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VOL XXXI. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916. XO. 41
GERMANY PROPOSES f
NEUTRALS
The United States, Spain a
Transmit Germany's Pri
Da Qacic nf Pc
UB UUOIU Ul i w
News dispatches from Berlin say
that Germany proposes peace to
Allies.
The imperial chancellor, Dr von
Bethmann-Hnllweg. speaking for the
German empire and its allies, Austria-Hungary,
Bulgaria and Turkey,
announced in the reichstag that he
had given to the diplomatic representatives
of Spain, the United States
and Switzerland, a joint note addressed
to Germany's enemies, proposi
g to them to *-nter into peice
neg riations.
Tin' chancellor did not announce
the teiuis upon which Germany and
her allies will make peace. Nor are
they contained in the note he hand
ed to the three diplomats ior transmission
to the entente powers.
The only reference he made to them
was that they had the object of
"guaranteeing the existence, honor
and liberty of evolution" for nations
extending the offer and "are according
to their firm belief an appropriate
basis for the establishment of everlss'ing
peace."
This reference is contained in the
note addressed to the allies. The
representatives of Spain, the United
| States and Switzerland were selected
for the transmission, because
these countries represent the entente
interests in Germany and the
countries of her allies.
Simultaneously with the issuance
of the note to the allies Germany
sent a communication to Pope Benedict,
through the German minister
' to the Vatican, Dr Otto von Muehl
?;flr Clar
" Derg, nouryiug me iajuuu ui \jcmany's
peace move, eulogizing the
Holy Father for his efforts in behalf
of peace during the last two years
and expressing the confidence that
Germany's initiative "will find a
friendly welcome on the part of His
' Holiness and that the work of peace
can count upon the precious support
of the Holy See."
Throughout the chancellor's
peech, and both in the note to the
entente and that to the pope, emphasis
is laid upon these chief points:
That the peice move is made "in
full harmony" with each of Germany's
allies.
That not weakness, but strength, I
coupled with solicitude for civilization
and humanity, prompt the offer
of peace.
That if this offer falls upon deaf
ears in the entente countries, the responsibility
of the terrors that a
further prolongation of the struggle
are bound to bring is solely that of
Germany's enemies. The German
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CHRISTMAS IS COMING.AN
OUR "MARDWARE" STORE
WHICH WILL MAKE CHRIS1
IN OUR STORE A LITTLE ]
PRESENTS:
COME IN AND SEE.
OUR PRESENTS ARE BEST
fling Hardw;
The Popular 1
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'EAGE i
m URGE ACCEPTANCE
nd Switzerland Selected to
psal-Terms That May
iace Proposition.
I responsibility for this before huj
manity and history."
His closing words were:
"We are ready for fighting, and
j ready for peace."
Based upon information from their
; home governments, the entente dip- j
I lomats believe Germany's terms are
; in general about as follows:
Restoration of Belgium, with the
1 condition which would practically
i leave it under German control and
| probably give over the port of Antwerp
to Germany.
Restoration of the occupied portions
of Northern France, but with
economic control, which would guarantee
to Germany supplies of iron
and other raw materials drawn
; from there.
Domination of Mesopotamia by
Germany and Austria to give them
a path to the Persian Gulf and break
England's gateway to India and
Egypt.
To award to Bulgaria ail of Serbia
as far south as Nish, which would
take from Serbia as much territory
as she gained in the Balkan Wars.
They expect Germany will demand ;
the return of her African colonies
or at least propose to exchange |
them for the French colonies.
Turkey's interests are considered
a minor affair and not fully developed
in consideration of peace.
I The attitude of the Balkan nations;
| of the Germanic allies, it was ex-!
plained, will be set forth in the,
notes that have been dispatched from i
Sofia and Constantinople; nothing of I
them is known at the Balkan legations
here, except that Bulgaria.
. II Awrwwit rrut ,Vt a
I\jiuuauiy win ca^v-? w k<.v tuuvv. ,
donia and Dobrudja, which former-!
! ly belonged to her, making the Da- j
nube the boundary between Bul-i
garia and Rumania and shutting;
the latter from the Black sea.
Automobile To Be Given Away.
If you want an automobile for
your child's Xmas FREE, call at Dr
Brockington's Drug Store and spend
| your money for your Xmas presents.
Stationery; Chocolate Candy, the
best in holiday boxes; Parfumery,
best in fancy bottles; Holly Tissue
and Poinsettia Paper, Toilet Sets, etc.
; I give away free with every 5c pur
chase a 5c coupon, $1 purchase 20
: coupons, &<\ Call and pv?mine this
| beautiful $1?.G0 automobile. FREEj
I to the o'.e holding the most ticKets:
| on the first day of January, 1917. j
i It Dr W V Brockington. j
Children, send in your letter to!
Santa Claus at once.
I
Give
k Something Useful.
I We've got lots of
Useful.
ea*S
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D ARE NOT YOU COMING TO;
TO SEE WHAT "WE" HAVE|
"MAS GIFTS?
MONEY WILL BUY LOTS OF
f: THEY STAND THE TEST.
?
are Company, j
iardware Store
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CEDAR SWAMP NEWS NOTES.
Local, Personal and Rellglou!
Chronicles.
Cedar Swamp, December 11:?
Mrs R W McCutchen, who has beei
at McLeod's infirmary for treat
* TT
ment, has returned nome. tie
friends sincerely hope that she ha
entirely recovered from the malad:
which necessitated an operation.
Mr Walter B Brown has purchas
ed what is known as the Spann plae
from Cooper Bros. This place join
the Cedar Swamp church and schoo
property and the location make
it a valuable piece of real estate
Mr Brown is a good citizen and i
remembered as one of the tobacci
growers who sells at such fane:
prices on the Kinjjstree market.
Mr Willie Foxworth and famil:
have moved back from the Whit*
Oak section to the home of Mr T ?
Phillips, in this community, aftei
being away for two or three years
Messrs Rob and Frank Snowden
from Cape Charles, Va, and Delmar
Delaware, are at home for th<
Christmas holidays. They repor
quite a pleasant trip through th<
country, crossing Chesapeake Ba:
at Norfolk, thence to Richmond
Petersburg, and by way of Raleigh
N C. traveling along the Nationa
Highway until they reached Hamlet
N C.and thence to Darlington. Flor
ence, Kingstree, a distance of si:
hundred and forty-four miles in lesi
than five days without a mishap ir
Mr Snowden's Overland roadster.
A merry party, namely, Misse:
Jane Ervin, Everette McCullough
Mabel Tyler, Georgie Rembert
Opena Haddock, Dolerise McNeil
Sadie Snowden, and Messrs Thad ant
Manly McCullough motored to Salt
ers Friday evening to attend th<
Christian Endeavor convention a
that place.
The citizens and school patrons ol
this community had a get-togethei
meeting at the school building Fri
day night, and after discussing mat
ters relative to school affairs in gen
eral, decided that the patrons shoult
supplement the school fund to th<
amount of two hundred forty-fiv<
dollars by private subscription whicl
was quickly subscribed. Our teach
ers are indefatigable in their effort
as to the advancement of the schoo
and optimistic in their plans for th<
improvement of the building am
sanitary arrangements of the prem
ises, and only asK the cooperation 01
those whom this work is intended t(
benefit in order to attain success.
There will be services at th<
Methodist church next Sunday after
noon conducted by the new preacher
Rev God bold. WES
Will Money Take Root?
If you want to'see how money wil
take root and grow just go to th<
Bank of Williamsburg and "plant" i
dime in the new Christmas Bankinj
Club the.vjustopened toaccommodat
the people of this community whc
want to start to save money.
This dime will grow in fifty weeks
before Christmas next year when yoi
will feel the need of ready money
into $127.50.
The littie Christmas Banking Clul
book which the Bank of Williamsburj
will give you or any of your friends
free will show you when to mak<
your weekly deposit and how muct
you put in in order to get, in fift;
weeks, the $i27.50
vVhole families are joining thi
Christmas Banking Ciub. It's th<
best thing that ever struck town t<
show us all how to really save mone;
and get ahead. It gets us into tht
banking habit?the best habit any
one can learn. Money planted in th?
bank will surely grow if we let sta;
in the bank what we put in, an<
keep on adding to it. "Every little
bit added to what you've got make:
just a little bit more."
You can "plant" only a nickle ii
the Christmas Banking Club and ii
fifty weeks have $63.75. You musl
put in ten cents the second week, fif
teen cents the third week and so on
increasing the amount you deposi
only a nickle each week. The big
gest sum you put in at one time i
only $2.50. You will hardly believ
- *-*' >?i. i;ttl
mis uniu yuu JUUN IUIU mc inn
Christmas Banking Club book whici
the Bank of Williamsburg will furnis
you and every member of your fam
ily free.
The "kiddies"can join theone-cen
or the two-cent club and in fift
weeks have $12.75 or $25.50.
Every boy, girl, man and wr
man in this community should joi
this Chri.-tmas Banking Club. It's
good thing.
i
AUTO
i ? Who wants this A
. # thp rhilH'? Antnmnhili
r x ary 1, 1917. Come ant
s x some little boy or girl
f 3j or every $1.00 paid oi
x Sunday, December 24
SB Come in and see us an
j | Kingstr
; | Coffins and Casl
J ?
. ! CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR INSTITUTE
? i
j Inspiring and Delightful Meetr
ing Held at Salters.
. i The first Christian Endeavor in,
stitute of Williamsburg county was
Unia of Go]in tho aftornnnn nnrl
, , 1IC1U av uauvrio 111 vuv wv t wwm m..v>
? evening of December 9. Fifty deiet
gates were registered from the four
; visiting societies?Indiantown, Ce/
dar Swamp, Trio and Mulberry. The
, Salters society acted as host and en,
tertained in the town hall, giving
I the visitors a delightful time.
, i It was an inspirational meeting,
- led by Mr Bert Corcoran,State Presc!
ident of Christian Endeavor. The
31 afternoon session was'given over to
II business,after which the guests were
invited to the upper floor, where a
3 sumptuous banquet was served.
The evening session, led by Miss
, Lillian Salters, was addressed by
, Miss Janet Jaeger, supervisor of the
j Florence district; Mr Glenn Mc
Knight, superintendent of the Charloatrtn
Mis<j Hannah Plow
t den of Trio, secretary of Junior
work, and Miss Emma Cooper of Inf
diantown.
Christian Endeavor in Williams
burg county is progressing rapidly.
- It is only about five months old, and
- there are now five flourishing socieI
ties. Mr Corcoran, the State presi;
dent, i3 well known in this section
? and has the love and esteem of all
i the Endeavorers in South Carolina.
- Salters is an excellent place to hold
s an institute. A rising vote of thanks
1 and appreciation was tendered the
e Salters people for their hospitality
j and the institute is ready to accept
- another invitation there.
r ?
) LINES FROM LANES.
; Wedding Bells?Delightful Entertainment?Personal.
? Lanes, December 11:?The marriage
of Miss Mattye, daughter of
Mr and Mrs James Eager ton, to Mr
L F Brabham of Charleston, which
1 ta*es place in the Baptist church
? Tuesday evening, will be of interest
a J to,their many friends in and around
i Lanes.
e Miss Belle Plowden spent the week)
end with her parents in Manning.
Mrs E E Ulmer of Columbia stop,
ped over on her way home after an
i extended visit to her mother, Mrs
, W D Bryan, at Bryan.
Mr and Mrs John Langford of
:> Ridgeland have returned home after
f a visit to their daughter, Mrs Willie
; Prwn, their ,:ttle grandson "Billie"
? accompanying them,
j Miss Mae Graham spent the weeky
end with Misses Nonie Brown and
i Emma Hipp,
s Mrs M L Baggett spent several
? days last week with her daughter,
:> Mamie, at Chicora college.
y On Saturduy afternoon from four
? till six, Mrs Maria Salters and Miss
Nonie Brown delightfully entertain'i
ed about three dozen of their friends
y at the Lanes Hotel at a linen shower
i in honor of Mrs Auddie Brown, who
? is soon to move into her new bunga*
3 low on Church street.
The color scheme of green and
- ?L.'I- oorriu/t nut in
il Willie was ucaumuii.T vanivu uuw ...
a the artistically arranged ferns, palms
t and narcissus in the parlors and hall.
As the last quests arrived and all
i, were assembled in the west parlar, a
t messenger boy came in bearing a
telegram for Mrs Brown which read:
s "Perishable package by today's exe
press, attend to same at once,
e (Signed) "Bungalow Fairy."
h Just as the reading of the leleh
gram was finished, little Elizabeth
i- Brown and Moultrie McCullough
came in drawing a child's express
it wagon, in which was seated little
y Madder under a small Japanese umbrella
with the packages around her.
i- These packages revealed many love
n lv and useful articles in the torm oj
a towels, tray cloths, centerpieces. etc.
Near the close of the afternoon a
MOBILE
utomobile? We will give a^
e now on exhibition in our ?
1 see us and let us explain 01
absolutely happy. Every c
n account between Monda
, will give you a chance to
id get your chances.
ee Hardw
lets We Lead
dainty salad and sweet course with
mints was served.
Those assisting Mrs Salters and
I Miss Brown were: Mr Frank Baggett,
Misses Emma Hipp a ,d Belle
Plmvden. j,
Live Stock Sale at Lake City. '
| Lake City, December 13: ?The '
auction sale of live stock held here '
on the 7th instant was a success, <
, considering that the summer past ,
! was very hard on cattle and the furj
ther fact that this sale was the first (
1 thing of the kind undertaken in this j j
section. There were several buyers '
from various sections; and the num- !
j ber of people present?those who 1
| had stock to sell, those interested in 1
the venture and those brought by 1
I curiosity?was well up in the thous- \
ands. Some of the hogs * brought -J
fancy prices, and a few cows went J
off as high as 9 cent9 gross. The |
amount of money passed was about k
five thousand dollars. The promoj
ters of the sale announce that for
| the future similar sales will be held
at regular intervals.
; The second primary election held !
(Tuesday resulted in selecting the
following ticket for the regular
election on December 20, to-wit:
Mayor, S B Rodgers; Aldermen,
; Ashton H Williams, ward 1; G L
1 Dickson, ward 2; Walter Holland,
ward 3; W M Severance, ward 4;
! Hayden J McKenzie and J P Matthews,
at large.
Damages Awarded.
In the case of Haselden, plaintiff,
against the Atlantic Coast Line railroad,
defendant, for damages sustained
by Mr Haselden here on August
16 when a freight train ran!
into his automobile, in which he and
two of his children were riding J
when crossing the railroad at the ,
Main street crossing, asking twentyfive
hundred dollars damages, the
jurv found a verdict for the defendant
for five hundred dollars. The T
plaintiff was represented by Messrs *
Kelley & Hinds, and the defendant ] ^
company was represented by L W
Gilland and LeRoy Lee, Esqs. This
being the last case court adjourned f
sine die Friday.
JUST BECAUSE OURS IS A NA1
WHY WE CANNOT MAKE YOU
COME IN. TRY IT.
WE ARE HAPPY OVER BEING A
ERAL RESERVE SYSTEM OF BAJ
CURITIES TO OUR CENTRAL RES
TO AND Ob 1 UUK Munti.
SO CAN YOU COME TO US W
YOUR MONEY.
PUT YOUR MONEY
WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTERE:
Farmers & Mercliai
I "A ?*SOL.lJTKr.Y SA FK"
Aalli2t;::S ay Fedarai Reserve Baarc lo At', as
'
FREE 1
way absolutely FREE go
show window, JANU- ?g
jr method in making
ash purchase of $1.00 w
ly, November 27, and gj
win this Automobile. gj
are Co. |
5 Others Follow gj
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IN SOCIETY'S REALM.
Esteemed Bride-Elect Honoree
at Delightful Functions.
/ - ,
Mrs W N Jacobs entertained a
lumber of friends at a chafing dish
uncheon in honor of Miss Jimmie
Britton Tuesday morning from 11
:o 1 o'clock. A delightful three:ourse
menu was served, during
which little Miss Mary Wayne Jacobs,
daughter of the hostess, presented
Miss Britton with a lovely
land embroidered guest towel. Af:er
lunch the guests were invited
nto the music room, where several
/ocal selections were charmingly
endered by Miss Selma Thorn in her
lsual inimitable manner. Those enjoying
Mrs Jacobs' hospitality were:
VIrs Belle Blakely, Misses Jimmie
Britton, Ora McFall, Emma Cooper,
lulmo Tkrnrn onrt Faeip RIaWpIv
Mrs N D Lesesne was hostess fa
he members of the United Daugh:ers
of the Confederacy Friday afernoon
from 4:30 to 6:00 o'clock.
Vn additional feature to the regular
neeting was a handkerchief shower
n honor of Miss Jimmie Britton.this
>eing her last meeting with this
ihapter of the U D C. Immediately
tfter the regular business had bee?
ransacted, little Miss Margaret Leesne,
wearing raincoat and cap, enered
the room, carrying a parasol,
howered with dozens of lovely crept
le chine and linen handkerchiefs.
Delicious refreshments, consisting of
ruit gelatine, with whipped cream
ind cake, were served, buffet style,
>y the hostess,, assisted by Miss Emna
Cooper. Among those present
rere: Mesdames E 0 Taylor of Greeyville,
D C Scott, W L Taylor, R B
Smith, W G Gamble, Misses Jimmie
Jritton, Agness Erckmann, Emma
"ooper, Mable and Belle Harper.
The Civic league will hold a parcel
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KJSl SQlC nuu ujtoui ouppvi m?
^ewis' old store at 5 p. m. Frilav.
ltp
?m mm l
Milk for sale in any quantity, 10c
>er quart. P S COURTNEY.
11-23-tf
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FEEL AT HOME" WHEN YOU
MEMBER BANK OF THE FEDNKS.
WE CAN TAKE OUR SE
ERVE BANK WHEN WE WANT
HEN YOU WANT TO AND GET
IN OU R BANK.
ST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
its National Bank.
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ASminislrjIsr. Cxscutar. Truste? an?J Ragistrar.
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