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. mi HC WUJMSKHtG flWNnFAK Hi OFEB TICPAY HWBBKI3TH BUI FOWt MY^EVHIMff WU.BE IWRE IMWp iownta iiccmi-p * VOL. XXXII. KINGSTREE," SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25,1917. NO. 34 ? ' ? ft GREAT VICTORY ft FOR ALLIES. BRITISH AND FRENCH SMASH GERMAN LINE-BRILLIANT AERIAL TRIUMPH ALSO WON. The British and French forces .in i Belgium have delivered another at- j tack against the German front north- j east of Ypres and nave captured all their objectives, consisting of many strong positions. The attack was launched southeast of Poeicapflle and northward along the southern border of the I Houtholst forest. The fighting front covered a dis-1 lance of about a mile and a half,with I tne French operating on the north-' ern and the British on the southern .r-rwlo VjQr the British TliUO. .U?I L WIVMyv..*, | drove on beyond tnrir objectives and . gained important ground. The French ! troops took the southern defences of I the Houtholst forest and in addition : a series of fortified farms. , The attack began in the early hours ( of the morning after a hrtiry bom- j bardment of the German positions, and apparently the Allies met with only slight resistance. The gains of ground were quickly made, and afterward there was only a feeble reaction by the German artillery. The violent artillery duels between the French and the Germans along the Aisne sector and on the Verdun front continue, but the infantry of qei^her side has done anything more than carry on small iaiding operations. Likewise, in the Austro-ltalian theatre and in Macedonia bombardments prevail almost exclusively, al-1 thoueh in the latter region the Bri N tish and French troops daily are car^ L rying out successful raids into ene my territory. A TJie Russian Gulf of Riga fleet, which last week apparently was bottied up in Moon sound by the German naval forces, has made its way out of the sound and is now guardng narthern entrance to Warmso WF Island. ? The Russian vessels made their escape without further losses than the battleship Slava, which was sunk Wednesday, and two other vessels, i presumably transports, which went ashore. From its new position the fleet is so situated that it may make a dash for the Gulf of Finland around the Western Esthonia coast, or if menaced by attack fronr the greatly superior German units, take refuge again in the waters of Moon i sound and play hide and seek with j the enemy. j Meanwhile, tho Germans have | landed forces on the Esthonia coast, ] pressed back the Russiau right wing j slightly and occupied the western: portion of the Werder peninsula, j That a larger landing somewhere; along this coast is in anticipation is; indicated by the statement in rhe Russian official communication that! Russian patrol boats have seen in the vicinity of the Gulf of Riga | r We've got f ELECTRICAL ( \ You! need.-/ OUR BATTERIES ARE FF f"JVICE." A Lunu i int. WE'VE GOT A BIG LINE OI AFTER SEEING THE PICTUS TO REMEMBER THAT WE ALSO THAT ON ELECTRICA |fc ELSE WE SELL WE MAKE T1 . OUR GOODS ARE BEST; TJjJ King Hardwc The Popular H r large enemy naval forces convoying ' tiansports. More than 1,200 additional prisoners were taken by the Germans in the conquest of Dago Island, where large numbers of guns and quantities of war stores also fell into their hands. In a speech delivered in London David Lloyd George, the British j prime minister, said he had careful-; ly observed the situation and saw no , peace terms in sight which would lead to an enduring peace. Tuesday morning the Frepch troops fought one of the most cleverly conceived and most valiantly executed actions of the war. More than 10,000 prisoners belonging to the Fifth Prussian Guards were taken The battle began before dawn along a nine-kilometre front. Amid inky darkness the French troops left their trenches and with a terriffic barrage fire from the most powerful concentration of French guns ever gathered on such a front preceding them, they made their way forward to and over the first German positions. sweeping all resist-! ance aside. Altogether six German infantry divisions were aligned, facing the French attacking forces, but none of them were able to withstand the onslaught, the advance continuing! like clockwork. It is believed that Germany lost; one-half of her total effective fleet ; of super-Zeppelins on October 20 in; the disastrous raid over England, ac- j c?rding to official cablegrams received in Washington. All France is exultant over what * * I A. 1_ ^ ' the dispatches declare to oe me 1 greatest defeat ever administered to j( an air fleet since the beginning of; the war. The gratification is more i intense because it is now known that; this German raid was an attempt to, carry out a fearful threat of venge- J ance made several days before. DRAFT JERRY MOORE. < Made the Record of Corn Railing in 1910?Was Living in Louisiana. Jerry Mooae is to go into the army. He has been drafted from j Florence county, and has been certified by the district board to the ! county board. Recently Jerry has i been living at Dodson, La, but his name was drawn from Florence j, county. He stood his physical ex- j amination at Dodson and has been 1 i accepted. It will be recalled that 11 Jerry Moore made the world's rec-! ord fqr the be9t yield of corn on an i acre% 228 bushels aLd three-quarters, i in 1910. , The 1300-ton steamer Katahdin, sailing from Georgetown, was rammed and sunk by a Japanese ship laden with munitions, in the Atlantic ocean Tuesday. 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 Qdom & Dennis. ?t- ^ c*^v:esh and will hold the r electrical goods, and , ie above you are bound ! have them. remember l goods and everything i' he "price" low and that j ?y stand the test. i ?re Company. ardware Store. THE FIVE CLASSIFICATIONS INTO WHICH ALL MEN REGISTERED WILL BE DIVIDED WHILE WAITING TO BE DRAFTED Washington, Oct 22:?The five :lassifications into which men awaiting draft will be divided, under the r.ew regulations approved by President Wilson, have become public * * -1 *.? _1 1 I mucn oerore tne nme pjanneu uy the provost marshal general's office, and are here published: It was discovered today that what was to have remained an official secret for a week?or more, was -divulged Saturday night at a dinner in New York which Secretary Baker and Provost Marshal General Crowder attended. The provost marshal discussed the new regulations, without intending to make public the classification, but some member of a New York local exemption board, thinking to elucidate the general's speech, printed the classification on the back of the menu card. The classifications are as follows, 5 ?annnriffn ana snow tfvtrrv mou iiciwn^v?f w what class he belongs and in wftat order the different classifications will be called to serve: CLASS ONE. 1. Single man without dependent eljtives. 2. Married man (or widower with childrenlwho habitually fails to support his family. 3. Married man dependent on wife for support. 5, Married man (or widower with childrenlnot usefully engaged,family supported by income independent of his labor. 5. Men not included in any other description of this or other classes. 6. Unskilled laborer. CLASS TWO. 1. Married man or father of motherless children, usefully engaged, but* family has sufficient income apart from his daily labor to afford reasonably adequate support during his absence. 2? Married man?no childrenwife can support herself decently and without hardship. 3. Skilled farm laborer engaged i n necessary agricultural enterprise 4. Skilled industrial labor engaged in necessary industrial enterprise. CLASS THREE. 1. Man with foster children dependent on daily labor support. 2. Man with aged, infirm or invalid parents or grandparents dependent on daily labor for support. 3. Men with brothers or sisters incompetent to support themseLyes, dependent on daily labor for support 4. County or municipal officer. 5. Firemen or policemen. 6. Necessary artificers, or workmen in arsenals, armories and navy yards. ~ V a 1 ? I. necessary custom nuuse acr?. S. Persons necessary in transmission of mail. 9. Necessary employes in service of United States, 10. Highly specialized administrative experts. II. Technical or mechanical experts in industrial enterprise. 12. Highly specialized agricultural expert Id agricultural bureau of State or nation. 13. Assistant or associate manager of necessary industrial enterprise, 14. Assistant orassociate manager of necessary agricultural enterprise. CLASS POUR. 1. Married man with wife (or children) or widower (with children) dependent on daily labor for support and no other reasonably adequate support available. 2. Mariners in sea service of merchants or citizens in United States. 3. Heade of necessary industrial enterprises.! 4. Heads of necessary agricultural enterprises. v \ . \ ; Buy Your ! and you share the | Profit-Sharing C I i It is worth your v [COFFINS AND CASKETS| King Next to I ' CLASS FIVE. j 1. Heads of States or the United | States. i 2. Regularly or duly ordained i ; ministers. . ( 3. Students of divinity. i 4. Persons in military or naval | service. 5. Aliens. 1 6. Alien enemies. i 7. Persons morally unrit. 8. Persons permanently, physical- i j 1 ly or mentally unfit, j 9. Licensed pilots, J * CLARKSON WILL BE REMEMBERED l l He Was "Fortunate Enough" to Hire a 1 j Good Man to Gather His Crop. ? - ~ . . . , it Clinton A Clarkson deserves to oe j remembered. He was a small farm- j er at Heinemann. He was drafted, | : but the State board granted him J 'discharge to December 1, to allow j him to gather his crop. In due course the notice of his discharge ! was sent him. j The board in return received the following letter: * I "The District Board for the Eastern District of South Carolina: i "Gentlemen: I herein inclose the exemption you have granted me and I wish to say I have been fortunate enough to get a good man to gather , my crop. "I am already in the service at the address given below. "Yours truly, "Clinton A Clarkson, "w r> r>- nno T_* n ?? |* I m llto, 1D1 l/Bmp JBVR5UU, i The board wa9 so impressed with | ! the patriotism shown by Mr Clark- ^ i son that it wrote him the following iletter: 1 i "Mr Clinton Austin Clarkson, M G Company, 223rd Infantry, Camp ? Jackson, S C. "Dear Sir: The board is in receipt ( of your letter of October 15, return- r ! ing your temporary discharge and ^ advising the board that you have ; secured someone to gather your i crop, and that you have already re-; { ported to Camp Jackson. 1 "The board wishes to congratulate and commend you for writing j' such a letter, and for your action in ; this matter. It is indeed refreshing | ; to get a letter from a' young man ! who wi9he9 to do his duty for his i i country in its necessity, and we are i j sure than General Lee was thinking; jof such men as you when he said: j ; 'Duty is the sublimest word 1n the English language.' "Yours truly, "District Board for the Eastern District of South Carolina." - The J State. Mr Clarkson is a son of Mr W N : Clarkson of Heinemann. ^ Plan New Connty. ?? (? ? ^ A cbttiuus IUI c*u cirv.iiuii >7ii uic , question of forming a new county; out of portions of Williamsburg and I Florence counties have been filed with Governor Manning. The elec! tion will be ordered as soon as legal nnt-atinnc invnlvoH pan hp Hpfprmin ;ed. The commission directing the; movement is composed of: W S Eaddy. Walter C'Wilson, M D Xesmith ! and J J M Graham. The Pee Dee Baptist association j ' met in annual session at Benneltsville last week. Among those present were Revs Louis J Bristow, su-1 perintendent of the Baptist hospital, j Columbia; E W Sikes, president of; Coker college, Hartsville; and E P ; i Easterling of Lake City. ? ; We give Profit-sharing Coupons, j i Four certificates with every dollar j i spent in our Dry Goods department > only' People's Mercantile Co. . 10-4-tf s * ' f ! * HARDWARE profits with us. oupons on all i TVHIO fn lnvpftti'crnt V XillV UV in t viiwi^w v stree Hardwan the HellaKan Wai COUNTY FAIR DRAWS NEAR. 50ME OF THE MANY ATTRACTIONS TO BE OFFERED DURING THE FOUR DAYS EXHIBITION, At a special meeting of the Executive Committee of the Williamsburg bounty Fair Association the following days were designated, beginning fuesday, November 13. and continu ns: through November 16. Tuesday, November 13th, will be known as Food Conservation day; Wednesday, November 14th, as Farmers'day,Thursday, November 13th, is Educational day: and Friday, November 16th, as Negro day. On Food Conservation day out entertainment committee expect to lave Hon A F Lever to address the Association on Food Conservation. On Farmers' day Dr D W Daniel )f Clemson College has been invited to deliver an address directed particjlarly to the farmers of the county. On Educational day Dr White, President of Anderson College, has seen asked to deliver the educational *ddress;and all white schools through>ut the county are expected to attend in a body. The Association, it will be remembered, purchased a banner in 1916, : ?:? *? ivnicn was nivt-fi as a pi ioc iui viic best school float and parade. This prize was won last year by the Mulberry school. The same banner will ?o to the school this year having the best float and parade, based on the same points as that of last year. By a special provision all school rhildren will be charged an entrance fee of 25 cents, a special gate to be provided for their entrance. Tickets ire being prepared, and will be giv?n to the teachers in the various jchools for sale, and only those holdng these tickets will be allowed to ;nter at the cut price of 25 cents, rhis matter will be explained more fully at the teachers' meeting scheluled for Saturday, October 27. With reference to Negro day, it is ilso the purpose of the Association, rooperating with the Superintendent JUST BECAUSE WE ARE A t WHY WE CANNOT MAKE YOU COME IN. TRY IT. n/r or LilODV AV/CD DCTMA YT c nnt nnr r i u1i_?> dlhw ERAL RESERVE SYSTEM OF Bt RITIES TO OUR CENTRAL RESl AND GET MONEY. SO CAN YOU COME TO US V YOUR MONEY. PUT YOUR MONI IWE PAY H PER CENT INTER Lotai Mad* on Cottoa Ware Farmers & Mercha "ABSOLUTELY SAFE" | %tiitiiii fir Frlrri! Jja'd to W as from US i f How? We issue > Cash Purchases v. e. Come and see . # s Co. | We Lead Others Follow | A * $ ehouse. ' 4 ' . ^ \ r-:M of Education, to make an educational feature out of this day for the . colored schools of the county. They are requested to turn out and prepare floats,and assemble at the Court House for parades. The Association , ' ,y is offering prizes for the best float and parade; also second best. The colored Executive Committee has \ been asked to get a noted speaker, < who will deliver the educational address for the colored. schools that day- ,J The official Drocrram will bei Dufc lished next week. M H ROBT FITZSHKMONS DEAD I y One Time Champion Pugilist of The * ^ World Succumbs to Illness ' i v3 Chicago, Oct 22?Robert FUzsitnmons, one of the most remarkable men ever holding the heavyweight championship, died this morning,af- v ter a five days illness with pneumonia.. His physicians said his physique and will power kept him alive long after all hope was gone. . > . > rf. Personals from Spring Gully. Trio, October 23:?Messrs Qarroll Feagin and Lorice Boyd and Misses , Edna Feagin and Lucille Boyd mo- * * , tored to Georgetown one day last week. j ^ Miss Lucille Boyd spent Sunday with Miss Thelma Marshall. Miss Hattie Kirton visited Miss Hazel Loryea at the home of her .'I sister last week. Mr Lor ice Boyd and Misses Edna Feagin, Bessie and Teelma Marshall and Lucille Boyd jisited Andrews Sunday afternoon. Misses Edna Feagin and Connie Thompson were guests of Mrs J K Marshall Sunday. Mr Ira A Calhoun of Klngstree was noted in this section Tuesday. Mr Charlie Boyd of Blakeley spent Sunday with his parents near here. - *u Miss Hazel Loryea was in Kinestree Saturday. * / 4 . . Five hundred bushels jrovernment ! inspected seed oats ou hand at j 10-4 Scott-Logan Co.'s. ^HH^vekome you Rotational I H ,EIM system of banks a&WSB&E* wheW RVE BANK WHEN WE WANT TO /HEN YOU WANT TO AND GET EY IN OUR BANK. EST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. houio Receipt* ?t G per cent. nits National Bank, LAKE CITY. S. 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