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r '. Interesting Letter xr A. E. F., France sic Dec. 29, 1917 tio Editor The Advertiser: to I have been in France since Oct. Hn 5th and have intended to write you, as you requested, for some time, but have been to busy to do much n? writing except to my family and ae' home folks. , J?a I had a very delightful trip coming over and it was my happy privilege to visit a great many places of w< interest, all of which I would be only ar too glad to describe to you but as jsn we can't mention the names of the I 3,1 ... . . . i piui-us we stopperl thfe description would be of little interest. ta There were three other doctors ty with me from South Carolina and O we were together all the way o?er n< and every place we stopped we look- la od up the hospitals-and visited them. rt We were treated mighty fine and wero shown everything there wad to tc see. We were treated as the very in be?t and every courtesy was shown !i: us. ^ o< After reaching headquarters, A. cl E. F., we four were assigned to different organizations, and I was w lueky enough to be assigned to a P base hospital on the lines of com- a * munication. . e When I reached the hospital I was assigned to the medical staff under a man who is very prominent in medicine in the States, but 1 was there r only ten days and I was detailed on temporary duty to one of the large ? camps to open up a camp hospital, * and I have been on duty here since, c though I am still attached to the ~ base hospital. " ... t The work here is very interesting ^ We have had the camp hospital open jj now about ten days and we have hid 4 a great variety of cases; in fact we arc a kind of clearing house for the sick of the various organizations thai ^ are passing through the camp. W< g keep the light or simple cases an treat them and all serious cases w transfer to the base hospital. My duties are various. I am ar sistant to the camp surgeon and ! A Vhave to do sanitary inspection, hold F. k ; Start the y : rv LEAVING YOU] GROCERIES, BEEF ^ THE J. H. JOHNSOl SHALL BE OUI THROUGHOUT Til TO SURPASS ALT. EFFORTS IN SU] ^Hr VERA' BEST AT 1 HP PRICES POSSII LE J. H. J( - ye f "S I HDRST-STR] Sag f run? a?f~ About ^ 1 FERTIL! |p|j Bo Sore to Vi jjgg Furniture D jpg Where you w Beautiful Bed Steads, Com# Chairs., etc. You thoul ' larly the handsome gS All reasonably gss cJk H 11 rv^b ? *. '. om Dr. Gardner t k call for the different organizans and detachments that come inthe camp withouL medical officers, d do ward work. Some days I have very little to do kile at other times 1 am busy from >rning till night. However, it all ems to agree with me for I have incd about 20 pounds since I left e States. We have had some very cold jather since the first of December id the ground has >een covered with ow for nearly a week. It is still owing but some warmer. Well, France is a great place. Cer inly it is a beautiful country, pret chateaux with beautiful grounds, f course they arc not as well kept >w on account of the scarcity of bor. The roads are grand, with a >w of beautiful trees on either side. The people have been very nice ) us and arc anxious to help us out i every way. Very few speak Engsh, however, and as I haven't learn1 any French I do not have much r.ance to talk with the people. I wish I could be at home for a hile now and talk to some of the eople I know who have "pet" ideas bout the war and its progress and (Tects. I think I could state a few acts that would kill a few opinions lat I heard before leaving home. I do not know anyone who bad rasped the situation as it really is. t is now regarded here that all talk f an early pence is German propaanda and those engaging in it arc lassed as allies of the kaiser, for an arly peace can only be a Germuntade peace, a German victory. Such ulk, therefore ' , of course very armful and dangerous. I would ke to write more, but will have tc top for this tim<>. Give all the good people of Cheserfield my very t est wishes and tel hem I hope to be buck with then ome day. With very beat regards, I am yours truly, ROBT. L. GARDNER, ?st Lieut. M. R. C i. E. F., France, lase Hospital N? . 6. rear right l ORDERS FOR AND PORK AT ^ MARKET. IT I ENDEAVOR E YEAHj 191K , OUR OTHER PPLYING THE THE CL0SES1 )hnson s ^ ! BATERGo | 'JLSlZz four ggl ITERS I mrw pfcaa E&3 3r*rt ayjl sit Our epartnent ?j ill find' . gj ortablu Bad Springs, d notice paz-ticuDavenport^ priced SHI. 1 it M.mwm ?.JP I ^Crf ^temtf ^ Mr. Blare Miller, of Jefferson, wa in town one day this week. Mr. E. G. Funderburk, of Pag< land, was in Chesterfield last week. Mr. H. D. i Tiller cohtinu^a vei sick at his home on Main *tr-iet. Miss VerajMolton has ac.,;.<pted position as assistant teac'^dr in tl Shiloh school / Miss Mavik Funderbu/k, of Pag iand, visited/ miss mary russer ia week. I Little Margie, daughter of Mr. ar Mrs. Sam Wingate, fell last week ar factured her collar bone. Dr. L. H. Trotti has been offer/ the appointment of County Food A ministrator. 20-Cent U. S. Government Thri Stamp on sale at The Farmers Ban Miss Helen Gulledg'e, after spen ing several weeks with her moth< Mrs. H. E. Gulledge, has returned Pittsburg, Pa. See me if jrou need a wajon?o lr two horse. 1 hare the agency f the Geo. E. Nisaen wagon, the ba wagon on wheels. W. P. ODOM. Mrs. B. T. Robeson and son, Wi ter, and Mrs. Will Teal spent It voek-end in Florence with M Charles McCown.__.~ The club rate of The Progressi Farmer and The Chesterfield Adv< tiser will be $1.75 hereafter, inste ' of $1.50 as formerly. Miss Flora Belle Stogall is in W ' nington, N. C., this week to atte the marriage of her uncle, the R< | V. McRae. I Regulat* meeting of the Woodm ( of the World will be held Saturd at 7 p.m. Election of officers a initiation. I Mr. I ,te Melton, magistrate's ct , stable stationed at MoBce, will lea the county service and has acceptec position with the Chesterfield IIui ware Co. Regular communication of Ch . terfield Lodge No. 220 A. F. M., v :>e held Friday evening, Jan. 25 at 7:30 o'clock. By order of B. ; Teal, W. M. Five dollar U. S. War Savir j Stamps on sale for $4.12 at The F: | mers Bank. Price advances Feb. 1 ! *Irs. B. C. Moore was culled Converse College last week on i count of the illness of her daught | Miss Sara, who is attending sch< j there. , Owing to our observance of M< day as fuel holiday, The Advertii I is compelled to come out one d j late this week, tl is not expecti I however, that our mailing day will j so affected in succeeding weeks, j Tux payers arc reminded that th I nave 1111 r enruary zuin oniy, to ma | returns on personal property a realestate. This is the one year four when all real estate is retui able. All farmers who will need nitn of soda for fertilizer this spri should read the article on that si ect on the first page. Rememt you application must be in the han ! of W. J. Tiller or your nearest co | mitteeman by Februr.ry 4th, if y I are to share in this distribution. I Mr. J. W. Griggs, well-known Chesterfield, where he has frequei ly visited the home of his son, J. 1 Griggs, on Green r'treet, is serioui sick at the home of his * ;ughter, M John Northcutt, in McFarland. The minutes of the Chesterfu ' Baptist Association were printed the job oiHce of The Chesterfield A vertiser and delivered to the reci tary, Mr. E. G. Funderburk, la week. Vf A S' rtoulo u ? *?* ?!,. * a'O * in lino tcuCIIVIJT llUtt from his son Clyde, who joined t U. S. Navy last summer. When t letter was posted Clyde was in Wal< which would seem to indicate that is seeing some real service. eH w getting on fine, apparently. # The next annual meeting of t! State Teachers' Association will held in Columbia March 14 to 16 i elusive. The general sessions w be held in the Colu^ia theatre ai the department meefffe* will be he in the high school building and oth adjacent rooms. Mr. Leonard Smith, assistant cas ier of the Bank of Chesterfield, hi been offered the position of Deput Collector of Income Tax for tl Kflh Congressional District. Thou( the salary and traveling allowanc< were attractive, Mr. Smith has d< cid.fi to stay with the Bank of Che terfteld. Sergt. Poster, U. S. A. rccruitin officer, stationed at Cheraw, was i Chesterfield Wednesday looking fc recruits for the United States Hoir Guards. To join this branch me must be over the draft age. The will remain in the United Static: This officer stated that many jChestii field county men do not mtsem t know that there is a recrufting stt tion at Chernw and it is tit necei aary to go to Columbia om Charlei ton to enlist in the serving The stockholders andfdirectors o the Farmers' Bank hel<l their re go lar semi-annual meeting En Jan ir>th A semi-annual dividend A 5 per cen was declared and the sulplut capita increased to 91,500. tA foliowinj directors were elected: A T. Hurst J. fi. Streater. L. B. D ppp ?T...s..a>. M.i. ;? ; I..? I CHI thecal J-nteretft ' 1 T1 1 1 1 111 fast ir Mjr. Wilson McCreight, of Cheraw, thre was -in town Tuesday. ?- Miss Mary Walsh leaves Friday to . ^ visit Mrs. Thurman, near Camden. tin<? y Mrs. Ratliff, of McFarlan, is visit- ^r?' ins htr daughter, Mrs. C. H. Rivers. a Messrs. Bob Little and Tyler Wat)e son, of Cheraw township, were in g . town Wednesday. e. To our caitomar* and friendst st Let's settle our obligations while ^ green cotton is selling above 20 c a uj, pound C. P. Minium, Cubiar "ftU* 1(j The county board of selection wan j,oa; in session at the courthouse Wednes<j. Miss Bertha West, of Hartsville, q spent the week-end with her mother, ft Mrs. W. C. West. ing k Mesdames Eugene Teal and D. to i j Teal and Miss Pauline Campbell 9 ;r spent last Wednesday with Mrs. W. Grc ' ' A. Rivers. B to An Income Tax Inspector may be Mil expected in Chesterfield on the 28th. I mst and will probably remain here her . for a week. J. 1 ?nt . 2t Mr. W. J. Tiller, county demonstration agent, who has been doinc iurv ^la hi- t ( service for the past two weeks in the ^ Un.ted States Court at Columbia, re' turned Wednesday morning. vc One Hundred dollar U. S. War Sav;r tiR3 Certificate on sale at The Far- noj " . ners Bank?$82.40. Price advances ? ac , it a February. Mu jj Mr. A. F. Funderburk, of Page- m, . and, is doing the farmers of the \y >v county a real service by shipping here in car load lots, manure for fer- ? bilizer. He will be here all day Wed- ^ ei iL'sday, Jan. 20th to confer with far.ners on the subject. Read his adn< .-crtiacment in this issue. W carry kotk Bra and burglary A >!l turaic* in order to protect ?our ^ lV< selves and customers. Wo pay in- # ' merest en savings deposits. Your r< business appreicaled. i C. P. Mangum, Cashier. M e.*' As rapidly as possible final notices # " will bo sent to those subscribers who are still in arrears and if the accounts are not promptly settled they will be put out for collection and the pa'*> ' ->er discontinued. Our list has been ar* ncreased by the addition of an enors^ jus number of new subscribers, and to is the rate is too low, for the price ac ve have to pay for material, it is er. lbsolutely necessary that all back acaoi counts be collected and the list placed an a cash-in-advance basis. ? >n- Break your Cold or LaGrippe with |j ici a few dose* of 666. ay fd, 3E AN AGENT; *>? HELP YOUR COUNTY ici Charleston, Jan.?"Wo intend to 1 make it aa easy for anyone to purnd , .. :hase a war thrift or war savings rn. stamp as it is for anyone to buy a itick of gum," was the statement itc made today by P. M. Rea, war-sav.ngs vice-director for the state of llj" South Carolina, in formally announcj, ng a special drive which has been inm. stituted for the purpo^ of securing ou lgents in the sale of war savings stamps. r Of about 350,00 authorized agen^ cies which the government hopes to l\\ ?|/|/vnib uciutc me iiroi ui r curuary, r8. louth Carolina's allotment is 5,489. Of this quota, the state has responded ed with only 2.4 per cent., only 136 ' a by igents having been appointed Z3 L(b through January 15, according to ofro. ficial advices received from Washl8t ;ngton. Of 62 quotas, South Carolina is 47th, or only 9th, from the r(| last, and it is this fact that has orompted the war savings committee ^ to make a special drive towards seeg curing agents. Application blanks ^ may be secured from pastofttces, g^. ag county chairman, or second class agents, such as banks, and should be bigned and ?eni to thj state head ^ j*e quarters in Charleston, R. (I. Hhclt, e director. Application should be made SU P" at flVice. 'jj 14 We expect to have a sales agen- oU cy for every 300 population," Mr. Ren stated. "Any indvidual, firm, er store, or corporation may become an Oil m agent by making application. It enh tails no expense, whatever, and helps as the patriotic work considerably. To 11 -- v ?eu muae stamps lor the government ?e is to take care of our boys at the fh front, to help win the war and to in- yyl as crease the economic strength of our e- state and nation." tio * W>,VA>IWAV " ' ' w&?HK n VV.V.W' 4w5v ' CTk ty *^8? - ?fCKICKa^-TXHJCKEMp f iFBP^^iowpq^ I- Ut tlirae two feed* and w? wdl gmwwlri LJ DOUBLE DEVELOPMENT j .' >-1 rfvf far* an watfca ol a clack* W* or I ' . k psy? j w? iI*W*m<h-PutA UU *. i* i g .t r> , r# ~ PAKNELL3???HAN 11 H ^fe I' STERFIELD RED CROSS MAKES PROGRESS - b tie knitters are busy seeing how they can knit up $126 worth of ad. *) ? rs. p. M. Barentine is now knit* * her third sweater for the Red ?. n * ??? he new members for Chesterfield If * l- w W _ w rv in id. uame noDinson, rar. J. u. th, Master May* Johnson, Miss { y Hanna Hurst. * t 'he Jefferson auxiliary and Ruby \ iliary are knitting and the Page- ( 1 auxiliary is making pajamas for j pitals. , < Jefferson'* New Members 'he Jefferson Red Cross Auxiliary : 7 has 61 members. The follow- 1 38 names have lately been added ] the list: Misses Martha White and Attie I 'fcory. i rlesdames. R. M. Elliott, W. W. ler, F. G. Miller, Reece Horton. Messrs. J. T. Thrower, Oscar Ba; J. C. Munn, J. T. Blackwell, A. Linn, J. A. Horton, C. C. Horton, E. Gardner, G. W. Griffith, E. J. rk, R. M. Elliott, I. B. Gardner, 2. Miller, Ben Ogburn, R. A. Grifi, R. M. Gardner, E. B. Baker, E. Mungo, Jule Smith, Herbert Mcilan, John McLauchlin. Messrs. J. A. Baker, A. W. Shani, Leonard Raley, W. W. Miller, de Miller, J. T. Sullivan, I... M. ngo, Dr. W. A. Gantt, Rev. W. McLendon, Mrs. Huff, Capt. ilsh. c { Coniparisi Food In Coi M lASIC PRICES: $1.25 $7.0C $6.0C Coi 8 81C ACID 0-45 ictual worth, b Furthermore the antiy adding available ] humus standpoint as v ilts for three years, i iow a much lower cosi t the market. Hov\ A. I ho will furnish you w n. Rates to Cuesterl be satisfactory. Ai s f lrJ * ' r * i 'v'? '" \ / ... .. V, % Mf b* internum i* H?Hrfa| SI /^? ' % V**i ta A?^L * 1 theiTimWed at thi)l 1 meeting a^H t is thJ^tant busine^s attended^H ourII r- HI *^ *1 r? AT* ret? . .. 1 ..cAiLMi) iwwnuAY VM Th? fiTMfUel holiday! was observK )d in ClW^yflgid last) Monday tl he letter! \ gvery business house i^B own wa8Vbsed for the "day, excep^B ng the Mkceriez, which rcmainoB ?pen halfWl jayi a3 prescribed i-^B he ret?vilAA and tbc drug atore^B which remljnl ^ open aH day but so^H There Bra gome confusion heJB it first, ajel many other commutfi-E Lies. It thought the order aV>-K plied only uBthe consuming of coal. \ To settle thBpoint> Mr. j. c. Rivers, " local fuel a^inistrator, telegraphed Congressma?oteVenson for his construction ?f|#Ie ruling. He was informed thatljj! or(jer related to all fuel, that n(lf\ei is to be burned og Monday *or\tAn consecutive weejB except as 8LAfically mentioned m the list of e5CXtions. fl EverybodyT lomptly complied < without eomliaitt. Be No. &? This is a Potation prepared e?pcc^^| for MALARIAt?rV.HIILLS A. FFvH Five or six doal brcai,; any csse^^B U taken then Mr|t(Inic the Fever return. I* .* j J oalthe IWer better Calomel and kt gripe or tickcn^^H ?n of , the | mmerjcial H nmercift ji-Tt H AMMONIA I 'QTABSH iased onColniH decaying or >anid plant food to the /ell as a land huil^ and its cost, divide wM t per . unit of I planf bdH / can a farmlpr taie afljj jm. ith informatiSpn, l^Hr COLUMBIA, lamp)* of Stabl* laau^^B From Powoll Fo^HlCo^H, Mar**d M our* from Cag^^^^^HH| lata R*uUm( 'HOSPHORIC LMMONJA ....I . OTASH AnalftfMil flj ft Jam. SOtk, UfHAWMQa*^ 91 M w> jW'^rjfl' /ui U7 ^L ^ / * _ il:. # 1 \ in cJ^cLolwnrl la^ly PARNELL MEEHAN ^jPAUL METHODIST CHURCH ^(inday School every Sunday at o'clock A.M. Union prayer meeting pvery Wed sday after 1st and 3d Sundays in Ich month, at 7:30 P.M. I Preaching every fourth and 1st nday at 11:30 A. M. and every nday night at 7:30 o'clock. L of Plant ilizer And E monia. :ash. ser 3 5 # D COST $3.00 i ercial Fertilizer r in the manure is cond IS valuable hnth frrun Manure will show relrough this period will pan any other fertilizer Litage of this? See urk ates and other informaintee every car shipped 3 '7 'v. A . i ' * # confmiai vitk all farm?aa URK % ^l^jjjjjj^