University of South Carolina Libraries
- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ''^ ' S^ 7 ^ t * R: | ? ^^bfiWiE No 48. * LEXINGTON, S. C., \VK!>NKS?)AV,'Ai*G. 28. 11)18. No. 44. ?. ( RETURNS PRC COUN Dr. Dreher, Derrick and Wingard Elected to House on First Ballot, j Bob Leaphart Re-elected Treasureir and Dent Re-elected Auditor \ By Large Majorities. Drafts and Shealy Run!Second Race. Returns from the election *he!d yesv terday, show that Dr. L>. E. Dreher. D.} - J. S. Derrick and Col. J. Brooks Win^ard have been elected to the House i .. . of Representatives on th first ballot. J C. E. Leaphart, has been renominated ; i ~ nf County Treasurer by J K/ IV V*4*vv . - an overwhelming vote, and TV4. D. ! Dent has been re-elected county audiv tor by an avalanche of votes. For - " Judge of Probate Geo. S^ Drafts, in- j -cumbent, ana Cyfvs L Shealy will i V make a second race, this being the , only office in the county where the! results wero not declared by the bal- J lots. ** . In the race for Conaress A. F. Le- 1 p w ; ver and George Bell Tim merman ran neck and neck the votes so far report- j -ed giving Lever an advantage over: Timmerman of a very few votes j The remarkable feature of the elecV . tion was the very short yote cast, the totals for the County, having fallen . off about 1,000 from the election 2 j years ago: and around 1,200 votes less ' than the total registration. For Congress. TP. F.. Brantley * 82 j A. F. Lever.:.... 1805 j T. G. McLeod .... 171 G. B. Timmerman 1779' P:V: For House of Representatives D. J. S. Derrick 1923 1m E. Dreher 1862 T. Haskell Shulll 1628 H. D. Shumpert 1273 . & E. Smith, I. 1503 < A J. Perry Spires. 523 p|. J. Brooks Wingard. 1817 r ' For Jndge of Probate. Geo. S. Drafts 1765 Cyrus L Shealy 1362 J, jg; % S. Kufus Smith.: *. 607 j,./-. For Auditor. d. Dent 2427 . D. L Shealy.... 1312 For Treasurer. fe 32. Leaphart 2530 Heriry D. Lybrand 1152 J. FRANK KAISER. If'- , ?" J. Frank Kaiser, Confederate vet- ' > eran and prominent Liexmgromau, 'died at his home about six miles east Of Lexington at an ealy hour Sunday snpming, at the advanced age of 74 y^ars. The funeral was held from St-David's church Monday at 11 o'V iclock conducted by the Rev. R. K-'-Livingston, after which the " body--was laid to rest with -^Masonic honors, members of the Lexington lodging participating in a body. s ,r / ,Mr. Kaiser was a gallant Confeder-i at^ veteran, and had been a..teachei} I in the, schools of this cofinty.fOr 4^,. \ , . years. He was alsc* superintendent of ] Education Tor Lexignton county for j one. term. He was. one of ..the most | I.-.. ' "highly esteemed men in the county,.}, numbering his friends fby the score. ; Mr. Kaiser is survived by his wife1 ?* and seveal children, together with : brothers and sisters. ' I The pallbearers were members of, lodge as follows: Jno. J. Taylor, Geo. E. Roberts, G. M. Harman, W. F. Corley, ,H. K. Kaminer and Eaile Seay. MISSION BAND TO MEET. I The Childen's Mission Band of St. j Stephen's Lutheran church will hold ; a public exercise in the church build- j ing next Sunday night, to which every v 'body is invited. I - Soldiers and sailors training in / ^Southeastern camps . are^ some sport, ; according to statistics compifed by the ' j* ' &my and Navy Y. M. C. A. Physical dfepatrment. Either as spectators or players nealy two million men?to be exact, 1,9*6,6*4 enjoyed the athletics promoted in the camps of seven South { ecu states durinsr June. I Waldo Lowman, P. B. Lawman, and ! J. L. Aniick A. H. Smith, and Colie i B. Lowmar., came over from, the! Dutch Fork to hear Coley speak Mon ' day night. FOUND?One sack of flour near the j 14-Mile Creek about two weeks ago. V; Owner can have same by paying for j this advertisement and calling at W. ; D. Franklow'Ss Route 2, Lexington. The dove of Deace is still flvinerj around, but finds it difficult to find a place to alierht. m - ! Men who ask. "Whv are we at war micrht as well, ask whv we resist robbery and murder. w ?;; Another sroodNvav to win this war! , is to support the American cause sol- j idly at home as well as at the front, j I )M ' TY PRIMARY DIAL ELECTED OVER BLEASE The latest returns from, over the State indicate that Dial has been elected to the United States Senate by a large majority. The vote was exceedingly light. The vote as it now stands is as follows: For U. S. Senate?Long Term Blease, ..., 30,957 Dial 51,418 Rice 3,598 For U. S. Senate?Short Term Benet, ..... 22,517 Peoples, 24,053 Pollock, v . . 25,440 For Governor. Bethea, ... . 8,052 Cooper 45,245 Deschamps, 345 Richards ? 22,4 50 Vote in County ? 1 * * The vote in Lexington county for , the State offices and U. S. Senator were as .follows: '.'M 'Blease ^ 1380 Dial 1662 Rice.;.. 90 ? Short Term Senate. J l| Benet 380 Peeples .. ' 832 Pollock 609 Bethea 155 .Governor. . / . I Cooper 815 Desehamps 48 Duncan..^ 30 llichards...... % - . 701 Lieut. Governor. Cohen 259 J Liies. . .- ' 829 I Wightmar. 810 V Supt. Education. s Rector.... .. .. 694 Swearingen 1082 ! x i Attorney General Sapp .... 814 Searson 526 Wolfe .. 647 Commissioner of Agriculture. Harris ;.. 874 Garrison..! 640 Morrison 347 . *> Railroad Commissioner. Arnold. 219 LL-Tj*. . i-f 1 i. **?>?> McLaughlin .. .. 360 Smith... N 489 Vowel!.. X . ..;.. 240 : . i j\ J V -W e ' LEVER RE-ELECTED " According 'to latest reports A. F. Lever, liai been re-elected to Congress^ in 7th district. Fred Domineck goes; back from the third district and Byrnes has been elected over his opponents. . v^Under the new ginning Tates there j will be a few bales of cotton weighing less than 500 pounds this fall. According to an exchange, when a widower begins to comb his hair so as to cover the bald snot, he has decided to find another Victim. ?r ' Worldwide democracy and the \ habit of growing one's own garden! truck are well " worth while. That's: us. I ? What has become of the old fash-1 iorpd tailor who sewed on buttons sc i that they stayed on? That talk of eef?s at $1 a dozen next winter sounds a srood deal like fried mush for breakfast for most of us. When a man's wife eroes to the country the man hardly ever tells the truth about hi| lonesomeness. "When this war is over the v> arid will be a fool if it does not take meas! ures to make absolutely impossible a: repetition of the bier horror. ? The man who has been brought up : on rve bread isn't worrviner about" how the war bread will taste. Wonder if the old dictionary hasn't been worn thin by those lookiner tr, find oat iust what exemption means?; M1 - SHARE OUR SUGAR Wfm THE ALLIES 4 ' . British Get Two Pounds a Month. French Pound and Half, > Italians-One Pound. GERMAN SUPPLY PLENTIFUL All Nations Permit Use of Sweetening for Home Preserving Purposes. America's n^w sugar ration of two pounds a month per person is equitable when compared with the sugar ration enforced by rigid governmental arder in England, Franceand Italy, nations with which we are sharing sugar. Each Allied nation?in the matter of sugar consumption?is sharing on nearest possible equal terms the hardships Imposed by greatly altered conditions In the world sugar situation. Formerly classed as a luxury, sugar Is nc t a war time essential. The fair and just division of this essential is in the hands of the various Allied food controllers. The United States Food Administration' has ashed this nation to observe a voluntary sugar ration of two pounds.per person a month. In the other countries at war with Germany sugar Is one of the scarce artSdeo on every menu?whether in the households of both rich and poor, or Jr the hotels. England today has a sugar ration of two pounds per month per person. In France the ration is a pound and a half and in Italy It Is one ponnd a month. And the prices in allied countries are from two to three times as high at in America. v If you so to a hotel in England or France these days and order tea or coffee they serve absolutely no sugar with It If you want sugar you must bring It with you. In England It Is allowable to use one-seventh of an ounce of sugar In the preparation of each luncheon. In France many persons carry little saccharine tablets about with them for use In hotels and in England rich and poor must take their sugar with them if they wish to have sweetened tea while visiting friends. Before the war started Fyance had 625,000 acres devoted to sugar production. By 1917 the French sugar acreage had decreased to 180,000 acres. Today the French man or woman with a ifugar card has no assurance whatever that he or she will be able to actually buy sugar. ^ buy It, one must first find It s Italy Has "State Sugar." Especially drastic regulations govern the use of sugar in Italy. Its manufacture, distribution and sale are closelv controlled, and in part actually ? taken over by the state. Saccharine Is permitted to be sold and used as a substitute for sugar and the government manufactures a mixture of saccharine and sugar called "State Sugar," which Is largely used. German Sugar Ration Adequate. \ Germany, before the war, produced a great surplus of sugar and exported large quantities. Today the Germans haVe virtually gone out of the export business, but have plenty of cheap sugar, for home use. Wholesale prices prevalent in the Allied nations, according to information received by the United States Food Administration are as follows: England, .10 cents a pound; France, 12 cents; Italy, 26 cents. While these high prices are being pai^ abroad the American wholesale j>rire is being held at 7J,? cents. .. . - . I i ISOLDiERS CAMP ! AT'TINE CAMP" i - - i i i ii i i i r i Groupe "A" of the Stable Sargent's I School field artillery from Camp 1 Jackson are in Camp at Laurel Falls t near Lexington. The groupe is com posed of 58 men and are in charge of j Lieutenant Tugman. There is a ra- | dio station in fine working order and ! communication with Camp Jackson is J easily had. Tomorrow morning at an early hour j there will be a mounted drill without; saddles, the exhibition to be on the J high school grounds. In the afternoon there will be afull pack inspection at: the camp. Lieutenant Tugman is a former . Newspaper man, and is one of the most capable men in the service. * '" /' * . I THE BOYS WHO REGISTERED LAST SATURDAY?-1 Gillie Altman, Brookland Arthur Eugene Amick Earlie Anderson, Batesburg Herbert Andeson, Batesbug Paul Anderson, Batesburg Herman Wyse Boozer, Leesville Mike Bouknight, Brookland. McRoss Hudson Boyd, Brookland Eddie Cannon, Pomaria Henry Ollie Clark, 'Chapin William. Claud Crouch, Brookland Erska Davis, Leesville Marion Derrick, Gilbert j' Oscarr Dreher, Irmo Josepn urener, irrao Melvin Bryan Farr, Lexington ' George Berley Fuller, Peak Olen Gletion, Pelion .?<; .'.eG. M. Goff, LeesvillSr h- . 5, -S ~ Edwin Caleb QiuniQr,,. LeesyiHe Ceron Clifton Hall, Steerdman v | Julian Clarendon I|aU,. $?e?draaiv William Albert Hammond, SteecJ} John Bernard Hartley,, Ratesby-rg;. j, Havey Albert Hopk,. Lexingt.ory.V ? William Nevins Hook, Brpqkland | Walter Bellinger Holley, ^Gilbei.t? ' Otis Jenkins, L^esville-' i John Henry Johnson, Brookland . Otis Odello K el fey, LeesyiAe j William Clarence Kpon, Gilbert ; Hobson Goan Lee. Lexington \Villic Long, Leesville j Wilford Leon Mack, Swansea ; William Tillman Mack, Brookland Charley Maddox, Steeman Otis Matthews, Swansea John Henry McFee, Batesburg. David Rufus Oswald, Gilbert Per Lester Oswalt, Gilbert James William. Riser, Brookland Hqnry Rister, Chapin Willie Thomas Sharp, Gaston I Henry Walter Slice', Lexington '' T Cmith T onc\*i 11 r* ?-j\j y vjatu uiiiii/ii, ? 4iji Webster Matthew Steele, Lexing- J ton x Marion ^>togner, Lexington John Arthur Taylor,. Golbert. Lawence Franklin Taylor, Gaston ; Xelson Thompson. Pelion Ed. Tobe, Pomaria Henry Tucker, Irmo Willie Wannamaker, Swansea George Lester Whitman, Bates j burg j Julius Eugene Wingard, Lexington i i i I HAI/n\VAN GER'S I We call attention to the advertise- ; ment in this issue of Haltiwanger's in j ! Columbia. This is the largest exclu- j | sive woman's store in South Carolina | , and is operated by Mr. J. W. Haltiwan ; ger a Lexington county boy. He is j now conducting a sale to make room j for his large full stock and has some wonderful values to offer the public.; ! Visit his store and see for yourself. "BOB" HOOKS r.or\M\G BOY. lioh Koof is !:;< happiest man in i this town, all bwauso of the late arI rival of a 1 i-yourui boy in his home.! j The youngs!( N . : gay a peacock and nan shout as loud as his daddy, j i LEXINGTON SEN { TO DON KHAKl! f | j Big Bunch of Boys Left for Camp ! Jackson This Morning ! Ti;e Local Board has called the following 4." registrants from this county! who will leave Lexington August 29th ( for Camp Jackson. Allen Julian Connelly. Charlton Eugene Miller. Charles Elton Derrick. Curtis Roy Goodwir George Eddie C u . James Charlie Muier. Arthur Jones Amick. Jas. Haskell Amick. Wilbert Earle Swygert. Leroy Watts. Jas. William Lorick. Early Clifton Schumpert. Marrall Elurcd Hallman. Jas Eugene Grooms. George Russell Furtick. ' George Clifton Barefoot. George W. Willis. Fred Burton Setzler. i Daniel Webster Senn. Tom Lee Bush. John Benj. Gunter Willie Smith. r. Roy Sam'l Lorick Silas Jethro Hallman. Frank McLaurin Lever Cyrus Fayette Rish. Elon Craps Adam Clifton Shealy. Benj. Lawrence Frick Lonnie Alexander Sox Harry Ethelbert Wessinger. John Shelton Franklin Ollie Steele '' v""'? Edwin Clair Floyd. Roy H. Thompson , ; Julian Jeffcoat Bennie Carwile Derrick. Franklin C. Cromer v David Lovell Olin Richard Stockman Eugene Wilton Long. David Leroy Frick Pettis 'Eugene Derrick Leroy B. Eargle Jesse Marion Roof Cephus Berley Derirck ALTERNATES. j Jesse Theodor^ Harman. Benj Bryan Wingard Jno. Brian Price CHAPIN LOCALS. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lever and daughters, Misses Eva and Lillian, i spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs Jas. W. Lever, near Irmo. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Haltiwanger and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lever motored 1 to Camp Jackson Thursday. Sergt Irving W. Hunt, of Base Hos. pital, Camp Jackson, will return fromj a visit to his home in New York city, j and will spend the week end with Miss Eva G. Lever near Chapin. "^SCHOOL ELECTION CARRIED. By ..a, vote of 18 to 4 the people of, uTz-uimi/ frpoV -Kclmol district No. 8, in J an election held last Tuesday voted j an extra levy of 2 mills for school pur? poses. t > The trustees of this district are: i S. D. Price, P. R. Shealy and J. M. j Price ; .... . . \ * f.j- ' ! ft? ; *5 c , PATR&S MEETING. 3112 i -A 1 : There wityc a patrons meeting at Charter: Og.k sohool: house Wednesday September 4th at 1 o'clock P. M. for the purpose. of-jOrganizing a Community Fair-for -School District No. 4. All I patons and friends of the school are J urged ^to attend this meeting. TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby warned not to trespass upon my lands by hunting fishing making paths or in any manner whatsoever. The law will be strictly enforced against all persona . violating this notice. W. B. Roberts, 4t4 7pd. Lexington rt. 2 FARMERS RALLY Piney Wood's Farmer's Union will! hold their annual raly August 30, 191S in front of Piney Wood's parsonage, j Te public is cordially invited to attend j come ureDared to spend the day asj there will be two addresses in the mori ning and two in the evening a picnicj dinner will be served on the grounds j MEX CALLED FOR LIMITED SERVICE MOVE SEPTEMBER 5. i I m i The local exemption board has certified twelve young men for limited military service, and they will go to ! Camp Greenleaf, Lyttle, Ga., on the j 5th of September: j Trby Seay Mose William Hartley Morris Fulton Gunter Robert Ililliard Dyches - - - - - * 5 f V -I .\. Jasper rtooi. v ^ ( N. K. "Wannamaker W. h. Roof ! Barnwell Williams Joseph Ebbin Mayer Hammie Spiuener Talma so T. Hall K. L. Sox F< >rxi>?Antonio! i'e license number 49al0. (Hvncr < an have same i.?y j call in?; at Dispatch-News office ami, paying the finder ami fo this advertisement. Crashing the Ikes tl7* ? 3 * r ? r* With litasiic forces Frenzied counterattacks by the foe have fa Hod to hold back the British and French armies who are hard af ' r (' r nans on the 7." mile battlcfront from the north of Arras to 1'r! r>T SniQ^or^ All along the front the German line has given way before the pressure of the British and French troops at . points where the falling back of the enemy or the captue of towns and roads running eastward adds greatly to his already serious predicament from the standpoint of victory. Numerous towns, villages and ham lets have fallen into the hands of the British and French in the. continuation t.-f the fighting, and scarcely anywhere along the battlefront have the Germans been able to do more than delay the .-Flies when they knock, for admit*am--: to the German line. Rear gtt'.'.r-l aoF'-ns in which Innumerable machine warns are used also are serv ing nii.r- ly to keep the allied advance slowed "own as far as possible while the main German bodies make their way crs'ward in retreat toward new positions. AT GATES OF i TIRO WE. In the region around Arras, the Brit ish now are well astride the roads leading to Douai and Cambrai, and further south along1 the Sonune they have pressed forward until they are almost at the gates of Peronne. Between the Someme and the Oise the French have broken the backbone of the German resistance at Roye, capturing this pivotal point to an invasion eastward of the plains of Picardy and' advancing their lines north and south of the town over a front cf about 12 1-2 miles to a. depth of more than 2 1-2 miles at certain points. -North of Soissons, the French, although the Germans are fighting them bitterly, again have advanced slightly their line in the outflanking movement both against the Chemin des Dames region and the Noyon sector. Everywhere the Germans have lost ^ heaviv in men killed or made prisoner and in additon the allied troops again have captured numerous guns, machine guns and war stores. The pris- . oners taken by the British from last Wednesday to the present week aggre gated 21,000. In fighting Tuesday around St. Mard. west of Roye, the French secured i,iuu captives. The Canadian troops are fighting in lively fashion between the Sensee and Scarpe Rivers, and to them have fallen numerous German held villages and many prisoners. DR. DREHER THANKS PEOPLE* To the People of Lexington County: X wish to thank you cordially and" sincerely for the splendid vote given me on Tuesday, which makes my elee tion sure. I made a clean and an honorable fight for the principles of \ genuine democracy, and it makes me *?; feel good to realize that the people * > v have endorsed my course. ? *?: : When I go to the general assem* bly I will go with clean hands; and. shall ever strive to conduct myself in ' ^ such manner as to-win the continued plaudits of my fellow, countrymen. L. E. Dreher. Leesvllle, Aug-. 28, 1918.-: LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL WILL OPEN' MONDAY .'"C. : The Lexington High School will open- Monday morning, Sept. 2, at 9 o'clock. All students who possibly can should'be. on hand ready for work Parents are invited to be present. Opening exercises will be held with short talks and announcements. The teachers will be as follows; high school, W. E. Black, Miss Ellen Hendrix, and Ethel Dreher; seventh grade Mrs. Bessie Black; sixth grade, Mrs. W. H. Riser; fifth grade, Miss Lula Mae Epting; fourth grade. Miss Kate Shull; third grade. Miss Annie Lou Taylor: second gade, Miss Alline Harman; first grade Miss Mary Wingard; Music, Mesdanies E. B. Roof, MayLois Van Omer, and W. W. Caugiinian; elocution Miss Ruth Efird.' FLAG RAISING AT RED BANK. The Junior Order has donated a flag to Saxe-Gotha school and it will be raised at the school building on Labor Day Sept. L\ Mr. Webb is expected to be present and if the candidates in the second race are invited to be present. There will be dinner and refreshments served on the grounds by the Missionary society. Everybody cordially invited. FREE CONCERT NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The Boys' Dum and Bugle Corps of the Mumford Orphan's Home of Macon, Ga.. will give a free concert in the Lexington high school auditorium Wpdnesdnv right. These boys will give you a pleasant, evening and probably surprise you with their music. Xo admission will be charged and it is hoped that a large crowd will encourage these boys with their presence. \r< tm:\ r\n.y shot. Frank Drafts, son of Mr. t. p. Drafts, while playing with a. shotgun ;.? -lay*, accidentally discharged the gun. The middle finger on the i< it hand was shot off by the charge. The voting man is getting along nicely i