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r lfY6u Would Back the Boys "Over There" ^ . BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMP 5 otyt CV)fc5terfiet6 TA6vertiser VOL. 37.?No. 34 ~~" ~~ CHESTERFIELD. S. C? THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1918. $l700 A YEAR IN ADYAlTOi Somebody's Dolla 1 Wonder if 1 j By Brucs LI I WILL tell you whi I night this winter night when its col will be a rustling thr j 11 trench, where our ho\ ya heavy ladened Se his way along. In his hands will f s pots: in his pocket c r rettes. From one man to UY/ passing a cup full of that tremble with the comfort of a bit of Men will hail hiir UvW/y him on the back; and things will be a little e j! because he has passe Jk How much will it |MI triD. .do vou Runno ypittanc# that the Sec the cost of the choc< rettes and all? Five dollars? T ^ [/W| I do not know. But whether it LJ twenty-five, I'd like ^ my five or twenty-fr That some night whei db\ some, my money and Secretary out along tl Let's make up our i uy/ going to pay for a s< A score of the nights our nights M] ?nights when t ously the chocolate i WJ our money provided XffMfcy because our represen United War WotkyK Campaign SERVICE THAT WINS i THE SOLDIER HEART: . I Fred Locklcy, Y. M. C. A.f Tells of > the Gratitude of the Boys t} at the Front f i ? ' "One of the discoveries men are Baking over here," Fred Lockley, of (he. Y. M. C. A. and of Portland, Oregon, writes from London, "la that more pleasure can be had out of giving than getting. Many a man who lias spent money freely In the old days Id bny pleasure Is finding that he gets Bore pleasure over here by the spending of one's self In the service of others. few months ago I went out with a fellow Y. M. O. A. secretary to bunt up out-of-the-way detachments of troops. stable guard here, a machine gun company there, a platoon somewhere else. We carried our goods in an automobile. We had plenty of writing paper and envelopes r?r free distribution, and chocolata, cookies, chewing tobacco and smoking tobacco. cigarettes, razor blades, tooth paste and things of that kind for sale American war service workers it uusy rrtrywuer?. vy iouna uairetion Army lassies making doughnut* for tha boy* and K. of C. secretaries firing help. Rooks furnished by the American Library Association were to be seen on all sides. "Hearing firing at a distance, we drove down the road and found a core or so of men at machine gun practice. The officer gave the men half an hour recess to buy goods "At another place we came In sight ef s lieutenant drilling a platoon. 1 aid to the lieutenant: 'How soon before you dismiss the company! We hare Y. M. G. A. goods for sale.' "He said: 'Right now. Sergeant, dismiss the company I' "And ten seconds later the company was In line waiting to buy goods from our traveling 'Y.' Grateful Is no name for It. Tht men can't do enough to Show tholr gratitude." 1 Why You Should Give Twice What You Did Before j ainr rutciiiiiibiii linn Died me mm needed for the care of the men In the service at $170,000,000. Unless Americana give twice aa much aa ever before our soldiers, aallora and matinee in 1010 may not enjoy their 8,000 recrentto'n buildings 1,000 mites of movie films i 100 stage stars 2,tKlO athletic directors 2.500 libra ties supplying < 8,000,000 hooks 80 hostess' houses 10,000 "Big Brother" secretaries Millions of dollars of home comforts Ghre to maintain the morale that ia winning the war now I Buy War Sa rs wni Do It-r- |M| rhey'U Be Yours ^ ^ Barton (h st will happen some IU in France. Some / Id and dark. There ough the front line , ^ 's stand guard. And jn cretary will make r be great steaming 'Jinnnl D t A and />(ira ? ^ another he will go, hot coffee to hands [U i cold; bringing the v K veet and a smoke. i cheerily, slapping JHESa 1 when he has goneMEKraW easier in that trench id that way. ] j ; cost to make that /ik se? Counting the retary is paid, and date and the ciga- w i wenty-five dollars? . is five dollars or to think that it is M ire?wouldn't you? i it's cold and loneyours might send a lat frontlinetrench. ninds that we are I :ore of those trips. this winter shall be ;he boys greet joymd cigarettes that ; and are happier HJ tative has passed, ^y^^^For the Boys in the Service MERCY MUNITIONS ' i NEEDED IN TRENCHES Lieut Conlnoehv now?nn n?M ?"?/ I l(|llt~ Ing Author, Makes Stirring Appeal tor Y. W. C. A. Lieut. Oonlngsby Dawson, who wrote "Carry On," says of the war work which the Y. W. 0. A, la doing: "Too at home cannot fight with your Urea, bftt you can fight with your mercy. The Y. W. C. A. la offering you Juat thla chance. It garrlsona the women's support trenches, which lie behind the men's. It asks you to eupply them with munltlona of mercy that they j may be passed on to as. We need such supplies badly. Give generously ! that we may the sooner defeat the Hun." | What Lieut. Dawson says of the T. W. C. A. he might have said of all the national organisations which are coming together for the biggest financial campaign that organisations hare ever headed. All the <170,300,000 to be raised by the seven great national organisations the week of November 11 will be used fo garrison and supply the support trenches behind the lines. They are the Y. M. C. A., the T. W. C. A., the National Catholic War Coon1 T^.nUt. W-IA ?? * vii, tfvniBu iiTimiv iiuHro, Ainincin Library Association, War Campi Community Service nod Salvation Army. American girls In various uniforms mingle strangely with picturesque Brittany costumes In France. The American Y. W. C. A. has a hostess house In Brittany where the Signal Corps women live and a hut where the nurses spend their free tlmo. Both these centers are fitted with many of the comforts and conveniences of home. "At a tea given at the nureee* trat one Saturday afternoon," writes Mlse Mabel Warner, of Saline, Kansas, f. W. G. A. worker there, "there waa as odd gathering?one admiral, a bishop, a Presbyterian minister, a Roman C&iholic priest, & doctor, an ensign, oik) civilian and myself." First Victory Boy's Work. "Say, Tin wise to yon, all right,'* a Western Union messenger hoy Whlepered to one of the directors of Che United War Work Campaign to the New York headquarter*. The director's denk had only Just bwn moved in nnd th* work of the big drive bad hardly begun. "I'm onto your stunt," the boy went on as he swung a grimy flat over th* desk; "you're goln' to give us fellows that ain't old enough to go to war a chance to sarn an' give to back op a fighter an' help win the war. Listen t I'm tn on this." The crumpled $8 btfl be dropped on the desk made him the first of "a million boys behind a million fighters" who are to be lined up as Victory Bp ye during the week of the drlva There will be a division of Victory Qlrls, too, and every boy end every girl enrolled will have to earn every dollar he or aha givae to the war work fond. ... vings Stamps LOCAL BOARD ITEMS Special to The Advertiser: Notice lias been received that all Class 1 registrants will shortly be culled together for instruction on prevention of diseases. The 22 white men whose call has been delayed on account of influenza, were called to leave Cheraw last Tuesday, Nov. 5th. Five white men will be called for Fort Moultrie on November 15th. These will have to come from the new (September) registrants. Twer.ty-three colored men will be called for Camp Wadsworth on or | about November 20th. These will j come from the Au;- ust registrants. | Thirty colcred men will be called for Camp Sevier from the September registrants for about Nov. 20th. Tlio nvinf rl o t n u f nr iKn^n l??of j calls have not yet been set. RED CROSS ELECTS OFFICERS | ) _ , i The unnual meeting of the Chesterfield Chapter Red Cross, which was organized last fall by Mrs. J. W. Hannu, was held Thursday, Oct. 31, on the Courthouse square, the Rev. ! 13. .1. Guess presiding. This meeting was held for the pur- | pose of electing new officers and revic.ving past activities of the Chap-: ter. The resignation of Chairman D. , P. Douglass and Vice-Chairman Mrs. ! J. W. Hanna had been tendered to the nominating committee and accepted. The following officers were elected: ! Chairman, Charles L. Hunley; vice- J chairman, Mrs. W. J. Tiller; secretary, Mrs. F. B. Sanders; treasurer, C. C. Douglass. Director of Woman's Work, Mrs. G. IC. Laney; Chairman of Membership Committee, Hon G. K. Laney; Chairman of Finance Committee (to be appointed by chairman); Chairman Publicity Committee, Paul H. , I learn; Chairman Conservation Committee, B. F. Teal; Chairman Civilian Relief Committee, W. P. Odom; Chairman Junior Auxiliary Committee, Miss Elizabeth Lindsay; Chairman Silent Moment Committee, the Rev. B. J. Guess. Mrs. F. B. Sanders, Sec. Chesterfield R. C. Rin A rn.M T- P n n mrno iTirv. j/ain t,o d [\i v C.H3. Mr. Jim B. Rivers, a farmer of the Piney Grove section, died of pneumonia at his home last Friday. Mr. Rivers had been sick only a short time of influenza, when he developed pneumonia and died. Besides a large circle of friends, Mr. Rivers leaves a wife and child to mourn his departure. Much sympathy is felt in Chesterfield for a brother of the deceased, Mr. IW. A. Rivers, who is called upon to sustain the loss also of his aunt, Mrs. James Ross, who had been as a mother to him for many years. ! MRS. JAMES ROSS Mrs. JameB Ross died at her home | on G.'eon street last Tuesday morning at 6:30 o'clock after a long illness, I which she had borne with Christian j resignation. Mrs. Ross had attained the age of 75 years and had been a life-long member of the Zoar church. Before her marriage she was Miss Nancy Davis, and was raised in the Zoar section. She is survived by her husband and a large family connection. The body was laid to rest in the Zoar cemetery Wedensday afternoon. I Unnn ?* muiijr uuuutil U1 nwl ll tliUUlt'9 cULUM" ed the love and esteem in which this good woman was held by her friends. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to our many friends for their j kindness shown us in our recent bereavement, for their sympathy and the beautiful floral offerings. James Ross and Family. TEAL'S MILL Mr. Arthur Wallace, who suffered i fro mSpanish influenza, is able to be out again. t Mrs. ii. L. Swi.inie is improving. Mr. Roy Brown, who has been dangerously ill with typhoid fever, is able to he out again. Mr. Allen Garrett and family have moved to Cheraw. Miss Nora Turnage visited her grand-mother Sunday. Miss Carrie Huneycutt is spending Ihe week in Chesterfield with her sister, Mrs. J. L. Merriman. Mr. Jack White, of Fine Grove section, and Mr. Boyd Atkinson were in this community Sunday. Word has been received by Mr. W. R. Huneycutt that his son, Sergt. Fred Huneycutt, was slightly wounded in France, but that he is recovering. Digging potatoes seems to be the order of the day in this community. Mr. Preston Hurst was in this community Sunday. Mr. Ernest Wallace spent Sunday with Mr. Carl Turnagc. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wallace visited Mrs. Will Brown Sunday. Mr. W. B. Brown has returned home again. Bnst wishes to The Advertiser and i.s reader* - FROM OUR SOLDIER BOYS Frank Moore Mr. A. E. Moore. Dear Father: I was glad to hei from you all and to know that you ai getting along well. I have just fii ished reading The Advertiser, ar you know it sure did give me a grei deal of pleasure. But I was surpri ed when I saw Mr. Lonnie Sellers wi married. Tell all the writers to 1 sure and write for we sure do enjc reading the letters of the dilferci ones. There are only two of us i my company getting the paper, an by the tirpe all the rest get throu*> reading it, it sure is clean (?). We are now with some of our ol boys, though I have not yet been ab to see any of my old friends, excej one of Mr. Cownrd's boys the otht day and did not have time to Uil long with him. You must not expect me to writ very often for we do not have tin like we used to. You write ever chance you get, for you do not kno how glad we are to hear from honr A letter from home is like a pay da; We only get mail about once a montl You don't ever say anything aboi my gray mule. Have you got hii yet? I guess he is some mule b now. I expect to have some tim going to see the girls when I g< back. When you write tell me they are all getting married, for i they are it might be a good idea fc us boys to bring back a French gir The only thing I don't like aboi them is the wooden shoes they wca She might take a notion to give m one when I wouldn't want it. Tell all the folks to write me. 1 you see Mr. Tobe Gulledge tell hii his boy is doing fine. He is not i my company but I see him every daj Love and best regards to all. From your son, somewhere i France, Frank Moore. Co. 13, 11th Engineers, U.S.P.O. 71 American E. F. Roy Melton Oct. 8, 191 Dear Home Folks: I received six letters from you a to-day. Was cortainly gald to ge them as they cheered me up cor siderably while up at the front. The South Carolina boys are doin some fine work on thy front line nov but several have been knocked on and are now in the hospital. A nun K?_ /" r i uci in v^umpuny 1 nave Deen wounc ed, but we feel that God is with u in this hour. I saw 947 Germas thn the South Carolina boys had take last night and this morning and the are still going. Numbers of Frenc women and children are being take over that were captured in 191< These poor people have been workin for the Germans who were fightin their own people. I am sitting by a fire that was mad by the German guns, and they mak a good fire too, believe me. Wor hns just now come in that John Ri\ ers and Capt. Gillespie were slightl wounded. We are on soil to-day tha was occupied by Fritz ten days age and which he had occupied since 1914 I tell you, though, it is no eas thing to whip the Germans. Som one asked what 1 am doing. I ar mechanic in the 1st Bat. transpor of the 118th Inf., and I am not craz at all to go up and go over the toj Pierce and I are both getting o well. With love and best wisehs, will close. Devotedly, Itoj Evan D. V au ghn France, Sept. 27, 191 Dear Father: We are well and taking thing easy. We have been very busy for th past few days and have been in sorn pretty close places, but thank Got we pulled through o.k. I shall write you a letter the firs chance I get. Don't worry about us 1 feel that we are goijig to com through alright. We lost four men in the drive o Sept. 12. These were the first to b killer) in action from our companj Father, I have lots to tell yo about this drive but will wait till get home. Guess that won't be ver long. Hope not, any way. Some more good news. Lots c prisoners by Franco-Americans yei teiday and to-day. Guess we wi have to move up closer as they ar moving back. Give my love to mama and all th others. Your loving son, Evan D. Vaughi WAR WORK FUNDS AS NECESSARY AS LIBERTY LOA President Wilson, every member < his cabinet ajtid more thun a score ( generals in ullicd armies have write letters recently to the effect that tl United War Work Campaign is as al solutely necessary as any liberty Lou All the gTeat war leaden, ?n speal ing of the the drive, have emp)uo.iz\ the fact that welfare work emongtl soldiers will be even more imperath for thp ?rm? r\t ?1.~_ I ?- ? ? mmmj v* vvvu|/aiiuii mail i has been for the army of victory. Squth Carolina must and will rail her $1,260,000 share of the $26( 000,000 fund required. t- ? * - - ' ? - AUSTRIA-HUNGARY IS NOW OUT OF THE FIGHTING' I j! (From Monday's Associated Press j ir Dispatch.) re Austria-Hungary is out of the j n" war. i 1U Deserted by her last ally. Germany ; fights alone a battle which means ultimate defeat or abject surrender. >e After days of pleading an armis>y tice has been granted Austria-Hungary whose badly defeated armies in the Italian theatre are staggering .h homeward under the violence of the blows of the entente troops. W Trent, in Austrian Tyrol, which ''' the Italians always have claimed was their own, has been captured by Ik them; Triest, Austria's principal seaport on the Adriatic, over which there e hasbeen such bitter fighting, now ie flies the Italian flag, and Belgrade, y w capital of Serbia, has been reoccupied 2 by the Serbians. y. In France and Belgium the Ger^ mans arc being sorely harassed by II the British, French, Americans and III Belgians, and there are indications y that a debacle is about to occur. ie The Argonne massif, which has, proved a great obstacle to vhe advance of the French and Americans, at last has been cleared of the enemy, ,r and the entire line appears to be , * crumbling. American a rmen report < lt that the enemy in front of the Ame-j r* ricans is retreating northward ami ' 0 that the roads are densely packed j with troops, artillery and transport. | Likewise southeast of Valencienn nes the Germans are retreating be- 1 n fore the British, who are in close purr' suit and taking numerous prisoners. North of the Aisne in Champagne n the French continue their pressure ' and have taken several important ' y villages, large numbers of prisoners ' and great quantities of war stores. The advance of the Americans an?! 1 the French on the southern part of ' 8 the battle front, taketa in conjunc- * tion with the operations of Field Mar- 1 II shal Haig and the Belgians in the north, threatens to prove the cul- 1 minating blow to Germany's attempt i- to hold ground in France or in Bel- ' gium. Indeed it is not improbable if 1 ^ tho advance from the south contin- ; r ues i rapidly as it is, the greater per ' tion of the German army will be lt trapped before the men can reach i- their border. The situation of the I- Germans seemingly is a critical one. ,s Although the Austro-Hungarians lt have been given an armistice they n are still being bitterly attacked by y the Italians, British, French, Amerih cans and Czech-Slovak troops in the n mountains and on the plains and will j continue under chastisement until Monday at 3 o'clock, when a cessag tion of hostilities will take place. Entire regiments are surrendering e to the Italians in the mountains and e large numbers of the enemy arc bed ing made prisoners on the plains. y FRIENDSHIP lt Jack Frost has come at last. , Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lowery, of j Morven, N. C., spent Sunday at the y home of Mr. und Mrs. J. H. Gardner. e Mr. Zeb Hartscl, of Morvin, spent n Sunday in our community. A part of the family of Mr. R. A. y Melton has a light case of the influj enza No other sases in this comn munity that we know of. j A few gathered for Sunday school at Friendship last Sunday. Sunday r schools next Sunday at 2:30 and , preaching at 3:30, if not called otf by the Board of Health. There has been a lot of small grain sown in this part of the county. Mr. Baxter Gardner returned to Hopewell, Va!, after spending a few days with home folks here. ? Mr. Jesse Lowery has moved his ? j family near Deep Creek, N.C. ' | Many of the farmers are about ' thromrh I'lithcrimr o *? ^*"1'?Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Merriman M spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. e W. It. Huneycutt at Teal's Mill. They I were accompanied back by Miss Car| rie Huneycutt Mrs. Pauley Parker and her son, '' Pauley, Jr., s"ptn Sunday afternoon! " j with her mother, Mrs. W. P. Swinney, of Chesterfield. Mrs. Swinney has' y i been in bad health for some time. I | We are Kind to report there have J ' ' not been any serious cases of influ- > I enza in our oommunity as yet. Mr. J. M. K. Jordan, of the Wex- . e ford community, was in this com-j munity Sunday. , > Mr. E. A. Gulled^e, of near Ruby, spent a part of Sunday i>i this com- { rl* muntiy. i 1 THE BEST i ,e OfEverything : TO EAT ie At Lowest Prices 1 A. F. Davis Market se Will pay highest market price far Hide*. ? ? -,T. ?- ? ?T. ? | I-'^l Seym General Perahlr one of the war work < ^ J\ SENSB of obligutio * and useful service ar my in Francs Je m in tbs appeal foe its Support. I have opport Iti operations, measure 1 P* rsonnel and mark it? b< U]xm our troops, and I w to commend its work fca ?Gene UNTTED WAR WORI I MOORE -& MOORE HARDWARE All COMPANY CHANGES HANDS r;hc pris< The Moore & Moore Hardware Co. well las sold out their business and stock >f jroods to the Farmer's Hardware t 2o. The new firm is composed of p. Messrs. L. J. Watford, of Pa^eland, tV. F. Maston,?of Charlotte, Jas A. ( t Stewart, of Monroe, Dr. McManus, of ,. Hhesterleld, and Mr. G. M. Smith, of ^ Monroe. Mr. Smith is to be local business nnnnper and will be assisted by Mr. Thomas Huntley as salesman and bookkeeper. The style of the firm Si will be the Farmers' Hardware Co. L. 1 Bring Your Ban Problems To Us Just at this time, pro! lems of peace?must b? man should watch his I and should form bankin; upon. Make THIS your bar whatever might develop, efficient co-operation. F you throw around your safeguards. Isn't this i THE FARME RUBY. SOUTH ( T. H. BURCH, R. M. NliWS President. V.-Pr? Come to Hurst -Stre Whether you wish t< will give you the toj 1 TVI It* ^ v VJLU ^VniUIl clliu W1 soon as tliey can j room. Have on lia Good Western Rede at $1.25 a bnshe Lime, the cheapest $6.75 a ton. Bring the Ladies. Mb will sell them Dry anyone, quality consii Will Have Seed Whe And you can aid i D.y growing your ov freight room for tl Hurst-Strea i \ I SuJfcjL mMJ lif mmAm ill # A-. Iil^Bl organisation*; ""** H&gj rendered to to* [|f! prompt* hm to ||g| the quality ot fee jjjf! fneficial inflweooe iah unrowrwdlj 'grow r the army. " mffl ral PormJhing jS|H C CAMPAIGN K U of these gentlemen are known to sterfield people and their enterp in Chesterfield will no doubt be received. >R. GARDNER S ACCOUNTS itients of Dr. Gardner who owe for services please take notice I am authorized to collect same, me at once, without waiting for to call on you. J. T. GRANT. FOR SALE nail mare mule for sale. See I. Trotti, Chesterfield. II king >lems of war?and perhaps probt faced. This means that every jusiness more closely than ever. S connections that he csn RELY ik, and you can be certain that , you can rely upon prompt and urthermore, our officers will help business the strongest possible worth considering? ,RS BANK :arolina OM M. L. RALEY, sident Cashier. ater Co. i buy or sell. 1 hey i of the market for 11 buy your seed as sell some and make nd 2,000 Bushels of aned Seed Oats 1, and Agricultural grain Fertilizer, at >s Leiland Douglass Goods as cheap as Jered at Soon your government by vn supplies and save he boys over seas, ter Co.