Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Wry i iw 'wii mf?n m ^^tls Our Winter I T ^^^^AbRYINQ food I# a lo- V cal probla ?. for each f community, prices and definite rules for every one cannot formulated. It a duty one only so ^^^^^B^B^P as Is necessary to ^[ maintain the ^B^^^B human body This \ U period when Is to America H^^^B^^J^Bre capable sacrifice to That the Admlnistruto prothe TSTIIATION ^^ Irgs Come This l\J ( y the allow* the HjajAprilon f or four pounds the two pound lonf o*e pound ^^^RaH^^Bh'tef condition* somea larger pound loaf sell* for RHHmdEATLHSS DAYS PERMANENT. W la th* aieatlees mwi there la a forAlle field for developing new and nourKjMny d! >!? ? t? mi J m ..vw.uimS w mm, u. 111IV0| a wiling In th? Hotol Gas*tte, who b#Aves.that the present shortage of t nod fats will not end with the t ^ tlug of peace, hut may grow more . and continue for five or six hs? thus making tt worth while to ^Blop* menus of grain, vegetable* , on n mor* or less permanent j Meal rail he replaced by :rr?u!s ^^Ather protean foods, or may he 1s very small portions as a (la* ' . .>k. . <-L< ? ?^?ill making up airnni this author find* oar t Creolo and" touihern culsiao \ for Imrootlgailon. A . J^^Bted states food I NIDATION SAYS I no ro^f road to food ^Boii. Wo can only ao* ^^H^^Rthl* by tho voluntary ^HHrar wholo pooplo, oaoh ^H^^^Broportlon to Ito moana. of oquatlty, of Sum of tnlnuto oavlnf ^^^^^ Uon at ovory point In . kltohona, on tho 8fe> B table*, In thp J Eplft WILL WIN ' lUjOCRACY'SWAR XAW?tAY IN NATION'S CRISIS. , i I 1 lurptye Wheat of the United Statee -Has Bean 8ent to Famine Threat* j , ened Europe. , ^ America's great corn crop, exceed- * Dg 3,000,000.000 bushels, will save the | vorld's food situation, officials of the , Jnlted States food administration be- / leve. * / Corn Is the nation's best food cereal, I lousewlves are beginning to realize. , < t contains all the elements needed to i ;eep the body In a state of heulth und vhen used uccordlng to the scores of ried recipes, eslieclally when com ^ tlned with an nddetV iwrtion of oil or* at, will sustuln I :'d indefinitely. InI llan warriors in colonial days lived on mrched corn alone for muny days at s line, and at Valley Forge purcliejl orn was at times the sole ration at he Continental soidiers. I Owing to transportation difficulties a used by the war ihe corn crop movfd nore slowly to market this year thlui ver before. Now, however, the ceri'ul 9 reaching the millers and consumers, n the meantime the nation's surplus rheut has been sent to Europe. * J^daythere arc approximately ' 30 InIi Jrst anm.<:\ Hire are H)cillCta H'?tof Br H?, Ht;e to '!>B|,i Id <ne ot HHHHBuj. >n in to ^^^^^mMWiHHvsiit' >nt. Rlt l?y hit they dissipate public mat, the irrent < seen tin) In ttie work if food control. "It Ilea with evry Individual to forma* from criticism; to refrain from iHxatiiK on the vagrant and harmful itory, and thus the more effectively o co-operate In work wfilch Is going o menu more than the majority of teople vet renllzt." RECORD OF THE PAST So Stronger Evidence Can Be Had. Look well to their record. What hey have done many times in years rone by is the best guarante^ of fu,ure results. Anyone with a bad >ack; any reader suffering from urilary troubles, from kidney ills, ihould find comforting words in the 'ollowing statement. . Mrs. W. P. Russell, Sr., 305 DcCalb St., Camden, S. C., says: "I uffered from kidney trouble for se- i 'eral years; my kidneys acted irre- 1 pilarly. I had rheumatic pains in my :necs and ankles and my limbs were ' o stilt that it was hard for me to get s iround at times. I used Doan's Kidley Pills and they soon helped my s idneys. The rheumatic paint in my ;nees and ankles have left/' < OVER SIX YEARS LATER, Mra. tussell said: "I still take Doan't Kid- n ley Pills when I think my kidneys a eed attention r.nd. they always give ie the best of results." Price -40c, at all dealers. Don't e imply ask for a*kidney remedy?get oon'sJKidney Pills?the ipme that Irs. JBissell had. k Foiter\Milbern [in signal corps' i i a *viLl be accepted, although eqi8tered, if qualified j j along certain lines* f BjOOKS FOR OUR FIGHTERS " 1am Tka> u.l* - mm ?' i? iii nan m million Aimay ? f Furnished Soldiers and Sailors by American Library Association? 0 What the Hat Cord Denotes. , 8 * d o From Commltttee on Public Information.). , Washington.?Men qualified along ^ ertaln lines, although registered un- , ler the selective-service law, may be I nducted into the land division of the v Signal Corps, which is In need of men d 'or the following duties: t Chauffeurs, motorcycle drivers, and ;as engine repairmen for duty In field ? tml telegruph battalions; telegraph- n ?rs, both wire and radio; telephone i f nen, including swltehbonrd operators, I c elephone repairmen, and men skilled d n testing and repnlrlng telephone j fi Ines; telephone and telegrnph line- c nen; photographer?*, still and moving; tomlng-plgeon men; radio men who tre familiar with Installing radio np- ii inratus; men qualified as cooks. n i-lerks, stenographers, blacksmiths, f meteorologists. cable men, j ftO . r Men Inducted for this division, "un- ?j less otherwise requested b& the chief ( dgnul officer of the army, are sent to q Port Leavenworth, Kan. ? More than half a million books already have been furnished soldiers and tailors In tralnlnr cnnins nnd In KVnnno I the American Library Association v War Service, and the flow Is steadily Increasing, according to the director jf this work. * A campaign for funds Inaugurated ; t?y the association last autumn netted j more than $1,500,000 and real results , In the tangible shape of hooks and 1 comfortable libraries are being felt by the soldiers and snllors. The Carnegie corporation gave $320,000 for the erection of camp libraries. Nearly all camps now have libraries and In the others the buildings are In courso of construction. The reading rooms each accommodate 250 men. For the men In France the association has organized distributing sta- j tlons at all points of embarkation, 1 where books are assorted for shipment . abroad. Soon every soldier who steps ! on a transport will carry a book with I him, which he and his companions will j rend on the way across, after which It , will be forwarded to the men back of . the trenches. No attempt will be made ! to establish libraries In France, but the association will have representatives there to supervise the work of ' distribution. Jur,t aa the sleeve chevrons and bars, stars and angles on the shoulder proclaims ranking ofllcers, the hat . cord denotes the branch of service* each private has entered. Light blue signifies Infantry; scarlet, artillery; yellow, cavalry; buff, quartermasters corps; scarlet and white, engineers' corps* orange and white, signal corps; scarlet and black, ordnance; bluck and white, field clerk; maroon, medical corps; black and gold, officers; sliver and black, adjutant general's clerk ; green. Instructor home guards; green and white, home guards. These cords are worn only on service hats. Cadet aviators wear as hnt bands Inch and a half white ribbons nnd on coat collars Insignia representing the avlutlon branch of the Slgnul corps, propeller hlndes. There were 1,42:>,650 enlisted men nnd 110.665 office:-* In the United States army at the opening of 1018, more than one nnd a half times as large as any force ever before mobilized by this nation, according to it ut ii tiiiiiiin t U. ???-_ .............. u.vicinij ui nsr Baker. I During the war with Spain the army ; of flie United States at Its maximum strength aggregated 272,0(10 men and officers. The army In the field and In training now la practically sir times as great as the maximum number under arms In the Spanish-American war. | About 4T>,000 officers were coinmlssloned from civil life In the two aeries of training camps, nearly eight times as m&uj as the number of officers !n tha regular army April 1, 1017. ^ Postmasters are directed not to accept for shipment to members of expeditionary forces packages contain- , Ing matches, cigar lighters, or solidified alcohol, Including the preparation called "Sterno" or canned heat. It la not deemed safe to admit these articles to malls for foreign countries or for United States naval vessels, Including marines on shore In other countries. Contractors working on orders for the nsvy are required to provide watchmen and devices to protect their plants and property and the work In progresa against espionage, acts of war and of enemy aliens. Vppn request they must report the citizenship, country or Dinn, or alien ItttUR Of All < employee*. 1 A second training camp will be held at Porto Rico, starting February 1. The attendance of 400 will be selected 1 from citizen* and realdenta of Porte i Rico. I HELP WANTED i We can uae at once several fan ies; can give work to men and wo ncn, boj* and girla. Good houpes. ' lcctrityiighted, good water. Wage* 0 n ba il to meat war conditions: pay w?Mf t?I ? lt? M ? lit / office In Cheraw, At rear Ui The committee on publft iaformatto as made the following translation o a article appearing In the Brema luerger-Zeltung: "A soldier's wife, who had gatherei rood In the common* forest of Wald lrch, near Freiburg In Brelsgau, wu entenced for the offense In the follow ag terms: "'Mrs. Clara Oanter, on June 017. has rem ived from the commoi orest of Waldklrch, Sec. I 23, oni ftgot of dry flr twigs of the value o 0 pfenning.- In punishment thereo he Is sentenced to a fine of 1 marl nd one day's imprisonment.' 'The husband of the culprit has beei or three years at the front, she her elf has four small children to suppor n the dlrfest poverty. Similar report: f punishment should be reported li xeater numbers. Our bureaucracy Un lerstands how to employ this perloc >f shortage of wood and coal on i urge scale for the benefit of the trees iry." In a bulletin on the employment o vomen In the storage and warehouslni lepots of the United States army li ho following: "The census of 1910 reported that o very 100 men and beys ten yenrs o go and over, only 19 were not gain ully employed. This group of 19 In hided old men not able to work, chll Iron too young to work, the sick am inndlcnpped, and men In schools an? alleges. "Assuming that fiOO.OOO of the num er called by the selective-service lav mve had some form of gainful employ nont, we may estimate that one out o -very 00 men In the Industries am trofesslons of the country has beei ailed luto military service, while un itlier In every 00 hus voluntarily join -d tho forces of th? ariny or navy Thus, about 3 per cent of the galnfull; niployed meu have been taken out o heir occupations." The largest shoe factories In Itnl; lave started manufacturing the nation il standard shoes, using leather sup ,11,III l.V tho I nifiiri* ? nereo. nnd labor. The standard type vere established by the central sho< oniinlttce In Rome, hut every factor; s making little modlflcatloni, accord nK to ItH means and system of manu actprlng. The government Is organizing ays ems of sale of shoes to the public rhey provide for the opening of store n the principal Italian cities, to b ngnged excluslvety In the sule of nn lonul shoes and to he controlled b; he government authorities. It Is like y that buyers will have to obtnli nrds. The private shoe stores will be sup died with nn adequate number o dines and will be granted a reasot ible commission. The army and navy commission o raining camp activities. In addition t he work being done In army camp ind cantonments, now has its reprc lentatlves In every training station o he navy and at every place where et Isted men are preparing for sea sen ce. There are 80 dube for sailors a nrapH and in adjacent cities. Ther ire rending and writing rooms, assen )ly halls, and some of the cities hav irrangcments for athletics, swlmmlh wols,' and gymnasiums. In the 1 ?amps there are given each week 9 mtertalnments ranging from profei donnl performances, lectures, and ei ilbltlons, ,to club nights and weekl lances. More than 00,000 bqfks have bee furnished ships and stations by th k morlonr* T IKeae? ?ee""'1 ..... . .V..W ?nnvvi?liuu. A lit? 1 M. O. A. has 42 buildings and tent* 1 he vurlouK camps. According to the bureau of labor at* Istlcs of the department of labor, I :he year from November 15, 1016, t November 15. 1917, prices of food as whole advanced 28 per cent. Potatoe s the only artlcla that shows a declln n price. Corniueal advanced 87 pe rent; bacon. 62 per cent; pork chopi 18 per cent; beans, 89 per cent; sa non, 88 per cent; milk, 88 per cent ?nd bird, 27 per cent. Food as a whole nfas 48 per cer ilgber on November 15, 1917, than o November 15, 1913. and 46 per cer ilgber than on November 15, 191< During this four-year period cornmei idvanced 127 per cent; flour, 100 pe ent; lard, 104 per cent: bacon. TT ne ent; sugar, 75 per cent: and potatoei n per cent. No article declined I irlce. Examination of the records of 10.00 nen passed for' military service by 1c al boards and ther. rejected by cam mrgeons show that nearly 22 per ceo >f She Sr.a. rcjeclons trsre c?U??d b fefectlve eyea. Teeth were responsible for 8.50 p? 'ent; hernia, 7.47 per cent; ear, 3.94 p? tent; heart disease, 3.87 per cent; ti >erculosls, 5-87 per cent. Attempts to evade military doty b leceptlon regarding physical conditio ivere very -few. The year of 1917 established net dgh production records for corn, oati ye, white and sweet potatoes, toba< to. benns, and onions. Arrangement* have been made fo >ome'relaxation of the restrictions o he export of foodstuffs to Cuhi vhose people are greatly depeuder ipon the United States for their foo mpply. Among the exports which ma >e licensed In limited quantities ar ondensed milk, hutter and cheese >ork products, beef and beef prod act i ind dried fruits. > " - 1 The 16 cantonments built for th mining of soldiers cont $134,000,00( vtth o net profit to contractors of 2J er cent iterest you. J. L< FONVILLE, Superintendent, Cheraw Cotton Mill*. OBERT CHAPMAN, President. 4' FOR SALE OR RENT House end lot on Luces Heights Bft^^jhesterfleld High School, fo 8ee m{< or C. L. Hon ^|^| 31/ * . ' . x ~ WteBagegaaafegsttg' i i1 n i ne | 1 r '' 11 Recommend t j [ Mrs. William H. Illnchllffe, No. 20 c4r " ! i i ' ? ] __________________ I If you c Come in and : And save tr '. H expens ; g ; | both p /A 11 Hursey " u 11 D ; ? BBBEgEBEE 1 I- ' n ? 0 1 iftcrnk cf t Oldest Bank In * Wc s<> icit your business. We f e i \ XOe Jnvite X(ci Your Patronage wanted. 7 it will receive cour I SAFETY DEP( I OUR MOTTO: "STRENGT1 ? I R. E. Rivers, President. ! M. J. Hough, Vice-President. n - ? O r I^Ctiyi i r ; After the ; Honeymoon \ T Young married couples starting ell 7 beak account at oaoe. Hothing makes i n aeoonnt After it is once started yon' w fires ycmmg people a feeling of security i, Start With The FARME It d ^E=ag== 1 ' Tanaqsm i Condition Powders f 1 A high-class remedy for horses I and mutes in poor condition and in need of a tonic. Builds soli* V muscle and fat; cleanses the sys n ' tern, thereby producing a smooth. S r ?PAt ?* ***** ^scked S m I mitemmBSsasgsmsssammsm^0maaesB Peruna To I f G ill Sufferers ' s*r [>f Catarrh? 1 rrtle St., Beverly, Mass., writes: *1 ve taken four bottles of Peruna, d I can say that It has done me W great deal of good for catarrh of of tfi 3 head and throat. I recommend 0f a, runa to all sufferers with catarrh, lo not think I ever felt much bet- . I am really surprised at the lern .L, -J- a -a- ? - - irn i bMn ud. I CIO not tninK too 00W ich praise can be said for Reruns." had Those who object to liquid medl? ies can procure Peruna Tablets. gnd M * Care takii ?? look and 12 fem; if 11 wha othe )We US acht ailm settle at once B ? be t ouble and ' _ e for l . arties Bros. , / hi ;:i ;4 % b == ===11 heaterfield Chesterfield >ay interest on lime deposit.* , * (to Visit Us ? tov Wl)et ht r large or .small ? teouL .Uc.n:icn DSIT BOXES j ( U AND SECURITY." | Wi Mt C. C. Douglas*, Cashier. J | D. L. Smith, Assist. Cashier. 1 _________________ . ant Start Right! % r ob life's joaraey should open a The nore for indepemdoaoe thaa a bsak Co' 11 be surprised how it jprows. It j ouil Adi fee Us Today a(ln RS' BANK pet Pro . s ^ET!ffTSn?m!B^WW8 ?'cl cau I^PpmpMBB Adi I J FA M A i of H H gra MHCfAjiiTTJ S^PVP^W^VIjMH drfy I irrTTimTM nrri pro p?? IUB-MY-T1SM ?! fill cure Rheumatism, Neu- you lgia, Headaches. Cramps, Colic sho> ?rainl?, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old F >res. Tetter, Kind-Worm. Uflku >ma, Ite. Antiseptic ' " ' ? ? LAD TOTESTIFY i Witogi Lady, "As To Wbt { jurdd Has Done For Me, So " As To Help Others." atoga, W. Va.?Mrs. S. W. Glad wed, lis town, says: "When about 15 years ;c, I suffered greatly ... Sometimes Id go a month or two, and 1 had ble headache, backache, and bearingn pains, and would just drag and no appetite. Then ... it would last two weeks, and was so weakening, my health was awful, y mother bought me a bottle of lui, and I began to improve after g the first bottle, so kept it up till I three ... I gained, and was well strong, and I owe it all to Cardui. im married now and have 3 children nave never riau iu nave a aocior ior lie trouble, and just resort to Cardui fieed a tonic. I am glad to testify to t it has done for me, so as to help rs." you are nervous or weak, have head> ;s, backaches, or any of the other ents so common to women, why not ^ i Cardui a trial? Recommended by y physicians. In use over 40 years, egin taking Cardui today. It may he very medicine you need. NC-130 pas is fc ! thai'? guaranteed! % &? gl1 'am ~ v^i rg$m m r> H \c\ bw "tf PARNELL MEEHAN DR. L. H. TROTTI, Dental Surgeon Chesterfield, S. C. Office on second floor in Rom ildin;:\I1 who desire my service? will ase see me at Chesterfield, a? I re discontinued my visits to other irns. ]>K. K L McMANUW Dentist Dflice over Bank of Chesterfield. 11 visit Pa^eland every Tuesday; . Croatian every Wednesday. Dther days in Chesterfield. Prices reasonable. All work guarded. HANNA & HUNLEY ?Attorneys? E. Hanna, C. L. HunloM Jj heraw. ('hesturltsJ^^JB Offices: iples' Bank Bldir.. Bunk of Cheraw Bldg., Cheraw Catarrh Cannot 13c Cured th LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they inot reach the seat of the disease, tarrh is a local disease, greatly Inonecd by constitutional conditions, d in order to cure it you must ce an internal remedy. Hall's Ca rh Cure is taken internally and Is thru tlie hloo.l on the mucous surges of the system. Hall's Catarrh re was prescribed by one of the beat ysiclana in this country for years. It composed of some of the best tonics own. combined with some of the 't blood puriP.i rs. The perfect eomintion or the ineredients In Hall's tarrii Cure is what produces such irulerful results In catarrhal eondlns. Send for testimonials, free. J. CIIFNKY & ?'0 , Props . Toledo, O, 11 DrUKPtists, 7r>c. flail's Family Pills for constipation* CITATION NOTICE ? State of South Carolina, jnty of Chesterfield. M. J. Hough, Probate Judge: WHEREAS, J. A. Knight made t to me to grant him Letters of ministration of the Estato and ef * I T ta ui .i, i. 1.0c, deceased, \ These are, therefore, to cite and nonish all and singular the kindand Creditors of the said J. T. i, deceased, that they be and ap- ' r before me, in the Court of bate, to be held at Chesterfield, C., on the 7th day of February ^ ;t, after publication hereof, at 11 ock in the forenoon, to show se, if any they have, why the said ninistration should not be nted. iiven under my hand this 22d of January, Anno Domini 1918. M. J. HOUGH, Probate Judge. RHEUMATISM 7hy will you suffer from this most idful disense when L-Rheumo hat /en the Ore?te?* *? 41? ? w .whivu; iV( Ulf t 25 year*? Thousand* of peotaatify to it* wonderful cure*. i famous prescription should he m -our home. Have it ready when jM feel that first pain. Ask to be ',-fH m our money-back Guarantee. or sale by?The Chesterfield fl g Co., Chesterfield, S. C.; J. T. . Jefferson, S. C.; Mom. SkMorvea, N a I J ^ ^ p Jjm