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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-16

+. E. Davis & CO. have an exccp-
tlonal value for today in boys union
/ suits-sizes "a to 81. These will prob
ably sell for 81 next season. Today
they are 45c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-16
is r d a y
Special Sales.
(Advertisements.)
buyers please note that the values
listed In this column are for this day
only.l

Cadarettes Sample Shoe store have a
fine line of women's CATERS, assorted
colors, and the price is only s1.2s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-16

Kirschners meat market are selling
today nice hamburg steak at 22c. h.,
lbs sl.Q0. Also frankforts at the same
price, delicious tomato sausage at sc
h.. pork sausage &c. ID, native sugar
cured bacon 39c., by strip, 3Sc h.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-16

Mlller's candy specials for today are
molasses cream filled. lie Id; peanut
fudge squares, 21c lib; new assortment
OF BOG chocolates, only 39c lb. Remem-
Der he has fine line of western ap-
pies juicy oranges Of all kinds, figs,
grapes, grape fruit, dates, etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-16

\. T. Folsom 4 Son have very fine
assortmen: of fancy boxed assorted
chocolates, regular 75c value, for 5sc
today only.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-16

At Hersom & Bonsalls TODAY. lbs
OF prunes for 25c, lbs Autocrat coffee,
sic, cans Seward salmon ACC, lb
can Wan Eta cocoa 22c, cans peas
23c, lbs white corn meal o5c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-16

AT Swift & Turner's today. high
grade stationery. your choice Of eight
different tints, a 500 value for csc Der
box; egg beaters. Is value, for &c and
zoe value for ne. Sleeve board. Sc
Something for the boys across, a check
erboard with men. Rolls up into pock-
ct size. Today, 29c.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1918-02-06
February 6, 1918

For months the government
through the papers asked the
people TO save flour and not
store IT away. Pleading did not
avail, and now your Uncle has
had somewhat to say that has
caused us 10 take notice. We
are still asked to save, especial
ly wheat, meat and sugar, but If
a tendency 10 disregard these in
struCtions is manifested it is on
ly a question of time until we
shall have these things dished
out TO us in small quantities
only. 1t is far better to heed
now Than 10 be forced later.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1918-02-06
John Left the Burning Ford

While John r. Green was
pouring gasoline in a Ford by
lantern light Sunday night the
gas caught fire and for while
the section OF town south of the
railroad was lighted up Just
about as well as an .to-date
electric plant could do the lob.
The fire alarm was given by
neighbors who felt sure that MIR.
S. d. Moore's residence, where
the automobile was standing.
was on fire. However, when
the fire lighting brigade assemb
led they were agreeably disap-
pointed TO learn that the only Wis.
ible damage was a Ford with TOP
and seats in bbrnt and charred
condition, which was the extent
OF the damage, unless Johnnie in.
lured his wind running when
the gasoline covered his feet and
sci lire to that part of his anato.
my that took him away from the
danger with as much speed as if
nest of humble bees had set
"a on his person and pushed.
e M1kWlle Home.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1918-02-06
Tax Books Open

Notice is hereby given t(at
Tax Books for the Town of
Pageland were OPEN for the @oI
lection of Town taxes Novem m.
Der 20. 1917, and will remain
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1918-02-06
ers at Detroit

ers at Detroit
Washington, Jan. 3l.-New
submarine fighters OF a power
full type are about to be turned
out into the United States iH
large numbers. After testifyins
today before the house, naval
committee on the naval anfo
priation bill Secretary, = els
authorized the statenaee that
contracts for several Js@ S" OF
the new craft have feed placed
with the Ford Motoh mpany
of Detroit. He deYeriB them
as half way between ahestroyer
and submarine cRasef' 2OO.feet
long and equipped SWith latest
discover discoveries for eOas0atins sub
All parts OF ships except the
engines are to be fabricated IN
Detrof, and the parts shipped to
seaboard. where thew will be as
sembled. Changes in the Ford
pant to permit The handling OF
the work have progressed SO
swiftly, Mr.. Daniels said, that
the deliveries during the coming
summer are assured.
The new vessels are expected
to prove far superior to the cha
serS now in use. They will
have steam power with a great
er radius OF action, will be more
seaworthy and will be able to
carry heavier armament. 1t has
developed that the latest Ger
man submarines are equipped
with guns which outrange those
Of small chasers and even some
merchant ships.
Henry Ford, president and
principal owner of the Ford
Company, recently placed be-
fore Secretary Daniels plans
showing the practicabilityy Of
converting a large, part of his
factory into ship fl 6ricating
plant. Naval constructors had
evolved the latest submarine
chaser and Rear Admiral Dauid
w. Taylor. with two assistants.
was sent to inspect the, Eord
lsnlanN 9 ter the Office -
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1918-02-06
Automobile Torn Up by Loose
Freight Car

Or. NJ. P. Blair and Mr.. II. b.
Leonard experienced a tnee-
shaking accident Thursday When
Sitting freight car atthe a2pcr
raiIp pad crossing in MarslIvillc
strutk * the automobile IN which
they were riding. Dr. Blair was
driving the machine and was
watching the shifting engine
which was Standing still when
the dd dctor drove on the track.
lhe cpr that bit the automobile
had been cut loose from the train
and Other cars on The siding made
u impossible for the occupants
III the a( (tomob!c to see ii in time
preVtnt lis slriIlirg thcI ma
pine. The fact that the reipht
was moving SlowIv is theJ
thing that saved the lives
Hr. Blair and Mr.. Leohard.
" automobile was compI etelA
d oiishcd but = occub BAN
esSI Aout EhiuIxlv
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1918-02-06

And SO the fellow who always
thinks SO intcrtlv upon his own
comfort that all neiqhborly in
tcreSt in his ieilOwman is ex-
cluded is now going TO bring
back the eight or ten sacks of
flour he has stored away for his
own use. He thought there
might not be enough for all un
I'll harvest, so he would buy up
supply and make his own bis
cult sure, whether others had
bread or not. He has shown
himself 10 he very thouehtless
or selfish, and our Uncle Sam
has found il necessary to tea&l
him little etiquette. After he
has loaded up The flour And
hauled il back he will mink
about three times before he
hau}s away q whole years Supply
aaar when the world ls/cryine
fClbread. .i5-..p, Il
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1918-02-06

ID
humber of pounds Of some sub
|stltute was iCae, Amazement
was revealed in ,ho countenance
when a merCnaui would quietly
but firmly refuse 10 sell his flour
for good honest money. Such a
thing had not beer heard of be
fore. But the merchants here
have obeyed the o-der, and
man gets no flour Unless he buys
an equal rumber 6 pounds Of
meal, grits, hominy~ i, buck
wheat Nour, potatIV V'nour or
Lme other subs1iluty Most Of
Ehe customers acceptlhG situa
ton with good grace, but few
manifest Il sell-willed disposition.
One man tried The town over,
ard finally stated, with a few
words not usually heard in Sun
ld"y school, that he woul 10 10
Monroe and get him a few sacks
pi flour n negro insisted that
7 was flour he wanted and not
10th meal and flour. Afler bicar-
lpg his eye in wonderment for a
Yhlle he said he would & back
nd lei Cap come and Get il,
btt Cap didn't gel it.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1918-02-06

porary and Permanent enlist
nent pSrsonuep of the navy, it
was leah3ed today that the de
partment plans extensive en-
largement of several existing
training stations. Plans already
have been approved for enlarg-
ing the Pelham Bay IN. W and
Norfolk Va0 stations. Five
thousand men nov are at Pei.
ham Bay and 10000 at Norfolk.
Secretary Daniels said the ma
wy now has $4,000 men under
instruction and, with the recon-
mended increase. will have men
enough TO supply crews not on
ly for the entire naval construc
ton program as now contem-
plated, but also for the hundreds
OF merchant ships which are to
be placed under his supervision.
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
olNKlNGS SHOW A DECLINE
June Losses to British and Allied Ship. ping Smallest Since Septem.
 Der, 1916.

London, July 24.-The losses tt R:;tish and allied shipping due tc enemy action or marine risk for the month of June totaled 275,629 gross tons, the lowest record for any month since September, 1916.
 The British losses totaled 161 O6s tons and allied and neutral losses 114 567.
 The total losses for the quarter enaing June 30 amounted to 946,57e tons, which was the lowest record for any quarter since the third quarter of 1916.
 Sailings continue at the high level of recent months. The tonnage of steamships of 500 gross tons and over entering or clearing from United Kingdom ports, other than coastwise and cross channel vessels, totaled c. 430,3S6 tons. The total sailings for the quarter ending June 30 was con siderably higher than the sailings of the two preceding quarters,
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
FEDERAL CONTROL
 OF WIRES AUGUST 1
Government Will Operate all rcie- phone and Telegraph Lines Mir. BurlesOn In
 Charge.

Washington, July 23-Acting under the authority recently conferred by Congress, President Wilson today is- 1 sued proclamation taking all tele- phone and telegraph lines under gov ernment operation and control at mid night, Wednesday, July 31.
 Although Congress empowered him to do so, the president did not include wireless systems, because the navy all ready is in control of them; and he did not include ocean cables presum- ably because of contracts the cable companies have with foreign govern, ments which raised involved questions The navy. already is in practical con- trol Of the cables through it's censor ship.
 The presidents proclamation plac- ed administration of the wire systems with Postmaster General Burleson and provided that until otherwise decided the present managements and employ- es Will continue. Present financial arrangements also will continue with the approval of the postmaster gen. eral
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
HUN PEACE OFFER IS
 MADE THROUGH SPAIN
Wants Colonies Back, Would Keep Russian Spells and Let Conference Decide Status of Belgium-Is
 Scorned by Allies.

Amsterdam, July 24-Germany haa made suggestions for a peace confer ence to the Spanish government says the Socialist Vorwearts of Berlin.
 The suggestions are:
 First, Germany wants no annexa- ticns or indemnities in the west.
 Second, the peace treaties with Russia and Rumania may not be, questioned
 Ihlrd, the principles of self-deter- mlnatlon of peoples has not been dis cused but may be settled at the peace conference where the fate of Belgium also is to be settled.
 Foursh, the Balkan question is to be settled around the conference table.
 Fifth, the freedom of the seas. tho dlsmantling- of Gibraltar and the Sue1 canal and the right for Germany to use coaling stations.
 Sixth, the colonial question is to ba settled on the basis of the status quo
 The Vorwaerts considers this very reasonable peace program.
 II the Vorwaerts' report is true. this IS the first time that peace negot1ations nave been made in the usual diplomatic way, through neutral government.
 Washington ScOrns It.
 washington, July 24.-In the peace suggestions which the Berlin Vor- Waerts declares the German govern menu IS about to advance to the en- tente and America, through the Span- ish government, officials here detect the German design, embodied in some shape in almost every one of the peace proposals which have emanated from Berlin or Vienna, to leave to a round table conference the actual definition of peace terms
 No Con. efencc Made Peace.
 President Wilson and Premiers Lloyd George of Great Britain, and Clemenceau, of France have recorded themselves definitely that no peace conference will be entered unless there has been an acceptance by the central powers of the exact terms upon which the con serence is to be conducted and for the broad principles to govern the negotiatOrs.
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
LOSSES NEARLY A MILLION
Is Estimate Made in Premier Clemen. ceau's Newspaper-Allies'
 Victory Grows.

Paris, July 23.-According to a, re- view of the military situation in L'Homme Libre, the newspaper own 1 ed by Premier Clemenceau, the Ger man losses since March 21 are ap> preaching 100000 men
 Every enemy station and every other center of activity within the salient north of the Marine is under going incessant aerial bombardment. says La Liberte today. In the last "A hours, the French have dropped 16 tons of projectiles on the lines of communication between Fere en-Tar. denois and Fismes, the newspaper re- ports, has been burned.
 Fere-en -Tardenois is the center of tho Germans supply system, over six miles east of the alli6e line, and the junction point of six roads, and is the central point in the triangle formed by Soisscns, Chateau .Thierry and Rheims.
 Allies Victory Grows.
 In spite of the desperate resistance of the Germans, the entry into the line of enemy endorsements and re- peated counter-attacks by the foe, the victory of the allies continues to de velop
 Not enly have the allied positions been held intact against the enemy's assaults, but at certain points further progress has been made.
 Military critics are unanimous in saving that General Ludendorff's ef- forts are now being exerted to pre- tect his retreat for the army along the Mar,1e, there being many indica- tions of the German intent to raure
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
GIANT FINGERS OF FOCH
 BEING SLOWLY CLOSED
Possibility of Trapping Many of Ger. mans Seems Good Rheims. .SOis. sons Salient Has Been Mar.
 rOWed From g to
 21 Miles.

New York, July 26.-General Foch has taken leaf out of the book of GG:man military strategy and ordered the use by the allied armies of the pincer system of offensive in the Sois,, sons-Rheims salient.
 Both jaws of the pincer are nov ing smoothly, with the pivot along the Marne working in unision, and the process Of attempting to capture many of the nearly 5O0,00O Germans in the big pocket is we'll on the way to what at present seems like possi- ble success.
 The Germans, however, evidently Edo not intend themselves to be en- trapped without fighting. H2ving thrown thousands of reinforcements } 4nto the already congested salient they have started a counter-attack of great violence all along the semi.cir- cular front from the Ourcq river to the region immediately southwest of Rheims and their men are said to have orders to stem the allied alvance at all costs.
 Nevertheless, at last accounts the Americans, French, British and Ita,- ian troops, also we'll reinforced to meet the new turn in affairs. were steadily pressing forward at several
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
GRIP OF FINGERS TICHTEN--TH CHANCE OF TRAPPING ENEMY IS
 BRICHTER--IMP0RTANT GAINS

points on the battle line to Rheims, while east of the cathedral city a Polish contingent-the first of the Poles to enter the combat-is said to have carried out success. .ully an enter prise against the enemy, in which more than 200 Germans were made prisoners.
 Jaws of Pincers Move In. The western jaw of the pincers continue to move eastward along the Ourcq river, on both sides of the stream. and the Franco-American troops are now virtually at Fere-en- Tardenois, the important railway junction and storehouse for Ger manys war supplies. Further south to the Marne new advances, in keep, ing with those in the north, have been attained.
 ! At the piytt of the plnche:, north of the Marne, midway between Cha tea.u Thierry i-nd Rheims, the French have extended their line northward ill the Forest of Fere, in the kis for est and north of Dornans, while the eastern jaw of the pincher, under the pressure of the British has noticea bly, moved forward in a northwesterly di- rection for about a mile ani ielf over three-mile front to Msry-Pre- mecy and GueuX, tie last named viii! lage five miles west of Rheims and a scant mile and half from the Rheims-Fismes road.
 Washing.oa Thrilled,
 Washington, July 25.-With Aneri- can, French and British forces press ing the enemy hard on all si5es of the Aisne-Marne battle front, the cir of Washington was electric tonight
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The Little River news., 1918-07-27

Going Somewhere.

From messages received from the boys at Camp Beauregard they are on the eve of being moved to some other place. It may be the long anticipated hike, but such information is not avail- able nor would it appear proper to SO state if it were. It is reported that Camp Beauregard will soon he given over to the col0red troops,
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
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 BULLETINS !
2 z z *@ *%**+***+% . <

Texarkana, 2:3O P. M., July 26.--Sit. uation still very favorable for our ar. mics today. Allies have cut railroad for which they have been fighting. Have also taken many prisoners and guns. Still advancing on all fronts.
 Little Rock, July 26.-Japan has a. greed to American proposals and will join forces with the CsAec.Slovak forces h Siberia. =. @
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
---W.S $. .S.- JENKINS ROWLAND
Former Ashd0wR Young Man Died at
 Foreman Tuesday Afternoon.

Jenkins Rowland, son of Rev R. G. Rowland, pastor of the Methodist church at Foreman, and former pastor here, died at his home in Foreman Tuesday afternoon He had been af- fiicted with ., lung trouble for many months. He has many friends here where he formerly lived He leaves a wife and one child.
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
U. s. TO HAVE 5,OOO,=
 900 MEN IN ARMY SOON
Baker to Ask for Great Increase in Equipment AlsO-Plan Is to Give FOch Full Assistance in
 Keeping Up Offensive.

Washington, July 23-With prob ably not much more than 25O,OOO American troops engaged in the pres ent battle, but with virtually U0O,- 900 others either in France or hasten ing across the ocean to join in the fight, General Foch> has been able to turn the tables on the enemy and strike blow that has changed the whole trend of the war.
 Officials here, while fully recogniz- ing the fact that the Americans are today only comparatively small part of the vast forces General Fcoh is using in working out his strategic de- signs, realize that the American army is going forward in a constantly in creasing stream is the governing fac. ! tor in restoring the initiative to the allied forces. Plans are taking shane rapidly at the War Department to accelerate and enlarge the American, military program.
 Two Million This Year,
 It is now virtually certain that General Foch will have at least g. 100000 American troops before the present fighting season closes. Sec retary Baker announced today the War Departments new program en- braces enlarged army appropriations, notifications of the draft ages to in- crease the number of fighting men and plans for & larger mobilization of the army than any yet undertaken would soon be ready for Congress. lie would give no details, but the plans probably aim at getting under arms without delay total force not far short of the 5,0OO,000 figure widely discussed in Congress when the sub ject was last under consideration there.
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
DUDLEY NUNNELLY
Prominent Citizen Died Near Para.oma
 Thursday Afternoon.

Dudley Nunnelly, a. prominent citizen of ne,r Paraloma, died Thursday after noon. He was 56 years of age and was reared in that section He was a brother of Mrs. Chas. H. Park of this city and a cousin of Mrs. s. E. Coats. The funeral was held Friday.
The Little River news., 1918-07-27

(Continued on page 2.)
The Little River news., 1918-07-27
Teacher Elected.

At recen, meeting of the Ashdowh school board Miss Grace Hendricks of Texarkana was elected to position on the faculty made vacant by the re sig nation of Miss Nena Crowson, VII, :e- signed on account of ill health There remains one other vacancy to be filled.
The Ordway new era., 1918-07-19
BRITISH CAPTURE KEN
Forces Dispatched to Siberia to Aid
French Cross River Near lonspont.

London.-British forces. after land
ing on the Murman coast, have occu-
pied the Russian port of KEN, on the
White sea, the Frankfurter Zeitung
says, according to Rotterdam dis
patch to the Daily Telegraph.
Peking, July 15.-Czecho- Slovak
forces, which captured Nikolsk, north
west of Vladivostok. are now closely
pursuing the Bolshevist troops, which
are retreating toward Khabarovsk
The Czecho-Slovaks are receiving aid
from a force of 1900 Cossacks and
number of Chinese and Japanese. Rail-
way and telegraph communications
have been opened with Vladivostok.
Paris.-Further progress is reported
in the. war Offices announcement, an
operation in the neighborhood of Long
pont enabling the French to cross the
Savieres river opposite Catifet farm.
The statement says: 1.-The number
of prisoners captured by us in the re-
.gion of Montdidier is more than 600.
We took, in addition, more than eighty
machine guns.
The allies have been repeatedly
pushing back the German lines little
by little at various important points.
These have gained valuable defensive
ground and brought in thousands of
prisoners.
1t is announced at Washington that
the number of troops dispatched to
France has grown to 100000, some
10000 men having left last week. The
formation of three army corps from
the troops in France, each corps COM
prising from 225,000 to 250.O0O men,
was also made known.
The advance, made mainly by the
Italians with the French on the right
flank, in the Albanian compaign, has
already reached maximum depth of
twenty-five miles on a front of some
eighty miles. Strengthening the allied
line as 1t runs from the Adriatic and
links up with the Macedonian front.
The Ordway new era., 1918-07-19
Americans Observe French Holiday

With the American Forces in
France.-On all the American fronts
soldiers Joined their French comrades
in celebrating the French fete Sunday.
The Americans wore the French ma.
tional emblem and decorated their bill
lets and motor cars with French flags
The villages in the rear of the lines
were profusely decorated with flags
Of the allies. Showers failed to keep
the crowds indoors. Soldiers and
civilians promenaded the streets and
exchanged holiday greetings.
The Ordway new era., 1918-07-19
Not Equal to Three.

They had not been married very
long but she had grown cold and list
less; so one evening. after she had
ynwned about seventeen times, he
said:
You seem to be so cold and indif-
ferent. Matilda. Have you forgotten
those happy days when ! was paying
you my addresses"
II should think haven't! l should
think haven't forgotten those happy
days. l never had less than three fell
lows every evening calling on me-"
But, dear, haven't you got me to
pay you attention nowT
"Yes, I-suppose have. You are do
ing the best you know how; but you
don't fiatter yourself that you are
equal to three, do you?'
The Ordway new era., 1918-07-19
Great Rejoicing.

~ believe" said the bug who was
always talking about things nobody
knows anything about, rs many people
do, THAT in the future life-in the next
world. you know-men will have the
same occupations that they do here
and now. The poet here will be
poet there; the grocer here will be a
grocer there. And so on"
"Hoo-ray!" shouted the man he was
spouting to.
"why the ioy?" asked the philoso-
pher, doubtfnlly.
THAT means that there will be ice
men there. HOo-ray!'
The Ordway new era., 1918-07-19
Senate Passe. Telegraph Bill.

Washington.-By vote of 46 to 16
the Senate adopted the resolution en-
powering the President to take over
the telegraph and telephone wires. In
mediately after this action the Senate
entered into unanimous agreement
to recess three days at a time until
Aug. 26, and during that time to trans
act nothing but routine morning bust
ness.