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F' t3he Chesterfield Advertiser I VOLUME 85?NO. 21. CHESTERFIELD, S. O. AUGUST 10, 1916 $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ' Now 11 m I nvrrvrvntf " * ? ? - lrw" " ^ 1 " '" ? &II1IUU19 I hereby announce myself a candidate for Township commissioner for Alligator township, subject to the rules of the demacratic primary. J P Alexander. p I hereby announce myself a candidate for Towship Commissioner of Steer Pen Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. T J Sumner. Primary Election and Election Managers Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday the 29th of August next primary election ior uongress, -? State and county officers will be held in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, under the Rules and Regulations of the Demo- 1 cratic Party, and the polls will v Open at 8 a. m. and close at 4 p. m. No person is qualified to vote at said election unless he is 21 years of age or shall become so before the next General Klec- ' tion in November and is a Dem- ( ocrat and a citizen of the United States and of this State and has 1 resided herein two (2) years and 1 in the county six (6) months prior to the succeeding General 1 , Election and in the Club, Dis- { trict sixty (60) days prior to the ! MA ? .primary and in addition to this ' I his i oiiift must be on the proper * Club Roll and he must vote the < precinct where the Club Roll be- ' longs. J The Books of Enrollment show a voting strength of 4071 votes and it is hoped by the Executive Committee that the largest vote in the history of County will be ca<t. on the 29th of August. Within the last 10 years our voting strength has grown from about 1800 fct) approximately /8800 cast in 1914. The following Clerks and Man/ \ Agere have been appointed to / conduct said election : Oheraw?I 8 Huntley, G A V ' Malloy and OA I^yiudu, .Clark,, _ P fi j'iace, Town Hall. Bethel?J F Powe, J R Burn and J T Chapman. Clerk, T G Matheson. Place, Usual voting plaoe. Pee Dee?D G Mcintosh, D F Jamison and J H Wallace. Clerk, Wm. Hickson, Jr Place will appear latter. Brock's Mill?A J Parker, D A IDk!?? _ .. ,1 T V ni 1 4E& f? 1I1UC IftllQ U Hi OI1UI t* A W Britfc. Place, Parker School Hon He. I Patrick?J C Baker, II B Pol on and J M Hendricks. Clerk, D M Williams. Usual voting' < place ( Middendorf?W K Johnson, E ' ?l||^ McMancs and Boykin Wilkes. Clerk, D M Rowe. Usual voting 1 place. McBee?K 0 Atkinson, J E 1 Me<'oy and J M Middleton. Clerk, W E Sanders. Usual voting place Oat Pond?C R Sumner, J A Williams and J W Winburn. Clerk, J W Ruthven. Usual vot ing place. Grant's Mill?W T McBride, J hi Johnson and W F Turnagc. Clerk, W T Rivers. Usual voting place. Snow Hill?W E (Jason, W B Duncan and A J Smith. Clerk, Carroll W Davis. Place, Snow Hill bchool House. Odom's Mill?J D Odom, A I. Johnson and J T RathfTe. Clerk, Paul Odom. Usual voting place. Douglass Mill?B C Wadesworth, J R Sutton and D A 1 A Donclam. Clerk. Smith Kllin Usual voting placeWexford ? P M Gulledge, L. Bty Liienby and Andrew Moore. Olerk, E. J. Moore. Ubnal voting place. Ruby?M L Haley, T O Griggs, and P rimith. Clerk, K D McOreight. Usual voting place. I Orosa Roads?S J Fincher, .1 L Stencil and G K Sowell. Clerk, OP|L V. B. Waddell. Usual voting ft Mt. Oroghan?J H Rivera. W B H Hendricks and W C Baker. unesiemeia nans A Big Day Aug. 17th Chesterfield is planning a big day for the State Day here of the Campaign, August 17th. Besides the flow of eloquence to be provided by the numerous seekers of preferment, two firstclass games of ball have been provided for. The best team that Wadesboro, N. C., can get together will be pitted in two games against the very best that Chesterfield can orgauize for the occasion. The old ball field has been scraped and leveled and pot in fine shape; the benches are being repaired and a shelter is to be placed over the grandstand. A special organization has been effected among the business men of the town for the purpose of financing and managing this entertainment. A live wire will be in charge as captuin and two ery fine games are assured. Among the speakers expected to be here on that day are Gov. Manning, Oole L, Blcase, Li. A. Oooper, J. M. DesUhamps, John T. Duncan, candidate for Governor; John E. Swearingen, State Superintendent of Education; W. Banks Dove and Geo. W. Wightman, secretary of slate; S. T. Garter and D. W. McLaurin, State treasurer; Albert S. Fant, G. McDuffie Hamfcon, W. H. Kelly, W. T. Thrower and James Uansler, for railroad commission; E. U. L. Adams and Andrew J. Bethea, lieutenant governor. Special Train August 17th. Mr. Latta of the 0. &. L. Railroad has consented to run a brain on this road for the camnaign meeting of the State canlidates who will speak here on Thursday August, 17th. This train is rtm especially for bhe accommodation of those who wish to attend the meeting, and will leave Pagelatid at about 8 n'clock in the morning returning at about 8:80 in thfi PVfrr^r For further information apply to nearest ticket agent. Jlerk, W W Lowry. Usual voting place. Winzo?J I* Anderson, G Y Evans and Lester Rivers. Clerk FL Z Outen. Usual voting place. Pageland?S n Lanev. W .1 Blakeney and J A Turner. Clerk L' M Arant. Usual voting,place Plains?W J Hicks, G W Hiuson and W B Evans. Clerk J A [licks, Jr. Usual voting place. Dudley?W C Jenkins, O B Jones and H I Funderburk. Hlerk, T D Funderburk Usual voting place. Jefferson?Ij E Gardner, E O (Mark and J W Miller. Olerk, L E Ogburn. Usual voting place Catarrh?C C Horton, G H Middleton and J G Sowell, B E Funderburk, clerk. Usual voting place. Angelus?W F Young, J E Lee, D A Clark; J C Jowers, clerk. Usual voting place. Ousleydale?F J Johnson, W J Teal, Oordy Winburn, J G Wilhelm clerk. Usual voting place. Court House?L L Spencer A W Hnrsey, J D Smith, J F Porter clerk. Also at this election the question of the retention or rejection of the rural police system will be submitted to the voters. The criminal laws of tha State provide that if any person shall at any of the precincts, threaten, mistreat or abuse any voter with a view to control or intimidate him in the free exercise ol his right of suffrage, such offen der shall suffer fine end impris onment at the discretion of the Court. The member of the ox ecutive committee or one of th< managers for each precinct wil call at the Court House for boxet and tickets uot later than Aug ust 26th. M. J. Hough, Ohm- Dem. Ex. Com. O. L Prince, Sec. U11Z.LIN MAKtS ; FOR CHEST Editor of the Advertiser:? Id a previous article 1 sir' d that Chesterfield should be proud of the fact that her High School is the only school in the County that gives the State High School diploma, which will adroit the holder to the Freshman class of any College in the State, rcently, the writer was in one of the larger towns of the county, and heard a bright ambitious girl of fifteen or sixteen, say that she had finished her home school of ten grades the past year, and that she was coming to Chesterfield to school this year in order to get a diploma from Chesterfield High School. If the facts were generally known and talked around the county, there might be quite a number of boys and girls, from all parts of the county, who would come to Chesterfield every year to attend school. By doing this, the great expense of a Preparatory School is saved. To all intents and unrposes the geographical center of the county, the center of legal und official business, a commercial center, why shouldn't Cheeterfield be the educational center of the county as well? The people of unestertield should awake to a realization of the value of her possession?the best school in the county?and take more interest and pride in the school. It has been the boast of England for centuries that "Brittania rules the waves." In England, up to the Boer war, the politicians and aristocrats could play politics with the aruiy. A man might be commissioned in the English army because of tho social standing of his family, regardless of his lack of ability. But even though politics, in a sense controlled the army, this was not true of the English Navy. Every Englishman realized that in time of danger, the Navy would be the salvation of the British nation, and politics were taboo in the navv. The schools of ' * erfield hold the destinies of Jounty. | Try "Sk s It Make The odor of this preparati is very agreeable to peoj Z come near it. Is antisey 25 Cent: 1 Laney I a iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 2 Why this, | Presci | Drug S Reasons enough?This s1 scription Drag Store" =E given the utmost consi< [ 5 your first thought w] . 5 Why? Because every drug Because each is * Because compound* ' S Every prescription repret ' SI fresh drugs accurately cc | The Chester STKUNU FLEA ERFIELD SCHOOL 1 The boys and girls of to-day are the men and women of tomorrow. The fnture is in their hand9. On the present generation rents the solemn obligation and duty to do every thing possible for 1 the good of the coming generation. It we fail in equipping them properly for the battle of life, then we are not only failing in our duty, but we are unfaithful to our trust. The Chesterfield High School is one of the greatest possessions of the town and the community, and every Chesterfield heart should beat with pride at its possession. Each and every one of us should lay aside petty jealousies, and ill fellings, when it comes to school matters. Every man in the district should take a deep interest in the school, should realize that it is partly his school, and advocate, work for, and vote for any bond issue which will benefit the school in any way. The money we pay out in taxes for educational purposes cou.es back to us ten-fold. The complete course at Chesterfield High School is equivalent to the College education of thirty or forty years ago. Some of us of the preseut generation did not have educational advantage, but we should resolve that no matter what happens our children shall receive every advantages possible. We should not be satisfied that our school is merely the best in the County, but every man in the School District should resolve that he will not rest until the Chesterfield High School i6 one of the very best schoQls in the State; until Chesterfield is known far and near as a town and community where educational 'advantages are of first importance. That in Chestorlield, regardless of personal or political differences, when it conies to school matters, every man's shoulder is at the wheel, and everyoue is ready at any and all times to do his full duty towards the school. Pro Bono Publico. Chesterfield. S. C. Aug. 8, 1916. eeter-Go" 1 s fEm Git i on, unlike others in its class, ?le. But mosquitos will not } >tic and will heal the bites. ( j i s a Bottle ! Pharmacy j! \ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig, Store is the |; ription I \ Store I 3S tore is known as the "Pre- jjE because prescriptions are EE deration. Let this store be EE hen medicines are ne<Hled. EE : in use is in our stock =: arted and value proven ^ ed by true pharmacists ?ents the perfection of true. = impounded. feld Drug Go. j lUlllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllB lho Uounty Uampaign The Chesterfield County campaign opened in earnest Tueslay at Brock's Mill, about five niles from Chesterfield. For the )penlng session the crowd warpretty large, there being about J00 in attendance, about one ;hird of whom weie seeking offi;e, or at least trying to keep vhere the office could find them n case the office should be seekng a man, Some thirty-five speaker* nounted the platform, their iitne limit varying troin three ninutes to ten. The night meeting a Cheraw Irew a much larger crowd, the jstimate8 being close to one thousand. The interest at both these places seemed to center largly in ihe race for Superintendent of Education, where a hot fight ia >n. Perhaps next ju interest somes the office of Sh rifT. A healthy interest is taken in ill the races now just started aut at present little or no exci tenent prevails except with regard to the ofTces ref rred to. SNOW Illi.tj Mr. I. R. Melton si nt Sunday it Camp Moore, Styx, to see the 3oys before their 1 ave-taking for Texas. T k n - 1 X 1JV> OOUCO UJL II ftl) friendship have com" to a close. Hns has been one o the best ,hat Friendship has 1 a<I in sev;ral years. The n embership vas greatly revived .v.?d there vere 10 additions to the church. \4r. John Blackwell, of Pageand, was here and assisted the neeting greatly by his singing. There is a good deal of interest manifested in a new school juilding here and it is greatly :o be hoped that this interest vill bear fruit. There is to be a neeting this week of the trustees and patrons and the queslion of when and where, etc., vill be settled. Little Miss May Smith, of Ruiy, is spending a few days here vith her aunt, Miss Olivia Calon. The Rev. Paul T. Wood did lome very fine preaching at friendship and there was a srowd to hear him each time. Mr. D. Vaughn and son, Rob jrt, 6pent Sunday at Camp VtllOfP St VV U/ilh the Kaifo ? J ? iVM VUV WJ Ol Little Miss Ellen Melton, of friendship, has been quite sick for the past week, but glad to say she is some better at this writing. Mr. Willie Curtis visited at Camp Moore, Styx, Sunday. Well, the campaign is open. We hope the boys will have a ?ood time from the start to the Finish. Fruit in Abbeville Including the territory which Iras been cut off and given to McCormick county, approximately 11,000 fruit trees vere set in Abbeville county last fall and spring. In addition !2 demonstration orchards were begun. There are bright pr? --poets for orchards in that section, according to the Abbeville Medium. "Primo" Peanut Meal A Straight, Natural ? FEED With a Sweet, Natural Flavor Made Entirely From Pure and Wholesome Peanuts No Mixture or Adulteration Horses, Cows, Hogs All Like It and Thrive on It A Money-Saver J. S. BURCH Mt, Groghan, S. G. Allies Certain To Win Victory Gen. Joseph Joffre, generalissimo of the French army and the guiding spirit of the united army of the entente allies, recently received the Associated Press correspondent and expressed belief that the turning point of the great conflict had been successfully reached and passed and that with the united action of the entente allies on the many fronts, they were pressing forura r/1 /% f * 4* ? * rtrtlln niaiu i>u unci uci lam umui the German efforts and to an as sured victory of the allies'1 armies. JofTre is not only head of the French army but also is in supreme authority over the French, British and Belgian forces on the Western front and the French, British and Servian armies of half a million men around Saloniki as well also as being the supreme commander in the united action by which the allies are conducting simult aneous campaigns in the Russian 1'p.lian, French and Balkan theatres as part of one systematic whole. It is this recent coordination of the commands on the many fronts that has permitted Gen. Joffre to give full scope to his military talent which probally has been exorcised over more men of the allied nations t.liAM fivpr bpfnro hue f?llon one military commander. "I want to express my sati6faction in meeting you gentlemen, and through you to express our feelings toward the American people," Raid Gen. Joffre, speaking in an easy conversational tone. "A feeliug of deep friendship lias always existed between France and America and it is particularly opportune now, after Fiance has been fighting for two years for the ideals dear to both countries, that this old friendship should be renewed and strengthened." Turning his attention to the actual condition of the campaign Gen. Joffre continued: "Although the lighting is getting more and more bitter, every one recognizes in the complete unity of the allies that destiny has shaped its course and every one can clearly see what the final outcome is going to be. The unity on all frouts is a great characteristic of the campaign now going on and the effort is apparent in the constant pressure 011 all sides by the allies who now have had time to form 1 their plans, thanks to the sacri- ' , (ices which the Freuch nation has made at Verdun. We must also pay full homage to the splendid part our allies are taking. The Russian effort has succeeded in organizing and putting forward larger uinl larger forces 1 of men, drawn from their apparently inexhaustible soruces and at the same time fully arming ' the masses. The splendid re- * suits of their etForcs are shown in what they have accomplished in Qallicia and along the entire Eastern front. Once more tin chance has [alien to England to show the vast extent of her resources. both in men and material, and the extent of her efforts is shown in what has been accomplished on the Somme front. The Italians have had a much harder task and a more ! limited sphere of action and you | know how admirably they have fulfilled their part. As for the reorganized Servian army, it is only just beginning to take its full part in the war. "If on the other side we consider the condition of our enemy we know for certain that although they are fighting as desperately as ever, they are drawing on their last reserves. Their game has been to transfer heir reserves from one point to another and from one front to another but with the united action of the allies on all fronts our enemy now finds such a course impossible. "It is not for me to say how long the struggle is going to last but that really matters little. We know the crash is coming and you feel as well as we do that we have reached and passed the turning point. The fine resistance of our troops at Verdun has shattered the hopes of the Germans and has turned the scale, but still do not imagine that there is a complete weakening of the German effort on the Western front. We know there still are opposed to all our armies on the Western front twothiids of all the best fighting forces that Germany can put in the field. Not Our Roy Readers will call to mind the newspaper stories that were published recently regarding an escapade of some of the soldier boys at Camp Moore. Some of them, going on a lark purloined some watermelons and one boy got sprinkled with birdshot. Now it so happened that this bov's eiven nam? in Hrwr nr?H fVi? is also a boy soldier from this section by the name of "Roy" Melton at Oamp Moore. Therefore it seems that someone with a first-class imagination overlooked the fact that the wounded "Roy" was also named Kelly and that he belonged to Company "F," while Roy Melton is in Company "I." While this escapade, under ordinary circumstances would be treated lightly, Mr. I. R. Melton father of Roy, feels that an effort is being made to damage his boy's reputation by this misrepresentation. Mr. Melton exhibited in this ollice a perfectly convincing letter from Camp Moore showing that "it was a boy uamed Roy in Company "F", and not Roy Melton in Company "1" who got shot." This letter went on to say tj^t there are mauy false stories and exaggerations going the rounds about these boy6, many of them without foundation. We trust that this explanation will be sulficient to quiet anv one trying to injure the reputation of this boy, if such a thing is being clone. Miss Mamie Simpson. Miss Mamie Simpson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Simpson, died at the home of her parents on August 1st, after suffering from typhoid fever for ten weeks. She died in her twenty fifth year and leaves, beside" father and mother, the following brothers and sisters: Messrs, Will, John, George, Zellie and Cyrus; Mrs. James W. Knight, Mrs. Lienry Sowell and Miss Loma Simpson. The funeral service was conducted by the Revs. El kins, Lawson and White and the interrmeut took place at the f.emetory of the Babtist church Plains, where she had been a devoted member for a number of years. The grave was banked high with beautiful flowers, ittesting the high esteem in which she was held by her many iriends in the community. She bore her long illness with beautiful Christian resignation, expressing at times a desire to recover so that she could be about her duties in connection with her church and Sunday school where she was faithful worker. She was universally loved in her community and the example set by her luring her life of usefulness and her patience in suffering will be a blessing for a long time to come. J. W. K. Registration Books Open Registration books will be >pen every firet Monday at the Auditor'8 office until 510 days bei'ore the general election. S. B. Timmone, Chm. E T. White, cleik, W. M. Bfilk. Itinerary of Board Of Registration The Board of Registration will meet in Cheraw on Monday, August 14th: in McBee Tuesday August loth; in Pageland Friday, August 18th. 8 B Timmons, chairman E T White, clerk W M Belk. 2t?22 ii- -iliiiiitfri ;-jtM