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BBpf ^ Kf- &. r[ Prof. W. P. Coker has resigned sf | ra^1'IBs?* .W^ncipal of the Chesterfield High { ml school- y v. Mrs. R. L. Gardner and children, of RfBk^' Columbia, are visiting friends in town Br f: this week. Mr H. M. Odom, of the Chester. field Dry Goods Co., is in the eastern markets this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thames, of Eishopville, are the guests of the Re/, and Mrs. F. M. Cannon. The United Daughters of the Con fodoracy will meet Tuesday, Angus 6ih at 5 o'clock at the home of .Vlisi "Mary Hanna. Big let of Groceries going at a sacrifice. . See us. . P. A. NICHOLSON & SONS. C. L. Hunley, Esq., will go to Columbia today to attend the regulai monthly meeting of the State Coun? . cil of Defense. It is time to sow Dwarf Essex Rapt seed for winter cover crop. It savei and enriches the soil and is a tint seed. Ask M. W. J. Tiller. W. A. RiyERS. The Misses Tally and Myrtle James of Bishopville, are the guests thit week of Miss Gutherjne Guess, daugh ter of the Itev. and-Mrs. 15. J. Guess. The Patrick Methodist Sunday School will have their children's daj exercises at the Methodist Churcr ext Sunday afternoon at four p. m. All are invited to come. \ I hive now made arangements to handle T. W. Woods and Son'* seed It's a waste of time and money to buy inferior garden seed, as many hav< learned. Wood's seed are good seed. W. A. RIVERS. The Rev. 1J. J. Guess is holding protracted services at Shiloh, assisteu by the Rev. Mr. Carter, of Patrick Services arc being well attended ami much interest is manifest. . .Big Stock of Ladies and Gents Oxfords must go regardless of price. P. A. NICHOLSON & SON. A protracted meeting will begin at the Patrick Baptist Church next Sunday at eleven o'clock and will continue through the following week. All are invited to attend these ser vices. Moline Plow Company will have a demonstration of their Universal Model D tractor in Cheraw on Thursday, August Sth. J. L. CRAIG, Dealer. Mrs. T. \V. Gaskins returned from a two weeks visit to relatives am. friends at Rock Hill, Port Mill, Monroe, Mineral Springs, N. C. She wa: accompanied by her daughter, Mrs S. S. Kessiah. We are offering our entire stock ol dry goods and notions at much lesj than today's prices. P. A. NICHOLSON & SON. D . J 2 " 1 I i -u urs u^^inng 10 appiy lor iuani through the Wamble Hill N. F. L. A will do so at once as the Federal Lanu bank appraiser is enroutc to appraisi the applications. Chartered territory is Courthouse, Cole Hill, iVlt. Croghar. and Cheraw townships. It B. J. DOUGLASS, Sec.-Treas .Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Ogburn, of Dar lington, S. C. are visiting the latterb parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. \V. Gaskins ITof. \V. 1'. Coker goes to Coluin bia to represent Chesterlield Count, at a health institute under the au spices of the Stale Council of Depi fense. A delight full moonlight pknic wa given at Teal's Mill last Thursday evening by Miss Maud Welsh in hon or of her house guests, Miss Lila Welsh, of Monroe and Miss Margueiite McDonald, of Charlotte. Aftet a delicious lunch the party enjoyeo the moving pictures in Cheraw. The guests left for their home on Friday, leaving a host of friends who have enjoyed their visit here very much. Willis Streater, who was placed ii Class 2 by the local board of regis tration, volunteered for iiumediau service ast Monday. He Wa.s placet' in Class 1 and will go today, Thurs day, with the crowd who leave for Camp Jackson. Rob Watkins, also ' well known in Chestorlield toes to Ctftnp today. ^ The third quarterly conference o; the CResterlicld circuit of the Me thodist church will be held at Zoar church next Sunday and Monday. The presiding elder, the Rev. I'eter Stokes, will preach Sunday at 5 p. m. and Monday morning at 11. Dinner win gfc be served on the grounds Monday. rihe business session will follow immediately. Wanted: 1000 Frying-5i7.ec Chicken* end 500 Hen*. Will p.iv highest price*. "PARNELL MEEPAN. M. ?. SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT Statistical secretary's report of the Chesterfield County Sunday School Methodist Conference held at Mt. Cro. 4?han, 8. C., July 25, and 2C. w Nine Sunday School reports as follow*: Officers and teachers, 73; Pup:!i, J Id; Wesley adult B. C., 9; Home department, 4; Cradle Rolls,, 6; Graded ssons, 3; Children's day, 8; Child*'s day offerings, 7; School open all ', 8; Sunday School contributions,! .83; Special objects, |12.25. trust every Methodist Sunday will be represented next year, r that we maj get a complete St*. S*e'j, Hccal Jrrteretft | -? <m I?WMIW'C hcY i BUT ONE WAY TO PITACE, AND ffU] THAT IS THE WAY TO BERLIN Mq Tke following letter, written by 1 '.he jrreat inventor, l&dson Maxim, to ter The Manufacturers Record needs no ] ?> ?L-1 ' mmmui vuici itiitu mat maav Dy ;:u< he Liberty Loan organization, which ] ^ays, "We neeH $6,000,000,000.00 Cl? more!" %/ ?. 1 'Editor Manufacturers*Jj^;cord: bul "My opinion is that we Cannot con- ] uder terms of peace whatsoever tyith Su the German Government as now con rtituted. Germany must be licked wa md the Hohenzollcrns kicked off the Su throne before wc can ever talk of peace without outraging our self-res- gu >ect. da The German military ring must be ">roken and so shattered that it can sic lever be reunited. Those who have ieen responsible for the rape of Bel gu tium and France; those who have )een responsible for the heinous out- no ages upon the civilian populations >verridden by Germany; those who its inve been responsible for breaking *ules of war and using poisonous gas n battle; those who have been res- ponsiblc for torpedoing passenger j. vessels and hospital ships, and for Iropping aerial bombs on shore hospitals; those who have been responsible for breaking the most sacred renties and obligation?have placed ^ hemselves beyond the pale and can ot and must not be bargained with in J ;in , Those militaristic bandits of the , ?reed of Attilla who cold-bloodedly orepared to plunder the world and ,v, nslave mankind, ami to that nefar- . t ous end planned to violate every hu- .] nan obligation'and attribute of duty, nercy and decency, and are not fit ^ 0 place their names to a peace compact beside those of the heroes who hall, with sacrifice of blood and treaure, save the world from their dutches. Anyone proposing peace with Germany before Kaiserism shall have ^ been crushed out of existence should W) ither be interned or be placd in an r.sane asylum for medical treatment. i e There is but one way to peace, and j.j . that is the way to Berlin. It will be v lonvr. hard, expensive and bloody . road, but it is the only road, and when we shall have arrived at the ^ nd of that road we shall have, only ^ 1 subjugated, suppliant, Kamrud-callng populace to deal with, and the , erms which we shall then make will not be the terms of any bargain, but nerely terms imposed by us accordng to our ideas of justice. r. Justice will make one inexorable lemand on that occasion, and it will >e that Germany shall beaT the jus ice of rebuilding and reimbursing j lelgium and the desolated portions >f Northern France in full measure, nd Alsace and Lorraine must be rosored to France. \\ hat other terms may be imposed vill matter far less. . HUDSON MAXIM," .anding I'. O., N. J. j CHERAW CJJ Special to The Advertiser: The inspection of the Local Mili- so arv Comminv was held nn .Inlv.- I el Several Chesterfield hoys have sip;- :u .ified their intention of joining the ,oc?l Military Company and at least 1,1 ne was in uniform on the last drill itrht. It is the ultimate aim of th toys of Chesterfied to organize a r(i ompany at Chesterfield, as the next P1 etfislature will provide funds for the r< "ormation of an additional Regiment. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Odom were ir. ^ own shopping last week. I The finest cotton in this section is hat of Mr. It. 15. Laney and Air. cr arius Fugues. If the present pros- p| aects continue, a "bumper" crop will >e made here. u. The sixty-five boys who left lor S? Camp last week were given an hour's tu <uting by the local car owners. This ac as a fine bunch of fellows and bet- s r spirits have not been seen even th >f the boys gone heretofore. fr 'I he Bureau of Civilian Relief, Box w Cheraw, S. C., has received a full upply of blanks for the procurement pi <f benefits of the war risk insurance B > the beneficiaries. Information will dc furnished upon application by aj anviies of any soldier or sailor who :as died in defense of his country. II Rev. A. H. McArn who is known ^ hroughout the County for his pariotic services for the government, is nifiuine n turn weeks vacntinn jit VVrightsvillc Beach. J , ) Mr. Gilbert Griggs, of near Ches-j m terfield, is the proud possessor of another service star as he has given ('1 nother son to fight for his country's liberties. Mr. Griggs is always ready at any time to render any posible service to the Government. George W. Brown, T. C. Cork, and 1 George T. Dargan, Esqs., all of Dar-j lington were in Cheraw last week for a hearing before Judge Melver. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Craig have re-1 teamed from an extended trip North. , Gi Mrs. (iarret and Susan Schumaks,' 4t of Spartanburg. S. C., are visiting al i the homtfof R. T. Caston, Ksq. Rev. Kirby of the Methodist Church ' is en.ioying a delightful vacation at j I.ake Junuluska. 1 w.s.s. FOUND | Mr. David Vaughn found a package ?h I of gingham cloth Saturday morning, wi I on VVadesboro and Chesterfield road near Lick Pond. Loser can secure vo same by applying at this office and paying for this sdv. fhe crop* are looking fine In thW drs. Mary Teal has been visiting' sister, Mrs. Mollic Davis, if to- Etta Teal was the dinner >st of Miss Irene Gardner Sunday. I Miss Era l^eal was visiting Miss Hie Hunter Sunday af.ernoon. Mr. Bennie Davis visited his sis, Mrs. L. L. Boatwright Sunday. Miss Eva' Hicks was the dinner j jst at Miss Connie Ri"ers' Sunday. I Mr. Roy Boatwright visited Mr. i mde Swink Sunday. Mr. R. D. Teal has been very sick t is improving. Big meeting started at Macedonia nday. Everybody invited to come. Mr. Jakie Watson from Route 3. ^ visiting Mr. Fulton Boalwright nday. Miss Minnie Hicks was th ^dinner est of Miss Maggie Turnajfe-Suny Mrs. L. L. Boatwright is on the k list. Mr. Paul Jones was the dinner est of Mr. Bennie Rivers Sunday. Miss Era Davis spent Sunday afti ron with Miss Nez/.ie B-?atwrig'it. Best wishes to The Advertiser and many readers. 666 cures Headaches, Biliousness, ?ss of Appetite, or that tired achi* g eling, due to Malaria or Colds' Fine >nic. 25 TEAL'S MILL Crops in this section are looking le. Rev. Il.L.Baggott began a series of eetings at Macedonia Sunday morng assisted by the Rev. J. M. Sullin, of Pageland. Messrs. Will Caulder, Miner Rainiter and Miss Kezzic Caulder wero legates to the District Convention lich was held at Mt. Croghan. Miss Ethel Grant was the guest of iss Eunice Grant last Sunday. Mr. Ben Rivers spent Sunday after-; ion in- Cfieraw. : ? Mr. Minor Rainwater was the guest Miss Kezzie Caulder Sunday after- , ion. Large crowds from this community tended services at Bcthesda last ' iek. I We suppose that the Bob Cat has j vived as it was in this community i rursday afternoon. i Mr. M. J. Spoke, of Cheraw, spent st Sunday in this section. Mr. and Mrs. 1. C. Turnage and I mily, of Patrick, attended services I Macedonia Sunday morning. j Mr. .John Baggott, of Patrick, spent i inday in this section. GARDEN NOTES Clemson College, S. C.?Keep he irden growing. Frequent cultivai?n is the next best thing to rain. Home canning is kitchen patriot- ' m. There is really nothing to can- j ng vegetables and fruits except, esh products, jars, heat care and eanliness. Can nothing that can be kept with- | it canning. Dry such vegetables as >rn, string beans, mature lima i ;ans, etc. That awful question: "What shall j have for dinner?" is easily answer- , 1 if your shelves are full of home ' inned products. Concentrate products, especially i iup mixtures, so that each contain will hold as much canned goods id as little water as possible. Pickle or brine suitable vegetables It is now time '<? transplant your lory. Hul th plants in live feet I iws, six inches apart in the row. It lys to set celery in wide deep furiws in order that the soil may be ^ adually worked to the plants as ey grow. Don't forget to make successive ' an tings of snap beans and corn. ; ' Now is the time to plant that fall op of Irish potatoes, and to trans- , ant cabbage for fall use. Order seed at once and plan to | ive your fall and winter garden. ] led to be ordered now are: beets, I ( irnips, onions, lettuce, kale, spin- ! 1 h, radish, and garden peas. There no reason for any home th it has ] ie land not having an abundance of j , esh vegetables throughout fall and 1 inter. . To control celery blight, spray , r- f?j oi'nrtf t"'A /-? ? l*"" ...-.1-.- ! i L. i . VJ J llio l.l unci- VVCCIS.S Willi ] ordeaux mixture, 4-4-50. It will , > very little j?ood after the disease . ipears. * For further information write the orticulturn! Extension Division, , lemson College, S. C. REGISTER YOUR BIRTHS The allotment in money, for e ich j i,Id, from the United States Goverr.ent under the draft act will not be ! lid unless a birth certificate is proiced as proof of birth. w.s.s. WANTED TO SELL A few more 6fi4-paj?e Veterinary >oks. Delivered anywhere for $"?. G. II. WATTS, Pagelnnd, S. C. j REGISTERED JERSEY "Bill"?R'gister Jersey Bull: s uuranteed service; $2.00 cash. i PERRY-ADAMS FARM, Chesterfield, S. C.t Route 4. REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN Registration books will be open at 1 e Courthouse during July and Au- ' ist from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. They r 11 be open for one day in each town- v ip during Eteptember, notice of n lich will be given later. Registration is necessary for all r ters this year. E J. C. BLACKWELL, Chm. Board of Rogiftration. lllli WL SHoi |i|j%of S< I They Are 5| OEE the rugged supp? of the Ajax tread. T ' strength is needed. Aj jf fully patented?no othc mean more tire value to AdAX J On the roud, competing wit! monarch in quality, democrat rlority. Note Ajax Road Ki road?that means safety. 97% Owi Of Ajax total output, this grei 'over other tires that came wi Use Ajax Tubes. Come in i THE CHERAV* Che ITHE CHESTERFI Cheste "WR'7r C?*fier?Arc Claimfa I 'iTHIT8** | Duroc Jer: I 50 P | 50 S I Several 1 t All entitled to register. ! J. A. Dav i A CARD Mr. Editor: I notice in your paj Thursday,.!uly 25th that 1 ppoar i slacker, which is not true. I ha bought War Savings Stamps ea month beginning in January, and n< iiold $70.00 worth of the Baby Bom I hope to be able to maintain tl record during the remainder of t year, and more too if possible. Plei make this correction, as it has ready been said that I have r bought any. Yours truly, July lilst, 191. C. I*. MANGUiV CARD FROM MR. GRIGGS Pali tor The Advertiser: Please permit me to say thatl thi I have been unfairly treated by bei published as a slacker in the W. S. campaign. I explained to the co mittoe that I had just bought a berty Bond and was willing to b [til the slumps 1 could, hut did r f *cl that I could buy the full amoi vskc.l of me. I am lending to Urn Sam all the money I can and will c< Linue to do so. I). G. GRIGGS A CARD Mr. Editor: Just a word to let the people km that I am no slacker, and those w have thus measured me are mistaki ' am standing by my governme I was born, and raised in this count the people know me. I told the cha man of the committee that I alrea at that time held $25.0(1 in stam and I offered to sign to take o aumired dollars more, and more th that later, if the war continued, am only a one-horse farmer, a >thers who are operating two a hree horse farms have been assess the same as myself. I merely make this statement <eep the record straight and to toy friends know that I am a 01 au mired per cent. American ?just iiueh so as any member of the sta' [>ourd of assessors. PAUL PARKK NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF Tl COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMI1 TEE AND TO ALL OTHERS INTERESTED The County Democratic Exccuti ...:u 1 >?, /~>u ifii ii! i curt; in taniMi i.u iiuti civ wn< :erfield Courthouse on Wednesdl \ugust 7th, next, for the purpose examining the club rolls and doi >uch things in reference thereto equired by the laws of the Sts m l rule:; of the Democratic party. All persons interested may appe <efore the committee at said time a ..ico end they will be heard as my irregularities, errors, etc., apd o any names being improperly e oiled or left off, and the committ '/ill consider any other matters whi nay be brought before it. It is hoped that each club will epresented by it's member of I Executive Committee. J. CLIFTON RIVERS, Sec' M. J. HOUGH, Chairman, . m = uMers jpNj ! T?ngth-^|1| |, Mile Makers |f Trt inf shonlflm rtn Pi'tVipr atsfA HI hcse give more strength where III J ax Shoulders of Strength are III x tire can have them. They III tGAD KING H: l other tires. AJAX ROAD KINO? [fll t in service?gives proof of its supe- l|| ng's triangle barbs. They hold the I tiers' Choice III at percentage is the choice of owners IB1 ith their cars. Equip with AjaxTires. lflj and let's talk Ajax quality. IPI J HARDWARE CO., 111 ELD HARDWARE CO. Ill )(Z Quality, We Are Guaranteeing ft" 11J ? I - ? .. ? sies For Sale i* ^ Igs hoats 3rood Sows Can be seen at my place. is Patrick, R. 2 ______________ 1 LETTERS FROM OUR BOYS >er Je??e Wallace as . Lubeck, Germany. i\e Dear Kathaleen: .eh Your letter of some time ago h is aw arrived. Was very glad to hear from ds. you. Was awful sorry to hear Aunt his Mary was dead. he How are you all getting along? ise Hope you are all well. I am about al- the same. lot There's no news to write as I know of. I. What is Henry doing. He was staying with Kennie the last I heard from him. And what's Pa and Lonnie and all the others doing. Guess nk they are still at Mars BlulT. nir Well I can't think of anything to g - rite that would interest you. Only m_ I am getting plenty of parcels. Guess ^ that's about as good news as I e^in uv write. My parcels come from Auierica now. They came from Englund ,nt for a while. I get two parcels a clt, week now. That is enough for any >n- man t? 'n ?nc week. Plenty of 3^ butter, bacon, jam and can goods. Tell Maybell I never intend to write to her again. I wrote to her f I O. 1 I ii win nil milium, v a. aim navu wrilli n r>w to hor from her and have never heard ho from her. m. Well, I will close write soon and tell nt ill the rest hello for me. ty; Your Cousin, rir JESSE WALLACE, dy S. S. Esmeraldas. ps, inc William Sellers ar) Mrs. C. R. S"1* ..j has received the [ following letters from her'son, William Selers; M.| Somewhere in France, l0tl ? June 26, 1918. Dear Mother: to I am getting on all right and am in ]e: the best of health I like the country le. fine if the people could just speak as English. If you do not hear from i.p re for two or three weeks don't feel III. Hriy anxiety as the mail service is not is good here as in a large city write IE ne soon. Your son, r- * WILLIAM SELLERS. Somewhere in France, ive * June 29, 1918. cs 'Var Mother: iy, I will write you a short letter to let of 'you know that I am well and having ng > good time. I am still nt an English ag ichool and find my work very interne esting. Will finish this course perhaps next Monday or Tuesday and ,ar v. 11 go back to my company, nd All the time I h ive been over here to 1 have not been lucky enough to see a9 any of my old home pals, but then n- there are a few more troops over eu here besides them so I guess that acch counts for it. I guess you will get about four or be five letters from me when you get he this as I wrote you several times in the last week, y. Answer soon to your son, WILLIAM SELLERS. RUBY, ROUTE lH We are glad to report Mr. Melton ble to be oat again. Mr. Duncan Crawley and family pent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Irs. Joel Melton. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wadesworth nd daughters, visited friends in Chea\v Sunday afternoon. Mr. Lonnie Watson left Wednesluy for Camp Jackson. Mr. Dave Oliver and family, of ifoulirie, Ga., is visiting his father. Mr. and Mts. N. P. Allen, of near Vadesboro, visited Mr. and Mrs. B. 3. Wadsworth Sunday. Mr. A. B. Fraley, salesman for the Crawford Jewelry Co., was motoring n this section last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Melton spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. foel Melton. We are always glad to see so many etters from the soldier boys in The \dvertiscr. Mr. Roy Meton and Misses Roxie ind Jessie Melton visited at the home >f Mr. N. C. Jones Sunday. The Rev. J. D. Purvis has returned ".'om Columbia, where he had a suc .'ssful meetingLet's everybody do all we can to telp win the war. Best wishes to The Advertiser and its many readers. PATRICK A good shower of rain today was Patrick's welcome visitor. The gardens are about dried up on account of the long dry spell, but nearly everybody is busy trying to get a fall garden started. Rev. Carter has gone to assist in a meeting at Shioh this week. Sheriff Douglass was in town Tuesday. Little Hattie McNair who was bit ten near the town hall in Cheraw bj a stray dog has finished the Pasteui treatment. Rev. H. L. Baggott is having protracted meeting at Macedonia thk week. Mrs. D. C. Quick is at Florence where she has recently underwent ar operation. Miss Mima assisted Miss Pegues it a demonstration meeting here las Thursday p. m. A large number ol ladies were out and enjoyed the meet ing. MIDDEN T^RF The meeting closed at Hebron Me Church Sunday morning. The pastoi Rev. Carter was ably assisted by Rev Davis from Darlington. There wen 12 additions to the church. The Woman's Club held a ver; pleasant meeting at the home of Mrs H. T. McManus Saturday afternoon. Mrs. M. D. Poston and children, o Limona, Fla., were guests of Mrs. W L. Sims last week. Mr. Claude Rowe Cannon, operato for the S. A. L. at Southern Pines N. C. spent the week-end at his horn here. Little Miss Maggie Johnson, o Hartsville, was the guest of Mrs. W R.' Johnson last week. Misses Nora, Rosa and Rebecca Pe gues, of McFyrlan were here Satur day afternoon. Messrs. U. M. Howe and W. R Johnson spent Saturday in allrtsvill on business. FOR SALE Ilorse, wagon and harness and on milk cow, for sale; at public auctioi 1st Monday in August before Court house door; or sell private at place Cash sale. Mrs. M. L. TUCKER, 2t-p Chesterfield, S. C., R. 4 GINS AND PRESS FOR SALE Two GO-saw cutting gins; frictio' pack press; good as new; sell chcaf tf D. T. TEAL. IvavaWK-X a a a_a a a a a _ a a_a a p f v vWfc V.V MAKES JjPwP /PURINA kCHIXJ IPURINA^P 1 CHICK O^CHICKEIIP J^FEED^^^WWOE^I Uae tkeae two feeds and we will guarantee nnimi c nrupi anueu* uuuokCi ucvtLurmtni during tlx hrfl hi we^lu of 'kick* life or MONEY BACK It pay* to ux the beat leeda? Purina Sold in Ch?ke Sr.'? r>.? i. , PARNELJ^ MEEHAN 6 AG cures Malarial F'evcr. 2 GIRLS!. LEMON JUICE IS SKIN WHITENEI . * How to Make Creamy Baauty Lotioi For a Few Cants. The' juice of two. fresh lemon straiped into a bottle containing thret ounces of orchard white makes i whole quarter pint of the most re markAble lemon skin beautifier a about the cost one must pay for i small jar of the ordinary cold creams Care should be taken to strain th< lemon juice through a fine cloth s< no lemon pulp gets in, then this lo tion will keep fresh for months. Eve ry woman knows that lemon juice ii used to bleach and remove such ble mishes as freckles, sallowness and tar and is the ideal skin softener, white ner and beautifter. ' Just try it. Get three ounces ol orchard whit? at any drug store anc two lemons from the grocer and mak? up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra grant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face, neck, arms and hands. Adv. 1, - ' .'Wip-; -J LADY SENATORIAL ASPIRANTS > Miss Rankin, the woman co&greasman from Montana, likes congress so well that she is going to run for the senate. Miss Anna Martin, of Nevada. has announced that she will run for the Senate. It is well that these two lady aspirants are not running in the same state for Senatorial honors. We won't say there might be some hair pulling but there might be some wire pulling just as it is sometimes when men are running for office. NO WONDER BILL SMILED. "What are you smiling about, Bill?" asked Sam, as the two friends met in front of the postofflce. Did a rich uncle die and leave you a few millions? You look as happy as if you had next winter's coal in your cellar. What's all the jubilation about?" I just got news that an investment I made turned out fine!" enthusiastically exclaimed Bill. "I'm happy as a German who comes across a square meal. Wouldn't you be happy if an * investment that you made turned out _ ^ so nicely?" mjA "What investment was it?" asked HQ Sam. "Cotton^ Steel? Copper?" "Not exactly," replied Bill. "Did you read to-dfty's paper?" ' j "Yes?but I didn't see anthing in it about investments," said Sat% "Didn't you read the war news?" asked Bill. < "Didn't you read the great news about the great number of prisoners and guns cdf>tured' as well as territory recovered, by the Franco- * American forces?" "Sure," answered Sam. "But what's that got to do with your investment?" . "It was those same American soldiers ard thousands of other's A'at I ' invested in," proudly exclaimed Bill. ** "I put my money in them, and I'm getting my money's worth, plus! Do 4% you blame me for being happy?" j "What do you mean? How did you nvest in them?" asked Sam, a trifle ; tuzzlcd. i "I've loaned the government money jy investing in War Savings Stamps 1 ?to help get those men over there t \nd to supply them with the equipf nent with which they are making the - Huns run in a direction exactly opposite Paris," beamed Bill. "Isn't it wonderful to think of what my money did? It's licking the Huns as ?urely as if I was on the lino with r ny rifle and bayonet." e 25 U-BOATS SUNK BY ALLIES IN ONE MONTH * New York.?An officer of senior rank in the Royal Naval Reserve, who j arrived yesterday at an Atlantic port on his way to Japan after serving two years in the North Sea, said that r the allied warships and destroyers had sunk twenty-five U-boats between June 15 and July 15, and that this was the official best record for a month since the submarine menacl started. "What we require is more fast destroyers," he said, "which can drop depth charges on the U-boats as fast as they can be located. When this is accomplished it will be as safe to go across the Atlantic under convoy as it is now to go up Broadway. I was a year with the Grand Fleet up North and saw only one German sube marine the whole time. The poor n beggar came up almost in front of the bow of a battleship, which turned , him over gently, and, before the Hun could realize what had happened, six ; of the destroyers dropped TNT depth bombs around him and reduced him to tiny strips of metal and wood, n "The German Admiralty give in* M >. structions to their U-boat command* ' ers to avoid the Grand Flee^ when - mey pui 10 boh. i ou see, we know, because we have picked up messages and deciphered the code. The reason for this order is that the fleet is so well protected by destroyers that it is practically suicide for a submarine to attempt to get one of the buttle* ships. Besides the destroyers we have boats which fire torpedoes at them and are very hard to hit themselves. : ' * These vessels can go at forty knots with the decks flush with the water. These vessels can go 5Bm.4sBFbjaS I This boat can also drop depth charges I in addition to fighting the enemy with torpedoes below the surface. "What the Hun chaps bote most are the so-called 'mystery ships' In the British Navy because they can never tell to a certainty When they are up against one of th?m, and 'if . they are, they go speedily to the hot- . .' torn of the sea, and very few mentbers of the crews are likely to he saved.*' . .. r s s av i VAUGHN SCHOOL HOUSE ;* !v y ? Mr. Bob Alex Vaughn from Camp v I Jackson, spent the week-efid with His ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Vaughn. ^ We are glad to say that Mrs. Span* v cer Vauvhn is some VibHoi- ? 'VCli. ..? ? " .i-P* ? writing. .. W ' b .Hr Lewis Adnms and daughter, *" .?' lOliss May, from Morven, N. C., spent Sunday with hia brother, Mr. W. C.'~* -4 / Adams. Mrs. Baxter Gardner, of Chester field, is spending the week at the ' V" home of her father, Mr. W. W. Davis,-, of Ebenezer section. Mrs. A. C. Griggs, of this community, spent lant week with her sister at #' Winston-Salem, NL C. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Adams spent last Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Adams Misses Lillie and Aleene Moore, f and Misses Mary Belle and Lizzie | Jane Sellers, of Ebenezer section had > the pleasure of going to Mr. Gul. ledge's birthday dinner Sunday near 1* t Ruby. Mrs.' D. M. Adams carried 1 them. All reported a nice lime and ??i