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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-08-22

week and sure hope that / can stav
for like it fine.
am looking for Johnnie next Sun
d2y. There are about seventy of us
boys up here and we have such n
convenient camp and such good water
IN fact, one couldn't want any better
but after all we don't have every dav
holiday. We have lots of work but
don't have to work on Sunday and we
nave such well behaved bunch that
we are allowed more privilege than
any other camp. If any of the boys
DO any thing very wrong he is sent
back to some other camp and believe
me they are very good.
| was showing Mary LOUIS picture
to the little French girl yesterday and
she went wild over it. Asked if it
vas my "pecsanimy," which means
lady in French. She can speak right
much English. 1 was playing with
her several days ago and something
happened that made her laugh and
said, "Oh, kiss me quick" in good
English.
Well, it is getting late so will ring
off. Write as often as you can.
With love to all and lots for YOU
and kids. Your brother,
CIIAS. r. CASON.
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PATRIOTIC RALLY SEPT. 2ND AT
CHESTERFIELD AND CHERAw

A big patriotic rally will be held in
Chesterfield on the afternoon of
Monday, Sept. I'd. A second meeting
will be held that night at Cheraw.
Mr.. R. Goodwin Rhett, of Charles
ton, and French army officer will be
the principal speakers. A navy band
will furnish music for the occasion.
This meeting, while enspiring in
character, will also be informative.
Mr.. Rhett is well qualified to bring
to US information of the greatest i'm
portance.
through constant association and
contact with the heads of the War.
Treasury, and other Departments of
he government at Washington, he is
generally regarded as one of the
most fully Informed men in the entire
country in regard to national affairs.
de is one Of the group of able citi-
:ers whom the government has call
ed upon to assist it in mobilizing the
nations resources for waging the war
against Teutonic powers.
Mr.. Rhett has been at Washington,
in close contact with the various gov
ernment departmets, for a year and
half. These important war duties
Kept MIN in the nations capital al
most continuously during that period,
and as result of his official duties
and experiences he is one of the few
men in the country who is qualified
to tell authortatively of the nations
circumstances and needs.
At the outbreak of the war, Mr..
Rhett was appointed one of COM
mittee Of five to whom was entrusted
he important task of investigating
the condition of the nations arsenals.
lie was appointed by Secretary Nc
Adoo to take charge of the War Saw
ings campaign in the State Of South
Carolina.
Although much of what has been
transacted has been of highly con-
idential nature. and will hardly be
revealed until the war is over, there
lre things of vital and absorbing in
.erest that Mr. Rhett has to tell the
people of South Carolina--thinps
which become the duty Of good ciri-
Zens to hear and know In his inspi:-
ing talk of South Cardinals Part in
The World War;" Mr.. Rhett exposes
the criminal Hun intrigue and lust
FOR power, which brought upon the
world the most dreadful war known
to history. Mr.. Rhett tells in stirring
fashion of the fateful events which
finally compelled America to take up
arms in support Of it's honor. lie re-
veals the shameful duplicity of the
Prusslan war lords, and exposes their
lnsidious and cunning designs upon
America. And he tells of the splendid
strnggle which the nations fighting
men are waging, of the admiration Of
the world and instilled fear into the
hearts of the Huns
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BLEASE CAN NOT BE
FRIEND OF wills SON

SPartanbur., Aug. l5.-Presi-
dent Wilson has addressed a letter
to Thomas II. Daniel, Washington
correspondent of the SpartanburR
Herald, in response to a request for
an expression of views on the sen..
torial race in South Carolina, in
which Former Gov. Colo L. Bleass
Is candidate, in which he says,
Let me say that l have perfect
confidence that the people of South
Carolina will judge rightly in the
senatorial contest and l have NOT
the least fear that they will believe
that Mr.. Biease is or can be a friend
of the administration. The record
OF his opinion is already written
and it is a little late to expunxe it,"
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PATRICK

A wind and hail storm blew down n
small house and trees just below
here Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Fl. l.. Baggot is having his
out at Cedar Creek this week.
Messrs. S. o. Goodale and Sandy
Campbell spent Friday night in Pa
trick.
Mr.. Craig Odom is at home from
the navy for few days.
A relative of Corp. Jerome Doug
lass received card last week an
nouncing his safe arrival overseas.
Miss Ruth Buie is spending awhile
with Miss Vera Buie.
Protracted meeting begins at Meth
odist church 3rd Sunday in August.
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was one thousand per cent. American.
He is still for peace and Liberty"
Senator Laney reviewed his rec
I ord in the General Assembly for the
past fourteen years and dwelt at
length on the tax question. He said
It was time that political demagogues
quit fooling the people. He said that
though he had always advocated low
saxes that each year the taxes grew
heavier. He called attention to the
bad roads and schools we had four
.een years ago and said that even if
the taxes are higher now that we are
getting something for our money.
When he entered the General Assem-
oly not one cent was appropriated for
common schools but now a half mil
lion dollars is appropriated directly
out of the State treasury for the
small country schools. The State
Hospital has been rebuilt and now
patients are cared for properly. The
roads have been improved. Every
one wants better roads and schools
and it is common sense that it will
take money to obtain these benefits
"Who would say take off the taxes
that arc expended on our schools,
roads and for the Confederate Vet
erans?" said he. He was in favor of
economy in government and the ex-
penditure of funds where the most
benefit could be obtained for the
people.
Senator Laney said there were
those who attempted to SOW discord
and preach pro-Germanism to the
people of South Carolina but he was
thankful that they had had little sue
cess. He was opposed to any candi-
date whose loyalty was in question
and the people should not elect to
office any man who was not dyed in
the wool, through and through Ame-
rican, first, last and all the time. He
had friends who differed with him and
he had not word of criticism to say
against them but he wanted to reason
with them-wanted to talk with his
friends and beg them to see that if
they supported man who was pulling
back in this hour of national peril
that they themselves, too, would be
in position of obstructing. How can
the voters support man who is re-
ported by his own political organ,
his own newspaper, to have said that
Every American life lost on French
soil should be charged to Woodrow
Wilson and was an unwarranted sac
rihce of American blood" How
could the lives these boys were Civ
ing up be considered useless sacr-
fees when they were dying in order
that our wives and daughters might
retain their honor and virtue? He
wanted it understood that he was
talking in a friendly manner just
like he was walking down the street
and patted you on the shoulder-he
was reasoning with his friends, try
ing 10 show them that the boys dying
in France were giving up their lives
for the honor and virtue of our sa-
cred womenhood and, therefore, we
could not afford to support anyone
who thought otherwise.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Executive Committee calls on
everyone to assist it in obtaining the
name and address Of every boy in the
service so that proper arrangements
may be made for voting.
Please attend to this at once so
that the boys will have an opportuni.
ty Of voting for the men of their
choice.
NJ. J. HOUGH, County Chm.
J. CLIFTON RIVERS, Sec'y.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-08-22
REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN
IN VARIOUS PLACES

The books of registration will i've
opened at the following places for
the registration Of all qualified voters
in the County:
Ruby, Sept I'd; Mt. Croghan, Sd. :;
Pageland, 4th.; Dudley, 5th ; Jeffer-
son, 9th. Angelus, 7th. from 8 a. m.
TO II M; McBee, 9th; Patrick, 10th :;
Schoolhouse near J. X. Linton from
9 n. m. to II M, 1lth.; and Cheraw
from 2 p. m. to z, llth. and Cheraw,
18th.
j. c. BLACKWELL,
Chr. Board of Registration.
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VARDAMAN DEFEATED

Mississippi has this week decided
an issue like that in South Carolina.
Congressman Vardaman, OF doubtful
loyalty has been elected TO stay at
home, or at least to stay out of
Washington.
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Ben F. Turnace

Saturta', July ~, 1918.
Dear sister and family:
Will try and answer your mos, ap-
preciated letter recc:ycl YESTERDAY
and words can't tell how glad | was
20 hear you were all well and getting
along well. AS for myself l am we'll
and getting on fine haven't been
sick since I've been over here. l ike
this place very well but nothing to
compare with the good old l.. S. A..
Well, Maybcl, 7 am glad you all
we're getting along all right with your
work. Guess you are done through
laying by and have got plenty of wa
termelons and fruit | sure would
be glad to be there to help you all
cat them and to attend the big meet
ings.
We'll, sure was sorry TO hear Aunt
Lille was sick but hope she is wei! by
this time. | expect she has worked
100 hard this year.
| am sorry to hear of the death of
Mrs. BAGgot and Mr. Campbell. I
sure thought lot o. old Mr.. Camp
bell but that's dcot we have ali get
20 pay sooner or !ater and it is best
30 be prepared for it for it is sure
to come.
Well, guess it is pretty hard for
those boys that had to 90 to Camp
jackson these hot days I hope Har-
mon will not have to go till it gets
cooler but / bet he wants to 90 but
he will soon get enough Of the army
to do hint isn't any play thing
when you get through with it. We
have been to the front line and stay
cd eight days but / never saw any
thing that looked ike German but
| guess there was~plenty of them
there. We are back now for a rest
Of several days.
Well, Maybel you said you didn't
want me to get struck on this coun-
try and the girls and want to stay.
You necd not get uneasy about that
ior l wish this was the last day
had to stay over here. Well | haven't
got up with Allie Caulder yet but one
Of the corporals in this Company
saw him in Paris sometime ago. /
sure would love to see him. Larence
said to tell Willie that he was well
and getting on all right.
Well, l got letter from Eva yes
terday. She said Cousin Frank and
Roy were up there and she was tell
ing me about their trip to Shiloh.
am glad you saw my girl | sure
wish | could see her. | haven't had
but one letter from her since I've
been over here but l guess I've got
some on the way if they ever get
here. got two from you yesterday
and one was written June 18th and
the other July lst and up until then
! hadn't heard from home since May.
Well, Maybel, Davi,' A Brown got
some pictures yesterday that we had
made the time | went home with him.
! sure wish you could see them.
think my girl is real good looking and
! his looks all right.
Well, as | have written about all |
| know guess had better close. Ans
wer just as soon as you can and tell
me all the news.
| Give my love and best wishes to
all, Your loving brother,
BEN f. FURNACE.
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wet and cold, and came very near
having chill, but soon got used to
the cold and we hal good luck and
all got back all righ:. don't think
it will last much iDrger. Reports arc
in our favor.
Well, mama, would like to tell
you where l am at but / can't.
l hope you will get this all right
and will get the papers you sent
me so ! will close win much lo>' and
best wishes, am your. as ever.
w. T. HUNT,
Co. l, iIStn. Inf, =. z. F.
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w. T. Hunt.

Mrs. Hunt has received the fol-
lowing letter from her son:
July %, 1918.
Dear mother
Will answer your letter Of June
"a, which l received July 20 and was
very glad to hear from You all. This
leaves me well and getting on all
right. / haven't seen BDyCe in 3 or
q days but he was getting on inc
then. / think l will see him tonight
or tomorrow.
Mamma, can't un lcrstand why
you haven't got any Of my letters
have written you 3 or 10 u2 TO
the present time and have received
or @ from you and about tic same
amount from Pearl.
Mama, tell papa 1 an glad he IS
getting on alright with his work and
hope he will make a good crop and
hope ! will get to help eat some of
it, and I feel sure will. lie seid no.
to be uneasy about the folIs nj home.
Tell him not to be uneasy abont Us.
have been up on the froLt line and
experienced little re Il warfare, but
it Is not SO bad as you would think,
but you must keep widr awake and
on the alert at all times / had not
been in line but about all hour when a
British corporal came down and said
follow me and ever the top wc went
and out through ~, Mnn's Land
like a. flock of she;p nne behind IA.
other. The boches gave Us . hearty
welcome but when We went as fai
a. we wanted to go W, lay down on
grass about 2 hours. The grass wa,
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job for Pershinu.

With his own hands Lafayette hung
the key to the Bastile on the wall at
Mount Vernon. Now it is up to Per-
shnig with his own hands to hang the
key to the German Verrueckthaus in
the palace of Seattle
Post-Intelligeneer.
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MUST REGISTER AUG. "a

"All male persons who have
reached their twenty-first
birthday since June 5, 1918,
and on or before August %,
1918, must register on August
"a, 1918.
"These men should consult
with local draft boards as to
how and where they should
register"
In Chesterfield County these
men may register at Cheraw,
McBee and Courthouse.
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MULE LOST

Black horse mule; right eye out i;
weight about LOO; strayed Tuesday
evening. Will pay for trouble.
1t-p J. l. CHISHOLM,
Patrick, s. c., Route /.
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J. M. White

J. M. White
The following letter was received
by Mrs. Ben Mcbride from her bro
ther:
August IL, 1918.
Dear Ola:
Would have written you letter
before now but was waiting to. find
out more about when we were going
to start over.
Am well and getting on fine. All
the boys seem to be feeling good to-
night for the Captain told us this
afternoon we would start across to-
morrow, and all seem to want to go.
Hope Ben won't be called in the
army, if he does you and the children
60 down and stay with papa till the
was is over. Hope it will end soon.
All the latest war news is good.
The thought of going over and en-
tering the war hasn't bothered me
much. Of course, one way l think of
it, it brings tear and another way
it brings a smile. l am willing to go
and do my bit for the dear old us.
A. 1t is my duty to go and do my
part.
1t will be some time after we get
across before we can go to the front,
for we haven't had much training
yet.
think if things still keep going in
our favor as it has for the last month,
the war won't last much longer.
Well, don't guess l will get to
write you any more before / go. So
don't worry about me; for feel safe,
thank God. If l never return just
say am resting not lost, but feel
like will be back some sweet day
and hope to find you all getting on
fine when I get back.
We sure have good clothing to
carry with Us. Though they are
some hot to wear such weather as we
are having now, for they are all
wool. Have overcoats and raincoats
to carry also.
Haven't anything more worth writ
ing so hope to see you all again some
day by and by. Will write you soon
as land over there.
With many good wishes and much
love to all, Lovingly,
MELVIN.
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PIG LOST

Red spotted, male, 2h months old
Got away Aug. 18th. Reward for re-
turn, T. E. MULLOY. tt
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LETTERS FROM OUR BOYS
Sergt. VIM. E. Sellers

Miss Catherine Sellers has receiv-
ed the following letter from her bro
ther.
With the American e. F.
July %, 1918.
Dear Sister:
VIII write you a short letter to let
you know that am we'll and having
very good time.
have just come from "up the
line" for a short rest and find it some
different from what l expected to. 1t
is some experience to play hide and
seek with Fritz in "No Mans Land"
and l csn assure you that no one
Will 20 to sleep while doing so. 1t
rained several times while / was up;
and our steel helmets came in gooo
it was no one was hurt in the
slightest.
Those liberty Bonds should be re-
ceived by Mama by the time you get
this letter as they will be paid for
Aug 1st.
And the insurance am paying for
$4,000, but cannot find anything
about the policy over here. Tell
papa, if he will write the "Adjutant-
Generals Office, War Risk Insurance
Dept, Washington, D. c." he will be
able to get what information he
wants.
In answering my address will be
the same. From your brother,
William.
P. S. Please send me a carton of
Chesterfield or Camel Cigarettes, if
you can possibly mail them.
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Chas. r. Cason

Miss Ruth Cason has received the
following letter from her brother:
July "a, 1918.
To Ro,lo Ero,,o
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Miss Catherine Sellers has receiv-
ed the following letter from her bro
ther
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
MULE MISSED HER TOBACCO
TemperamentaI Mountain Canary Not
Blamed for Planting Hoofs In Back
Of Her Only Friend.

Thinking the animal made a mistake
In not knowing whom she was kicking
or 1t was his fault because he forgot
to give her the usual chew of tobacco,
Fred Wales of Grass Valley, Cal, who
carried his arm In sling for some
time as the result of kick from Bes-
sic, excuses his partner of fourteen
years for injurlng him.
The mule is known to every en-
ployee of the mine, 450 in all, and
while there Is no affection for her
among 449 of them, they all have a
wholesome respect for her in spite OF
her contrary disposition. 1t is mine
classic that she kicks the airpipe two
feet above her for exercise.
With Fred Wales, however, 1t is diff
ferent. He has worked with Bessie
for fourteen years and has become at
tached to the animal. He excuses her
vagarles as an lndulgent mother con-
dones the actions of spoiled child.
1t Is merely matter Of tempera-
ment, he says, and the other men do
not understand her. His faith was
shaken temporarily, but not for long,
In the physicians Office he took Of
fense at suggestion that the mule
should be killed on account Of her
viciousness and rushed to her defense.
'It was perhaps my fault; 1t certain
ly was not hers. Bessie either did not
know who 1t was when she kicked or
had forgotten to give her the usual
chew of tobacco. am willing to take
all the blame"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21

The kalser's greatest ally Is whisky
This 1 say, because whatever saps
the strength Of America, lowers its
efficiency, and steals Its wholesome
food Is manifestly playing into the
hands Of Americas enemy.
Women may economize in the kitch-
en-, can the, beans and cabbage, save
the crusts, and skimp the butter, bat
one saloon will waste more human
energy over the bar In one day than
they will conserve in week.
Why plant your front lawns In po-
tatoes and raise carrots instead Of
geraniums in your window garden;
why eat corn pone instead Of white
bread, and fried rice for steak, and
all that sort Of thing, when every
pound of food you are saving to make
men strong is doubly duplicated by the
still, which flows to make men weak7
Every glass Of booze that passes
over the mahogany bar in the drinking
place does as much damage to the
manhood of the nation as ten-lnch
shell fired from one of the kaiser's
Krupps.
For whisky never did any good and
never will do any good. Every ounce
Of II means lowering life's efficiency.
It makes the muscle labby. 1t OBJ
scures the brain. 1t lets down the
moral force.
Every drop of whisky means so
much less honesty, loyal courage, and
intelligence.
The kaiser could make no shrewder
move than to subsldize every grog
shop in America, to keep on at full
blast, ladling out the stuff that takes
the stamina out of this great people.
Nobody, no nation, can conquer
America. But America can rot. She
can guzzle her beloved poison and sink
to maudlln weakness, while she prates
Of personal liberty" and slobbers In
congress and out, over the vested
rights of poison sellers.
General O'Ryan in q recent letter to
his fellow soldiers, used this Ian
guage:
sour job is to whip the enemy hard
and with the least loss to ourselves. In
training our military machines TO do
this we must eliminate back-lash, rat
ties, and useless loads. We must have
every part healthy, strong, and depend
able; no part defective, diseased, or
obsolete.
"This cannot be If we are to permit
booze in any form m our military ma
chine Alcohol, whether you call it
beer wine, whisky, or by any other
name, is a breeder of inefllciency.
While 1t affects men differently, the
results are the same, in that all af-
fected by it cease for the time to be
normal. Some become forgetfui, 9TH
crs Quarrelsome. Some become noisy,
some get sick, some get sleepy; others
have their passions greatly stimulated.
When you stop to consider the thou
sands in division, do you not see how
vital to efficiency Is the elimination
of liquor? If one officer or man is
permitted to use liquor, then others
will claim the right to do so. How
can a division of t,oops be ever ready
ever up on the bit to drive ahead
or to thrust back the enemy's drive
if through the presence of this insid-
ious evil some soldiers forget their or
ders, or become noisy when silence Is
essential. fall asleep when every fac
ulty should be alert, or absent from
their posts"
Hurrah for the SaloOn Long live
personal liberty Hoch der whisky
DR.. Frank Crane, in New York Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
Surely Meatless Day.

They didn't violate 'meatless day"
after all.
Food conservation hath Its heroes
and heroines no less than war.
A young housewife bought herself a
lamb stew, and that evening set 1t
forth for the delectation Of her hus-
band.
The stew was mostly lamb bone, the
husband thought, as he searched the
dish for bit of meat.
His probe proved unsuccessful.
But he didn't say anything.
Neither did his wife, but she was
thinking a lot.
All of a sudden the husband spoke
up.
"Why, this Is meatless dayw he
gasped, horror struck in remembrance.
His wife looked sadly at the dish.
at ls," she said, grlmly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-21
He Look His Tin Hat Off.

A man staggered down the trench
with blood running over his face and
over his uniform. There was so lit
tie room ut this point that we had
to flatten against the wall to permit
him to pass. Close behind was an
other soldier with n small red cross
on his sleeve, not Red Cross nurse
as they never are at the front. He
started TO tell us that the wounded
man had just taken his helmet off
but the wounded man preferred to
tell the story himself. 81 just took
off me tin hat to scratch me blooming
top piece when whang, Shrapnel. And
now It's me back TO bllghty under me
own power" He wobbled on.-London
Chronicle.