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VOL. XXXII. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1917. NO. I
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BMB Items from Cades.
^^^pades, March 26:?Those from
^^Rre attending the State Teaches'
association iif Columbia last week
were Mrs Willie Fulmore and Miss
Annie Mary Epps.
Mr and Mrs V G Arnette went to
Kingstree Wednesday on business.
Mesdames V G Arnette, Annie
Tomlinson and W I Hodges attended
the millinery openings at Lake
City last week.
Messrs W D and J V Epps made a
flying trip to Lake City Saturday
illglll.
We are glad to have one of our
boys back from the border alive. He
is Bethea McElveen.
Messrs E H Carsten and Young
Haselden went to Lake City Mondayafternoon
on business.
Misses Garnet Graham and Velma
Thomas came home from Coker col- j
lege Friday night to spend the week-i
end with their parents and friends.
They will return tomorrow to resume
their studies.
Miss Nettie Godboldt. .who is attending
school at Marion,came home
last week-end.
The school at Bethesda will close
Thursday afternoon.
Alton Sauls came home Sunday to
see his mother.
We are sorry to say that Mr J P
Epps, who has been sick.is not much I
improved.
We are glad to note that Elbert
McElveen is well again.
All the crops around Cades are
J. looking fine, especially the beans.
Fairfield county borrowed $30,000
without interest from two banks in 1
Winnsboro recently. i
J AVOID Tii
I In Hot Wait
an
) order Screens.
<wer now and \
irried. Our spec
B >les us to produc
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all kinds at a
prices. When }
Screens you have
correct workmans
product.
Kingstree Mfg.
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Is w
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Sf RY EVERYTHING II
& iS CROQUET SET
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NAVY IN NEED OF MEN.
Twenty-slx Thousand Recruits
Wanted Immediately.
Washington, March 25:? Following
is the executive order bringing
the navy up to war strength: "By
virtue of the authority vested in the
President by the act of Congress apj
proved August 29, 1916, entitled 'An
i act making appropriations for the
naval service for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1917, and for other
purposes,' it is hereby directed that
the authorized enlisted strength of
the navy be increased to 87,000 men.
(Signed) "Woodrow Wilson."
the navy must enrun Iiinuruiaicij
approximately 26,000 men tp reach
the required strength. Secretary
Daniels supplemented it tonight with
personal telegrams to newspaper editors
all over the country urging
them to aid the department in every
way in their power to obtain the
men. \
\
The suit of A L Carter, night
erator at Orangeburg, against the
Atlantic Coast Line for $50,000 damages,
has been decided in favor of
the railroad company by instruction
of Judge Sease. About a year ago
Mr Carter was called out of the ticket
office at night and struck by a
negro, the blow rendering him unconscious
and injuring him for life.
The suit for damages alleged that
the station was defectively lighted.
Governor Manning has appointed
Hon Thos G McLeod of Bishopville
trustee of Winthrop college, vice W
L Glaze of Orangeburg, deceased.
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until Summer
Prices are much
vorkmanship not
ial equipment en;e
high grade
POOR SCREENS
istonishingly low
fou select OUR
the assurance of
hip and superior
& Const. Co.
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,L PARAPHERNALIA OF ALL
ITH YOU. WHEN YOU WANT
HIT AnnilARTF.RS FOR YOUR
N SPORTING GOODS FROM A
TO A LONG RANGE RIFLE
>RTING GOODS: YOU'LL PICK
OU CAN GET IN CONDITION
:E BEST; THEY STAND THE
\re Company.
KAISER MAY QUIT
I THE THRONE.
, I
SEES ENEMIES AT HOME. CROWN
! PRINCE, JUNKERS AND PEOPLE i
SOURCES OF WORRY TO HIM.
i A despatch from Paris says, the
abdication ot tne ijerman tmperor |
is forecast by the former German
' i magistrate who wrote the celebratJed
book, "I Accuse." In an interi
viewjpublished in Deuvre, he says:
''The Kaiser is obsessed by the
' thought that he is responsible for ;
the war, a thought which poisons'
his whole existence. He feels he is1
menaced by three enemies at home, j
without counting those abroad:
"First, is the Crown Prince, the
, real author of the war.
"Second, is the Junker Pan-Germanist?you
cannot imagine the
smouldering hatred of the Emperor
r for those whom he believes to be
maniacs who are driving him into
an .abyss.
people, not the'
Socialist party, buTtTir"
are starving and who he feel3 are]
arnwinff in number and rising little i
by little against those who organized
the war.
"At the meeting of the Parliamentary
Presidents and the Ministers
of the federal sovereigns, at
which the submarine war was decided
upon, the struggle between
; the Kaiser's party and that of Von
Tirpitz was most bitter. The majority
against the Emperor was so
' great, however, that he was obliged
to submit and pretend that he was1
convinced.
"He was personally opposed to a
break with President Wilson, but)
was forced to consent."
Documents will be published one
day which will prove that secretly
he did everything not to bring America
down upon him and that he considers
that the rupture was an irreparable
mistake. The failure of I
the submarine war will soon show I
that he was right, but it will be too!
late.
"The people he fears most are the I
anti-militarist, anti-Prussian, LiberaRepublican8,
who want the Reichstag
to be based on universal suffrage.
That is why Wilhelm is so
" anxious to convince the nation that
he did not want war. He wants to
continue popular at any price, and
that is why he spoke the first word
of peace. The people were grateful
for it, but the submarine war
came and spoiled evertything.
"It is hard to realize how this
Emperor, who enjoyed a popularity
unexampled in our epoch, suffers in
his Tmjde. He alone perhaps in Germany
knows the whole truth, since
j he alone has in his possession the
elements for forming a judgment on
! the situation as a whole. How can
I he resist morally and physically un[der
such a strain? Certainly he
VinnpQ nompfimps hnfr loss and leas
for the success of the unrestricted
| submarine which he opposed. He
sees the isolation of Germany become
more and more complete.
"Once he tried to initiate peace
negotiations and failed. To try again
would be to admit and proclaim to
the whole world, but above all to th#
German people, which he fears most,
Germany's real-situation. If the Allies
solemnly declared, as they did
with Napoleon in 1815, that they
would refuse to treat for peace with
; the Hohenzollerns, it woule be a
knock out blow. Our German people,
who still believe in him, would abanl
don him for neace at anv lirice will
! soon be the unanimous and hidden
j thought of tortured Germany,
i "What resource is left to him but
i a dramatic abdication in order to re!
tain the sympathies of the German
people and save the political future!
of Prussia?
"Little Boy," sending a eommuni-;
cation headed "Items from An-1
drews," must be reminded that as
there are so many "little boys" at and !
around Andrews, and probably no j
few of them very bad little boys, we j
cannot publish his letter, not know-!
in? the identity of this particular!
"little boy." The items are very !
well written and we re?ret his fail- j
i urp to sitrn his real name to the!
communication.
One good reason for savinR old
newspapers is that they are worth
money. Another, and peehaps a
better, is that so doing saces the
ultimate and unreplaceable resources |
of the country.
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gj Are we forty years be
jg selling of Hardware we ;
JK oughness which we estal:
gj ness, no concealed faults
gj times in such principles ^
]g years we have been sellii
gj ideals of integrity and w
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CEDAR SWAMI'CHRONICLES.
Deatli of Venerable Lady?Reception
to Soldier Boys.
Cedar Swamp, March 27:?Mrs
Margaret Crawford Brown died
March 21. Had she lived one day
longer she would have reached the
mature age of 72 years and six
J^he was the daughter of
the late William Lisrtaie, or tiiacn
river section, and early iu-iife 9he
married Mr Sidney M Brown, whose;
death occurred about twenty years
ago. After her husband's death
Mrs Brown lived a life devoted to
the welfare of her children and by
precept, made good citizens of her
boys, and by example estimable
women of her daughters.
She was laid tu rest beside her
husband in the old family burying j
ground, where gathered a large
concourse of friends and relatives to
pay the last respect to all that was
mortal. She was a member of the
Presbyterian church.
The home coming of the soldier
boys, who enlisted from this place
last summer, created a feeling of
unusual parental pleasure to the
anxious loved ones and one of admiration
to their host of friends,
and one of an inexplicable sensation
in the region of the palpitating functions
of some of the blushing damsels.
The young men from the border,
j with many of their friends, were entertained
at the home of Mr J G McCullough
with a sumptious repast
consisting of barbecue, turkey with
conconmitants.cakesof sundry kinds,
and punch, galore. A large crowd
? 1 J?t AM^AIIA/1
was preseui ana cvcijruaujr cujujiru
the evening and no doubt the greater
part of the pleasure is due to
those who presided without tire
around the table and over the punch
bowl so charmingly.
The fa.-mers of this section- have
finished planting corn except where
the soil s damp and cold. From
information gathered, the planters
are not neglecting the corn crop,
but rather they are preparing bet1
ter and possibly will plant more
than usual.
Tobacco plants that were planted
since the freeze are growing nicely
and from appearance they will be
; ready for transplanting at or about
, the regular season,
j Misses Sue Coker, Betty and' Evie
Guerry motored through the counI
try Saturday, visiting the town of
Florence, and after a very pleasant
trip returned Sunday afternoon.
I Miss Jane Ervin spent the week
end at her home in the Indiantown
community and returned in due time
for schoiastic duties Monday.
Mr and Mrs William Chandler of
Henry were among the visitors here
(Saturday and Sunday.
! Miss Beth McGiil is at home for a
vaction after finishing her first ex|
perience as teacher and, we understand,
she was very successful in the
jclass room as well as popular with
i her pupils.
The school girls of the ninth grade
some time ago purchased a baskethail
outfit and are becoming expert
players under the management of
their enthusiastic referee, Miss Lillian
Salters.
Now. young men, organize a baseball
team and we will soon enjoy
the Saturday afternoon pastime.
W. E. S. !
There was a lively time in the Recorder's
court at Sumter Monday,
when Policeman Ormsby Blanding
assaulted S L Krasnoff. a merchant,;
who requested Chief Sumter to
dismiss him from the force for con- j
duct unbecoming an officer. After j
Blanding was subdued, he was dis
missed from office. The Recorder
placed a charge of contempt of court
against him, and Mr Krasnoff, it is
said, will have him tried for assault
and battery.
[s a Que
ihind the times or ten years a
are maintaining the standard;
dished many years ago. There a
in any Hardware sold by us.
ve will stand whatever criticisrr
w Hard warp from our store.
orthiness.
Lets We Lead]
ee Hardw
URGENT APPEAL TO 1
RAISE FOOD CROPS.I
DEMAND WILL BE MODE IMPER- b
PER ATIVE THAN IT HAS BEEN ir
IN FIFTY YEARS. f(
The following letter has been for- J?
warded by the director of extension
work in South Carolina to every j*
county ai*d"- .?demonstration
agent in the State. This article
should receive the careful consic era-1 ^
tion of every mai and woman ic the j -,
county who can assist in this work, L"
either by raising their own food i 1
supplies or encouraging others to do so j~
The conditions of the food crops'.
of the world, as being reported, if .
not alarming,are serious. This is es-iei
pecially true when we realize that'
the reserves will be exhausted at. the n
end of this crop year.
It is reported that the English iir
wheat crop is exceedingly backward. a!
The Dutch crop is small. The French a
crop is very much less than usual, sf
and what is most alarming, Argenti- .
na will have very little wheat or corn jf
L Tl| A i I _ 1 i It
iu export. nitr Australian wneai .
crop is reported 50,000.000 bushels
less than last year's. The statement a!
is made that the English Govern- c!
ment has contracted for the entire S,
surplus of this year's wheat crop of
Canada. Wheat in the winter grow- ^
ing States in our country has suffered
much for the want of mois ure. 0
Early vegetables in the Soutiern
States have been destroyed by recent
freezes. Coming nearer hame,
the prospects for wheat and oat
crops in South Carolina are the most v
discouraging in years. The season is h
very backward, therefore little gar- t
dening has been done in this Stite. a
The country is virtually in a state 0
Af mor onr4 nr<3 novm vnoe.vw frv ?
ill vrat , auu nv. wu?c CVC1J icaS'JU tV J
expect that in a short time i hou- fi
sands of young: men may be called ij
ftom the field to arms. Therefore it v
is necessary to impress upo:i all v
j classes of our people the urgent j
; need of growing ail vegetables for r
table use and for canning purposes, ;
This matter should be taken up v
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE
SYSThM UK BANKS |
U.jtM ..WUlK.aV. \\\\V;.*tC::SW?S28?^aJ-.;
WHEN YOU DO YOUR BANKING
MEMBER BANK OF THE FED!
BANKS. OUR BANK HAD TO SHC
BEFORE IT COULD BECOME A M
WE ARE ONE OF A VAST ARMY
GETHER FOR THE PROTECTION <
OUR BANK CAN TAKE ITS SECU
SERVE BANK AT ANYTIME ANI
MONEY IS IN OUR BANK YOU CAN
P'JT YOUR MONEY I
WE PAY U PER CENT INTERES
Farmers & Merchant
- \ fWOL,r*TRI,Y 4=5A FF,"
Aulfcarized by Fsdzra! Kaserve Qjzrd to Ac! as Ad!
V >
istion s I
.head of them? In the gj
3 of honesty and thor- g?
ire no shams, no cheap- gj
If we are behind the gj
1 we merit. For many gj
always with the same ?5
I Others Follow eg
are Co. 1
ot only by farmers but by officials
nd residents of cities and villages
d bring about organizations for
le cultivation of vacant lots in food
rops. Chambers of commerce, wolen's
clubs and every agency should ^
e appealed to to assist in this most
nportant work. The production of
>rage crops on large areas, particu;rly
the velvet bean, sorghum, Suan
grass, cowpeas and soy beans, is
rgent. The acreage in corn should
e greatly increased.
The greatest care should be taken
ith spring. pigs. Hogs are now
dling in the Northern markets at
r\n* r\Aiin/l /vn f Aaf #1/%
^v_ pet puuuu UIJ IUUI, UCC1 CBUUt.
um 10c to 12c per pound on foot,
ith every prospect of increasing,
he acreage of sweet potatoes should
i increased many fold. Every farm
should plant a fall crop of Irish
otatoes?the Lookout Mountain vaety,
if obtainable.
With the food supply of the world
i its present condition, we may be
ssured of a profitable demand for
II food crops. We owe it to our;lves
and our country to produce
le necessary supplies, for the famiand
in the event war is declared,
>r the men who are performing
leir patriotic dutv. The indications
re that for the first time since the
vil war we shall be unable to purtiase
supplies from other countries,
herefore it is imperative that we
roduce them at home. This possiility
of shortage may bring some
f our people to actual suffering.
Respectfully,
WW Long.
Murder at Lancaster.
Lancaster, March 2fi: ? H E Carnes
;as shot and killed by Pant Hunter
ere this afternoon. Carnes is said
o have entered Hunter's yard and
ttempted to enter the house when
rdered awav bv Hunter. On his re
sal to do so Hunter is said to have
ired a load from a shotgun. Games
ived only eight minutes. Hunter
^as placed in jail. Both men are
rell known. Carnes was formerly a ^
ailer,while Hunter once served as a
ural policeman. Carnes leaves a
vife and large family. Hunter is
inmarried.
Do your banking
our ;
National Bank!
WITH US YOU DO IT WITH A
ERAL RESERVE SYSTEM OF
)W IT WAS A STRONG BANK
EMBER.
OF BANKS WHICH STAND TOOF
OUR DEPOSITORS.
RITIES TO OUR CENTRAL RE- )
GET MONEY. WHEN YOUR
I GET IT WHEN YOU WANT IT.
N OUR BANK.
T ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
ts National Bank,
LARK CTTY. S. C.
ainislralor. Executor, Trustee and Registrar.