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Obe <rbe5tcrfiet6 ^Advertiser fN* J / p '. VOLUME 36?NO. 20 CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1017 $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE . . ?*= 1 . . _ ~ _ ~ End of Third Year I Allies on Offen v Paris, July 28.?The military situation of the Allies on the western front at the ?n<f of the third year of the war is regarded by competent authorities here as actually better than a year ago and enormously better pros. pectively by reason of the interven- ( ftion of the United States. The big , A- change in the relative position of the Allies was brought about by the I evacuation of a part of France by the j (^ermans. This retirement which was onnnnnnn/1 ? -x 1 .....v..<wu in viciiumiy as a BinucRical retirement, made with the object - -of attaining a superior fighting position, has turned out to have been simply a retreat so that the German lines might be shortened and held by fewer v divisions. Wherever the lines have moved on in the west they have moved towardGermany. The Allies measure their success not by the ground gained but j by the fact that the Germans have j had to endure shock after shock and t K v in doing so lost heavily. j " ' t Reserve* Diminished. The German reserves in the belief ( ef French authorities, have diminished during the year by about 1,200,000 or ' at the average rate of 100,000 a , month . The German wastage during April, May and June is placed at upwards of 150,000 a month. The ensu- , alties rising during May, according to i German admissions, to 170,000, not 1 counting those slightly wounded who f . may be able to leturn to service. The situation on the Russian front ' is a cause of deep concern, but it is not regarded here as possible for Germany to spare many more troops from the eastern fronj for action on the 1 western tl\an already have been 1 brought up; hence, it is believed here that under the worst possible circum- 15 stances the fighting power of Germany cannot be greatly increased on | this front. France and Great' Britain count up- 1 on the American army to be in opera- r tion under more 1'avivable circum- v stances than in any spring since the 11 war began. The British army in 8 France is delivering powerful blows 0 which can be mnintaiocd indefinitely. In Calm Confidence. France begins the fourth year of the war in calm confidence and determination, expressed today by Premier Alexander F. Ribot in these words: "Until the people with whom we r l are at war finally awaken and free I? themselves from the detestable re- (i gime that oppresses them, nothing will | stop the Allies in their effort that will o bring back peace to the world by the triumph of their arms." At the request of the Associated ?i? n ! . 11 Kan mc * -rentier wrote: "The entry of the United States into the conflict that is pending in the n world was the capital event of the third year of the war. It was welcomed with enthusiasm by the Allied peoples. They know what may be the effort of the American soldiers who have come to fight by their sides. "That even resounded mightily a throughout the entire world. Certain 1 Latin-American States where FrnacC ^ received touching remarks of sympathy on the day of her national fete already have shown, by breaking off relations with Germany, that they had u a clear vision of the Germanis peril. s Aid From Greece. "Greece wrenched from the intrigues of a foreign faction, is preparing to send fresh contingents to fight with us on the Macedonian front. v f The cause of national liberty in all 1 countries is finding more ardent ad- ' vocates who are heard with increas- * ing attention. v "The enemy, disappointed in his in- ' sensate hope of stopping ocean navi- 1 gation, disillusioned in his effort to sap the courage of the Allies by false ' Offers of neacn non iln r?" ? 11 1 | %,WII V.^ liu IMUIV t Ilil II j acem to envelope the origins of his criminal enterprise in a veil of un- f truth. "May the peoples with whom we are at war finally awaken and free 1 , < FOR SALE OR TRADE 1 Will sell or trade, young horse, fine ' condition. Cash or time. A.J. Rohr ' FOR RENT A five room house on Green street, near Court House. Rent money is be- ' ir.g used for repairs on house. See or ' Write. J. L. Tyler, Guardian for Perkins children. THE BEST I: Of Everything i TO EAT At Lowest Prices _ A^F. Davis Market j of War Finds i isive and Confident themselves from the detestable regime thru, oppresses them. Until then nothi;> K will stop the Allies in their effort th ;t will brinj* back peace to the ^ world by triumph of their arms." i French Finance* Unshaken. 1 French finances have been unshaken by the war in the opinion expressed to the Associated Prea? lw pVin-ii.o Gidc, of the University of Paris, an s eminent authority on economic questions, discussing the outlook at the 1 beginning of the fourth year of the conflict. "Prance can stand another year of war outlay quite as well as she stood the third year. It would be embarrassing for her to pay in gold for everything bought abroad, but this difficulty was relieved by the credit generously granted by the United States. ' "France will get through the war ^ financially sound, will reconstruct her ^ industries rapidly and her interior sitjation will be liquidated without caus- 1 ing any economic unheaval." Referring to the situation of other belliger_*nts, M. Gide said: "I do not think any country will be ruined by the war. All are more or s ess in the same position as France. The only real drain upon their re- 1 lources is what they pay avread. The n jest expenditure is that which might jc called fictions; that is, the transfer >f money from the pockets of sonic :itizens to the pockets of others, a j. ransfer in which a great many new ^ "ortunes have been built up, but in vhich the real riches of the country - l <> mve uetn ten, unioucned." Referring to the economic measures o be taken after the war and to the :omplaints by Germany of an effort >y her enemies to ruin her economicilly, M. Gide said: "The talk of an economic war lfter he belligerents lay down their aims hi ins almost subsided. I consider it ni leither possible nor useful for Ger- P' nany to be crushed commercially. She vill be vanquished on battlefield, her f? military power will be crushed, but ai he will be left free to work out her >wn economic destiny." . w tc Miscellaneous Notes fc Everyone in Chesterfield county hould send his dollar to Mr. W. P. )dnm or Mr. C. C. Douglass for a M nembership in the Red Cross. Oth- ^ rs are offering their lives. It is as ittle as you can do to offer a little f your money. Send in your dollar von if you do have to make a aacri- ca ice. Our brave soldiers may have to w 11 like fhe supreme sacrifice. Can not in ou then sacrifice a little something pi hat the sufferings of the wounded T nay be alleviated? If you were to ol ;ivc all your wealth you would not bt hen have done what our soldier boys al re doing. ol w Out of the first 49 men to he exmined in New York City 18 failed^!111 o pass the physical examination. ni 'his was 37 per cent, exempted by the loctors. ,ri tl If you file a claim for exemption n' ir discharge, it will pay you to be ^ ure that your papers are correctly llled. f< 9 Congress will pass the Government Vied Control Bill within the next ni veek. This bill gives the President C1 >ower to seize hoarded supplies of 'oodstuffs and names a minimum irice of $2.00 a bushel to he paid the c< vheat grower for next year's crop. w This bill also prohibits the nianufacure or distilling of whisky, but al- 0 ows the manufacture of wines and 11 >eer. The food bill confers other vast w mwcin on me K"vfninieni ana 11 is >elieved that its passage will stop s' [peculation in food stuffs. q News from the western front is to ll he effect that another parent allied 8 >ffensive has begun. This is believd to be by far the greatest battle of hem all and in its initial stage is /ery satisfactory to the French and British. Ii It is believed that the Russians are 1 beginning to offer resistance to ^ the Herman advance in Bukowina. A dispatch from Washington says: ' Hasty marriages made since July 20, J he date of the army draft drawing, in an effort to escaptt conscription ( through the claims of a dependent vife will not be considered ground 'or discharge unless the wife is actual- r ly dependent on the husband's daily 1 labor. * A POLE, CAT AND CAR This W?i Contributed. ( A pole cat on a pole once sat; * He didn't know where he was at. c An auto passed, the first he'd seen It was a gasoline machine. < ijiuyjole cat'a nose went in the air; 3 he, "Well, 1 declare, t in my fam-i-lyA^ CORRECTION RULES G( On receipt of the official lists from Ci (VashinKton the following changes are s< nacle in the Koll of Honor as publish*d last week: Jesse Evans* serial number should ^ >e 1292. J. Guy Wilhelm's serial number 1 ihould be 1843. r'oll nlimlinr 114 uU..l.l 1 !-l IV v/u*? Mwinvvt i?i ouv/uiu uc serial ** lumber 786, Ed. M. Terry. P1 Call number 140, should be serial ^ lumber 983, Nathan Kelly. Call number '208, should be serial fi lumber 2360, Walter G. McPherson. Call number 296, should be Serial t! lumber 805, Dillon Blakeney. y< Call number 297, should be serial lumber 11, L. Harley Brock. ft Call number 301, should be serial lumber 1142, Daniel M. Terry. la The foregoing changes do not ef- G ect the remainder of the li3t except ?i o move the call numbers up one for ach change. or Serial number 274, lCisler L. Blackfell, should be omitted and No 360, a lammie Williams, takes his place. in Serial number 285, Walter Hilton, v' hould be omitted. Serial number 2159, II. G. Wilhclm, nt omes out. No 2106, Benjamin Barlerfi takes his place. m Serial number 319, William Rick- PS tts, comes out. No 519, Luther H. 'urnage, takes his place. j wl Serial number 445, Ira C. Red- j earn, comes out. Number 477, J. , /elborn Tusser, instead. | ar Number 1170, Vernon Miller, comes | ar ut. Number 117'J, Hade D. Smith, , 1?' jsteud. Number 1021, .lames H. linker; c'l srnes out. all Tuetday, Wednesday, and Thurs- ' day* ! ut Notice will be posted on the courtnu ouse door today ami cards mailed otifying the first 328 names to ap- ' wt ear next week for examination. j gy| They will be called in groups Qf jpp r>^ >r each day, Tuesday, Wednesday j rul Thursday, August, 7th, 8th and s<i Lh. I S,L>: It is estimated that about 300 more j ^ ill necessarily be called before Ches- | rfield County's full quota is obtain- ! re I. The second call w 1 quickly >llow the examinations for the first. , Information for Person Registered i en The following information for per- ! cit >ns registered was issued from the i St, [fice of Provost Marshal General rowder: wi Call For Examination , As soon as quotas are assigned to ! ich State and each board, each board j ' ill call upon persons whose cards are | su' i its jurisdiction instructing them to | resent themselves for examination. 1,1 his call will be posted at the office r the local board and the papers will ; requested to print it. A notice will or' so be mailed to you, but the posting f the list ut the office of the board ill be deemed sufficient notice to wc large you with the duty of present- ?xl ig yourself. The law therefore ' akes it your duty to inform your- ' n rlf when you are called. The mail- ,c" ig is for your convenience, but if an le letter never reaches you, you can ot make that an excuse. Watch the lists at the office of your 1!' oard and see when you are called ir examination. en Physical Examination yo You must report for physicnl ex- f() initiation on the day named in your *11. T< (a) If you are found physically isqualified the board will give you a urtifieate which will explain to you ch hat your further duties are. da (b) If you nre found physically yo ualified and lilt a claim for exemp- an on within 7 days after your call you yo ill be given 10 days after filing your yo laim of exemption to file proof in pr jpport of your claim of exemption. (c) If you are found physically pl< untitled and file no claim for exemp- 1<? ion, or if you do not appear for phy- hsi icnl examination, you name will be osted to the district board as one c?i ?ho was called for military service fc nd was not exempted or discharged, cl in the eighth day after call, or withi two days thereafter, copies of the af ?t of persons so posted to the dis- se rict board will be given to the press n< nth a request for publication, will pi ie posted in a place at the office of he local board accessible to the pub- ly ie view, and notice will be mailed to th ou at the address on your registra- si ion card. ol Therefore watch notices posted in he office of the board about 10 days ifter the day you were called and in nake arrangements for the prompt h; eceipt of mail. cl ieven Day* to File Claims of Exemp- al tion or Discharge. (a) No claim of discharge on ac- j :ount of the industry in which you | ^ ire engaged can be decided by a lo- j al board. ,l i p? (b) Whether you file a claim of j ?xemption or not, you must present yourself for physical examij^tf^^aJ^ From IS IN SELEC WERNING ] ailed is mailed and posted you have jven days in which you may file a laim of exemption or discharge. The arm for filing this claim is simple. If ou wish to file such a claim? (a) Go to the board and get Form 10 for exemption or Form 121 for ischarge. If the board has not the rinted forms ask to consult the form amphlet and copy the form shown lere. (b) Fill out the proper form and le it with the board. (c) Do this within seven days of le posting and mailing of notice to au to present yourself. The following arc the only grounds >r exemption: 1. That you arc an officer, legistive, executive, or judicial of the nited States, a State or Territory, " the District of Columbia. 2. That you arc a regular or duly 'daincd minister of religion. 3. That you were on May 18, 1917, student preparing for the ministry any recognized theological or dinity school. 4. That you arc in the military or ival service of the United States. 5. That you are a subject of Gerany, whether you have taken out ipers or not. G. That you are a resident alien tlo has not taken out first papers. In addition to claims for exemption lims for discharge may be made on ly of the following grounds, which e only grounds for discharge by a pal board. 1. That von :iri? o ~ --- ;>al officer. 2. That you are a customhouse irk 3. That you are employed by the lited States in the transmission of ids. 4 That jou are an artificer or >rkman employed in an armory, arnal, or navy yard of the United ates. That you arc employed in the! rviee of the United States (under rtain conditions). See paragraph ) of section 20, Regulations. 6. That you are a licensed pilot rularly employed in the pursuit of ur \ ocation. 7. That you are a mariner actually tployed in the sea service of any izen or merchant within the United ates. 8. That you are a married man th a wife or child dependent on you r support. 9. That you have a widowed moi?r dependent upon your labor for pport. 11. That you are the father of a itherless ehild under 10 dependent on your labor for support. 12. That you are a brother of an phan ehild or children under 10 dendent on your labor for support. 13. That you are a member of any dl-reCOCnized rnlhrimw - - ligation organized and existent May , 11)17, and whose then existing led or principles forbade its memrs to participate in war in any form d whose religious convictions are I ainst war or participation therein ! accodance with the creed or prin?les of said religious organization. These are the only grounds for exiplion or discharge by a local board. Another person can file a claim in ur behalf, but must use different mis in filing the claim. in Day* After Filing Claim to File Proof. Your claim of exemption or disarge must be filed within seven ys of the day on which notice to u that you are called was posted d mailed. Hut after you have filed ur claim for exemption or discharge u have ten days within which to file oof. The method of proving is very sime but it is rather exact. If you folw the rules given below you will ive done what is required of you. First. Go to the local board and insult the regulations to find out the irm number of affidavits that you aim. CV l 1 * ' * oui'unu. ask me board for the Tidavits that arc necessary in profiting your proof; if the hoard has >t the forms, ask to consult the pnmllct of forms. Third. Have the affidavits proper' accomplished and return them to le boar.-! within the time limit asRned you?10 days from the filing f your clnim. Remember: (a) You must submit your proof i the prescribed form and the board sis no authority to exempt or dislar^e you unless you submit all the ffidavits required by regulations. (b) There will be no argument be>re the board and no proof other lan the prescribed affidavits unless le board calls for other proof which will do in only a limited number of ?ses. When DedJtd mptfob will be decided by the local oard within three days after your TIVE LIST iXEMPTIONS affidavits have been filed. Certificate of Exemption of Discharge If your claim is allowed a certificate of exemption or discharge will be issued to you. Remember: (a) This certificate may be recalled at any time. (b) If it is temporary or conditional, it becomes of no effect when the time or the condition named are fulfilled. (c) You have been drawn for mili I tary service and when the condition I that has postponed your posting to the colors ceases you may be recalled at any time. (d) Remember that your case may still be appealed to the district board by the Government and on this appeal your certificate may be withdrawn at once. When so withdrawn you stand precisely as though you had been selected for military service by the local board. Adveric Decision* on Claim. If your claim is disallowed by the local board your name will be certified and sent by the local board to the district board as one who has been called for military service and not exempted or discharged. Within two days thereafter, if practicable, a list of those certified to the district board will be given to the press with a request for publication, will be posted in the ofiices of the local board accessible to the public view, and notice will be mailed to the address on your registration card. Therefore, if you have fded a claim for exemption and proof in support thereof, watch the notices in the office of the local board beginning about five days after you have filed your proof to see what disposition was made of your ease and make arrangements for the prompt receipt of mail. Mow to Claim Appeals to District Boards. Claims of appeal may be made by a person within ten days after the day when notice has been posted and mailed that such person's name has been certified to the district hoard as one who has been called for service and not exempted or discharged. Therefore if you de?:re to appeal? 1 1. Go to the local hoard and get or copy Form 153 or 154 for filing your claim of appeal. 2. Get or copy also Form 151 or 152 for notifing the district board of appeal. < 3. File your claim of uppcal (153 or 151) with the local board. 5. Do this within 10 days from the day when notice that your name was I certified to the district board was posted and mailed. Remember: 1. You can only appeal the final order of the board exempting or discharging or refusing to exempt or discharge you. You can not appeal other imliTo ,L 1 1 v.. ov I mil Ul IMC local I board. Proving Your Appeal You have five days after the district board receives your notice that you have filed a claim of appeal in which to file evidence additional to that filed by you in the local board, but all such evidence must consist of affidavits. Decisions on Appeal. The decision on your appeal must be made within five days of the closing of proof, and you will be notified by mail of the action of the hoard on your appeal. Claims For Discharge on Industrial Grounds. Only the district board can receive claims for discharge on the ground that you are engaged in industry, inI eluding agriculture found to be nec! essary to the maintenance of the mili' tary establishment, the effective operation of the military forces, or the maintenance of national interest during the emergency. Such claims must be filed with the district board on or before the fifth I clay after the mailing and posting of | notice that you have been certified by j the local board as one who has been called for service and not exempted or dischcarged. If you desire to file such a claim: 1. (Jet or copy at the local or district board Form 161 or 161a. 2. Fill the form out properly. 3. File it with the district board within five days after the mailing and posting of notice that your name has been certified from the local.hoard to the district board. See section 44, Regulations. Proof in Support of Industrial Claim. Only affidavits can be used in filing proof before the district board of a claim for exemption on industrial grounds. All such affidavits must be filed within lifd day after the filing of the claii&T Drcitiofi of District Board on IndusI trial Claim, [ j Within five day after the closing of ' proof iti any iuduslri.,1 claim the Provost Marshal Ci New Nations Expressing his appreciation of the assistance he has received in a difficult task and voicing a hope that the men of the new National Army will be patriotically greeto d throughout the country, E. II. Crowder, provost marshal general, has written a letter to Gov. Richard I. Manning acknowledging a congratulatory letter from the chief executive of South I Carolina. General Crowder tells of a parade I frv u..ia - - - Ht.ti in vaucago on August Ji in honor of the New National Army and I expresses a hope that this example might be followed throughout the country. The letter to the governor: "No man has had more loyal and efficient support in the discharge of a large task than I have had and no man has been so much aided by the publicity work carried on by the press of the country which has brought to every American fireside an understanding of this law we are trvtrict board must decide the claim. If the decision of the district board is in favor of the claim the board will issue a certificate of dischcargc. If the decision is against the claim the district boards will s> notify you. Remember that y >u have been called for military service and that the certificate of the district board is only conditional on your remaining in the kind of indusrtial service on account of which you were discharged. No such exemption shall continue when a cause there* f no longer exists and your certificate of discharge may be withdrawn or modified by the disi. 1-? ? * V..X.V aw any i..ne mat ine district shall determine that the circumstances require it. Appeals of Industrial Claim to the President. Only decisions ofdistrict boards on industrial claims for discharge can be appealed. If you desire to appeal the decision of the district boards to the President, you may do so within seven days of the date of mailing to you of the decision of the district board. To perfect your appeal? 1. Get or copy from the district or local board Form 1GI1. 2. Fill out the form and tile it with the district board. :i. Do this within seven day.-: after the mailing of notice to you of the decision of the district board in your case. How You Will be Notified Th-it You Have Been Selected for Military Service. As soon as your case is finally disposed of, the adjutant general of your State will notify you by mail that you have been selected for military service. Your local boards will post a list f all persons selected for military service in a place at the otfice of the local boards accessible to public view. The local board will also give lists of persons selected for military service to the press with requests for publication. Notice that you have been selected for military service will not necessarily put you into service. The notice to report for military service will come when the (iovernnient is ready to receive you. BEET POINTERS The main dillicuity in growing beets in the fall is to iret the seed to come up. They require considerable moisture and it is a good plan to bed out i your land in rows two feet apart. { Then open this bed with a narrow scooter, drop the seed and tramp them | in closely along the whole row with i your foot. If you are careful to see' that your seed go into damp soil in a row freshly opened, you will have lit tie trouble.?Southern Ruralist. PRODUCE WANTED We will buy all farm produce except perishables. Do not ship oats out of the county to sell. lirin.** them to us. 11 m st.-Streat.er Co. ? I CITATION NOTICE The State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. By M. J. Hough, Probate Judge: Whereas, N. A. Smith made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of W. A. Burr, These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said W. A. Burr, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Chesterfield, South Carolina, on the 31st day of July next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, i any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given undfer my hand this 10th day of July, Anno Domini 1917. M. J. HOUGH, Probata Judge. i A i*lff rowder Praises tl Army In Letter ing to put across. I therefore feel a ! bit Kdilty in accepting congratulations I such as you offer in your letter of the i 2(5th inst. I shall accept them, how| ever, as a stimulus to future effort j rather than as a congratulation upon 1 past accomplishment. We still have | large tasks ahead in connection with the selection. May we hope to see South Carolina come under the wire anions the first States to present their contingent of the Nation Army. "Chicago is having a parade of her 'city contingent on August 5. 1 was (very glad to hear that public spirit was manifesting itself in this form. I have no doubt that the new National Army will have the finest personnel of any army this country has . ever raised, and Iwant to see the men who have been selected by this drawing favorably regit riled by their rej spective States and bythcir respoc1 tive communities wiihin the States. I | wish the example of Chicago might be ! followed generally throughout the | country." .METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE The Chesterfield County Methodist Sunday School conference held at Friendship last week a success Although the number of delegates enrolled was not large the conference was intresting throughout. Many good talks were made and time used for "open discussion" was well spent. Hon. J. C. Rivers was re-elected president. Mr. F. W. Rivers was made first vice-president. Other officers were also elected. Dinner was served on the church yard each day of the conference. T?r?nnrf r% f Pnmmif fnA ' ?V|/V*? VA \yvainui?.ww VII OUltU UL Sunday Schools will be published next week. ROOSEEVLT'S ARMY "When President Wils'^i. in the face of adverse criticism ami pressure from all sides, decline' .Mr. Roosevelt's offer to lead a volunli er army to France, he showed ren.ailnbl-! t.<zspicacity, says Herbert Adams t'lihI bons, in The Century. A va ry .serious blunder was avoided. I have not the slighest doubt that Mr. Roosevelt an I his friends were actuated by the sole motive of wanting to serve France; but their love of tb?. French was greater than their kr.cwlodgj of the French. Whatever the newspapers may have said, in the .lisire to u> coo I'oik.n,; a Rift-horse in m- mouth,, the people of France did not understand the Roosevelt scheme. It perplexed and worried them. They would have interpreted its adoption as a sign that our government did not have sufficient prestige among the American people to help France in the regular way, or that the American people were so opposed to the war that President Wilson was compelled to fall liiif'lf nnnn nrivotn inilinhitto ? ^ -1 ~ ? |/?.. iiiiiuiiivc <iim i;11tcrprisc for military cooperation with the Entente Powers. It was only when telegrams from Washington announced that Gen Pershing would command the first troops sent to France, and that these troops would he an olficial American army, that the French realized the significance of America's entry into the war. Now they know that the American nation, represented by the government at Washington, is helping France." Have Your Shoes Fixed Right Shoes are rapidly growing mora expensive. Therefore, it is important o have them repaired where you will t,et the greatest value for your money. Watt Bittle I Is the best equiped ?lio? repairer in this part of the County. Ho has the experience, the up-to-date machinery ' and the ability. Give him a trial. Register Now ?AT? J. H. Johson's Market At One of His Customers and You Will Always Be Satisfied. TH? BEST OF MEATS FRESH AND FANCY GROCERIES