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; f. ?* i.. . . . ... * ' V . . jlljc Ciiunti) It (fori. VOL. XXXI. KIMSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1916. NO. 30 ?' ~ : i * r ^ w W WWII W*? WARNING SOUNDED; LOOK OUT FOR BOLT. STATE CHAIRMAN EVANS SAYS ' INTIMATIONS HAVE BEEN 1 MADE OF NEW PARTY. 1 < Columbia, September 25:?Saying , that an intimation has been publicly , given that a bolt from the party , may be made, that another ticket { - 1 may be put out for tne general election in South Carolina in opposition to the regular Democratic ticket, John Gary Evans, chairman of the State Democratic executive committee, in a statement given out here today, calls on all the Democratic voters to register and be prepared to vote in the coming general election. The following is the statement of Mr Evans: To the Democratic Voters of South Carolinr: I call upon all Democratic voters to register. The intimation has been publicly given that a bolt from the party may be made, that another ticket mav be Dut out for the general elec tion in South Carolina in opposition ( to the regular Democratic ticket. j As Democrats we owe it to Presi- t dent Wilson that we should endorse j y/ his administration by a full vote in j ? a Democratic State. We owe it to , our Democratic Congressmen. We ( owe it to our State Democratic j ticket. j The general election will be held \ November 7. The first Monday in \ October will be the last opportunity f for registering. If you do not secure your registration certificate , by the first Monday in October, to- \ day week, you cannot vote in the i general election. t I urge this action upon all Demo- ] crats with all earnestness. It is a ] plain duty and every Democrat \ should perform it. Register and qualify yourself to ] vote in the general election, other- s wise we may face a serious danger. (Signed) John Gary Evans, Chairman State Democratic Executive Committee. Spartanburg,S C, September 25,1916. Be thane Convicted Again. Willie Bethune. colored, was again found guilty of murder in the first degree by a Lee county jury at Bishopville last week for killing Mr ? G B Mims, a prominent citizen of t Clarendon county, in the public road t four miles from Manning, on Feb- i ruary 21, 1909. The jury was out i only fifteen minutes. Judge Geo E Prince refused to give Bethune a , new trial and sentenced him to be , electrocuted October 27. 1 | Just Through U Load RAN Look At Them Purcl The King Hardv "The Popular Hi t IT * f AMERICAN AIRMAN KILLED. fates Rockwell Slain In Battle With German. Winston-Salem, N C, September 13:?Kiffen Yates Rockwell, formery of Asheville and Atlanta, who has Deen serving with the French aero lorps on the western battle front, ;vas killed this morning in ^ fight ffith a German aircraft. Announce- j nent of his death was contained in I i cablegram from Paris received j -K? V,ia mnthpr Mrs i icxc iatc buuoj *jj iiiw ji A Rockwell, of this city. Kiffen Rockwell was born on Sep:ember 20, 1892, at Newport, Tenn. i 3is father was a Baptist minister of l^orth Carolina. His mother was Hiss Lula Aj'ers, a member of a >rominent South Carolina family. Rockwell's father died when the boy j vas two years old, and later Mrs [Rockwell moved with her two sons1 ;o Asheville, North Carolina, where ;hey lived for many years. Kiffen j vas a graduate of Washington and uee University and also attended ;he Virginia Military Institute for a ;ime. Mrs Rockwell received a letter' Jrom her son only a few hours before the cablegram came telling her, )f his death. In the letter he stated j ;hat he had been granted a' leave of ibsence of eight days and had spent t in Paris with his brother, Paul Rockwell, who had been severely vounded earlier in the war and disiharged from the French army. On :he day that the letter was mailed ;o Paris, Rockwell left for the I front. He wrote that he had been ;ransferred from Verdun to a more ictive sector. When the war began Kiffen Rockvell was connected with an adver;ising agency in Atlanta. With his >rother,Paul,who was a reporter on he Atlanta Constitution, he went to France.. They enlisted in the foreign * 1 An Cnnfom. egion anu uc^bu ocuitc vu m^hiu>er 30,1914. Paul later was wound?d. but Kiffen remained with the egion until it was wiped out after even months of fighting in the ;renches. He then asked for a ;ranBfer to tbe aero corps and beran training. In the meantime his jrother decided to remain in Paris ind he began as a special correspondent there for several American lewspapers, which he now is serving. Floor Advances. Chicago, September 26:?The price; >f flour was advanced 20 cents a oarrel today, the highest level since ,he civil war. Standard Minnesota oatents sold for $9.10 a barrel, an ncrease of $3 over a year ago. The cheaper grades of flour sold to ;he bakers' trade also was advanced L0 to 15 cents a barrel. Grades vhich yesterday sold for $8.50 orought $8.60 and $8.65 today. nloading a Car I of GES i More You lase rare Company irdware Store" Snuth Carolina OPENING AT HEMINGWAY. Special Exercises at Beginning ol New School Session. Hemingway, September 24:?The Hemingway High and Graded school opened Thursday with a large enrolment. A goodly number of patrons were present also. The opening exercires were conducted by the Row P R Tnorrnhnm who also made a very appropriate short address. Dr W C Hemingway, intendant of the town, gave the address of welcome to the new teachers. The programme also consisted of a solo by Mrs W C Hemingway, and an address by Miss A Burney in behalf of the Hemingway Civic league, and a reading by Miss S Burney. Mr R N Speigner then spoke, outlining the work to be done for the year. He stressed the necessity of the close relationship that should exist between the parent and teacher in order for the pupil to make the most rapid advancement. This was the first opening in the now hriMr hnilHincr This buildincr was completed about two months ago at a cost of nearly $20,000, and is one of the most modern in this section of the State. It contains all the new features that up-to-dateschool buildings usually have. The teachers for this term are: R N Speigner, superintendent; Miss E Rollins, principal; Miss L Wilson, music; grammar school, Miss Owens of Dunbarton, Miss Eaddy of Rhems, Miss Martha Jenkinson of Kingstree. The trustees: J M Eaddy, chairman;! F E Huggins and W G Carter. The school this term is a member of the Piedmont Lyceum Course, I and five attractions have been book-; ed for this place. This no doubt j * -M i. ! will prove to De a source 01 entertainment as well as benefit to both patrons and pupils. CHRONICLES FROM LAKE CITY. Personal Mention from Our Prosperous Neighbor. Lake City, September 26:?Mr Clarence Davis of Mars Bluff spent Monday nifcht in town. Mr Davis! is one of the most successful small ' farmers of his section. Sheriff G J Graham was here a a short while Tuesday afternoon. I He had been to Florence as a wit- j ness in a civil case, and was on his | way home. About five hundred of, the voters of this precinct wanted j //>? CUariflf Hrflham at thp ; IU VULC XVI U1IV.IIU ? ? late primary,so highly is he regard- j ed here. Mrs S M Sturgeon left Tuesday ' for a visit to relatives and friends in Jacksonville, Tampa and Dade City, Fla. She expects to be away some weeks. Mr D M Epps was in Kingstree Saturday last on business. Mr Epps went to see Dr Taylor. Mr M M Motley went over to Sumter a few days ago to visit relatives. He went through the country and says that the crop prospects are very popr all the way, except on a few farms right near Sumter which have fairly good crops. Mr Trenchard has removed here from Columbia. He and family ?re living in the "Hall" house on McAlister street. He is a brother of Mr W E Trenchard, who has been dealing in timber in this section several months. i A Card from Mr Cook. I again wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to the voters of Williamsburg who were loyal to me in the recent second primary election and gave me their unqualified support in my race for re-election to the office of County Treasurer, and although I failed to win out, I assure you one and all that I have no hard feelings nor harbor ill will against you, whether you voted for me or not. I shall always appreciate the loyal support you have given me in this and in previous campaigns. Very truly yours, | J We-ley Cook. I Come ^ _ 1 i j.1 SB aooui i;ne ma I family comf01 1 Kingstr 1 Coffins and Cast I ALLIES ARE STILL FORGING AHEAD, GERMANS ROUTED AND IMPORTANT POSITIONS TAKEN BY FRENCH AND BRITISH. Attacking simultaneously on an j arc of fifteen miles, running from i Martinpuich to the Somme. the British and French forces have delivered another smashing blow on the German lines and pushed forward their positions for notable gains. From Martinpuich to Combles, a distance of six miles, the British have driven in their wedge to the depth of more than a mile and captured in the attack the important strategic towns of Los Boeufs and l ?:i? ? Morvai, tne tatter a schul tunc uuuu of Combles. To the French fell the town of Rancourt, two miles east, and the outskirts of Fregicourt, one mile northeast of Combles. In addition, trenches near Fregicourt. in the vicinity of Bouchavesnes, and to the vicinity of the Canal du Nord to the Somme, were taken. The capture of Morvai by the British and of part of Fregicourt by the French apparently seals the fate of Comblet, which the Germans have determinedly held for weeks despite the violent attacks thrown against it. The defenders of the virtually surrounded town have left to them for escape only the valley, a mile in width, running north-northeast, and in the traversing of which they must come under the guns of the British and French, respectively, from Morval and the vicinity of Fregicourt. Another notable step in their approach upon Peronne is marked in the capture by the French of trenches in the Canal du Nord region. Except in France, there have been no important engagements on any of the various fronts. Berlin re-; ports the repulse of Russian attacks in Volhynia, Galicia, and the Car-1 pathian mountains. Petrograd still j is silent as to the operations on the eastern front, but unofficial advices j say the Russians have begun a new i offensive on a large scale in the hope of putting down the counter attacks of the Teutons and piercing their front before winter sets in. The Rumanians still are struggling for supremacy over the Teutonic Allies in the Szurduk and Vulcan passes of the Transylvanian Alps, but, according to Berlin, all their attacks have been repulsed. In the Macedonian campaign continued reports of success forthe Entente Allies come from their various war chancellories. West of Fiorina the Russians have captured a hill from the Bulgars; the Serbians have crossed the frontier into their own country, and reached a position north of Kreusojjrad, while the French northeast of Fiorina have penetrated the outskirts of Petroak. The British to the north of Lake Tahinos, on the eastern erd of the battle line, also report an advance, but Berlin says that all their attacks were repulsed. Aside from the capture by the Ital In And J ijestic A-range-n rt. It will bring jo; ee Hardw lets We Lead ians of an important mountain peak on the Trentino front, only bombardments "have taken place in the Austro-Italian theatre. Notwithstanding the loss of two Zeppelins in an air raid on Eastern j England Saturday night, the Ger-| mans Monday night again returned j to the attack with airships and drop- i ped bombs in the northern and north; , Midland counties. McLaurln to Remain. At a meeting of the State Ware-i house association held in Columbia i Tuesday night, Hon Jno L McLau-| rin, State Warehouse Commissioner,r agreed to reconsider his intention to resign and remain in the position' he now holds. The committee adopted this resolution: "That it is our candid judgment that the real producers of cotton, ; the patrons of the warehouse system j and the friends of scientific marketing commend the administration of j, this office by Mr McLaurin, and that they desire that he continue to dis-; chhrge the duties of warehouse commissioner and devote himself to the development of the same." Mr. Thompson In Luck. The 1913 model Cadillac touring! car seized by the police department ( some time ago under charges of carrying contraband whisky was put up', at auction yesterday and sold to C 0 Thompson for $480. The bidding |( was lively and fast. In an hour and j a half Mr Thompson sold the car to1 W J Brown for $560. ?Charleston Eventig Post. Mr Thompson is a son-in-law of j Dr A M Snider and is well and fa-; vorably known in Kingstree. A MAN'S WIFE ONCE PERSUA LOWANCE. SHE OPENED A BANK ACCOUf THE HUSBAND BECAME INVO THE MONEY THE WIFE HAD HER HUSBAND. SAVED HIM FR< GIVE YOUR WIFE A BANK A FRIEND AND BEST PARTNER. BANK ) WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTERE Farmers & Xerchai " "?? ^ A T71T71I1 1 "ARSOLUTWJLi OAr rj I Authorized by Federal Reserve Board to Act as \sk Us I nent for your I y to your wife I rare Co. 1 N Fnllnw Z^s&Z&Z&Zi W CONVENTION OF MINORITY. Call for Meeting of Reform Faction of Party. Columbia, September 26:?A convention of the minority faction in : South Carolina has been called to . meet in Columbia on October 18, according to a call issued here today over the signature of W A James, of Bishopville, a strong Blease man ' and former member of the General Assembly. The call follows: "I hereby call for a convention of the reform faction of the Democratic ?Uol/1 nn Tnaorlgu pai tjr IU UC ii^lU vu auvwuhj, wvv ber 17, in Columbia. During; the campaign just passed, appeals were made to 'save civilization,' as was done in 1876, when negro domination was the issue. Men have been heard to justify questionable methods at the ballot box upon the same grounds as when dealing with negroes in 1876 and now it is up to us, and is our duty, to hold a great convention and demonstrate that we are as good white men as are those who contemptuously stigmatize the bone and sinew of this State as 'Bleaseites,' and for the further purpose of increasing our faith in and concentrating our efforts to the continuance <rf the struggle for the principle upon which we stand I suggest that each Democratic club send one true and tried reformer as delegate to this convention. "All newspapers who have any of these kind of people as subscribers please publish one time." Those who take the old advice about being sure to be right before cninc ahead usually eat at the sec ond table. r Mm, & I I DED HIM TO GIVE HER AN ALIT. LVED. IN THE BANK, UNKNOWN TO m BUSINESS FAILURE. CCOUNT. SHE IS YOUR BEST <VITH US. :ST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. tits National Bank, LAKE CITY, S. C. 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