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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-17
Masters Sale.
State OF South Carolina,
County of Edgefeld,
Court Common Pleas.
Mrs. Anna West, ct. al.--Plaintiffs
acknowledgements E. Smith
Defendant.

Mrs. Anna West, ct. al.-Plaintiff
acknowledgements E. Smitl
Defendant.
Pursuant to decree in the abov
entitled cause, I shall offer entitled
cause, I shall offer for sale at public
outcry to the highest bidder before
the Court House, Town of. Edge.
field, County and State aforesaid, on
Salesday in November, 1917, the
same being the 9Th day of said
month, between the legal hours OF
sale the following described realty
to wit:
Tract No. L: Five Hundred and
Fifty Acres, more or less situate,
lying and being in Edgefeld Coun-
ty, in the State of South Carolina,
with the following boundaries,
North by Tract No. Q, T. H. Rains
ford and Abner Minis; East by 9TH
er lands of said Estate; South by
DR.. Preston DeVore and Q. A.
Wells; West by B. B. JONES'"
Tract No. 2: Zone Hundred and
Twenty-four Acres, more or less.
situate, lying being in Edgefeld
County, and in the State of South
Carolina with the following boun-
daries; North by w. F. West;
East by Abner Minis; South by
Tract No. 4; West by Tract No. l
and w. F. West"
Tract No. 8: Seventy Acres,
more or less, situate, lying and be-
ing in the County of Edgefeld and
in the State of South Carolina with
the following boundaries, North by
Halle Holston; East by Charles Do
bey and Walter Holmes; South by
W. S. G. Heath; West by Thomas
More or less Acreage not to eff
feet sale-Sale not to affect Crops
Of 1917.
Terms of Sale Cash: If purchaser
1t said sale shall fail to comply with :
The terms thereof, within one hour :
from the time of sale, said premises, :
lpon direction of plaintiff, or his ;
attorney, will be re-sold on said day =.
It the risk ofssthe former purchaser. r
Purchaser to pay for papers. s
J. Fl. CANTELOU. /
Master E. G.
Oct. 4. 1917, q
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-17
Land For Sale.

We, the undersigned executors of
the estate of Mrs. Bette Williams,
deceased, will offer for sale at public
auction on the 18th day of November
at the late residence of the said de-
ceased the following realestate 1873
acres of land, more or less, bounded
on the North by lands of Bub Clax-
ton; East by lands Of Lewis Lybrand:
South by lands of Hodge Meyer and
West by lands of John Clax:on, and
located in Edgefeld county four
miles south of Ridge Spring. Good
school and church in one mile of
place. Terms of sale cash.
G. w. Salter,
Rhetta Lybrand,
Executors.
l0-l5.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-17
Masters Sale.
State of South Carolina,
County of Edgefeld,
Court Common Pleas.

L. H. Bowles, ct. al.,-Plaintiffs-
Against-Thomas Z. Morgan a
Administrator of the Estate o
Mrs. Clarissa G. Strother, ct. al.
Defendants.
Partition.
By virtue, and authority of tht
decree of the court in the above
stated cause, I will sell at Edgefeld
Court House, in said County and
State, on salesday in November
prox., before the Court House door,
at the usual hour of sale, all that
tract of land situate in the county
Of Edgefeld. in said State contain.
ing five hundred and thirty-six
and one half acres, more or less.
The said tract of land will be
sold in five separate parcels, de-
scrlbed as follows respectively, plats
ofwhich will be exhibited on the day
of sale. to wit:
Tract No. 1: Containing 2O3 and
3-4 acres, bounded on the north by
tract No. 2, on the east by tracts
No. 8 and 4, south by lands of w.
A. Strom and w. H. Hamil-
ton. and west by w. A. rtrom.
Tract No. 9: Containing l49 and
3-4 acres, bounded on the north by
and of J. H. Self, on the east by
Tract No. 8, on the south by tract
No. l, and on the west by land of
w. A. Strom.
Tract No. 8: Containing 81 and |
acres, bounded on the
northeast and east by land of G..
". Timmermen, on the northwest
" tract No. l, on the southeast by
ract No. 4, and on the south by
ract No. 2, and the Mountain
ract.
Tract No. 4: Containing 10 acres,
ounded on thenorthea st and east
nd southeast by land of G.. M.
zimmerman, on the northwest by
act No. 8, on the southwest by
act No. l, and on the south by
act No. 5.
ract No. 5: Containing "a and one
alf acres, bounded on the north by
act No. 4. on the east by land of
!. NJ. Zimmerman, on the
'uthwest and west by land of
h. Hamilton.
Terms of Sale: One-third of the J
lrchase money to be paid in cash, - -
I'd the balance of the purchase . .
oney in one and two equal annual !" ~
stallments, with interest from ~ ~
e date of sale; the credit portion - -
the purchase money to be secured =,
the notes of the purchaser or G
rchasers and a mortgage of the v
emises. "
Terms Of sale must be complied ~ -,
tn on the day of sale, or satisfac, % %
~ assurance of compliance given. ~ ~
e the Master at the direction of r
alntiffs Attorneys will resell said
Ids on the same day or on some
oseqaent sales day. -
J. II. CANTELOU, "
Master, E. @. b
Def. s lQl1 T.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-17

Mills
For State purposes 81
Ordinary County g"
Constitutional School Tax 8
Z" Antioch d
" Bacon School District II
" Blocker 3
Blocker-Limestone i
{" Golfers d
I" Flat Rock d
=" Oak Grove 8
% Red Hill d
q" Edgefeld 8
E" Elmwood No. s 9
=" Elmwood No. 9 9
Elmwood No. so 2
" Elmwood L. C. 8
" Hibler 8
Johnston IL
Meriwether (Gregg) q
" Moss 3
Shaw 4|
Talbert q
Trenton 81
Wards 81
Blocker R. R. (portion) Isl
Elmwood R. r. (portion) Is
ooillSIOH II. II. s |
Pickens R. R. 8
I" Wise R. r. II
Corporation. 10
Sinking Fund. 3-4
All the male citizens between the ages
If 81 years and go years, except those
exempt by law, are liable to poll tax
# One Dollar each. A capitation tax
# 90 cents each is to be paid on all dogs.
The law prescribes that all male citi-
ems between the ages of 1S and 55
ears must pay $500 communication tax.
70 communication tax is included in the
roperty tax. So. ask for road tax re-
eipt when you desire to pay road tax.
JAMES T. MINIS,
Co. Treas. E. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-17
Abbeville-GreenWood Mu-
tual Insurance ASsoci-
alton.
Organized 1892.
Property Insured $2,5OO,0OO.

1
WRITE OR CALL on the un-
deraigned for any information you
may desire about our ssplan2of insur-
ance,
We insure your property against
destruction by
FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT
MING
and do so cheaper than any Com
pany in existence.
Remember, we are prepared to
prove to you that ours is the safest
and cheapest plan of insurance
known.
Our Association is. now licensed
to write Insurance in the counties
of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor-
mick, Laurens and Edgefeld.
The officers are: Gen. J. Fraser
Lyon, President, Columbia, S. C.
j. r. Blake, Gen. Agt., Secy. &
Treas, Greenwood, S. G.
DIRECTORS.
A. 0. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. G.
J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C.
Jno. H. Childs, Bradley, S. C.
A. W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. C.
). P. Morrsh, Wellington, S. G.
IN. Chamberlain, Nc Cormick, S. C.
R. Fl. Nicholson, Edgefeld, S. G.
IL. Zimmerman, Pint. Lane, S. C.
!. G. Martin, Princeton. S. C.
v. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C.
J. R. BLAKE, Gen. Agt.
Greenwood, S. G.
Jan. 1st, 1917.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-17
Land For Sale.

The Padgett Place of Estate of
S. T. Hughes. Two-and half miles
of Trenton, .. c., 53s acres, good
buildings, pasture &c. On railroad
between Trenton and Aiken.
Communicate with ]. Gordon
Hughes, Union, S. G.
Sept. 19, 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Story Is Told How Two American Destr0vers
 Sank German U-BOat
.continuea from Page one)

overheard to save the drowning Ger man.
 "The British commanderin-c chief lln- der whom the destroyers were operat- ing, said this in his report to the British admiralty:
 "The whole affair reflects credit on the discipline and training of the United States flotilla,' and added that the episode showed that the Tanning is a man-o'-war in the best sense of the term, we'll disciplined and organized and ready for immediate action.
 "TIe also praises her commander Lieut.. A. D. Carpenter, and comments Lieutenant Henry, Coxswain Looms Pharmacists Mate Harwell and Cox swain Connor. The British admiral also commended the prompt action on the Nicholson, which, he said, com- pleted the success of it's sistsr ship. The Nicholson was commanded by Lieut. c Fl. Fort. The British ad- miralty sent a telegram to the com mander- in chief directing him to cx- press to the commanding officer, of ficers and men of .the Tanning it's high appreciation of their successful action against enemy submarines
 ''Vice Admiral Sims, commanding the American forces operating in Euro pean waters, commended the officers and men of the Tanning and Nichol- son. Coxswain Loomis was advanced to the next higher rating in recogni- tion of his vigilance in sighting the periscope."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Wheeler Business College Notes

The thirteenth annual winter term of the Wheeler Business college be- gins January 2.
 Mrs. Laura Kennedy of the steno- graphic department has recently ac- cepted position with the Robertson Banking company, Demopolis
 Miss Marjorie Pitts q917), principal of Coaldale school was a caller at the college Saturday.
 Miss Ellen Donnelly has accepted position as typist for the Bradstreet company.
 MT. William Coker 191D was a caller at the college this week. Mr Coker took the civil service examina- tion and now has a fine position in the navy department at Washington.
 Miss Susie McWherter has resigned her position with Askin x Marine and has commenced work with the Ameri- can Sugar Refining company as steno- typist.
 MT. Windham Oliver (1s17), cashier Ford Motor Car company at Meridian. Miss, was a caller at the college Thursday.
 Miss Muggie Wright has commenced work as stenographer in the office of the Southern Railway company.
 MT. J. P Northrup 1917) of truck company No. 2 106th supply train, Camp Wheeler, Macon. Ga, was a call CT at the college Tuesday
 Misses Mary and Isallie Dunbar 1912) called at the college Wednes- day
 Miss Ruth Burcheli accepted posi- tion Friday as stenotypist in the office of the Standard Oil company.
 Miss Gertrude little is doing tempo rary stenographic work in the office of the General Graphite company The friends of Miss Vivian Otis vii, be glad to know that she is fast re. cuperating from her recent operation. Miss Mable Fahnestock has recent ly accepted position in the office of the General Graphite company. Miss Catherine Williamson of the stenographic department has accepted position in the office of the Birming ham Railway, Light and Power com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

q patriotic day. James Weatherly, pres ident of the Civic association, will be present and will bring greetings from the Civic association. Among the other white friends who have consented to be present are Frank F. Glass, Senator Flank $. White, Judge IT. E. Abernatny, Dr. Frank Willis Barnett, Prof J. H. Phillips, superintendent of education, Dr. George R. Stuart, MT. Joseph II. Loveman, Mir. George Gordon Crawford. The city commission has also accepted the invitation and will be present in body They will be seated on the ros- tum as if in session at the city hall
 DINNER TO FIX SLAVES
 The unusual feature of the programme for this year, aside from it's patriotic aspect, will be that the younger element of the colored race will entertain at din- Ter the ex-slaves of the city and county as well as the dependent poor. Ar engagements are perfected and the dinner will be superintended by Madam Lizzie Jenkins of the Sixteenth Street Baptist church. It is the wish O. the colored peopse tlIat white friends will be out in large numbers to see how the young men and young women Of the race will entertain on this day the old fathers and mothers.
 President Walter s. Buchanan of the Agricultural and Mechanical college at Normal will deliver the patriotic and emancipation oration. There will be no revival of the days of the civil war or any other sufferings of the past. It is the aim of the Citizens league to be purely American in this effort and point the people to the blessings that have been bestowedJ upon them and bring to the race the present day civilization and chance to help einancipate the world from the Huns of Germany and the au- tocracy of the Kaiser. This dinner will be served with no regard for any par ticular section of the city, but will be for al WlIo come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
100000 Tons of Chilean Nitrate Are Secured for
 Farmers of the Country

Washington, December 29.-Deliveries of upwards of 100000 tons of Chilean nj trate, purchased through the war indus tries board under the food control act, for sale to American farmers at cost, probably will begin in January Secre- tsry Houston said today that the board arranged some time ago for the purchase, but until recently it had not been able to obtain transportation facilities. Ships have been secured for the delivery at American ports during January of 1S,00O tons, and assurance has been given that tonnage to bring in the remainder soon will be available.
 While the price has not been definite ly set the secretary said it probably will be approximately $75 on board cars at the seaboard. All sales will be for cash. and farmers will have to pay the railroads for the charges, the state fer tilizer tag fee, and any other local charges.
 The department of agriculture now Is arranging for the distribution of the ni- trate. which will be sold only to farm CTS for their own use during the com ing season and generally not in excess of the amounts used by them hereto fore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
COLORED CITIZENS PROGRAMME
 IS MADE PUBLIC
Emancipation Day CeIebra- tion Tuesday, January 1, to Be Attended by Many
 White Friends

The Colored Citiezns' league of Bir- mingham and Jefferson county has an unusual programme. planned for the emancipation exercises to be held at the sixteenth Street Baptist church Tues day, January l. The programme will be- gin at 12A5 o'clock. The colored schools have been given a half holiday because of the emancipation exercises, and they are invited to attend this special meet ing. Patriotic songs, plantation melodies will be some of the features of the pro- grar1me- White friends have been in- vited and they have consented to be pres cut and encourage the colored people on this occasion.
 The management of the Colored Citi- zens' league wishes the public to know that the day will be celebrated by the coored people and their white friends as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Retailers to Co-Operate

Washington, December 29.-Retail merchants throughout the country to- day offered complete cooperation with the fuel administration through . del egation from the National Retail Mer chants association, headed by Pres- dent Alfred Shoot. A branch head quarters will be established here to aid the administration in distributing coal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Latins to Fight Duels

,enOS AlreS, December 2y.-TWO uueIS
 Eprospect as a result of the action
 che Press club in suspending the di- fectors and editors of La Union on tho ground that the newspaper has been re- r,eiving monthly subsidy from the 4termans. Emilio Tjarkas, director of the Newspaper, has challenged Luis Mitre, }ublisher of La Nacion and president of he Press club, The other duel is to kb fought by Senor Caleagano,s of La \nion, and Senor Franchi. an officer of
 e Press club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Gg.ieral Sibert Sends
 Report of Burial of
 First Soldiers Killed

Washington. December 29-The war de- partment announced today receipt from General Sipert. commanding the Amer ioan forces in France, copy of the -ec- ord describing the funeral services for Corporal Gresham and Prvates Enright land Hay, the first American soldiers to )fal. in the war against Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

Birthmarks and other superficial growths that defied chemicals have been removed with radium by Eng fish experts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
WONDERFUL" BREAKFAST

'BuC speaking or Frencn meals re
 minds me of petit dejeuner"-that
 fearfully and wonderfully made break
 fast. I can imagine that before the
 war when wheat flour was plentiful,
 when the fine French rolls and real coffee-not chicory-were obtainable, it
 would not have been bad to have a
 breakfast of coffee and rolls 365 days
 in the year, even for men who took
 much exercise and were exposed to
 cold. But the first few rainy, cold
 mornings I went up against that bowl
 of coffee and that war" bread which could be cut only with a very heavy
 carving knife, and learned that there
 would be nothing more doing until "de-
 jeuner' or luncheon, I did not see how
 would pull through. But after a week or two I got to point where thought it rather nice substitute for even our
 good toast, bacon, eggs and grapefruit. However, l won't go so far as to say that I don't eat an American breakfast
 when I am on leave. Nor do I look forward with displeasure to that morn- ing meal of ham and" which is the American army mans early morning delight.
 no an American who has not yet un- dergone the life in the actual front line trenches--I mean in an active sector as they call it-the tobacco question is
 one of almost international impor- tance. Tobacco and cigarettes are simply not to be had. American tobacco and
 even British tobacco are so seldom for sale here that it may be said none comes to France. The French tobacco, itself
 not for sale for sometime is marvel
 ous combination of agricultural products. of which l think tobacco occupies the least part All the tobacco is baked out i of it by some heating process and one would never suspect it of being even distantly related to any product of Cuba
 Porto Rico or even the United States
 unless. perchance, it be alfalfa. It re-
 minded me of my early boyhood days when I smoked rabbit tobacco and 'cornsilks' Practically all the officers
 have arranged for regular shipments from the United States, but like second class mail, they are slow and rather un- certain.
 REALIZE SITUATION
 II trust that you will not think from the tenor of this letter that l am more
 concerned with these apparently trivial
 [ xrtstt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
TOBACCO FUND IS
 GROWING DAILY
Friends of Age-Herald' Con- tinue to Send in COntribu-
 tions for Soldiers

The friends of The Age-Herald continue to send in contributions for The Age Herald tobacco fund, which will be for warded to the proper source. The amount collected has reached the total of S17S57o. Among the letters received yesterday, was the following:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 Inclosed please find a list Of the boys that the undersigned solicited in regard to the tobacco fund for the boys lover there" Trusting to see this list in the greatest of all great pa- pers and wishing you and Walter Black mar and all the force of The Age-Herald a happy New Year we are, yours very truly, R. l. FRANCES.
 w. T. COCHRAN. Amount previously acknowledged. .$1716,50 R. T. Francis, 2709 Avenue E, Ems
 ley .......................... Z9 I. A. Miller, 1917 Avenue E, Ems
 ley ........................ fn w. T. Cochran, 23O6 Avenue G, Ems = ley ............-...-.+.....-- ~ Pat Ingram, 113 Nineteenth street, Ensley -................-....... eV M. c. Bence, S11 College street,
 West End 9V D. A. Echols, TIP Avenue D, Ems
 ley ..,-.-....,..-....'......' 0u John Angwin, TIP Avenue E, Ems
 ley ........'...' ''...'',.'.' 'O E. S. Miller, Semet-Solvay Co.,,
 Ensley .......................,. Za B. F. Phillips, 330o Avenue D, Ems
 ley ....-...........-..,..... z1 A. M. Dodge, 2425 Eighteenth Court, :. EnSley .....,.................. oo William Reeves, 241S Fifth avenue
 Birmingham ....................-..... Zd A S. Morton, 1401 BrownMarx
 building, Birmingham .............. p Herbert s. Cobbs 1401 Brown-Marx
 building, Birmingham .............. 2a B. H. Culinary, 1401 Brown-Marx
 building, Birmingham ............ 2 George c. Swindle, 1401 Brown Marx
 building, Birmingham .............. 70 ley ........................ 70 H. M Leslie, 2412 Avenue F, Ems
 ley .................-. ..-..-................ 70 J. H. Perkins, 2118 Avenue F, Ens-
 ley .......................... 25 Christ Marugg, 1910 Avenue E, Ems
 ley ...................,..... Z1 D. F. Hummer, 19171k Avenue E,
 Ensley .-....................-.- z5 Frank Fourner, S2S Forty-first
 street, Wylam ....................... 25 w. T. Kemp, Wylam ....-........... p c. c. Wade, 34 Martin street. Ems
 ley ......................... 25 Wilson I. Burgan, 1911 Avenue F,
 Ensley ....................-.... a IT. NJ McGehee, sos Nineteenth
 street, Ensley ...................... 5C B. F. Davis, Birmingham .......... 25 H. T. Chambers 2307 Avenue H,
 Ensley ...-.................... 70 H. Keller, 204 Nineteenth street.
 Ensley .............,........... 25C Stero George, 324 Fiftieth street,
 Fairfield .......................... g Charles Blackwell, 2lo0 Avenue G,
 EESleY l.. H. Lecroy, 2500 Twentieth street,
 EnSley ....................-... "a C. w. Sanders, 2919 Avenue F,
 EnSley ......................... "a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

II trust that you will not think from the tenor of this letter that l am more concerned with these apparently trivial matters than am with the real business of winning the war. Such is far from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Leon Bradley Writes Of
 Officers Life In France

very well. anyway. Whea l go to city on leave, I can geperally get
 London Times or some other good news paper which is only d few days old,
 and am able to gse the general trend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

Total to date .....................s s17S57 ';
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30


 Speaking of newspapers reminds me that this is one of the greatest incon- veniences I suffer here. I receivad yesterday five copies of The Age-Her- ald. dated from October Il to Is, with one issue missing. These are the only Alabama papers I have seen since leav- ing the United States. Letters como slowly, but newspapers are even slower anIs Ire quite frequently lost alto- get.ls-i Our only dependence for news is the European edition of American and English newspapers. We get early each morning the Paris editions of tho New York Herald. the Chicago Tribune and the London Daily Mail. These are "A hours old and vary in size from two to four pages. When the cuts, car tocns and advertisements are consid- cred, there is not much room for news. The Paris newspapers are about the same size-and then l can't read them
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-11
BRAZIL REFUSES TO
RECOGNIZE BLOCKADE
OF THE BARRED ZONE

Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 10.--Brazi does
not recognize the German submarine
barred zone and blockade as effective
This is the answer of the Brazilian
government to the American note to
neutrals, which was delivered to the
American embassy today. In replying
to the suggestion of the United States
for concerted action by neutrals, the
Brazilian government called attention
to its note now forwarded to GERMANY,
protesting against the recent subma-
rine order.
The BRAZIL, note to Germany IL
refusing to recognize the blockade and
protesting against it and its conse-
quences, puts upon Germany RESPONSE
bility for any harm that may come
to Brazilian property resulting from
violation of recognized principles of
information law or treaties to which
Brazil and Germany are parties.