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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-07-15
Watermelon Train Wrecked

Camden. July 1O.-A collision
between the Southern through
freight and the Seaboard All,
Line through freight occurred a,
Spalding Junction, on the out.
skirts OF camden, this morning al
O'Clock. which resulted in the
IN the injury of Conductor c. A.
Fouts of the Southern railway
and the overturning of two en-
gines of the Seaboard, one box
car OF the Seaboard and two
gondolas of the Southern.
The morning northbound
freight of the Southern railway
had stopped at the crossing, as it
customary for all trains to do at
the crossing, and had started
across the Seaboard tracks. The
Seaboard track crosses the
Southern tracks at right angles
and the Seaboard freight running
as a doubleheader, with So load
ed cars and two huge freight
engines, was approaching at an
opposite direction. The engiu-
eers applied brakes, but, as the
Taln was on a slight incline, if
was impossible to stop at the
crossing and struck the Southern
freight two. cars from the ca.
ooose, which was going in an
opposite direction.
The force of the compact was
SO great that it carried two gon.
dolas loaded with cinders 40 feet
up the Seaboard tracks and the
nrst engine of the Seaboard
freight was overturned and was
parallel with the Southern tracks,
The other Seaboard engine.
which was attached to the first
engine, was partly overturned.
and the tender had "buckled"
the engine and was considerably
torn up. The second engine was
almost parallel with the South.
ern tracks and the lower part of
see a9eine uss4 nartlv -huried- in !
he sand bank nearby. f
Thirty-nine of the Seaboard y
reight cars were loaded with s
vatermelons and the rest of the i,
'ars were loaded with cotton r
nd lumber. The Southern's b
reight train had mostly gon- c
lolas, coal cars and a few box f
:ars, most of which were empty. n
The track was badly torn up a
nd the two engines were badly
and twisted. n
Superintendent Lake of the r
'eaboard, who happened to be f,
N a passenger train shortly n
'ehlnd the wrecked freight, i,
vent to the scene of the wreck q
nd took charge of the Seaboard v
orces. Two wrecking trains f,
we're ordered, one from Colum- v
ia and the other from Hamlet v
The Columbia wrecking crew @
rrived about II o'clock. Mr.. =
AXE said that he hoped to have
he track cleared for traffic in six n
lours and the wreck removed in
line hours.
The passengers On the South
IN railway transferred at Spald- ',
ng Junction and the Seaboard
Air Line trains were detoured .
~ the way of Chester. Z
After the news of the wreck = :
pread, quite large crowd from
own went to the junction. A :,
imilar wreck occurred at Cam. =
len Junction over a year ago
When the Southern freight train a
vas cut in two by the Atlantic e
Coast Line train. a
The condition of Conductor n
;. A. Founts is not though to be Y
erlous He received a scalp =
wound and cuts about the body. II
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AT THE VICTORIA

Manager Shafer Of the Victorn.
sneatre has arranged two big sir art
, 1n,.s ,r TOT Shristmas week and wheeiins
.heatre-soers will have an opportunttv
70 see some OF the greatest vaudsxtltee
SUMS on The American stage. IL Is an
nounced that two nlatineer will lie Give,
Shristmas afternoon. the nrst starfins
past three. "" ~' nun
The feature act Tor the first half ~
INC week starting with the matinee mi.
ih a. ,h viii be zcb zarro-'s troupe
N tne great cycling comedy pantomine
= Night on the Beach" IL deals vTifh
Ilie AT seashore resort and there 4. fun
from the going UP OF the curtain. There
are numosr OF pretty girls and some
The CHAIRMAN Trio will present .-rh.
organ Grinders Troubles" in which
there Is a wealth of mirth. music and
melody. Burris and Rose. two girls OF
sterling ability. The Harrison West
Trio comedy singers and dancers are /.
whole show and Short and Edwards. the
musical Mokes. are great entertainer
the two hennings. comedy juggIers. will
pe one or the features or the bill and
Mrs Henning l. said 10 be the greatest
lady juggler ir the world The We
toriascope ni~.ures will be up 10 the
usual standard. IVY
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THE THEATRE
THE rnnYLY.

Edith Thayer. the youthful star. she
OF small stature but of wonderful amplI-
tude OF voice. will be secn On the title
role OF Arthur Hammerstein's musical
comedy opera. The Fireny." at the
Court Theatre. for two days. starting
with matinee on Christmas. Friday. De-
cember rs.
The story. furnished by Otto Hauer-
bach. prolific author. who Il by no
means new TO US. deals with an East
Side. New York. street singer. CMiss
Thayers roie) who, as the story goes.
comes one of a gay yachting party ssJ-
ing from New York city-the prologue
scene-to Bermuda--scene OF the first
act After arriving in Bermuda. the
nrchin II given employment a. a page
by one OF the wealthy party Shortly
il accused OF theft She II about TO be
Imprisoned. when an old German choir
master. another OF the party. who has
seen great possibilities in the supposed
boys voice. comes 10 her rescue by
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As the date of the coming election In
the out the pike towns draws near In
terest Increases at rapid rate and in-
dieatiens are that IL will be one OF the
most holly contested elections ever held
In the district -
At present the hottest fight seems 20
center In Elm Grove. where the office OF
mayor 10 taking the center OF the stage
This promises TO develop in a fight he
tween Lester vermi1iion and either Co.
berry or sfsson on the other. At pres
emit neither side has a great advantage
snd the outcome In this direction will b.
In Triadeiphia. the voters seem 10 be
taking things easy and are prepared TO
tion.
In Patterson. things have taken on
me aspect OF a real campaign and indi-
cations are that one OF the hottest fights
ever waged In the little town Will he
settled at the polls January Z As il
The case At Elm Grove the fight seems
70 De centering around the office OF
mayor for which at present there Is no
Official candidate.
At. Pleasant Valley. there is little ar
no Tight with the possible exception OF
CT. for which offices there is two candi-
dates each.
In EdEwood. there promises TO be the
usual amount OF interest that Is ALWAYS
nsplayed In an election in this town.
Tor each office and considerable opposi-
ton In being displayed.
Woodsdale seems TO be taking things
comparatively easily. a. only one candi-
date was suggested for each office ami
there Is no principal issue al stake
In Fulton the usual conditions exist I'm
as much a. there Is always oDDoSifsor
ana this year added interest is being
AIKEN. owing 10 the bond issue for the
at this time.
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promising 10 sec that the little waif a.
returned safely TO New York.
IN the last act she comes into her own
IN tne role OF a prima donna who has
sSnleNed an International Reputation
.,here oeing lapse of three years be-
s~sh Ncts ! and ~ Miss Thayer is
seen at her best using her wonderf,,I
voice. """ue'iui
Rudolph Frimi. who composed tha
music OF The FREELY" more than iusti-
lies the confidence placed in Mir ~
M.. hafnmerstetn. who brought hin,
yuc some OF the beautiful song num-
p ns are Love Is Lake a FREELY, .'f;iab-
plos MAI, sympathy" a Woman's
Snnle. When a Maid Comes Knocking
~ our heart. and there are also some
mar n NIX run with music. such as some
ming Tommy Atkins on Parade" ..De
lrvp The Latest Thing From Paris'.
a, nu many others. together with several
me regular saturday matinee will
also De given Seats will BE- placed IN
formanceS. ~ Per-
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places big and little. Preliminary
plans Of many OF the Republican ma
jortty members were for speedy en-
actment OF laws to enable a change
to be made In the personnel OF the
officials holding the posts Now
plainly these enactments will one and
all be subject to 30 days delay during
which referendum petitions may be
Med. and IL they are filed. until the
election in November. 1915. It's a
long. long time till another election
for man on the outside looking IN,
and hearts and hopes sank as the po-
titical effect OF the ruling was meas
ured.
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NEWS BRIEFS
BUSINESS DEAL coNsUMMATEo

BUSINESS DEAL coNsUMmATED
An important business deal was
contaminated Saturday whereby ID. a.
Jsoovetty purchased the Bradford
property opposite the Y VI. &. A.
building. The property was recently
remodeied and no change will be
made.
MATINEE BLANK - Saturdays
matinee police court failed to produce
anything OF an exciting or even pas
sive nature. In fact there was moth
ing doing III all Julius Rath the
Eiobe trotter was given until noon
Saturday 10 get out Of town lie
went
FIRE mARsHALLs HERE-short-
" after January I. Fire Marshall J. a..
Koran and his deputies will finish
their work ~ Inspection Al Hunting
ton and repair 10 this city for WORK
Fire Chief Rose and Building Inspec-
TOR Fahev will be- asked 10 work IN
conjunction with the state officials
TO HEAR coMPLA She
county commissioners will meet De-
cember % TO hear complaints OF per-
sons whose sheep have been killed
by dogs o. BE- oHpccted that n large
number viii appear before the board
KRAFT cAsE-On January 8. At
torncy : q. B0yce will argue = mo-
ton for n nov trial in The case q
GeorGe a Bull" Kraft Kran was
sentenced 90 jail and n the new trial
30 refused. he viii De- credited with
The time he has already served
PETER BOYD RETURNs-Peter
BOYD. newspaper man who has been
terrifying before tho criminal court a.
Iaucsfiilc. o.. returned homo satur-
day evoninR and viii b. on the iob
tnir week Lieutenant Bucey also re-
turned home but will 20 hack this
morning 90 continue hia testimony
The mon have been teEiiiying In he
murder case ~ Charles Lynch
APPLES FRozEN-Hundreda OF
bushels ~ apples were frozen last
week. according 10 an official Of the
Panhandle Agricultural Club The
loss % the horiiculturists viii total
several thousand dollars
CASE oIsmIssEo-An order was
entered In federal court saturday
disnissing the case o. Andrew W Nc
Donald ". the County Court of Han
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whether the so-called home-rule
amendment on Intoxicating liquors 10
really a part OF the constitution. Rat
med by the impressive majority OF
10000 after bitter contest. the novel
plea is made that Il was never really
submitted at all.
BY one OF the curious twists OF fate
that make mockery of the hopes or
men. Frank b. Willis. Governor elect.
may share with the liberals the sour
juice TO be extracted from the in
junction OF the high court. As the
home-rule amendment cannot 20 into
effect until after a decision has been
reached by the court. Il Is obvious
that II will take effect-if at alI-dur-
ing the early days of Governor VIII
lis incumbency. To him will fall the
task OF supervising the State Liquor
License Board. while IL In turn starts
the machinery to open saloons in ter
ritory that has long been prohibition.
For a statesman Of pronounced anti
liquor views, the situation Is not the
most pleasant
At the very time when the business
OF opening saloons may be at the
most acute stage, the Ohio Anti Sa-
loon League plans a big demonstra-
ton at Columbus In connection with
the annual meeting. This may devel-
op into a protest against restoration
OF saloons TO prohibition townships
and municipalities. at least until ali
have had an oportunity to vote on
the subject. Many elections are
pending and others are being petit
toned for by the dry forces.
The Supreme Court won the stage
center on another ruling. that the
court VIII assume the authority to re-
view the acts Of the General Assembly
in making legislative measures "em-
ergencies" and not subject to the re-
ferendum. This destroys the hopes
OF a small army OF office-seekers for
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cock county. The two sides having
compromised out OF court.
OPINION FILED-An opinion was
handed down by Judge Dayton In fed
eral court Saturday. in the equity
case of the Detroit Steel Cooperage
company vs.. the Sistersville Brewing
company. relieving the plaintiff COM
pany from the payment of costs and
instructing that they be taken from
the amount due the bonding company
who held bonds OF the defendant
WILL HAVE FINE RooMs-Im-
provements are being made to the
upper floors OF the Peoples Bank
Building at the corner OF Twelfth and
Main streets. which after January list.
Will be the headquarters OF the Young
Mems Hebrew Association. of this
city. A meeting OF the association
will be held this evening in the Eon
street Temple.
INSTALL oFFIcERS-The officers
recently elected by the A. o. 4. w.
lodges for 1915 will be installed at
the visitation meeting to Reliance
lodge which will be held on January
II.
FLOWERS ARE PIENTIFUL-Ao-
cording to all reports flowers are
plentiful and Of good quality for the
Christmas season and the prices are
lower than last year.
TO GIVE MOCK TRIAL-Tne
Jones Bible class OF the Chapline
street NJ r. church will give a mock
trial New Years eve, the offense be-
ing the theft Of a pig from Walter
Pawneil. who accuses Jacob wilkins
Of the theft
UNION MEmoRiAL-The annual
union memorial services OF the A. q.
v. W. Lodges will be held at the
Workmen's Temple Sunday afternoon.
January n. AZ two O'Clock.
PVTHIANs TO INSTALL SOON
The Pythian lodges Of the city will
hold their semi annual installation or
officers beginning January LIST. The
next event in Pythian circles will be
the visitation between Ohio Valley
lodge No. ~ and Wheeling lodge No
l1f on January s. a splendid pro-
gram will be carried out IN connection
with the event
ROYAL ARcANUM NAMES OFF.
CERS-The members OF the Royal
Arcanum ~ their meeting on last Fri
day evening elected officers for the
ensuing year. The officers will b. in
stalled on the 18th Of January.
MINERS BENEFIT-Indoor circus
VIII b. held NJ Carroll club and Bel
laire for striking miners In this city
January 8 and and az Bellaire Janu
AIRY and 3 A splendid program
viii BE- carried out In each event. and
the proceeds will 20 20 the miners.
MIDNIGHT MAss-solemn bieh
mass will be- celebrated a. midnight
on Christmas eve ~ Saint Alphonsus
church and 81. 1oEeph's Cathedral be-
GINNING A. ~ O'Clock A special pro.
cram win b. carried ont In each
church
TAgPu ESTATE sETTLnp-Tns g.
tate - the late Henry q Tape waa
tettled at the North door ~ the court
house saturday whom Auctioneer q. o.
De- south Jacob street property wac
solf - Henry Tape FOR ta.0fs thirty
eighth street property o. Henry q NoIta
Tor fa.0lh. Fortlefh street property 10
Mrs MarGnrcf Newman FOR $3.50.
Tape farm to Henry a Tape Tor $3.50.
JARRETT AnE WAIVED The two
little girls who were arrested In Wool
WORMS five ard zen cent store F'ridav
evening were arraiFned az police head
quarters Saturday evening IN me prer-
eure ~ Humane Officrr sheldon Iaeenh
The parents ~ che children wee $3.50
to take better carc ~ Them In the luturr
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DIFFICULTIES OF MILITARY
OPERATIONS In FRANCE DESCRIBED


bardment with explosive shells until
trenches. mines and machine guns are
reduced 10 scrap heaps. OF to mine
under them and blow them into the
air.
Fighting Is Repetition.
The report of the actual lighting IL
a REPETITION of what has appeared IN
the daily French official statements.
telling of the capture OF German
trenches. of sapping and mining op-
erations and heavy artillery duels.
Concerning the latter. the observer
says that the British artillery on De-
cember IL obtained several hits on
what appeared to be the German
headquarters. The narrative contin-
ues
From prisoner captured on De-
cember IL. IL has been ascertained
that both the 23rd regiment and the
Jaegers suffered enormous losses on
November 4. The same man ae-
scribed the 9Th Of November as a ter
rible day. saying that he had never
before seen such mud as that In
which the Germans were operating,
and that the troops were suffering
very much from the presence OF water
in the trenches. The Smelling that he
vent through on the 18th OF this
month. he states. exceeded anything
which he had experienced previously.
We have reason to believe. from
the evidence obtained from prison
ers. that many landwehr are hearty
sick OF the war and resent the harsh
treatment of their officers They
have been persuaded that the British
-
THIS some would be willing TO sur
render"
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Memoers OF the Trisdelphia baseball
Team are making preparations Tor a play
mat viii De given early "a the Hprfna,
for the benefit OF the team Alreadv
nose that are TO take part in the AFFAIR
nave started practicing and they expect
70 nave the play in shape for presenta-
ton during the latter part OF Januarv
OF the nrst OF March. Just what play
VIII De given this time has not. as vet
been announced. but the fans from Tria-
aeiphla assure one OF the best ever seen
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Miss Wilma Spear. Of Sherrard spent
une week end a. the guest 81 her sister.
Mrs. A. ". Curtis. AZ Elm Grove
nesting OF the Bessie shaw Mission
society, OF the Stone church. will BE- hell
Tuesday evening, all members Of the
senior division Of the Caruthers Mission
are also Invited 20 attned.
All schools in Trfadelpbia district
VIII close Thursdaw evening for the
Christmas holidays.
FUNERAL services over the remains 81
Mrs. Lucy Lewis. win be held this
morning At N O'Clock. from the late
home near Valley Grove
Chester Mcmillan. who has been con-
lined TO hts home a. Elm Grove. FOR the
pest several days. on account Of illness
~ able ~ b. out
Moving pictures showing the Wood
MN sanitarium a. Colorado sprfnGa
Colorado. will h. shown a. the MaierfIc
theatre - Elm Grove. this evening
Mr.. James McHhans o. confined "a
Der hone a. Fulton. on account 81 M
ness.
Miss oenevieve Busch b. confined 20
hsr hone AZ Fulton. with On attack 81
NJ. snd Mrs. samuel Hadorn. or
ersEEsyiiie. are the proud parents Of q
stewart Patterson returned yesterday
t1 Die home ~ Elm Grove after n sew
efl days Welt with friends ~ MELON
NJ and Mr. wiIusrn Darue. OF West
Finley. Pc. are apendlnG several days a.
tnf Fueaf - their daughters. Mrr ~ ~
kegeer. 81 Eim drove
John Iru.Fell. out the pike reporter
inr the Register. o. able o. b. out after
hafing bern confined 90 his home Tor
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The CONGREGATION OF the Church OF
Goa al Elm Grove. Is completing ar
rangements for n Christmas entertain-
ment and tree In the church on Christ
mas eve The affair will be in the ma
ture or sunday school entertainment
which viii be followed by a treat Tor
the school The church il also pIanuine
to give chicken supper for New Years
foot OF the Stone church road
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ALL KINDS OF ENTANGLEMENTS
ENCOUNTERED eY ALLIES
IN THEIR ADVANCE
while Slow, Mere Advance Of a
Short Distance Means Much
From, Strategic Point

LONDON. Dec. 20. $3.50 D. m.-The
great difficulties under which military
operations in France and belgium are
being conducted are described in a
narrative OF recent DEVELOPMENTS
written by an official observer attach
ed to the British headquarters and
made public today by the official in
formation bureau. The recital brings
the story or war. as covered in these
eyewitness reports up &c December
The opposition now being encount-
cred resembles TO some extent that
met with by US in the beginning OF
October. when we first reached the
Franco-Belgian frontier and before
the Germans brought mp their full
force and assumed the offensive" says
the report 1T has one great differ
ence, however. and that Is that the
enemy is In much greater force and
his positions are much stronger and
better organized than they were two
months ago.
AT that time an advance on the
eastern end OF the lin. implied a
movement across very difficulty
country. as it does still: and for us Il
meant an attack on skilfully but hast
lily fortified strong points or villages.
held 20 large extent by cavalry and
Jaegers. With the large proportion OF
machine guns that we have In front OF
US today. II IL no longer a succession
OF isolated points There are still
such points. and some are the same
but they are stronger and form par.
of practically continuous defensive
zone, consisting in some places OF
several lines of cunningly sited and
carefully constructed works.
A Mare Of Obstacles.
This zone really amounts 20 a maze
or trenches and obstacles. Every
known form OF obstacle II used. En.
tanelements-to select the most com
mon form--vary from loose coils OF
wire TO securely staked networks OF
from IS inches TO nearly six feet in
height and different widths.
These measures Of defense are only
such a. are 20 be expected from
troops which are well trained and
have ample resources and time and
there are. % course ways In which
they can be overcome. But where
these methods are applied the rate
Of advance IL necessarily slow When
u II reported In lacOnic terms that
ground has been Eaincd alta certain
point, geographically the galn may
amount TO only = few yards Tactic
ally. on the other hand the progress
implied by even such a small step for
ward may be important. for trench.
a cluster Of trenches. the edge Of
wood. n building. a village or knoll
may have been reached. possessiOn OF
which viii facilitate further opera
lions
Siege appguacheH such a. sapa
help the attacker 10 advance under
cover and 70 10 minimize The losses.
but they do not and cannot obviate
the liability TO surprise reception
whom once tho enemy's works arc
gained. The only certain method ~
preventing this BE- by prolonged bonn
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Arrangements have been completed nv
the teacher and pupils OF the VALLEY
Grove school for the giving OF a social
ana entertainment at the school on be
CEN per - Preceding the sale OF pies
and boxes q splendid musical and liter
airy program in keeping with the CHRIST
mas season Will be presented All are
lhNited 70 come and spend the eveninR
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The past several days on sccount 81 ni-
ness
Mrs.. Harold Campbell has returned f4
her home 81 Fulton. after haNins suar. q
several days a. thf guest of feiafl.rs af
Morrautown.
Louis Gardner ~ MoundatiIfe arrnf
yesterday With friends aud RELATIVE NJ
Elm Grove
Miss Cora Herman returned YESTERDAY
% her home a. iundrsd after having
spent several dave 81 the guest 81 Mr..
George Minor. 81 Elm Grove
hnel ard Herbert fic1isf row Who have
ben ATTENDING carueEie Tech 81 piffs-
burHh. ar home FOR the ChfIafnnas Eaf.
daVa
Howard Wiikinson student af Carnr.
&c Tech. o. aufudiur THE HOLIDAYS with
hiH parents af Woodsdafa
Mrs. Wllaun Morrison and aaurHfara
pnrie and Elizabeth. ~ CelunHua AZ
srendinF several daNs 81 tho ausafa 0f
W and hrt Peter BOYD 81 Woo-iadalo
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high school who expect TO make the
Casino at the park this week whore
they VIII receive a trial as TO their
ability for playing the game Already a
Eoodly number OF students have declared
their intentions OF making an effort 10
land the Job and indications are that
they VIII have an excellent team.
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Christmas Cantata. entitled: "Bless-
ca ~ He That Cometh." will be present-
"a AZ the Roney's Point u. y. church mi.
evening; No admission will b. CHARGED
but silver offering will be taken a. tbe
door. The proceeds from the affair will
De added to the Belgian relief fund