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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-12-19
THE ILLITERACY COMMISSION

The South Carolina Illiteracv Com
mission has taken up it's headquar-
ters at the University of South Caro-
lima, which is appropriate both on
account of the educational nature
Of this work and also that it NAV be
IN close touch with the chairman,
Professor Patterson Wardaw. 9th
er members of the Commission are
>. e. Swcaringen, Mrs. J. l.. Coker,
Miss Mabel Montgomery, George d.
Brown, S. II. Edmunds, and C. f.
Burts with Miss Viii Lou Gray as the
efficient field worker.
The llliteracy Commission is pre-
paring to wage a campaign for the
establishment of adult schools in ev-
cry county of the State. In order
that the work may be effectively done
1T is necessary that the Legislature
appropriate funds and that the teach
ers of the State be trained in this
work. The Legislature will be asked
to appropriate $25, 100000 for the
work of establishing and maintain
ing these adult schools. Such facts
as the following prove the wisdom of
this expenditure:
massachusetts gave her citizens
IA years schooling.
The United States averages 5.23
year schooling.
While South Carolina gives her
citizens 3.lS years schooling.
OF all the States in the Union
South Carolina ranks:
|. Lowest in expenditure per
capita for education.
2. 25 per cent. of population illit-
crate-ncXt to The worst in the whole
nation.
In order that the teachers NAV be
trained in this work special Insti-
tutc was held in Columbia December
l3 and Ia. The program consisted
of round table discussions of adult
school problems, demonstration work,
and inspirational addresses. There
was present at the Institute not only
teachers appointed as County Lead
crs but many mills sent represents ia
lives in order that those teachers
who have night work in their charge
may be more efficiently equipped for
their work.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-12-19
TRY 1T SUBSTITUTE
FOR NASTY CALOMEL
Starts your liver without making you
sick and cannot salivate


Every druggist in town-your
druggist and everybody's druggist
has noticed a great falling off in the
sale of calomel. They all give the
same reason. Dodson's Liver Tone
is taking its place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
tnow it, while Dodson's Liver Tone
it perfectly safe and give better re-
suits" said prominent local drug
gist. Dodson's Liver Tone is per-
sonally guaranteed by every druggist
who sells it. A large bottle costs but
few cents, and if it fails to give
easy relief in every case of liver slug
gishness and constipation, you have
only to ask for your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant
tasting, purely vegetable remedy,
harmless to both children and adults.
Take spoonful at night and wake up
feeling fine; no biliousness, sick head
ache, acid stomach or constipated
bowels. 1t doesn't grippe or cause in
convenience all the next day like vio-
lent calomel. Take a dose of calo-
mel today and tomorrow you will
feel weak, sick and nauseated. Don't
lose days work! Take Dodson's
Liver Tone instead and feel fine, full
Of vigor and ambition. Adv. 8,
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-12-19

position. had his head taken clean off
his shoulders, and the rest of him
landed near my feet and squirmed
little. like chicken that had just been
killed. 1t was awful to see the body
without any head move around that
way. and we could hardly make our
selves touch 1t for some time. Then
we rolled 1t to- the other side Of the
hole.
Then, to one side of us, there was
more violent explosion than any yet.
The earth spouted up and fell on us.
and big clouds Of black smoke, sliding
along the ground. covered our shell
hole and hung there for some time.
One Of our sergeants. from the regular
French infantry, said 1t was a shell
from a Turkish 155-mm. howitzer.
That was only the first one. The
worst thing about them was the smoke
people who think Pittsburgh is
smoky ought to see about fifty Of those
big howitzer shells bursting, one after
another.
We could not tell what the rest of
our line was doing or how we were
standing the awful fire, but we felt
sure they were not having any worse
time than we Were. In Il few minutes
we heard the good old "75s" start
pounding, and 1t was like hearing an
old friends voice over the telephone,
and everybody in our shell hole
cheered, though no enc could hear us
and we could barely hear each other.
Still we knew that IL the "75s" got
going In their usual style. they would
do for an enemy battery or two, and
that looked good to US. The "75s"
made the noise worse, but 1t was al
ready about as bad as 1t could be,
and q thousand guns more or less
would not have made It any harder
to stand.
One OF our men shouted in the ser
geants ear that the men I'm line ahead
Of us and to the right were trying to
give US a message of some kind. The
sergeant stuck his head above the
parapet and had a look. But I stayed
where I was-the sergeant could see
for himself and me, too, as far as
was concerned.
He shouted at us that the men in
the other trench were trying to signal
something, but he could not make 1t
out because the clouds Of smoke would
roll between them and break up the
words. So he laid down again In the
bottom Of the hole. But after while
he looked over the parapet and saw
a man just leaving their trench, evil
IDENTIFY with a message for us, and he
had not gone five steps before he was
blown 20 pieces and the lad who fol-
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-12-19

officer had said and I figured wou,d
nave to go ybnck and stsy with them
or bring them back. Either way there
wns not one chance i'm n hundred that
any of us wOul'; make II. Because
When 1 got thro' yh 1t was really Just
miracle and nobody would have
thought 1t could happen.
Then the officer told me to 20 back
to the beach, where our naval guns
were, and that was detailed to them.
Maybe you do not think 1 was glad7
But there was rough work still ahead
or me, because when i got behind the
third line saw a wide open field that
was light gray from the shell smoke
flashes where the big ones were doing
their work, and / had to go through
that field.
L fell time and again, sometimes
when l thought shell was near. and
sometimes when / had no reason for
it-only 1 was thirsty again, and was
shiverlng all the time, and was so
weak l could not have chOked a gold
fish. ] do not remember hardly any
thing about going through that field.
and you might say the next thing I
knew was when / was overtaken by
q dispatch runner, and got In a tin
tub at the side Of motorcycle and
was taken to the guns.
felt ready for Rip Van Winkle
nap then, but the officer in command
would not let me. He said they were
short Of gunners-the terrific shelling
had killed off dozens Of them-and as
he knew / could point a gun he had
ordered them over the telephone to
get me to the beach as fast as possi-
bic. He spotted the two warehouses
1 have spoken Of for me and said it
was up to us to put them out of COM
mission. The gun was 14-inch naval.
and that looked good to me, so I
bucked up lot. The warehouses were
about 10 or II miles away, l should
judge, and about 30 or 40 yards apart
l felt very weak. as 1 have said.
and shivered every once In while.
SO 1 did not think / could do much
gaming worth whistling at. But they
loaded the old 14-inch and made ready.
and we got the range and all was set,
The officer told me to let her ride.
So / said to myself, "This is one for
you, Murray, old boy. Let's go from
here"
So I sent that one along and she
landed direct and the warehouse went
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up In fire and smoke. felt good then,
and laid the wires on the other ware
house and let her 20. But she was too
high and I made n clean miss. Then
l was mad, because ! had sent that
one over for myself. So / got the cross
wires on the warehouse again and,
/ said to myself. ''Ths Is not for any
body, just for luck, because / sure
have had plenty of 1T today"
. Then the juice came through the
wires and into the charge, and away
she went. and up went the second
warehouse. That made two directs out
OF three, and guess 1t hurt the Turks
some to lose all their ammunition.
The officer kissed me before I could
duck and slapped me on the back and
/ keeled over. l was just all In.
They brought me to with rum, and
they said I was singing when 1 came
to. When they tried to sing to show
me what song it was, I figured 1t was
"Swcet Adcline" they meant. But
do not believe I came to, singing, be-
cause / never sang "Sweet Adeline"
before, that ] know Of, or any other
song when anybody was in range. But
heard 1t lots Of times, so maybe I
did sing 1t at that.
Then I went TO sleep feeling fine.
The next morning the detachment
from the Cassard was withdrawn, and
/ saw some of the men who had been
In the two trenches. but 1 was not
near enough to speak to them. So
do not know how they got out.
You never saw a happier bunch in
your life than we were when we piled
into the lifeboats and started for the
Cassard. The old ship looked pretty
good to us, you can bet, and we said
II we never put our hoofs on that place
again 1t would be soon enough.
We were shelled on our way out to
the Cassard, and one boat was over
turned, but the men were rescued
Two men In the launch was In were
wounded. But we did not pay any
attention to that Sltciling-thc Turks
might just as well have been blowing
peas at us through soda straw for
all we cared.
l notices That when we came near
the CasSard the other boats held up
and Let COR launch get into the lead,
and that we circled around the Cas-
sard's bows and came up Oh the star
board side. which was unusual. But
i did not think anything of 1t until I
came over the side. There were the
side boys lined up, and the Old Man
was there, with the ships steward
beside him.
He took the log book from the stew
ard and showed II tc me, and there
was my name on It. Now when you
are punished for anything you are
logged. but could not figure out what
had done to get punished for, so I
was very much surprised. But the
Old Man slapped me on the back and
Everybody cheered, and then 1 saw It
was not punishment but Just the op-
DOslte.
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Elg@Ig1gI9lslslsIgisiSIS
CHAPTER XIV.
niS ~ Reilly and BrItton Co., Through
aai aain,,angement ~, With tho George
Tho croix de Guerre.

sbO S'oi~ uc SdCTTCs
When we had been on the shore
for about three weeks we found our
selves one morning somewhere near
Sedd-el-Bahr under the heaviest fire
I ever experienced: Our guns and the
Turks were at 1t full blast, and the
noise was worse than deafening.
section Of my company was lying
out in shell hole near the commu-
nication trench with nothing to do
but wait for a shell to find them. We
were stiff and thirsty and uncomfort-
nblc, nm: had not slept for two nights.
In that time we had been under con.
slant fire and had stood Off several
raiding parties and small attacks from
enemy trenches.
We had no sooner got used to the
Shell hole and were making ourselves
as comfortable as possible in 1t when
along came a shell Of what must have
been the Jack Johnson size, and we
were swamped. We had to dig three
of the men out, and though one OF
th' m was badly wounded we could not
scid him back to the hospital. In
fact, the shelling was so heavy that
none of us ever expected to come out
Of 1t alive.
So, 1T was like keeping your own
death watch, with the shells tuning
up for the dirge. 1t was impossible to
listen to the shells. If you kept your
mind on the noise for any length of
time It would split your eardrums, 1
am sure. So all we could do was to
lay low in the shell hole and wait for
something to happen.
Then they began using shrapnel on
us. and one Of our machine gunners,
who got up from his knees to change
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-12-19
A BIG JOB FOR HOOVER

AS Mr.. Hoover did such wonders
N enabling America to save food,
prevent boarding and to supply the
Allies with food, saving the very life
1f belgium and a large part of
France, he has been requested to
cake charge of the food situation in
Europe. This is a pretty big CON
tract. Again the comparison of Jo-
Scph of old comes to mind. Joseph
was the first food conservation ex-
pert in the worlds history. But Jo-
seph had seven years Of plenty in
which to save up for seven years Of
famine, where as Hoover will be ey-
pccted to go into those countries
that the robber and murderer has left
bare, where famine has stalked for
four years, and so apportion the food
supply that all those millions will
have enough. Some job! The spirit
of Joseph be with thee, Herbert!
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lowed him got his. too. SO they stopped
trying then.
And all the time the "75s'' were
sending theirs to the Turks not far
over our heads to 300 yards behind
us. and the 'howitzers were dropping
their 240-pound bits of iron I'm every
vacant space and some that were not
vacant. 1t was just one big roar and
screech and growl all at once. like
turning the whole dog pound loose
on piece of meat.
The conclusions felt like one long
string of boxes on the ear, and our
throats were so dry that 1t hurt to
swallow, which always makes your
ears feel better after a strong concus-
Sion. One after another of our boys
was slipping to the ground and digging
his fists into his ears, and the rest of
them sat on the parapet fire step with
their heads between their knees and
their arms wrapped around their
heads.
Our sergeant, came to me after a
while ard began acting just like
people 60 at show, only he shouted
instead II whispered in my ear. When
people are looking at one show they
always want to tell you how good some
other show Is, and that was the way
with the sergeant.
you should see what they did to
us at st. Eloi," he said. "They lust
baptized us with the big fellows. They
did not know when to stop. When you
Oh Ifr,n hat t, Oh
know 1t, my son."
well, If this is not shelling, what
the devil is It? Are they trying to
Kid us or are you, mon vieux?" which
Is a French expression that means
something like "old timer"
MY son, when you see dugouts
caved In, roads pushed all over the
map, guns wrecked, bodies twisted up
In knots and forty men killed by one
shell--then you will know you are
seeing shelling."'
Then one of our men sat up straight
against the parapet and stared ut us
and began to shake all over, but we
could not get him to say anything or
move. So we knew he had shell shock.
And another man watched him for n
while, and then he began to shake,
too. The sergeant said that if we
stayed there much longer we would
not be fit to repel an attack, so he
ordered us into the two dugouts we
had made In the hole, and only himself
and another man stayed outside on
watch.
The men in the dugout kept asking
each other when the bombardment
would end, and why we were not rein
forced. and what was happening, and
whether the Turks would attack us. It
was easy to see why we were not rein
forced-no body of men could have
got to us from the reserve trenches.
The communication trenches were
quite distance from us and were
battered up ut that. Some Of the men
said we had been forgotten and that
the rest Of our troops had either re-
tired or advanced and that we and
the men In the trench who had tried
to signal us were the only detachments
left there.
Pretty soon another man and
relieved the two men who were out
side on watch. and as he went down
into the dugout the sergeant shouted
to us that he thought the Turks were
afraid to attack. He also ordered one
Of us to keep q live eye toward our
rear in case any Of our troops should
try to signal us. When looked
through little gully at the top Of
the hole, toward the other trench, all
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-12-19

Lincoln and Franklin didn't read
many books, but they digested what
they read.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-12-19

Don't demobilize your patriotism
yet-continue to buy W.S.S.. The
government needs the money.
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Help furnish tn money to bring
he boys back-buy all the WS.S.you
can.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
License Dodger Fined

Dan Smilanick, manager of the
Workmen's Social club at Ruth, was
arrested and fined 800 for selling
liquor to other than club members
without a license. 1t is charged that
Smilanick organized the club to
avoid paying a license and that to
Avoid having the club show a profit
rented a building from his moth
er at 1925 per month and drew a
salary of S. per day as manager of
the club. He was convicted on a
charge of selling liquor without a
county license and a charge of sell
ing liauor without a state license is
held over him and will be pressed If
he again engages in business.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
LEAD AND ZINC FOUND
IN DEVELOPING NINE

Four Manhattan men, w. s. Rip
pey, H. P. Herd, Bryon Wilson and
T. j. Dron, own a lead-zinc property
half way between Eureka and Palis-
ade in Eureka county, that may
bring them a fortune. The property
las been under course of develop
ment for some time, Mr.. Wilson be-
ing in charge of the work.
Mr.. Wilson states that a true fis
sure vein has been uncovered on
the surface for a distance of over
1000 feet. The main shaft Is 81
feet deep and has given up a good
grade of ore from the surface. Mr..
Wilson says the ore will run $50
in zinc and about $50 in lead per
ton.
There are 80 tons of ore OF
this grade on the dump ready for
hauling to Alpha, seven miles from
the mine, on the Eureka & Palisade
railroad.
Herd, Wilson and Dron were in
Tonopah yesterday comforting with
parties who are contemplating TAX
ing over the property. The pur-
chase price is well up in five fig
ures.-Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
County Pays Big Tax

When Sheriff Dave Mclean CT
White Pine county sent $l2S7.SO IS
the internal tax collected
rom wholesale liquor dealers in the
county, the Nevada tax commission
was surprised. The amount was so
far in excess of the tax collected in
other counties that the commission
believed an error had been made and
wrote a letter to Sheriff Mclean,
asking him If the figure was correct.
The sheriff says, There Is no mis-
take. / went after the tax and I got
them all"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
QUARTERLY LIQUOR
LICENSES ARE PAID
ALL PAYMENTS RECEIVED FOR
APRIL, MAY AND
JUNE

Chief of Police Morrison reported
this morning that he had collected
$3.50 in town licenses from ga
looms for the second quarter OF
1918 and that licenses had been
paid by all that were in business
during the past three months. The
licenses are collected quarterly in
advance and the $3.50 is for April,
May and June. Licenses for a num-
Der of slot machines not re-
newed.
According to Chief of Police Nor
rison, there are now Is saloons OPP
Grating in Goldfield proper, with
one outside the town limits on
Broadway, one in Columbia and
one in Jumbotown.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
Manhattan Baker Driven Out

J. B. Sauer, an alleged pro-Ger-
man who has been conducting a
baker shop in Manhattan, was ar
rested a few days ago and fined $50,
made to kiss the flag and ordered
out of town. The action Of the court
and citizens followed a TRADE that
Sauer is said to have delivered to a
woman employee Of his shop. Miss
Vivian Ladwick, the employee, en-
tered the shop in the morning and
noticed that Sauer had not turned
ahead the shop clock. She advised
him to change the clock and told
him 1t was the presidents order. He
is alleged to have answered, ITO
hell with the president. He may be
running the United States, but he
is not running this bakery" Miss
Ladwick slapped him and caused his
arrest. The action of the young wo-
mar met with such hearty approval
that citizens of Manhattan immedi-
ately subscribed for a Liberty bond
and presented 1t to her.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
COAST MINING MEN
BUY TUNGSTEN CLAIMS

A deal which holds much promise
for the development of the Mill City
mining section was made this week
when E. S. Shanklfn, William ].
Loring and Ira ]. Coe purchased from
John McClosky and Tom Durham
their interests in tungsten mining
property in the new camp. says the
Lovelock Review-Miner.
While the new wner have not
completed their plans, 1t is under
stood that a vigorous development
campaign will be entered into imme-
diately and machinery will be rush
ed to the ground to allow quick
opening up of the ore.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
ALLEGED KNIFE WIELDER
IS HELD FOR ASSAULT

Oscar Lein, who had a prelimin-
cry examination in the justice court
a few days ago on a charge of as
sault with intent to kill, has been
held to the action of the district
court by Justice of the Peace Ar
mold. 1t is charged that several
weeks ago Lem attacked John Maxi
with a knife in a Columbia street
rooming house.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
SILVER PICK CONSOLIDATED
MlR Ea ca.

Incorporates under laws OF Nevada.
Authorized capital 9I.600.0 900. Out
standing tSS6,000.
Transfsr offioe: Registration Surety
Co, 26b Russ Building. San Francisco,
Cal. Property consists Of Silver Pick.
North End ana Deserted claims, pat
kSted, situated "a sGoldield mining
~ district, Esmeralca county. Nevada,
and the Webfoot claim. held by loca-
zion, In the Low Slate Range, Esmer-
aida county. Nevada.
Officers and Directors: Herman Ia
dig president: Edward 8. Van Dyck.
vice president and generai manager:
Chas D. Olney. secretary aud director;
o. A. Newcomer and A. q. Wollberg.
~d1r0Otoro.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
ALLEGED pRo-GERMAN JAILED

Louis Dubbich, an alleged pro-
German, was arrested last night by
Night Officer Benton on complaint
of a porter in a local cafe. who
states Dubbich bounced his fist on
the bar of the cafe and had much
to say in favor of the kaiser, in ad-
dition to predicting that the war
will be won by Germany. Dubbich
is said to be a stranger here.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
JUMBO EXTENSION MINING co.

Incorporated under the laws Of Ari.
soma Authorized capital $1.bb0.o00. all
Of which Is outstanding.
General office: Goldneld. Nevada.
Transfer offices: Security Transfer
ana Registrar Co.. Sc Broadway. New
1S6 Russ building, San Francisco. Cal.
Properties consist OF Poloverda, Dick
Bland, Gold Coin. Saddle Rock. Three
Ffiends, Three Friends Fraction. Black
lutte NoA 1, Deserted Fraction and
Velvet claims, In Goldfeld mining dis
trict, Esmeralda county. Nevada all
patented.
OFFICERS: Charles 8. Sprague, presi-
dent; j. K. Turner, vice president; Ben
Gill, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
EssIE SUNDERLAND WANTED

The sheriff has received a letter
inquiring as to the whereabouts of
Essie Summerland, who is describ-
cd as weighing ITS or 200 pounds,
with brown hair and blue eyes. She
has formerly worked in restaurants
and hotels and is believed to be in
Goldfield at the present time. The
letter of inquiry is from her sister,
Mary Ranshaw, in Capitol City,
Colo.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-04-06
Lincoln Treasury Enriched

County Treasurer Culverwell Of
Lincoln county has received ST.
1919 from c. w. Garrison. who
while auditor of Lincoln county
drew an indeterminate sentence in
the p~enitentiary for confusing his
own money with that of the county.
The sentence was suspended and
Garrison has been working in Ely.
The money recently refunded by
Garrison Is the last to be paid by
him to totally reimburse the county.