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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24

The following letter was received
by Miss Aileen Moore:
September %, 1918
Dear Sister:
Will drop you a few lines to let
you know I am well and getting on
fine. Truly hope that you are all
we'll and having grand old time.
l enjoyed my trip over here fine.
l am now at real nice place and
like it. Have seen lots of the coun-
try since l left home, including many
beautiful scenes, which l enjoyed inn
mensely.
Tell all my friends hello for me
and to write to me. Will be glad to
get letter from anybody back home.
l won't have time to write much
but you all write as often as YOU can.
Do the best you can with my crop
and mule.
Went to town yesterday and you
bet we sure had nice time. Saw
lots of new things. Will close now
and will try to write more next time.
You all write often.
Your loving brother,
Willie r. Moore,
Co. E., Sd Corps Artillery Park,
o. and F. c., No. 52 A., Ameri-
can E. F.
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Bryan A. Odom

My dear Mother and Father:
l hope this letter finds you we'll
and getting on fine. | am getting
along nicely, though find the wealth
er much colder than it was in old
South Carolina.
have been at the front about
three weeks now. We have had a
good deal of excitement, but along
with it all l am enjoying myself ok.
The thing that worries me most is
that l can't hear from home. Prob
ably you have been writing me but
l haven't received any mail yet.
l must tell you how much l en-
joyed my birthday. l had all the
chocolate l could eat and had a fine
time all day.
Will close, hoping to hear from
you real soon.
Sincerely, your boy,
Bryan A. Odom.
Somewhere in France.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
PATRICK

Mr.. Craig Odom, Of the u. S.
Navy, spent Saturday and Sunday at
home.
MIR. j. Colt Baker, Of Columbia,
spent few days in Patrick the first
Of the week.
Mr.. H. T. Calder, Of Cheraw, spent
Sunday in Patrick.
A letter from Lieut.. Thos. s.
Buie, dated Sept. oath, stated that
he was up at the front. He wen,
cver The first of August, and says he
is in fine health.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
NEW FAIR GROUNDS WILL
SOON BE READY FOR
THE GREAT ANNUAL EVENT

A visit to the new fair grounds
shows that the work there is about
finished and that everything is in
readiness for the annual County Fair
which will be held November IL, 13,
IA and Is, next.
The new fair grounds comprise
eieTen acres, ten of which is under
fence, ust west of Chesterfield on
The Ruby, Mt. Ccroghan, Pageland
public highway and the Chesterfield
Lancaster railroad. The new fair
site is level tract and is an ideal
ocation for the county fair to be
aeld each year.
Everything about the place will be
new. Despite the difficulty about
lumber, scarcity of labor ETC., the
tair officers hae managed to complete
the necessary buildings for the
county fair and have all arrange
ments made that are necessary to in
sure continuation of the fine ex-
1ibitioms that the County Fair has al
ways held. The main agricultural
building is structure fifty by one
hundred feet that will furnish 5000
feet of floor space, which will give
plenty of room for all farm exhibits.
The building is we'll constructed and
IS credit to Chesterfield county.
Here will be housed the educational
features of the fair in the way of
exhibits of every kind. Two other
buildings have been erected to take
care of live stock, cattle, poultry and
swine.
The new fair grounds will have
every convenience for the visiting
public. There will be rest room
Tor the ladies. Two wells have been
dug in order that plenty of water
natures original drink-will be free
for everyone.
The grounds will contain plenty Of
space for automobiles, there being
an extra charge therefor of fifty
cents. The Fair Association has ex-
pended about five thousand dollars
in preparing the new grounds and
now Chesterfield County has fair
ground that is one of the best in
South Carolina.
For amusements for the forthcom-
ing FAIR the management has engaged
4 ilrst-cl,Iss carnival company that
has a go-round, minstrel
with 80 performers and other good
shows of clean character.
The government is hauling the
carnivals and circuses all over the
country on the railroads as they are
considered valuable mediums by
which the civilian morale of the
country is maintained. 1t is not good
for the people to become too gloomy
to worry over the war too much
and amuscments are thereby en-
couraged by the government as being
good for the people in order that they
might have relaxation at least once
"A year from their troubles, real or
tancied.
The Chesterfield County Fair is a
permanent institution, real part of
Chesterfield County, and it's real aim
IS to upbuild and develop in every
manner possible the material re-
sources of Chesterfield county and
bring to the people of this county
Joy and pleasure.
Man should not live too much
alone. He should minge with his fell
lows. SO get ready now to come to
the County Fair and mingle with
your friends.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
WISE OR OTHERWISE

She who loves and runs away may
be sorry later on.
No farmer can plow field by turn
ing it over in his mind.
Matrimonial packages are not al
ways what they are tied up to be.
No man ever expects his wife to
make rs many mistakes as he does.
a guilty conscience may need no
accuser, but it usually has one.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
RED CROSS NOTES

The annual meeting of the local
Red Cross chapter will be held or
the Courthouse lawn Thursday, Oct
3lst, for the election of officers
Every member is urged to be pres
ent.
100 ready-cut undergarments have
just been received. This work is for
the Junior Red Cross, but as we are
asked to have them ready in 80 days
others may help. These garments
are ready for distribution at Mrs. F.
q. Sanders home. Workers please
call at once, and let's get busy.
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Evan Vaughn
France, Sept.

Trance, sept. 8, 1913
Dear Mother:
l wonder what you are doing this
Sunday evening. l hope you are en-
joying life and good health.
Mother, | hope you don't worry
about Frank and me being in sep
arate corps for we always encamp
right near each other. We read
each others letters almost by the
time we get them, so you see one
letter would almost do for both of us.
l guess you have been having
some good meetings. Write me
about them.
Your loving son,
Evan
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
WILSON AGAIN LAYS DOWN
THE LAW TO THE GERMANS

President Wilson has answered
Germany's latest note about peace
In brief, he informs Germany that
teh only armistice he would feel JUS
titled in submitting for consideration
to the allied governments would be
one which would put the United
States and the allied powers in po-
sition to enforce the arrangements
that may be entered into and to make
renewal of hostilitics on the part
of Germany impossible.
To this end the President has
transmitted his correspondence with
the present German authorities to
the allied powers.
Not peace negotiations, but sur
RENDER" will be the demand, if the
United States has to deal with the
military masters and the monarchi-
cal authotities of Germany.
The allied armies in France and
Belgium are still driving the Ger
mans toward their border but the
process is now comparatively slow.
On the sectors that are requisite
to the stability of the entire German
line-wherc crash through prob
ably would mean the immediate col
lapse of the whole Of the defensive
systematic most stubborn resist
ancc is being offered by the enemy
and what gains are being made by
the allies are virtually foot by foot
IN the face of the hornets of the bat
tie line--the machine guns.
Americans Face Picked Men
Particularly vicious fighting is in
progress west of the Meuse River,
where the Americans in their en-
deavors to overcome the natural OBJ
stacles barring the way northward
to Sedan, are faced by picked troops
with orders to hold them back at all
costs; in the region from La Cateua
to the north of Valenciennes where
the British and some Americans
gradually are tearing their way
through the enemy front between
Journal and Audenarde, where the
British also are hard after the enemy.
Notwithstanding the frantic en-
deavors of the enemy to maintain
their positions ON all of these sectors,
material progress has been made
Likewise, northeast Of Laon the
French on an eight mile front have
delivered thrust that carried them
forward from two to three miles. In
to the hands of the British have fall
len 1000 more Germans while the
Americans west of the Meuse also
have gathered in numbers of the
enemy and a considerable quantity of
his guns.
Nests of machine guns are being
encountered by the Americans as
they attempt to press forward along
the front from the Meuse to the town
of Grand Pre-, situated north of Ar
gonne forest, but in spite of these
obstacles they have taken further
ground and at last accounts were
steadily keeping up their pressure
against the enemy. Extremely heavy
counterattacks have been success
fully sustained north of Grand-Prc.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
Bring Your Banking
Problems To Us

Just at this time problems of perhaps prob
iems OF peace-must be faced. This that every
man should watch his business closely than
and should form banking connections he can RELY
upon.
Make THIS your bank, and you a be certain that
whatever might develop, rely upon prompt and
efficient cooperation Furthermore, officers will hep
you throw around business the possible
safeguards Isn't this worth considering?
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
RED CROSS IN THE SNOW
HILL SECTION

Mr.. l.. b. Davis has been doing
some fine work in the Snow Hill sec
ton by persistcntly talking for the
Red Cross. The following voluntary
contributions recently received for
his mob lie cause come largely, if not
altogether from Mr. Davis COM
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
Harry Wingate

MIR. S. M. Wingate has received the
following letter from his brother
Harry:
France, Sept. 20.
My dear brother:
L received your most appreciated
letter few days ago and was glad
to know that all the family are well.
am well and enjoying life fine.
| have been all over the most of Bel
gium and on the Belgian front. En-.
joyed it very much. Had fine time
all the time | was in Belgium.
Would like to see a copy of The
Chesterfield paper, and when you see
Papa tell him to send me the Record
l do like this country very much
but hope to see you all soon. Give
my love to all the family and write
real soon.
Your brother,
Harry
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
$500 REWARD

The above reward is offered foi
the vice that was taken from the
Dock Vaughn old shop. / will pay
$500 for its return. This vice has
been seen since it was taken from
this shop. 1t-r
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24

Referring to the report that the
brewers have bought Washington
newspaper an exchange says the
brewers must be in desperate plight
if they are going into the newspaper
business.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
Heard on the Street

Hello, Mary, how's your husband
Doctor say he mighty sick nigger
Dat so? What he got?
Pneumonia.
Well, Ise so glad to hear it.
thought he had that ere influenzie.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
As the PARTY Broke Up

Its always fair weather when
good fellows get together"
1--WE heard that lot But what
kind of good fellow is it who will
swipe another fellows umbrella?"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24
TAX BOOKS OPEN

Tax books are open, beginning
Oct. 10Th, for the payment of taxes.
j. A. WELSH,
Treasurer for Chesterfield County.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24

Saying nothing at the right time
is equivalent to saying the right
thing.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24

Bring mo your fresh eggs, will pay
IS cents per doz.
j.. II. JOHNSON.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-10-24

II you want to buy q nice home,
80 e. u. STAFFORD. Chsr.w. IS
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LETTERS FORM OUR
SOLDIER BOYS
Willie r. Moore

The following letter was received
by Miss Aileen Moore:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
TINES REPUBLICAN, MARsHALLTowN, IOWA JUNE I isis

House O Dreams" and an Irish Love
Song Following this DR.. w. L. Bailey.
of Grinnell College gave an address on
The School Of War" Miss Jean Cur
rie, Of Grinnell sang Down in the
Forest" and THE Cuckoo Presenta-
ton Of the diplomas was by r. J. Paul.
PRESIDENT OF the school board, after
which Miss Currie and Mr.. Blum sang
Meath the. Stars"
The program was closed by the
singing of America" by the audience.
Elmer Moore who had been visiting
friends few days here returned
Monday afternoon to Camp Dodge.
Miss Esther DunAle, who has been
teaching domestic science at Central
College, Pella, came home Friday
evening to remain during the sum-
nler.
Mrs. John Wagner, of Creston, came
last week and Is visiting her relatives.
the Joseph Bender family.
Lacey J. Patterson and family Of
were guests Sunday at
the r. H. Sutherland home.
David Mckee, Of Des Moines, came
Thursday night and visited his daugh-
ters,- Mesdames j. IS. Paul and Clint
Alden and families until Monday.
John Ramsey and wife, of Grinnell.
visited several days last week with
relatives here.
Oliver Benson, wife and daughter
Carol, Of Thompson, came last week
and are visiting Mrs. Bensons folks,
the Joseph Bender family.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
MISS swrNGLEY WEEDS.
Becomes Bride Of Lieut.. James
Bushnell at AIgona. q

A wedding Of especial interest
locally took place Monday at Algona,
where Miss Grace Swingley, Oldest
daghter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Swing
ley, of this city, became the bride OF
Lieut.. James A. Bushnell, Of Allen
town, Pa. Word Of the marriage came
in a telegram to Mrs. Swingley Mon
day evening.
The bride is well known in this city,
and especially in musical circles. She
was born and reared here. and was
graduated from the conservatory OF
music at Mount st. Joseph Academy,
Dubuque, in 1909. Since that time she
has been teaching music here. She
Is prominent in the Tuesday Musical
Club, of which she was musical direc-
tor this year. Lieutenant Bushnell was
reared in the home Of his aunt, Mrs. j.
w. Wadsworth, Of Algona. In 1914 he
was graduated from the electrical and
mechanical engineering department Of
Iowa State College. Ames. He received
his commission from the second OFF,
GERS training camp at Allentown, and
Is in the ambulance division of the
army. Lieutenant and Mrs. Bushnell
will arrive in the city this evening for
a short visit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
Cause Probably Retained

The indications were that Treasurer
S. NJ. Cause would be renominated as
he was leading both Carter and Good
by about 200 votes The vote:
Carter. Cause. Good.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
Learn New Surgical Dressing Work.

On request Ct Mrs. Glass, chairman
Of surgical dressings OF central divi-
sion Of the Re1 Cross, Mesdames F. S.
Wing, G. H. Ruth, c. w. Hughes, and
c. H. Whitehead went to Des Moines
Monday to learn to make front-line
packets and TO do evacuation hospital
work. These packets contain one pad
with muslin tanda.ge attached; six SKA
congresses, taSo drains; six tampons,
and one appl!cator. They are given to
each man rs he goes in the trenches to
be used in first aid work by the doc
tors in the front lines Until the men
can be taken to the evacuation hos
pitfalls. AS soon as the May requisi-
ton of work Is finished this work Is
to be taught to those interested in a
special class.
The ladies' learned while in Des
Moines that the local acquisitions have
been larger lately because the work
put out is especially good. This morn
ing 500 fve-yaId rolls were shipped to
central division headquar ers, which Is
the April requisition for the local
chapter, and $4,000 SKA congresses OF
the May reduis.tion of 10000 already
have been shipped. The requisition
for the two months had to be done in
May on account Of the shortage Of
gauze. 49,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
MAR RED.
Hodges Mcdowell.

The marriage of Miss Blanche En-
ma Mcdowell to Wayne Harold
Hodges. of Tana, was quietly solemn
lied Monday evening at Z o'clock at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ..
Bishop, 4031. West State street, Rev.
w. G. Crowdor performing the cere-
mony.
After q short trip to the southeast
ern part Of the state Mr.. and Mrs.
Hodges will re at home in Tama,
where Mr.. Hodges is manager Of the
McCarten Electric Shop Mr.. Hodges
is a. son Of P. H. Hodges, 30s North
Third street. The bride is daughter
of Mrs. Emrna e. Mcdowell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
Gilman News Note..

The gradua ting exercises Of the Gil.
man high school were held Friday
night at the .pera house. A class OF
eight, five girls and three boys was
graduated. They were Mahelle Keables
verda Sawyer. Helen Stansberry,
Thelma Strand, Mary Darrah, Law
renee Patterson. Paul Jones and Yuille
RAMSEY, a 1. 55 ~
The program opened with the sing
ing Of THE Star Spansled Banner
followed by q piano solo by Max
EaehleT, OF Grlnnell. HAv. II b.
Gebhart gave the invoc lt.on. and Elias
Blum, tenor, OF Grinneil sank .Little
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
TOTAL REPUBLICAN,. VOTE IN
COUNTY PROBABLY WILL NOT
EXCEED 1000.
WAR ovERSHADoWS INTEREST
IN TUESDAYS PRIMARIES
Scott Practically Assured Nomination
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Load
ing For Sheriff, Long For Supervisor,
and Cause For Treasurer-Recorder
and Attorney Contests Close.

Overshadowed by the U-boat raid on
American shipping and the battle on
the western front, the party primary
Monday developed the quietest election
locally since the primary elections
have been held. In addition to the
general indifference shown regarding
the election. the flooded condition Of
lowlands and the heavy rains Monday
night made the returns slow In coming
in. Some election boards that re-
ported by telephone thought it might
be several days before they would be
able to get to the city with the official
returns.
With the returns f-cm eighteen out
Of twenty eight precincts on the state
republican ticket the indications were
that little more than half the,vote was
cast for the republican candidates as
was cast two years ago. The total
vote on the head of the republican
ticket probably will not exceed 1000.
Most of what little interest was
aroused was stirred by the contests for
republican nominations on the county
ticket. There were no contests at all
on the democratic ticket.
Contests on State Ticket.
On the republican ticket Senator
Kenyon, Governor Harding, and
Lieutenant Governor Moore were I'M
contested for denomination.
With returns in from eighteen pre-
cincts the following was the vote for
the contested places on the state
ticket:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04

Long Probably Nominated.
With the returns in the indications
were that with lead then of 222 votes
Long would be nominated over Super
visor w. H. Jones. The vote was:
Jones. Long,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
sorshuml sorghuml

How many farmers will put In
sorghum cane providing the MARSHALL
town Syrup and Sugar Company viii
equip modern steam sorghum plant
Notify us Immediately If interested
Phone AZ Bailey Boys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04

Goodale Ceeds For SheFIH.
Goodaie. with nineteen precincts in.
was leading for sheriff over Starn, who
was second high by a vote OF $50 to
513 The other three were clearly out
OF the race. The Indications were that
Goodale would probably receive IS per
cent Of the vote. which by precincts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
Attornevship Cfose,

With the returns available the result
Of the race for the nomination OF coun-
ty attorney still was in doubt. With
nineteen precincts in, Hoover was lead
ing Tankersley by vote Of 942 to 904
The vote:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04
Recorder Race Close.

With returns from nineteen precincts
the race for the nomination for
recorder between Miss Nora Wilkey
L.. 1900 az ta.,1s ~ 80.
Of 800 for each. The vote by precincts
was:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04

Scott Probably Nominated.
With returns from nineteen pre-
cincts out Of twenty eight in. including
all of the city, Ray P. Scott was leading
J. r. Howard for the nomination for
representative by such margin that
Scott's nomination practically was as
sured. The vote by precincts was:
Howard. Scott.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04

Lawn mowers ground on machine.
Phone 767. !. e. Huber.
The Keota news., 1918-08-16

to good. healthy lungs and vital capac-
ity. the would-be pilot must pass q
breath-holding test. This gives an in
dication Of his capacity to stand the
strain Of flying at high attitudes,
where the air II rare6ed and breath
Ing II difficult. No man with q weak
heart can hope to pass the tests.
elf.balancing u another test. The
candidate has to stand ON one leg with
his eyes shut and his hands on his
hips. There 10 also the old test for
sobriety-walking a straight line heel
to toe with eyes open and then turn.
ing round and walking back without
losing balance. The importance Of
this test can be understood. seeing
that an aviator flying In q dark cloud
or In fog becomes unconscious Of his
position and sometimes the machine
- actually upside down. It 10 essen-
tial that he should not lose q second
In recovering his balance.
The throat, nose and ear are care
fully examined. for any defects might
seriously handicap q man during the
great strain that all flying imposes.
With regard to the eyes. 1t Ii consid-
cred that pilots should have perfect
color vision. In order to pick out the
color or marking Of hostile machines,
and In recognizing signal lights and In
Judging the nature Of landing grounds.
Air sickness Rare.
A candidate who suffers from sea.
sickness or train sickness would not
be rejected on those grounds alone.
Air sickness. caused by the rolling and
pitching Of the airplane, Is a very rare
complaint. and sickness usually occurs
Immediately after landing.
An unstable nervous system suggest.
ed by fi6gety movements Of the hands,
feet or face. or biting the nails 10 q
poor recommendation.