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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-09-05

no doubt l will get thl:e soon enough.
1t would be great to be up there and
help In some way 20 keep the Huns
on the run. You know the Allies have
Just about Strengthened out that sail
, ,ent. l don't believe the Boche can
attempt another drive until the 1919
recruits come in, and that won't be
until the latter part Of September or
the first of October, if they do then.
They have, at last, realized that the
preparations of America and her Ar
mics over here, is not myth after
all. You got to hand it to our bows
up there, they have made a magnifi-
cent showing. When one of the most
noted French generals says, 81 could
not have done better with my best
troops they are bound to be good
You know these French are simply
wonderful, especially when it comes
TO artillery. They have the world
beat on that But the average Ame-
rican, it seems like they spend too
much time on theory. That little rs
m. m. gun is a wonder. love to watch
it fire. They can pop off shots so
fast it makes your head swim.
Yes, believe old America has now
fully awakened to the fact that this
is war to fight to the finish. Liber
~ motors are now coming over at a
great rate of speed. 1t is my ambi-
ton to get to the front in an Ameri-
can squadron with Liberty planes and
do some real work
had a Journal today, of July 3,
and noticed that quite few of our
boys have been reclassifed and some
OF the fourth class put in second.
Guess it doesn't go so well with some
of them, especially few of the mar
ried ones.
My prediction is, that Cooper will
be our next Governor.
Well, Jack, 1 am hoping that this
war will be finished and that | will
soon be back and start a real life Of
usefulness.
Write me often, addressing Head
quarters American Air Service, 4. f..
T., France,
Your bud,
Casey"
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COTTON CROP OF WHOLE
SOUTH SUFFERS MUCH

Washington, Sept. 3.-A disaster
unparalleled in the history of the cot
ton growing industry in the United
States has bcfallcn the American cot
ton crop this year. AS the result Of
severe drought in July and August
the governments September cotton
report, issued today, forecast the
prospective production this year at
1l,137,0O0 equivalent 500 pound
bales. l,09S,OO0 bales less than was
forecast at the beginning of the sea-
son.
Cotton growers planted this year
the largest acreage on record and pro-
spccts ccmcd bright for one of the
largest crops ever grown. Drought
during July, however, reduced the
crop by ,GlG,0OO bales, and dry wea-
ther in August caused the greatest
deterioration ever recorded in a sim
,;ic month, there being a decline of
l7.9 points in the condition on Au-
gust % rs compared with July 25.
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Pierce J. Melton
My Dear Father (:

My Dear Father:
will try 20 write you a short note
in answer to your and Mama's letters
received last week. | was certainly
glad to hear from you all Roy and
| are both we'll.
get The Chesterfield Advertiser.
every week. 1t is little old when
/ gt it, but they are new to US. saw
where Mr.. 1. r.. Melton had heard
from Roy and Pierce Somewhere in
France!
We'll, Dad, have been in active
service for some time but have just
learnd that | could tell you was
on the front.
This is August 1st, and there are
ust small bits of grain crop ready to
harvest, so. you see the seasons here
are almost six weeks later than in
South Carolina.
Tell everybody to write to me.
Tell Mama she cannot know how much
| appreciated her letter.
Good luck, .
PIERCE.
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Mechanic Roy Melton
On the Western Nruns

On the Western Front.
Dear 4Ioiher and ii6mcfolks:
While the guns are popping very
hard and fast | will answer your very
ielcOme letter, il | don't lose my
Iervc. The balls on their way to
Germany arc now in the air overhead
! bout as thick as the letters on this
,.aDcr.
| asked you about Frank Vaughn
because we heard he was killed and
his body sent home. But / saw in
.hc Advertiser yesterday that he had
'Iritten home, so you see lies can be
lold III France too.
| THANK you, Paul, for your offer
20 send q box of eats over here to US
out it is too much. We gc5 plenty to
eat, just anything we want. Thank
you just the same.
Many airplancs are being brought
Gown now. One was shot down this
.Iornlng at our camp. 1t carried an
officer and an enlisted man. Both
were hurt but not killed. The plain
was torn up. My postoflice is l49.
Put the number of the p. O. on my
address. The rest of it remains the
same.
Listen to this: Your letters are
NOT read by anyone but the one to
whom they are addressed. Don't be-
lieve anyone who tells you different.
know my letters are not opened
until open them myself.
Paul, | am now chewing some US.
tobacco. 1t is Star Navy. Pierce got
ii somewhere up the line.
Guess you all saw David and Frank
Vaughn's and Andrew Huntlcy's let
ters. Well, did too, and they were
not shooting any bull, either.
We get The Advertiser every week,
or Pierce does and | read il, too.
You know / do. Pierce and | are
both OK. Tell Mama not to worry
about US. You saw SANKEY'S letter
in the paper to his Mama? Well,
| want Mama to be the same.
Give my love to Dad and Mama and
Robert. As ever, ROY.
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CARD FROM MR.. POLLOCK

l wish to thank the good people Of
Chesterfield County for the magnif-
cent vote given me in the first pri-
mary. | am now in the second race
for U. S. Senate (short tcrm) and
leading my opponent by Il consider
able vote and the ballots on Sept.
10th next will decide whether or not
the next u. S. Senator will be a
native of Chesterfield County | will
be elected by good majority if my
friends will go to the polls on the
10th of Sept.
| again thank the people Of Ches-
terficld County for their loyal sup
port and urge them to vote in the
second primary election.
w. p. POLLOCK.
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THE MAN WHO FAILS SEPT. IL
Your bud,
Casey"

The man who stands back now is
lost; lost to the ranks of citizenship ;
lost to the mother who bore him ;
lost to the father who gave him a
name; lost to the flag that protects
him; lost to the Nation that calls
him; lost to the world that needs him.
His day of birth is henccforth a day
OF dishonor. He can never name it
without a lie. His time has come, and
he has denied it! He is man with
out a country, an outcast
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red Euneycutt
IOMM1E & BOTCE.
Somewhere in France
August 4th, 10 1913

Somewhere in France,
August 4th, 10 1913.
Hoai'i, '"tn"r:
"a" E'nicring how you all are
ana II everything IS going lovely.
am N1l a"" IN the best OF spirit.
nav ( r'Surhe" from the trenches and
am no" IN rest camp but we will go
PACK IN teW days. We have not
'""' i "h'%i" man yet, put some com
P''h'e@ nave. We thought one night
Il'" was coming. was IN charge
"l no. rI1ic pos. with my squad. We
prepared Tor action and were wishing
10 meet Them, but 1t was not on our
front 1t was against one of our
companies. Inc Germans succeeded
IN feachihg the wlrc entanglements
Wheh 'hey were moved down by mt
ch'ie gun irc' Inc Germans sent
up 'heir =. y. >. signals and their ar
ll!lcfy opened ilrc on US. But it
dIdh damage Us any.
some nights ago l was scouting In
no lah Land when man ap-
Pt"red IN front. mad only one man
WIN me. sad, Halt! Who are
you and ne would not answer. |
challehGed me. asked, who are
'''"iichgeu me. ASKED 'uho are
you ana ne said the same thing so
'hou%ht ne was a German saying the
same th'hE l sad. 1t was real dark
ana ne lo.d me TO advance but l
never ADVANCE on anybody In mo
MN Land ask MN his name
ana '"u''d out II was one OF our
c"Pora1S l oidht Nnow was over the
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George Burch
Leaugue Island Navy Yard,
Camp Brig-Guard,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.

Leaugue Island Navy Yard,
Camp Brig-Guard,
Philadelphia, Pa.
.ny dearest mother:
feel that | must write you word
this morning. 1t may be sometime
before you hear from me again, but
10 not worry, because | am only one
among thousands who are in my same
Doat. If it is necessary, am willing
o give my life in this struggle, but
f should be spared | will gladly and
happily come back to you when Anne
:ica is made a fit place for father,
mother, brothers sisters and loved
ones to live in.
l have just met several boys from
Columbia who are going to sail with
rs. They seeem to be so nice. Am al
ways glad to see anyone from my
old Home State"
How does Johnny like military life?
Do hope he likes it. l have been to
ce Aunt Elise twice. Went Saturday
.fternoon and stayed until Sunday
,vening. 1t was great for me. Auntic
vas so good to me when in hospita!
lere-she wrote me and sent sIck
lovely boxes, which | can never for
get.
Mother, have often read 2 Tim q
10 which has been shown me and
which has helped me greatly ard |
am passing it on thinking it may help
others.
| cannot as yet give you any ad-
dress, although am very anxious to
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LETTERS FROM OUR BOYS
Frank p. Vaughn

August l, 1918
Dear Father and Mother:
We are all well this morning and
enjoying fine health. hope you are
al well and enjoying life.
| guess you are through work by
now and are having plenty of water
melons to cat. One would go fine
with me this morning but I am well
satisfied without it, for | am glad to
!inow b! am living and getting plenty
20 eat.
l guess you know that this war has
cen in full bloom for over two
weeks and we are in the bud of it,
,ut don't worry for we have got the
Boche on the run.
Your loving son,
FRANK p. VAUGHN.
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Tommie and Boycc Hun.
Dear Mother:
Aug. ., 1918

NSD' - icic
Dear Mother:
will answer your letter, which
have just finished reading. was Ger.
tainiy glad to hear from you all
This leaves us getting along fine.
am glad you have gotten one letter
from me and | am sure by the time
you get this one you will have receiv-
ed lot of them for l sure have writ
ten good many.
certainly was glad you and papa
had been to see Pearl and you told
me how she and the boy are gettino
along Tor l have not heard from her
IN about three weeks. l can imagine
all sorts of things that might happen
to them. Oh, l would give anything
In the world 20 see the boy. You said
Pearl was going to send me one of
MS pictures. Gee, hope it is on the
way now for you all have been brag-
ging on his good looks but l want to
see what he looks like.
We'll, Mama, you ask me lot of
questions about Boyce being with me
and If we were in dangerous place.
1t is dangerous more or less anywhere
but we try to keep hid as much as
possible and we do most of our travel
ing at night, and they have to Just
guess what road we are on and shoot
ut us. There are very close escapes
sometimes.
we have been very lucky we have
not lost Il man yet
Mama, if you see any of Ernest's
people tell them he is getting along
fine. Tel Cylde there was a German
plane brought down close to where |
Was at worh TINS morning. / tried to
get a souvenir to send to him but the
only ching | could get was a little
short piece OF machine gun belt with
three rounds of ammunition in it,
there wcr" so many there for the
same purpose. may send it if | can.
Well it is getting late and my letter
is getting some what long so | guess
had better close.
Write every chance you get and so
viii we.
From your soldiers,
IOMMlE & BOYCE
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A Message to u. S. Soldiers from
King George

Soldiers of the United States, the
people of the British lies welcome you
on your way to take your stand be-
side the Armies of many Nations now
fighting in the Old World the great
battle for human freedom.
The Allies will gain new heart and
spirit in your company. | wish that
could shake the hand Of each Of you
and bid you God speed on your mis-
sion.
April 1918. GEORGE r. |.
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| 60. a. 54th Pioneer Inf
Camp Stuart
Newport News, Va
. Ny dear mother and father:
Would give so much too -un in and
ipend while at ho : to:la, but will
have to wait = Nv dye lore, / fear,
We are expec 2 t. leave tomorrow
afternoon for lie "Old Country
please do not worry about me be-
cause feel that l will get along all
| right and hope to come back to you
| soon. l want to go and do my part
in this service.
Before leaving l want to saw that
your prayers are the cause Of nv
| being what l am and | believe thew
Will be the cause of my coming home.
L feel that / have something to fight
for and why should ! not be willing to
90? What boy would not go and
light for father, mother, sisters and
brothers?
How is MY crop now? When YOU
| write please tell me how much cotton
and corn you think l will make.
.'apa | hope you will get along au
!ght gathering it and about my mule.
Just th.nl, of it as being yours and
10 what you like with it.
had plendid letter from Lee a
few days ago. He is getting along
nicely in school. Hope the new bill
which has Just passed or about to
BASS will rot remove so many of the
! ooyc from school.
vii! try to send the Kodak pic
lures to Little Sis soon. She has
oeen faithful to write nc, and shall
not forget it..
We are so busy getting ready 20
'cave.
Give my love and best regards TO
ii! the family and friends.
Your much devoted son,
JOHN.
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GEORGE X. |.
NOTICE OF SECOND DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY ELECTION IN CHES-
FIELD COUNTY

On Tuesday September 10th, next,
there will be second primary cleo
tion held in Chesterfield County,
South Carolina, under the rules of the
Democratic Party, for United States
Senator (Short term) and States Off
GERS as follows:
Commissioner of Agriculture
w. ID. Garrison
e. Harris.
Railroad Commissioner
III. Fl. Arnold,
A. A. Richardson.
United States Senator
w. p. Pollock,
III. Peoples.
Attorney General
G.. N. Sapp,
S. NJ. Wolf
The same managers and clerks who
held the first primary will conduct
this election.
Managers will please call for the
boxes, tickets, etl., as usual.
The polls will open at 8 A. NJ. and
close at a p. m.
Spread the news and let Chester
field County poll full vote in this
primary.
M. j. HOUGH, Chairman.
j. CLIFTON RIVERS, Sec'y.
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Lieut.. Alonzo Knight
Coetquidan, France,
Aug. 4, 1918.
Dear Jack,

Coetqudan, France,
Aug. 4, 1918.
Dear Jack,
Received your letter of the 25th
of Ny few days ago. 1t was written
about the time | entered school at
Tours. | have been away from there
about three weeks. This place is an
advanced training place for us be-
fore going to the front. Don't know
how long we will be here. We are
here in two capacities. One for our
own benefit, and also for the benefit
of the artillery we are working with
tell you, old boy, Pm just about
fed up on school work by now. I'm
just standing on my head to get to the
front. Guess l needn't worry, foi
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PRESS IRE OF ALLIES
FORCING HUNS BACK

From Flanders to Scissors the Brit
ish, French and American forces are
kc,pinE UP without cessation their
strong offensive tactics against the
Germans, who all along the battle
front are still giving ground although
AZ certain points not without strong
resistance. Seemingly it is the full
realization of perils he is in now that
is prompting the enemy to put forth
his every effort to avert complete
disa; ter.
Additional areas of territory which
long had been held by the enemy have
been restored; many thousands of
Germans have been sent behind the
B!ys to swell the great throng al
ready there in prison camps and
many of the eIenny's dead lying upon
m"ay of the ncmy's dead lying upon
the battle field testify to his heavy
casualties.
Retreating columns of Germans
have been cut to pieces by the British
artillery from captured vantage points
before which the enemy was COM
PEELED to pass unsheltered from
the fire Of the British gunners.
From the region around Aras south
ward to Peronne the British line has
moved forward everywhere since the
famous Drocourt-Queant defense line
was overwhelmed and left in the rear.
Eastward Of the Drocourt line the
British are nearing the Canal du Nord
and Douai, Valencicnnes and Cambria
have been further enroached upon by
English Canadian and Australian
troops. East of Peronne theBritish
line has been steadily pushed forward.
Numerous towns and villages have
fallen into the hands of Field Marshal
Haigs men notable among them Que
ant, at the southern end of the Dro-
court-Queant line.
TO the south Of the French along
the Canal du Nord are givin;, the enc
my no rest and gradually ale blotting
out the remainding portion of The
salient north of Noyon whiln on the
Soissons sector the French and Amer
cans now are in control of The entire
plateau dominating the AiSne, the
Chemin-des-Dames and the roads to
Loan and La Fere.
In Flanders the British have pene-
trated the outskirts OF Lens the fam
Gus coal mining city in noithern
F. ance and further north in the Lys
salient have taken Rcheoourg-St.
Vaast and established themselves on
the line of the La Bassc road and
between there and F.ataires, having
captured the last named place.
Steenwreck and Wulverghem also are
in British hands and thus the great
salient is virtually wiped out.
Unofficial dispatches say that in
the region east and southeast of Arras
the Germans are retiring 30 a new
switch line running from Brebicres,
five miles southeast OF nrocourt,
southwark to Iioeuvres, where it joins
the Hinderburg line near Gracourt.
If this should prove true the new line
already seems menaced as Field Mar
shall Haig's men virtually are upon it
at lie Clause and Rumaucourt, south
east of Arras, and almost abreast OF
it at Barralle, three miles north Of
Mouevres.
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GARRISON is ANTI-BLEASE

Anderson, S. c.. Sept. 3D..
Editor The Advertisers:
l have received a letter from a
voter in your county asking me to
state my policy.
| am an anti-Blease man. Never
have voted for Ex. Gov. Bleasc.
w. B. GARRISON.
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FROM THREE BROTHERS


Mir. and Mrs. j. L. Burch and Mis-.
-rauline Burch, of Mt. Croghan, have
recently received the following let
sers from the boys in service.
Lemuel Bureh
Reg. H'dq't Detachment
Sd Prov. Reg. U.S.M G.
New York, \. Y.
Ny dear little Sis:
If | could control my pen this az.
ternoon l could write you :. small
book, but it can't be done | rc"ci' ed
bunch of letters from yop and mo-
her last week which were greatly ap-
preciated. They brought With trcm
.he sweet memories of happ. hn:nc
Sister, for all the beautiful. tn ouphts g
MAT came to me, my hea I. goes OUT
o you in loving gratitude am tbs.
most fortunate boy in The world ir.
hat l have a home that | am proud
of, but it took me a long time to find
it's true worth-mother is one of the
iweetest girls in the world and would
gladly give her life for our happiness
Sather is as firm as dolla: ard true
rs steel to his family and friends.
My love for sisters and brothers has
always been great but nov it axcels
ne greatest.
l am longing for the boat IT, come
'h!ch will take me back wnurc
want to be for while but not to
'tay-just for I short visit. ! do
iot nnant to go home to stay until this
world is safe for Democracy and :.
1T place for man to live in Nv
blood fairly boiled yesterday wncn |
leard the age limit had been raised
do but am glad that "Gld A'ncri-
"a has never nor will shirt her duty
mankind. A government Of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
lie, ruled under God, shall not'perish
RON the earth.
wonder what you arc doing this
warm but beautiful day. / have lust
lad supper and it will soon be darl;
came off guard this morning at nine
o'clock, was on yesterday (Sunday)
as usual, helped drill some this af-
scrnoon and feel a bit tired now.
will have charge of the quarters of
this detachment tomorrow and will
lot have so much to do after 8 Il. m.
out sleep and perhaps wash some
clothes. l reached the goal on the
life range last week
Let me say, l was made corporal
he fifth of July and have been kept
right busy ever since.
would like so much to see Johnny
n his uniform. He surely is cheerful
y offering his services and life of
leed be.
Guess we vii lhcar from George
oon after he reaches the other coun-
,ry. Tell mother and all not to wor-
y about any Of us, because we are
expecting to be home before so very
long.
Give my love to all the family and
continue to write often.
Your same true Bud who fondly
loves you LEM.
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WHO MUST REGISTER ON
SEPTEMBER IL.

All male persons must register
who shall have attained their
eighteenth birthday and shall not
have attained their forty-sixth
birthday on or before the day set by
the President for registration. The
only exceptions are:
Those who have previously re-
gistcred or are in either the Army
or Navy.
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CARD FROM Mr.. TURNER

The Wexford Auxiliary Red Cross
terfield County:
| wish to thank you for the hand
some vote given me on the 9th of
August and trust / will merit the
honor you have reposcd
Respectively,
II. w. TURNER.