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: ' o Intuitu Pccorti. j^' Jmoi. XXXII. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1918. NO. 49 "jOHNL SULLIVAN CLAIMED BY DEATH I MOST INTERESTING FIGURE OF PRIZE RING RENOWN PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY. John L Sullivan, one of the moBt interesting figures of prize ring renown, died suddenly of heart disease at his farm in West Abington, Mass. ^ A8 Was nis wisn, nt uicu wiui mo shoes on." Although stricken with heart trouble three weeks ago, he had quickly improved and was in no sense an invalid. He was about to leave his house for a visit to Boston when he received his final knock-out. His friend and companion. George M Bush, rushed to his side as the old gladiator sank to the floor unconscious and revived him with cold f water applications to his head. "John L," responding quickly to this treatment, and as in his palmy days in the prize ring, struggled to his feet and refused to take the decision of death. He reluctantly conA -J x ~ L" *vUtToinion AQIIO/) rSPDiea 10 nave a pujroiviau ?.??.? but after receiving medical treatt ment announced that he would have a bath and keep his appointment. Even as he expressed this determination he became unconscious and died apparently without further pain. The body was taken to the home of his sister in Boston, where funk eral services were held Wednesday morning. Hardly had the news of the pass^Ping of one of America's greatest hsticcchampions been flashed broadly cast than messages of spmpathy be gan pouring in from men in all walks V nf Ufo Snllivnn in his nrime was a f ...V r popular idol and he never entirely lost his hold on the public, p "John L" always attributed his ' loss of the American championship ; . to James J Corbett by a knock-out in New Orleans, September 7, 1892, to liquor. He had made a fortune in the prize ring and had spent it, when his friends tendered him a benefit concert in Boston to put him on his feet again. The money obtained from this venture went also according to his ruling habit, and then Sullivan's old fighting spirit reasserted itself, and he announced that he had entered the lists against John Barleycorn for a fight to the finish. He proclaimed hiR defiance of . drink from platforms throughout the country and held himself up to r the youth as a horrible example of what drink would do. He never let v up in his aggressive fight against liquor. He was fifty-nine years old when he was counted out. He had often expressed regret that he was too old to tro with the boys overseas, but he was not too old to do his bit. He never declined an invitation to speak at a flag-raising or recruiting ' rally or in behalf of the liberty loan. Sullivan was never taught how to box. He took to fighting naturally. His first appearance in the ring was at a variety performance in Boston when he was in his "teens," a magnificently built young man, weighing nearly 200 pounds. A husky boxer, who was one of the performers, challenged anyone in the audience to enter the ring with him. It was a summons Sullivan could not refuse. Peeling off his coat, he leaped upon the stage, took a blow to the head and knocked out his opponent with one clean punch straight from the shoulder. Sullivan's hardest fight was with loko gilmin It was fouarht near New Orleans, lasting for 75 rounds. That was the last championship contest in the United States to be fought with bare knuckles, under the old rules. That fight practically decided the uselessness of trying to beat Sulli\ van by combating him in his own I sledge hammer style. A 39 round 1 fight with Charley Mitchell, a wary P and skilled boxer, seemed to show fighting managers that the great John L might be vulnerable to a man who could box well and stay with him long enough to wear him ||. down. The opportunity to try this ^ method on the champion fell to James Corbett. The purse was the largest ever put up in a ring battle up to that time. The purse was $25,000 and the stakes $20,000. The fight that was to end John L's championship was fought before the Olympic club of New Orleans. When the fight was over there was a new champion of the world. Sullivan was 34 at the time of his defeat. MUST REPORT FLOUR ON HAND. Order of J. D. O'Bryan, Food Administrator] for Williamsburg County. I desire to call to the attention of the residents of Williamsburg county the recent order in regard to a person having on hand more than a thirty days supply of flour. I understand that there are a number of | parties in this county who have sevj eral months supply of flour on hand. ! This is not permitted under the re' cent order of the food administra| tion, and the holding of this flour is a violation of the law. It is not the i intention of the administration,however, to place those who have such amounts on hand in ar. embarrassing position, and I hereby request and require that every person in this county, other than merchants, who ; have more than one barrel on hand ! to advi^b me in writing immediately ; as to the number of barrels of flour he has. This information is desired ! at the earliest possible date, and I j will thank you to Rive the matter your prompt attention. I can assure 1 you that no harm will come to you by reason of your statement. J D O'Bryan, Food Admr WilliamsburR County. February 6. 1918. Say They Paid 15 Cents for Sugar. I Editor County Record: Please allow us space in your pa; per to reply to the statement of Mr j W W Barr, published in your last issue, denyinR the report that he sold sugar at an exorbitant price, | saying that "he did not sell sugar a! ! a greater price than 12 cents per : pound and most of the time for less | than this amount." We wish to call ! attention to the fact that we purchased sugar from the said WW Barr,paying him 15 cents per pound 1 for it. S McB Graham, Edwin Graham. Leo, February 5. Honor Roll Retreat School for January. Grade 1?Buster Sports. Grade 1, advanced?Thelma Player, 95; Mae Sports, 91. j Grade 3?Clarence Stewart, 97. Grade 4?Rosa Pope, SI; Mattie I Player, 90. ?uarkorf m r?pl Q v\7 q 1 * VJI aut' U 11CJ U^A w auvvimji v *? i Ira Player, 90. Grade 8?Minta Lemmon, 66; Bes1 sie Player, 93 2-7. Grade 9?Sadye McClary, 95$; Annie Player. 93$. Carlisle School January Honor Roll. | Grade 1, advanced?Lamar Jove, 95; Irving Eaddy,95; Clyde Flagler, 92; May Mouzon,91; James Mouzon, | 90. Grade 3?Ethel Brockinton, 95. Grade 4?Lonnie Flagler, 96; ! Lonnie Kelly, 92. | Grade 5?Hazel Flagler, 97; Pearl Joye, 96; David Kelly, 95; David ! Mouzon, 93; Mazie Brockinton, 91. Grades 8 and 9?Unie Allene Brockinton, 97. i The following made head marks ! for the past month: Unie Allene | Brockinton, Hazel Flagler, Bessie ! Price. Sullivan said that he made $2,000,000 in the fighting business and that he spent $1,000,000 of it buying j drinks for himself and his host of admirers. He had knocked out 200 men of j one sort or another in his fighting ? 3 C ??11?1 U/* no i f kftf in Q : career, anu huhu> nc soiu lho?. m a ! saloon in Terre Haute. Ind, in 1909, jhe gave the "Black Bottle," his greatest enemy the knockout wallop. On the occasion of the decision with regard to the "Black Bottle," he said: "If I take another drink, 1 hope I choke, so help me God." He never took another, but kept up his fight for temperance by lecturing occasionally on the evil of drink for those who have athletic ambitions. He was born in Boston, October 13, 1858, and passed the latter years of his life on a farm which he owned near West Abington, Mass. He was twice married. His first wife was Annie Bates of Centerville, R I, whom he married in 1882, but with I whom he lived omy a iew munuis I and from whom he obtained a divorce on the ground of desertion after 26 years. At 51 years of age the former champion took his sec| ond wife, Kate Harkins of Roxbury, who was his sweetheart years be'foro when he was "The Boston Strong Boy." She died *ome months ago. AMERICAN SUNK /A OF THE 2,179 AMERICA ABOARD BRITISH SF ACCOUNTED FOR 1 STATE DEPARTM TAMP M f Washington, February 6:?T1 , ing 2,179 American soldiers, has 1 Irish coast, but official reports lat and men had been saved and ind might prove even larger. The tr ments of Michigan and Wisconsir eling on the Tuscania, a British 1 warships. A brief dispatch to the war this evening announced the disasl only 1,100 survivors. This was m and for more than two hours it , men, including members of the Hi When a message came to the bassy at London saying at 11 o'cl ! icans had been accounted for the away the distress occasioned by t , survivors were landed at Lame a ated Irish ports, and this coupled cue ships were at hand quickly, everybody on board the Tuscania * plosions might have been saved. The President, Secretary Bal ; j ington were up late awaiting for est dispatches were received, and on the liner. Even the time was ; it occurred early this morning, as . London at 3 o'clock this afternooi I the relief ships reached the Irish Because of the nature of the the ship the war department ann 1 say definitely what troops were a was received. RIGID QUARANTINE ON IN COLUMBIA ACTION TAKEN AGAINST CEREBRO SPINAL MENINGITIS-PROVISIONS OF ORDER. Acting under the order of the City Board of Health, promulgated ' i at a meeting held Monday, Dr : S B Fishbourne, city health officer, ' has clamped a rigid quarantine i on places of public gathering. The quarantine, effective Tuesday morni ing for an indefinite period, results from the cerebro spinal meningitis situation in Columbia and suburbs. There have developed during the |1 past few weeks in/ and about the city sixteen cases of the disease, twelve within the corporate limits of Columbia. "The board of health does not , view with alarm the meningitis situation in Columbia," says a statement by Dr Fishbourne, "but feels that everything should be done to prevent the possible spread of the malady. We urgently ask the public i to believe no rumors, since the facts r J may be obtained from the city health ' officer." I j The order prohibits the opening 1 of all schools, both public and prii vate, churches and Sunday schools, ! j pool rooms, theatres, dance halls and ! other places of amusements; forbids the Columbia Rai'.wav, Gas and Elec| trie Company from crowding its cars above their seating capacity, and instructs soda fountain owners, hotel proprietors and merchants to keep I crowds from gathering in their establishments. All gatherings of a public or private nature, 9uch as receptions, card parties, conventions, banquets aud other functions are put under the ban. Terrible Tusk. Mr S D Smith, of the Bloomingvale neighborhood, was in town sev-, eral days ago and showed us a tusk I he had taken from one of the hogs1 i he had recently butchered, which ' measured from end to end 9i inches, j j The hog had spent most of its life ! wild in the swamps and had killed ; several dogs with its terribles tusks i before it was finally captured. ' ROOP SHIP J WAR ZONE. ,N OFFICERS AND MEN IIP, 1,912 REPORTED IN DISPATCH TO ENT. MEN FROM cARTHUR. ie Cunard liner Tuscania, carry been torpedoed and sunK orr tne ;e tonight said 1,912 of the officers icated that the list of rescused oops, composed chiefly of detach1 National Guardsmen, were travvessel, under convoy of British department from London early ter and reported the landing of ade public shortly after 10 o'clock, was feared that probably 1,100 ner's crew, had gone down. State department from the emock tonight, 1,912 of the Amerjoy of the officials almost swept i? 1; mi? ? a. i t r\/\ ne earner news, ine ursi i,iw nd Buncrana, two widely separwith the evident facts that resgave rise to hopes that nearly except those injured by the excer, and in fact all official Washadditional news. Only the briefnone gave details of the attack missing, but it was assumed that i the first message was filed at n, probably within an hour after coast. military organizations carried by ounced it would be impossible to board until the list of survivors 1 CHARLESTON PORT GETS IMMENSE SUM MILLIONS TO BE SPENT IN STORAGE BUILDINGS FOR SUPPLIES FOR ARMIES IN EUROPE. Washington, February b:?A story a few days ago that important developments were soon to be made at Charleston by the government and that several million dollars would be expended there in the near future were verified here today. Congressman Whaley being asked about the rumors that the government contemplated using the port of Charleston on a large scale, I i/] * I'Urt.n Unt.A Lrtnn i.n^w n>nii saiu, xucic nave ltctcii uijuci way for several months examinations of Southern ports by the war department for the purpose of using one of them as a port for storage and embarkation. Owing I to the deep water of 30 feet from the ocean to the navy yard, the accessibility to the sea, the large harbor and splendid fortifications, Charleston has been selected. It is proposed to erect permanent buildings of the most modern type for storage of supplies, ammunition, embarkation, etc. In all the government will take betweek 2,000 and 4,000 acres of land at Charleston and will expend beI a eon nnn nnn eon nnn nnn twccn <p4v,v\'v,wu auu ?pov,vvu,uuu. | "In the bill to be reported by the committee on appropriations I have the assurance this amount will be included and I am confident it will be passed by the House and Senate. The designation of the port of Charleston is a recognition of its availability to be made one of the great ports on the Atlantic. The allies' shipping will also doubtless be sent through our port in great part. The [ plans have all been made and it is I only a question of a short time before the government will actually commence work. "Although I have been working on this matter for many months it had not assumed such a definite shape that I felt that I could make an announcement. However, I feel it is1 now practically assured and that; Charleston will be one of the big; ports of the country in the storage j and handling of supplies for trans-1 shipment to the troops on the other i side." FIRE AT JOHNSONVILLE. A Number of Mercantile Establishments Destroyed Early Last Thursday. Fire at Johnsonville last Thursday morninj? totally destroyed the store houses and contents of S J Cannon, L A Taylor, Walter Poston and the Venters Mercantile Co, also the office of C C Richardson, a cot! ton dealer. The fire was discovered about 3 a. m. Thursday morning. : The loss is estimated at $30,000, partly covered "by insurance. MR. CAMLIN'S GOOD ADVICE. He Counsels Our Farmers to Raise Food Crops and Increase Their Live Stock. | Editor County Record: I want to sound the keynote of ! warning to the farmers of our coun, ty. Choose you this month what you | will plant this year and choose wise: ly and intelligently. If peace is I made this year the price of your cotton and tobacco will go down, with high-priced fertilizers under them and high-priced labor working them; also a high cost of living while making it. Plant grain crops and rai6e all kinds of live stock; then we are on the safe side. 1 know, Mr Farmer, 31c cotton and 40c toUmaaa mma a f rv4-nf i An knf UilUUU ate quite a leiu^iauuu, uui we must ask to be delivered from temptation. Grain will never become a burden on our hands. Besides, it is patriotic to raise grain at this critical time. If you curtail your cotton and tobacco you hold up the price. Let's all plant early garden peas. Irish and sweet potatoes, sorghum, corn and wheat, enough and to spare, and raise plenty of pigs and chichens, then stand behind our armies with plenty of food for them and our families. The immigration from the Northwest is still moving into this territory. 'These people are clearing and cultivating in and around this secI tion of the county. We welcome all! good citizens into ourneignoornooa. | We have the resources and need i good people to develop them. We' , should encourage those newcomers, | and help them in their undertakings, j I We find these people to be very in[ dustrious and honest, law-obiding i citizens and very desirable neigh-1 ; bors. We have room for many more j | such. W S Camljn. | Andrews, February 5. Billions Increase in Crop Values The value of farm products of the' United States, for the year 1917, j i reach the tremendous and unprece-; j dented sum of $19,443,849,000, an ' | increase of more than six billion over j I the values of 1916 and almost nine; , billion more than 1915. j The Department of Agriculture ' has just issued a preliminary estimate i for last year showing crop values of $13,610,463.000,representing 70 per cent of. the value for all farm products for the year, and $5,833,386,000, the value of animals and animal products of our farms. By far the greatest and best cus-1 tomers of the farmers of the country now are the United States and our j Allies. The money used by all of these governments in purchasing the products of American farms is raised by the sale of Liberty Bond3. ' Part is sDent bv the Uniten States it-1 self, and part loaned to our Allies, i In lending to the United States,1 therefore, the American farmer is only enabling its best customers to j purchase his products and receiving; in turn the best security in the v orld.j Good business as well as patriotism urges the farmers of America to liberally support the financial undertakings of the Government. It is thought that the forthcoming directory of Charleston will give the city over 90,000 inhabitants, an innraaca nf npr CPnt sinfp the fed eral census of 1910. The annual celebration of the ' Charleston Bible society will be held in Citadel Square Baptist church 1 Sunday night. The president, Rev , Dr Mitchell, will call the meeting to ' order,and a sermon will be preached ! by Bishop Warren A Candler of the ] Methodist church. i SHELL FOR SHELL 4 1AMER1CANS REPLY PERSHING'S MEN UNDER HEAVY GERMAN BARRAGE-TWO SOLDIERS KILLED With the American Army in France, Feb 3? A German barrage fire at sundown last night opened the heaviest bombardment of many days along the American sector; the American artillery replying shell for 9hell as the firing of the heavy guns j _i 1 Spreau aiUHK stvciai Miuuicicia UL front. Two Americans were killed and nine wounded during the bombardment, and one suffered shell shock. It was ascertained today that the American gunners had wrecked several of the enemy dugouts and so badly damaged the first line positions that at one point the Germans were unable to occupy them Sunday. When the bombardment had reached its greatest intensity the Germans suddenly concentrated their fire at two points, throwing 250 shells into a town in which the headquarters of a certain regiment are located. A At I _U J _ nt/v.m/1 Aiitrr me uumuoiuiurui a wuuuu- ^ ed American was discovered in a position where it was necessary to carry him o\ter a trench top to a field dressing station. A medical corps man displayed the Red Cross and the Germans ceased firing until the man was removed. Early in the day an American was wounded by a sniper. The artillery and snipers also have become increasingly active. American 75s are harassing traffic behind the enemy trenches. The Germans are confining their fire largely to the American trenches. Throughout Friday night machine guns rattled ceaselessly from German positions. Save the Hens. Washington, February 6:?Every laying hen sold from ?the farms before the first cf May means a loss of about 30 eggs to the food supply of the nation. These eggs are valuable food, manufactured largely from insects, weeds, grass, garbage and waste. The eggs, therefore, are almost wholly a net gain in human food. However, the hen is just as good eating after she has laid*these eggs as before. "Save the hens" is the message that the United States department of agriculture is sending broadcast through press notices and posters and through its county agents, especially in the Southern poultry- ;; raising scunuua. Their Expiring Flicker. After the year 1918 we shall have actively participating in the politics of South Carolina young men of vigorous mind and broad vision who have met the supreme test of citizenship by offering their lives for their country. We shall have men who will have developed the qualities of genuine leadership. We shall have men of valor proved in other ways than by uttering loud and abusive words. We shall have men who have been more expert in hurling hand grenades than ugly epithets. The year 1918 offers to a group of hack politicians in South Carolina their last chance. The campaign of 1918 will witness their expiring flicker. For the last time we shall have the circus of rant and cant. The hack politicians will make the most of their chance. Their flay is nearly gone.?Columbia State. Annual members of the American Red Cross may become magazine members and receive the Red Cross Magaziue for one year by^pying an additional dollar to theinpRcal chapaw 1m>amaU n.aU:? i.L_? i.i? lci <ji uiaucu wiiiuii turee munins after the original dollar was paid. Receipt Books, Blank Notes, Mortgages and ill Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at rhe Record office. If we have not the form you wish we can print it cn short lotice.