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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22

Out of 232 men who went into ac- ton, Captain Greene says there were only 74 efficient fighting men at the close of the action. The remainder had either been killed. were wounded or missing. The company drove the Germans in front of them seven kilo- meters.
 Captain Greene. himself. is severely gassed, and is in a hospital. It was at first thought that he might lose his eyes. but later reports show that he will probably save them.
 Among the casualties of his com pany which he mentions are Lieuteant Mueller, who was wounded. and Lieu- tenant Kelly, who was gassed. He said his first sergeant Claud g Howard of PelI City. was in the hospital suffer- ing from shell shock. and that Sergt Jesse sccggins of Pell City was lost.
 Among those he mentions as being among the 74 who escaped unllarmed h Sergt. Julien $. Desaris. son of MT. and Mrs Sumter Cogswell
 The action occurred July s1 and Captain Greene's letter was dated Au- gust 3.
 Company c contains large number of Huntsville men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
300 Women Drivers for
 Motors to Go Overseas

Washington. August 21.-Women motor drivers for overseas service to the num- Der of 300 will be sent to France dur ing the next six months by the Ameri- can Red Cross. Volunteers will be se- iected from the Red Cross motor corps, maintained in several cities, it was an nounced today. and women selected must be 9 years or over. physically fit. and capable of acting as motor messengers. ambulance or camion drivers. It is planned to send; 50 drivers month for the next six months. Expenses and . small salary will be paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
SEVEN LOST WHEN ! U. s. PATROL BOAT | IS RUN AGROUND. Montauk Driven Ashore in High Gale on Cumber-
 land Island Early
 Wednesday

An Atlantic Port. August 2l.-Seven members of the crew of the United States patrol boat Montauk We're lost when the craft was driven ashore by high north east gale on Cumberland Island, 20 miles north of Fernandina, at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning.
 The body of one, Robert Travis of Att lanta, Ga, has been recovered.
 The names of two missing were not known tonight.
 Others IT ,ssing are:
 .. -. Suddeth, Newberry. s. c.
 -. =. Singley, Newberry, s. c.
 - =. McCurry. Florence, S c.
 =. Nicholas. Greenville. s. c.
 The Montnuk encountered the gale Monday about midnight and battled with the clements until noon Tuesday, when her engines went out of commission. Her anchor chains parted at midnight Tues day and she was soon driven ashore. The seven men were lost in the breakers try. ing to reach the beach The Montauk is complete loss. She began to break up soon after grounding. Seventeen sur vivcrs have been landed at Fernandina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
Seizure of Other Vessels Contemplated

rect for German waters, I feel sure they would have taken me along.
 ",The most disagreeable part of my ex- perience was the absolute lack of sleep ing quarters The boat, with her double complement of men, was shamefuiiy overcrowded. and one had to sleep wher- ever there was room to stretch out. A Ter gthy cruise sunder these conditions would be terribly wearing even on the hardest.
 sDuring the time was on board the J-boat the deck guns were in action one time. for two hours. but with what re- suits I do not know, as I was kept be- low and not allowed to see what was going on"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
One Fireman Dead, Four Injured When
 Truck Hits Street Car

Nashville, August N.-Fpur nremen of
 Engine Company No.7 Of this city were seriously injured. ono 70 severely that he died at an early hour tonight. as a re- suit of collision of the engine with a street car late this afternoon. The fire
 engine was making run to a fire in
 West Nashville, when it was hit by a rapidly moving street car at the corner Of Church street and Eighteenth avenue. The engine was knocked several yards to the curb and one of the ,,firemen was hurled distance into fence from which he had to be extricated.
 The dead: Lieut. Wallace Pinkerton. The injured: John Barksdale, Earl
 Brown and Alex McWright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22

were young men. determined and busi- ness-like. They talked very little. The fact that they did not extract informa- tion from me with regard to the number of ships convinced me that they were well informed in that direction. The food was ordinary seaman's fare.
 ''The San Jose was sunk August ls Without explanation of any kind was placed in one of it's small boats and al- lowed to go Evidently the U-boat ii.- tended to make stay on this side and to keep me as a prisoner would have been inconvenient. Had they been making di-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
Huns Launch Violent Counter Attacks

Resuning their attacks this morning the French gained further important suc- .cesses. capturing the better part of the Carlepont wood and reaching the Ooise east of Sempigny. This advance enabled them to take on the flank by their artil- lery fire the important position of Mount Renaud on the other side of the river, which is still occupied by the Germans
 Further east Selens and the Pommeraye were occupied, giving the Fernch com
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22

( With the French Army in France, Au- gust 2l.-(By the Associated Press, D.. m.)--Thc Germans brought up reinforce ments during the night and are heavily counter attacking at Vezaponin. on the right of the Aisne Disc battle line. They obviously are seeking tt. relieve the heavy pressure of General Mangins men on their right in the region of the Carlepoifs forest The attack on Vezaponin had only the result of largely increasing tffe Ger man losses, as the French maintained their poslticns there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
SEVERAL THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN

With the French Army in France, August 21 By the Associated 
 
  Sosso Several thousand have been taken turing prson of hwiNfac futureo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
Italians Harvest Grain
 Under Fire of Enemy

Washington, August 21.-Itaiian soldiers and civilians have succeeded in harvestin;; the grain on the right bank of the Piaye river under fire of the enemy. accord ing to official reports today from Rorne. The entire district waa gwept. while tho harvesters worked. hy the enemys artil- lery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22

Lucille schnar sent down. and vessels of the fishing fleet
 
 Portland Me- Monday the banks captured by in the fishermen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
Only 74 Fighting Men Left Out Of 232atEnd
 Of Company Fighting
Capt. Gardner Greene of Pell City, Suffering From Gas Injury, Tells of Part Played By This Unit of the 167th in Great Fight Be-
 tween the Marne and Aisne

Company of 167th infantry, of which Capt Gardner Greene of Pe City is commanding officer played heroic part in the fighting July S1 according to letter which Captain has written to Mrs Greene She furnished the letter to Sumter Cogswe of Pe City, who gave some of the main to The Age-Herald last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
American 7raluler Concerted Into Raider By U-Boat Creu,
 Begins Destruction Of Ships
Already at Least Four Fishing Vessels Have Been Sent Down By Captured American Trawer Manned By Crew
 From German Submarine

dian rawer Triumph a ~
  enpnkare the F. OEIara of ing 80 in reached safely tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
Thousands of Prisoners
 Captured Yesterday By French East Of Disc
Total Depth of Advance Is Placed at Five Miles and 20 Villages Have Been Liberated By For
 ward Movement of the French Forces

Paris August 21-Lassigny has been captured by the forces whose lines have reached the outskirts o Chry- -Ourscamps southwest of Noyon.
 The official making this also villages liberated yesterday and that French advanced about five miles certain points
 he text of the reads:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
BRITISH DRIVE ENTIRE SUCCESS

or pflSOncFS were taken.
 X number of villages were cap tured during the day, and q strong German counter attack west of Achiet-Le-Petit was repuised. The text fo the communication follows:
 "An attack launched this morn ing en q front of 10 miles from the 9.ncre tc the neiEhborhcod of AIoyenncvIlle was successful on the whole of the front. We penetrated deeply into the positions of the enemy have taken numbers of prisoners.
 '.In the opening assault, under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22

a mist. we captured the villages of -Ancre, Puisieux-Au- Mont, Bucquoy, AbiainzeviIIe and tinued our advance to the neigh borhood of Albert-Arrns railway. capturing Achiet-Le-Petit, the Loseast wood md Courcjiies.
 West of Achiet-Le-Petft strong counter attack wns re- pulsed.
 .sIEast of the Ancre our line reached between Boislieux-St.- Marie and Mercatel."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22

tween the the under the energ cite and Pontoi
 stofo troops, andL W xfeufpt rondb bctwe NOyo and Furhe we gaine a ing on wood;w carried ouri to t krtsofC Chiry-Ou of
 "Eastof the eourtr tinued thu of tho CaIe woodfe Hintoo our hands
 BRITISH DRIVE ENTIRE SUCCESS London, August 2The British attack launched this ing on miles, Ancre the neighborhood Moyenve successful the whole of the front according Marshal Hags communication from head quarters tonight.
 The enemys positions deeply penetrated and number of prisoners were taken
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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
Evan D. Vaughn

France, Sept. 27, 1918
Dear Father:
We are well and taking things
easy.
We have been very busy for the
past few days and have been in some
pretty close places, but thank God,
we pulled through ok.
| shall write you a letter the first
chance | get. Don't worry about US.
l feel that We are going to come
through alright.
We lost four men in the drive Of
Sept. IL. These were the first to be
killed in action from our company.
Father, l have lots to tell you
about this drive but will wait till |
get home. Guess that won't be very
long. Hope not, any way.
Some more good news. Lots of
prisoners by Franco-Americans yes
terday and to-day. Guess we will
have to move up closer as they are
moving back.
Give my love to mama and all the
others. Your loving son,
Evan d. Vaughn
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
Roy Melton
Dear Home Folks:

OcC. o, III 3
Dear Home Folks:
received six letters from YOU all
to-day. Was certainly gald to get
them as they checred me up con-
siderably while up at the front.
The South Carolina boys are doing
some fine work on the front line now,
but several have been knocked out
and are now in the hospital. A num-
Der in Company 1 have been wound
ed, but we feel that God is with us
in this hour. l saw 947 Germas that
the South Carolina boys had taken
last night and this morning and they
are still going. Numbers of French
women and children are being taken
over that were captured in 1914.
These poor people have been working
for the Germans who were fighting
their own people.
am sitting by fire that was made
by the German guns, and they make
good fire too, believe me. Word
has just now come in that John Riv-
ers and Capt. Gillespie were slightly
wounded. We are on soil to-day that
was occupied by Fritz ten days ago,
and which he had occupied since 1914.
L tell you, though, it is no easy
thing to whip the Germans. Some
one asked what l am doing. am
mechanic in the 1st Bat. transport
of the 1lSth Inf, and am not crazy
at all to go up and go over the top.
Pierce and l are both getting on
well. With love and best wisehs, |
Will close. Devotedly,
Row.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
First Victory Boys Work.

Say, I'm wise to you. all right q
Western Union messenger boy whis-
pered to one Of the directors Of the
United War Work Campaign IN the
New York headquartsrA The dfrsc-
tors desk had only just been moved
in and the WORK OF the big drive had
hardly begun.
I'm onto your stunt" the boy went
on as he swung a grimy fist over the
desk; you're goin' to give us fellows
that amt old enough to 60 to war O
chance to earn an give to back up q
fighter an help win the war. Listen ,
I'm IN on this."
The crumpled IS bin he dropped on
the desk made him the FIRST of - mil
lion boys behind a million fighters"
who are to be lined up as Victory Boys
during the week of the drive.
There will be q division Of Victory
Girls, too. and every boy and every
girl enrolled will have to earn every
dollar he or she gives to the war work
fund
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
LOCAL BOARD ITEMS

Special to The Advertiser:
Notice has been received that all
Class l registrants will shortly be
called together for instruction on pre-
vention of diseases.
The 22 white men whose call has
been delayed on account of influen-
"a, were called to leave Cheraw last
Tuesday, Nov. 5th.
Five white men will be called for
Fort Moultrie on November 18th.
These will have to come from the
new (September) registrants.
Twenty-three colored men will be
called for Camp Wadsworth on or
about November Goth. These will
come from the Aug lst registrants.
Thirty coicred men will be called
for Camp Sewer from the Septem-
ber registrants for about Nov. goth.
The exact dates for these last two
calls have not yet been set.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
MOORE & MOORE HARDWARE
COMPANY CHANGES HANDS

The Moore & Moore Hardware Co.
mas sold out their business and stool,
OF goods to the Farmers Hardware
60. The new firm is composed of
Messrs. l.. j. Watford, of Pageland,
w. f. Maston,. of Charlotte, Jas A.
Stewart, of Monroe, DR.. McManus, of
Chesterfield, and Mr.. G. M. Smith, of
Monroe.
Mr.. Smith is to be local business
manager and will be assisted by Mr..
Thomas Huntley as salesman and
bookkeeper. The style of the firm
will be the Farmers Hardware Co.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
FROM OUR SOLDIER BOYS
Frank Moore


Mr.. A. E. Moore.
Dear Father: l was glad to hear
from you all and to know that you are
getting along we'll. I have just fin
ished reading The Advertiser, and
you know it sure did give me a great
deal of pleasure. But 1 was surpris-
ed when saw Mr.. Lonnie Sellers was
married. Tell all the writer's to be
sure and write for we sure do enioy
reading the letters of the different
ones. There are only two of us in
my company getting the paper, and
by the time all the rest get through
reading it, it sure is clean (?).
We are now with some of our old
boys, though I have not yet been able
to see any of my old friends, except
one of Mr.. Coward's boys the other
day and did not have time to talk
long with him.
You must not expect me to write
very often for We do not have time
like we used to. You write everv
chance you get, for you do not know
how glad we are to hear from home.
A letter from home is like pay day.
We only get mail about once a month.
You don't ever say anything about
my gray mule. Have you got him
yet? / guess he is some mule by
now. l expect to have some time
going to see the girls when l get
back. When you write tell me if
they are all getting married, for if
they are it might be a good idea for
US boys to bring back a French girl.
The only thing 1 don't like about
them is the wooden shoes they wear.
She might take notion to give me
one when l wouldn't want it.
Tell all the folks to write me. If
you see Mr.. Tobe Gulledge tell him
his boy is doing fine. He is not in
my company but l see him every day.
Love and best regards to all.
From your son, somewhere in
France, Frank Moore
Co. b, 11th Engineers, U.S.P.O. 715
American f. F.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
FRIENDSHIP
Jack Frost has come at las

Jack Frost has come at last.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Lowery, of
Morven, N. c., spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Gardner.
MIR. Zeb Hartsel, of Morvin, spent
Sunday in our community.
A part of the family Of Mr.. r. A.
Melton has light case Of the influ-
enza No other sases in this COM
munity that we know Of
A few gathered for Sunday school
at Friendship last Sunday. Sunday
schools next Sunday at 2:3O and
preaching at $3.50, if not called off
by the Board of Health.
There has been lot of small grain
sown in this part Of the county.
Mr.. Baxter Gardner returned to
Hopewell, Va, after spending a few
days with home folks here.
Mr.. Jesse Lowery has moved his
family near Deep Creek, NC.
Many of the farmers are about
through gathering tehir crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Merriman
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr..
w. r. Huneycutt at Teaps Mill. They
were accompanied back by Miss Car
rie Huneycutt
Mrs. Pauley Parker and her son,
Pau!cy, Jr., septn Sunday afternoon
with her mother, Mrs. w. p. Swinney
of Chesterfield. Mrs. Swinney has
been in bad health for some time.
We are glad to report there have
not been any serious cases Of influ-
enza in our community as yet.
Mr.. j. M. X. Jordan, of the Wex.
ford community, was in this com
munty Sunday.
Mr.. E. A. Gulledge, Of near Ruby
spent a part of Sunday in this com
muntiy.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
TEAL'S MILL

Mr.. Arthur Wallace, who suffered
fro mSpanish influenza, is able to be
out again.
Mrs. Il. L. Swnnie is improving.
Mr.. Roy Brown, who has been dan
gerously i'll with typhoid fever, is able
to be out again.
Mr.. Allen Garrett and family have
moved to Cheraw.
Miss Nora Turnage visited her
grandmother Sunday.
Miss Carrie Huneycutt is spend
ing the week in Chesterfield with her
sister, Mrs. j. l.. Merriman.
Mr.. Jack White, of Pine Grove
section, and Mr.. Boyd Atkinson
were in this community Sunday.
Word has been received by Mr.. W.
r. Huneycutt that his son, Sergt.
Fred Huneycutt, was slightly wound
ed IN France, but that he is recover
ing.
Digging potatoes seems to be the
order of the day in this community
Mr.. Preston Hurst was in this com
munity Sunday.
Mr.. Ernest Wallace spent Sunday
with Mr.. Carl Turnage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wallace Wis.
tied Mrs. Will Brown Sunday.
Mr.. w. B. Brown has returned
home again.
Best wishes to The Advertiser ant
] is readers
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
MRS. JAMES ROSS

Mrs. James Ross died at her home
on Green street last Tuesday morning
at $3.50 o'clock after long illness,
which she had borne with Christian
resignation.
Mrs. Ross had attained the age of
rs years and had been lifelong
member of the Zoar church. Before
her marriage she was Miss Nancy
Davis, and was raised in the Zoar
section. She is survived by her hus-
band and large family connection.
The body was laid to rest in the
Zoar cemetery "Wednesday afternoon.
Many beautiful floral tributes attest
ed the love and esteem in which this
good woman was held by her friends.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY is NOW
OUT OF THE FIGHTING
(From Mondays Associated Press
Dispatch)

(From Mondays Associated Press
| Dispatch.)
Austria-Hungary is out of the
war.
Deserted by her last ally, Germany
fights alone battle which means ul-
innate defeat or abject surrender.
After days of pleading an armis-
tice has been granted Austria Hun
gary whose badly defeated armies in
the Italian theatre are staggering
homeward under the violence of the
blows of the entente troops.
Trent, in Austrian Tyrol, which
the Italians always have claimed was
their own, has been captured by
them; Triest, Austria's principal sea-
port on the Adriatic, over which there
hasbeen such bitter fighting, now
flies the Italian flag, and Belgrade.
capital of Serbia, has been reoccupicd
by the Serbians.
In France and Belgium tho Ger
mans are being sorely harassed bv
the British, French, Americans and
Belgians, and there are indications
that a debaclc is about to occur.
The Argonne massif, which has
proved great obstacle to the ad-
vance of the French and Americans,
at last has been cleared Of the enemy,
and the entire line appears to be
crumbling. American airmen report
that the enemy in front of the Ame-
ricans is rctreating northward ari
that the roads are densely packed
with troops, artillery and transport.
Likewise southeast of Valencien-
mes the Germans are retreating be-
fore the British, who are in close pur-
suit and taking numerous prisoners.
North of the Aisne in Champagne
the French continue their pressure
and have taken several important
villages, large numbers of prisoners
and great quantities of war stores.
The advance of the Americans and
the French on the southern part of
the battle front, taken in conjunc-
ton with the operations of Field Mar
shall Haig and the Bclgans in the
north, threatens to prove the cul-
mlnating blow to Gcrmany's attempt
to hold ground in France or in Bel
gium. Indeed it is not improbable if
the advance from the south contin-
ues rapidly as it is, the greater por-
tion of the German army will be
trapped before the men can reach
their border. The situation of the
Germans seemingly is critical one
Although the ro-Hungarians
have been given an armistice they
are still being bitterly attacked by
the Italians, British, French, Ameri-
cans and Czech-Slovak troops in the
mountains and on the plains and will
continue under chastisement until
Monday at 3 o'clock, when cessa-
ton of hostilities will take place.
Entire regiments are surrendering
to the Italians in the mountains and
large numbers of the enemy are be-
ing made prisoners on the plains.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
RED CROSS ELECTS OFFICERS

The annual meeting of the Ches-
terfield Chapter Red Cross, which was
organized last fall by Mrs. J. w.
Hanna, was held Thursday, Oct. 81,
on The Courthouse square, the Rev
B. ]. Guess presiding.
This meeting was held for the pur-
pose of electing new officers and re-
viewing past activities of the Chap,
ter.
The resignation of Chairman d.
p. Douglass and Vice Chairman Mrs.
j. w. Hanna had been rendered to
the nominating committee and accep-
ted.
The following officers were elected
Chairman, Charles l.. Hunley; vice
chairman, Mrs. ". J. Tiller; secre-
tary, Mrs. F. B. Sanders; treasurer,
G. G. Douglass.
Director of Woman's Work, Mrs.
G. K. Laney; Chairman of Member
ship Committee, Hon G. X. Laney;
Chairman of Finance Committee (to
be appointed by chairman); Chair
man Publicity Committee, Paul H.
llearn; Chairman Conservation Com
mittee, B. F. Teal; Chairman Civilian
Relief Committee, w. P. Odom;
Chairman Junior Auxiliary Commit
tee, Miss Elizabeth Lindsay; Chair
man Silent Moment Committee, the
Rev. B. J. Guess.
Mrs. F. B. Sanders,
Sec. Chesterfield r. c..
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
Why You Should Give Twice
What You Did Before

The government has dxed the
sum needed for the care of the
men I'm the service at S170bOO. 900.
Unless Americans give twice as
much as ever before our soldiers,
sailors and marines in 1919 may not
enjoy their
5000 recreation buildings
1000 miles Of movie films
100 stage stars
1900 athletic directors
$500 libraries supplying
, 100000 books
. 50 hostess houses
. 1900 big Brother" sec.
I: retaries
Millions Of dollars Of
home comforts
Give to maintain the morale that
Is winning the war now
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-11-07
MR.. JAMES B RIVERS.

Mr.. Jim B. Rivers, a farmer Of the
Piney Grove section, died of pneu-
monia at his home last Friday.
Mr.. Rivers had been sick only a
short time of influenza, when he de-
veloped pneumonia and died.
Besides a large circle of friends,
Mr.. Rivers leaves a wife and child
to mourn his departure.
Much sympathy is felt in Chester
field for a brother of the deceased,
Mr.. w. A. Rivers, who is called upon
TO sustain the loss also of his aunt,
Mrs. James Ross, who had been as q
mother to him for many years.