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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22
FLEEING BOCHES
SELL EQUIPMENT;
CARRY OFF LOOT
Discipline Of Troops in BEL
GUM Is Shattered,
By Walter DuTAniY.

(CopytiEht. 1918. by tho New York Times
the Chicago Tribune aud tho Oklahoma
MONS, Nov 22.-The Canadian di-
vision on this sector had the supreme
satisfaction Of fighting IT'S way into
Mons and overcoming stiff machine gun
opposition before the armisticc was
signed 1t had a tremendous reception
in the olty-wkch is far larger than
early stories OF the war indicated, mum
berlng 100000 inhabitants and those
who participated say the scene in the
main square, when the long silent
chimes played the "Brabanconnc" an /
other allied hymns, was one Of the
most poignant in their whole war cx-
perence.
The correspondent talked with NJ.
Deyreux, mayor OF Charleroi, who had
come TO Mons 10 seek assistance. re-
garding the state Of affairs created in
his town by the Germans.
Discipline Gives Way
During the last month, he said, il be
came more than evident that discipline
was nOn-existent IN the German army
First Of all, the soldiers, instead OF
goose-stepplng and offering wooden sa-
luteS before their Officers, began TO ig-
rore them completely. Then the Of
ilcer, seemed to disappear as by magic
from The streets. and the behavior OF the
men became more and more indepen.
dent
Finally. about a week before the ar
mlstIce, pillaglng by Germans began
and spread unchecked The men not
only took all they could lay their hands
on, but sold rifles. belts. boots. or any
part Of their equipment for triflinp
sums, and said openly that their one
idea was 10 get home as quickly as
possible The last German IN uniform
disappeared from Charlcro on Friday
but many still remained in multi. firnl
the wagons left behind and committing
other outrage, Already Mayor Deve-
ieux has had to risk his life 10 protest
party OF enemy prisoners from the
naturally iniurla,ed townspcople. and
now he admits frankly that he is un-
able 10 hold his countrymen IN check
unless military aid arrives
Garry OF Useless Loot.
II is typical picture OF a routed army
that NJ Devereux gives OF the German,
They had been in flight for the last
three weeks without order loading their
wagons with loot often OF the most
usele" chlJ5 .'sr swh as dog kennels
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22
Csfry on Usele,a LooI

II is typical picture OF a routed army
that NJ Devereux gives Of the German,
They had been in flight for the last
three weeks without order, loading their
wagons with loot. often OF the most
u,sle" cN1y5 'sr such as dog kennels,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22
HARDIN MEETING
CROWD EXPECTED
High School Auditorium to Be
Full, Believed,

The committee in charge OF the Red
Cross demonstration to be held Monday
night at the high school is making az
rangements to handle a capacity crowd.
In addition to Dr. Martin d Hardin.
who will deliver a lecture on the work
Of the Red Cross here and abroad, a
thrce-reel motion picture will be shown
Many Of the scenes were taken under
fire in France.
DR.. Hardin will tell a first-hand
story OF conditions abroad lie went to
Europe to see for himself, what is being
done by the organization there Just
how money intrusted to the Red Gross
is being expended will be pointed oui
by him. The meeting starts at g p m
The meeting is free to the public
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22
SHOOK With
NERVOUSNESS
A Lady Was Fiat On Her Back
With Terrible Spells, But Her
Husband Got Cardui,--
And Now She Is
Grateful.

Mckinney, Texas-Mrs Mary Ste
phenson, Of this place, state, "Abou, a
year and half ago, was down in bed
for six weeks, not able to sit up. | was
flat on my back and had terrible
spells. .. Why, il looked like
would die At times didn't know
anything would get nervous, |
couldn't bear anyone to talk to mel
would just jerk and shook with ner-
Nousne" across my back was
90 sore and aehed me all the time. |
would have a dizzy feeling. My limbs
ached me and ! would get numb and
leel so weak . | said TO my hus-
band ! knew Cardui was good and | be.
lieyed J. had best try it.
He 60; me a bottle of Cardui, and
when had only taken one-hali iottle
d Cardui | iel, stronger. | took a
half a dozen bottles altogether, then in
two weeks after | began taking I was
up, IN three | was doing my work
praise Cardui for believe Il saved my
life and am grateful"
For over forty years Cardu has been
helping weak, sick womIn back to
health and strength. Try il. (Adv.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22

outside the town, some two AgM.ter'
away, across the Sambro. The day be
fore the battle the Germans entered the
town behind a screen OF civilians. The
French, unwilling to slaughter these un.
fortunates, withdrew across the river,
and the enemy proceeded to burn the
principal street and shoot a number Of
citizens on the old pretext that their
men had been fired upon.
Finally, VI. DevreauX managed 70
reach the presence OF General Won Bar
feldt. commanding the Nineteenth
corps. To his ama1ement the German
general was almost his own double a
big. ruddy featured man with bushy eye
brows. blue eyes and aNwhite mustache
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22
.PIPP AND SPEAKER
AGAIN CIVILIANS

BOSTON, Nov H-Walter Pipp Of
the New York American league base
ball club and Iris Speaker Of the
Cleveland club took advantage yester-
day OF recent government announce
ment and applied for immediate dis
charge from the naval aviation school
al the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology The men said they ex-
pcc,ed 10 play baseball next season.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22
STEAMSHIP CARIB
GROUNDS IN MIST

NEW YORK, Nov 22-The Amer
lean freight steamship Carib which
went aground in a heavy fog of Point
Lookout, Long Island, Yesterday ap-
peared to be in no danger today Ma
val vessels standing by were expected
TO drag the Carib free before night
fall The heavy waves which were
Use ego instead Of eggs LAdyl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22

One Of the most beautiful Of Eng
lands younger peeresSes is Lady Diana
Somerset She is the younger Of the
two daughters OF the Duke OF Beau
fort Her father is the ninth duke in
the line and he is a noted sportsman
as was his father Lady Diana is also
fond Of sports and outdoor life
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22

pounding the ship last night, subsidized
this morning
The Carlb &, bound from Lisbon TO
New York with cork and soap, Her
crew Of forty men is still on board
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-22
FURNITURE REDUCED
IN FUCKERS SALE

fuckers big furniture sale continues
every day this week. Reductions from
10 to IS percent are in force on every
article in this big store. Get your
Thanksgiving furniture at these low
prices While this sale is on cash
basi, credit accounts can be opened as
usual. Big savings in every departs
ment, be on hand early. Tucker FurniI
ture Co, 800 w. Grand (Adv)
Let Us recharge or repair that battery.
Guarantee Battery Co., W0 N. Broad
way; Walnut $40. (Advl
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
$1oO REWARD, $r00

The readers of this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science mas
been able to cure in all its stages ana
that is catarrh. Catarrh being great
ly influenced by constitutional conol-
tions requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Medicine IS
taken internally and acts thru the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the
system thereby destroying the foun-
dation of the disease, giving the pa
t;ent strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in do
ING it's work. The proprietors have
so much faith in the curative powers
of Halls Catarrh Medicine that they
offer one Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all Druggist,
75c.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
I'M SURE IT'S The
GRANDEST MEDICINE
EVER SOLD HERE
GreenviIle Lady Gives Highest
Praise for New Herb Remedy.
Was All Run Down and
Suffered Terribly.
WELL ON ROAD TO RECOVERY.

Any remedy that resores the natur-
al functions of the human BODY IS d
health giving remedy. Theu Sc VI
Dreco, theg reat herb medicine, 1enos
to restore the appetite, to procure h''-
tual digestion which is followed ny an
increased circulation and nutri'io1i ".
the, whole body. Lean,haggaro, otooo
less people begin to gain weight stlen
9Th and flesh at once from taxing Nv
70 as they themselves declare IN sign
ed testimonials. For instance VS.
Maud Blackwell, the well known vs.
dent of Greenville, says: Was oiie
s,of The worst run down women III
screanviIle. NV water was always
tIo, ,1v would hurt and burn, I SUI
fered female troubles ana Wneh
wonld eat there would be lump
come in my stomach.I would nave 70
pasp for, breath, I have taken one
bottle of Dreco. I have gained sew
eraI pounds already but as I am not
entirely we'll yet am taking my Sec
ond bottle and expect to keepe up lot
it is helping me very much.I M sure
it's the grandest medicine ever solo
IN GreenN1lle anu Ill tSiliilS
body about it. .
People who are run down, tired out
debilitated, no matter what the cause
are advised to try this simple little test
Get from any well stocked drug store
a bottle of Dreco. Take spoonful
with each meal for few days ana
watch how the change works through
the entire body. The appetite increases
Everything you eat seems to taste
better. There is no dyspepsia or gas
after every meal. The bowels, KID
neys, liver and stomach work in har-
mony and the rich red blood goes
scoursing through the veins. This is
what hundreds of men and women OF
this section say Dreco has done tor
them. Isn't it reasonable to expect
it can do the same for you.
Dreco is sold by progressive orus
stores and pharmacies everywhere
and is particularly recommended IN
Lexington by Geiger Drug CO.
ADV.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
POPULAR OFFICIAL MET TRAGIC
DEATH
Carlton w Sawyer Accidentally Killed

living on his back in a pool OF biood
Will, a 20 gauge double barreled shot
e,,n by his side, the body Of Carton
W SAWYER. comptroller general OF
South Carolina, was found yesterday
afternoon about 2:45 o'clock by ]. Z.
Whitaker at 1929 Senate Street
where Mr.. Sawyer had maze MS
home for the<last 20 years.
Mr.. Whitaker, who had been rest
ing on a lounge across the nall Irolil
the room occupied by Mr.: SAWYER
heard the report of a. gun, followed by
"a tlud. rushed across the hall and IN
to the room, and found the oooy on
the floor. He raised the, head the neao
of Mr.. Sawyer from the foor, caIleo
10 him a. time or two but received no
SIGN of recognition, death apparently
having resulted almost instantaneous
ly with the firing Of theg un. me
body was in front of a bureau OH
which was a bottle half filled Win ma
chine oil and some rags. On one Oh
bfssshoes was stain as Of OIL HIS
coat and top shirt was off ana ne hao
eyid emily been cleaning the gun.
The shot had entered the front OF
the throat and passed to the BACK OIL
the neck. The shell was. loaded WIFI
small shot No. or 8. When the gun
was unbreached, one barrel contained
an exploded shell and the other a loao
ed shell.
The body was later taken to McCor-
mick,s undertaking parlors Where an
INQUEST was held last night. The coro-
ner,s Jury returned a verdict OF death
from accidental gunshot wound. The
bedy was taken to OranSeburS Where
the funeral services were held SUNDAY
ofternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Four sisters
& survive: they are Mrs. W. Z. Wolfe'
1Oraneeburg; Mrs. B. B. Barton, Or
sneeburg: Mrs. S. H. Clark, Orange
b,re and Miss Elizabeth Sawyer, Or
aneehurg. The three surviving oroth
ers are A B. Sawyer, Anlston' AID ;
DR.. w. 1. Sawyer, Baltimore; s. G'
SAWYER, Baltimore. Mr.. Sawyer was
80 years old.
carlton Wilkes Sawyer was the son
of wilkes and Elizabeth Bamberg Saw
yer. His father, who had been a
brave Confederate soldier, a memoer
of Hagood's Bigade, died While carr
ton SAWYER was very young. He was
sent to Columbia, by his guardian ana
received mis- primary education IN the
COLUMBIA scroois. Afterwards he was
sent to the Citadel. which he attend
ed from 1895 to 1898. lie then took
position with the Banberg Cotton
Mills. Later was bookkceper for the
Norris Cooner Company of this city. n
1905 he was appointed license CLERK
nv Comptroller General Jones, and
Fabruarv 27, 1915, was appointed
oonntroller general to succeed A. W.
Toras who resigned to accept the chair
noanshiu of the, tax commission.
Mr. SAWYER was a candidate for cleo
ton in the primary to be heio august
27.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28

For Sale-At Dispatch-News ofice;
Real Estate titles and Mortgages,
Magistrates and lawyers blanks.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
BOARD OF REGISTRATION WILL
TOUR COUNTY

The County Board of Registration
will be at the following places on
the dates named below and requests
the voters Of these districts to meet
them and get registration certificates
Batesburg Tuesday Sept. 3.
Leesville. Wednesday Sept 4.
G. F Keisler's Store. Thursday 5
Irene. Friday 6.
Brookland Sat. 7
CASTOR Monday 9.
Swansea. Tuesday 10.
Oak Grove Wed. II.
Pelion Thursday ~,
Irmo. Friday 13.
Chapin Saturday it.
L ..4e Ridge Mon. 16.
B. F. Derrick. Chairman
J. W Addy
W. H. Rhoden
County Board Registration.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
TRIALS OF A CANDIDATE.
(AnonymouS.)

A Texas candidate, being defeated
recently sent the following inventory
to the papers. of his campaign losses:
Lost four months and twenty-three
days canvassing.
Lost 1,349 hours Of sleep thinking
about the election.
Lost 43 acres of corn and a whole
sweet potato patch.
Lost two front teeth and a whole lot
of hair in a personal encounter with
an opponent.
Donated one beef, four shoats and
five sheep to a country barbecue.
Gave away two pairs of suspenders,
four calico dresses, $500, and 13 baby
rattlers.S
Kissed 12s babies.
Kindled IA kitchen fires.
Put up eight stoves, cut IA cords of
wood and carried "a buckets of water.
Picked Mines bales of cotton, gather
ed seven wagon loads of corn, and
pulled AIS bundles Of fodder.
Walked 4,076 miles, shook hands g.,
sos times, told 10,101 lies, and talked
enough to make in print 1000 VOL
umes the size of a. patent office report.
Attended 16 revival meetings, was
baptised four different times by i'm
mersion and twice some other way,
contributed $50 to foreign missions,
and made love to nine grass widows.
Got dog bit 80 times and-got de-
feated.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
CLERKS SALE

State of South Carolina.
County of Lexington.
Court of Comon Pleas.
Sara R. Shuler. paintiff VS.. H. 8.
Kesler. ct al. Defendants.
BY virtue of authority vested in
me by order of the Court [ will sell
before the court house door. Lexing-
ton. S. c.. durng the legal hours of
sale. on the first Monday in Septem
Der. the same being the End day of
said month. the following described
real estate. to W.T.:
Cali that lot or parcel Of land sit
uate. lying and being in the Town
of Irmo. in Fork Township. said coun
ty and State. fronting on Woodrow
street forty feet and extending back
the same width one hundred and fifty
feet and bounded North bv lands of
John Davis. East by lot Of George
Echelbrger. and South by lot Of Ma
mie Jackson and being the lot con-
veyed to US by Alice -................by
her deed of date March 21. 1911.
Terms fo sale: CASH. purchaser
to pay for papers. recording and re-
venue stamps.
II. L. HARMON
Clerk of Court.
Aug. 9TH, 1918.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
Timely Warning.

Don't wait until the last minute
act as soon as the first indications of
a bilious attack appear, and you can
usually ward it off. You have time
" warning as your appetite fails
some hours before the attack appears
and you keep on eating because it is
meal time. Skip one meal and take
dose of Chamberlain's Tablets and
the attack can as a rule be prevented
and all the distressing symptoms a.
voided. Try it.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28

J
Now-fGets-It Is Magic"
will just touch the corn or callus with
few drops of 'Gets-It.' What a
blessed relief it gives to corn pains!
You won't limp any more; you can
enjoy the dance every minute. Then
to see how that corn or callus will
come right off complete, like a ba-
mana peel and without the least pain
is Just wonderful. 'Gets-It' is the
biggest seller among corn removers
in the world today, simply because
it is so wonderfully simple and al
ways works. Be sure you get Gets
It."
"Gets-It," the guaranteed money
back corn-remover the only sure way
costs but trifle at any drug store.
MID by E. Lawrence & Co Chica-
60, III.
Sold in Lexington and recommend
ed as the worlds best corn remedy
by Harmon Drug Co.-Adv.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
To the Public.

81 just want to say that we keep a
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy on hand all the
time, and find it excellent for bowel
trouble writes Mrs. H. P. Cook, An
derson, Ind.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
FOR SALE.

100 acres good farming land, clay
soil part gray and part red; 5 room
dwelling house and all necessary out
buildings. Located in Hollow Greek
township. Cheap for cash. AAbopt
100000 worth of timber and :so1pe
good river bottoms. Apply to
S. J. Leaphart, Agenti
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
pROF 6. s. IINDLER HERE
FOR SISTERS BURIAL

Prof. S. S. Lindler OF Elilot' pasSeo
through Lexington Monday enro"'e
rome, after having attended the our-
ial of his sister, Mrs. James Shealy'
near Delrnar. Prof. Lindler was TOT
many years a resident Of this county
county; and is widely known as an
educator. No better nan ever ETeo
and his friends here were glad to see
him looking so well.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
"Cets-It" u Drops
Then to the Dance
Goodnight to Corn Pains-Corns
Peel Off With "Gets-It."

"Say, girls, you can laugh at tight
shoes, or damp, corn-pulling weather,
big bumpy corns, calluses on the
soles of your feet. corns between
the toes, hard and soft corns, if you
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28

You can't serve your country by be-
ing stingy. Keep the wheels Of indus
try moving. It's work or fight.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-10
Trinity-R Ridge.
Received Severe Electric Shock.

Ruff Shumate, a colorcd employee Of
the city, was severely shocked by
electricity Monday afternoon while
trimming the arc light carbons on
Church street near the graded school
building. The current of electricity
was transmitted TO the rope, with
which the lamps are raised and lower
cd. from high voltage line through
the medium Of rain water on the rope
Ilc had just stepped off Of the stool
on which he stands in trimming the
rarbons and had grabbed the rope
when the rope brushed against the
igh voltage line. The shock knocked
N aomc distance away from the
Ga but he received severe charge
3 was unconscious for awhile but
after receiving medical attention, he
revived and Is now out Of danger.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-10
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-10
SHUTS TOO PLAIN
FOR THE AUSTRIAN
South African General Asked Exam
bassadOr If Vienna Really Wanted
Peace. Refused Evasive Reply.

Paris, April 7.-''Gen. S'muts, South
African delegate in London for the
British cabinet, according to LIE Ma
tin, was the figure high In the coun-
Gil of the Entente Allies" referred to
by Premier Clemenceau in his state
ment April 5 denying the assertion OF
Count Czernin that the French pre-
mier had sought to open peace nego-
tiations with Austria a-Hungary. The
representative of the dual monarchy
who met Gen. SHUTS in Switzerland
was Count rff-Poilly-Dict-
richstein, Austro-Hungarian ambassa-
dor at London when the war broke
out
Immediately upon being introduced
to Count Mcnsdorff. says the enwspa-
per in relating the interview, Gen.
Smuts, taking the initiative in the con
vcraston, bluntly said:
"ls ii true that you wish to make a
separate pcace?"
This direct query was too much for
the trained diplomat and the court
began long, cvasivc reply.
Yes, or no. reiterated the British
representative
Obtaining no direct reply Gen.
Smuts said
Then cn--good night"
The interview lasted barely three
minutes. Vienna was shocked, lie Ma
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-10
RAILROADS USE MUCH COAL
Require Almost Twenty-Five Per Cent
Of the Total Output Of
the Country.

Figures compiled by G. T.. Lesher of
the United States geological survey
show that 136O00,000 tons OF bitumI-
nous coal 6.735,000 net tons OF Penn
sylvania anthracite and 22,05O tons Of
coke were used by tho railroads in the
United States In 1916. The increase
In the quantity Of bituminous coal
used by the railroads In 1916 was
14.O00,000 tons, which was 1l.5 per
cent more than 1915. The increase In
the consumption OF anthracite by the
railroads was but $4,000 net tons, or
S.5 per cent. There was an increase
in railroad consumption OF nearly
100000 tons OF coal from Illinois,
about 2,S00,000 from Ohio and Of
100000 from West Virginia. The
quantity Of coal from Pennsylvania
used by the railroads decreased nearly
100000 tons.
The quantity OF bitumInous coal
used by the railroads In tho eastern
district increased from 565O0,O0O to
62,700,000. or II per cent. The Increase
In the Southern district was from e.
100000 to 23,3O0,000, or 81 per cent,
and In tho Western district, from 49,
100000 to 5O,000.000, or Is per cent.
The total quantity Of bituminous
coal used by he railroads was about
q per cent Of the total production as
against % per cent in 1915. The
Pennsylvania anthracite used by the
railroads in 1916 was TT per cent OF
the total anthracite produced and the
combined btuminous and anthracite
used, 142,735.000 tons, was "a per cont
Of the output, the same as in 1915.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-10

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