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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 \
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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
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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.
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