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The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05
HARMONY AMONG WAR
WORKERS IN ARMY.

New York, Oct. 4.-The harmony
prevailing between the Y. M. G. A.
war workers at the training camps in
this country and the men from other
organizations who are helping to make
more cheerful and more home-like the
lives of the troops at the army train
ing camps, is emphasized by Rabbi
Louis j. Kopald of Buffalo, who recent
ly returned home after spending six
weeks as camp rabbi for the Jewish
Welfare Board at Camp Mills, Mineola,
Long Island.
Before the war;" said Rabbi Kop-
aid, as he was returning to Buffalo
81 had felt that the religions of
America were coming together and
that brotherhood was truly in the
making, but now am convinced that
brotherhood in America is already
made. 1t is great and glorious fact.
The only difference between Y. M.
C. A. man, Knight of Columbus chap
lain and a Jewish rabbi is the differ
ence in the insignia on their sleeves,
for they all wear the same regulation
army uniform.
81 hadn't been in camp day before
the Y. M C. A. man came over to
extend cordial welcome, and the
knight of Columbus chaplain had CIV
EN- me lift in his machine. Within
a week | had an interesting visit with
the commandant, Major Pickering, and
had met officials of all rank.
Through all felt, above and beyond
the military atmosphere and neces-
sary restrictions of military relation
ship, there was but a single purpose
to enter into this war heart and
soul to win. e
"If victory for the allies depends
on the will OF our boys to win, we
already have the situation in hand. l
had heard of the American spirit and
had seen it exemplified in civilian life,
but | never knew the spirit that en-
thrals America until ! spent a week
at Camp Mills.
There is nothing on the face of
the globe that measures up to the
spirit of the soldiers. They are in
the war heart, soul and body. Their
constantly present thought is to get
over and in the fight. II every cit
izen could spend single day at such
camp, organized campaign appeals
such as Liberty Loan, the War Saw
ing Stamps and the Red Cross would
be wholly Unnecessary fAt4 iis'ssse
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05
SANITARY VIOlATORS.

The cases of some thirty-six either
in teh business section charged wit
violation of the sanitary laws of tn
city were heard in Police Justic
Merriwether's court on Tuesday ant
Wednesday.
Only one merchant plead guilty, ant
received a normal fine. Eighteen
showed that they had full met the
requirements and we're discharged.
Seventeen cases were continued un-
til next Wednesday on pleas that the
needed work vas already under way
or would be started at once.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05
BISHOP BRATTON SOON
SAILS FOR FRANCE.

Rev. Theodore Dubose Bratton,
bishop of tn Episcopal Diocese of
Mississippi, has gone to New York,
where. after attending the general
missionary conference of that church,
will prepare to sail for France. to
assume his position of special preach
er with the YIN. c. A. forces. Bishop
Bratton expects to sail about Novem-
ber l.
The bishop will become the head of
war work for his denomination in
France.
Bishop Bratton's summer home is
on the beach at Gauticr and he is a
frequent visitor to Pascagoula, where
he has host of friends.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05
NEW STORE BUILDING.

Work started this week on the new
double store building being erected
by Mr.. F. H. Lewis on Krebs avenue.
The building is of brick and will be
an ornament to that portion of town.
besides furnishing room for two ad-
ditional stores i'm town. Mr.. l.. J..
Beyer has the contract for the erec-
ton Of the build ign.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05
II SMASHING
N HUN ARMIES
otIlI Win-CoaI Region Of
S&hern France Reclaimed.

$fhern France Reclaimed.
inxton, Oct. 3.-Lens, the
hfasthe great coal region In
n France, and Armentieries
equally important as a manu-
II center, have been evacu'
! The Germans; the German
positions between Cambrai
Quentin have been definitely
land the Austro-Hungarians
{ia. forsaken by tehir former
HE Bulgarians, are in full re-
orthward toward their border
e Ariatic sea to Lake Ochriida' l.
b reconquering of invaded Bel
Ia the progress of the French
no o-Ammerican fofrces respec'
hofth of Rheims and eastward
,1SRne to the vicinity of Yer
tale remains the same-the
n, Slowly but surely are being
ykrywhere to give ground and
defences daily ccontinue to
into, Notwithstanding the
eistance that the enemy is
Ito make null the efforts OF
ITO close in on yll sides of the
tile arc from the North sea
giss border and compel the
Ugh command to reconstruct
lg line.
han Flanders the Belgian,
ID British troops are keeping
Eastward progress in their en-
compel the Germans to give
and Zeebrugge, their naval
he North sea.
the important railway juno
its lines off steel radiating
1orth sea and eastward to
Is been entered by the Bel
at Hooglode, to the north,
It's men are virtually upon
ers.O .Ostend- -Bruges railway.
lth, Menin and Courtrai are
menaced.
the border n France the cap
mentieres brings Lille, with
~ distance, and the evacua-
hs places Douai, the fortress
EAras and Menin virtually in
OF the British.
south. from CAn1brai to st.
The German resistance is still
but nevertheless the British,
sns and French on all the Sec
|Ich are essential to the carry
ward of the allied program
kiantly attacked and withstood
attacks, smashed the old Hin
positions and materially ad-
their line. Sequehart, north of
htin,, which the Germans in a
tounter attack recaptured from
tsh Wednesday, again has been
y Field Marshal Haig's men.
are out on the rolling country
Eastward. as likewise are all the
pops from st. Quentin north
wewst of Rheims the Germans
ring more resistance to the
along the Aisne and on the
which are protecting the east
OF the Chemin des Danes, the
end of which already is dom
by the French guns, but Cen
rthelot's forces nevertheless
blurred Cormicht and reached
be canal between ConcevreuX
Neuvillete, a front of more
cen miles.
hmpagne the French have en-
their gains from the region
the Argonne forest, taking
b and inflicting heavy casual
he enemy. The railroad pune
bit of Challerange, a short dis
puth of Vouziers, has been
and here the French have
ted their domination of the
Hey, running north of the
forest and are only awaiting
val of the Americans at the
end of the valley to nip the
ded bastion out of the fight
The Americans are slowly
hing the rendezvous.
ir retreat from Albania the
[ungarians everywhere are in
Pfore the Italians, burning
I'd pepots behind them. Large
of prisoners and quantities
Material have been captured.
G
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05
cAPTURE
MANY PRISONERS

Wednesday. Oct. From
Ter 10 to September 80 the
fmies in France and Belgium
blurred 2,S44 officers, 120,192
200 cannon and more than six
machine guns, an official
pc issued here tonight said.
July Is to September 80 the
i've captured 5,51S officers,
men, more than $4,000 ma
hns and hundreds of mine
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05
-W.S.S..

Mrs. F. II. Lewis and Miss Archie
Quinn returned Sunday evening from
a delightful visit of two days with
Mrs. Hermes csutier at Biloxi.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05
MSS

Mesdames Jno. Lscore, II. c. Her
ring and c. B. Barnett OF Moss Point
were the guests of Mrs. F. II. Lewis
Wednesday.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05
.W.S.S.

=. Coleman, secretary to
nrtin Behrman of New
- a weekend guest of his
Nrs. Martin Turnbull.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05
-W.S.S.-

vii Anderson and little son
10 are visiting her parents,
Mrs. F. ID. Becht.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05

Miss fsabel Shepard of Gautier
visited Pascagoula "Wednesday.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1918-10-05

Mr.. Henry Gautier of Gautier was
a visitor to Pascagoula Tuesday.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
Crisis of War This Year

President Wilson has issued an ap.
peal to the farmers of the country
for greater crops in this year 1918.
He commended highly what was
done last year and emphasized the
effort the government was making
to aid farmers. This aid covers many
lines and the agricultural department
cheerfully furnishes information to
any farmer. The president gave as
his opinion that the crisis of the war
was this year. He said:
"You will realize, as think states
men on both sides of the water real
ize, that the eliminating crisis of
the struggle has come and that the
achievements of this year on one
side or the other must determine this
ISSUE"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
Death of MIR. Charles L. Creei.

Mr. Chas L Creel, vice president of
the mercantile firm of Eaddy &
Creel Bros, Hemingway, died unex-
pectedly at the Charleston naval hos
pital on Sunday and was buried in
Trinity church cemetery Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr. CEeel was about 26 years of
age and an exceptionally fine young
man, beloved by a wide circle of
friends. About month ago he en-
listed in the U S naval service and
was stationed at the Charlestonnavy
yard. Last Friday he was taken i'll
and died Sunday. The body was
brought to Johnsonville, where it
was met by sorrowing friends and
conveyed to Trinity church, in the
vicinity of which the young man was
born and raised. There the funeral
took place, conducted by Rev Mr.
Campbell, of the Methodist church.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
"Heatless Mondays" No More.

Editor County Record
As you have seen from the news
papers, DR. Garfeld's order for heat.
less Mondays has been suspended in
certain Southern States. including
South Carolina.
l take it for granted that all those
in any way affected by this order
have already learned of its suspen-
sion through the daily papers. How
ever, this is the official notice that
business can be carried on as usual
on Mondays.
The wholesouled, patriotic compli-
ance with the order on the part OF
the people of Williamsburg is a
source of pride and qualification. AS
far as l know. there was not sim
gle instance of intentional violation
of the order.
HUGH MCCUTCHEN,
Fuel Admr Williamsburg Co..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
Memorial Service to Carlysle Myrick.

The memorial service held at the
Baptist church here Sunday night
in honor of Carlysle Myrick. who re-
Gently died in France, were beautiful
and inspiring TO an unusual degree.
The church auditorium and pulpit
were very tastily and appropriately
decorated with national flags. and
special music was rendered by Sc
lected choir under the direction of
DR. EE Montgomery. which, with i'm
pressive talks by a number of Kings.
tree gentlemen who we'll knew and
appreciated the young man, were
the outstanding features of the oc-
casion. The meeting was presided
oyer by the pastor, Rev E A Mac
Dowell, who read a letter from Gov
Manning expressing regret that he
could not be present. Messrs S j
Deery, w E Jenkinson, NJ A Shuler,
A C Kinds and L H Mccullough
spoke very earnestly and feelingly in
eulogy of the young boy who had
volunteered his services to his coun-
try in time of need and had died
in a foreign land, far from those
who knew and loved him best.
The last speaker was Rev G I
Harmon, who referred pathetically
to the patriotism of young Myrick.
Carlysle Myrick was a communi-
cant of the Baptist church, and res
olutions of respect were adopted and
spread upon the records OF the
church by his fellow-members. One
Solemn Thought" was beau
tifully sung as solo by DR. E E
Montgomery.
An offering was taken for the ben
eft of the Red Cross society.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
Russia Makes Peace with Germany.

Amsterdam, February 11:-Rus-
sia has declared the state of war to
be at an end and has ordered the
rehabilitation Of Russian forces on
all fronts, according to a dispatch
received here today from Brest-
Litovsk, dated Sunday.
The dispatch follows:
THE president of the Russian DEL
egation at today's (Sunday's) sitting
stated that while Russia was desist-
ing from signing formal peace
treaty, it declared the state of war
to be ended with Germany. Austria
Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria,
simultaneously giving orders for
complete rehabilitation OF Russian
forces on all fronts"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOLONS ENDS LABOR
STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL LCREATED.-.AUSTRAL
IAN BALLOT SYSTEM is ADOPED FOR
TONWS AND CITIES

The South Carolina General AS
sembly closes Tuesday after IS
days session. The principal war
measure passed by the body was an
act creating State Council of De-
fense and providing an appropria-
ton of $40. 900 for its supports A
law was passed providing for the
Australian ballot system for the
towns and cities of the State. The
assembly ratified the national pro-
hibition amendment, but declined to
pass bone dry" law, leaving the
quart-a.month law in force. but
strengthened 1t so that the quart
may be secured only for sickness.
An Injunction law against lewd
houses was passed at the urgent re-
quest of the war department.
The fight on the tax commission
was ended Monday by the survival
of the commission. The matter had
been dragging along for days and
days until it was finally agreed to
take vote without any considerable
discussion; and the Senate, by vote
of ID to 8, refused to pass the bill
which substituted a State board of
assessors for the present tax com.
mission.
Some members of the Senate we're
influenced in their final vote by the
acquiescence of the tax commission
to abrogate what was understood to
be so per cent basis of assessment.
Senator Epps, of Williamsburg,
said he was now ready to sustain
the tax commission simply because
the SO per cent order had been re-
voked and the commission was do
ing it's best. The agreement was
to vote without discussion and the
vote was to kill the pending bill, ID
to 8, and thus the tax commission
was spared and the present lay and
status remain as it present.
A concurrent resolution was
adopted asking Congress to pass the
proposed act to spare as many farm
ers as possible from the draft for
necessary farm work.
The Australian ballotlaw. as amend
ed by the Senate. has been ordered
ratified. As passed the act applies
to incorporated town and cities, and
rural districts are exempt. The
friends of the plan had to do this to
get the start.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
H. C. Williamson Dead.

Information reached here Tuesday
of the death of Henry c Williamson,
of the Hebron section, and half.
brother of John and Furman Will
Hanson. The young man was a sol.
der in the U S army and stationed
at Camp Macarthur in Texas. He
had about pulled through a case OF
measles when pneumonia developed.
Death occurred Sunday. The body
is being brought home for burial
and is expected to arrive today.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
DISTINGUISHED Authoress in Kingstree.

Mrs Jean M Thompson of Yonkers,
NY, a member of the League of
American authors and whose books
have been widely read in this coun-
try and Europe. is the distinguished
guest of Mrs R ] McCabe. Mrs
Thompson is a lady of culture and
wide experience. Her works are
used in many States as text books in
the public schools and tell true
story of the nature of wild tsasts,
birds and fishes. in style that is in
tensely interesting, instructive and
unique. The Fayetteville IN G. Oh.
server says of her book entitled:
wild Kindred of Fur, Feather and
Fin"
THE Jack Frost Lady" is the
name by which Mrs Thompson is
known among the children along
the Aqueduct by the Hudson and is
evidence of the unremittlng love of
Nature that has enabled her to &C.
cumulate the vast store of knowl-
edge necessary to the preparation of
such book as this, in its extraor-
binary scope and minute knowledge
of animals and their haunts and
habits, wild Kindred of Fur. Feath-
er and Fin" is an unusual book.
The "a stories range in interest and
and location from the vanishing Buff
falo ofthe West and the Otter of the
great North, whose coat is made of
two different kinds Of fur, to the story
of the tanning of Bob White" who
had two mothers, and the peril Of
the Snowy Egrets, in the South. 1t
is more extensive in range of inter-
est than The Jungle Book" or
Wild Animals have Known" and
for thorough treatment and knowl-
edge of the subject might perhaps
be ranked with Charles G D Rob-
erts' "Haunters of the Silences.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
NOTES FROM CEDAR SWAMP.
Inspiring County Convention OF c. E
Society.-Working for Red Cross.

Society.-Work1ng Tor keo StoSs.
Cedar Swamp, February IL
Some time ago the Christian En-
deavor society uf this place invited
the county convention to meet here.
Last Friday afternoon was the ap-
pointed time, and the auditorium of
the Cedar Swamp school building, a
community center, where the walls
were recently painted a straw color.
with overhead beautiful pale green.
was the place selected for the meet
ing. From the class rooms came
whiffs of fresh air telling that they.
too, had been recently dressed in a
clean coat of fresh paint, all OF
which made the surroundings ascene
of neatness to welcome the delegates
from the different societies of the
county.
At 4 o'clock the county president.
Miss Emma Cooper. sounded the
gavel and the convention came to
order. Wyatt Taylor, field secretary
for the Southern States, q verltable
live wire in Christian Endeavor work,
was present.
The meeting from start to finish
was full of pep" After the after
noon session the visitors were enter
tanned in the homes of the people OF
the community.
The convention reassembled at
s o. m. Addresses were made by
Rev G T Harmon of Kingstree, Wy
att Taylor, Rev W R Pfitchet. OF
Indiantown and Miss Emma Cooper,
which were inspiring, entertaining
and edifying to the full house. which
gave them undivided attention.
By a unanimous vote Mr. G 0 Epps
was elected county leader. Blest
be the tie that binds" was sung, and
after the Mizpah benediction the
convention adjourned.
Sunday afternoon Mesdames w q
Gamble and P O Arrowsmith. Mr. W
E Nesmith and others from Kings
tree visited the Baptist church with
the intention of organizing a Red
Cross auxiliary. 1t was late before
they could begin. so it was an
nounced that in order to give a
more thorough insight into the
workings of this benevolent order
an address will be delivered at the
schoo! building Friday evening, the
18th inst, at 8 o'clock. The entire
community and visitors are urgent
ly requested to attend.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
DIR. ILDERTON
FATALLY SHOT
BY HIS SON AND LAWYER HICKS IN
FLORENCE COURT HOUSE.
ATTORNEY WOUNDED.

William Ilderton. physician. was
killed and ] Wilbur Hicks, an attor-
ney, seriously wounded in a shooting
affray occurring Friday in the coun-
ty courthouse at Florence. Both are
we'll known citizens of that city.
Geddings Ilderton, son of the dead
physician, participated in the shoot
ing, firing three shots at his father.
This happened just after the Judge
of Probate had pushed the half. crazed
man away from the prostrate form
of the attorney. whom he had shot
down. Ilderton and Hicks emptied
their revolvers at each other. Hicks
was struck down and Ilderton was
in the act of attempting to club him
In the head with the butt end of his
pistol when Judge Brunson. who had
rushed into the hall from his office,
pushed him away. Just then young
Ilderton entered the hall from the
front, firing as he came. The escape
of Mr. Brunson from harm is deemed
miraculous.
llderton was shot five times, and
any one of two or three shots would
have proved fatal. One entered the
heart. Hicks was shot in the head
and abdomen, but the cavity was not
pierced and he will recover. Young
Ilderton was unharmed.
The shooting grew out of bad
blood between the attorney. who was
representing Mrs Ilderton in a suit
for alimony, and the dead man. DR.
and Mrs Ilderton separated three
years ago. Friday was SET 1or tne
first hearing in the case before Mas
ter H A Brunson, acting as referee.
he postponed the case. as llderton
to be drinking. Hicks and
Ilderton came together later in the
hall of the court house and the shoot
ing began.
IIderton came to Florence from
Dorchester county. At one time he
was prominent in county politics,
having served several terms as Sem
ator for Florence county. He was
about IS years of age. The verdict
of the coroner's jury was that llder-
ton came to his death from gunshot
wounds at the hands Of j w Hicks
and Geddings Ilderton.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
A COMMODIOUS GARAGE
Being Erected for the Kingsnee Motor
Sales Company.

Being Erected fOr Cne huSSuce "oeoi
Sales Company.
The Kingstree Motor Sales Co, an
organization composed of some of
the county's best young business
men, held meeting at their offices
In the Nexsen block on East Main
street last Friday night and elected
C w Boswell. general manager; J W
Gamble, sales manager and G j
Hearsey. secretary and treasurer
and manager of the repair and sup
ply departments. Though this or
ganizatien is new in existence. it is
meeting with marked success.
The lines of cars handled are popu-
lar and among, if not, the best on
the market for the money.
A large garage is being construct
ed for the firm by Mr. w Nexsen.
The new building is 72y75 feet and
the floor is of concrete, which will
accommodate many cars. This will
be in charge of first class automo-
bile machinist who will be equipped
to take care of all the ills" that an
auto is heir to.
The office, supply and showrooms
are now undergoing a thorough
overhauling and when completed
will measure up to any like estab-
lishment in this section of the State,
The company is planning to pat in
a gasoline tank of enormous size at
a very early date. The tank is al
ready en- route and will be placed as
soon as it arrives.
The men interested in the Kings
tree Motor Sales Co are all young
business men. well known through
out the county and deservedly pop
ular.
The Record wishes, and bespeaks
for the firm, great success.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
CHARLESTON TO
GET LARGE sum
MILITARY COMMITTEE OF U S SEN
ATE MAKES STATEMENT CON-
cERNING TERMINALS THERE.

According to a statement from
the war department to the military
committee of the United States Sen
ate, in Washington yesterday, SlO.-
600, 900 will be expended in con-
struction of port terminals at Char
lesion.
For military reasons. it is not pro-
per to suggest a site a this time. 1t
IS no secret, however. that boards
of army officers have made exhaus-
tive surveys in and near Charleston
and it has been known for some
time that these officers favored
Charleston.
The plan for sl0,0O0,0OO port
terminals here was decided on by
the war department some time ago,
but not until yesterday was the IN
formation given out for publication.
The construction of the criminals
will, of course, greatly benefit
Charleston, but their cardinal pur-
pose is for efficient prosecution OF
the wrr against Germany.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
Hymeneal.

MARRIED-At the Baptist parson.
age Thursday afternoon. February
Z, by Rev E A Mcdowell, pastor of
Kingstree Baptist church, Miss .Addie
Mae Williamson, of Williamsburg
county, to Mr. Roy H Thornton of
McComb City. Miss, but at present a
member of Co 8. GAG, Fort Moul-
trie.