Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^HWExeJtft on r of Miss Gayell 1 n |fl On the morni/.i g of October 12, t ^^ Miss Edith Oavell, an English C nurse, whs shot at. Brussels by a ( Gorman firing squad in accord V ance with the sentence of the t German military court. She had t H been arrested Aug. 5, with thir ty-four others on the charge of e aiding British and French sol- C B diers and Belgian young m6n to r< escape from Belgium and enter n the Allied armies. It appears ti V from the evidence that she used n i the medical institute at Brussels, o | of which she was a principal, to I shelter 6oldiers and recruits un- ai I til they could be carried away ii I by night to the Dutch border. After a trial eight of the accused | fi B j'rrc condemned to death. At ^ihe solicitation of the Pope, the | I ..nig of Spain and the American | B Ambassadorat Berlin, the Kaiser 8' H ? -I J i?. r-t ^ Ipprucufu tne countess ae tselle- ui ville end some others, but Miss N Cavell was executed the morn- P ing after her sentence, although ei Brand Whitlock, the American 8 Minister to Belgium, used his *r utmost efforts to have the sen- bi tence suspended long enough for ni an apneal to the emperor. Miss Cavell's bearing before the court was frank and courage- ai oue. The British chaplain who 0 visited the prison, reported her fo last words: "1 wish all my friends Oi to know that 1 willingly give my ti life for my country." ^ Commenting on this incident, rFlie Independent says : I The execution of Miss Cavell h< Ldds another to the long list of lets by which Germany has outra- tfc led the humane sentiment of the "r Ige. It w|44 confirm and inten- w ify the feeling that prevails in Beutral nations that German he Methods of warfare are unneces- tl ttrily ruthless and inexcusably Brutal. This feeling will not be ln Believed by any further evidence Ot B to her guilt. We assume that 01 I Be published report is correct, Bat she did on her own admis fo Ion help English and French 0< Kddiers to escape, and that she Si Bus trieil and sentenced accord- Hi Bg to the f( rms of military law. hi Be recognize, also, that her pa Ji ion us a trained nurse aggra- ?e HLtes rather than lessens her offense, because a nurse, like an or amlbassador ispiivileged person- ce age in war time and therefore ui den special obligation not to take is adfkntage of her position inside ro the tenemy's lines to aid the Ti armies of her own country. p? But, admitting all this, we do J'1 1 j0 not \believe that any military o>. necessity demanded the execution elf Miss Cavell. We do not believe that the German Empire wouldlnave been endangered if phe liaLi been allowed to live a re few dans longer, to permit of an Ps appeallto the Kaiser for pardon C1 or diminution of penalty. The ,n Kaiser pardoned the Countess de ar Belleville and other* at the intercessikn of the Pope and the m American and Spanish Atnbas-a tl . fc dors at Berlin. He might well have listened to the plea of the American and Spanish Ministers at Brussels. For this is a case be justice? tempered by mercy as of policy if not of chivH^^BH^^nere humanity. of the shooting of this H woman thousands of will take up arms ^OHflnHgHermany. We in AmeriI^BSn^Bow such a thing is felt jj^^B^^H^Hong it takes to forgive. H |; the City Hall off New 8HKH|HHB'e stands a statue of a "I 1111111 171 ?jW ? in .y-oiii* HBMmm arms tied together nH^BgHE^Hr slaughter. Of the HflHBraH^Viat hurry by all day ^M^Hly stop to read the words RHHHH^BBon the pedestal: "I onthat 1 have but one life ''or my country." And > read and look up into I^QH^H^Blsome face feel a thrill BBSBBBH^Rme self-sacrificing pa^H^^SH^ftand of resentment at HHSflflR^Rry system that imposes MHSHftHBiiccs. Hale was undeniHBBHfi|^BH)y. His countrymen HHHHfl^SH^mpted to deny that HnnSHH-ought him under the nBHS^Halty of martial law. regret was tnat he without trial, with-1 giB^MHBof elegy and without BBHed to send a farewell his mother. But eeps onward." HHn^^BHjHal French, if he IHHnBHBsioD of New York HHH|n8 10W, behave as harshly toward 1 n American spy as did General lowe in 1776? We do not brieve it Would the British, it hey were in Colone, shoot a lerraan woman who had aided t Jerman prisoners to escape? c Ve do not believe It. But, if ^ hey did, they would deserve ^ he abhorrence of the world Some day there will be erect a d in Brussels a statue of Edith & !avel), and those who see it and I aad her dying words, l4I give t ly life willingly for my coun- 0 ry; 1 have no hatred or bitter- a ess toward any one," will honr her as we Americans honor * fathan Hale, So shall she speak s long as bronze shall stand and t ispire the generations to come a ith. her own heroic self-sacri- ? ?e' t To Fight Tuberculosis. d The Lied Cross Seal Com mis- A on of South Carolina has re- ? pened its office in the Union 11 ational Bank Building and is c' lanning to conduct again the w nergetic state-wide sale of the sals which are to be used dur- a ig the month of December on ^ iCKs of letters, packages, tneaes, theatre programs and any 11 lace they will stick. ^ The Commission has sent in 11 i order to the National lied w ross Society for a shipment of ^ ur hundred thousand lied a ross Christmas Seals audadver- w sing material in proportion. In P 115 there were sold in South ?' arolina approximately 250,000 6< these little messengers of jalth. In 1014, owing to the ' ?pressed financial condition of le State, the sale approximated w ily about 150,000. ThiR year, ith the financial outlook mor>* 81 icouraging, the Commission a1 ipes to be able to dispose of 1,1 ie entire lot. of 400,000, and ai. ithuRia8tic campaign for seeur- a g agents in the towns throughit the State to place the seals n i sale is now begun. The officers of the commission 01 r 1015-10 are Jas. H. Fow'ep. ni dutnbia, Chairman; Miss Louly ()l land, Columbia, Vice-Chair 11 an; Mrs. Philip Rich, Orange- u lrg, Vice-Chairman, and Miss a' Hie Heyward, Columbia, Sec- e' tary and Treasurer. ^ The lied Cross Seals sell for a! ie cent each, and ninety per Ir nt of the proceeds froc: the le during the Chrismas season kept in the State of South Calina to aid in the fight against jberculosis. Therefore every j mny that is put into a lied ross Christmas Seals, is a bul- n tin the battle against con I imption in our state. a 'Correspondence. ?c The Advertiser is Anxious to ceive new? letters from all ft f irts of the county. We wil adly furnish stationery and re- n tiburse the writer for stamps, ^ id send the Advertiser free of * targe. a OLEY KIDNEY PIIIS \ IR BACKACHE KIDNEYS AND BLADDER S OH ? Hfc. w The C k ppp Soais Gertson, Aviator | Will Give Exhibition Spectacular flying, something hat Chesterfield ^County has lever seen, is scheduled for next veek when Louis Gertson the trorld famed birdman will give n oxhi bition in the art of flying t Chesterfield County Fair. <oui8 Gertson, according to conract, will arrive one day ahead f time, bringing his biplane and t staff of mechanics. The aviaor will ordinarily flv from tweny minutes up, weather permitjng of course, and will attain an ltitude of not less than 1000, not. Ho urill o Ion ^ 1 ^ 4- ' vw uu n ill a.ou 11J no UlUiSC IU he ground as it is possible to o. The aviation exhibition, rhich is to take place, is withut doubt the most popular aranged program that any aviator ould attempt to carry out. He rill do stunts within the grounds hat hardly seem possible for nyone to do without wrecking is machine. The main point in Aviation leets is to see how the machine ets off the Rround, and in fact ispect the machine itself, as ell as to see how close to the round they can lly, and do just s good work as though they ere high in the air. Many peole imagine that bv standing iitside of the grounds, they can ;e llights, just as well aR if icy were within the grounds. ? ;? * ii.~ i - nm its nun iiii? case, oecause n ives a very poor idea of the orkings of the machine. Loui9 QertSon has been very iccessful in all of his attempts t, aviation and has practically iet with few accidents, none of lem serious. While some of his tempts have been more daring lan others, and the fact that he | 'cently mado a record breaking ight at Retuluma, Califonna toj anta Rosa, a distance of 14'A dies, in 12 minutes and 32 secide, goes to show that he must e something of an aviator. In lis flight just mentioned he got way apparently with as much ise a bird, which goes to show lat a man can run an aeroplane < easily as he can run an autombile, providing he is not too areless. OVR JITNEY OFFER This a.nd 5c DON'T MISS THIS. Out out: liis slip, enclose with oc andj lail it, to Fclej & Co., Chicago, | llinois, writing your name andj ddress clearly. You will reeive in return a trial package ontaining Foley's Honey and ar Compound, tor coughs, colds nd croup; Foley Kidney Pills, r>r pain in sides and back, rheu ' latism, backache, kidney and ladder ailments; and Foley Cahartic Tablets, a wholesome nd thoroughly cleansing catharic, for constipation, biliousness, eadache and sluggish bowels.? J quar^ Deal Drug Store, 1 / bp*? m CU 1 Li Li 1 To r ITH EACH DC SUBSCRIF HESTERFII "nTGaffiin,!.' * Cotton growing as the chief industry of the Sooth is as unsafe, compared with general diverted agriculture, as is speculating in Wall Street as compared with the legitimate business interests of the country. A few men may grow rich on Wall Street speculation, but. the majority who plunge on Wall Street booner or later pluge downward. The bankers and the brokers jare the middlemen who take the | toll and reap the harvest, mak lug their profit on the buyer and the seller of Wall Street securities. The man who buys through a Wall Street broker pays his toll or commission, and, perchance, he sells on the same day or the next day, and pays another toll or commission, and the banker or the broker wins on both sides, whether the specultor losses or wins. The same condition applies to the South in cotton. The all-cotton grower, or the "cotton-tot," p?ys a toll to the fertilizer man, to the money-lender, to the merchant?on everything he buys or borrows?and then when he sells his product, whether he makes or loses, he pays a toll for the handling of it, and the middle men win in both cases. And the middlemen are intitled to win in both cases so long as the speculator takes his chances in Wall Stoeet and so long as the "cotton-tot" takes his chances in speculating in cotton growing, ami when the latter con8entrates his attention on cotton to exclusion of foodstuffs he is as much a speculative plunger as the wildest gambler m Wall Street.?Manufacturer's Record. SAFET1 Now in these good times around twelve cents, why have been putting off so lor protect your wife and chile now?" .... CAR Y J. Chesterfield, 1 ________________________________ NOT Write me and I will ex days of a severe case of Piles out pain, knife or detention f suffer from this Jisease when right here in South Carolina. 20t-o? I 1^1\ The )LLAR PAID Or >TION TO iLD AOUEI Good u Many Chesterfield Readers n Have Heard It and Profited Thereby. S "Good news travels fast,'* and ? the many bad back suffers in u this vicinity are glad to learn ? where relief mav b e found. Many a lame, weak and aching J; back is bad no more, thanks to *>, Doan's Kidney Pills. Thous- s, ands upon thousands of people are telling the good news of ! their experience with this test- ? ed remedy. Here is an example worth reading: Mrs. Jane B. Edwards, Catawba St., Lancaster, S. C., says: "One of the family suffered from disordered kidneys. The kidnfey action was irregular and caused much annoyance. There were severe pains across the s nail of the back and a good night's rest was impossible. Doan's Kidney Pill? gave great relief. I always have a good word for Doan's Kidney Pills and recommend them to my fri nds whenever I can." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy ?rinan'o V lHnnw Pillo !>? u ? v/jr x. 1110 uur same that Mrs. Edwards recom- 3, mends. Foster - Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. ^ IIANN A &> HUN LEY Jj ?ATTORNEYS? R. E. Haiina C L Huuloy g Chesterfield, S. C. Office in Peoples Bank Bu lldin 1)R L H TROTTI ^ Dental Surgeon Chesterfield, S. C. Office on second floor in Rose Building. All who desire my services will please see me at Chesterfield, as 1 ? have discontinued my visits to other towns Office of County Supt. Educ/1 tionOffice open every Sntnrdny nod the first Monday of each month. rTfRST 5 when cotton is bringing ' not buy that policy you >g. A policy with mo will Iren. "Eventually, why not HUNLEY %outh Carolina ICE plain how 1 was cured in 4 L of 40 years standing, with- ? rotn business. No one need this humane cure can be had 1 It. M. JOSEY, Lamar, S. C. $ 1 VJ V RTISER f r* c "MONEY" Md for ?ny cM^ofaurrh thH can- The mil it makes it and under the ot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. terms of t. ie CONTINRNTAIrMOBHall'e Catarrh Cure has been token TOAdK (X> SiPANY you can secure it at y catarrh sufferers for the | 0 per cent f or any legal purpose on npilrty-flve yearo. has bcco proved real estate. Terms easy, tell us St^h"l?ir CatIrih Cure acts thru your wants and we will eo-operate with ie Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex- you. eiiing the Poison fr?m the mood and 9q8-9 Munsey Bid*., Baltimore. eallng the diseased portions. ? After you have taken Hall s Catarrh . ? uro for a short time you will sec_ a . reat Improvement In your 111 watch ttlld jewelry repairuarehit once* and"^ rid of catarrh. inK yOU Want the beat. You will ^^^CHKNEY^&jToiedo.Ohio. make no mistake if you carry 3oid by an Druggists. 75c. tlioin to McCall f/ir repair. When >ou come to Chesterfield see Hurst-Streater Co. Before you sell your Cotton oi Seed ~.:ii ? ' ^ win ^ive you top prices and will ppreciate your trade in Dry Goods, Shoes, rroceries, Wagons, Buggies, Wire Fencig, Cyprus Shingles, and in fact most nything you wish to buy at as close prices, uality considered, as you can get anyhere HORST-STREATfR COMPANY COLD FACTS We aro not running a sale in the sense that we have the front of our store wrapped up in white cloth on which is printed in all the gorgeous colors of the rainbow something purporting to set forth great bargains; neither have we these little flags hung around in the store on which is printed something to catch the unwary. All these contr ptions cost money, and somebody lias to pay this bill. .... .... Now that we have a stock of WALK OYER SHOES on hand and other shoes that we are willing to sell for much less than the standard price. Everybody knows ; the WALK-OVElt Shoe, and knows the price of them. The prices run $.1.50, $4.00, $4.CO and $5.00 We will sell them for $3.00, $3.50, $3.75, and $4.00 Other makes will be sold correspondingly low. Yours truly, ODOM BROS. I COMPANY MOWING MACHINES AND RAKES Ve have a complete line of MowiTS nri R P* l<r alcn rono5 v~r> ^4 - ^ ? w * a wv ?. WW 9 iaivjv 1 i o a l jrices to suit you. Call at once ind get prices. Terms easy. MELD HARDWARE C0?|^ M i in Am