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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-09-20
Foue Miles of Territory are
Gained by Allies

German positions exceeding
four miles in length were cap
tured Saturday night and Sun
day by the British and French
armies in the continuation OF
their offensive north and south
OF the Somme river in France.
In addition quantities of war
material and a large number of
prisoners tell into the hands of
the entente allies-700 prisoners
being taken by the French alone.
Heavy counterattacks against
the British Sunday were repulsed
with large losses to the Germans,
according to London.
Near Thiepval the British
as took a fortified position
over a front of a mile known
the Danube trench; near Cource-
lette an advance of about 1000
yards was made and finally the
strongly defended position at
the Mouquet farm, over which
there had been numerous hard
fought battles for several weeks,
fell into their hands.
To the south of the river the
French pushed back the Ger
mans and occupied the remain
der of the town of Vermando.
villerS and also captured all the
ground between Vermandovll-
lers and Deniecourt and be-
tween Deniecourt and Berry,
the gain being over a front run.
ming northeast two miles and
thence east another mile.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-09-20
A Falsehood Corrected

Progressive Farmer
We now call upon all farmers
and all papers friendly to farm
ers to help correct one of the
most damnable falsehoods vet
perpetrated to cheat growers out
of a fair price for this years cot
ton crop.
With startling surprise and as
tonishment cotton farmers read
in the daily papers last week that
a meeting of State Farmers I'm
ion Presidents, held in New Or
leans, had recommended twelve
cents as a minimum price for
cotton.
And this was reported on a
day when even new crop mid
ding cotton was bringing IS
cents all over the South! 1t was
reported also the day after Sup
erintendent Hester published the
cotton statistics printed else
where on this page and in the
very CITY where he published
them!
From Virginia to Texas this
statement of leaders representing
the growers of the crop was
hailed with hallelujahs by the
bears and with amazement by
farmers. The price of cotton
slumped quickly afterward, and
this report was no doubt partly
to blame.
Now what are the facts? The
facts are that this report was not
only a lie but lie promoted by
high-handed forgery and fraud.
The facts are that instead of
naming twelve cents a pound as
a reasonable minimum for this
years crop, the Farmers Union
Presidents named fifteen cents
and say it should bring twenty
cents. I'VE find that conditiaDs
warrant price of twenty g.
and we urge farmers not foS Sell
any cotton at all at less than
fifteen cents" is the official
statement signed by those Un1on
Presidents who remained in
New Orleans after the discovery
of this amazing fraud.
The tragedy of ii is that the
press agency which sent the
false report to all dailies seems
to have sent out no correction
whatever. We therefore urge
all papers friendly to farmers to
copy this article, and for fear
many editors will not see it we
urge every cotton growing read
er to send it to his newspaper.
The fight for fair prices can
not be defeated by such knavery.
Conditions now are such that
farmers should get back the mil.
lions they lost two years ago
and every farmer should help in
this crusade.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-09-20

Shingles-Placc your orders with me
now for what YOU viii need later de-
livered to Pageland at less than you pay
elsewhere. See or write Archie NJ.
Steen, Pageland. S. e..
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-09-20
Historical Sketch of Chesterfield
County Fair

1t might be said that the Ches-
terfield County Fair had its orr
gin in the annual Boys Corn
Club exhibition at Chesterfield,
that was first held in the fall of
1911 under the supervision and
direction of Major w. ]. Tiller
County Demonstration agent.
So successful was the first ex-
hibit by the boys Corn Clubs
that the following year the then
Mayor of the town of Chester
field, L. H. Trotti, called mass
meeting of the citizens for the
purpose af enlarging the corn
club exhibit. AT the meeting it
was decided to hold one day
stock. farm and poultry show in
connection with the Corn exhib-
it of the boys clubs. This was
done under the supervision of
such public spirited men as l..
H. 1rotti, w. ]. Tiller, G.. l..
Hunley and B. ]. Douglass. The
show was success. a large
number of exhibits being
brought out and many people
were in attendance.
Encouraged by the progress
heretofore made and believing
that County Fair would pro-
mote the agricultural interests
of Chesterfield County, L. H.
Trotti issued a call for a meet
ing to organize The Chesterfield
County Fair Association. The
meeting was a success and about
three hundred and fifty dollars
was paid in for stock. A char
ter was secured for the Fair AS
sociation, the stock being di-
vlded into shares of the par
value of one dollar each. A
unique feature OF the Fair Asso-
citation as incorporated is that
no dividends ever earned were
to be payable 10 stockholders
but were to be held as surplus
and be expended from year to
year to improve the County
Fair.
AT the initial meeting after or.
ganization the following officers
were elected, and have served
ever since: President, L. H.
Trotti; Vice President, w. J. Til
Ter; Secretary-Treasurer, G.. L.
Hunley. These officers at once
assumed their duties and shortly
thereafter the following Execu-
tive Committee was elected: l..
H. Trotti, J. A. Welsh and Ems
ley Armfield. These three to
have entire charge of the Coun-
ty Fair.
A suitable lease on a level
seven-acre tract of land near the
depot was secured and under
the direction of President Trotti
the grounds were enclosed with
substantial fence and the re-
quired exhibit buildings were
erected. Secretary Hunley d.
rected the advertising feature of
the Fair and the publication of a
handsome premium list.
The gates TO the first Chester
field County Fair were thrown
open Wednesday, November ID,
1913, and for three days the peo
pie of Chesterfield county flock
ed to their first County Fair.
10 say that the people were
pleased would be putting it
mildly. Everyone came away
praising the Fair and compli
menting the officers in charge.
The Jefferson brass band was
present during the Fair and
dispensed inspiring music.
Before an immense crowd
within the Fair Grounds on
Thursday, Nov. 18th, the Hon.
w. F. Stevenson delivered an
address that covered the indus.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-09-20
Notice of Court

The Court of General Sessions
will convene on Monday, Sep
tember 25th, 1916.
Petit Jurors, Grand Jurors and
witnesses, please take notice.
|. P. Mangum,
Clerk of Court.
September IS, 1916.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-09-20

ecutive Committee was able to
pay off debts of over seven hun
dred dollars that had been con-
tracted in arranging for the Fair.
The second annual Chester
field County Fair was held in
November 1914. When the
clarion call to world without
arms sounded in August of this
year and the sudden plunging
into the greatest conflict in all
history by the nations of Europe
and a world cataclysm seemed
inevitable, when the entire fl
nancial structure of the nation
seemed to be tottering, with the
price of the South's great staple,
king Cotton" topping down.
ward far below the cost of pro-
duction, with panic everywhere,
large number of Fair organiza-
tions of South Carolina and
other Southern States cancelled
their Fairs. 1t was the concen.
Sus of opinion in Chesterfield
County that our Fair would
have to be cancelled for that
year like the one in Bennetts-
vile. But the officers of The
Chesterfield County Fair deter
mined that the County Fair
should be held and in spite of
many adverse circumstances
they went ahead and prepared
and pulled off a greater Fair than
the exhibition the year before.
A great appeal was made to the
people to forget their troubles.
and they were many, for a few
days and attend their County
Fair, to mingle in social inter
IN course with their friends and
cheer up. The County Fair the
fall of 1914 did more than any
thing else to help the people to
cast the gloom behind them and
.to-haxe-eeafidence-,in a bright
future that was bound to be
theirs and only awaited conf
dence on their part.
The only feature to mar the
1914 County Fair was the tragic
death of aviator Frank ]. Terrlll.
The officers of the Fair brought
an aeroplane for the first time to
Chesterfield County and daily
flights were made by Aviator
.Terrill to the delight of the
thousands of people who for the
first time had an opportunity to
view a bird man. The last day
of the Fair, Friday, November
Is, Negro Day, was fatal to Mr..
Ierrill. While flying directly
south of the grounds one of the
wings of his machine collapsed
and his by-plane dropped with a
sickening thud to the ground.
Death was instantaneous. The
aviator's young wife, a bride of
only few months, witnessed
her husbands fall All that low
ing hands could do was done for
the bereaved and the good peo.
pie of Chesterfield accompanied
the sad funeral party as they de-
parted for Mrs. TerriIl's home in
Worcester, Mass.
The third Chesterfield County
Fair was held in November,
1915. Prosperity had returned
to the people. Cotton was bring
Ing good prices once more, and
the people were eager for the
County fair to be held. To ad-
vertise the County Fair, among
other ways, Secretary Hunley
conducted around the county
Oh a go mile IMP sixteen motor
cars with 81 live-wire boosters
aboard, Short stops were made
at Ruby, Mt. Croghan, Pageland,
Jefferson, McBee, Patrick and
Cheraw, Billie Collins band
accompanied the Boosters" and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11
CITY ALSO
TO PROTEST
Against the Burdensome Tax
Raises Improved AT
Frankfort.
CITY SOLICITOR WILL co
Civ Eoulazation BOARD Sinh
CITY SOLICITOR WILL GO
City Equalization Board Sub
mits a Lengthy Re-
port.

The City Commission met as usual
Tuesday and disposed of good deal
of routine business.
One matter was to authorize Judge
Jas. Breathitt to 90 to Frankfort with
the other committees appointed to APP
pear May IL before the Equalization
Board to protest against the tentative
raises.
The city tax board has completed
its work and they submitted a written
report on the general character of
their work. Their recapitulation of
the changes made will be submitted
to a later meeting. The report filed
by them Tuesday morning is as fol-
lows:
''To the Mayor and Board of Com
missioners of the City of Hopkins
vile:
Gentlemen
owe, the undersigned Board of
Supervisors in and for the City of
Hopkinsville, Ky, would respectfully
report:
THAT we have carefully examined
all lists made and returned by the AS
SCISSORS, in and for the year 1916. We
have considered the property emu
merated therein, the location, state of
repairs, material and construction of
improvements thereon, and have care
fully compared same with adjacent
property, and to the best of our abili-
ty, have placed thereon fair, equita-
BILE and just assessment.
Several thousand dollars worth of
taxable property, we found, not listed
for taxation. With the aid of Mr..
Everett, one of your Assessors, we
have been able to locate and list a
great bit of taxable property, both real
and personal, not listed.
"Since making the adjustments
herein referred to, and since hearing
complaints as to raises, adjustments
and lists, we would further report in
compliance with evidence presented;
that in some localities of the resident
section of your city, the property APP
pears to be in a most deplorable con-
ditlon; frog ponds, pools, overfows
and marshy ground, ostensibly occa-
stoned by RECONSTRUCTED streets and
waterways of the city, are presented
in evidence in support of unreasona-
bly, low lists; the residences and other
improvements throughout the city ac-
cording to the evidence introduced,
are in an exceedingly bad state of re-
pair, and in some instances appear to
fall down.
Diamonds, monies, bonds and
other personal property seem to
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11
EASTERN STAR DRAMATIC FEAST.

The Order of Eastern Star is pre-
pairing dramatic feast for Hopkins
vile that promises to be the most
enjoyable event that has been given
for many years. It is to be an enter
tainment in three parts, the first to
be suffragette court in the mock
trial of a case styled Brown VS..
Brown, and Miss Fannie Phelps is to
take the part of presiding Judge, Mrs.
j. T. Wall is to be the prosecuting
attorney, and the other parts are to
be well sustained by prominent local
ladies'. This is to be followed by a
one act comedy full of hearty laughs,
and the last part is to be a handsome
ly staged minstrel show.
The entire cast in its three parts is
to be assumed by local talent for
which Hopkinsville is famous, and
the. entertainment is to be of such
proportions as to require So people.
1t will be at the Tabernacle on the
evening of May 10Th and the fact that
Miss Virginia Williamson, who is so
well known as a talented dramatist,
is to be the managing director assures
an unqualified success from both
artistic and financial standpoint. The
entire program and the cast of char
acters will be announced later.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11
TWO TURNED
STATE'SEVIDENCE
In Trial at jacksonville Name
Men They Allege Took
Part In a Raid.

jacksonville, KY, May 10.-Sensa-
tional evidence was given Tuesday by
witnesses for the commonwealth in
the cases of w. H. Peterson and Hol-
lie Jackson, men under indictment as
a result of a raid of night riders on
negroes at Carbondale in the fall of
1914, in which George Long, 9-year-
old negro boy, was shot and killed.
Jake Oldham admitting that he had
been a member of the night rider or
ganization, turned in the most dam
aging evidence. He gave direct evil
dence against the defendants, telling
of the meetings held and said he went
on one raid himself.
Jim Reynolds, one of the men
whipped, said that he recognized both
defendants and several others in the
crowd that whipped him
Lonzo Spence, colored, also said he
was visited by them and knew a num-
Der of the band.
Both defendants attempted ahbis,
several witnesses testifying for them.
Arguments began Tuesday night. The
case went to the jury yesterday.
Other cases will be called for trial.
Henderson is using oil on the down
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

desert preparatory to another advance
on Egypt.
Five patches of sick and wounded
British soldiers from Kut-el-Amara,
aggregating LOIS men, have reached
the British headquarters on the Tigris.
A hospital ship is proceeding to Kut-
el-Amara to take away the remainder
of the sick and wounded.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

Representative w. B. Harvey, of
Webster county, upon the advice of
friends has-withdrawnhis challenge
for joint debate with Gov. Stanley
on 'the proceedings of the general
assembly," Mr.. Harvey doesn't APP
pear to be any too smart himself, but
he has some very wise friends, who
ever they are.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

have taken wings and on the 10th day
of January, the day of assessment, to
have been resting in some foreign
cline; it further appears that out of
the More Than Million" dollars on
deposit of which our banks so proud
ly boosted, but a very few thousand
have reached the assessment books
of your city. The task to find and
list this we recognize as one of the i'm
possible tasks your board must meet.
Realizing that it is an impossible
task to make perfect adjustment of
all taxable property, especially from
the lists as given by the taxpayers,
the Board OF Supervisors take the lib
erty OF recommending 20 Jour Hen
orable body, the necessity of a COM
plete map Of the city. A map which
will show each block separate and
apart, with the number thereon; the
number and dimension of each lot or
parcel of ground therein; the improve
ments on each lot, so arranged as to
show each and every building there
on. Said map should further show
the owners name, the assessment of
the ground and the Improvements
separately, so that a Just, equitable
and fair assessment .of all property
can be made. In our opinion this
map would be of great value to your
commission. There is tendency to
overlook and underestimate a number
of houses and lots where listed as a
whole, or where several houses are
grouped and listed as one lot, the as
sessment value appearing great deal
less than it would if considered sepa-
rately.
"Such map would enable your
assessors and Board of Supervisors
to list and assess for taxation every
lot and improvement thereon within
the limits of the city, which in our
opinion is not due under the present
system. 1t would guarantee to your
citizens a fairer equalization of the
burden of taxes.
eve would further recommend tC
your honorable body, the establish.
ing beyond question of the lines o.
your city limits, which in many in
stances we find in question and un
settled.
1--WE have labored earnestly, striv
ing to reach an equitable assessment
of comparative values, and to the best
of our judgment, under our oath OF
Office, we have made such changes,
as in our judgment was fair and
equitable. We herewith transmit the
records of our work and trust that
our labors have not been in vain.
This the 9th day of May, 1916"
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
X. T. Stowe,
j. T. Walker,
Ode Davis.
"Attest: C. o. Prowse, Clerk"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

Prospects for Co. d. to see service
in Mexico are bright. All regular
soldiers and State troops of three
states are on duty and the next calls
will be for guards from the other
states. With prospects of real fight
ing, there will be rush to get into
the ranks and all companies will be
recruited to war strength.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11
STALKING ALL
ON VERDUN
Germans Continue Supreme
Effort, Regardless, Of
Mems Lives.
DEADLOCK in BATTLE
Germans Unable to Advance
French Powerless to
Expel Them.
DEADLOCK In BATTLE

London, May 10.-The French and
German forces fighting to the north
west of Verdun apparently for the
moment are deadlocked, the Germans
being unable to advance further and
French attempts to expel the invaders
from captured positions being I'M
availing. To the east and northeast
of Verdun, where violent infantry at
lacks and commandments have char
acterized the recent fighting, only in
termittent cannonading is now going
on.
The only infantry engagement re-
ported anywhere along the French
front was launched by the Germans
against a French trench to the west of
Hill 304, northwest of Verdun. The
French, however, brought into play
their curtain of fire and the Germans
were unable to debouch.
The Smelling by the Germans of the
Russians at the lkskull bridgehead on
the eastern battle line, which has
been in progress for many days, still
continues, There has been artillery
activity on various other sectors of
the Russian front, but no infantry ma
neuvers of importance have been re-
ported.
RUSSIANS MAKE PROGRESS.
The Russians in Armenia, howev-
er, have put down with heavy casu-
alties, a stubborn Turk attack, and
southeastward, in the region of Mush,
driven the Ottoman forces from their
defenses ina mountain chain. In adj
dition, the Russians, operating west
ward from the Persian frontier to-
ward Bagdad have dislodged the
Turks from fortified positions and
driven them farther westward.
The Gorilla bridgehead and the re-
gion around San MARITIME in the Aus
tro-ltalian theater have been heavily
bombarded. AT San MARITIME, Vienna
asserts that the Italians suffered
heavy losses through the explosion of
an Austrian mine. BOmbardmentS
have featured the fighting on the 9th
er sectors of this front.
Dispatches received in Paris from
Salonika are to the effect that there
has been vigorous artillery activity on
the Macedonian front. An Athens
dispatch says the Germans and Bull
garians in this region have heavily
bombarded the village of Mayada,
their shells causing much damage.
RAILROAD is PROGRESSING.
Semi-official advices from Berlin
say that the Turks are rapidly con-
structing a railroad through the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

President Wilson's mill is grinding
slowly but grinding all the same in
the Mexican stinkA Obregon's latest
demand for withdrawal was met by
ordering out 5000 more troops and
Gen. Funston's report that he could
find a use for $150,000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11
ACCUSED OF FORGERY.

Israel Waldeman swore out war
rant Tuesday charging Elder Waters,
colored, with uttering a check with
F. B. Lacy's name forged to it.
Waters was arrested.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

The Mayfeld Baptist church had
1904 in attendance at Sunday School
May7. The Baptist church, of Pa
ducah, had $50.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11
SHOT and MISSED.

j. H. Harrel shot twice at w. S.
Sims, huckster, on Twyman street,
Tuesday morning. Harrel was ar
rested and put under a $500 bond for
shooting at without wounding.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

The sketches of business interests
of Hopkinsville, made a feature of the
Kentuckian year or two ago,
will be resumed in an early issue
with sketch No. u, dealing with one
of the city's newest and very success
full enterprises. Watch for it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

The National Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Association is holding its an
nual convention in Louisville this
week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
THE WINNERS.

AT 2;30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
he judges in the Pictorial Contest,
hiessrs. j. X. Twyman and r. D. Hill,
= examined the various answers sent in
= and made the awards appearing else
where.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

Joseph Plunkett, one of the Irish
men executed in Dublin, was mar
ried one hour before he was shot, to
the sister of another man who was
executed a few days before.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

The thirteenth annual banquet of
the Athenaeum society will be held at
Hotel Latham tonight with covers
laid for 80.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

Boone county voted Monday to is
sue 100000 road bonds to acquire
eleven miles OF toll gate roads that
will be portion of the Dixie High
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

The Parthenon, one OF Nashviiie's
biggest picture shows, closed its
doors Monday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

A special election was called in
Todd county Monday for a good
roads bond issue of $4,000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-11

The special train upon which Con-
federate Veterans will go to Birming-
ham next Monday will pass Hopkins
vile al 9:35 a. m.