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4 VOL. XXXII. KIKGSTRKE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,1917. NO. 30
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GERMANY PLANNED
TO STRIKE IN 1913
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L PLOTTED TO CAPTURE PARIS, CON*
QUER ENGLAND AND THEN TO
I CRUSH THE UNITED STATES.
Washington, September 25:?Prediction
that Germany would wage a
war for world conquest in about 15
years was made to the late Admiral
Dewey at Manila in 1898 by Capt
Von Goetz of the German imperial
navy, Senator Jagwis told the Senate
Tuesday. *
Quoting a report from Admira
Dewey to the navy department, the !
Illinois Senator said Von Goetz told J
the American naval officer Germany '
would capture Paris as the first step
to subjugating England. The taking
of New England and Washington
was to follow in order that Germany
might secure an enormous
cash indemnity.
The wiping out of the Monroe doc- j
trine and the control of South America
by Germany also was predicted
by the German officer, declared
Senator Lewis, who was discussing
peace negotiations.
For some reason the government
had not given the report wide circulation.
Senator Lewis continued, but
in the face of it now, "any Senator 1
who speaks here or elsewhere against
any measure of his country lends
himself to the enemy."
Characterizing the German reply '
to Pope Benedict's peace note as!
"Prussian peace hypocrisy" and an !
affront both to the Pope and Presi-j
dent Wilson, Senator Lewis scored '
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wnai ne lermeu laggarus iu painui- j
Vism" and those who argued against
the war.
"The country guarantees free!
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speech to every American," the
speaker said, "but that man who!
U3es free speech aeainst America is;
not the American to wnom iree
speech is guaranteed. In this country
there can be no free speech to
any man to destroy the freedom of
his fellowman. There can never be
liberty of speech to an American
citizen to destroy the lib^rt y of the
American nation."
In the Human Slaughter Pen.
London, September 25: ? Total
casualties of all British ranks in all
the war theaters for the week ending
today are reported officially to
have been 23,035. The casualty
lists are subdivided as follows:
Officers killed or died of wounds, j
103; men killed or died of wounds,'
4,430; officers wounded or missing.
432; men wounded or missing 18.070.
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Dr Brockinton Weds Miss Wilson.
The home of Mr and Mrs Lawrence
Wilson of Mayock, N C, was the
scene of a lovely marriage on Wednesday,
September 19, when their
daughter, Miss Addie Lawrence
Wilson, became the bride of Dr 1
Marion Lee Brockington of Florence.
The parlors and lower floor were
beautifully decorated in golden-rod,
ferns, smilax and cathedral candles.
The ceremony was performed before
an improvised altar of gold and
white in front of a back ground of 1
palms. ?
The bridal party entered the par- i
lors to the strains of Lohengrin's
Wedding March, which was artistic*,
ally rendered by Mrs Bright Ander- >
son, and were impressively married (
bv Rev George F Greene of Suffolk, |
Va.
The bride was beautifully attired
in a going-away suit of silvertone
velour, trimmed in beaver fur, with
hat and gloves to match; her flow- j
ers were a corsage of bride's roses
and lilies of the valley.
The bride's onlv attendant was
her cousin, little Miss Erline Newbern.
She was daintily dressed in a
white net dress with yellow ribbons,
and she carried the ring on a satin
basket.
Immediately after the ceremony a
delicious wedding breakfast was
served to the guests, after which Dr
and Mrs Brockington left for a
Southern tour and their future home
in Florence, S C.
The out of town guests were: Mrs
kJohn D Whitehurst and Mrs Bright
Anderson of Richmond, Va, Mrs Hermann
Newbern of Bel cross, N C,
Mrs C B Beasley of Fountain, N C. I
Miss Fannie Newbold of Hertford;!
Mr and Mrs G B Wilson, Mr and
Mrs Walter Perry, Mr and Mrs W S|
White, Mr and Mrs N S Seary of
Elizabeth City, N C; Mr and Mrs B
0 Colonna, Mrs A 0 Dey, Mrs A E
Williams of Norfolk, Va; Mr and
Mrs Jet Terebee of Belcross, N C;
Misses Mae Wilson and Mabel White ;
of Elizabeth City, N C.
Dr Brockington is a popular den-;
tist of this city and enjoys a large j
practice. Since coming to Florence '
from Williamsburg county he has
made numbers of friends, all of j
whom congratulate him on his good j
fortune. Recently Dr Brockington
nualified as first lieutenant in the j
detal department of the U S army
medical corps and has already received
his commission. He is now
awaiting orders to report for duty.
This circumstance hastened the time
of the marriage which had been set j
for later in the year. The bride i
taught school in Florence, and wa9 j
a valued member of the teaching I
corps of the city schools. She has
numerous friends here.? Florence
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BIG WAR BILL
PASSES SENATE
SENATOR MARTIN CHARGES EXTRAVAGANT
AND ALMOST
RECKLESS ESTIMATES.
Washington, September 26:--Without
a roll-call and after brief bebate
the Senate late yesterday passed the
eight-billion-dollar war deficiency appropriation
bill. Nearly $800,000,000
was added to the measure as it
came from the House and it now
goes to conference.
Items for many million dollars
were approved, with only a handful
of Senators present and without
discussion. Senator Martin, chair
man of the appropriations commit- j
tee; and Democratic floor leader,
urged sharp scrutiny of what he
termed extravagant and almost reckless
departmental estimates. He
said appropriations during Ave
months of war would reach about
$20,000,000,000. and expressed concern
lest rix year's total might be
$50,000,000,000.
Over the Democratic leader's opposition
the Senate adopted, 28 to 1
26, an amendment by Senator Robinson
appropriating $500,000 for
the employment bureau of the department
of labor.
As it goes to conference the bill
totals $7,981,400,000. including $2,385,000,000
of contract authoriza
tion and Senate amendments totaling
$770,000,000.
Colored Soldiers Summoned.
The following 64 names constitute
the 26 per cent of colored men who
are called to appear in Kingstree on
October 6 to be moved to Camp
Jackson:
Charley Scott, Kingstree
Verley Gause. Cade9
John Mitchell. Lake City, Rt
Joseph Wilson, Hemingway
James Dollard. "
Robert Gamble, Gourdin
Sylvester Pressley, Kingstree
William Dobins, Georgetown
Julius E Taylor, Trio
Henry Richardson, "
John Ashby Brown, Greelyville
Richard Evans, GourJIn
William Wilson, Ne.^m'tii
William Conyer9, Creeiyville
Earl Brand, Cades, Rt
Archie Takeail, "
Parker Covington, Nesmith
David Owens, Hemingway
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James Moultrie, Cades
May Donley, Hemingway
Jesse Sampson, Gourdin
James Flagler, Bryan
Grantsin Green, Kingstree
Walter Paul, "
Roy Burgess, Bloomingvale
Nathaniel McDonald, Gourdin
Sam Browh, Kingstree
Simely Brown, "
Lee Cooper, Hemingway
Emanuel Morris, Greelyville
Cleveland McCrea, Johnsonville
Willie Brown, Cooper
John Pressley, Kingstree
Liston Green. "
Jack Smith, New Zion, Rt
Philip Whitfield. Salters
Mose Chapman, Greelvville
Herbert Alford, Lakr City, Rt
Henry C McClary, Kingstree
Philip B Graham, Hemingway
Calvin Green, Kingstree
Walter Burgess. "
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Dozier Jordan, Hemingway
James Eaddy, "
Frank Patterson, Greelyville
Jethro Keels, "
James Barr, Bryan
Wayne Cohen, Gourdin
Eddie Chandler, Kingstree i
Geo Washington McDonald. Gourdin j
James Cooper, Lake City, Rt
Nathan Rodgers, Outland
Henry Montgomery, Greelyville
Duncan Fulton, Kingstree
Abram Sessions, Bloomingvale
Warren McCrea. Bryan
Ivory Gamble, Nesmith
Luther Battiste, Kingstree
John Graham, Nesmith
Talmage Williams. (Jades. Rt
Sam Smith. Lake City, Rt
Ernest Keels, Greelyville
The big real estate sale conducted
here last week for Mr P B Thorne by
the Star Realty & Auction Co of
Greensboro, N C, was a success in
every particular. The sale was un-1
der the personal management of:;
Capt J H Philpot, who made many
friends during his stay here. The:
property brought good prices, the i
total sales amounting to approxi-j
mately $20,000.
Seed Oats! Seed Oats!
Red Rust-Proof Seed Oats at lowest
prices for cash. Bring your wagon i
and carry back a load of Seed Oats.
9-27-tf Odom & Dennis. ,
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and you share the
Profit-Sharing C
It is worth your v
[COFFINS HMD CASKETS I King:
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74 CALLED FROM WILLIAMSBURG.
Honor Roll of Young Men Who Will
Serve Uncle Sam.
Last Friday afternoon, seventyfour
young men, the very cream of
the manhood of old Williamsburg
county were mustered into the Uni1
J nAvin/m Koro Kv
ICQ OUllVU milium jr sci tim. uv>b
the local board, acting und?r the
regulations of the selective draft
act. These young men came from
every nook and corner of the county
and represented the best families of
the State. Some of them were college
graduates and professional men,
but farmer and doctor responded to
the call alike and one was nd less
enthusiastic than the other in his
eagerness and willingness to serve
his country. These young men were
taken care of in the homes of citizens
during the night and until the
time for their departure Saturday
morning.
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man's Service league a smoker was
held in their honor on the court
fcibuse green from 8 to 10 o'clock p.
m. AC Hjnds acted as master of
ceremonies and introduced as the
speakers of the evening, Revs P S
McChesney and G T Harmon. These
able ministers, each made an inspiring
address and were heartily applauded
at the conclusion of their
remarks. Cigars, cigarettes and all1
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Kinas oi son arinKs were scrvcu uy >
the members of the league. A j
piano was placed in one of the door- j
ways of the court house and Miss |
Claudia Jones rendered some beauti-!
ful selections. Mr David Silverman
also assisted in entertaining the boys
with his violin.
At 11 o'clock Saturday morning
they entrained for Lanes, where a
barbecue dinner had been prepared
for them by the people of that community.
Upon the arrival of their
train the feast was ready and spread,
so that all they had to do was to
march up to the table and help them
selves. There was an abundance of
barbecue, friend chicken, ham and
nicknacks to have fed twice as many
more, an evidence of the liberal hospitality
and patriotism of the Lanes
people.
GOVERNOR FERGUSON OUSTED.
Texas Official Impeached by Senate
Court?Many Charges Sustained.
Austin, Texas, September 24:?
James L Ferguson was Saturday
night completely severed from his
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Ulliue tti vjuvci uui ui icaao, tu nuiui i
position he was twice elected by the
people of the State, the senate high
court of impeachment Saturday afternoon
having sustained ten of the
21 charges in the bill returned
against him by the house committee
of the whole. Acting Gov William
P Hobby, an editor of Beaumont,
assumes the full power of office, his
tenure extending to January, 1919.
Notice, Veterans!
A meeting of the members of
Camp Pressley, United Confederate
Veterans, is hereby called ts meet at
the court house Wednesday, October
10, at 11:30 a. m. All members of
the camp are urged to be present, j
A W Flagler,
9-27-2tf Vice Commander, j1
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HARDWARE
profits with us.
Coupons on all (
srhile to investigate
stree Hardware
the KellaHan War
Why Sell Cotton Now?
When cotton was selling at 6 or 7
cents a pound and that was the cost
of production,the producer was compelled
by his creditors to carry it to
market so soon as it was harvested.
When it was selling at 14 cents a
pound it seems that even the small
farmer should have been in a position
more independent and that he
might have been able to withhold at
least a substantial part of his crop
from the market for a time. In
those days there would have been
some margin of profit in'the cottongrowing
industry. Were the price
today to jump to 40 cents a pound,
would the necessity still confront the
tenant larmer wno naa given a mortgage
to deliver his whole product to
the creditor?
It is not quite possible for us to
believe that most of the cotton now
going to market is sold under the
spur of necessity. If that be the
case, it must follow that therh is an
absence of relationship between high
prices and the independence of the
producer. If 20-cent cotton yields
him no more freedom than he had
when the staple fetched one-third
that price, the inference would be
legitimate that his slavery would
continue if the price weie 60 cents a
pound. In
our opinion the tendency to
glut the market now is explained by
the craving of the farmers to obtain
cash and buy luxuries and comforts.
Too many of them are pretty well
content with 20 cents. They do not
reflect that they are losing money
when they sell their product for less
than it is worth, however tempting
the present price may be. That the
farmer now has a profit of 7 or 8
cents a pound in cotton is no reason
why he should not try to ?et a profit
of 15 cents, and he ought to be informed
that of this an excellent
chance is to be considered. Undoubtedly
a campaign of education should
begin at once. There is no reason in
the world why a man who has a bale
of cotton in these times should hur-j
riedly convert it into money or that
in the meantime he should be with
out money.?
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FOR BREAK WITH BERLIN.
Argentine Chamber of Deputies Votes,
Fifty-three to Eighteen.
Buenos Aires, September 25:?
The Chamber of Deputies today
voted in favor of a rupture with
Germany. The vote was 53 to 18.
The resolution declaring for the
breaking off of relations with Germany
adopted today by the Chamber
of Deputies was passed last
week by the Argentine Senate by a
vote of 23 to 1.
WOULD AID IN PATROL.
Washington. September 25:?Besides
adding to the consolidation of
the" Americas in the war for demfocracy
the addition of Argentina to
Germany's list of enemies would
mean the partial relieving of the
United States and Brazilian fleets in
the patrol of the South Atlantic,
even if there should not be more
spectacular cooperation by sending
an army to France.
News Letter from Long Branch.
Greelyville, R F D, September 24:
?Farmers are very busy gathering
cotton. Prices are good,but we hope
they will be better later on.
The,Long Branch Sunday-school is
progressing nicely. It is encouraging
to see so many young people attending
regularly and taking much interest.
This Sunday-school was organized
August 13,1916, and our superintendent
has been absent but
once.
Master Robert Bradham returned
home Sunday from a -pleasant visit
to his uncle, Mr W M Bradham.
Misses Minta Lemon ano Belie
Player spent Saturday and Sunday
with Miss Marian Dukes at Martin's
X Roads.
Last Saturday Mr D F Easier was
called away to fight for his country.
It is hard to give up our boys, especially
those of our Sunday-school.
LES OF EDUCATION ARE "READALL
OF THESE CAN BE LEARNANK
BOOK THAN IN ANY OTHER
OK HE IS LEARNING WHAT ARPRACTICAL
APPLICATION OF A
I THE MOST BENEFICIAL AND
BANK ACCOUNT, SEE THAT HE
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:ST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
iooie Receipts at 6 par cent.
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