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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-30
SUBMARINES HAVE NOT STARV
ED ENGLAND

For three successive weeks
the losses Of British shipping
from submarines has been held
well below the large figures
which caused alarm a few weeks
ago. The American destroyers
are aiding very materially in
this anti.subnarine war. An
official of the British admiralty
recently spoke to an associated
press reporter as follows:
The American destroyers are
playing no small part IN III G anti
submarine war and our officers
have expressed the greatest en-
thuslaSm at the spirit, enterprise,
acumen and quick wittedness
with which the American unit
has taken up its work. The
Americans are already Thoroughly
coversant with our methods and
we hope that they soon will be
gin teaching us some new angles.
or course there is little TO be
said to the public regarding
the methods. But thus far
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-30
Notice of General Election in
Cheraw Township for Member
of Board of Public Works

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the 5th day Of June
next, an election will be held in
Cheraw Township, Chesterfield
County, South Carolina, for a
member of the Board of Pub.
lie Works for said Township,
the term for which MIR. J. w.
Covington was elected having
expired
Polls will open at 7 o'clock a.
m. and close at 4 o'clock p. m,
and the following have been ap-
pointed managers to conduct
said election:
Cheraw-R. w. S,rlcklin, G.
w. Guin, T. B Watson.
The law governing General
Elections will be followed in
every particular.
Managers will please designate
one of their number to call a,
the Court House for boxes and
instructions on or before Mon
day. June 4th.
Managers will select their own
clerk.
]. N. Slricklln.
r. M. Myers.
10. Taylor,
Commissioners Of State and
County Elections for Chester,
field County.
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]. N. Stricklin, .
r. M. Myers,

J. y. dyIOT,
Commissioners of State and
County Elections for Chester
field County.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-30
High Honors at Wofford Given
to G. D. Sanders

High Honors at Wofford Given
to C. D. Sanders
Spartanburg Herald.
@. D. Sanders of Pageland
and member of the Junior class
at Wofford was recently elected
president of the senior class of
1918, and editor-in chief of the
Bohemian, the Wofford annual.
These are two important offices,
which it is a high honor for any
student to hold, they being prot
ably the highest offices a student
can be elected to at Wofford.
Mr.. Sanders has done consider.
able newspaper work in Spar-
tanburg, having been a reporter
on both The Herald and Journal
during the last twelve months.
While a reporter on The Her
aid he contributed several poems
which were used by the editorial
department.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-30
LOOK OUT FOR YOUR CANTA-
LOUPES


In another place in this issue
is an article about the methods
of cultivating and fertilizing
cantaloupes. This article. is es.
pecially appropriate just now as
the people of this section are
growing cantaloupes for the
markets for the first time. Mel
ons, to command a good price
must be grown of a standard
size and quality. Crowding the
vines will have the effect of re
ducing the size, and will there,
fore be very unwise step. The
vines should have distance, and
should be cultivated as ex-
perienCcd growers have found
best. 1t is all right for a man to
be Selfrel:ant, but there are
times when ii is the part of WIS
dom 10 listen to advice. This is
one Of the times. The men
who have grown cantaloupes
for market know which is the
best method. Melons too small
or too large or Of poor quality
will be rejected by the packer,
and the man WHO grew them
will be furious. The first effort
to market cantaloupes here bids
fair to be success. but growers
should seek and follow the adj
vice of those who know.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-30

prison.. WnlCn!
Prof. John Is Doubling Thomas
Prof. John Terry says he is a
little skeptical about that four
acres of corn that Mr.. B. r.
Price says he has planted to
work on Saturday afternoons.
He has been talking with DR..
Ranford Smith and they have
agreed that there must be a mis-
take somewhere, as they always
look for MIR. Price at Pageland
it they want to see him on Sat
urday afternoon. They claim
that he had missed only a few
Saturday afternoons since the
railroad was built to Pageland.
Prof. John says that if he sees
any of Mr.. Prices children after
dinner on Saturday he doesn't
ask if Mr.. Price is gone to Page
land but how long has he been
gone. Mr.. Terry does IT claim
to know anything about this
four acres of corn. but he is slow
to accept the story owing to his
knowledge OF the past. Our
suggestion to Mr.. Price, how.
ever, is to go ahead with that
corn patch. and if Mr.. Terry sits
In the shade of those nice trees
too much he may want to buy
some of that holiday corn.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-30
May 30, 1917

If you are 81 years old and
under 81 you are required to
register at your polling place
next Tuesday. Do it or they'll
want you to 90 to prison.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-30

If you fail to register next
Tuesday,, you will not be tried
bv Magistrate Turner nor in a
county court, but in a Federal
court. Federal courts will not
hear your pleadings. Better
register next Tuesday.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-30
Attention WOOdmen

Your assessment for May is
due and payable not later than
May 3lst. If you can't come
send ii by mail.
]. w. QUICK, Clerk.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-05-30
COME!

And get some Com and Oats before they are.
gone. Just received Shipment and they won't
last long. Prices night
also have shipment Of good water ground corn
Meal that I'm selling tor $40 per bushel.
A few more sacks of Mill Feed left, at $2.75
per sack,
Shelf Groceries as cheap Pure Apple Vim
gallons.
Early Amber and Early Orange Cane Seed.
100 day Velvet Beans ard Dwarf Essex Rape Seed.
Come and get some before they gone
Oysterets Uneeda Biscuits Ginger Leman and Gra-
ham Crackers all SC while they last The next will be
These Crackers all made by the National
Biscuit Co
complete line of Coffns, Caskets and Funeral Sup.
plies at all times.
Terra Gotta piping, 1S and "a in and ReduCers
few pair Mems Overals going at $1.OO
J. Monroe RallinqS
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J(asb-
Stuff you needn't read unless you
care to. It's mostly nonsense.

Don't fail to register next
Tuesday.
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To the place of registration
next Tuesday or to a federal
prison. Which?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12
HONOR MCCLELLAN BOYS
WHO JOIN THE COLORS

Mcclellan Engine Company will
lose five members by the draft into
the new national army that is now
forming. They are Patrick Kilmur-
ray, who left here last Friday for
Camp Dix at Wrightstown; William
Hooker, Harry Hagaman, George
Tooker and Patrolman Frank Ton
.,hini, who are waiting the call any
day to leave here for camp. In honor
of the men being drafted the men,
bers of the company gave them q
farewell reception at the f1rehouse
Hast night in State street An elabor-
ate feast, that included clam steam
and everything else that goes with
it, was served under the direction of
John Miller and William Cleary, two
of their number.
The four young men were present
as honored guests They were toast
ed and dined by their fellow vamps.
President Frank Tooker, of the COM
pany, who acted as master of cere-
monies, made an address, as also did
Charles Damgaard, member of Lin
coin engine, who came In later In the
evening. There were more than six
ty,, including guests, at the affair
which was said to have been one of
the best held at the firehouse In some
time. The Goodwill Fife, Drum and
Bngle Corps was there and furnished
the music for the occasion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12

1t isSne pan of the city ~ktSornU
Leo Goldberger, to present to the
commission facts bearing on the COM
merce over the bridge, and the inter-
state importance of the structure
He will bear, too, upon the necessity
the opening OF O footpath for pedes-
| trians. separate from the path at
present used by vehicles and -pedes-
itrians alike, tsl
In O recent investigation by count
! Ing cars passing over the bridge on a
busy day it was found that In one-
half hour 400 automobiles went over
the bridge in that time, included In
which were cars from nineteen differ
ent states. This is demonstrative of
| the monstrous traffic over the bridge
during the rush hours on busy days,
such as were seen here on Labor Day
and numerous Saturdays and Sundays
during the summer.
The city attorney Is under the i'm
preston that the trolley companies
who operate cars over the bridge, the
Jersey Central Traction Company and
the Public Service are willing to
have the state take the structure over
and keep 1t in repair as a part of the
state system, and he has been inform
ed that representatives of the two
companies Will pe present at tHe
hearing tomorrow and will back the
city up in their efforts to have the
bridge taken over.
The city recently spent a sum of
money approximating $500 for re-
pair and construction work and re-
placing planking. 1t Is hoped that
the state, in taking over the bridge,
will take over the approach which
the city now controls and which has
proven to be very expensive ap-
pendage to the city streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TO
OPEN NEXT WEDNESDAY

The Middlesex County Vocational
school located in Bertrand avenue, this
city, win open for the fall and winter
term next Monday morning. G. e.
Parsil, county vocational director, has
been arranging for the opening of the
local school, which 1t is expected will
not be as well as last year owing to the
great demand for boys In the factories.
Herbert Rankin, principal of the loc-
al school last year, Is now in the Of
ficers' training camp at Fort Myer, Va.
leaving q vacancy.
Machine shop work will be taught
by John Shoe and the drafting by s..
Schmidt. The related subjects were
taught by Mr.. Rankin. Isadore Jacob
son has been temporarily secured to
teach these subjects, he being Tren-
ton Normal school graduate.
The night vocational school will
not open this year until December,
classes being held both in the voca-
.tional and manual training school dur
ing this course of instruction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12

Gle the car was swerved to one side
The car either skidded or to wide q
turn was made for the next instant II
crashed into telegraph pole. throw
ing Major Brensinger and Patterson
out The former struck the pole with
his head, but the latter landed in the
road.
Major Brensinger was found to be
unconscious. He was picked up,
placed in a passing automobile and
rushed to the Middlesex General hos
pital, where he died a few moments
later from a fracture of the skull.
Patterson received few scratches
and Mullin escaped all injury. The
chauffeur was arrested and held on q
technical charge of manslaughter.
Word of the accident spread rap
idly and friends of Major Brensinger
rushed to the Middlesex hospital only
to find that the well known commits
sioner had passed away. Mayor Fa-
gan, of Jersey City, was among
those to come to the hospital to see
the Major.
Major Brensinger was only thirty
five years old, but had the experience
of one many years his senior. He
was born in Phiiipsburg, Warren
county, N. j., September s, 1882.
Upon attainig manhood he was made
principal of Jersey City school and
later attended Princeton University
the New York Law School and West
Point. For two years, 1911 and 1912
he was assemblyman and was elected
City Commissioners OF Jersey City In
1913, and again in 1917. He is sur
vived by widow and two sons, six
and three years old Major Bren-
singers father is General Joseph
Brensinger, Civil War veteran.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12
MAI. bRENS|NGER
KILLED As AUTO
RUNS into POLE
George T. Brensinger, Jersey
City Commissioners, Killed
on Way to Camp Dix.
POLICE HOLD THE DRIVER
Victim Of Accident Near Me-
tuchen Was Advisor to
Military Authorities.
POLICE HOLD THE DRIVER

Metuchen, Sept. 12-An automobile
accident on the lincoln Highway be-
tween this place and Highland Park
last night, resulted in George 7.
Brensinger. city commissioner and d.
rector of the Department of Revenues
and Finance of Jersey City, being kill
ed. The man was also a major in the
Fourth Regiment, now at Wrights-
town, and was on his way to this
camp from Jersey City, when he met
his death. He was on his way to at
tend meeting of the military au-
thorities at the military camp, being
an advisor to the military officers
upon certain legal matters.
Major Brensinger had been kept SO
busy between the work connected
with the Commission and the camp al
Wrightstown that all the sleep he
could secure would be that taken en-
route to and from the military camp
Major Brensinger had been in the
habit If making two or three trips q
we Nv, Ca ~ u spi1 n6ad Last night was
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12

I Press repofu feceived her lo ocl!l1
asserted that General KLEIN bovsky the
newly named commander in CHIEF OF
Russias army has Joined Korniloff in
his revolt. No confirmation was OBJ
tanned here. 1t was understood, how
ever that Klembovsky's formal institu
tion into his new duties has been etld
up. Generals Deninge and Valuyeff,
southwestern and western front COM
manders were also reported in press
dispatches to have thrown their lot
with Korniloff.
The workmen and soldiers council
reported that the Kronstadt garrison
had formally placed itself at the dis
posal of this body. Legal proceed
ings have been started against Kor-
niloff to brand him as q traitor to the
government. Korniloff released the
provisional government commission
ers at his headquarters and he has
arrived here.
The newspaper Recht today pub
lished an interesting narrative of the
event preceding Kerensky's announce
ment of his determination to fight
Korniloff. According to the story
Prof Paul MRiukoff and General
Alexieff visited the premier and Of
fered to mediate the differences de-
veloped between the provisional gov
ernment and General Korniloff. Ke-
rensky according to the Recht ex-
pressed his willingness to hand over
the government to a new cabinet.
Later he conferred with his ministry
and their approval was obtained for
General Alexieff to Undertake forma-
ton of a new cabinet. Later the
Recht asserted that Kerensky sudden
ly changed his name and determined
to reorganize cabinet of his own
All the Socialist press and most Of
the Bergoise organs today united in
condemning General Korniloff' s
treachey and his demand for govern
ment control.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12
General Statement.

At the very beginning of my inves-
tigation was deeply impressed by the
gravity of the water situation in your
city. and while for lack of complete
data 1t is not expedlent for me to sub
nit to you at this time my final con-
clusion on the essentially important
proposition of how permanent addi-
tional supply of water. adequate In
volume, hygienically satisfactory, and
of suitable quality for use by the in
dustries In your city can best be OBJ
tanned, / feel that the situation Is SO
urgent as to warrant emergency rec
concentrations which / sincerely trust
will be Immediately acted upon that
the vital interests of Perth Amboy may
be served thereby.
The extensions of the existing sys-
tenn which 1 shall recommend to you
In this report are to be considered
first of all as measures directed par
ticularly to the alienation of condi-
tions which cannot be characterized
as other than extremely serious, and
which Justify the immediate expendi-
ture of money for the purpose of pro-
viding against the possible Occurrences
of an actual calamity
It is very evident from the studies
which / have thus far made that ex-
| tenvise improvements are necessary
| throughout the works, such improve
mcnts Rxs Demanded 81 the iiaatls-
the 121p1l1fI ~ pfesesl5t
high cost of operation. and by tho
need OF better presslires within the
city both for domestic service and for
fire protection. I shall not attempt
to discuss the problem in its entirety
today. for one cardinal need stands
forth with great prominence, over
shadowing all others In immediate Inn
portance. / refer to the urgent need
of more water.
The Present Situation as Regards Vol
ume of Supply.
The one feature that demands inn
mediate attention is the need OF more
water. The existing wells are now be-
ing drawn upon for daily service to
their full capacity, something less than
twelve million gallons per day. With
out reserve supply, as Is the present
condition, and with the pumps work.
ing In conjunction with air lift, and
with the station staggering along under
q heavy suction lift in an endeavor to
supply the daily demand, no keen i'm
aginative effort Is required to visual
ize the disastrous loss which could
easily be incurred by a confagration
caused by q failure in the supply to
meet the increased demand at such a
critical time. The limit of the we'll
supply now available has been reach
ed. even with normal water consump-
ton
CONTINUED on page A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12
HOWARD LYON RECALLED
TO FLEET At NEWPORT

Howard Lyon. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian Lyon, of Gordon street, who
enlisted in the coast defense feet at
Newport in February, and who was
recently ordered to the Parlin Pow
der Works from the Fourth Naval
| District on temporary detached duty
at the request of the company, has
been ordered again to the feet at
Newport. He left for Newport today
Howard Lyon was one OF the first
boys OF this city to answer the call to
the colors. He joined the navy along
with number OF fellow students
from Princeton. AT Newport Mr..
Lyon has the rank of machinist mate
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12

Calling the present water situation
grave. and emphasizing the need Of
concerted action at once SO that a
water famine will be averted here this
coming winter. George A. Johnson,
consulting engineer for the Board of
Water Commissioners last night at q
meeting of the board gave in his first
report to the board startling facts
concerning the water situation of
Perth Amboy
To sum up Mr.. Johnson's sensa-
tional disclosure, the following is the
situation with which the city must
contend:
There Is not plenty OF water In the
area around the Runyon pumping sta
ton, as has been claimed by the de-
partment for some time.
There must be a let up on the pres
ent high suction lift at the pumping
station.
That there is n shortage OF water
now. at Runyon from ten to fifteen
inches.
Thnt the city was fortunate In get
ting by last winter under the existing
conditions.
Tint the engineer holds little hope
for the city's water supply unless ac-
ton for temporary relief is taken at
once.
Tint money, matters should not en-
| ter the proposition n the department
| N VI avert = water famine. *.
ie Tint SIS 600 is needeS to nut tbS
/ 1fcmpUrary lnprl llI1l ID place b
increase tlIe water supply.
That the city's only immediate re-
lief Is TO get water from the South
river 10 raise the ground water level
at Runyon.
That the existing wells are being
drawn upon for their full capacity and
station is staggering along under a
heavy suction lift In an endeavor to
supply the daily demand.
That no Keen imaginative effort is
required to visualize the disastrous
loss which could be easily incurred by
a connagration caused by n failure In
the supply to meet the increased de-
mand at such n critical time.
Mr.. Johnson's report in full follows:
To the Honorable Board of Water
Commissioners, Perth Amboy, New
Jersey.
On August 18th, 1917, / was in
by your superintendent and
engineer, Mr.. Samuel ]. Mason, to
proceed with an investigation into
sources Of water supply other than
those now in use by the city. | was
also advised that your Honorable Board
desired me to report at monthly inter-
walls on the progress of the work. l
therefore hand you herewith my First
Progress Report on the subject in ques-
tion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12

Registrations for the primary and
general election yesterday showed a
falling off from the figures of the
registration at the first registration
day of last year. There were $50
men registered in all of the polls of
the city yesterday, the first registra-
tion day this year Men who regis
tered yesterday, as well as those who
registered at the last general election
In this city, will be entitled to vote at
the primary election to be held on
September rs.
Figures on the total registration of
voters here, and the number who
will be enabled to cast ballots at pri-
mary election on September rs, are
not available at present, owing to the
fact that the city clerk, upon whose
shoulders devolves the duties Of clerk
Of the draft board for the city, has
Continued on page Al
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12
HELD IN BAIL FOR GRAND
JURY IN ASSAULT CASE

Charles Evans, of 876 East avenue,
charged with assault and battery by
William Drost, of 189 Brighton ave-
nue., was held in 5000 bail for the
grand jury when arraigned before
Recorder Pickersgill this morning.
The two youths work for the same
concern and words led to blows In an
argument which they had on Monday.
Evans was paroled in custody of City
Marshal Moore later.
2 The headquarters of police at New
York has notified the local authori-
ties that they have a child in their
custody whose name Is given as Helen
Thomas and whose residence is at
Fords She was picked UP at the cor
ner of Twenty-third street and
Fourth avenue in New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12
GUT FOES THIRD
LINE DEFENSE
French Make Progress Near
st. SouppIet--British
Check Germans.
By United Press.

Paris. Sept. 12.--F'rench troops PEN
etrated the third German defense line
In brilliant raid near st. Soupplet, re-
ported in today's official statement.
The enemy garrison was annihilated.
Around Tahure also In the Champagne
sector, German forces made fruitless
attack against French positions The
attackers lost heavily.
On the right bank of the Meuse the
French repulsed two German attacks.
In Belgium around Driegrachten and
Bixschoote a report said, artillery fire
on both sides was violent. Tho at
tacks by German airmen on Dunkirk
caused some casualties.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12
TEUTONS MAY ANGLE FOR
SEPARATE PEACE WITH US.
By JOHN H. HEARLEY

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
Rome, Sept. 12:--Germany and
Austria may angle for a separate
peace discussion with America in
their reply to Pope Benedict's peace
note Vatican informants today said
there was reason to believe that the
German government was specializing
on how far the Allies would be guild
ed by President Wilson. the spokes-
man of nation which was not a
party to the London compact pledg
ing no separate peace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12
SWEDISH RULERS MAY
RETIRE AS RESULT OF
AIDING THE KAISER
BRIDGE
ACTION TOMORROW
City viii be Represented at
Hearing Before State High
way Commission.

The city will be represented tomor-
row at the hearing before the State
Highway Commission at Trenton on
the matter of having the state take
over the county bridge between this
city and South Amboy. 1t Is esti-
mated that by having the state take
over the white elephant pathway be-
tween the two cities. the county will
be saved $4,000 a year in repairs
and reconstruction work. The street
committee of the Board of Aldermen.
the city attorney and city engineer
were empowered to attend the session
by the council at recent session.
The agitation for state control OF
the bridge was started some time ago
and matters~eSame to a head when
IHrigtt to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-12
VOTE ON COMMISSION
EITHER OCT. 9 OR OCT. is

Announcement has been made by
Lawyer Peter A. - Peterson, of this
city, that the election for commission
government will be held in this city
either on Tuesday, October g. or Oc-
tober 16. The exact date will be
known within few days In the
meantime additional signatures are
being secured to the petitions asking
for a new form of city government.