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VOL. 87.?No. 38 CHESTERFIELD, S. C.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1918. $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
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MILLINER
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We are making substani
Stock of Up-to-I
These hats are not out-of-date
the latest creation in Millinery.
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All $12.00 hats now . . . .$8.00
All 11.00 hats now 7.35
All 10.00 hats now .... 6.55
Ali 0.50 hats now C.35
All 8.50 hats now .... 5.65
All ' 3.00 hats now .... 5.35
All 7.50 hats now .... 5.00
All 7.00 hats now .... 4.65
All 6.00 hats now .... 4.00
AH 5.50 hats now .... 3.65
Our sloe : will not last long at tl
your head wear wiile our stock
Chesterfield Di
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Abundance of
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With any
Goods L
j The Director of S.
< Experiment Stc
,
"I will say that a survey recentlj
South Carolina leads us to believe that
the cotton crop has resulted this yeai
cases not more than half a crop has It
is very deficient in potash. The appea
what is known as potash hunger is ret
Wo are, therefore, recommending th
' | used in fertilizers lor cotton next yeai
] tion I feel that it will pay to use as mu
I present prices."
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Enquire of Royeter Dealers.
F. S. ROYSTER
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tial Reductions in our
)ate Millinery
styles, but every hat in stock is
your dollars do their duty.
All 5.00 hats now .... 3.35
All 4.50 hats now .... 3.00
All 4.C0 hats now .... 2.65
All 3.?G hats now .... 2.50
All* 3.50 hats now .... 2.35
All 3.25 hats now .... 2.20
All 3.G0 hats now .... 2.00
All 2.75 hats now .... 1.85
All 2.50 hats now .... 1.70
All 2.00 hats now .... 1.35
iese prices. Come at once and
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at least 25 per cent, reduction in
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GUANO CO.
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THE COUNTY FAIR
The sixth annual exhibition of the
Chesterfield County Fair was held ;
last' week in spite of a combination !
of discouragements.
The unsettled conditions due to the
war greatly interfered with the
plans and the preparations of ex- j
hibits and the uneasiness about influenza
threatened for a time to
cause its indefinite postponement.
And then it rained.
But a thoroughly successful fair
was held with sufficient gate receipts
to meet all expenses.
In several particulars this fair was
notable. It was the first exhibition
> on the new fair grounds and in the
splendid new buildings. It was the
occasion of the first appearance in
Chesterfield county of a real government
military airplane*. As Congressman
Stevenson l.ad spoken at the
first fair six years ago, it was appropriate
that he should speak here Inst
week when the new grounds were be1
ing dedicated and initiated, so to
speak. The exhibits were worthv of
especial mention. They were not so ,
profuse hh heretofore, but the quality
showed a marked improvement 1
over all previous exhibitions. '
The exhibitions of the Kitchen De- j
| partment and of the Girls' Canning
Clubs uttracted especial attention, ,
A column could be written about
the fnr;n exhibits of F. W. Uiv :rs i d
O. I. Pittman. And Macedonia Community
Fair was there in all its ^
glory. That community fair was held
j undar very trying circumstances al!
so but it was held, and was a good ,
one and the exhibits were placed on j
> ';hovv in fine shape at the county fair,
' for all of which Macedonia deserves '
grout credit. j
' '1 he re v. us a very Ine showing of j
hog.-', un'd?r the management of Mr.
T. il. .Douglass. These will be mcn
tioned more in detail next week when
J the 1st of al! the prize winners will
; be published.
j The weather opened fine 01 Wedt
ncxd.iy morning the first dav of the
- j
t fair and Lieut. Bohs'nger and his assistants
arrived and made prepara]
tions for the landing of lhe airplane
' that was to fly from Camp Jackson
1 the day following. But on Thursday
it rained and all preparations for the .
big Peace-Victory celebration were
, called off and the plane could not
come, but Friday dawned cool and
, clearing and from that day through
I the weather was almost ideal. The
t plane, bearing Lieut. Pope and
i hi3 mechanic, bade a beautiful flight ,
1 from Emerson Field, Camp Jackson,
I In less than one hour. In landing f
however, the wheels of the car mired
in the soft ground and caused the ^
great machine to turn over. In this j
, accident u propeller was broken and
some other minor damages sustained
which prevented the plane's leaving
the ground again until Saturday af- j
tcrnoon, when it rose, flew over the
town and made a wide detour over
the fair gorunds and returned to Co
. lumoia.
I This was the first view that many ^
i of us had ever had of a government j
: military plane and its exhibition here
j was an excellent free treat by the ^
, County Fair Association, who paid
i all expenses of the airplane's trip. ^
BELGIUM'S BILL OF DAMAGES ^
IS PUT AT $1,200,112,000 *
Bussels, Dec. 2.?The Central In- *
duslrial Committee of Belgium, af- 41
ter an investigation, estimates Bei- gium's
damage through German mili- ^
tary occupation and seizures of ma- r
chinery and raw material at <>,000,- s
! 500, 000 francs, or $1,200,112,000. 1
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THE LOSSES
| Washington, Dec. 2.?In a state- ^
ment to Christie Benet, of Columbia, %
to-day, Gen. Peyton March, ch'cf r
: of Stair, said thai up to November I, ' ^
in killed in action or died of wounds j '
the Eighty first JVsvi. ion -had lost four I
officers und 40 men while the Tliir- 1
tieth Division lost 2H officers and '
i 1,070 men. 'these figures do not in-' 1
, elude the artillery forces of either |
| division. ; *
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KAISER WANTED 1
London, Dec. 3.?-It is understood 1
lint the representatives of the allies '
in conference at the foreig i ministry , 1
to-day were unanimously in favor of 1
demanding that Holland hand over
to the allies the former Gorman em- j.
peror and former crown prince. iNo ?
official report of the conference was j
issued beyond a mere recital of the j i
name's of those attending it and a 1
statement to the effect that Col. E. i
M. House of the American pence I <
delegation was prevented by illness! I
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MR. W. C. PURVIS <
Mr. W. C. Purvis, a Confederate ( (
veteran, and one of the oldest and i
best knowln citizens of- the county, j
died at his home on November 25th
,and was buried at Shiloh cemetery
on Monday the 26th. The Rev. B. J.
Guess conducted the funeral services. <
Mr. Purvis was bom Sept. 24th, ]
. 1886. He is survived by a wife and j
daughter, besides a host of relatives i
and friends, who mouito his passing
away.
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rHE PRESIDENT GOES
TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE
Washington, Dec. 2.?President
Wilson, in the chamber of thc House
){ Representatives, announced in perlon
to Congress to-day, upon its reassembling,
that he was going abroad
Lo attend the Peace Conference. The
mnouncement met with a mixed re:eption.
There were cheers?plenty
>f them?but the applause was conrined
almost entirely to Democratic
representatives. Republicans sena;ors
and representatives sat silent, reusing
to join the majority party
nember8 of the lower house in rising
ind cheering.
President Wilson has addressed
Congress on many occasions and has
lad reason to feel flattered over the
nanner in which his words were rereived.
In the war period the Prcsilent
has held Congrcs in the hollow
>f his hand, to outward appearances,
ilcpublicuns vied with Democrats in
showing by their npplauso that a
jnited Congress stood behind thc
President. To-day it was different
The unpopularity, among a large part
)f Congress, of the President's European
venture was manifest
While the Senate was in session
jefore joining thc House to listen
.0 the delivery of the annual address,
Senator Sherman, Republican, o^fer
'd a resolution declaring the ofliee
if President vacant whil(; Mr. Wilson
.vas out of the country. Senator
'urr.mins, of Iowa, Republican, prejented
a resolution providing for the
lppointmcnt of u committee of eight
Senators to attend the Peace Conference.
A resolution similar to Scnitor
Sherman's except as to the preamble,
was oifered in the Uouse bv
Itepresentative Rodenberg, cf lil-nois,
itt publican.
'J he address of the President dealt
villi a variety of subjects, including
ng the railroad situation and the avion
of the President in taking over
:onlrol of the ocean telegraphic
ables. II* formally announced his
ntcntion. of going to participate in
he peace parleys, and justified i.l.;
:ourse by the statement that, his
ourteen principles having been accepted
by the Allies, and also by the
Central Powers, as the basis of peace,
t was desired that he give his perianal
counsel in their interpretation
ind application. He believed it his
luty to play his full part in making
food what the urmed forces of the
lation offered their life's blood to
ibtain. Looking into the L.ces of
Senators and Representatives, and
riving full emphasis to his words, he
laid:
"May I not hope, gentlemen of the
Congress, that in the delicate tasks
shall have to perform on the other
lide of the seas in my efforts truly
md faithfully to interpret the principles
and purposes of the country we
ove, I may have the encouragement
ind the added strength of your united
mpport?"
Th? President Is On His Way
Washington, Dec. 3?President
Vilson began to-night his trip to
Curope to attend the peace confcrince.
The President left Washingon
on a snecial train for Vo?-l
vhcre to-morrow he and his party
vill board the transport George
Vashington on which the voyage
tcross the Atlantic will be made.
No announcemunt was made of the
'resident's itinerary, but it was n:>lerstood
that the George Washingon
would steam from New York with
icr naval convoy some time tomor'ow,
probably in the morning. About
even days will be required for the
rip and the ship wili dock at a
reach port, presumably Ureal.
The President does not expect to
>e abroad more than six week.;, which
vould give him just a mo.ah on Huopean
soil. Before the peace con'erence
meets he will cooler wan
'rentier I.loyd George of Great liriti.n,
("lemeneeau, of France and Urando,
of Italy and probably with
ving Albert of B.igium, to discuss
be salient points of the treaty.
While in Europe Mr. Wilson plans
o visit England and Italy as well as
'"ranee, and he may go to Brussels.
It? also is understood to intend to
nake a pilgrimage to so.ne of the balIcAelds
in France. Great preparatory
have been made in London,
'ans and Rome for the President's
-ccption.
Republican Senators Up in the Air
Washington, Dec. 2. ?Criticism of
he President by Republicans took the
'orm to-day of resolutions, one seekr.g
to declare his office vacant be
iuse of his trip to Europe, another
o supplant him during his absence
jy Vice President Marshall, and the
bird the creation of a bi-partisan
Senatorial committee to go to Paris
und keep the Senate informed of
what was going on at the Peace Conference.
* CARD OF THANKS
We,the wife and daughter of W.
C. Purvis, desire to extend our many
thanks to the friends snd relatives
for the deeds of kindness which nere
extended us during the illness of
W. C. Purvis, decesssd.
Ids Purvis.
HOW AMERICANS ARE RECEIVED
BY THE GERMANS
Treves, Dec. .1?The city of Trevci
greeted the American army of oc
cupation today with sullen, glower
ing mien. The reception in Travel
was just like that all along the jrinety
kilo-metec front on which the Thirc
Army advanced into Germany this
morning. It was Sunday, but nc
church bells rang. There were nc
flags, no cheers, no smiles, few tears
It was just such a reception as only
the boche could give.
It was 5:30 o'clock this morning,
exactly one month after they broke
through the German line north oi
Verdun and made the now-famous
dash toward Sedan, that the Americans
quit hospitable Luxemburg for
their trek into Ilunland, into what
the laie arid unlamcnted kaiser used
to call the sacred soil of the Fatherland.
To one watching those businesslike
lads cross the international
bridge at Wasserbillin in the sickly
light of a cloudy dawn they seemed
to inarch just as they did, no so long
ago, when the same lads were going
into the hell which lasted five weeks
1 over in the Mouse sector. Who could
have told them a month ago that today
they would he marching foot free
into the land of the enemy? But in
to Germany they marched, their eyes
straight ahead, their rifles held tight,
and their cartridge clips filled. There
was nothing of the popular conception
of a conquering army about
them. They were solemn-faced lads
business like and quiet, and, above all
ready for whatever is to come.
It was just 1 o'clock German time,
that Colonel Hunt appeared, leading
the Gth Infantry of the 5th Division,
which is to he the permanent garris/ii
of the city during our occupation.
Behind him came a brass band who
were a regiment strong, and a company
of machine guns, 'ihey were
neat and r.ifty, these victorious young
Americans, as they marched so solemnly
into this Hun city.
It was so different from the entry
into French and Belgian towns, where
the smiles of little children ami bledsi.igs
and joyful tears of grown folks
hnd greeted us. Here was hostility
lurking beneath the smirk surface
hospitality of the Hun, who has not
yet been humbled enough to insure
the world'3 welfare.
No American was there but loved
that bandmaster. He must have come
from south of the Mason and Dixon
lane, for as Colonel Hunt set foot
into the city the strains of "Dixie"
broke out. The tune quickened the
heartbeats and foot steps of the
Americans, but of all those thousands
of Germans who lined our path
none showed the least feeling except
the little children, who smiled at ^he
soldiers as all children will.
'i he crowd grew denser and denser
as we reached the square. Here a
band broke into "Suwanee Bivcr,"
and just then the Stars and Stripes
gave an extra whirl and 4he column
passed on by the ancient Porta Pegra
to their barracks.
A 4 u.. 1 1- 1 1
nnt:< uit; inumpnai and glorious
inarch through Franco and Belgium
and evon Luxemburg the appalling
silt rice almost frightened one. There
was gloom everywhere.
'i he local Soviets have given efl'u
sive orders to the i^nulation to treat
the Americans with all order and
good behavior. A special proclamation
'a g.rls warns them attains!, talk:ii
- o American soldiers. The AmeIr.c
.n c.n.raiardcr lo-iaorrow will post
proila.-r.ations telling the population
the tiiere will he no trouble if th<CSeraiana
do not make it. The (Jer
mar.s will he given to understand
that we mean business and that no
foolis! less will be tolerated.
ELECTION NOTICE
To the Trustees of Cat Pond School:
Slate of South Caro'ina,
Counly of Chesterfield.
A petition of the qualified electors
and free holders of Cat Pond
School District No- 4!) having been
tiled with the County Superintendent
i of Education asking for an election
upon the question of poling three
1 (3) additional mills for ordinary
( school purposes you, the trustees ol
. Cat Pond School District, are herej
by authorized to hold an election at
j the school house above named on SatI
urduy, December the 23d, 191H duri
ing the legal hours of election, gencrai
election laws to control.
J. A. KNIGHT,
For County Hoard.
PATRICK, ROUTE 2
Mr. LuCoste Hrown, of Patrick,
I has recovered from an attack of influenza.
Mr. E. S. Burr and family, ol
Chesterfield, Route 3, visited Mr. M.
P. Poison and wife on Wednesday
of last week Mr. Coleman Brown
of Patrick, Route 2, is spending a
little time in Hartsville, this week.
Air. B. C. Clanton and family, ol
the Suear Loaf section, spent Fri
day in Hartsville.
Best wishes to The Advertiser ant
its many readers.
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POLLOCK SWORN IN
; AS JUNIOR SENATOR!
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? Washington, ec. 2.?W. P. Pollock,
- of Cheraw, to-day took tha oath of
- office as junior senator from South
i Carolina. Arriving in Washington
- Sunday with Mrs. Pollock, he went to
I the Raleigh Hotel, where Mr. Poli
lock's Bister, who lives in Rhods
? Island, was awaiting them, and where
they also found Senator-elect Dial,
. of Laurens.
r Mr. Pollock went to his committee
rooms during the morning and there
, found a number of South Carolina
i friends, who had gathered to welcome
him to Washington. From that
place he wont to the office of James
. M. Baker, secretary of the senate,
also a South Carolinian, and in a few
I minutes went on the floor of the
senate with Senator Smith and was
sworn in.
Mrs. Pollock and other friends
were present and heard the President's
address in the joint assembly.
Although Senator Pollock will be a
tnembcr of the senate only until
March 4, he has already outlined a
1 busy program, which will occupy his
time until he is succeeded by Mr.
Dial. .
Senator Benet was present also to
welcome his successor. |
KLV. J. U. PURVIS POUNDED ,
Dear Editor; Will you please publish
the following an we take this
, method of expressing our appreciaI
t on to the good people of Ruby and
vicinity for the many nice and valu>
able things presented to us on
' Thanksgiving Day.
After enjoying the day of Thanksgiving
with the folks of Ruby in religious
service we were pleasantly
surprised when they filled our yard
with automobiles, then marched into
our home, making their way on into
the pantry. There they filled our
pantry with ull kinds of nice things.
After the presentation we looked upon
the handsome gifts of about one
hundred dollars in value and found
ourselves trying to express our api
preciation and thanks to the good
folks for their many good and valuable
things they had presented te us,
but found words inadequate to express
our feelings. But we hope to
live a life of service that will shew
our appreciation of them.
Respectfully,
J. D. PURVIS and WIFE.
MIDDENDORF
The farmers in this community are
through gathering their crope mad are
preparing for Christmas.
There is not much sickness around
here at the present.
Mr. P. A. Hodges was a guest recently
of Mr. J. B. Sims.
Mrs. D. A. Clanton is a little better
from that "Spanish flu."
Mrs. Charley Clanton, who has
been suffering from influenza, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Sims spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Sima' parents.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie C.
Clanton, December the 2d, a fine girl.
Mrs. C. D. Johnson visited in town
Friday while Mr. Johnson attended
the Chesterfield County Fair.
Mrs. L. N. Roberts and children
visited at teh home of Mrs. M. J.
Sims Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. M. J, Sims was shopping in
town Saturday.
A little boy Amc into the McBee
Irug store the other day and when
'.tie doctor asked him how his parents
were he said they were better but his
miners wooden leg hurt him the
other night. When asked how that
could lie the little fellow explained
that his mother had hit the old man
%ver the head with his wooden leg.
Pigs are dying here from headache
irui sore throat.
Best wishes to The Advertiser and
its many readers.
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