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C?he Chesterfield Advertiser V ul. 37.?No. 23 CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1918. $1.00 A YEAR IN Anviwo? L.C i ICM rnum UUK BUYS \ 1 Sergt. Wm. E. Sellers Miss Catherine Sellers has receiv- ? ed the following letter from her bro ther. 1 , With the American E. F. , July 28, 1918. Dear Sister: . 8 Will write you a short letter to let r you know that I am well and having j. a very good time. I have just come from "up the line" for a short rest and find it some different from what I expected to. It | is some experience to play hide and seek with Fritz in "No Man's Land" ? and I can assure you that no one v.iil go to Bleep while doing so. It > ruined several times while I was up; and our steel helmets came in goo? (1 it was no one was hurt in the slightest. ' s Those liberty Bonds should be re- ^ ceived by Mama by the time you get: this letter as they will be paid for,v Aug 1st. And the insurance I am paying for | N $0,000, but cunnot find anything' a about the pelicy over here. Teji n papa, if he will write the "AdjutantGeneral's office, War Risk Insurance Dept., Washington, D. C.," he will be ri able to get what information he t( wants. v> In answering my address will be *1 the same. From your brother, o William. ti P. S. Please send me a carton of tl Chesterfield or Camel Cigarettes, if you can possibly mail them. a k J. M. Wh??. 1< The following letter was received by Mrs. Ben McBride from her bro- a ther: t< August 12, 1918. fi Dear Ola: o Would have written you a letter a, before now but was waiting to find o out more about when we were going a to start over. Am well and getting on fine. All if the boys seem to be feeling good tonight for the Captairf told us this 3 afternoon wc would start across to- fs * morrow, and all seem to want to go. ,?>' Hope Ben won't be called in the >r army, if he does you and the children -< go down and stay with papu till the a was is over. Hope it will end soon. All the latest war news is good. v Th? thnncrht of tminir nvcr and en- S( taring the war hasn't bothered me i much. Of course, one way I think of it, it brings a tear and another way it brings a smile. I am willing to go and do my bit for the dear old U.S. "< A. It is my duty to go and do my -< part. i It will be some time after we get r< across before we can go to the front, for we haven't had much training 1 yet. t' I think if things still keep* going in 1 our favor as it has for the last month, .> the war won't last much longer. Well, don't guess I will get to write you any more before I go. So < don't worry about me, for I feel safe, d thank God. If I never return just aay I am resting not lost, but feel c< like i will be back some sweet day and hope to find you all vetting on * fine when I get back. *<< We sure have good clothing to carry with us. Though they are some hot to wear such weather as we are having now, for they are all C( wool. Have overcoats and raincoats ^ to carry also. Haven't anything more worth writing so hope to see you all again some j, day by and by. Will write you soon as I land over there. ( With many good wishes and much ^ love to all, Lovingly, MELVIN. i W. T. Hunt. * ) Mrs. Hunt has received the ful- , lowing letter from her son : July 22, 1918. , Dear mother c 1 will answer your letter of June n 24, which I received July 20 and was j very glad to hear from you all. This c , leaves me well and getting on all j right. ' I haven't seen Boycw in 3 or j 4 days but he was getting on -Inc ii then. I think 1 will see him tonight t or tomorrow. .< Mamma, I can't un tcrstand why t you haven't got any of my letters i I have written you S or 10 up to .the present time and ha\e received 6 or 6 from you and about the same i ' amount from Pearl. i Mama, tell papa I am git 1 he :s getting on alright with his work and I I hope l\e will make a good crop and I hope I will get to help eat some of i it, and I feel aure I will. He sp.id no*, to be uneasy about the font* at home. Tell him not to be uneasy about or. I have been up on the front line ond experienced a little re .1 wnrfare, but it is not so bad as you would think, but you must keep wide awake and on the alert at all times I had nut been in line but about au hour when a British corporal came down and said ! follow me and ever thi too wo went i _ and out through ? Mr?n's_ Land ' like a. flock of she^o one behind in. | other. The boches gave us a hearty i welcome but when wr went as Tar aa we wanted to go wi lay down on , graaa about t hour*. The grate was < fe "? - ' ** ?1?L vet and cold, and I came very nea laving a chill, but I soon got used t he cold and we ha.I good luck am til got back all right. I don't thin' t will last much i ..rger Reports at n our favor. Well, mama, I would like to tH rou where I am at but I can't. I hope you wiil get this all righ tnd I will get the papers you son ne so I will close wivi much 1>>\ am lest wishes, I am yourj as ever, W. f HUN f, Co. 1, t lXtn. Inf, A. 53. F Chas. R. Caion Miss Ruth Cason has received thi ollowing letter from her brother: July 24, 1918 La Baule, France )ear Ruth: Your's and Inltor rn/>nivo/ everal days ago was glad to heai hat you all were getting along sc rell. I received a letter from Laura and led several days ago. They spoki s if they were enjoying life imlcnsely. I am doing just fine and having n eal good time. I like this place beter every day I stay here. I am working twelve hours a day but ai iat it is not as hard as I had to work n the C. & L. The car and locomoives haven't the modern equipment hat ours have and it was rather hard j become accustomed to them, but m getting better every day and you now it has been so long since I fol>wcd this kind of work. We have some beautiful scenery long our work. It is worth ihe work > view the scenery.j I am going to nd out if I can send some pictures f this place, if so will send you some Iso my engineer and fireman spoke f us having some made of ourselves nd a French train and locomotive. Will try and send you one, that is ' the censor will give his permission. My littel girl friend has just gone, he came over with her mother and ither to give me a French lessor ut I finally excused myself tonight 1 order thatl might catch up with my orrespondence which I must say 1 m very badly behind with. Ruth, I am going to find out if 1 ill have to send vou a reouost tr and me my ring, if so will get oni nd if it's not too much trouble wis! ou would send it to me as I miss it ery^ much. Yes, I hear from my Texas girl 2al often. She has been real nice > me since I have been over here he has been asking me to send her u quest for something, but haven't ) far. We get very nearly everyling we want or might say every ting possible for them to get ovei ere and we get it at almost half thi rire you all have to pay for it. Later. Ruth, I have just asked in regard > the ring and you will not have to ave a request to send it so would ke very much if you would act acordingly. Well, it is nearly bed time so 1 rill ring off. Give my best regards j all. Your brother, CHAS. R. CASON. Mrs. T. W. Eddins has also re nved a letter from her brother, Chas I. Cason: La Baule, France July 11th, 1918 ear Nezzie: I guess you think I am never go iK to write you aKain. I intende< o write you yesterday but during he day we handled some coal thai ad cresote in it and last night ould hardly see and my eyes sure die urt, but today they are lots bettei ut my face hurts yet. I sure wish that you could see thi: lace. It is one of the prettiest litth ities I have ever seen and such 2 >ice beach. Our camp is in abou ifty yards from the beach and w< an go in bathing every day but th? .eather is so cold thatl don't taki n much of it. There are lots of vis ting people here now. It is one o he most noted summer resorts o "ranee. Most of the wealthy clas rom Paris spent the summer her< md believe me it is lively. I had a good laugh yesterday. / ady from Paris comes to the Cam] ibout every evening and she give everal of us French lessens. Sh las two children, a girl and a boy I'he little girl thinks lots of me, so ladn't seen her for two days, alth he was asking about me. So yester lay while my eyes were hurting s >ad I walked to the front door am he happened to see me so she made , lash for me and got up where sh ould see me and my swollen and rei yes, you shoifld have seen her sto ind look at me then she asked if lad burned them. She sure is cut< She sits in my lap and I pronounc Snglish to her and then she tells m French. She is about ten years ol >ut is well advanced in her books, have an invitation to go to thei iome but don't know when I will go. This place is about 16 miles froi St. Nazarre River or right on th coast. I have bean here now tw r week and sure hope that I can stay i> for I like it fine. J I am looking for Johnnie next Sund?.y. There are about seventy of us c boys up here and we have such a convertient camp and such good water 1 in fact, one couldn't want any bettor j but after all we dont have every day t ' a holiday. Wc have lots of work but i ; don't have to work on Sunday and we 1 | have such a well behaved bunch that j we are allowed more privilege than J any other camp. If any of the boys . do any thing very wrong he is sent back to some other camp and believe me they are very good. , I was showing Mary Lou's picture to the little French girl yesterday and she went wild over it. Asked if it was my "pecsanimy," which means lady in French. She can speak right nuwVi Pn??l>oV> T ?.?- ?1 : " u..6>iou. x viaa piuying Wlin ' her se\eral days ago and something " Happened that made her laugh and t said, "Oh, kiss me quick" in good English. I Well, it is getting late so will ring off. Write as often as you can. With love to all and lots for you and kids. Your brother, CIIAS. It. CASON. L Ben F. Turnage i Satitrda.', July 1:'18. Dear sister and family: ; Will try and answer your mosi ap. predated letter voce:re 1 y,ester1ay and words can't tell how glad I was | to hear you were all well and getting , \Iong well. As for myself I am well i and getting on fine I haven't been . sick since I've been over here. I like this place verv well but nothing to compare with the good old U. S. A. Well, Maybel, 1 am glad you all i ' were getting along all right with your s work. Guess you are done through ! laying by and have got plenty of wa. tcrmelons and fruit 1 sure would i be glad to be there to help you all oat them and to attend the big .neett ings. , , Well, I sure was sorry to hear Aunt Gillie was sick but hope she is well by [ this time. I expect she has worked ! loo hard this year. I am sorry to hear of the death of r Mrs. ll.'ggot and Ml*. Campbell. I [ sure thought a lot of oi l Mr. Campbell but that's a deot we have all get I %o pay sooner or !af.er and it is best > to bo prepared for it for it is sure > to come. \ Well, I guess it is pretty hard for ; those boys that had to go to Camp Jackson these hot Jays. I hope Har| inon will not have to go till it gets ; cooler but I bet he wants to go hut . he will soon Ret enough of the army i to do him?it isn't any play thinR t when you Ret through with it. We have been to the front lino and stay ed eijrht days but I never saw any <hinR that looked like a tlerninn but ; I rucss there wasXplenty of them j there. We arc back now for a rest 1 of several days. I Well, Maybel you said you didn't i want me to Ret struck on this coun1 try and the Rirls and want to stay. You need not Ret uneasy about that : for I wish this was the last day I [ had to stay over here. Well I haven't i Rot up with Allic Caulder yet but one I of the corporals in this Company ! saw him in Paris sometime sro. I j sure would love to see him. I^arence ! said to tell Willie that he was well | and RettinR on all riRht. I Well, 1 Rot a letter from Eva yes[ terday. She said Cousin Frank and ' | Roy were up there and she was tellinR me about their trip to Shiloh. I am Rlad you saw my Rirl 1 sure ' wish 1 could see her. I haven't had but one letter from her since I've been over here but I Ruess I've Rot some on the way if they ever Ret here. I Rot two from you yesterday and one was written June 11th and r the other July 1st and up until then 1 hadn't heard from home since May. 1 Well, Maybel, Davi-' A Brown Rot ' some pictures vesterdav that we had 1 made the time I went home with him. ( sure wish you could see them. 1 ' think my girl is real good looking and L' iiis looks all right. Well, as 1 have written about all I ~ know I guess 1 had better close. Answer just as soon as you can and tell me all the news. )R (Jive my love and best wishes to all, Your loving brother, ^ HEN F. TURNAGE. I PATRICK e A wind and hail storm blew down a small house and trees just below I here Tuesday afternoon, o Rev. II. L. Baggot is having his meeting out at Cedar Creek this week. 0 Messrs. S. O. Goodale and Sandy d Campbell spent Friday night in Pau trick. e Mr. Craig Odom is at home from cl the navy for a few days, p A relative of Corp. Jerome Doug1 lass received a card last week an!. nouncing his safe arrival overseas. e Miss Ruth Buie is spending awhile X ...lit. ir* tr n..: v wim miss vera nun*, d Protracted meeting begins at Meth1 odist church 3rd Sunday in August. ir PIG LOST n Red spotted, male, 2 V4 months old. e Got away Auk- 12th. Reward for reo turn. T. E. MULLOY. tf "ii f -iH? . MAN POWER BILLS Washington, Aug. 19.?Congresi prepared today to enact quickly th< new man power legislation extend ing the draft age limits to 1>* and 4! years for the American military pro gram which General March, chiel of staff told the house military com mitee should win the war in 1919. While the house committee begar work on the bill by hearing General March Secretary Baker and Provost Marshal General Crowder, the senate set aside its summer vacation agreement in order to take up the measure Thursday. It appeared probet?ly the bill would be debated simultaneously in the senate and house the last of this week and passed soon thereafter. Senate prohibition advocates agreed to temporarily lay aside the national prohibition bill and give the man power program the right of way. Before the house committee Secretary Baker and his aides attain urged action on the bill discussing various phases of the enlarged program which calls for an army of nearly four million Americans in France by .June 30 1919, with another in training m this country. Predicting that the war will he won or lost on the western front, regardless of what happens elsewhere, General March told the committee that with SO trained American divsions of about 54,000 men each, in France under an American commander victory ought to rest on American arms next year. Reiterating his belief that such a force could go through the German lines at will General March went further and electrized the committeemen by declaring such a force by declaring such a force "should bring the war to a successful conclusion in 1919." Many Men Needed. To exert this American man power in securing victory, General March, said, "every single man" between 13 and 45 in Class 1 would be needed by next spring. Shipping facilities arc assured he added, and maintenance problems have been considered in the program. Suggestion that the five million army program would exhaust America's man power were laughingly denied bv General March but he ioin ed Secretary Baker in explaining that it represents America's maximum effort for the present." Plans for calling new registrants under the proposal explained by Secretary Baker provide for three classes ?probably to be called in order, those between 19 and 37 years of age, those between 37 and 45 and those between 18 and 19. Mr. Baker did not object to separate classification, of 18 years old youths, but he and General March said all eligibles probabley would be called out not later than next spring. The secretary told the committee his previous statement of the department's intention to liberalize the draft regulation in dealing with the older men to be made subject to call, had been misconstrued. He said there was no intention to exempt married men as a class and that married men who do not support their wives or are not engaged in useful occupations will be called as they are now. "Work or Fight" Discussing the "work or fight" amendment of Senator Thomas of Colorado, to the senate bill, Secretary Baker said it "seems entirely coneief onf " tir'it K t r.rneoi* foimlot ia?m and is unobjectionable. He said it does not provide for conscription ol labor, as contended by the representatives of organized labor, but merely would be a declaration by congress of the "work or light" principle already put into effect by draft regulations. Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor, appeared in opposition to the amendment and it was arranged to hear him and other labor representatives tomorrow Chairman Dent said tonight he hoped to report the measure Wednesday oi '1 hursday, probably with amendments If sentiment in the committee for provisions specifying the order ol clases to be called and to specifically defer calls for 18 year old boys, is re fleeted in the reported bill, Itepre sentative Khan of California, rank ing Republican member, plans a min ority report in favor of the adminis trution plan. General Crowder told the commit tee that men now in Class 1 will bt exhausted after the September cal and urged speedy action on the bil to provide suflicient men for futur< calls, although General March sai< he thought there would be enougl | men to last until November withou I the new legislation. By January 1, General Crowde said he hoped to complete "classify ing the nation." MULE LOST Black horse mule; right eye out weight about 1,100; strayed Tuesda; evening. Will pay for trouble, lt-p J. I. CHISHOLM, Patrick, S. C., Route 1 t KEYNOTE OF COUNTY CAMPAIGN SOUNDED AT CHERAW MONDAY NIGHT . The county canvass of candidates began last Monday night at Chcraw , where the speakers were greeted by a fairly large crowd who gave them the best of attention. ( The speakers were in MeBee on Tuesday; on Wednesday they spoke k >n Jefferson; to-day, Thursday, they will speak in Pagelund; to-morrow, ' Friday, they will visit Mt. Croghan | and on Saturday they will meet at ( the Courthouse. ' If Blease had any friends at the . meeting in Cheraw Monday evening they were silent. In plain words Sen- . ator Laney, Representative Rivers , and Probate Judge Hough told the , voters that they would not support . any candidate whose loyalty was even | in question. Messrs. Turner and Macfarlan were equally outspoken in | denouncing anyone who has a ques- , tion mark after his loyalty. , The meeting was culled to order by ( Township Chairman, Mr. Berry. The j first speaker was Auditor Kddins. who \ thanked the voters for past favor and j for the fact that they were allowing hini to be renominated without opposl- ( tion. Mr. J. A. Welsh, County Trcas- . urer, thanked the voters for support j in the past and for not opposing him j in seeking re-nomination. ( Probate Judge, M. J. Hough thank- , ed the voters for allowing him to . i serve them in office for sixteen years , and promised continued faithful ser- t ice and said that, if after twenty , years of service he should be defeat- j ed, that ho would not be sore, but j would always be appreciative for the { favors shown him. Mr. Hough stated x that he realized that every voter had j a right to cast his ballot as he saw ^ fit?that he did not mean to be die- | i tutorial?but as for himself he would { I not support for the United States j Senate or any other office anyone t whose loyalty was in question, that |. the voters could not afford to send to | > the Senate a man who would not be recognized by the Administration; , that if they did so it would simply i mean that South Carolina would only , - have one Senator, Kdd Smith, the oth- ( ' er being a nonentity. For the House of Representatives | , Mr. R. G. Macfarlan made a ringing ( address and urged that all rally , around the President. He stated that , i he was firm in his belief that the vot- ( ers would elect to office only those ] i men whose loyalty was unquestioned. . Mr. T. W- Turner sfjiteil t hiit he io till American?had a brother in j France, another to go, and would go : himself when callud and that he would j i not ask for deferred classification. , He was opposed to any man who was ( not squarely behind the Government , and whose loyalty was in question, lie would not promise everything but if elected would look after the interests of the people whom he represented. Representative Rivers reviewed his 1 record for the past four years and f stated that much progressive legisla- 1 tion had been-enacted while he was a ; member of the General Assembly. ' He had originally opposed the Tax ' Commission but now thought it was 4 a step in the right direction. Mr. ' Rivers said that one's loyalty should be judged by his acts. Have they aided in the Food Conservation move ment, Liberty Bonds and War Sav> ings campaigns; Red Cross Work, ; etc.? He was opposed to any man ' whose loyalty was in question and he denounced in unmeasured manner ' that pro-German who is now in the i penitentiary and from the bars is sending his newspaper, The Charles ton American, to our people living on rural routes free until after the pri* mary election. Mr. Rivers is for i Woodrow Wilson and against any . German sympathizer and those whose loyalty is in question. Mr. .J. Sellers advocated Prohi- 1 I hition as the cure-all for all diseases t f the hodv nrib'w- Mv Pi>t<?r P Campbell created much amusement r by denouncing prohibition as German- 1 : ism and said it was first brought to r this country and called temperance; that the kaiser is the author of prohibition and he was surprised that .dr. Sellers was advocating Germanism. Mr. Sellers was opposed to the law compelling a white man to work, j but at the same time he was for his - government. Mr. Campbell said he !** ? 1 * MUST REGISTER AUG. 24 a * * j * "All male persons who have ! ,f reached their twenty-first * I * birthday since June f?. lit IK. * * and on or before August 24, * r * 1918, must register on August * . * 24, 1918. "These men should consult * * with local draft boards as t? * how and where they should * ; * register." * f * In Chesterfield County those * * men may register at Cheraw, * * McBec and Courthouse. * \ was one thousand per cent. American. B He is still for "Peace and Liberty." Senator Laney reviewed his record in the General Assembly for the past fourteen years and dwelt at j, length on the tax question. He said to ;t was time that political demagogues ce iuit fooling the people. He said that ^ though he had always advocated low ar .axes that each year the taxes grew to heavier. He called attention to the w| bad roads and schools we had four.een years ago and said that even if the taxes are higher now that we are co getting something for our money. c, When he entered the General Assem- ge bly not one cent was appropriated for common schools but now a half million dollars is appropriated directly 0f >ut of the State treasury for the Qf small country schools. The State an Hospital has been rebuilt and now latients are cared for properly. The p^roads have been improved. Every>ne wants better roads and schools ind it is common sense that it will :al.e money to obtain these benefits. A 'Who would say take off the taxes he :hat are expended on our schools, -oads and for the Confederate Vet- ' ?' ;rans?" said he. He was in favor of v'" ?conomy in government and the ex- IV! jenditure of funds where the most ton jenefit could be obtained for the , , the jeople. Senator Laney said there were ,v^' hose who attempted to sow discord T ind preach pro-Germanism to 'the -hai jeople of South Carolina but he was jy hankful that they had had little sue- . to i ress. He was opposed to any candilate whose loyalty was in question ?or ind the people should not elect to 1 iflice any man who was not dyed in con he wool, through and through Amo- pre rican, first, last and all the time. He lad friends who differed with him and le had not a word of criticism to say ^en (gainst them but he wanted to reason nos vith them?wanted to talk with his cou 'riends and beg them to see that if f-je hey supported a man who was pulling jack in this hour of national peril hat they themselves, too, would be 1 n a position of obstructing. How can nat-i he voters support a man who is re- aga looted by his own political organ, jy lis own newspaper, to have said that in c 'Every American life lost on French (oil should be charged to Woodrow ern Wilson and was an unwarranted sac- * h rilice of American blood?" How <ep could the lives these boys were giv- 1)05 ing up be considered useless sacri- , _ , , . , and fices when they were dying in order . . and that our wives and daughters might mei retain their honor und virtue? He ( wanted it understood that he was ... , , circ talking in a friendly manner- just ^ ike he was walking down the street ... * . , . . , * Khe and patted you 011 the shoulder?he . lilt! .vas reasoning with his friends, try- ^ ng to show them that the boys dying ^ n France were Riving up their lives ror the honor and virtue of our sa- ^ j red wonienhood and, therefore, we :ould not alTord to support anyone who thought otherwise. ^ IMPORTANT NOTICE .ide The Executive Committee calls on rev? weryone to assist it in obtaining the ire tame and address of every boy in the ',ert service so that proper arrangements peo nay be made for voting. whi I'lease attend to this at once so /.en hat th? boys will have an opportune ing :y of voting for the men of their the hoiee. the M. J. HOUGH, County Chm. for J. CLIFTON RIVERS, Sec'y. Wor to I VARDAMAN DEFEATED fasl fin a Mississippi has this week decided rv un issue like that in South Carolina. ve_ Congressman Vardanian, of doubtful |>ril loyalty has been elected to stay at jnsj home, or at least to stay out of Washington. str. met FRIENDSHIP the Mr. Clegg and Misses Laura and hea Minnie Vaughn, of Marshville, were the guests of Misses Cornelia and RE< Laura Adams recently. Mrs. H. A. Watson and son, Grady, spent Sunday near Polkton, N. C. Miss Lien Melton has been quite ' sick for the past few days. ope Mrs. i. R. Melton has been on the the sick list the past week. in t Private Hervey Streater, of Camp 1 Jackson, spent Saturday night and I'M Sunday at home with his parents, son Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Streater. to The days of meeting at the Vaughn Scl Schoolhouse came to a close Sunday 9 a night. We think there has been a fro great deal of good accomplished at church organized at this place with 9 members by letters and 7 by Baptism. Rev. ClaVton Jenkins did Rome i'r.e preaching. *'~ The Junior Class No. 4. will have an exercise at Friendship Sunday night, A up the '20th. Kverybody is invited to attend. Remember the date Aug. 2J>th, beginning at 9:30 o'clock. Job for Pershing. With his own hands Lafayette hung the key to the Bastile on the wall at Mount Vernon. Now it is up to Pershnig with bis own hnnds to hang the | J key to the German Verrueckthaus in ' the palace of Versailles.?Seattle Post-la telliffencer. 1 ^ LEASE CAN NOT BE FRIEND OF WILSON Spartanbur?, Aug. 18.?Pr*?lsnt WiUon has addressed a letter Thomas H. Daniel, Washington >rrespondent of the Spartanburg erald, in response to a request for i expression of views on the sena> rial race in South Carolina, in hich Former Gov. Cole L. Blease a candidate, in which he sayst "Let me say that I have perfect infidence that the people of South irolina will judge rightly in the natorial contest and I have not e least fear that they will believe it Mr. Blease is or can be a friend the administration. The record his opinion is already written d it is a little late to expunge it." TRIOTIC RALLY SEPT. 2ND AT CHESTERFIELD AND CHERAW l bis patriotic rally will be held in sterficld on the afternoon of iday, Sept. 2d. A second meeting be held that night at Cheraw. Ir. It. Goodwyn Ithett, of Charles, and a French army officer will be principal speakers. A navy band furnish music for the occasion, his meeting, while enspiring in raeter, will also be informative. Ir. Ithett is well qualified to bring is information of the greatest imtance. 'hrough constant association and tact with the heads of the War, asury, and other Departments of government at Washington, he is erally regarded as one of the it fully informed men in the entire ntry in regard to national affairs, is one of the group of able citi5 whom the government has calljpon to assist it in mobilizing the ion's resources for waging the war inst Teutonic powers. Ir. Rhett has been at Washington, lose contact with the various govment departmets, for a year and alf. These important war dutiea t him in the nation's capital alit continuously during that period, as a result of his official duties experiences he is one of the few i in the country who is qualified tell authortatively of the nation's umstances and needs, kt the outbreak of the war, Mr. tt was appointed one of a comtee of five to whom was entrusted important task of investigating: condition of the nation's arsenals, was appointed by Secretary Mc o to take charge of the War Savi campaign in the State of South olina. dthough much of what has been isacted has been of a highly conntial nature, and will hardly be aled until the war is over, there things of vital and absorbing in>st that Mr. Rhett has to tell the pie of South Carolina?things ch become the duty of good citis to hear and know. In his inspirtalk of "South Carolina's Part in World War," Mr. Rhett exposes criminal Hun intrigue and luRt power, which brought upon the Id the most dreadful war known listory. Mr. Rhett tells in stirring lion of the fateful events which 11 y compelled America to take up is in support of its honor. He reIs the shameful duplicity of the issian war lords, and exposes their dious and cunning designs upon erica. And he tells of the splendid lggie which the nation's fighting i arc waging, of the admiration of world and instilled fear into th* rts of the Huns. GISTRATION BOOKS OPEN IN VARIOUS PLACES t'he books of registration will he ned at the following places for registration of all qualified voters die County: tuby, Sept 2d.; Mt. Croghan, 3d.; ;eland, 4th.; Dudley, f>th ; Jeflfer, 6th.; Angelus, 7th. front 9 a. m. 12 m.; McBee, 9th.; Patrick, 10th.; loolhouse near J. K. Linton from . m. to 12 m., 11th.; and Cheraw m 2 p. m. to 7, 11th.; and Cheraw. h. J. C. BLACKWELL, Chr. Board of Registration. THE BEST OfEverything TO EAT At Lowest Prices 1 A. F. Davis Market i: s Will pay higkast marital ortca far Hkfaa. < >. ^ _ -