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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
The friends of Mr.. J. P. QUITS

The friends of Mr.. J. P. QUITS
are very happy over mis- continued
Improvement. He has now gained
sufficient strength to drive out to
his farm. lie experiences some diff.
Gculty in walking, except short dis
%tances, which is probably due in
part to his failure to take much ex,
ercise during the past Year or more.
Mr.. Stanley Crews, who left The
Advertiser a few weeks ago to en-
list in the Laurens company, failed
to pass the physical examination and
returned to-day to Edgefield to his
place on The Advertiser force. We
welcome him back to Edgefeld, and
a welcome equally as cordial is ex.
tended him by some of the fairer
sex, 81 we understand.
The man who wears the broadcast
smile now is. the one who is still
holding his eotton-cotton which
four or five months ago was worth
only about II cents. The price now
is fuctuating around Is cents. A
quarter" a pound for cotton is
enough to make any old Crouch
smile. If not, he is a fit subject fer
the electric chair.
Mr.. M. D.. Lyon, who enlisted in
the navy several weeks ago, is now
on the battlesbip Pennsylvania. In
a card received from him he says:
II like the navy fine. l am getting
just lots of nice things to eat. l
had watermelon to-day" After this
announcement about the melon, all
of the colored people who registered
will desire to join the navy.
The Advertisers bees are multi
plying very satisfactorily. Early
in the year we purchased two colo
MES or hives of bees with which to
fight the boil weevil. These two
mother colonies recently "swarmed,"
providing US with two strong young
colonies. So we now have four bee
gum on our premises, which rapidly
recruits our army with which to
fight the weevil. Practically every
home-owner could have several COL
onies of bees. They not only feed
themselves but help feed the family.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
Very Generous Offer.

Mr.. w. H. Turner, the popular
manager of the Corner Store, an
nounces in his h~alf-page advertise
ment this week that be will give a
special sale Friday and Saturday of
this week and will donate 10 per
cent. of the cash receipts to the Red
Cross. By patronizing this popu'
lar store Friday and Saturday a
contribution can be made through
the Corner Store TO the Red Cross
fund, a very worthy cause. MIR.
Turner deserves the highest CON-
mendation for his generous offer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
Free of Charge.

Why suffer with Indigestion, dys'
pepsia, torpid liver, constipation,
sour stomach, coming-up-of'food
a~fter-eating, etc., when you can get
a sample bottle of Green's August
Flower free at Collett & Mitchell's.
This medicine has remarkable cura-
tive properties, and has demonstra'
ted it's efficiency by fifty years OF
success. Headaches are often caus'
ed by a disordered stomach.
August Flower is put up in %
and rs cents bottles. For sale IL
all civilized countries.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
Working Meeting Street.

Supervisor r. N. Broadwater has
put his woodworking force on the
Meeting Street roads, and will not
remove it until that road has been
nut in f~rst-class condition to the
Saluda line. We stated that Mr.
Broadwater has placed his force on
that road, when we should have said
his foreman has the work tempora'
rily altogether in hand. Nobody
expects the supervisor to give even
a thought to rocks and gullies and
such common place things for some
time to come.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
Committee of Colored Men Fo
Red Cross.

The colored people are at work anc
will make a contribution to the Rec
Cross Fund, the following committee
having been appointed to solicit con
tributions and report to A. w. Simkin!
at Edgefeld by Monday next:
A. w. Simkins, Edgefeld,
VIM. Holloway. Pleasant Lane,
Rev. VIM. Peterson, Mccormick,
Lucius Dobbs, Meeting Street,
Charlie Bussey, Modoc,
Rev. Kinner, Cold Spring,
Henry Jefferson, Trenton,
Lewis Collins, Edgefeld,
Milton Strother, Edgefeld,
A. w. Nicholson, Trenton,
Rev. F. M. Weaver, Edgefeld,
E. w. Anderson, Edgefeld,
Rev. Mark Adams, Edgetield,
Ed Wilson, Johnston, R. F. D.
Rev. Shaw, Edgefeld,
Erksome Parker, Edgefield,
Charlie Holloway,
Rev. Tom McManus, Meeting ST.,
Rev. Hamp Hill, Trenton,
Eli Key,
Rev. James Blocker, Edgefield,
John Garrett, Cold Spring,
Ramsey Miller, Ddgefeld,
Jasper Rearden,
P. l.. Anderson,
Rev. F. T. Roberts, Johnston,
Rev. Evans, Johnston,
Rev. Holmes, Johnston,
Rev. Franklin, Johnston.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
Very Satisfactory Registration

In the matter of full and COM
plete registration, we believe that
Edgefeld county's record will COM
pare favorably with any other coun-
ty in the State. Three or four ne
groes have been reported to the
county chairman as having failed to
register, and an Investigation is now
being made of their cases. All
"slackers" or persons, if there be
any. should BIZ reported to the coun-
ty chairman at once.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
Fords I'm Good Hands.

Mr.. George F. Minis and Mr.. C.
A. Griffin tie for first place in the
matter of giving a a scrupulous
care, but Mr.. j. X. Allen is easily
entitled to first honor in the matter
of converting a well-worn car into
a new one Mr.. Allen used a Ford
FIVE years and sold it the other day
for 5000, purchasing a 1917 model
Ford.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
McC arty- Wright.

Another marriage has occurred
at Hardy's. Sunday morning after
the sermon Mr.. George Wright and
Mrs. Mary E.. McCarty were
married by Rev. P. B. Lanham.
The Advertiser joins a large circle
of friends inaextending sincere con-
graduation to Mr.. and Mrs. Wright.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
Help the Red Cross.

Only a few mel and women will
be called upon to go to the front,
but all will be needed to serve in
some capacity. One way in which
all a serge is to contribute to the
Red Cross fund which will provide
for m%inistering to u boys who are
sick and wounded in France. The
need will be great. Do your part
when the committee calls on you.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
BANK OF EDGEFIELD

OFFICERS: j, C. Sheppard, President; I. + Nicholson 'eerf eSaen'
T. T Minis. Cashier; J. H. Allen. Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS: J. C. Sheppard, Thos. H. Rainsford'J John kainsi0ra' B. T.
Nicholson !. s Tompkins. C. C. Fuller. E. :. Minis. ). d. Alien
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
COAL and SCRAP
IRON.

For the next three weeks I will
paw forty cents per 100 lbs. for
all kinds of Scrap Iron except old
boilers. Rush it in as my price
will decline after three weeks.
Coal shipments now enroute and l
will be glad to name summer prices
to be delivered in July and August.
M. A.. TAYLOR.
June Is, 1917.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

dI NllSAh SPikhSS
days,
Mrs. Ida Blount of Grovetown,
Ca, is the guest of Mrs. S. NJ
Smith.
Mrs. Susan Hill has gone to Flat
Rock, N. z. for a stay of several
weeks.
Mrs. E. L. Merritt of Augusta
was the guest of Mrs. J. H. Reel
last week.
Mrs. D. W. Hot of Easley, S.
c., is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Long.
Mrs. S. M. Rice of Columbia is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Belts
Cantelou.
Miss Hortense Woodson has been
spending several days in Augusta
with relatives.
Miss Ella Scurry of Saluda is a
visitor in the home of her uncle,
Mr.. J. r.. Scurry.
Mrs. P. M. Feltham and Miss
Virginia Addison were visitors in
Augusta Friday.
Can you tell us the latest report
on the blackberry crop? We hope
it is around ITO.
Mrs. E. S. Rives is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Cain in Sumter county.
Mrs. E. S. Rives and little Lois
have gone to Sumter to visit her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Cain.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 6. Talbert spent
the early part Of the week here with
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Parker.
Mr.. Harold Norris came over
from Columbia and spent the week
end here with the home folk.
Mrs. Jerome P. Zimmerman has
Miss Monteze Spearman of Green
wood as her guest this week.
Miss jamie Hunter, a very charm
ing young lady from Ora, is here
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. T. May.
DR.. and Mrs. Oscar LaBorde
came over from Columbia for the
Dunovant-Hil marriage on Thurs
day.
Mrs. J. A. Townsend and the lit
tie girls, Frances and Mary, have re-
turned home from a visit to Due
West,
The Advertiser received a cotton
bloom Monday from Charlie Cheat
ham, this being the third bloom of the
season..
Mrs. G. E. May and Miss Mar
garet and Mrs. Raymond Rodgers
spent several days last week in Au-
gusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Logan united
with the First Baptist church Sun
day morning by letters from Gilgal
church.
Miss Permelia Hudgens will leave
tomorrow for Laurens, where she
will visit relatives and friends for
several weeks.
Mrs. P. P. Burns has arrived
from Birmingham to make a pro-
-fonged visit 70 her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Orlando Sheppard.
Mr.. J. G. Whatley of North Au-
gusta was a visitor in Edgefeld
Sunday being the guest of Hon. j.
VIM. Thurmond while here.
Miss Lillian Smith has return
ed home from teaching at the
Logan School in Columbia, since
vacation having visited friends.
Mrs. F. l.. Zimmerman and her
daughter, Miss Ida Zimmerman,
were visitors in Edgefeld Sunday,
worshipping in the Baptist church
in the morning.
William Jones and Edward Peak
left one day last week with Rev.
and Mrs. P. H. Bussey in their car
to spend some time in Summer
vile.
1t appears that Fate is cruel more
frequently than merciful. One in,
stance of>cruelty is the advance of
sugar every year Just as blackberries
begin to ripen.
The first cotton blooms from
fields in this vicinity came in Mon
day. Early Monday morning Mr..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-06-20
1875 1917
College of stor
South Cardinals Oldest College
.aa-l Naax Raainn Cant %

South CarOIlna'S UIdeSt CUIIeSe
133rd Year Begins Sept. %
Entrance examinations at all the
county seats Friday, July Is, at9:OO
A. M.
Four-year courses lead to the b.
A.. and B. S. degrees. A two-year
pre-medical course is given.
A free tuition scholarship is as
signed to each county of the State.
Spacious buildings and athletic
grounds, we'll equipped laboratories,
unexcelled library facilities.
Expenses moderate. For terms
and catalogue address
HARRISON RANDOLPH, Pres.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-24
War and the Pleasure Car

Gasolene is one of the necessaries Of
war. Yet no one would think it was, wit
Messing from day to day its lavish use in
our streets and highways as an instru-
ment of personal luxury. There has been
no appreciable diminution since war was
declared of pleasure or other needless rid
ing in automobiles. That is one of the first
signs of the non-existence here Of war con-
ditions and a war consciousness which
strike the eye of every visitor from
Europe.
The Advisory Commission Of the Council
Of National Defence has just warned the
country that our present gasolene stocks
are inadequate. We are using 35,OOOOOO
barrels of crude oil in excess of our pro-
duction. The consumption Of oil for mill
tary purposes is going to increase amaz-
ingly. Therefore, even if we speed up our
production, we shall have to cut down our
oil consumption for non-military purposes.
1t is not the "joy rider" alone to whom
the governments warning is directed.
"Joy riding" is nearly as much Of an abom-
ination in peace time as it is in war time.
But there are thousands of other users OF
gasolene who are indulging in pleasure
excursions and other forms of ordinarily
harmless but now wasteful travel. Il
should be made a case of conscience with
each of these whether the travel is justified
under existing conditions.
From every street newsstand war scare
heads clamor at the passerby. But once
ne turns his gaze from the sidewalk and
watches the endless procession of pleasure
vehicles, most Of them on superfuous SER
vice. all sense of the reality Of this war
which we are engaged in fades away. The
habit of unnecessary travel is necessarily
hard to overcome. There has been an orgy
of it for several years past. New York at
night, and far into the night, is a pano-
rama Of speeding pleasure vehicles-near-
~ every one representing in its operation
an unproductive expenditure. We cannot
hone to overcome this habit of waste in
twenty-four hours. But we can gradually
break its hold.
We are teaching ourselves to save food
because our allies need it. Food saving
may eventually represent genuine sacri-
fee on the altar of patriotism. Saving
easolene will hardly involve personal hard
ship to any one. Yet at the cost of the
slight inconvenience involved in saving it
we may contribute materially to win
the war.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-24
Admiral Beatty's Hero
From The London Daily Telegraph

From The London Daily Tsleoraph)
Go into Admiral Beattys parlor and glance
at the line Of books which lie on the table.
1t is Nelson's Dispatches. Look on his desk
and you will find bust Of the great admifal.
The prints and pictures on the walls here
commemorating great deeds Of the navy also
are lit with the light Of the navy's greatest
inspiration. Here is the dinner table of the
captain Of famous ship of the First Battle
Squadron. Note the centrepiece-a silver
statuette. Need you ask whose 1t is? Nelson
stands shining before him as sitting he
drinks the Kings health in the way of ths
navy, and the statuette is his mascot. Only
once did he leave it behind, and the slip
had trouble. That was on maneuvres, ard
never since has Nelson been forgotten. His
servant, who knew the value the captain at
tachcd to it, asked before the Battle Of Jrt.
land if he would stow the statuette safely
away. NO." replied the captain, "he must
90 through it," And 60 through it the little
statuette did. and the ship that carried him
went through it, too, and earned fresh
laurels.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-24
High Cost Of Postage

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Please print this protest as'.a :
war measure which proposes 10 in'r'a '. =,
present ordinary two-cent letter p0''
two cents to three cents. v,,.,
Under Section 100 Of the wa. H
bill, II. r. 1880, now before the 49,.
and after thirty days after us pss' g
American letters save drop ie.'.n So, o
to be subjected TO a 90 per eeh' 80
increasing the rate from TWO 70 'n.s ,,,ic
this whether posted in our donlesHs dos..:. ys
or to Canada, Mexico, Great Dr'I 81, G
foundland. New Zealand, Panama, .. ...,s
the lesser West Indies, with "h'ea s,.,,.i
we have two-cent letter postage e'I', )
This increase Of letter postage !, q,
wrong to our friends and allies Aa' ,,r,s
selves Il will not bring the W" ~,
which Is expected. because great h.. ,rr
people Of small means VINO no" S.,E ',,s,E >
letters will simply lose the OPP, .;~, vi
communicate with others az the '
the service is most needed. Ass:s
Correspondence will be reduces !"
will be checked. auhT
During this great war We ne,. AL 4
ways in close touch with our f.lsa. rev. !, a
allies. The inspiration OF ie"s
the means Of saving a fortune ,s,,.,ss1
Let US do our best to defeat this , 's,1 s,y
tax. which will injure US snu ucoVLE|
enemies. GENE iN
New York, July 2l, l9l"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-24
Venizelos and His Critic

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Permit me to say that in a letter
published in your paper on July co. and
titled "Venizelos and the Greek People" the
writer, although a Greek, seems to be a pref
udced and not an impartial observer.
BY his superficial reasoning, If | may call
it so, Venzelos stands as mere fsvorte of
the Anglo-French, and as such is considered
an undesirable leader by the majority Of the
Greeks. Moreover the said writer implies
that Venizelos is not fit to guide the destines
and formulate the policies of the,Greek peo-
pie. Sir, for the benefit Of your esteemed
readers, the only refutation for the above
obscure assertions is the facts, that speak for
themselves. Since Venizelos was suecessively
elected as leader by his people. and since his
policy then was the same as his policy now,
cannot see that the unfortunate incident Of
the former Kings anti-constitutional in
trgues should alter jot the great Cretnn 5
firm resolutions
II can be said that VeniZelos embodes the
national aspirations and the true ideals of
the Greek nation, whether as the head Of the
provisional government OF Saonica or as the
head Of the Athens ministry.
DEMETRlUS NUSTAKIS.
Schenectady y. Y, July 20, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-24
Fus;on's Distinguished Friend

Colonel Roosevelt's hearty Endorsement
of the Mitchell administration and the
Mitchell candidacy provides Fusion with a
splendid campaign document "The best
administration in my recollec-
tion"-these ARE strong words Of praise
from an eminent source, and well deserved
Where is the candid, disinterested New
Yorker who would contradict the Colonel?
Let no one forget that Colonel Roosevelt
has had in person a taste of administration
in this city, as a member of the old Board
of Police Commissioners. Presumably
therefore, he speaks from more intimate
knowledge than most of us possess of the
special problems to be met with in our local
government and particularly in that branch
of It, the Police Department, just now un-
der the hottest fire. He would hardly have
bestowed the praise he did if the eff
cheney Of the police administration had not
impressed him with at least as much force
as that of other departments.
1t is not hard to understand, of course,
why Commissioner Woods and his works,
so typical of the Mitchell regime, should
recommend themselves to the Colonel.
Only a morbid preoccupation with the
Cruger scandal could blind one to the
unique record for preparedness which they
/ have established The arch-apostle of pre-
paredness is evidently not thus morbidly
preoccupied.
But, details aside, Democratic Mayor
has every reason for qualification that a
/ former President of the United States, a
former Police Commissioner Of this city, a
Republican, and one of the most distin-
puished enemies Of corrupt government the
world over, should wish him enthusiastic
godspeed in his campaign for reelection.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-24
German Inertia

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The editorial entitled "The Question
of Peace" appearing in The Tribune of the
18th indicates correct appreciation Of the
character Of the German people.
The Germans are tenacious of old ideas and
customs They are tenacious of what they
have and what their fathers had before them,
and they cling to them because they like
them and for no other reason.
This sentimental talk about delivering the
German people from their rulers is all nom
sense. They would deliver themselves if they
cared TO. They arc like the people down on
the East Side whom some well-intentioned
settlement workers tried to instruct in the
proper methods of preparing and cooking
foods The effort was a failure. for, in spite
of the attempts of the good people to teach
them something better, they insisted on cook
ing in their old way, and all the reasoning
and explaining was met with the reply: "We'd
ruther eat what we'd ruther"
So with the German people. They'd ruther
have the kind OF government they'd ruther,
and they are going to fight until that notion
is pounded out of them. S. F. W.
New York July 81, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-24

the two forces now facing each other. II
France, after all her sacrifices and suffer
ings, after the Marne and Verdun, can
stand third trial, the consequence to the
Germans will be very grave, because they
ere spending reserves they cannot spare if
the war is to 90 on for another year.
The struggle on the Chemin des Danes
is beginning rather than ending. 1t is
likely TO continue for a long period. 1t is
likely to be marked with even more terrific
fighting and greater sacrifices than we
have yet seen. 1t is the real Hindenburg
offensive about which so much was writ
ten in the early spring. 1t is the effort
for which the Germans have been gather
ing their strength and holding their re-
serves for very long time. If it fails
they will have to propose peace. If 1t sue
ceeds they may be able to dictate peace
Meantime, all France and all the world
will look inquiringly toward the British
front. We know that when Verdun was
attacked Sir Douglas Haig, whose army
was still unframed, offered to attack TO
case the strain and General Joffre declined
the offer Sir Douglas Haig now has a
veteran army, trained and ready. 1t is not
too much to conjecture that the British
attack will not be delayed beyond the point
where the strain upon the French becomes
excessive. On the other hand, it will have
far greater chances in proportion as Il
waits the exhaustion of German reserves.
At the moment the attention of the
world is naturally fixed upon Russia, where
great, disappointing and perhaps disas-
trous events. are taking place. But for the
moment the real danger point is in France.
Once more in this terrible war the post Of
honor and the post of danger has come to
the French. The battle of Chemin des
Danes is taking on an Importance compar-
able only with the Marine and with Verdun.
We are seeing what must inevitably be
the final German bid for a decision in the
West, and we shall probably have to wait
many days before the issue is decided, al
though up to the present moment the
French have far surpassed their Verdun
performance, while the German perform
ance so far has been incomparably be-
meath that Of February, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-24
The Question Of Peace

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: was truly glad to read the editorial
in The Tribune Of yesterday; it was just
what is needed, and after the one of July 10
it was more than ever acceptable.
Yesterdays editorial speaks of n "misun-
derstanding" of the statements of The Trib-
une. | plead guilty to being one Of the
readers who have misunderstood. The article
of the 10th seems to me to be capable OF
nothing but harm; II certainly seems to ques-
ton the ideals Of England, France and Italy,
and to mark rift in the standing of the
Allies Russia and the United States stand
ing on one side Of line and England. France
and Italy on the other side. Surely any Ger
man trying to make trouble would find pleas
ure in parts of that editorial. | am very
thankful to have the one of yesterday, to set
things in their proper light.
EDITH A. THORPE.
Fall River, Mass, July 10, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-24
The Draft Lottery
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: 1t is astonishing to read in this alta
Moons papers of the wild activity into Wild
General Crowder and his assistants plungs
themselves as soon as they learned OF
blunder Of certain New Jersey districts 10 u
numbering correctly the cards Of the sestts
draft. The method first planned was ,'-r
what more complicated than It needed to ~
been; If it had been simplifed and applied !
a slightly different way there would az
been no unfairness to New Jersey ard Y
that extra work would have been avoided
Suppose that only 999 numbers Vsr' n
pared and drawn. Then, If 324 were he =
number drawn, it would stand for S2a ~
1924, 1924, etc, up to lO,324, in that 'fS'|
Each drawing would determine eleven ~
bers, and all of these would apply oei'r 4
ones corresponding to the next number fnn|
took their place in order. II
Thus a little thought on the part o. n
officials responsible would have AVOID" c'|
eleventh hour rush and cut the drawing ~
to less than one hour instead OF ten i'ah
more: there would nave been less thai ~
tenth of the numbers for the telegripi %
panias to transmit and the newspaper
print, with the consequently greatly l'is.',
chances for error; and millions Of i'1','.. ~.
people throughout the country To'a 49,
had only one-tenth the amount o. ''I "
wade through to find their fate. =.
1t is a very interesting case Of ''' u -, !,
emergency people are very hkel! " ~
thinking and run around in circles. v,sy
Flushing, n. Y, July 20, 1911