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Good Preparedness" at Court House Friday, April 20th, at 11 A.M. Ol)? Cl)esterfiet6 T2V6vertiser VOLUME 36?NO. K CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, April 19, 1917 ' $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE * ; Patriotic Demonstr Raising of Fla 4 There was a patriotic demonstration in Chesterfield last Saturday afternoon when Old Glory was raised on a tall flag pole in front of the postoffice. The postmistress, Mrs. J. E. Meehan, had on her own initiative, seL cured the fla}? from the government, P'o had priven instructions for the erection of a suitable pole, etc. London Craig, who carries the mail between the postoffice and the railroad station, enthusiastically gave his time and energy to cutting, preparing and setting the pole. This much was done without any ado or ' explanation, but when the citizens discovered that the Stars and Stripes were about to be floated from a brand new pole a public meeting was immediately called. At about 3:30 a large crowd as sembled before the postoffice. The Boy Scouts, led by Dr. W. G. White, ip^ made a soldierly appearance as they filed out of the armory and drew up at attention before the flag. The Chesterfield Brass Band at tempted to draw itself together for the occasion, but the time was too . short and a sufficient number of ^ pieces could not be collected. Major W. J. Tiller was master of ceremonies. He first introduced the lion. W. P. Odojji. Mr. Odom, always a good speaker, was at his best 011 this occasion and captivated his heavers from the start. Among othei things, Mr. Odom told his hearers thai he was tired of hearing this countr> disparaged in comparison with Ger many. In this connection he called attention .to the fact that the irreai discoveries and inventions that have the most greatly influenced civilization" fur the pood were not German inventions, but American. The sewing machine, the cotton gin, the steam boat, the flying machine, tin. first iron-clad battleship, the submarine, the telephone, the telegraph, the phonograph, and even the machine pun that is now used by the Britisl with sAcli good elTect is an American invention. American ingenuity and Americun resourcefulness is unsur passed in the world, said he. He was heartily applauded. Mr. C. L. Ilunley was next intro duced by Major Tiller. Mr. Ilunley spoke with enthusiasm and character|L istic energy and was listened to with W deepest interest. lie explained in some detail, though briefly, why Ununited States had found it necessary to declare war on the German government, emphasizing the fact that it is TAX EXECUTIONS Under and by virtue of authority contained in certain tax executions issued by W. A. Douglass, county treasurer* and directed to me^ I have levied upbn and will sell for cash to v'the highest bidder before the court house door in Chesterfield on the first Monday in May, next, the following estates to wit: 40 acres in Mt. Croghan Township, known as Joseph Miles lund. 75 acres in Cole hill Township, known as Harvy and Niven Poison land. One house and lot in town of Chesterfield known us Kandell Hammond property. > Qne house and lot in the town of Hp Cheraw, known as It. J. Brewer lot 3>lots H,nd buildings in the town of McBee, known as Mrs. M. E. Rodgers' lots. 26 acres in Steer Pen Townshio known as Mrs. Mary Winburn land. One house and lot in the town of Cheraw known as Alfred Knott's property. D. P. DOUGLASS, Sheriff. MASTER'S SALE of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. Pursuant to a decree heretofore granted in the case of J. W. Atkinson, plaintiff, against I. P. Mangum, Clerk of Court, as administrator of H. T. Taylor, I will offer *or8fl?before the court house door H^^^Kerfteld, S. C., on the first mtBKj in May, (same being the 7th)T*o the highest bidder for cash, within the legal hours of sale, the following real estate, to wit: all that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the County of Chesterfield, State of South Carolina, a bounded as follows: On the North by church lands; East by lands of T. Lancaster public road, and West by W. Laney; South by Chesterfield and W. M. Taylor, same containing twertty-three (23) acres. P. A. MURRAY, Jr., ation Marks ig Over Post Office not the desire of our government to attack the people of Germany but ! because of the continued illegal attacks of the German government upon neutrals, upon defenceless women ' and children, the wanton destruction of property, it had become our duty to throw our weight with the other powers who were lighting to the death this foe to civilization. Among other . u *t- it ? i _- * ? ? ? " Limits mi. numey exciaimeti tnat u it were not for the British fleet protecting our commerce as best it could here would be no market for cotton to-day and that this commodity, the itaple crop of South Carolina would not be worth ten cents a pound. The British fleet has saved us thus far. it is now our duty to help save our;elves. He also called attention to the fact that in this great food crisis t became a patriotic duty to raise foodstuffs. Before introducing Senator G. K. Laney Major Tiller spoke a few minutes on the patriotic duty of the men of military age and the men be yond this age. He advised the young men who are certain to be cottcripted if they do not volunteer, to oin the State militia, as he thought hey would like the service there beter than in the big conscript army. Ie then dwelt upon the duty of the nan who could not be expected to to to the front in the event of a long var. "You, he said, should go home md put every plow to work and cul.ivate every square foot of ground ,*ou can possibly manage. You should trow foodstuffs not only for your .elves and your stock, but you mus. ?it is your duty?try to grow some 'or the use of the United States Gov rnment. If you can't fight, you an help fc dthose who do." Senator G. K. Laney was next in roduced. Mr. Laney was tense witb motion from first to last and as ho poke of the terrible crimes commit od by the comomn enemy, how she ank without warning ships carryin?. vomen and children more than om .larwart old Civil War veteran was eew to apply his handkerchief to hi yes. After speaking of the sinking if the Lusitania, in which so many Americans, including women and ohilIren, Mr. Laney said with menace in lis voice, "and for this she is going o have to answer. She is going to lave to answer for it to the United States." As Mr. Laney finished speaking I the Hag was slowly raised by a de| tail of Boy Scouts, while heads were i uncovered and to the accompaniment of hearty aplause. STUDENTS OF WASHING LEE ARE TRAINING FOR SERVICE I Lexington, Va., April 1-1, 1917 .(Special)?With other lending universities all over the country, Wash| ington and Lee is preparing its stu dents for service to the United States should their services he need ed during the war. Four hundred and seventy men on the campus have joined the provisional training batal lion and have been drilling on Wilson Field since April 10. Until an army officer is detailed here by the war department to take charge of the balallion and officially make it a unit of the officers reserve training corps, the drilling will be in charge of Maj. H. F. Edwards and fifty officers of the Virginia's Military Institute, whose services were tendered by Gen. Nichols, superintendent of that institution. An army officer will be sent to the University within the next ten days. Among the students now in training at Washington and Lee is included a volunteer ambulance corps of fiO men, who arc also attending lectures and clinics on anatomy. This corps also plans to raise a subscription for at least one ambulance of its own. A number of students and professors are preparing themselve* to render service to the government along scientific lines, while faculty committees appointed by President Henry Louis Smith are preparing surj veys of the students and alumni, list ; mg their ability and training for pos sible service. The executive com! mittoe of the board of trustees has i offered the government the use or the plant and equipment of the Uni! versity and plans for the conversion ' of Dorenius Memorial Gymnasium into an inland base hospital and the conversion of the various dormitories ! into convalescent hospitals have been forwarded to the war department. CARD OF THANKS We the Daughters of America, of the Macedonia Council, No. 7, hereby extend sincere thanks to the Macedonia Council No. 20, Jr. O. U. A. M., for the use of their hall, which, having purchased from the Masons, they have given us rent free. I . E. II. MELTON, Ml Committee. Civic Prepari Farmei Pursuant to the call of Messrs. 1). R. Coker and VV. W. Lonj*, the Chesterfield County Civic Preparednett Committee was formed last week. This organization is a part of the bijr State-wide movement to bring to the attention of farmers in South Carolina the imperative need of growing foodstuffs this vear. The following committee was appointed: The Rev. J. L. Tyler, Chesterfield; the Rev. J. C? Lawson, McBee; the Rev. A. H. MeArn, Cheraw; the Rev. A. W. Quick, Pageland; the Rev. A. S. Thomas, Cheraw. Mr. I,. L. Parker, Pageland; Mr. T. B. Watson, Cheraw, Mr. J. W. Miller, Jefferson; Mr. J. Clifton Rivers, Mt. Croghan; Mrs. Harriet P. Lynch, Cheraw; Mrs. A. H. Man^um, PageMUSTERING TODAY FOR GUARD DUTY Columbia, April 17, 11)17?Uiie First regiment, National Guard of South Carolina, 1,249 officers ami men strong, almost maximum peace strength, arrived yesterday at Camp Moore, near Styx in Lexington county :>n four special trains and will be eady for federal duty "somewhere in South Carolina" by tonight. The nustering officers began the work of <\?nu i n UIJ^ <11111 IIIUMUIIII^ tliu CUIIh tanics into the federal service. The vork is being done under pressure ind will be completed some time tolight. The officers and men were in it condition. The regiment is under ommund of Lieut. Col. P. K. McCuly, Jr., of Andefson. The tented city on the Lexington lills began to rise early in the afteroon and by nightfall every tent had een erected and the camp placed in >rder. It was said yesterday that about GO more men will arrive today at amp. The maximum peace strength >f the regiment is 1,440. Movement Handled Smoothly. The first special train, bearing Companies G of Fort Mill, H of Rock I ill and part of the supply company .rrivcd at camp at 1 :45 o'clock over he Southern railway. The second pecial train, bearing Companies A of Jreenville, B o fLaurens and F of Spartanburg, arrived at Styx station it 1 :50 o'clock over the Columbia. NIewberry & Laurens railroad. The hird special train, bearing ComKinies B and K and the machine gun ornpany of Anderson, Company C >f Pelzer and the regimental band of '.Villiamston arrived at camp at 2:30 >'clock over the Southern railway, i'he fourth special came over the Seaboard Air Line railwav an 1 ?rought Companies I of Cheraw, I. >f Hartsville and M of Camden. It irrivcd at camp at .'1:25. Company E of Union came down on cars utachcd to a Southern passenger train. Near Peace Strength The following is the strength of he various units in enlisted men: Company A, 130 men; B, 103 men; C, 79 men; I), 82 men; E, 95 men; 80 men; G, 71 men; II, 90 men; ', 04 men; K, 83 men; L, 75 men; \I, 104 men; headquarters company, 52; supply company, 23; machine run company, 53; sanitary detachment, 22. The total enlisted strength is 1,198 men. There are 51 jflicers. BEAR CREEK Mr. Moses Quick and daughters Misses Bobbie and Wilma, of Benneltsville, were the week-end guests at the home of Mr. M. D. Roscoe. Mr. W. I). Sellers, of near Chesterield, spent Tuesday evening in our community. The infant son of Mr. ?nd Mrs. Colon King continues quite sick, but we hope for the little one a speedy ecoverv. .lust a word to the farmers of Bear r*-..,.i, . u.'u. ..r v>i rui\ nctiiwn. ?? urictis iiiu |;i lie \J01 everything raised on the farm is ex*orhitantly high, it becomes necessary for us to raise more foodstuiTs than we have heretofore. The provisions thai, we have been getting from the West will now be used to maintain an army. If there should be a surplus .he goods will be so high that you can't afford to buy them. It is no. impossible for us to be agriculturally independent, because we can raise nearly everything we need right here on our own soil. Why pay the other man high prices for things we can raise ourselves? I,et it be resolved that we will plan', enough corn, hay, beans, sweet potatoes, sorghum, keep a milk cow and at least a few hogs and chickens to furnish meat for the family and if possible some to sell. We are expecting Major Tiller in this section this week and he will be glad to give you any information he can along this line. sdness Commi s to Produc land; Miss Stella Minis, Chesterfield. This conimitte met in the office of Mr. W. J. Tiller, Farm Demonstration Agent Saturday and appointed sub-committees, whose duty it is to hold meetings in every school district in the county this week, urging the importanpu.pf planting something to eat, antl to inform the people of the important meeting to be held in the Court Ilousb on Friday, April 20tii at 11 a.m., which will be addressed by two of the best speakers in the State. The township committes were appointed as follows: Cheraw Township, Mr. T. B. Watson and Mrs. Harriet P. Lynch; Ml. Croghan Township, Hon. J. ^Clifton Rivers; Old Store Towns ?ip, *Mr. L. L. Parker; Jefferson Township, Mr. J. W. Miller; Alligator Township, the MT. CROGHAN Messrs. Joe Caple and John Watson, of Wadesboro, spent a short while in town Monday. Mr. Mann Nicholson, of Pagelnnd, visited our town Monday. Mr. Andrew Huntley returned to Cheraw Saturday to take his place is one of Uncle Sam's boys. Mv. Huntley volunteered when the United States and Mexico were having trouble. Messrs. W. N. Ratliffe, F. K. Burch ind S. V. Atkinson spent Monday in ' Chesterfield. Allen, the small son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. llendrix, is very sick. I Mr Arll?ii< - r U..1 ..... vnut vy?u?icjf, W? IVUliy, waa in town Friday. Miss Lucy Gardner returned to Chesterfield Saturday after spending several days with Miss Sudie Burch. I Last Thursday at 11:15 two very interesting addresses were given by Hon. J. C. Rivers and Hon. W. I'. )dom. A long train of automobiles, decorated with stars and stripes carried a large crowd of war boosters. 1'he two speakers made splendid addresses on the war between America and Germany. The speakers urged j .he young men of Chesterfield county j o stand by their country as the people of this county have always lone. School was discontinued and he children were marched down the street with one of the boys carrying t large United States flag. A brass band furnished the music. As the time was limited there were only two speeches. Capt. W. I. Gillespie, who has charge of the troops of Chesterfield coupty, and a number of th boys helped to make up the crowd of patriotic boosters. Mr. J. S. McGregor, of Ruby, spent a short while in town Monday. Miss Stella Minis, th" county home demonstration agent, met with the Mt. Croghan tomato club girls Monday. AIm T."? 1 Tl 1 *1 ? " mr. liiiri inri'au aim niomer, CM Ruby, spent Sunday in Mt. Croghan. Mr. E. I?. Smith has returned home after spending a while with his daughter, Mrs. John RatlilTe. Misses Annie Mae Osborn, Nell Kinurd and Messrs. J. 0. Taylor and Arthur Rivers spent Sunday morning in Chesterfield. Messrs. Arthur Rivers and Paul Baker were in Cheraw Monday morning. Mr. Joyce Baker spent Saturday in Pagcland. Miss Stella Minis and Mr. W. J. Tiller will lecture at the school house Thursday night. The Karl Taylor and Nonpariel societies will give a joint program at the ichool house Friday nigh', April 20, after which refreshments will he served. PATRICK Mrs. J. A. Harrington, of Rockingham, spent Thursday at the home of her mother, Mrs. S. I.. Gillespie. Mrs. J. C. Home returned to her home at Charlotte Saturday, after spending two weeks at the home of her father, Mr. J. II. Scott. Mr. W. Baggott, of Inman, returned to his home Monday, after spending a few days with his brother, Rev. II. L. Baggott, who has been very sick. Mrs. (J. P. Mingledorf, of Fitzgerald, Ga., is visiting her mother, Mrs. S. L. Gillespie. Mr. W. J. Tiller, county demonstration agent, was in Patrick Monday and announced that there would be i Civic Preparedness meeting at the Patrick school house Friday afternoon of this week and all farmers and others interested are requested to come out. Mr. R. M. Stroup, who has been employed as night operator for the Seaboard, left Monday for his home in Stanley, N. C. Mr. E. I,. Smith left Monday for Richmond, Va., where he will spend a few days. Mr. O. D. Turnage is holding down his job at the pump , while he is away. . V - ittees Urge e Foodstuffs Rev. A. C. Lawson; Cole Hill Township, Mr. W. J. Otlom; Steer Fen Township, Mr. Cordy Winburn; Pee Dee Township, Mr. 1). S. Mathewson. Meetings have been held alh over the county and many favorable reports are heard. A large part of this work has fallen on the shoulders of Major Tiller and Miss Mints . and they have worked strenuously in ] order to be in as many meetings as possible. To-morrow, Friday, April 20, the nig meeting win r>e nold in the Chesterfield Court House. The principal speakers will he Hev. Hugh R. Murchison and Mr. K. W. Dabhs. The gravest crisis in the history of Chesterfield county is now before us and it is hoped that the efforts being put forth will arouse the farmer? , to the necessity of saving themselves. ' ?? -- I WAR BROUGHT NEAR AM ERICA'S SHORES ' l Boston, April 7.?The war was brought to the shores of this country itoday when the United States destroyer Smith reported by radio that an ' 'enemy submarine had tried unsuccess- 1 fully to torpedo her 100 miles south 1 of New York at :*t0 o'clock this 1 morning. Additional reports were re- : reived from the destroyer tonight and t were forwarded to Washington. Nothing of an official nature regarding the additional reports was made public here. A suggestion in shipping circles that the lookout of the Smith had perhaps mistaken a large fish for a torpedo in the uncertain light of the early moring, met with the reply that the Smith officer-; 'stood by their original statement." nxxrlft .1 1 | ?? iiwuvt vitw on in. utv?m?4vvi II11 nil* i'?l for the spot where the U-boat was thought to be lurking was not made known by officers who had seen the Smith's report of the incident. Neither could it be learned here whether there was chance for the Smith's quick firers to come into action. It was learned, however, that another destroyer pa&3ed near the position mentioned in the Smith's report without sighting anything unsual. CHESTERFIELD, ROUTE 4 We are sorry to report that Mr. Archie Douglas is not, recovering as rapidly as we had hoped he would. The baby of Mr. and .Mrs. W. A. McNair is very sick at this writing. Miss Leland Douglass visited at the home of Mrs. U. N. Clanton Saturday evening. Mr. J. W. Uoscoe made a business trip on this route Monday. Mr. Walter Oliver, of the Cross Roads section, was visiting on this route Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. (!. N. Clanton and family, of this route, visited in the Sugar Loaf section Saturday and Sunday. The school breaking and entertainment is to be held at White Oak schooj house next Friday night, | April 20th. Mr. CJuss Clanton and .Mr. Krne-.t Moore visited at Mr. William Olivers Sunday evening. Mr. SpotTard Oliver, of this see! tion. attended the W.O.W. meetino-l j ;it Palmetto last Saturday night. I We are sorry to report one of Mr. S. T. Atkinson's little children very sick at this writing. Messrs. (>. H. Therrell and S. T. j Atkinson made a business trip m Chesterfield Saturday. Some sad news to report: Our road doctor t;ot his automobile broken last week down at the narrow passage and we learn that this section of the road has no overseer at tin- present. TEAL'S MILL Stafford school is progressing fine. Mrs. Milton Morgan spent Saturday and Sunday with his .parents in N'orth Carolina. Miss Mary Johnson was the guest of Miss Charlotte Curry last Sunday. Miss Mary Caulder was the guest of Miss Minnie Micks last Sunday. The young people of Stafford school took a stroll last Friday afternoon to the sulphur spring and Indian cave. All of them report a i nice time. The young people of Teal's Mill community had a fish fry at Mr. J. H. Hunt's mineral spring and one of the girls turned it into a rook party. The Rev. Paul T. W >od preached I an interesting sermon at Mt. Olive last Sunday morning. "Service for AH" Attend the important Civic P reparedness meeting at Court House Friday, April 20*h, at 11AM. , French And British I In Concert W British Headquarters in l'Yanee, ^ April la.?With the hot flames of 2 war raging along the entire western < front, British and French alike, ii A can be stated that each detail of the olfensive plans has been worked out f it prolonged conferer.ces between (Jen. Nivelle and Field Marshal Ha if? md the war councils of France and ( Kngland. t The part to be played by each bel- s liferent has been definitely agreed d upon and a schedule has been ar ij ranged as for one great cohesive a force. v It was planned that the British hould strike from Arras, while the e French guns were still roaring their c preparation for infantry hostilities I i ilonj; a wide front further to the C South. The sun ;ses gained in the 1 'irst stages of In- British advance j; lave ifiven the ! ' ench threat conf?- fc lence in the ina eruration of their v >\vn enterprises. I The whole str"?-1" in the Western r heatre promises to be a titanic one. t 1'he allies are pro-.; ? <! as never he- a fore, both in material and in person- 51 lei, and are cooperating with smooth- t jess. The (?err. is have more <1 - i visions on the Western front than t Trench Warfare Git Open t ighting; W From a StatT <" -respondent of the < Associated I'ress, British Ileadquarers in Fraance t . ui London), Apr I 1-1.?It is not without difliculty that one comes to a realization that semiopen warfare has replaced the old deep trench fijjhtinji' on the greater j part of the British front. It is dillicult even for the litfhtinp: ( lion actually to grasp the situation, .1 j situation for which they have waito 1 so long. The Germans possibly foci the change more, for above ali thing-'*' ihey love their underground comfort. The Germans were the first to trans- i fer fighting to ditches and they tire reluctantly giving up that style of warfare. Germans Like Trenches. The deep concealed dugouts and ! funnels along the old front were tie* only protection the Germans had against the ever-increasing British j gunfire and every time they get an opportunity now they immediately hegin to dig in. They take to cover as ! if by second nature. The British have always contended that the German dugouts softened the men, who I congregated in them always and could ; only be kept with difficulty in the I 1 open trenches. So it was easier to ' < break the British of the trench habit u than has been the ease wkh the Ger- 1 mans. Open field taeties have been a part > ?f the training of the new British ur- i my ever since its organization began i in lit 14. There has been some erf- ' icism of that system from time to 1 i time on the ground that the war i would a'-vays be fought from trench s io trench, but tor the last few months I the British army in France has been | drilled m open taeties almost daily, i The result ; of these training methods u?i > ?* urrn ?i|'|)?lIA'!il 111 I III' lilfil 11* \Y i days, atul will undoubtedly pro* e : still mure valuable in the wider opei- < ations whieh are unquestionably < coming. I( Qu'ckly Trained ' i The correspondent saw a bit of field maneuvering two days a^o in , which the British troops completely i outwitted part of one of Germany's crack repiments. It is rather a i BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Watson, | a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Sellers, a ; boy. To Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Watson, j A}>ri 1 lrtth, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. Julian Teal, April Htb, a boy. T.'.AMS WANTED Several teams to haul dry boards.' Apply to N. 11. Hawkins, Patrick, or .t mill near Sandy Davis' place. the best': I O! Everything j | TO EAT ! ; At Lowest Prices J | A. F. Davis Market ^ Will pay higheftt market price i for Hidrs. j m*"%? r-ik >4*- . ?. v ? ? - ? ? ?* ' Striking Teutons ith Terrible Effect tvould have been thought possible a >'ear ago, and however much of an 'easterner" Field Marshal von Hin- I lenburg may have been in the past,he *.vi 11 have to devote his entire time Mid attention to Western events for some weeks to come. Already a half score of German's jest divisions have been smashed to jieces by the British onslaught and heir own unsuccessful counteratacks. The Bavarian division was acrificed first, but the Prussian guard livisions thrown in to stem the Britsh Hood tide, have suffered such casudties in the last few days that they will have to be relieved. Everywhere they have been push- ? d back from the British front and specially noith . f the "rolled up" tort ion of the llmdenburg line, the iermans are endeavoring by every ncans to gain time in order to comdele defenses upon which to fall >ack. Their eflVcts to dig in everywhere and seek tne shelter of strongy fortified lines uu not tend to corit bo rif i _en ( n < I f 1 nrm on bnnnu hat the warfare might become open igain. In fighting these retarding ictions, the Germans are sacrificing heir picked troops, as they did durng the rear-gua: 1 engagements in he recent retire, ant on the Somme. .ring Piac? To elcomed By British striking commentary that when the war began the olucer iti command of the Rritish unit was a young solicitor and such a thing as leading soldiers in battle had never entered his head. Two years of training in the school of actual war works its own wonders. The losses in the recently inaugurated operations, which continue to widen with time, have been so much smaller than would he naturally expected in attacks upon such strong positions as those from which the Germans have been driven that the army authorities are fairly jubilant. Another gratifyin feature of the lighting has been the speed with which the British troops have everywhere attained their objective. Driving the ti. rma'.s from positions which they had held for two years lies given the a-my a hight r lighting spirit than it ever had before. The turning of the top of the Hind. nhurg line, to which attention now s officially called in the communiques, I,.,., i,.u .. ..... .. . .. i'V I.iv ?\ IliViil Ml YYflllXl LilU full importance has naturally not yet !>een developed. The Germans, 1 y the way. no longer call this line afl.i r Mindcnburg, hut know it as the Siegfried line. The switch to that line from Queant north, which pris ners say is not yet finished and was r?ot expected tt? be used except as a last resort, known as the Wotan line. Fight Stiff on Alhrecht Line. la the extreme south the IIindenture: line is known as the Albrecht inc. The complete smashing of the Vimy ridge seems to have somewhat upset the German line but they evilently determined to put up the strongest possible defensive fight before falling back to the uncompleted imsitions, where dugouts are missing ind the protection is doubtful. These days are filled with thrilling ncidems of individual exploits which ire difficult to sort from the mass oivinc; from so wide a battle front, line of the most remarkable is that ?f a young airman who. though shot in the eye and leg in an air duel yesit .day, succeeded in bringing down he opposing machine in his own lines, dragged himself from the airplane, made a verbal report on his mission, and died a few moments later. LUCKIS V1LLE Some of the farmers in this community are through planting, while some* are* nenuul. Wheat and oats are* --matt. Mrs. II. K. Lint >n (iie<! April 2d of heart trouble. She leaves a large family to mourn her death, three daughters and four sons, besides her husband. She had joined Mt. Olive? / Baptist ehureh early in life and had /' lived a consecrated Christian life till her death. Our loss is heaven's gain. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved family. Mt. Olivet Missionary Day will be April 1 r>th. Sunday school is doing fine, with 101 scholars enrolled, j Miss Mandy Griggs and Mr. Albert ; Griggs were united in the holy bonds of matrimony April 8th. We wish them a long nnd happy life. Miss Mat tie Oneal has been sick i for the oast week. llone for her ? I . -- --speedy recovery. TEETH WANTED t Old false teeth; dof't matter if broken. I pay $1 to $1G per *et. Send by parcel post and recoive^check ^ > bv return '*n|. F. Tc j, 403 Votth - Y' ,