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. -v ? .. <? v T? ' JH ....... ^?( C?be Chesterfield Advertiser \ ? ; ' /" ' / . | v>T-h.y ., \ . v'^ VOLUME 34?NO. <12 CHESTERFIELD, 8. P.. JANUARY.B, 1916 " $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE tjpM first Monday a Busy Day In Chesterfield An unusually largo first Monday crowd was in town this week. Balmy, spring-like weather pre" vailed and many horses changed /owners. There were ten sales of real estate before the court house \ f. door. These transaction? arnout6d to $15,850. They were us follows: The W. Edgeworth bankrupt . . property, in and near Paztland, sold to (J. K. Laney, attorney, for $25-CO, he assuming mortgag es for $23,000. Maynard - Raley Realty and Trust Co., against R. E. Hanna, ^ T. E. Mulloy, et ai, 376 acres southwo81 of. town. Sold to K. E. Hanna for $4,050. Baud of Cheraw against F. S. Gillespie and W. l,. Gillespie, certain lots in Patrick. Sold t? B. F. Peguos, attorney, for $000. J. Allen Taylor against H. J. Godwin, live lots in Cheraw. J. Allen Taylor for $5.10 R. J. Little against Martha Camp eel 1, interest in two acres near Cheraw. Sold to StevenHon and Prince, attorneys for $H5.00. R. J. Little against Cardoza (Jampbell, interest in two acres near Cheraw. Sold to Steven- j son and Prince, attorneys, for 1$50. H Pocamoke Guano Co., against ' S. J. Sellers, Mrs. Nellie Sellers, Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance Co., 75 acres near Jin by S dd to Pollock and Pegues, attorneys, for $1,000. Lot in Ruby sold to Stevenson and Prince, attorneys, for $150, ?Cata\vba Fertilizer Co. against A. L. Steen, et a), trrfetof land near Ruby. Sold to Stevenson I i*ml Pri nee, attorneys, for $2,400. I J. K. Pegucs against Mary! Black, tract of land nearCheraw.j Sold to Bollock and Pegties, attorneys, f ?r $ir.o 00. Papfelund Itoalty and Iusnranc ! Oo. against J1. 11. Arant, et al, | tract ot land near Pageland. Sold to .1. A. Arant for $2,025. ? Raises Question Of Fertilizers I Representative L^ver the other day urged upon Secretary Lansing of the state department and Mr. Polk, counselor for the state department, the importance of every efFort being made through diplomatic channels to enable this country to receive sulficient potash for agricultural purposes during the next crop year. Beginning last summer MrLever has repeatedly urged the vital importance of the potash Actuation upon Secretary HouspV" ton because he realizes that in some sections of the South it is impossible to grow a full crop of cotton without potash ami this is rSk especially true of tlie sand belt districts. I wL Mr- L?tver suggested to Secre ^M+.ry I." 11-ing tui'l Mr. l'??lk the WJpadvisabilitv of the creation of kind of joint commission composed of representatives from the several countries most directly interested, which commission should be authorized to work out the details of a plan by which Germany might ship potash to this country ami at the same time be assured by this 1 country that such potash would -tSo used in the manufacture of munitions of war. ' Mr. Lever was not at liberty to disclose what had been said to hiin beyond the bare state. ment that he found those in an ' thority at the state department i "'fully alivo to the importance of the situation." | Mill & Farm Tools for Sale I Wo will offer for sale to the I highest, bidder for cash, on Jam, I j oh lit- following: saw mill, Igfist mill, cotton gin and farmling implements, on the estate of lb A. Watfon, 1 milo south of Long Fine church. I Li p J. B. Watson, Adiurs. A Weekly Keview Of The Great War The eity of Salonica, the ancient Thessalonl?a to which the 1'auliae epistles were directed, in now the chief objective in the Great War. It has long been a bone of contention among the Balkan states and the cause of more tnaa one war. Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria ami Austria intrigued and struggled for its possession when Turkey should relinquish it because it is the most important port on tho Aegean and the natural outlet of the richest agricultural region in the vicinity and of the oountries to the north. When the Balkan coalition of Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Montenegro attacked Turkey, the Bulgars and the Greeks raced for Salonica, but the Greeks got there first and obtained posession. Then the 'disappointed Bulgars attacked the Greeks in the hope of gain ing either Salomca or the port of Kavaia to the east of it, but in this second Balkan war Bulgaria was defeated by her late allies, t he Greeks and Serbs. But the Serbs wore by no means satisfied with the resultR, for they had tailed to obtain by their two wars their great desire, a port on either the Aegean or Adri nf in The policy of the Austro-Hungarian empire has for more than fifty yeais been directed toward securing a trade route through Serbia to the sea at Saloniea. It 'was this ambition which brought about the conllict. between Austriu-llangary and Serhia and so p.-eci pi rated the GreitWar a year ago last July. Twice the Austro-Hur.garian troops tried to force their way down through Serbia and failed. The third time they succeeded with the help of the Germans and Bulgurs and the armies of these four nations now stand on the Greek frontier, only thirty-five miles north of Saloniea. But between thorn and the desired haven are the lines being forti fied by the French and British. The first, iine of defense is established on the hills close about the p<?rt; the second front, a larger semi-circle of about twentyfive miles radius. The Greek troops have been withdrawn [from the prospective battlefield I between Saloniea and the Ser bian frontier. Tney are said to ! have been transposed to Kavala. Toe inhabitants of the i towns of this region were forced i by the Allies 10 leave their I home on forty-eight hours notice 'in order to clear the ground for ! the millitary operations The delay of the Central Powers in crossing the Greek fronj tier, whether due to the reces sity of gathering a larger force lortothe fear of offending the Greeks, is at any rate giving the Allies the time they needed to 'prepare for the defense ( f Salon lica. The French and British troops already there "are said t > ' number 200,000, which is about ! twice the population of the city, and more are arriving every day. IThe British hold the right wing and the French the left. Germany is said to have nnti tied the Greek Government ol her intention of following th? British, French and Serhiai ; troops who have retreated into Greek territory unless they are. in accordance and with interna tioual law, disarmed and intern , ed. Since the Allies are deter mined to st&y in Salonisa an; attempt on the part of th Greeks to enforce such a meas lire would bring them into th war on the German side whic. they would dislike even mm than going in on the side of th Allies. The ill-fated expedition of ih British into Mesopotamia is in yet out of its troubios A niuoi ago thf-y were within ten milt ' of Bagdad, the goal towar which they had been work in iot a year. Now they are hav Ji g a hard time to defend them]selves at Kin-ei-Amara, a hundren miles down the Tigris l'hev lost 45(37 at Ctesiphon and during the retreat down stream and 1127 since reaching Kut-elAmara. This is very heavy, considering the size of tho force, which vvas at first said to consist of onlv one division, that is about 20,000 men. It is expected that Teheran, the capital, will soon be occupied by the Russian forces whc are now fighting the Turks and Persians only twelve milee away. The capture of Ramadan brings them within about 220 miles of Kut - el - Amara, where the British are besiefeed. IP A- U ~ II 1 - xl Liit? x\u?sians can reacn ti'c Tigris and join with the British they will have a chain stretch ing from the Caucasus to the Persian Gulf, and "the German road to India," of which there has been so much talk recently, will be barred. Prince Firman Firms, who has been for most among the Persians favoring the Russian side, has now been made premier and virtual ruler of the country, since the Shah is only seventeen years old. This j 8hows that Russian inlluence is j now dominant in Teheran and j the effort of Prince Jtfenry tc win over the Shah has failed. Russia's campaign is Bessarabia constinues to be the most important visible war activity. ; From the Piipet to the Roumanian frontier, over a t'r >nt of at. least 5101) miles, a huge Russian i force with a great appearance ot | confidence is hurling sledge hammer blows at the opposing | force, which according to all accounts, totals at least 1,500,000 men. Petrograd still claims considierable successes in the early stages of the campaign and disU ~ 1 *1? 1 * - I ^jauciius i-iiipjii&^j/jv* tut? excellent I equipment, supplies and munij tions that Russia laid up for this purpose during a period of coin' parative passivity, j Some London observer- specuI lating on the meaning of the Bessarabiun move hail it as one ' of the most ambitions Ptragetic plans since the beginning of hostilities and predict that it will i prove a colossal attempt to break ! the backbone of the Germanic allies' whole line aoross the Bal ; kans. Thus one critic says : "The plan is that Russia and the allies, moving from different sides, shall meet in the Bal : kans and gain complete mastery of that peninsula. If they suc|ceed Turkey will be subdued and the vitals of Austria Hungary menaced." Deer Hunters Return The group of Chesterfield hunters, who spent a week neai near Georgetown, returned the first part of this week Tfiey givo a glowing account ol their experiences, but say thej bagged only small game, savt one deer, which goes to tLt credit of Mr Joe Oulberson. Il is claimed by some members o! the partv that two of the timid creatures were seen playitq leap frog over the prostrate "f??m of "Doc" Laney who wai "asleep at the switch." Thn is emphatically denied by Mr Laney and we take his wore I * P| III* OVR JITNEY OFFER This a.nd 5c DON'T MISS THIS. Oot oui -his slip, enclose with 5c anc nail it. to Foley & Co., Chicago Illinois, writing your name ant iddress clearly. You will re eive in return a trial packffgt ontaining Foley's Honey an* I'ar Compound, tor coughs, cold md croup; Foley Kidney Fills <n>-pa in in Hides and hack, rheu natisin, backache, kidney an< oSadder ailments; and Foley Ca rliai-ti^ Tablets, a wholesomt aid thoroughly cleansing cathar ic, for constipation, b.liousness teadaohe and sluggish bowels.? Square Deal Drug Store. FOLEY KIDNEY PILL? tOR BACKACHE KIDNEYS AND 8LAD Dfil - }T-. ....y ink! JiMHMwfaaaia,', A Booster Cha ! The Get Tog< Athens in the age of Pericles , developed in may respects the most wonderful city that has so far existed in the world. This was done because the ' task of making a great city was * placed before that of individual money getting- All the citizens 1 Were often called to take parfc'in discussing the problems of the ' city. Good city government is one of the greatest p >wers for righteousness at the disposal of 1 men. Every town ought to have a good city charter. There ought to be a copy of it in every home, 1 it ought to be a text book in every school in the town. Every ! citizen ought to know what are the duties and responsibilities ot 1 the private citizen, ought to ' know what are the duties and 1 responsibilities of the town ofTicials. The town itself ought to be as well managed as its schools ' or any private business in it. 1 Every town ought to have a board or committee to look af 1 ter the health and sanitation, ' another to take steps to provide a park and a playground, , another to look after the amusement, recreation and education of the people who are not in active touch with the public schools, and to provide some form of social center that is de( signed to be uplifting. It is just as important to stamp out a moral poison as it is to stamp , out the contagion of smallpox. ! It is just as important to quarantine against gambling as it is against scarlet fever. To be sat Taxes Collected The books of the tax collector which ordinarily close on Jan. 1st, will remain open until today, Jan. Oth. Taxes p\id up last night amounted to $00,000, half the amount assessed, which is about $120,000. Commutation tax paid in is $800. 1 A'Godsend'to Tai Will Do &.s M After waging a seeming from the time of his gradu: Carolina College, until rec a highly respected citizen . Chesterfield, tells in an oj master medicine quickly br Mr Spencer graphical 1 how Tanlac made him almoi ing letter: ' D^ar Sir: I graduated ir>v lieullli o riurfoct urpo/'b I nervous prostration, ulcer! gastritis I could not keej enough for it to get warm, I regular habits I lived aloi youthful vigor. "Early in the fall I fe came constipated, had alee] tastic dreams, no appetite a saw a Tanlac ad. and when began to take notice that { have used four bottles and ?almost rejuvenated. I i gestion good, and 1 even f felt before. My liver and act in perfect harmony. "I feel that I have a ne lac has been a godsend to ir "Hoping you success a am, Fortf Chester# utauqua and jtlier Movement i8fied with things as they are is often the worst kind of sin. If the people of our town could see clearly what our town is now, and put that in contrast with what it would be if all our citiz *U8 would u^ite in making it the town it ought to be and might become, they would weep over it as Jesus did over Jerusalem. It would seem that the time is ripe for the churches of our town to unite more along the lines of common welfare. The churches should keep to the front all things that m^ke for the higher life of our townThey should be a sort of John the Baptist calling the people to consider the great things of their own town and of the kingdom of God. There is coming to Chesterfield a Booster Chautauqua in the near future that will furnish uf an opportunity to begin to do some of these great thing for our town. 'I he first is to get together and make it a great success. We can do this by a united and enthusiastic effort. We can discover men and women among us who have the gift ot leadership, we can discover our ability to cooperate on a matter of community welfare. If we will do this it will be worth ten times what it will cost us and it may be the beginning of great things for our town. May we measure up to this opportunity and to our ability to meet it. R. R. Bonds and Taxes On Monday the County Comj missionors paid out $6,000 in in! terest due on railroad bonds I These bonds, it is said are in the nature of a subsidy to the railroads. It is ncvertheles a profitable subsidy, as the Seaboard I has just paid to the treasury '$13,907 taxes. iir wr 1 w. m. opeivcer ilac uch For You ;ly hopeless fight for health ation in 1858 at the South ~ ently, Mr. VV. \V. Spencer, 1 of Cheraw, well known in :4 >en letter how Taulac, the ought him wonderful relief. y states his condition and 0s 5t a new man in the follow- B "Cheraw, S. C. ^ I at Columbia in 1858, with S The doctors told me f had * ated stomach and chronic ) water on my stomach long 1 but by prudence in diet and | j rag but never regained my 't sit my health failing. I bedess nights with most fan- j nd poor digestion. Then I | the first bottle wtfs gone I | something was going on. I ^ feel wonderfully improved deep well, appetite and di- vj <et hungry, which I seldom rj stomach and kidneys now ^ w lease on life. Your Tan- j md with highest regards, I 1 ronrs respect fn 11 y "VV. YV. SPENCER." ^ ale by i 0v?>rud Go. J joymenvVTHV?. ^ ^ ^ *tre on Tuesday f evenings. Board's Right to Pay Accountant Disputed Editor The Advertiser: I have been requested to make public my views of the law in regard to the accountant now employed in checking the books of the County officials. First I wish to cite section 4034 of Volume 1 Code of 1912 in full: "Grand Jury May Employ Expert Accountant. Grand ju ries may, whenever in their judgment it becomes npc.(>9fl*rr employ one or more expert accountants to aid them to exatnimine and investigate the offices, books. papers, vouchers and accounts of any public officer of their respecti e counties and to fix the amount of compensation pr per diem to be paid therefor, upon the approval of the presid ing judge, given before any expert is employed." Under this section it will be seen that a necessary prerequisite is the approval of the presiding judge before the expert is employed. Such accountant when employed is engaed in the work that is supposed to be done oy the grand jury and for this reason should be pai as the grand jurors are paid viz upon warrant signed by the Circuit Judge. In my opinion the County Board of Commissioners only have such powers to pass upon claims as given by section 045 which section is as to accounts etc in re roads, bridges, ferries; 070 which lays down specifically the only items that are to be pai 1 by the county and unless this accountant under the provision of this section comes in ks a juror there is no nrovi-i ion made for the payment and therefore the statute fails. R. E. 11 ANNA. Justice Lamar Dead Joseph llucker I.amar, associate justice of the supreme court of the United States, died at his home in Washington January 21, after an illness of several months, lie was 08 years of age and had been on the supreme bench five years. . The immediate cause of death was graciual failure, hastened by intlamation of one of the lungs which had threatened to develop into pneumonia. Attending physicians declared, however, that the primary cause was overwork due to the arduous duties of a member of the supreme court and as commissioner of the United States in 1(511 to the mediation conference between the United S'tates and Mexico at Niagra halls. Exhausted by last year's term of court, Justice Lamar went to White Sulphur, W. Va , in June. lie improved until Sep tember when a clot in an artery caused him to lose the use for a time of his left arm and l^g It was some time before he recoved from this attack, but when he returned to Washington in October he planned to return to his work on the bench in February. About a week ago the justice contracted a cold. His weakened heart was unable to bear the added burden of this intlamatson. Get Rid of a Racking La Grippe Cough?It Weakns For the severe racking cough that come with la-grippe, Foley's Honey ami Tar coinpund is wonderfully healing and sooth ing. It eases the tightness over the chest, raises the phlegm easily and helps the racking, tearing cough that is so exhausting and weakening. K. G. Collins, ex postmaster, liarnegat, N. J., says: "Foleir's Honey and Tar Compound sofn stopped the severe lagrippe lough thatc ompletely exhausted me. It can't le beat.''?SquAre Deal Drug i Store. Jhm S. I .if J. R. Abbott Leaves \ /IS Rural Police Foqpe ->|j| The last few days have witnessed a few sudden changes in the rural police force of thfe % county. Mr. J. It. Abbott is said to have left town rather unexpectedly, apparently resigning his '.*v| position as rural policeman. i Mr. J. T. Grant, formerly of \ Pageland, is now occupying the v office vacated by Mr. Abbott, while Mr. C. L. Melton, has been assigned the place at Pageland. . ~ itumorsare flying thick and fast as to the cause of Mr. Ab- \ ^ bott's leave-taking, but none of \ them could be corroberated at v '\ l time of going to press. ' \ It is the concensus of opinion \ that Mr. Abbott has been an \ able and eflicient ofTicer and for 4 all that is known has discharged 1 his duties in a conscientious 1) manner, leaving a clean record. \\ Mr. Lee Melton, who goes to ll L'agelaud is a new man on the / ml ferce, but is a man of the sort to \ make a fine officer. M Teutonic Outrage 1 Rills North Carolinian Just as it seemed that Austria had repented her recent outrage in the Mediterranean Sea, the sinking without warning of the passenger ship, Ancona, news reaches our shores of two fresh and v^ry similar offences. Without warning, and as in other cases, in plain violation of international law, two more passenger vessels were neni to the bottom. They are the Persia and the Glengyle. The sinkingof the Persia brings Austria's crimnality close to home, for hv this ?#?t oho toot the life of llobext Ney McNee- _ ley, of Monroe, N. C. Mr. McNeeley was well known in this comity. His many friends are shocked to learn of his death. Mr. McNeely had left Monroe in October for Washington, where he went for a month's special study in the State Department preparatory to taking up his duties at Aden, Arabia, where he had previously been appointed consul. He sailed from New York to London on November 27th, and spent some time in London before embarking for his post. At the lime he sailed there was an unusal activity of submarines in the Mediterranean and the American consul at London advised him to take another route, but he had already engaged passage 011 the Persia. .\ir. ivici'seeiy naa no i^ar ol the war infested sea, and oftec jestabout the matter. The fact that Mr. McNeely is v the second American consul to lose his life in this way has given the case an unusual sensation. 1 lis name has appeared in the last few (lays in every large daily p>pir in the world. The North Carolina newspapers, to whom he was known, have been very war n and sympathetic in their comments. Dispatches from Cairo state that the Persia was struck without warning and sank in five minutes with a loss of probably 300 lives: Betwoen loO and 100 survivors were landed at Alexandria, Egypt. Notice Notice is hereby given to the ^ stockholders of The Chesterfield \ Mercantile Company, Inc., that \ there will be a meeting of said corporation at the store of Hurley Bros. Co., Chesterfield, 8. C., Thursday, February, 3rd, 1916, 7: P. M., for the purpose of considering a resolution that said Chesterfield Mercantile Co. shall go into liquidation and MI winds up its aflairs and dr i|ve. ^ W..I. Perry, y;'hal f I ? llannidRlunley,