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i iEljc (County Itecorti. j | VOL XXXI. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY o71916. NO. 18 ~ f NEW HIGHWAY THROUGH KfNGSTBEE ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING WIT THAT END IN VIEW HELD IN CHARLESTON. In response to an invitation to i present at a meeting of the dire .tore of the Charleston Chamber < v- .ffiytfmerce held in that city Mond? for the consideration of the propo td route of the new highway b tween Charleston and Columbia Sei . ator E C Epps and Mr W F Tollt attended as representatives fro the local board of trade. Thei was considerable interest manifes d in the project and it really lool as if the people on the other side < the Santee, who will be affectei mean business and are ready to c perate with the people of Charle ton in the construction of the roa< It was plainly evident that tl directors of the Charleston Chamb< f Commerce and the represent tives attending the meeting fro Monck's Corner were desirous < having the route cross the Sanb river at Murry's ferry and pass ( through Kingstree. The following account of the mee ing is taken from the News ar , Courier of Tuesday: "At a meeting of the board of c hf* rectors of the Chamber of Cor ^ merce yesterday morning to decit upon the route to be improved b p tween Charleston and Columbia, tl report of their highway committe recommending that passing throup Mount Holly, Monck's Corner, f nopolis, Elloree, Eut&wville, Vance Creston and St Matthews, jvas una imously approved. Mr J P Gaillar chairman of the subcommittee a pointed to investigate feasible route presented the report. At the in\ . ^ | tation of the local chamber delegat were present from Monck's Come Holly Hill, Kingstree and otb places in the district affected. Cor - ? -1 miasioner watson, 01 me aepar raent of agriculture, was present ar spoke briefly. At 2:30 p. m. a lunc eon was serVed in the assemb ? ' room to the directors and the guests. "Mr James O'Hear, of the su committee, sketched the develo .< ? = UUUIIUllUUUUIIUtlllllllllliUllUUl ^ 1 1 fflf I I i 11 ! Guar: i in - I5UUU W1 t get somet _ rubber and fabi f zation of thes I the maker's st< i tion for Qualit: v H guaranteed in | y 3 miles. Measure II better tires bv 1! | "While others ar 3 we are au = a Is King Hard) nannnni?mmiMMiiilHgMHniHl ' ment of the movement. Some two months ago, he said, it had come to ] ! the attention of menjbers of the i ' board that both of the commonly- i H used roads between Charleston and i Columbia were all but impassable in ! wet weather. A sub-committee had i then been appointed to look into the i possibility of improving the old | c State highway, which passes through ' 3 Holly Hill. It had met with such ] iy indifference from the people of that i '9* I I section of Berkeley county through j < 6- I which the highway runs, however, < n that it had been forced to look else- < * y 1 ! where for a route. Delegates from ] m I Monck'9 Corner had then come to < re' j the committee, advocating the new 1 \ route and promising enthusiastic co- i (S ^ operation. The new line, known as I ^ i the Congaree road, had accordingly ' j been chosen. 1 ?*i "Dr Kershaw Fishbume, speaking ' s* for the delegates from Monck's i Corner, said that the present under- I ie taking should be divorced absolute- 1 2r ly from politics, so that the people 1 ft* could be sure that all the money ap- ' propriated would be spent upon th? ' road. He favored the administra- ' ^! tion of the funds by a commission. 1 m i The law allows, he said, the levying 1 of a two-mill tax for a period of i * [ two years upon the property of perid I sons living in the parishes through i 1; - which a road runs, provided the i property-holders' consent can be se- t "" cured. This would provide, in the case of that part of the new route I 6 passing through Berkeley county, a i 10 sum of six thousand dollars a year, ' e' and he is sure that the levy would rn ' I pass. In addition to this, a mini- i mum of about three and possibly I m ' five or six thousand dollars could ] ^ almost certainly be secured by pri- J *:vate subscription. This, with the 1 P i amount subscribed by the Charles- I '3 i ton Chamber, would bring the total n up to between sixteen and twenty 6S thousand dollars. r' "The delegates from Holly Hill reper resented that they had been ignorant , ^ of the agitation for a better road, ^ and asked that they be given time to find out whether the people of that section of Berkeley county would 1 not support the improvement of the ir 1 j old State highway before the board J l I chnnM tnkp definite action favoring ' p- the other route. ' < luuunuuiiuuuiiiiuuuuuuauiiiiuuiiui i 1 anteed { : writing = MILES | i 1 buy Ajax tires you jf hing more than fine | ic and the vulcani- | e two. You get s jadfast determina- | i y. Ajax tires are | writing for 5000 i d in miles, Ajax are | >09 miles. | e claiming Quality | aranteelng it.'' | old by b B ^ B I vare lompany j iniwiiinnKminnnnnniiiwnnnnnnBnt "The supporters of the Congaree road brought out that the cost of improving would be much less than in the case of the State road, that it passed through a more populous section of the coastal plain, and that it passes in a short distance of Murray's ferry across the Santee, improvement of the roads near which would open up to Charleston the prosperous and hitherto isolated ' WJlliamoKiirnr onH flHifl. HTC11UU KJL TT UliailiOMuig uuu :ent counties. Mr Philip H Gadsien pointed out that acceptance of Dne route did not by any means imply rejection of the other, and that Charleston would be certainly glad to help in improving the State road f the persons along it seemed interested. "Commissioner E J Watson was leartily in favor of the new route. Hs assured the board that a good road through the coastal plain would be of immense advantage to Charleston, and stressed particularly the value to the city of communication with the territory across the Santee. Ferries on important highways, he said, had never proved satisfactory; and he advised the board to take steps toward the erection of a bridge at Murray's ferry. "A joint committee was formed to take charge of the work on the aew route, and, in view of the assistance promised by the citizens of Monck's Corner and elsewhere, the board went on record as endorsing the new route for the State highway." The meeting was assured by Senator Epps that the people of Williamsburg were heartily in favor of the route passing through their county and in his opinion would do their Pull share toward the?buiiding of a bridge across the Santee at Murray's ferry. | LATEST WAR SUMMARY. ^ Rritish and French troops, thrown forward in a great offensive against the German lines on both sides of the River Somme, 60 miles north of Paris, have penetrated at one point to a depth of five miles; taken several villages and captured a labyrinth of trenches extending to a depth of l.OCOyards on a front of 3even miles. The drive, the most spectacular in this region since the British captured Loos last September, began Saturday morning after the German trenches had been subjected to a bail of shells from guns of every ealibre for days. Progress has been reported along the entire front of about 25 miles. The greatest success gained by the British was on the right. In the centre they captured what are j designated in the official report as! '4 ?wC?%fa '' olnn/? o ^ronf many iliuijk ^juuhs, aiuu^ c* uvuk pf four miles. But north of the A.ncre valley to Gommecourt powerful counterattacks by the Germans lave resulted in forcing the British back from various sections of the ground gained in their first onslaughts. The town of Albert was the starting point of one of the fiercest fights, :he British advancing from east of town to Montauban, more than five miles away. Besides Montauban and Serre, the villages of Hebutems, La Boiaselle and Mametz have been ;aptured. Two thousand German prisoners have passed through the British collecting stations. In co-operation with the British the French initiated a strong: otfenlive. South of the Somme they captured four villages, and north of that river they established themselves in the neighborhood of Harde:ourt and Curlu. The number of German prisoners taken by the French had reached 3,500 up to the time of the sending of the last official report. The capture of the famous Thiau% mont work on the Verdun front by the French also has been effected. R This important strategic point has changed hands several times and i around it probably thousands of j men have fallen. On the left bank s< of the Meuse, the fighting is most ^ intense around Hill 204, Le Mort ^ Homme and Avocourt. c In the Trentino the Italians continue to advance along the entire ^ Pysina line and the Arsena valley. 8 Artillery bombardments mark the ^ action on the rest of the AustroA Italian front. rWhile the Russians report progress ^ south of the Dniester river, in Galicia, * the Austro-Germans claim the capture of Russian works west and * ' northwest of Lutzsk, especially in ^ the vicinity of Sokul, Volhynia. P Maintaining their drive against a the Austrians in Galicia in the region of Kolomea, the Russians have cap- c tured many villages. Northwest of p Kimpolung, Bukowina. the Russians w already are in the mountains and 31 they report the seizure of several strong positions. Attacks of Ger- e man troops in the region of the Lipa ^ river were repulsed with heavy ^ losses, Petrograd asserts. 0 The German troops under Gen von ^ Linsengen have taken Russian posi- ^ t; tions west of Kolki and southwest of v Sokul. Fighting is in progress south- ^ west of Lutzsk. p Gen von Linsengen's forces since N July 16 hare captured 26 officers and 1,165 men. Petrograd reports the v number of prisoners taken from a June 4 to June 30, inclusive, as h 217,000 officers and men. e The Sumter Brick Co has closed a contract with a single dealer in Savannah for the sale of its output for u a year. The plant has a daily capac- t ity of 40,000 brick. ^ ' rj See us for your tobacco flues. 6-ltf Williamburg Hardware Co. t Ia Id PLAY BALL I" ! v We all need exercise in ! the open air. Why not j play the good old American Game of Base Ball. ' It's the most healthful game of all. Get a supply of DIAMOND BRAND BASE BALL GOODS. Get up a Team. It will be great fun and exercise combined. Call and see our supply. Let us help you select the right kind of Bats, Balls and Gloves. We guarantee them to give satisfaction ? they're the best made. ?! Kingstree Hardware Company Kingstree, - - S. C _____ I ALONG THE MAIL ROUTE. lews Items of Interest Gathered by a Faithful Son of the Soil. Rhems, July 4:?The crops in this ?ction are looking fine and the armers are well up with their work, ome of the tobacco planters are uring their "lugs." Dr and Mrs L B Johnson and lite son, Allen, and Mrs G B Eaddy re spending a pleasant outing on awley's Island. Mr and Mrs J W Waldron, Sr, of indrews are visiting Mr and Mrs J V Waldron. Jr. and Mr and Mrs J I Richardson and other relatives. Mr and Mrs A B Edwards and heir little son, A B, Jr, spent Sunay at the home of Mrs Edwards' arents, Mr and Mrs J P Wheeler, t Andrews. Miss Pauline Munnerlyn, an acomplished young lady of the Chopee section, is spending some time rith relatives and friends at Brunon. t Miss Mary Rhem entertained sevral of her young friends at her ome on Wednesday evening, June 8, in honor of her birthday. Some f the out of town friends were iisses Mabel Chandler, Lucile Tureville, Louise Snow, and Catherine rerner of Henry; Pauline Wilson of lanning; Louise Munnerlyn of Chopee; Clyde Doar of Georgetown, and liss Theresa Register of Greelyville. Messrs R C Sarvis and G G Broadway visited in the cities of Andrews nd Georgetown Sunday and report aving had a pleasant trip. U > 1? or\onf f Un wtaa!/ ill I VJCU JU VJI ICl O^CLlt tuc Tvccrvnd in Conway. An exciting game of baseball was 'pulled off" at Indiantown last Satirday between the Union and Indianown teams, the score resulting in avor of the Union boys, 10 to 7. 'he boys report having bden treated 0 a delicious spread of tasty eatbles at the usual dinner hour. Dr and Mrs David Anderson and laughter, Ruth, of Santa Rosa, Cal, lave returned to their home after vhiling away several pleasant weeks vith relatives and friends here. Prof 0 M Mitchell and brother, dr Louis, Rev P A Murray, Ernest md Sarvis Cribb and others left here Wednesday morning to attend the innual meeting of the Men's Bible lass at Sumter. Mr and Mrs B W McElveen and amily visited at the home of Capt ind Mrs John Ferdon at Morrisville Sunday. 1 r | | ! [ . ' . 1 i ' !] HiI S ,,l ;i|i if: i ! I t ''in : Ji:; ' !i'jJ f 1 |!i'! -Ji ! i v ' jl,'! j: -tW.OW -itftay ami MORE THAN ONE-HALFTHE IS NOT IN THE BANKS. NEA TELLS YOU HOW SOMEONE H WHERE IS YOUR MONEY? I "nee Tki vrviio unucc riR pnr onrt in i wun uvuuk vi* w IT IS "DANGEROUS" TO CAF GLAR MAY KILL YOU. THAT'S QUIT BEING CARELESS AND BANK WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEF Farmers &,Merclu "ABSOECTTEEY SAFE" Authorized by Federal Reserve Baard (o Act CARRANZA'S REPLY ^ CONCILIATORY, | WASHINGTON OFFICIALS FEEL THAT BREAK WITH MEXICO HAS BEEN AVERTED. Washington, Jul} 4:?General Carranza's reply to the demands af the United States reached the Mexican embassy here today ana will be delivered to Secretary Lansing tomorfj row. If it is correctly described by persons close to the embassy, it is conciliatory in lartguage and tone and designed to offer a basis for amicable adjustment of difficulties between the two governments. As all Washington was celebrating the Fourth of July, Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador-designate, made no attempt to seek an immediate engagement to present the communication. Instead he di * rected an embassy employee to give out such information as it was deemed advisable to make public in adj vance of delivery of the note and [ then, with members of his staff, left 1 Washington to spend the day at a summer resort. Secretary Lansing was told of the I arrival of the reply by newspaper . I correspondents. He seemed gratified at the description of its content* j but withheld formal comment. In spite of the reserve pending study of the text of the note, the general feeling here was that the crisis which had been only a step 1 from actual war had passed. If the unofficial version of the reply is borne out there undoubtedly will be ! a resumption of friendly diplomatic | negotiations, and in the absence of | further serious border raids sr un! warranted attacks upon American j troops, there will be little danger of !a break. According to the information avail! able, the note renews assurances that j adequate forces of the de facto goyi ommpnt. are enzazed in suppressing brigandage in northern Mexico and i protecting the international line; adJ j mits that a serious situation exists i but again suggests that the presence i of American troops aggravate rather than helps matters; and paves the way for resumption of discussions i ) . [Continued on Page Eight.] -d* I'l" f I I! &*> I Wo^at mcwv I ; afuwuk I (I ?, P I i v 'a vC.mi A!> 'AxMmr 5 I an ?TYMM/rvi?S0. it" | '?i ?v?vvw/ww nBanLl-Wt ud^wur money inthe united states rly every paper you pick up as been robbed. s it safe in our bank or unket? ;ry money or hide it. a bur> his business. bank your money. with us. {est on savings accounts. nits National Bank,' LAKE CITY. S. C. as Administrator, Executor, Trustee and Registrar.