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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-05
Short Items OF Interest About Great
War; Two More Nations Lined Up
FARM LOAN BANK
GROWING RAPIDLY

From The State.
The volume of business now being
transacted by the federal farm bank
is increasing in such proportions that
one-half of the 14th floor of the
Palmetto bank has been leased for
additional Office accommodations.
The entire 18th floor is now occupied
by the organization, which is proving
inadequate for the rapidly developing
business.
Applications for loans, approximat-
ing $3O,OOO,OOO have been received,
F. J. H. Won Engieken, president, said
yesterday. Eighteen field men are
kept on the rush in appraising the
value of the land offered in collateral
and making investigation as to the
character and liability of the appli-
cant.
South Carolina has shown the most
ready response to the opportunity
which the federal bank offered the
farmers. Farm loan associations are
being organized in regular distribu-
ton over North Carolina, Couth Car
olina, Georgia and Florida, which
States are served by the Columbia
bank. Twelve of these have been
chartered in South Carolina, three
in Georgia, two in Florida and six
in North Carolina. AS soon as the
4 ~
plications for loans they submit are
approved, the associations are char
tered and the loans they ask inn
mediately issued. Applications for
$1,0O0,000 in loans have been re-
ceived from the 2 associations which
have just been chartered and the
loans will be made Immediately.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-05
EXEMPTION DETAILS
GIVEN BY PRESIDENT

| Washington, July 2.-Preparatiol
for the mobilization Of the first con
tingent of 625,000 troops of the Ma
tion army advanced another step to
day when President Wilson promul
gated the regulations to govern ex
emptions from military service.
Local and appeal exemption board.
already have been appointed and the
issuance of the regulations will per
NIT them to organize Immediately and
prepare for the concluding phases OF
the task of getting the men under
training for duty in France.
In the order in which they must
come there are three steps in the or
ganization process of the National
army as prescribed by congress.
They are registration, selection and
exemption. The first step has been
carried through. The regulations is
sued today cover in detail the opera
ton Of the third step, exemption.
Won't Take Very Long.
Presumably the process of selection
will be announced only short time
before it is put in operation. Septem-
Der has been the tentative date set
for calling the 625,O00 of the first
contingent to the colors for training.
The exemption process will not take
great deal of time. The whole pro-
cess probably can be carried through
in less than 80 days.
Exemption regulations add little to
the terms of the draft law, the ques-
tion of whether a man between the
ages of Fl and 80 is entitled to ex-
emption because of dependents, the
nature of his occupation or physical
unfitness being for the boards. to de-
eide after proper investigation. 1t is
made clear, however, that there are to
be no class exemptions and that each
individual case must be decided upon
its merits. The local boards-one for
each county of less than $4,000 popu-
lation or city of 10000, with addition
al boards where necessary for each
additional 10000 population-will
pass upon claims for exemption ex-
cept those based upon Industrial or
agricultural occupation, subject to ap-
peal to the district boards. All cases
involving agricultural or industrial
exemptions will be passed upon by
the district boards-nrc for each FL
e1al JUDICIAL district-which will also
decide appeals from decisions Of the
local boards.
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RUBY.

Miss Eddie Lee Coward, OF Wades-
boro, is visiting Mrs. M. L. Raley.
Misses Mamie and Olive Oliver and
Teresa Mcdonald visited IN town
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Raley ard lii tie
daughter motored to Wadesboro. Sun
day.
Mrs. H. H. Harrell and Ii :!e daac!:-
ter are visiting in Columbia this week.
Mr.. H. H. Harrell is now regular
on r. F. D. No. a, Chesterfield S. c.
The Ruby Presbyterian Sunday
School expects to picnic at Big
Springs, on the 4th Of July.
Mr.. H. C. Allen and family visit. 4
in Polkton, N c., recently
Mr.. Ben Ralcy Of the Unicd States
Navy visited his brothe... Mr.. Nj. L..
Raley, here, recently.
A meeting will oegin hc,c. l., the
A meeting will begin here, in the
Presbyterian Church, on Tuesday
evening, July 10th, at $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. Whiteford Crawley of Raleigh,
N. c. visited here recently.
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RUSSIAN ARMIES
TAKE OFFENSIVE

Petrograd, July 2.-M. Kerensley,
minister of war, telegraphed Premier
LVoff today that the Russian revolu-
tionary army resumed the offensive
on July 1.
In his message to the premier the
war minister says:
"On July the army Of revolution
ary Russia took the offensive with
great enthusiasm. The offensive
proved to Russia and the entire world
its fidelity to the revolution and it's
love for liberty and country. Ignor-
ing the small groups of cowardly
souls, the free Russian soldiers are
consolidating by their offensive a new
discipline based on the sentiment of
civic duty.
Whatever may happen this puts
an end to all slandeuors attacks
against the democratic Russian army.
l beg of you to authorize me to hand
the regiments which participated in
the fighting on July 1, red revolu-
tionary flags and give to them the
name Regiments July L."
Premier Lvof granted the request.
The commanders of the armies on
the Western front have issued orders
of the day reading:
Our army on the southwestern
front has vanquished the enemy and
broken his lines. A decisive battle
has begun on which depends the fate
of the liberty of the Russian people.
Our brothers on the southwestern
front are advancing victoriously;
they expect assistance from us. We
shall not be traitors; the enemy shall
hear the thunder of our guns"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-05
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SHORT
COURSE, COURT HOUSE, JULY
10, IL, IL, 1917.

July 10
10 O'clock Devotional exercises,
Rev. b. S. Fundcrburk.
Music.
Talk, Mayor l.. II. Trotti.
Talk, Supt J. Arthur Knight
Talk, Senator G. X. I.ancy.
Talk, Mrs. Walker, assistant State
Agent from Winthrop.
"Sclcctinr and Preparing Garden
Seed" Major w. J. Tillcr.
II to II: Announcements as
signing homes.
Ito 3-Dinncr.
to 3:30-Canning: beans, toma-
toes, corn, bccts; glass and tin.
8:30--Lawn party.
July II
9 o'clock-Dcvotion exercises.
Rev. Paul r. Wood.
Music.
Talk, Mrs. Walker; record books
and histories
Poultry Club Work, Mr.. C. Glove
land, State agent for poultry club
work.
"Brining and Drying Vegetables"
Mrs. Walker.
l TO 3-Dinner
3 to 6 6:30--Prcscrving Marmalade,
jelly; picl;ling, Dixie Relish.
Auto ride.
July IL
8 O'clock - Devotional exercises,
Rev. j. X. Hair.
Music.
Talk, Mr.. l.. l.. Baker, State agent
Boys Corn Club Work.
Talk, Mr.. j. G.. Rivers.
Talk, DR.. w. w. Long, Clemson
College.
Threads, with wheat substi-
tutes.
1870 to 12-Butter making, DR..
Onsurd.
1 to Skinner.
to 3:30--Making peanut butter.
Talks to boys, Mr.. Elliott.
Demonstration fireless cooker and
iceless refrigerator.
I All meetings open; public cordial
ly invited.
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GIGANTIC FIGHTING
MACHINE IDAHO WAS
LAUNCHED SATURDAY

Camden, N. j., June 3O.-Anothe,
monster fighting machine for the navy
took the water here today from the
yards of the New York Shipbuildine
company when the superdreadnaught
Idaho, sister ship to the Pennsylvania,
flagship of the Atlantic fleet, was sue
, cessfully launched.
The Idaho will carry IL Id inch so
caliber rifles, mounted in trios in four
turrets, two forward and two aft.
In size, armament, equipment, speed
and all but minor differences, she will
be duplicate of the Pennsylvania
and of the mississippi. Geared tur-
bine engines will hurl her 600 feet of
length and 33, 1000 ton of bulk through
the water at a rate of more than 21
knots.
There are no secrets about the
Idaho's construction except modifica-
tions made after her hull had been
laid down to give her greater security
against submarine attacks. Navy de-
signers believe the vessel will be a
hard problem for submarine and
she cannot be sunk with single tor
pedo.
There will be % fve-inch SO cal
iber rifles swung along the Idaho's
sides as her protection against tor
pedo craft and four three-inch anti
aircraft guns of the long range type
recently designed by the bureau of
ordnance. Below the water line, two
II inch torpedo tubes supplement the
terrific broadside weight of the ships
guns.
The Idaho, mississippi, California,
New Mexico, Arizonia and Tennessee
will be the last American battlecraft
to carry IL Id inch rifles in their main
batteries. They will complete wing
of seven gigantic vessels with this
armament and next from the ways
will come the West Virginia, Wash
ington, Maryland and Colorado, car
rying eight 16 inch rifles. Behind
those will come the new class of A.
600 tonners, five of which have al
ready been authorized, which will car
ry IL 16 inch rifles.
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Mr.. William A. Burr died at his
home early Tuesday morning of
heart failure. Though he had been
in poor health for about two weeks,
his death came as a shock.
The deceased was so years of age
and is survived by two daughters MIS-.
Ella Smith and Miss Rilla Burr; two
sisters, Mrs. Roxie Poston and Mrs.
John Johnson, and his aged mother.
Mr. Burr was a member of Chcs-
terfield Mosanic Lodge and was
buried with Masonic honors Wednes-
day morning in the Chesterfield
cemetery.
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"A Second Series of Officers Train
Camps Te Be Established Soon

"A second series of officers train
ing camps will be begun August 27.
No applications for these will be con-
sldered later than July Is. South
Carolina is allowed a quota of 256
men for the second camp for this dis
trict which will be held at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. The War Department is
anxious to have men between the ages
OF thirty-one and forty-four years in
this, though many younger men will,
OF course, be accepted, and all eligible
men are urged to apply at once.
First Lieutenant II. T. Pillans.
coast artillery corps, U. S. A., is the
examining officer for South Carolina
and applicants should address him at
the Citadel, Charleston, S. C. AppIi-
cation blanks will be sent to all men
requesting them, and also a memo
randum of information setting forth
full instructions and information re-
garding the camp, the pay, etc. Ac-
cepted men will receive transporta-
ton to and from tie camp, subsist-
ance while there and pay of 500 dur
ing the three months of training. 1t
is important that interested men an
ply without delay as the time limit
for applications is July -.
1t is believed that the poor showing
is the result of lack Of understand
ing on the part of the public of the
purpose Of the camps, Lle chances of
fered, and the method of procudure
to apply for admission to the camps.
and not due to any lack of patriotism.
South Carolina will not admit, and
should not admit, that it is less pa
triotic than any other state in the
Union. The submission of an appli-
cation to attend these camps is a pa
triotic act. All red ,blooded men with
proper qualifications should show
their applications at once.
To provide officers for the drafted
forces of the National Army, the War
Department has adopted the policy
of commissioning all new officers of
the line Qnfantry, Cavalry, Field and
Coast Artillery purely on the basis
of demonstrated ability after three
months observation and training in
the officers training camp. Thus, the
appointment of officers of the new
armies will be made entirely on merit
and free from all personal or other
influences.
AS an emergency measure to pro
for the first increment of 100000
drafted troops the War Department
! has put in operation sixteen Officers
Training Camps with a total attend
ance Of about 10000. These 16
camps correspond to the territorial
divisions in which it is planned to
raise troops under the Draft Act OF
May Is, 1917. These camps, which
began May Is, 1917, arc expected 10
provide officers well qualified as to
character ard training and sufficient
for thefirst increment of 500 900.
with reserve for that increment.
Following the policy Of commissions
ing officers on demonstrated worth, il
is intended that, after the first incre
ment of 100000 has been organized.
officers will be obtained by promoting
officers and .ncn already i'm the Reg
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UP-TO-DATE AND NOVEL
Advertising Methods Adopted BY An
Enterprising House

That Chesterfield is fast becoming
metropolitan in the methods of adver-
tising used by our merchants to call
the buying public's attention to the
many splendid values which they are
offering, also that the wide-awake
firm of The Chesterfield Dry Goods
Co. are keeping up with and just a
little ahead of the times in an ad-
vertising respect is again practically
demonstrated by what is perhaps the
most elaborate system of advertising
ever attempted by any business house
in this section, namely: the giving
away of the beautiful Claxton Parlor
Grand Piano which is now on exhibi-
ton at their store.
This piano retails at $4,000 each,
guaranteed for ten years. The p. in
ciple points Of superiority of this ccle-
brated piano over any other of this
class Of instruments lie in the three
strings in unison with overstrung
bass, the splendidly pitched scale and
true sounding board which give the
Claxton that rich, deep, even tone so
much admired.
In recent interview with Mr..
IL. M. Odom regarding this innovation
in advertising, Mr.. Odom stated: eve
have been enjoying the patronage and
confidence of the buyers of this com i.
muity for some time now and by al
ways trying to keep our stocks COM
plete the saying that You can get it
at The Chesterfield Dry Goods Co.
has become household expression.
In giving away this piano we are az
tuated by double purpose, to show
our appreciation of the patronage of
our friends during the past, also to
encourage new trade and to bring the
many splendid values we are now
showing in all lines to the attention
of every buyer in this territory. The
plan we are using in giving away this
piano is equitable and fair to all,
simply this, we will give votes at the
rate of one for every cent of pur-
chase. The person returning to us on
December Gath the largest number of
votes will be given the piano absolute
ly free of cost. No favors will be
shown. Our reputation for square
dealing assures our customers of that
fact"
This four hundred Claxton Parlor
Grand Piano is surely present worth
having and we predict very merry
race" for votes during the next few
months. adv.
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RED CROSS MEETING IN
CHESTERFIELE SUNDAY

Authority having been granted to
organize a Chapter Of the Red Cross
in Chesterfield County, a meeting
will be held in the Methodist Church
in Chesterfield, Sunday, July 9Th st
2. M. 1t is urged that everyone in
terested in this cause be present.
R. T. CASTON,
Temporary Chairman.
A. H. McARN,
Temporary Secretary.
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ular, National Guard, and drafted
forces, thus giving to those who have
volunteered or have been drafted for
military service full opportunity to
earn promotion to the exclusion of
those not in actual military service.
The period devoted to the organi-
zation of the first 100000 must
selecting officers for the second 5OO,-
600 to supplement those promoted
from troops in service.
| To meet this situation second
series of Officers Training Camps
will be held beginning August 27,
1917, with the definite mission of pro-
| ducing body of line officers (Infan-
try, Cavalry, Field and Coast Artil-
lery) capable of filing all places in
the grades above lieutenant and many
of the places in the grade of !euten-
ant in the second 100000 troops.
The training camps to be establish
cd for this purpose will afford those
not in the military service, or drafted
in the future, the last opportunity
10 become officers. Also, in connec-
tion with these camps it is to be noted
that mature and experienced men are
needed to fill the higher grades tfrst
lieutenant, captain, major, and a fee
lieutenant coloncls) in the second
100000.
The date for all camps is AUGUST
9th to November &c, 1917, and suc-
cessful applicants from this State will
be sent to Fort Ogl thorpe, ia. The
maximum age limit for applicants,
except those noted in the special
classes on the memorandum Of infor-
nation which is sent to all those re.
questing application blanks, is forty
four years. In the excepted cases re-
ferred to, it is fifty years. The mini
mum age limit for all applicants is
twenty years and nine months How
| ever, in order to obtain the expert
cnced class of men desired preference
will be given to men ovcc, 81 years of
age, other things equal. Because of
the anticipated large number of ap-
plications, it will probably be difficult
for men under that age to qualify
except in instances wEerr the appli-
cant has prceminent qualifications or
unsual military experie ,cc This ap
plies to the training ca ,pa described
herein
Men who applied Cor the f rGt series
Of campss must reaDo'y wether or not
certified as suitable for the first
! Il.
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J. w. MIDDLETON

Mr.. j" w. Middleton, of the Ca
tarrh section, died at his home Mon
day, July I'd after an illness of sever
al weeks. He was the son Of Mr.. j
j. Middleton, one of the best known
farmers of the County. He was about
80 years of age and is survived by a
wife and several small children.
He leaves a large family connection
and great number of friends to
mourn his death
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-05

York, June 2S.-A destructive hail
storm visited scope of country about
three miles east of York this after
noon, doing great damage to all crops.
Many fields of fine corn were ruined,
while cotton was also badly cut to
pieces
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-05
Don't Use Manure On Irish Pot,to.x

Don't Use Manure On Irish Potatoes
Manure is excellent for ordinary
vegetables, but it is not suitable for
lrlsh potatoes because of its tendency
to encourage scab. Use a good COM
mercial fertilizer for your potatoes,
and save your manure for other crops
It Will benefit morc.-The Southern
RuraliSt.
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DISCHARGE NOTICE

On 30th July next at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, will submit my final return and
apply for discharge as Guardian of
Annie Mary Ingraham.
June 26th 1917. o. D. Turnage,
p Guardian.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE;
MONEY TO LOAN

= Money to loan on improved farm
land; five year loans; cheap rate of
interest; also real estate for sale, on
good terms.
Chesterfield Loan & Insurance Co.,
w. J. Douglass, Mgr.
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CARD OF THANKS

We take this means of thanking.
our many friends for their unbound
ed kindness shown to us during our
recent illness.
c. w. Douglass and wife.
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Rio de Janerio, June 28.-Brazil
has revoked her decree of neutrality
in the war between the entente allies
and Germany.

Athens, June 29.-The Greek Gov.
ernment has broken diplomatic re.
lations with Germany, Austria Hun
gary, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Though war has not yet been de
clared, the Greek Government consid-
ers that state of war exists since its
advent to power yesterday. The re-
call of the Greek diplomatic repre-
sentatives accredited to the Central
Powers and their allies is imminent.
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Canadian Headquarters in France

Canadian Headquarters in France
June 29.-Success, unexpectedly
great and complete at cost in casu.
alties far less than some recent un-
important engagements, has attended
the drive of the Canadians along the
valley of the Souchez toward Lens,
during last week. The gain of
ground is greater than in any action
since the capture of Vimy Ridge and
the land restored to France includes
some of her most productive coal
mines. Coulotte, Leavitte and almost
all Of Avion are firmly held and that
part of the plain east of Vimy, where,
q week ago, no one could show him
self above the top of a trench without
drawing the fire of the snipers and
machine guns may now be traversed
in the open. There are daily increas-
ing indications that German man.
power is no longer what it was. The
number Of enemy troops in the field
appears little less than before the op-
ening of spring operations, but the
spirit of the men is no longer that of
an assured victory. A prisoner taken
yesterday spoke of the process of dis
illusionment the German people are
now going through. If the war does
not end soon, he said, there will be a
revolution in Germany.
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The Russian soldiers woke up Mon
day and captured ten thousand Ger
mans and Austrians--keep up the
good work partner. :
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Washington, June Brazil's
navy has begun cooperating with the
American fleet in South American
waters in hunting down German sea
raiders and watching for German
submarines. Sending of a special dip
lomatic mission to Brazil to arrange
for greater coordination Of forces and
the closest possible cooperation of
the two governments is being consid-
cred by the United States.
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DISCHARGE NOTICE

On @ULh July next at 10 A. M. I
will submit my final return and apply
20 the Probate Court Of Chesterfield
County for a discharge as Admins
traitor of the Estate of Karl +. Taylor,
deceased
June 9th 1917. 10. Tavlor
Administrator.
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Washington, June 29.-Special
Senator Tillman has been in cores
pondence with Secretary of War Bak-
er as to date on which the South Car
olina National Guard regiments are to
be mustered into federal service.
The Senator had seen publications
that the time might be postponed
Secretary Baker informed the Senator
that there has been no change in the
departments plan to muster in the
Guard in three increments at inter
val of ten days, the first call being
Tor July 15, the second call for July
rs and the third for August s. 1t is
understood that the first call will take
In the eastern section of the country
the second the central section and the
third the west.
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Washington, June 3O.-Eighty-
seven of the German merchant ships
siezed in American ports at the out
break of war were turned over by
President Wilson to the shipping
board today for operation. The other
Ia already are in the possession of the
navy department.
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Washington, June 3O.-The toll
of manhood each State must yield to
the new national armies is being ap-
portioned tonight. That the war de-
partment is talking over plan to
draw 100000 at the first levy is as
serted in departmental quarters. Un.
der this arrangement only enough
men to fill the cantonment camps
would be ordered out in September.
Others would await the next sum-
mons
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War is bad business but il needn't
&c bad for business in this country if
everyone will remain calm and keep
active.