tlnued In this connection until his ro1
tlrement
; Funeral Bervlces were held at the
First Baptist church at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon with his pastor, the
' Rev. D. M. Sanders, in charge, asgJst>
ed by the Rev. George K. Smith of
i Greer. The members of the board of
I deacons served as honorary pallbearers.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Bessie
Blackwell Croxton, he is survived by
six children, Mrs. Robert J. Cranford
, of Charlotte, N. C., William R Crox,
ton of Virginia, Miss Mary Ixniise
Croxton, E. L. Croxton and I&verett
H. Croxton, all of Kerahaw, and Miss
'4?>statllkle Croxton, a student at Elmei
stone college at Gaffney; his another,
, Mrs. Mary Cauthen Croxton off Washington,
D. C.; four sisters, Mrs. Sam
"Miller, Mrs. Preston Nash, Mrs. Julius
B. Gay and Miss Wllleue Croxton, all
of Washington; three brothers, Spencer
Croxton of Alabama, EeRoy Croxton
of Kershaw and Everett Croxton
of Washington, and one grandchild.
Over Half Of v
World At War
Approximately 65 per cemt. of the
estimated world population ?f2,126,520,000
is now at -war, declared or undeclared.
Countries engagod In hostilities are
the British empire, French empire,
Germany, the U. S. S. R., Finland,
Poland, China and the Japanese empire?A
total population of 1,882,87^,ooo.il:'l
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Trash and Garbage
Law To Be Enforced
Donald Morrison., city health Inspector,
has Issued notice to all store .managers
and owners that effective this
week, he will take summary action
against offenders of the city health
regulations. In effect it msjftns that
the stores which have "been In the
habit of piling up tr&Bh' and garbage
in rear lotB will face arrest and arraignment
in recorders court If they
persist In violating the law Which requires
all trash and garbage be placed
in container# of wood or metal.
Mr. "Morrison calls attention to the
further regulation which stipulates
I that containers of garbage must have
J covers.
The health officer also calls attention
to the fact that the trasfh cans
along the street In front off the stores
are not for garbage bat for waste
paper and trash. Complaint has been
made of late of the practice of soft
drink establishments using the trash
cans to dump orange and banana peeling
and the like in. Prosecution will
result against offenders In this particular.
Camden Baptist Church Services
The following services are announced
for wbek beginning March 17 at
Camden Baptist Church:
Sunday School at 10 o'clock with
j C. U. Ktogner, superintendent, in
charge. Public' worship conducted by
the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 A.
M., and 8 P. M. Morning subject:
"Prayer Makes A Difference," evening
subject: "The Road To Success."
Training Union at 7 with Bible picture
directed by Christopher Vaughan.
Bible study and prayer worship Wednesday
evening at 8. The public is
(cordially Invited to attend all serl
vices of this church.
Alathean Bible Class Meets
The Alathean I*adies Bible Class
held Its monthly meeting Thursday
night, Feb. 29th, at 7:30 at the Baptls^parsonage.
The meeting was called
to order by the president, Mrs. T.
IC. Gladden. After business discussion
and the secretary's report the
class enjoyed a social hour under the
supervision of Mrs. Walter Gaskin.
Eater In the evening refreshments
were served^
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CAMDEN CHANCE8 DIM
. AS PEGGY TAKE8 ILL
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Camden's chances in the girls, basketball
championship games at Orangeburg
this week suffered a severe
setback when it became known that
Captain Peggy McGuirt, of the Gold
and Black, was confined-to her home
by Illness.
Captain Peggy has been the scoring
sensation of the season In state basketball
eirototr-ber total , points being
well over the 500 mark. In addition
she plays a brilliant floor game. .
There la some consolation to the
fans to know that the young lady wHl
be in uniform when Camden plays
Monetta hare on Friday. March M.
11-1 ! IU.1 L-ULJ.JJHU II I
Need of New Armory
Stressed by Officers
A veiled intimation that Camden
and Kershaw County might lose Company
M, USth Infantry, South CaroUna
National Guard, was made by
several speakers at a post-inspection
dinner for federal and state army Inspectors
and guests at the Camdea
Hotel Friday evening.
_Tfce officers, members of the local
military unit, and spectators at the
annual federal and state Inspection
of Company M, earlier In the evening
were Impressed by the lack of space
In the Camden armory for proper
drfll maneuvers. This fa<$ has been
apparent for several years and has resuited
In efforts being made to have
a new home for the guards built.
Adjutant General James Dozler of
the state national guard haB boon one
of those most Interested in getting a
new structure and It has been due to
his splendid efforts that over a score
of new armories have been erected In
South Carolina communities In the
past few years. Company M Is the
only unit In the 118th regiment that
does not have an up to date new armory
building.
At the pinner here Friday one of
the speakers, an army officer, referred
to the recent episode at Charleston,
where because of being obliged
to use an old antiquated army building,
the city almost lost one of Its
oldest military units. It was pointed
out that because of Camden having an
outmoded armory, the same situution
might develop here.
According to Captain Brevard Boykin,
in command of Company M, a
conference will be held In the near
future between city and county
groups with a view to speeding up
some determination regarding the
building of a new armory in Camden.
Company M passed its Inspection
by Major Lester A. Webb of the United
States Army, with headquarters
at Macon, Ga? and Major W. N. Cork
of the state national guard, in a satisfactory
manner. The individual ini
spectlon which consumed almost an
bout's time was most thorough. In
particular, the unit demonstrated pronounced
efficiency in that part of the
test whICh requires flyjng on an unseen
target, the direction and distance
having to he determined by calculation.
.Fallowing the inspection,. the Inspecting
officers and a number of Invited
guests including Mayor F. N.
MeCorkle, Representative L. C. Clyburn,
and others were dined At the
Camden hotel, The non-commissioned
officers of the company enjoyed a
banquet at The Pines.
Grace Episcopal Church
The services , for Palm Sunday at
Grace Episcopal church, with Dr.
Maurice Clarke as rector, will he as
[.follows: Holy communion at 8:00 a.]
rani; church sohool at 9:45 a. m.;
morning prayer and sermon by the
[-rector at-11:15 o'clock. ?<? - **:--rThe
services during the week will
be: Tuesday, woman's auxiliary study/
Group at 4:00 o'clock; Wednesday^
:Holy communion at 10:00 a. m.; children's
service at 3:15; Thursday, holy
communion at 7:30 p. m.; Good
Friday, : three hour's service from 11
noon, until 3:00 p. m. Stainer's Crucifixion
by largely augmented choir at
8:00 p. m.
Camden Girl Named
On Dean's List
Friends of Miss Phyllis Karesh will
be glad to learn of the high honor
this Camden girl has received at
Randolph-Macon Woman's College, at
Lynchhurg, Va. She has been named
cm the Dean's list. This means that
Miss Karesh is one of the outstanding
pupils in the Freshman class of
Randolph-Macon. She is the daughter
of Mr. and MrB. A. Sam Karesh.
Kirkland Has Soio
Flight at Clemson
Clemson, Njlarch 7.'?A Bhlrt-tail
the name of Cadet R. W. Kirkland,
Clemson college mechanical junior
from Newberry, is tacked to the wall
of the Clemson Aviation School headquarters
at the Anderson airport.
The scrap of cloth signifies that Cadet
Kirkland has successfully completed
his first solo flight under the Civil
Aeyonautlos Authority.
Attractive Sums Are
Realized at Benefits
Benefit affairs presented in Camden
last week netted the principals a neat
sum In each event *" ??
The bazaar that was held at 8t
Mary's hall for the Catholic church
of "Our Lady of Perpetual Help" resulted
In over $500 being realized for
church purposes. The bazaar attracted
hundreds of friends of the church,
both from Camden as well as from
Columbia and other points. Members
of other Camden churches gathered
at His bail In goodly numbers.
The fashion show given at the Kirkwood
for the benefit of the production
unit of the Red Cross netted the sum
of $119. The show was well arranged
and carried oat succesefuly. The
mode^^SMMnKia platform that
had been beaked with beautiful floral
offerings the gift of the Cetnden Floral
CompanA- arranged bf Mrs.
CLrk~oa a****
Thrilling Game Won
Sy Town Foursome
(By The Bklpper)
It took an extra chukker, one of
those "Budden-death" affaire to decide
the winner of the Tdwn and Country
polo same, the second in the Devtne
cup series, at the number one field
Sunday afternoon.
But that extra chukker lasted Just
thirty Hoooudfl. Joe Bates, who had
played a beautiful game as defensive
back for Town all afternoon, managed'
tQ get a direct shot at the ball as
it came out of a huddle of ponies.
Joe's drive carrlod the willow down
Into tho defense sone of Country
| where It waa taken by Reginald Slnclalre.
Sinclairo tried to put some
I travel Into tho wood but when he
topped tho ball It rolled lazily along
the turf until a mallet, wielded by
Bates, who wsb following up on his
first shot, connected.
And when the ball zoomed from
Joe's mallet and with scarcely any
trajectory zoomed between the uprights,
the crowd of spectators, lot
out a roar of applause while auto
horns honked rlotloualy.
The game was tho best from every
I angle offered the polo fans this seaI
son. First of all, Dame Nature had
combined with the weather man to
provide an Ideal atmospheric setting
and the afternoon was ideal for the
sport. As a result the blggeBt crowd
of the season watched the fracas.
The game literally packed a thrill
a minute and the closing seconds of
I the sljnh chukker when Ancrum Boykin
staged a private scoring fest to I
snatch his team from certain defeat!
and knot the count, was a blur of fly-1
lng riders, flashing mallets and pounding
of ponies feet.
And it was Boykln, who less than a
minute and a half of the final chukker
remaintng to be played and with
Country leading 7 to 6, put over two
I sensational goals, tie up the game and
send It into an overtime ^period.
It looked like Town. In the early
stages of the game, but When Country
began to runotion, the followers of the
yellow clad riders began to lose hope.
Town took a one goal lead In the first
Lchukker and,widened the gap to two
I points early In the second. Lightfoot
of Country was given a gift shot on
I Bates' foul and he made good, lifting
! the "ball between the posts beautifully.
I Two minutes later Klrby Tupper scorjed
to tie up the game at 2 an.
J fn the third chukker Town was peI
xtxlized and Lightfoot again made
I good! on the gift shot and Country
rwent ahead, DuBose who had been
I playing smart polo all afternoon got
I away for a shot that went over the
J goal line and the blue-clade were lead*
tag 4 to 2. M. B. Burns and Charlie
I Little gave the yellow silk team fans
a chance to cheer when they scored
to tie up the gaane. Special mention '
nruet be given to Little, for he played
hi* best game of the season and it 1
was superb. He broke up several
scoring plays of the Country team
and set up some neat situations for
l^bykta to capitalize upon. Little eas|
Ry starred with '.tyjs mallet,
,. Slnclalre put Country to the front
ta the fifth on a well executed angle
shot. When DuBose again scored in
the fifth Country was ahead 6 to 4i
and same of the rallblrds who were
doing a little wagering were ready to
J payoff. Boykln narrowed the gap but
DuBose ran the ball down the field
for a marker In the sixth and Country
was leading 7 to 6 and the hoys were
I getting ideas about the champagne
that would gurgle from the sliver
It was at this time, with Timer Anc
Boykln, Sr., peering at his stop watch
and mentioning to the scorers that
there remained less than a minute
and a half, that Anc Boykln, Jr., took
off and before he stopped, the score
was tied. And It was a tie-up when
the bell rang.
Joe Bates' one-two In the extra
canto has been referred to in the opening
paragraph. The series was all
I (led up and the playoff will, barring
a last minute shift to an Aiken game,
I be Dlaved Sunday tiayV wjtV? tHn lillCups
unchanged.
Cyril Harrison, polo coach, wa^ referee
of tho game and did a fine Job.
Many out of town cars were noted
in the parking area of the number!
one field. Sprotsmen and sport writers
from South as well as North Carolina
communities were on hand.
Scoring:. Town, Boykln 4, Little 2.
Bates 1, Burns 1; Country: DuBose
3, Ughtoot 2, Slnclaire 1, Tupper 1.
Organ Concerts At
Kirkwood Attractive
Buddy Bond has prepared another |
interesting program for the Sunday
evening organ concert at Tho Kirkwood
hotel. '
Buddy strives to please his listeners
and has been receptive to many '
requests for special numbers. Aa a 1
result his programs are made up more
or loss of request numbers.
This week Buddy will open his pro- 1
gram with the playing of Joh&nn J
StranWs "Blue Danube Waltz," always
a favorite with listeners. Then (
will follow the exquisite strains of
Bthelbert Nevin's, "The Rosary." i
.Next will come a group of popular <
songs, Including "Darn That Dream," j
"The'tSky Fell Down," and "Where I
Was It?" Oley Speaks' lovely "Sylvia,"
wltt.be next, after which there
will be a three number group of old 1
favorites, ."Home/' "Charmalne," and
"Diane.T^5"
Mozart'* beautiful "Ave Verum,"
will be followed by the closing number
which win be selections from fllgmnnd
Romberg's "The Desert flang"
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Camden Premier To
Have Heal Broadcast
The Initial showing of "(lone With
Tho Wind" to be given at the Camden
Theatre Monday evening at 8 o'clock,
will be featured by a veritable premier,
with theatre patrons appearing
in evening attire and with a broadcast
of the arrival of distinguished
visitors from the lobby of the
theatre.
Tho management of the theatre has
arranged to have a microphone located
in the theatre lobby with a local
announcer. As the patrons drivo up
to the theatre and step into the lobby,
they will be asked to say a few words
over the air. The air broadcast will
be heard In the block in front of the
theatre from loud speakers Installed
over the theatre marque.
The front of the theatre will be in
appropriate scenic drese for the first
showing of this epic film, liurkers
with souvenir programs will shout
their wares as the patrons fllo into
the lobby.
The broadcast of the Camden premier
of the picture will begin at 7:30
o'clock and continue until 8 p. m.
From 7 to 7:30 p. in. there will be a
broadcast of musical selections remfntscont
of the Southland.
Manager T. I.?ee I,ittlo, of tho Camden
Theatre, has requested all patrons
who plan on attending tho Camden
premier to bo in their seats by
8 o'clock as it is desired to avoid embarrassing
patrons by having luto arrivals
crowd in after the picture has
started.
Bridge Building
Hearing Js Held
A hearing upon the Tnatter of the
new bridge over the Wateree river
was conducted by the war department
in the Legion Hall here Tuesday afternoon.
An engineer from the state highway
department was present to submit
plans and specifications to the
engineering office of the war department.
All present at tho hearing, including
Councilman Joe McKain, A.
Stanley Llewellyn, the chamber of
commerce and Interested citizens,
spoke in favor of the new bridge!
There was no expression of opposition.
The stntomont -was made that worR
upon the grading and t?H for the approaches
of the new bridge would be
started Just as soon as difficulties Involving
the right'ofway had been deposed
of. ,
The new bridge will have a highway
width of 26 feet with a two and
a half foot walk on either aide?the
walk being raised several inches
above the level of the vehicle lanee.
There will be approximately 2,000 feet
of concrete and steel structure. The
old bridge will be removed as soon as
the new one is completed and In use
.to. be. r*
moved from the river bed, according
to the war department.
The new right of way to the bridge
on the east side of the river will veer
from the present highway near Wayside
Park and will swing into-the
highway on the west side east of the
Samuels filling station. Outside of a
slight curve on the west side, the new
highway will be straight
Seattle Golfer Now
At The Kirkwood
Mrs. Marios Foreyttae, of Seattle,
Wash., paired with H. Granger Oeither,
of Westbury, U I., won the twoball
foursome match at the Kirkwood
golf course over the week-end with a
net 69.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Healey, of
Hewlett, L. I., finished second with a
net 72; Mrs. James R. Porter and
Frank M. Wooten, of Camden were
third with d 73; and Miss Helen Harwich
ai74 ^ ^ Rhodes were fourth
In the putting contest Mrs. E. C.
Hammond, of New London, Conn
was first with 36 putts for 18 holes!
Mrs F. C. Lockhart, of Piainfield,
r-v. V Wt? BJ?ond 37; and Mrs.
Charles H. Hoyt, of Now York City
was third with 38.
There has been a marked Increase
in golfing at the Kirkwood course lit
the past several weeks and it Is expected
that tho remainders the season
will witness ever-increasing activities."
The new course, built last spring I
and summer, under the supervision
and after plans prepared by Donald
Hofls. is pronounced by the most exacting
golfers as being one of the
best in the south.
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County Maps Can Be
Secured at Chamber
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Since the state highway department
prepared maps of Kershaw
county, there has been a big demand
for them li> Camden as well a# othor
parts of the county.
The Camden Chamber of Commerce
will secure these maps for any
one desiring them, the only qgpense
being the 60 cents charged by the
Mate highway department.
It requires <mly thxaa~ days io order
and have the map delivered in
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BIRTH ANNOUNCKMCNT t
1*** Urm Canon J. Gordon of
I Vivid Story Of
Lost Battalion
Major Qoorge G. MoMurtry, of Bar
I Harbor, Maine, and a winter resident
of Cainden. carrlo^ a group of American
Legion Poat members and guests
back some twenty years into the Argonuo
Forest in France In an address
given- at Legion Hall Mouday evening.
Major MoMurtry who was second in
command of the "Lost Bataillon" paintknown
as the "Lost Batallion," painted
a vivid ploture of the veritable
hell that this heroic band of doughI
boys were in during tho period when
they were "lost."
I "It would be impossible for me to
tell you nil the details of the siege,
but the facts alone speak for themselves,"
said the Major. Our batallion
was cut off and surrounded by
the Germans for tlve days and wo
wero without food of auy kind for
four days aud nights. ...v"W.e
entered tho position with 654
officers and men and when the AmerlI
can troops Anally advanced to ub, we
were able to niArch out only 192. Out
of 17 officers, 14 wero killed or
I wounded. We were constantly under
fire from German machine guns, rifles,
trench mortars ami hand grenade
Are. They also attacked ub with liquid
Are, but wo managed to shoot
down tho flame throwers before any
of our men were badly burned.
"American planes flow over our poI
sltlon, trying to drop baskets of food
I to ?us, but all this food fell into the
German lines closo by. Two of our
planes were shot down In trying to
givo us aid.
| "After the second day of tho siege
I we had used up all our bandages for
I tho wounded and we had to take
I bandages off the dead, to bind up the ...
woundB of tho living. Our wounded
men had no surgical attention as we
had only six first aid men with us.
After the third day our men became too
weak from laolf of food to bury
our own dead at night.
"On the fifth day of the siege when
the situation appeared hopeless for*
J us the Qermans sent us a written demand
for surrender. This demand
I wm uai 11?4 lirto us by a wounded"?
American who had been captured by
the Germans. The message read 'we
are appealing to your humane sentiment#
to surrender. Ifie cries of
your many wounded can be heard in
| the German lines. It Is useless tor
1 you to fight on. A white nag displayed
will show us you agree; We hdnor~~*
I you.' It was sighed by the German
commanding officer. Wo Ignored this
[demand and kept otf fighting,
j "The German attack that afternoon
J was the fiereiest of all, They covered.
I our position with machine gun fire
[for ten solid minutes and then followI
ed with hand grenades. But we managed
to hold them off. That night,
just at dusk, the 'American troops ftdIvanced
to our position arid the Ger[mans
retreated into the forest.
[.^.."Colonel .Whittlesey was out! of
finest officers I ever knew?and he '
j was a great leader. The men of jtbQ
batallion gave everything -they had to
j give, and I consider it the greatest [honor
to have served with them. I
know I speak for every eurvlvor of
the Lost Battalion when I, say, we
tried our best to uphold the high tra- j
ditions of the American soldier." -4?-?
Crucifixion Will Be
Good Friday Offering
I Steiner's Crucifixion, to be offered
by a ohotr of forty voices at Grace
J Episcopal church on the evening of
Good Friday, March 22, will offer the
[lovers of music a program of solo
[ and ensemble numbers.
Of all of Steiner's musical composlJ
tions, the Crucifixion appears to carry
the most appeal to listeners. It is repeated
year after year by some Of the
foremost choirs of the nation, as well
as abroad.
Dr. Maurice Clarke, who will direct
| tho choir in the singing of this exqul- "!lc
muoictii offering, pas accomplished
much In promoting affairs of this
kind in Camden. An intense lover of
the beautiful in musical composition
he is eminently well qualified to officiate
as director of this most important
musical event, ^
Soloists who will take part'in the
offering are E. M. Craig, tenor; Leonard
e. Moltz, tenor; Richard Neldhardt,
Dr. A. W. Humphrios and A. C.
McKain, as bass soloists.
The members of the Chorus are:
Sopranos, Mosdames W. c. Perry T
j. Burleigh, M. M. Roasonover, a! c! McKain,
Milton Smith, H. Weyman, '
I>eon Tobln, J. a. Richards, Jr., P. H
Wilson, and the Misses Faith de-.
?*elen Wal'. Avis Wallace, ?
Ethel Yates, Ellen Salmond, Margaret :Salmond,
Jane Campbell and Miss ?
Beardsley.
Altos, Mesdames 0. V. Salmond, A.
D, McArn, J. M. Vlllepigue, Edith Carter
J. J. Rauch, and tho Misses <3e- ?
leste Muraford and Wilman Wlgham
Tenors, Leonard C. Moltz, Frank
Klgglns, George Rhame, Fred Bryant.
Craig,. W. C, Moore, Joe Rhame,
Bkneat Zemp and Leon Tobln. < ,
Basses, Richard Neldhardt, A. W.
Humphries, Donald Clyburn, Maurice
H. Clarke, A. C. McKain, H. H. Hardy V
and Mr. Rowell.
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Irth Announcement
Tjpp*- no mrw. rtowarfl Tmosiial^ 6f
Greenwood, S. C., announce the blrtH $
*>f a daughter on Sunday, March S, at
the Greenwood hospital She ha# been
named Rollle Ann. Mrs. Tmeedale to
the former Miss Beulah Parker, of
Camden. Mr. and Mrs. Tmeedale
have made Greenwood their home for
the bast year. *