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<31Cl)<2.stc.rfiel6 ;2V?>verUser 1 VOLUME 84?NO. 51. OHK8TERFIELD, 8. C., MARCH 9, 1916 $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE T k i*7 r i n '* * ? - ? ' * - ^ " 1 ' y a weeKiy Review Of The Great Wa The significance of the Gei man attack upon Verdun ma be seen from any map or histor of France. A straight line is th shortest distance between tw points. On the line bet.wee Metz and Paris stands the fort ^ ress of Verdun. The reason wti the Germans did not. go straigh from Metz to Paris is becausi Verdun was in the way. The; wept to the north of it instead ifirmiirh Itrdcinm thninrh fhu net made it certain thai England would be counts among her enemies and tha neutral nations would be alien ated. This was bad policy from a po litical point of view and it ma] now be questioned whether i was good policy from a military point of view. [The Verdun forts before the war were constructed on th< same general plans as those ol Liege and Namar. The guns were placed in movable steel cupolas, shaped like a saucer, anc protected by a ring of concrete so heavy as to be invulnerable to the artillery of'.the time- But a shell (ired with a modern high explosive dropt em one of these cupolas does not glance oil', but explodes. The concrete and sttel structure is blasted tc pieces and the gunners crushed ^fcui.focated by the gas evolved, is why Liege and Nainur taken within two days af fcwenty-eight-centiineter ^^^^^^Hhud been brought to bear them. HHih understood that General he was Verdun, took many of fiom the cupolas an l the ravines and ^^HPmoug the tteetrand behind the HP rocks of thi hill round about f The artillery mounted on truck? can be moved back and forth V along a track whenever the ene P 1*1 V gets their range and, on the other hand, they can drop their shells on .my point of accurately njapp-. d area through which the ^^Helnemy must advance. The Germans adhered to their tactics of mass formation assigned ten men to every of front. The machine guns them down like grass but ^^^^^^J^Lot/fire fast enough to stop According to the ^BB^HE^Brcpnrt Germans ^^ HBB^Bx to ^notoriously states tha HnnHHH ''it am ^ ^B^ubh the ^ HB^H^PTconei-s Hi drive came straigh BH^^^HflBward Verdun and wai H|^H|l all along the front ^H^^H^H|Bend the week th< ^^^ HE^BBhuc gained about fou cater shift in the E^^^^^B^Bkcii made bv HHHDHn Germai QMB^madvanced up the east H^Hf the Aleuse from Con BHH^^^^BB Brabant 01 ^^HJ^^^^HBicuville. rente |HBn Forest of Caures am ^HBBMBg^B'oynmt B^^BBj^^fl^H'Cil from Greinilly t tackea the fortitica fl^BBEB^R he Cote de HBge). ^^^^^a^^^^Hltting their thri |^^B^^^B^B"m> he o HHHI ent forts the HHHIl upon a high BB^NhS^HB the eastern ^^^B^^^^BBce jranHHt land had bee BBHflfl^^^Bslope oi degree HEHB'd and godded like yards s BB^^uB^^^Rtncing foe no shelter. The Gei B|^^B^BBm1 fou ^B^B^HSB long rang BBHHi! HUnfflB French are HB^B^BBcc 11 n te r J B^^BB^^ReGermans are wijj in lour or live mu ??< oi v eraun they eould bombard the town at r any time. Bat that alone would ; be of little use, for their object f is not to take Verdun but to disy lodge the French army from this y region. A heavy fall of snow has e added to the dilliculty and dis0 (comfort of the campaign. .. Quarterly Meeting of y W. M. U. at Westfield e The Quarterly meeting of the y Chesterfield division of the W ? M.U. was held with the Woman's t Missionary Society of Westfield k ('reck Baptist church on March 1 2d. 1 The spirit of the meeting was " fine and all the addresses were ( vcrv heloful and er.conrairinir. An excellent address by Mrs. f S. A. Funderourk was first on t the program, followed by music ' with Miss Edith Gaddy at the organ. i Adjournment was had for an . J hour and an excellent spread ^ prepared by the ladies of West- , ' field, was thoroughly enjoyed. The meeting was called to or- , ' der by Mrs. B. S. Funderbug, . 5 who conducted devotional ser5 vices. ' Mrs. Edna Funderburk spoke . ' on interesting the uninterested. . Rev. B. S. Funderburg then ' spoke on "What the Missionary f ' Society Means to the Pastor " ' Reports from the Societies were r 1 called for and Mrs. Edna Funder burk told of the splendid work f the Dudley Socie.y was doing, j Mrs. King, of the Pageland Society; Mrs. Rivers, of Hopewell; j Miss Sallie Dddins, of the Pine j drove Society. ( Mrs. Brock spoke of the So- ^ | ciety at .West-field as having newly organized with bright future. ^ After a song the meeting ad- ^ j turned. ^ __ JJ'ke riexl meeting will be held tir i t b t l>o LI Ana *ir 1 1 .CnniAf tt ? i wii iiiu iiujju ? c it uuV/1 c vy 1 Look out for the program some ' time in May and be sure to attend the meeting. A Delegate. CORRESPONDENCE BKAKCUEEK Mr. D. M. Bate is attending court this week at Chesterfield. Mr. J. I'. Ball, of McBee, spent Sunday night in our community ' enroute to Chesterfield. Clad to report all of Bear Creek grip victims improving. Our school, with Mr. F. S Gillespie as principal, and Mrs.\ I L. E. Hurst, assistant, is progressing nicely, with an enroll, meut of 115 students. r The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McLean died last I Thursday. We extend to the i grief stricken parents. A box supper will be given at i the Bear Creek school house Satr urday night, March 11th. * Mr. J. B. Goodale and Miss r Ailie Gardner, of the Shiloh 1 community, attended services here Sunday. ? LUCKISVILLE 1 r Mi. Alvia Tart visited at the ' ' home of Mr. (J. R. Sumner Sat- ( s ur(lay ami Sunday. " J. C. Malloy is stepping high now It is a girl?weight ll'A , ~ pound8. Mrs. M. It. Kervin is quite J .... sick at this writing. , f Mr. W. M. Griggs has per- < chased a new Ford. Mr. (). O. Bowman is opening ' t up his farm, clearing new ground, r which ejus much to the improv i ing of the place. n Mr. W. E. Parker and brother * Mr. Ernest visited in Luokisville a Sunday. ? Forest fires are playing havoc 1 in this part of the county now, r" ruining the woods land. r Grip is playing havoc in thit e commuuity. Several families. y are down with it. g meats of all^ LVJr. U. LVI. Barentine Passes Away Mr. D. M. Barentine former owner of The (Jhesterfleld Advertiser and one of Chesterfield's most prominent and respected citizens, died at his home on Green St. near midnight of last Thursday night. The death of this good man was not unexpected, a9 he had hovered between life and death for several | days before the end came. About three weeks ago Mr. " Barentine suffered an attack of { the grip. From this 8e seemed on the road to recovery and was on the street two weeks ago from to-day. He suffered a relapse, however, which, complicated with arterio sclerosis, was the cause of his death. A marked sense of sadness prevailed throughout the town for two days, manifesting the universality of esteem in which Mr- Barentine was held. Mr. Barentine was born in L850 and was married in 1873 to Miss Nannie McOreight. There vera five children, all of whom ire living. They are Mrs. D. g Fl. Laney, Mrs. B. F. Kobeson, * Mr. (). L. Barentine and Miss /Vnnie Barentine, of this com- * nunity, and Mr. Walter E. Barmtine. of Moultrie, G&. Fie is ilso survived by a brother, Mr. lohn Barentine, of Olio, and a lister, Mrs. Ella Turlington, of Baltimore. Mr. Barentine always took a ively interest in the affairs of lis county and State. For seviral years he was auditor of Cheslertield county, after which he lerved several terms as probate udge. At the timo of his death [f le was clerk of the Board of 5 Jonnty commissioners. = For a good many years Mr. E Barentine was owner and editor E >f The Chesterfield Advertiser. 5 in this work he was recognized E is a man of positive convictions E ind of great breadth of mind. E The upbuilding of the county E va8 always his first thought. E Mr. Barentine was a member E if the Methodist church. To E he church he gave liberally of jjj lis time and means. For almost E forty years he was a steward in E 5t. Paul church and for years E vas chairman of the board of E rustees. His church honored E lim by sending him to the Dist E ict Conference from year to: E rear, and often he was a dele- i E ;ate to the Annual Conference. S 3e always stood loyally by his E luty to his church. LThe funeral services were con- E lucted Saturday afternoon by E lis pastor, Kev. J. L Tyler, and E ;he body laid to rest in the Ches- E ierfield cemetery. [I Fire in Lancaster A disasterous fire occured in Lancaster on March 6th, in the ^ :otton mill village, when six itore rooms and a barber shop ' vere completely destroyed by [ho flames which, once started, a! being fanned at the time by a d itifF breeze, quickly spread from c? >ne building to another with 8 inch fury that the combined ef- V forts of the Lancaster fire com- tl pany and the mill fire depart- li ment could effect but little to- ti wards extinguishing the fire- d ii is saia ui&t in most, eases t< there was very little insurance ?J carried, either on these build- g< ings or their contents. The fire g was one of the biggest seen f< there in some time. a They Let Him Sleep ^ II. T. Straynge, Gainesville, t Ga., II. R. No. 8, was unable to 0 sleep all night without getting . up. "Sometimes only a few min utes after going to bed, 1 would P have to get up, and I tried ev- y ery thing I heard of for the t,( trouble. Finally I tried Foley (j Kidney Fills and after taking one bottle I believe 1 am entire lycm^j, and 1 sleep soundly all ^^^^^Foley Kidney Pills tone .eh kidneys, rid r 'sons, give appeHHH^^L^drefreshiogjleep. ? pil!llllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllililllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!Hlll| | INSURANCE?FIRE, LIFE. ACCIDENT, HEALTH | Ei We Represent the Strongest and Best E == Old-LiDe Insurance Companies = EE in the World. E E CHESTERFIELD LOAN & INSURANCE CO. | ~ Perry M. Therrell, Manager E E Mt. Croghan. = SiiiiiiiiiiHiimiiiiiiiaimimiiiiiiiiiiiii! iimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiii :i ^ v) U)1 =C Fresh line of Ginghams, Percales, Plaids, etc- Prices are right. Also fine lot of Silks and Satins by March 10th- See them before buying. A nr uiTHCiui^r | ?%. TV Xlt^JOLOJCj X VU? J rour Orders for fresh Jtleat# and freeerie# Telephoned to the M. y. ?)avhf IMarket The Old Reliable Will Receive Prompt and Conscientious Attention. Ct\I <V- / ynone j\Q. O liiiiiiiii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii g | Springtime Is Paint-Time ( = Don't plan to go through the summer environed = 5 with those dark, dingy and depressing walls, floors and ?= 5 ceilings. EE = Go to work now on that old furniture and make it EE E new again. Ej | Paint and Varnish Kill Germs 1 j= The most efficient sanitation for the home is a coat of EE E paint and varnish throughout the house. In buying these EE ? ^ J_ _ | A | | . \MIn mifp rutin nrom - ijuuus tuc ucsi is always cneapesi. TTD IIATD HID DDS1. ? j HEATH-MILLIGAN PAINT | ^ The Best to be had?For Both Inside and Out = | STAG VARNISH and STAINS J E Ready Mixed?Easy to Apply ~ Alabastine?Cold Water Paint j| E Also Turpentine and Linseed Oil. EE j The Ghesterfeld Drug Co. ? i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiniiuiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiii ? Alcohol And Pneumonia. Stevenson for Rural Credits The United States Public Mr. Stevenson, in his race foi Lealth Service brands strong congress, advocates a rural cred rink as the most efficient ally it system. In the South, three I pneumonia. It declares that fourths of the people are farm tcohol is the handmaiden of the era* The great banking law pul isease which produces ten per through by this administration ?nt of the deaths in the United made some provision for farmer! tates. This is no exaggeration, but none for the man who has t< Ve have known for a long time buy his land and needs lonf hat indulgence in alcoholic credit on it. Six months is th< quors lowers the individual vi- longest credit he can get undei ality, and that the man who that law. There should hav< rinks is peculiarly susceptible been a land credit system em 3 pneumina. The United States biaced in it whereby a mai 'ublic Health Service is a con' could get a long credit and lov ervative body. It does not en- r*te of interest on real estati age in alarmist propaganda. In enable him to buy, or re allowing out the line of its officl- deema home. Why was it no 1 duties it has brought forceful- passed with the balance of thi y to the general public a fact ***11? 2 rhich will bear endless repeti- Has Eight Children ion. The liberal and continu- Mrs. I*. Rehkatnp, 2404 Her us user of alcoholic drinks will an St. Covington, Ky., writes o well to heed this warning, * have been nsing Foley's Hon , i 4..U- m ey and Tar for nearly two year rt.coI.rly at tb.? .....on of the .*d c,? flnd ,|0 better ear when the gruesome death gyiup. I have eight children oil from pneumonia is being and give it to ?1Lof them. The' oubled. all were subject to cronp fron 1_ babies on." It is a safe and re c?i/v liable medicine for men atn r Or bale or Rent women as well as children Five-room house iii town^^ Don't let the cough thst f?ow >cot^|i|^or Pageland Fight Case In Criminal Court ? i Criminal Court couyened Monday morning. A record crowd was in attendance on account of j Pageland war cases being set for trial. For three days now the 1 interest has remained unabated < on the pending case of South { Carolina against no less than ( ten separate defendants for the murder of Dock Wallace on March * j L2th last during the riot at ' . Pageland. The town of Chester. field has been over-run by the ' W unmnfAiio *11 ouiuuiuuj muucancH mill oilierH who are in Chesterfield to hear the trials. From the opening day of Court, Monday, through Wednesday, the court house * has been crowded at all times. 1 Good order prevails and while there is an under-current of feeling the officers believe that whatever the outcome of the < trials there will not be any out- * break like that at Pageland last 1 year. When court convened Monday ? morning, the fust case called t was that of the State against t C. W. Arant and J. M. Arant, i | H. H. West, Luther West, Bax- i ter West, Arthur West, Shepherd West, John West, Luther c Wallace and Walter Wallace 1 for the murder of Dock Wallace ? and Wesley Arant. The solici- f tor has indicted all defendants ? jointly for two separate mur- ? ders. As predicted in this pa- 1 per several weeks ago the attorneys reprepresenting the var- u ious defendants immediately c moved to quash the indictment t on the ground that the defend- c ants could not be charged in the i same indictment with two sup- t J arate murders?that separate I i trials were necessary. After < : considerable argument 'he sol- t i icitor stated that he was going ( i to be frank with the court?that 1 I he was in error?and to remedy c ; matters he was going to strike t i off the name of Wesley Arant v : from the indictment and let 1 i same stand against the defend- q i ants for the murder of Deck e ; Wallace alone. The solicitor e | gave notice, however, that he t | was going to hand to the Grand t : Jury a new indictment against j all the defendants for the mur- v | der of Wesley Arant. E | The Judge then ordered the e \ case to trial, the situation being a : as follows: The ten defendants above named are being tried e under a joint indictment alleg- c ing that they are all guilty of < riot and the murder of Dock e Wallace. The solicitor takes a the position and so charges in 1 the indictment that all the defendants, the Arants and the e Wests-Wallaces?both factions c ?met at Pageland and by a 1 preconceived agreement, either r expressed or implied, agreed to a r fight it out. The solicitor alleges i - that the riot was nothing more i . nor less tl an a mutual combat, a that it is immaterial who fired c , the fatal shot that killed Wal t ( lace, that all were engaged in a c ? mutual combat, that the hand I ) of one was the hand of all. ( ? The state relied principally t , upon Rural l'olieement .lames I Grant and former policeman t } Funderburk of 1'ageland, Bert Funderburk and J. W. Quick to i * 1 ti./. 1 i j yi kjjk? no mac, 1 lie cviUCIIGtJ III f the State was that Dock Wal- t 3 lace was killed by Walker Arant i . and that Wesley Arant was 1 j. killed by Sheppard Went. How t B ever both men wero killed dur- j t ing the free for all fight while i shots were Hying in every direction and the evidence of the < . defense now being heard is con- ( - tradictory to the States evi- ! s uence. The evidence was that 1 h the first difficulty commertced 11 with an argument between Wes, ley Arant and Sheppard and i- Baxter West, that a fist fight d endued and thA^yu^^^i brok-L en \p by 1 ;'jJi the bo who fired the first shot. The following jury was select- 1 ad: E.J. Moure, foreman; J. 1 E Short, J G Hoffman, C A \ Baker, J E Brown, O E Snipes, W M Haley, J G Smith, J E 3teen, M D Gardnei, J N Toibert and D H Brewner. The Arants are represented by Frank A Miller of Uartsville, d Geo W Brown of Darlington and M G K Laley. The Wests and I W A 1 Iftl'DC Rl-Q rom-nonnf/xl I... , , ...mvvu wt?; iv plCOCIUCVi 11 y Stevenson and Pri Pollock ind Pegues. Solicitor Spears is issisted by M J Hough. I The case is expected to con- fl ;inue through to day, Thursday. ^ Grand Jury Report. Following is the report of the Jrand Jury submitted to the ^residing judge: To Ilis Honor S. W. G. Shipp, Presiding Judge: The Grand Jury having passed >n all bills and other matters submitted to it by the Court, beg ;o make the following report : , We recommend that the prop;r authorities take what steps hey deem best for the care of die family of Jim Teal, who is ^ n the as> lum and whose family B s in a destitute condition. We have had the books of the sounty oilicers examined and lave had report made up. Howiver, this audit is not complete rom an accounting standpoint on iccount of executions in tin Sheriff's hands thai hare no jeen proven vaiiu assets. M The reasons for passing f ibove executions for the cr? MM >f the treasurer in this c> ^^M ion are: First, he states * heck against his receipts/ lot show the fucts, on aeijfo he receipts being issued^} laid, he having kept if these unpaid receiptee^. the duplicates cunc^HH|EHM^^BH as there lias ieen >adly make a check y P' to be t to and be and We that tEl any necessary . TB M at once to collect^H^^^SHj^H : '^tnB H ,t the We further recommend that iach otlicer handling funds of the H|| - < -.- .?. *--- > KLiiiiy ui iiusi. iuikih as counr.y iflicials, keep such books as will suable tliem to make trial bal,nce each month ami that trial i lalance be taken oil' monthly. I We also recommend: That ^ ach ollicer receiving fees and 1 ommissions open an account in " rocks, of fees ami commissions eceived, and keep a true and iccurate account of same. This a necessary as the law requires t, and specifies (hat should this iinount exceed three thousand lobars the amount over three bousand dollars goes to the ounty, a report of the sam^i H >e made to the (Supervisor. Un* HH ler these conditions we do not it proper for officials to re- I >at.e th ir fees and instruct that hey di not do so. ^ We also recommend as next mprovements that vaults be )ui 11 for tho treasurer and audi* ^or, also for the sheritF and su- \ ^ ^ervisor, which will necessitate die building of two vaults. *lso recommend that toU|^Hg^^^BKH| been complet|^H^HH^Hfl^^^H| We recommend paid tHHnH|| dollars duo him ^HbhmhH hundred having m u n We wish y th?^H|Hn^^^^HH HHH tjie for nded and kun further^^H^^^Bfi^HH^B^I