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f X3V>e (Tfyesterfietd ^Advertiser \Ui,. o7.?No. 25 CHESTERFIELD7s. C., THURSDAY. SEPTEMRERKi'?i? - : PRESSURE OF ALLIES FORCING HUNS BACK jl'l ' ! From Flanders to Soissons the Brit-! ish, French and American forces arc ! \ kcping up without cessation their strong offensive tactics against the ! Ger.nans, who all along the battle | front are still giving ground although at certain points not without strong | resistance. Seemingly it is the full i realization of perils he is in now that is prompting the enemy to put forth his e.ory effort to avert complete i dit-.v ter. Additional nreas of territbry which j long had been held by the enemy have ' been restored; many thousands of Germans have been sent behind the \j :es to swell the great throng already theie in prison camps and ninny of the c iemy's dead lying upon mvny of the m-my's dead lying upon the buttle field testify to his heavy casualties. Retreating columns of Germans have been cut to pieces by the British artillery from captured vantage points before which the enemy was compelled to pass unsheltered from the fire of the British gunners. From the region around Arus southward to Peronne the British line has moved forward everywhere since the famous Drocourt-Queant defense line ^ was overwhelmed and left in the rear. Eastward of the Drocourt line the British are nearing the Canal du Nord and Douai, Valenciennes and Cambrai have been further em?oached upon by English Canadian and Austrailian troops. East of Peronne theBritish line has been sti*udily pushed forward. Numerous towns and villages have fallen into the hands of Field Marshal Haigs men notable among them Queant, at the southern end of the Dro Court-Queanl line. To the iouth of the French alonp I the Canal du Nord are jjivin;t the onemy no rest a:rj tfraduully uie blotting out the remaihdini; portion of the gmlient north of Noyon while on the Soissons sector the French and Amercans now are in control of the entire plateau dominating the Aisne, the Chemin-des-I)amcs and the roads to Loan and La Fere. In Flanders the British have penetrated the outskirts of L.ens I he famous coal mining city in noithern F. ance and further north in the Lys salient have taken R:eheoourj*-St. Vaust and established themselves on the line of the La Basse road and betwwen there and Estaires, having captured the last named place. Steenwreck and \\ ulverj>honi also are in British hands and thus the tfreat salient is virtually wiped out. Unofficial dispatches say that in the region east and southeast of Arras the Germans are retiring to a new switch line running from Brebieres, five miles southeast of Procourt, southward to Moeuvres, where it joins the Hinderburg line near Gracourt. If this should prove true ihe new line already seems menaced as Field Marshal Ilaig's men virtually are upon it at Le Clause and Kuniaucourt, southeast of Arras, and almost abreast of it at Barralle, three miles north of ? Mouevres. A Menage to U. S. Soldiers from King George Soldiers of the United States, the people of the British lies welcome you on your way to take your stand beside the Armies of many Nations now fighting in the Old World the great battle for human freeedom. The Allies will gain new heart ami spirit in your company. I wish that I could shake the hand of each of you and bid you God speed on your mission. April 19IK. GEORGE R. I. NOTICE OF SECOND DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION IN CHESF1ELD COUNTY On Tuesday September 10th, next, there will be a second primary elec tion held in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, under the rules of the Democratic Party, for United States Senator (Short term) and States officers as follows: Commissioner of Agriculture W. D. Garrison B. Harris. Railroad Commissioner 11. II. Arnold, A. A. Richardson. United States Senator W. P. Pollock, T.' H. Peoples. Attorney General C. N. Sapp, S. M. Wolf. The same manaRers and clerks who held the first primary will conduct this election. ManaRers will please call for the boxes, tickets, etl., as usual. 'the polls will open at 8 A. M. and close at 4 p. m. Spread the news and let Chesterfield County poll a full vole in this primary. M. J. HOUGH, Chairman. J. CLIFTON RIVERS, Sec'y. s- REWARD Wandered away from home, a fiste doR, puppy. Reward will be Riven to finder on return to J. T. W allace. 1 Chesterfield,S.C.,R. 4. y:'viMlt- ' ! >*" .* *'< ' j?. j f '^Sk'V ^ ' l^llifi 1 i ' \ jitok LETTERS FROM OUR BOYS Frank P. Vaughn August 1, 1918. Dear Father and Mother: We arc all well this morning and enjoying fine health. 1 hope you are ;11 well and enjoying life. I guess you are through work by now and are having plenty of watermelons to cat. One would go fine wiih me this morning but I am well satisfied without it, for 1 am glad to Know ! am living and getting plenty to eat. I guess you know that this war has con in full bloom for over two vecks and we are in the bud of it, >ut don't worry for we have got the 3oche on the run. Your lnvinc* onn FRANK P. VAUGHN. FROM THREE BROTHERS Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Burch-and Miac Frauline Burch, of Mt. Croghan, have recently received the following letters from the boys in service. Lemuel Burch Reg. H'dq't Detachment 3d Prov. Keg. U.S.M G . New York, N. V .-ly dear little Sis: If I could control my pen tins afternoon I could write you a small book, but it can't be done I rcer ed i bunch of letters from yo j and m?>.her last week which were greatly appreciated. They brought with them vhe sweet memories of a hupp,. ho::ie Sister, for all the beautiful thoughts xhat came to me, my hen t goes out o you in loving gratitude I am th. .nost fortunate boy in the world ii hat 1 have a home that I am proud of, but it took me a long time t? find its true worth?mother is one of the -.weetest girls in the world and would rladly give her life for our happiness; father is as fiirm as a doUa: ard true is steel to his family and fv.'-nds. dy love for sisters and brothers has ilways been great but now ii *xcels he greatest. I am longing for the boat t-? ' nine .'hich will take me bach where 1 .van I to be for a while but not to -lay?just for a short visit. I do lot mailt to I'll home lo 1111 11 ililo vorld is safe for Democracy and i. it place for man to live iu My tlood fairly boiled yesterday when 1 icard the age limit had been raised o 45 but I am giad that "Old Av.? ri a" has never nor will shirk her duty a mankind. A government of the teoplc, by the people and for the peo ie, ruled under God, shall not*perish ro.a the earth. I wonder what you are doing this varm but beautiful day. 1 have just tad supper and it will soon be dark came otf guard this morning at nine t'clock, was on yesterday {Sunday) as usual, helped drill some this afternoon and feel a bit tired now. 1 vill have charge of the quarters of ihis detachment tomorrow and will tot have so much to do after S a. m. tut sleep and perhaps wash some ioihes. I reached the goal on the tile range last week. Let me say, I was made corporal he fifth of July and have been kept right busy ever since. I would like so much to see Johnny n his uniform. He surely is cheerfuly offering his services and life of iced be. Guess we wil lhear from George oon after he reaches the other coun.ry. Tell mother and all not to wor. y about any of us, because we are expecting: to be home before so very long. Give my love to all the family and ontinue to write often. Your same true Bud who fondly loves you? LEM. George Burch Leauguc Island Navy Yard, Camp Brig-Guard, Philadelphia, Pa. ..Iy dearest mother: 1 feel that 1 must write you a word this morning:, it may be sometime before you hear from me again, but lo not worry, because 1 am only one imong thousands who are in my same ooat. If it is necessary, I am willing' o give my life in this struggle, bui . f I should be spared I will gladly and happily come back to you when Ame . ica is made a fit place for father, iwtthpr hrnthoru uictoru onJ ones to live in. I have just met several boys from Columbia who are going to saii with ns. They seeem to be so nice. Am always triad to see anyone from my Old Home State." How does Johnny like military life? )o hope he likes it. I have been to ee Aunt Elrsc twice. Went Saturday .itemoon and stayed until Sunday vening. It was great for me. Auntie vas so good to me when in hospital 'iere?she wrote me and sent sacl. :ovely boxes, which I can never forget. Mother, I have often read 2 Tim 2l.r? which has been shown me and which has helped me greatly ar.d 1 am passing it on thinking it may help others. I cannot as yet give you any address, although I am very anxious to /k... L^.,. ! l.car from home. I will send it just as r.oon as my destination's reached. We are coming home when we get ^ the Kaiser's helmet. Milch* love to you, father and cvv- * ryonc. 'luv Your much devoted son, tan GEORGE. 1 am fro; John Burch , Co. A. 54th Pioneer Inf., oil i Camp Stuart, n Newport News, Va. My dear mother and father: me Would give so much too un in and aloi :pend a while at ho t-.rla , but will in i have to wait r ;w ys '.ore, I fear, all We are expet o. t leave tomorrow to i afternoon for he "Old Country"? in t please do not worry about me be- Pea cause I feel that I will get along all ins right and hope to come back to you waj soon. 1 want to go and do my part g'>>; in this service. see Before leaving I want to say that V your prayers are the cause of my 'I"1-' being what 1 am and I believe they and v/U! he the cause of my coming home. It I feel that I have something to fight but for and why should 1 not be willing to post go? What boy would not go and intf light for father, mother, 3isters and gue brothers? at i How is my crop now? When you son vrite please tell ine how much cotton V and corn you thin!; 1 will make, not .'upa I hope you will get along :dJ ^ ighl gathering it and about my mule, pen ust think of it as being yours and fine 'o what you like with it. , plat 1 had a plendid letter from bee a i was few days ago. He is getting along ; get nicely in school. Hope the new bill ?'iil; which lias just passed or about to sho ikss will not remove so many of lh<- ?im joy from school. the; Will try to send the Kodak pie- sum lures to Little Sis soon. She has! v been faithful to write me, and 1 shall 1 is .v not forgot it. !?. We are so busy getting toady 10 V cave. will Give my love and best regards lo all lite family and friends. Your much devoted son, JOHN. fi'.cchanic Roy Mcllcn | : > i (?,. IV.O W...I I'-. .. I '" , Jf. r Si other uvt ii'Amcfolks: and While the guns arc porting very .,m hard and fast 1 will iir.swcr your very Ji;i> eleomc letter, if I don't lose my am terve. The balls on their way to bnc Scrmuny are now in the air overhead lost bout as thick as the letters on this pan ..aner. h'rii 1 ashed you about Frank Vaughn ,,f } because we heard he was Killed and pivj bis body sent borne. But 1 saw in to i the Advertiser yesterday that he had froi /ritten home, so you see lies can he Con told in France too. m I thank you, l'aul, for your offer w|u to send a box of eats over here to us, ,hii out it is too niueh. We tret plenty to up eat, just anything we want. Thank tilli you just the same. Many airplanes are being brought s own now. One was shot down this "W morning at our camp. It carried an p,.?. officer and an enlisted man. Both wit I were hurl but not killed. The plain you was torn up. My postofliee is 149. t?ha Put the number of the P. O. on my thai address. The rest of it remains the you same. thot Listen to this: Your letters are san. NOT read by anyone hut the one to and whom they are addressed. Don't be- (K.V, lieve anyone who tells you different. M;.> I know my letters are not opened and until I open them myself. cop, Paul, 1 am now chewing some U.S. top. tobacco. It is Star Navy. Pierce got havi I,. somewhere up the line. (;. r (Juess you all saw David and Frank and Vaughn's and Andrew Huntley's let- ,|(,vs ters. Well, I did too, and they were j( t not shooting any bull, eith* r. <},jn We get The Advertiser every week, w?m <>r Pierce does and 1 read it, too. jn^r Vou know I do. Pierce and 1 are U(. both O.K. Tell Mania not to worry , ,n about us. You saw Stanley's letter t 1(| in the paper to his Mania'.' Well, 1 j want Mama to he the same. ,\nv (live my love to Had and Mama and out Hubert. As ever, UOY. | 1 ha V Pierce J. Mellon arm My Dear Father: nut ! will try to write you a short note leti in answer to your and Mania's letters few received last week. I was certainly i.?g glad to hear from you all. Hoy and Ii are both well. I g?# The Chesterfield Advertiser every week. It is a little old when i Kt it, but they are new to us. I saw where Mr. I. It*. Melton had heard from Roy ar.d Pierce Somewhere in Den France! ]< Well, Dad, I have been in active (,f * service for some time but have just at>o learnd that 1 could tell you 1 \vn. 'i\,u on the front. :tbo This is August 1st, and there are iwjv , ust smail bits of tfrain crop ready to f<?r< harvest, so you see the seasons here are almost six weeks later than in her South Carolina. owi Tell everybody to write to me. 0f i Tell Mama she cannot know how much i 1 appreciated her letter. ft.,| Good luck, . jus: PIERCE. fro - Tommic and Boycc Hunt ! nc AuK. 2, 1918 | ir Mother: ;0n will answer your letter, which I?ju e just finished readiiiK. 1 was cer- (,r dy glad to hear from you all. at his leaves us getting along fine. I re glad you have gotten one letter ur tit me and 1 am sure by the time th i get this one you will have receivii lot of them for 1 sure have writ- ,)r a good many. m certainly was glad you and papa a| been to see Pearl and you told Uj how she and the boy are getting ce rig for I have not heard from her no ibout three weeks. I can imagine nc sorts of things that might happen {r, them. Lih, I would give anything y< he world to see the boy. You said w, irl was going to send me one of pictures. Gee, I hope it is an the i,e ! now for you all have been brag- ra C > n his good looks but I want to m, what he looks like. m_ Veil, Mama, you ask me a lot of stions about Boyce being with me fa if we were in a dangerous place. I i dangerous more or less anywhere fu we try to keep hid as much as js sihie and we do most of our travelat night, and they have to just j,r s what road we are on and shoot tj{ js. There are very close escapes va ic times. /tjQ V'e have been very lucky we have lost a man yet. an lama, if you see any of Ernest's pie toil them he is getting along ?f Tell C'ylde there was a German (;, le brought down close to where I 0f i.L wor., this morning. 1 tried to rje a souvenir to send to him but the v thing I could get was a little j)t, rt piece of machine gun belt with rounds of ammunition in it, Wi re were so many there for the S() .e put pose. 1 may send it if 1 can. ug v. ii it is getting 1 te and my letter ettir.g sin e what long so I guess id belter close. V rite every chance you get and so \\ e. From your soldiers, 1 O .lMlE ?li BOYCE. 1 i reel Huneycutt Somewhere in France, lo: August 4th, 19 1918. lo ,i? Father: lo on;h ring how you all are m .1 everything is going lovely. I hi v 11 in the best of spirit. I hi e r. '.uri ed from the trenches and H iiuw in ! si camp out we will yo of U in a few days. We have not wj i > lo man yet, but some com- he ic have. We thought one niyht v. as coming. I was in charge <?. 1 ride pus. with my squad. We pure11 lor action and were wishing nei i them, 'out it was not on our it. It was against one of our ( ' ipanies. The (iermans succeeded ce reachiny the wire entanglements r,li >n they were mowed down by mtle yun lire. '1 he Germans sent 't'! their S. O. S. siynals and their ar- a,) rv opened lire on us. Hut it . L i't dumuyc us any. " oine niyhts ayo I was scoutiny in na > Man's Land" when a man an- ')e f r red in front. 1 had only one man . me. 1 said, "Halt! Who are ?" and he would not an&wer. I llenyed me. 1 asked, "Who are *el llenyed me. 1 asked, "uho are P0 " and he said the same thiny so 1 SUl jyht he was a German sayiny the e thiny I said. It was real dark he told me to advance but I cr advance on anybody in "No i's Land." I ask him his name j,^( 1 found out it was one of our nils 1 didn't know was over the vo It takes nerve to do that. 1 st c experienced it. Well, 1 saw a man plane brouyht down today jri one vosit rutty. The one brouyht n today lind two Germans in it. urned bottom side up. Well, if ys yo os as they are now the war i'i last nil ways. As the old sayis, "Si r l e while the iron is hot," have l?t the Hermans heat the and we are - rihin^c with all man so will power. Ai guess you are noticing that the ho erican and French have got them "he move. have gotten live Advertisers since ive been over and it looks good. V rite me all the news at home and Tc und Chesterfield, your letters are censored. 1 have just received a pe er from Aline and you wrote a lines in it. Well I must close ask- i't you to write to me often. 'rom your loving son at the front, j0( FRED. Lieut. Alonzo Knight ub Coetquidun, France, be Aug. 4, 1918. Ct ;r Jack, IJ i teceived your letter of the 2.r?th he >1. y a few d i.vs ago. It was written I'c lit the time 1 entered school at fo ir . I have been away from there th ill throe weeks. This place is an of anced training place for us be- ca f going to the front. Don't know w long we will he here. We are as e in two capacities. One for our lo i bene lit, and also for the benefit In the artillery we are working with, tell you, old boy, I'm just about ni up on school work by now. I'm I YV t standing on my head to get to the \ pi nt. Guess I needn't worry, for L _ L i if iilkta i 111 " ^*- ' > doubt I will get there soon enough, would be threat to be up there and dp in some way to keep the Huns the run. You know the Allies have st about straightened out that saliit. I don't believe the Boche can tempt another drive until ihe 1919 cruits come in, and that won't be itil the latter part of September or e nrsi 01 uctoner, if they do then. Tliey have, at last, realized that the eparations of America and her Ar-| ies over here, is not a myth after J I. You j;ot to hand it to our hoys ( ? there, they have made a magnifint showing. When one of the most ited French generals says, "I could it have done better with my best ( Dops," they are bound to be good >u know these French are simply . inderful, especially when it comes , artillery. '1 hey have the world at on that. But the average Ame- ( 'an, it seems like they spend too uch time on theory. That little 75 m. gun is a wonder. I love to watch , fire. They can pop off shots so , st it makes your head swim. , Yes, I believe old America has now j lly awakened to the fact that this , a war to fight to the finish. Liber- , motors are now coming over at a eat rate of speed. It is my ambi- , >n to get to the front in an Amerin squjfclron with Liberty planes and ( i some real work. 1 had a Journal today, of July 3, id noticed that quite a few of our ^ ys have been reclassified and some , the fourth class put in second, less it doesn't vro so well with sonn* them, especially a few of the marid ones. My prediction is, that Cooper will our next Governor. Well, Jack, I am hoping that thisj ir will be finished and that I will i on be back and start a real life of efulness. Write me often, addressing Headlarters American Air Service, A. K. , France, Your bud, "Casey" THE MAN WHO FAILS SEPT. 12 The man who stands back now iw st; lost to the ranks of citizenship; st to the mother v.ho bore him; st to the father who gave him a one; lost to the flag that protects in; lost to the Nation that calls ni; lost to the world that needs him. is day of birth is henceforth a day dishonor. He can never name it. thout a lie. His time has conic, and has denied it! He is a man wtihit a country, an outcast! CARD FROM MR. POLLOCK 1 wish to thank the good people of testerfield County for the magnifint vote given me in the first priiry. 1 am now in the second race r U. S. Senate (short term) and uling my opponent by a considerle vote and the ballots on Sept. in next win decide whether or not e next U. S. Senator will be a tive of Chesterfield County. I will elected by a good majority if my iends will no to the polls on the th of Sept. 1 ana in thank the people of Chesrfield County for their loyal suprt and urne them to vote in the trond primary election. W. P. POLLOCK. GARRISON IS ANTI-BLF.ASF. Anderson, S. Sent. 3d. litor The Advertiser: I have received a letter Ironi a ter in your county askitnr me to tte my policy. 1 am an anti-Blease man. Never ve voted for Kx. Gov. Please. W. B. GARRISON. CARD FROM MR. TURNER The Wexford Auxiliary Red Cross terfield County: i wisn 10 manK you lor the handmo vote given me on the 27th of jgust and trust I will merit the nor you have reposed. Respectively, T. W. TURN Kit. VOTE FOR POLLOCK the Editor of The Advertiser: Please allow me space in your p ir to say a few words in behalf of . P. Pollock, candidate for Short rm for United States Senate. The writer has known Willie Pol k from phiMhiinn K/\m i?* Vw? me section of the county with him. His heart is pure and his deeds ovc reproach. No nobler man could chosen by the voters of South irolina to represent them in the nited States Senate than tha hearted man from Chernw, VV. I'. >llock, who is one hundred per cen r his coutyiry in this war, aRiinst e damnable Iluns, who are guilty rape add all other crimes in the taloK of sin. The farmers of the State can resi sured that their interests will be oked after with care, Mr. Pollock ;inj? a farmer himself. Go to the polls on Sept. the 10th id vote for South Carolina; vote for P. Pollock; its the duty of every itriotic jkitizen to do this. I D. F. BROCK. ) WHAT EACH ONE MAY DO IN ILLITERACY FIGHT To the Editor of The State: The world's arch enemies today are | ' militarism, lack of self-control and j ' ignorance. The first two thrive chiefr. ly by the support of the last. Illiter- , acy is the heaviest burden the people < of South Carolina have to carry. Every man and woman in the State ' s concerned, ami every one can do romcthing to help in. this campaign ^ against illiteracy. Are you a county superintendent of education? If so, you can organize ii literacy survey in your county, help UI the commission organize your county for work and assist the commission gj in raising funds. Above all, get busy establishing adult schools in your su county. l;1 Are you a school trustee? If so. .... agitate the establishment of adult :,r schools in your district. Help the j j teachers orangize them, persuade the >r, illiterates to attend them, and provide j\, the equipment to make the enterprise s<) succeed. Are you a teacher? If so, you have ^h no excuse for not giving your sup- Sj, |)ort to some plan to reduce the illit- |u isracy in your district. Try to organ- (jt ize a night school in your district. c.r At least you can persuade one grown ^ person to let you teach him to read (ie and write. ,j Are you a student in college or j ^ the high school? Could you not find the time to teach at least one crown person to read? In so doing you a.-t would he giving your State real service. Are you a farm demonstrator or a home club demonstrator? In every ,v address at every gathering remind j< your fearers that we must blot out illiteracy. No matter what your sub- j , ioct, this topic is pertinent. Are you a Sunday school superin- t> indent or teacher? See to it that at least one class in your school is j j taught to read the Bible. Persuade at least one grown person to attend this -j-| H-ss. 'I he Bible can not mean what t : h'/uld to the man unable to read it < Are you si minister of the Gospel? Lay it upon the conscience of your people to perform this act of Christian duty and mercy. Get some of veilr mpniKoi'j ?u ... ...% .iiwv ?.1 t" vi*? LU?; trcicilllll^. Gently and tactfully persuade the il- , literates to tai.e the teaching. if you really be!.eve that ''the truth shall make them free," you will not hesitate. ,y Are you a legislator? If so, demonstrate your vision, your faith in your ) fellow-men, and your patriotism by nusinir tin- State to make ade?|Uale , provision for the teaching of all the people. j( Are you the son or the daughter of an illiterate parent? What more i eautifui filial duty would you perform than to persuade one who has done so much for you to lot you put a new light, a new power, and a new ^ joy into the years that art growing dim and unsatisfying. .j Are you a speaker in a war cause? Couple Ihe battle cry against illicr- ^ acy with the Liberty loan, the V. M. C. A., the lied Cross, the W. S. S., the , health campaign, and all the rest. The Huns are today putting more reli- j since in ignorance than in shttt jind shell. t{ Are you si club woman? If so, please remember that this commission . (|(2 is largely the child of your own organization. You can give it, not only , your loy.il silent support but your vi jrorou puhlie atlvocacy. Work to j" i put the people to thinking of the educational situation in the Stsue. Talk . discreetly, persuade tactfully, work diligently, and give devotedly to this groat cause. Are you a patriot of any class? If so, talk for the campaign against illiteracy, work for it, and subscribe to the fund. Such campaigns arc neither new nor unried. Mrs. Stewart in ' 1 Kentucky, Miss Kelly in North Carolina, and one or two local workers 1 in South Carolina have demonstrated what can be accomplished. In the State are some men able and willing " to give each $100, scores would willingly give $10 each, and hundreds would give $1 each. The commission l' reeds the help of all. Patterson Wardlaw, Chairman of Illiteracy Commis.bon. V/anted: 1000 Fry ing-Sincd Chickens and ZOO Hens. Will pnv highest prices. rAKlXtLL Mf.tHAn. IVJASS MEETING SATURDAY Next Saturday at II p. in. 'iv iv will < > I t- a meeting at the Court!.?ui of the Cot on Marketing ion Al! the farmers arc urged to be presont, especially those 'nU'rosted in the ! rice of cotton and --o'ton seecl. C. II. RIVERS, Pre\V. J. i ILLLR, Sec y MULES WANTED We are buying mules for the United States (fovcrnmont. fliey shou. 1 measure .'? feet and I ineli in height, , or over and weigh 1,000 to 1 j pounds; 6 to 12 years old. 3t ARMFIELD-PCRTF.lt CO. t'i .. . - j. .r a... 4 '? ^>*5... v < L.UU A YttAK IN ADVANCE WHO MUST REGISTER ON SEPTEMBER 12. All male persons must register who shall have attained their eighteenth birthday and shall not inve attained their forty-sixth ijrlhdny on or before the day set by the President for registration. The >nly exceptions are: 'I hose who have previously registered or are in either the Army ?r Navy. or TON CROP OF WHOLE SOUTH SUFFERS MUCH Washington, Sept. II.?A disaster ipnruiioled in the history of the cotn growing industry in the United .att's has befallen the American cotn crop this year. As the result of a vere drought in July and AukusI e government's September cotton port, - issued today, forecast the o. oective production this year at ,l:l7,<i0(l equivalent 500 pound iles. 1,(11)8,000 bales less than was ree, sI .?l the be^inninK of the sean. Cotton growers planted this year e largest acreage on record and proects s eenied bright for one of the r>rest crops ever irrown. Drought i r i > <i .!uiy, however, reduced the op by 1,' 10.000 bales, and dry weaer in Aujrust causetl the greatest te. ioration ever recorded in a sine month, there being a decline of r.l) points in the condition on Auist 1C~> as (rompared with July 25. EM ASKED TO SERVE IN SLETEMiltR REGISTRATION Tin following have been asked to rve ;n new Registration that II t;;' e pi: ce the 12th of September, IIS: ( herav. IX. I.. Tillman, C. S. yneh, Joe Lindsay. IT thed !>. S. Malheton, J. It Burn, T. Tracey. i'"e Dei' I' G. Mcintosh, H. K. nton, J. II. Wallace. Brock's .Mill?D. V. Brock, J. C. herrell, W. A I'egues P.trie': D. ! '. Buie, H. B. Poston, I1. ( a...j/ dell. M iililcndcrf -1) M. Rowc, K. C. thnson, J. U. Simms. Me Be; I'. M. Beattie, W. D. Mc;>y, (i. 'I*. Morton. Cat Porn I?T. J. Sumner, J. W. uthven, !. W. Wihburn (Jra.-.C*- .Mill W. T. McBridc, J. roil Darker. Snow Did \V. B. Duncan, Carroll . Davis V?\ K. Cason. Oilo* Mill - I). A. Smith, J. D. loin, I. Walter Hoseoe. Do;;!,. Mill A. A. Douglass, Sr., Wadsu nil, .1. K. Sutton. \V(\!'or<l A. P. Smith, J. T. DaDon, Amlivw Moore. K'i!>y k. !)., Mr<'might, T. (>. r:ggs, .1. 1*. Crawley. .\it. Crogha.i W. II. Cihson, J. . liivers, W. C. Baker. Cru s Koads tl K Sowell, V. B. raided, H. Culleilge. Win an T. 1*. Watts, Lester Rivers, . Out- i. I'agea.mi k. It. Bkikeney, J. A. rant. a. ( . lilac .weii. PI ias \V. I licks, W. B. Kvans, A. Biakemy. Dudley I". D. Kunderburk, W. C. nki s. <). !!. .iones. ./ '!' Tmui Waiter \V. Miller, L. S. iJ. .i. ( Mark. I mrm '( . Morton, I>. K. Fun rbim;, !. I'. M iddleion Ann : K. H. Knight, John K. '? , .) .lowers. Ou leydiiic - ('only Winburn, '.in1 Wi'l c- and ! '. J. Johnson. ( ui ih >u:? i.. L. Spencer, John S.r.i'.M, U. 1"). liivers, \V. 1'. Odoni. CROSSROADS Mr. i1 i. I'. tVadsworth made a busies i ,i tu ht raw Saturday. Mr. id .Mr. Thurlow Watts visited the l oan oI Mr. l.uthcr \Voodard liid. . ! a Mt. Oroyrhan. Mi . i ,.ul.i.e Hi?err spent the weekid v. a lit i" moiher-in-la?v, Mrs. K. . lMver-. rear Oliesterlield. Mr. .. a- Alien and wife, <>f bijr lav.. . v .a u.i, visited in this el tit. I1 week. Ai r. ? Malawi rlli an ! little son, . ; 1 -y a fit i noon at the >iit<> . r . I.Ii< n I lend rick's near I. I'ro^nn.,. ( , mi < ,! U>is r!.? oar bit i\i . > i. ). i !n Advertiser the i ? u nan y. We like to hear . >,1 evel y < I.e. \. - to the editor ti " contains no alcohol, arsenic, >r oiin r poisonous ilru^s. 25 THE BEST I I | on-: verytliing j TO EAT At Lowest Prices A. F. Davis Market Will pay highest market once I fur Hides. i