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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-08-08
SEVERAL LISTS TELL OF LOSSES

Washington, Aug. 6.-Casualties in
the army and marine corps overseas
made public today aggregated 963,
bringing the total since the reports
from the fighting in the Marne-A -Aisne
sector began coming in from General
Pershing's headquarters yesterday to
,GS1.
Seven army lists given out during
the day contained Sl7 names and
two marine corps lists had 146 names.
The total killed in action given in
both the combined lists was only 112,
with % dead Of wounds. There were
i42 severely wounded; 339 wounded
degree undetermined; one slightly
wounded; one prisoner and 40 mis-
sing in action.
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Roy lee Melton
On the Western Fro

VII Ine w western front
Just few lines back to my home
county to let the people who knew me
know Pm alive and enjoying the
great show just fine.
Although sometimes 1 get discour-
aged and think it all in vain to fight
like hell through sunshine, wind or
rain.
Well, I've done my bit in the bloody
trenches in mud up to my knees; I've
seen the Germans cry and heard him
begging please.
Old Fritz raised hell in Belgium a
year or two ago, but Uncle Sam with
his long range guns says, Bill, you
must go slow.
Jerry's got his guns in the air; he's
got them in the ground; he's got them
in the ocean; they are stationed all
around. He fights like hell for his
country and so do the Sammies too ;
for there's no such thing in history
as losing the old red, white and blue.
I've done my bit in the trenches
up to my knees in mud; I've seen the
Sammies go over the top; I've smelt
the German blood; I've done my bit
in the bloody trenches; I've had my
fill of the same, but would not trade
the friends I've made for all I've
lost in the game.
Fritz dropped his bombs in Paris;
he thought he would run us out, but
he said to bunch Of his migrate fools
they are all too stout.
I've done bit on the Western
front; I've seen shells burst high and
low, and stood and made fun of them,
and called it Fritz's show. We rode
in the queer little trains in England;
we hiked right on through France;
we walked all over Belgium to get
in German trench.
Well, we found the Fritz at last
and fought him hand and hand; he
says to hell with Sam, he s too good
man.
I've done bit in the bloody
trenches; I've had my fill of the same,
but III fight like a man to the bloody
end for know old Fritz is to blame.
They call the German Fritz, Jerry,
and also Kaiser Bill, but we will beat
him at the end for know it's Gods
will.
I've done bit on the Western
front; I've been in No Mans Land
and seen the threateners burst as the
boys fought hand and hand.
Pm coming back when it's all over;
don't give me out, / pray; I know /
came to France but / did not come
to stay.
I've done a bit in the bloody
trenches; though many years / roam,
but ! would not trade my chance for
the slackers back at home.
Written by Roy Lee Melton, in ac-
tive service on the Western Front.
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Ben F. TurnaRe.
From your son,
FRANK MOORE.
Somewhere in Belgium,
July 18th. 1918,

Somewhere in Belgium,
July 18th. 1918.
Dear mother: will again try to
write you few lines to let you hear
from me. am well and getting
along fine. Hope you are all we'll and
getting on all right.
Well, l haven't any news, only we
ire having some mighty rough wsat-
her over here. 1t rains ever day and
IT is cold enough to wear an over
coat most all the time and the ground
is so sticky until we can't hardly walk
on it. 1t reminds me of the land in
Mississippi after a rain.
Well, mama, reckon you all are
most through laying by and have got
a plenty of ripe watermelons Sure
would like to be there to help you
eat them. They don't raise anything
like that over here. / don't guess
these people ever saw a watermelon
Well, mama, it doesn't look like
am ever going to get arother letter
from you all. The last letter / got
was written the 25th OF May. |
ion't know what would give to get
! letter from you all. | saw The
Advertiser last night. Ben Gullcdge
got it, but was printed May 3Oth.
have never got up with Allie
Caulder yet, but my corporal saw him
n Paris the other day. He said Allie
vas asking him about all of us boys.
I sure would love to see him. I saw
in the paper where James Poison had
gone to Camp Jackson. sur, hope
Harmon hasn't had to go and can
stay at home and help you all work
and make a living. I sure wish /
could be there but you see how it is,
but maybe some day before long !
can come back. All can do is trust
in the Lord to guide me in the right
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RHEUMATISM AND GOUT

A convincing fact of the remarka-
Bile power Of L-Rheumo as cure for
Rheumatism and Gout is shown by
the grateful letters received from
people that have taken this famous
prescription. L-Rheumo eliminates
poisons by it's action on the Liver,
kidneys and bowels. Aids digestion
and assimilation of food, purifies the
blood and builds you up. Don't suf-
fer when L-Rheumo is ready to aid
you. Demand the bottle with big l..
Guaranteed. Price LOO and pay no
more.
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Mr.. 7. w. Gaskins has received the
following letter from his son, Carl:
Somewhere in France,
July 7, 1918.
Dear mother and folks: Just a
few lines to let you hear from me. |
have not heard from you all, but do
nope you all are we'll and lust as
happy as it is possible for you to be-
want you all to be happy and not
worry about anything. You have no
need to worry. We can get along so
much better if we know that you are
not worrying. You have an idea
what our task is and you know that
it is no play job. 1t is hard work as
you know, but you also know that
your boys are used to work, have
always taken care of themselves and
if our health holds out as | hope it
will, we will get along as we'll as any
of the boys and what others can do
we can do. SO don't worry at all
Keep smile on your face all the
time so that it will be there when we
get back. Don't forget that we love
you more and more-it is for you
that we are here and for you that we
are going to stay until the end The
noise of battle don't drive away
thoughts of home.
] have heard the roar of the guns
and seen the fire flash. But it will
take more than that to drive thoughts
of loved ones and home from my
mind. Do hope that you have a real
good crop this year. l guess that
you will be gathering it when you
get this letter. Wish | had some of
the good old peaches that you all are
eating. Guess I'll have to think of
them and smack my lips this time,
but hope to eat them next time
Now once again, let me beg you
all to save. Put up all the canned
goods that you can for if you don't
need them someone else will. When
you write tell me if you are putting
up the stuff. And if the crops are
good ] would like to hear all of
that. Give my love to all of the peo.
pie. Be sure to give it to Mrs. Kate
and folks and Mrs. Lottie and folks
They have been so good to us boys
Tell Madge and Louise to be real
good and learn to sing and play all
that they can. / want them to sing
| n lot when I oct hack
Hope that Grandma and Pa are
well and getting along all o. K
Don't forget to give them my love.
If you don't hear from me for
some time don't worry. / may write
and | may not.
Love to all, your son.
CARL.
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Somewhere in France,
July IL, 1918.
Dearest Father and home folks:
Before going up the line l will sit
down while thinking of you all and
write few cold lines home. We call
going up the line going to the front.
/ am well and have got the best of
health. thought 1 had better write
you all a few words for it is most
impossible to write up there. l
hope l will get out o. X. which l
know will.
will write you ever chance l have.
Received 3 letter from you and sever
al from Carrie.
We'll, l saw the first Advertiser to-
day since l left S. c.. 1t was for
Henry Douglass. can't see why it
is don't get mine. That one was
dated May 3Oth.
A shell fell this evening fifty wards
from me, but am most use to them.
L am where continual roar is go
ing on from artillery fire l hear a
machine gun over head now-Fritz
is up. must say goodbye, so re.
member your boy at the front where
everything is rough and tough.
FRED.
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way 1 am living the best life i can
and l want you to pray for me that
God may protect and guide me back
home some day, and don't study and
worry about me. l will do the very
best l can. Of course, would love
to be home with you all but l want
to do what is right.
Well, mama, l guess I had better
close and write again sometime soon.
Answer real soon and tell me all
the news. Give my love and best
wishes to all the family also Lula,
Lewis and the children. With love
to al, your lovink boy,
BEN F. TUENAGE.
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Frank p. Vaughn

The following letter has been re-
ceived from Frank P. Vaughn:
Co. 3. 117Engrs., AE.F., France.
July 9Th, 1918.
Dear Robert:
received you letter yesterday Of
May 22d. Was glad indeed to hear
from you and to know you were all
well.
Evan and / are we'll and satisfied
that we are going to get the Kaiser
Our rest camp did not last long be-
fore we were called to another front
where we are having a very lively
time at present. have about come
to the conclusion that there is no rest
camp for us, and have got to where
1 don't care about the rest camp and
big times, for we all are getting more
Interested in what we are doing to-
ward entertaining our enemy and be-
lieve me, we are giving them a warm
time. We have plenty Of artillery
and when they open up at night. it il
like being out in an electric storm.
They were raising Sam this morning
so bad till could not sleep for the
concussion of the guns that were
near me. got up and went across
to one that was about twenty yards
from me, which belonged to the
French. 1t is five-inch gun, l fred
1t once for them, and when it went
off felt like mad killed 1--we hun
dred of those dirty Huns, while !
hope killed one thousand, I did not
get to 1t but once for my friends
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SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS OPEN

The subscription book of the Teal
Light and Power Company will be
open Saturday, August 10 at the
Office of DR.. ID. II. Teal at 10 a. m.
The company to be capitalized at
100000.
ID. T. TEAL and EVA TEAL,
August 7, 1918. Petitioners.
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COUNTY CAMPAIGN

The county canvass Of political
aspirants will begin on the night of
August 10th at Cheraw. From there
it will go as follows around the coun-
ty:
McBee, August goth.
Jefferson Aug. 21st.
Mt Croghan Aug. 23d.
Courthouse Aug. oath.
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FARM FOR SALE.

Good 2-horsc farm one mile from
Chesterfield Courthouse. Good build
ings. Desirable location. Apply to
G.. =. MANGUM. at
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LETTERS FROM OUR
BOYS IN SERVICE
Luther T. Hicks

Camp Jackson, S. c.,
July 20, 1918.
Dear Minnie:
l received your letter o. X. Sure
was glad to hear from you. am we'll
and hope you all the same. Hope
papa is getting along all right.
got letter from Nettie today. She
said papa was not so we'll, but l hope
he is better. Tell him not to worry
about me any more than he possibly
can. Minnie, they are going to trans
fer me somewhere. l ca mt learn
where, but will write you as soon as l
get to where l am going. Don't ans
wer this letter till you hear from me
again. Well, 1 went out to the or
phanage Sunday evening to see Nez-
zie and Fred. They are we'll, except
little trouble with their eyes, and
think they will soon be we'll
Minnie, there was boy killed him
sef out here the other day. He had
to come and leave his mother and
sister alone, SO he took his razor and
cut his throat and died almost in
stantly.
There is an observation balloon
out here. 1t goes up every day and
the other day it went up above the
clouds. l bet the men that were in
it felt pale for while.
Well, have you been to the meeting
any yet? Wish 1 could be there to
go, but guess l wont get that privi-
lege. Tell Buck his watch has gone
on a strike and won't move a peg.
Guess it doesn't like being in the
army any more than do, but can't
quit like the watch did.
Tell Charlie Swink / just got his
letter. He sent it to the % Battery
and it got lost. But it finally got
here and l will answer it when l get
to where l am going.
Well, are all the watermelons
gone? Wish l could be there to eat
some more. l haven't had any since
was home. Gee, it sure does seem
like long time since was at home.
Out here the weeks seem like months
and the months like years. When
Sunday comes it doesn't seem like
Sunday any more than any other day.
Some of the boys do their washing on
Sunday, but I don't do anything only
what l am made to do.
Well, l was over to see Jack Turn
age and the other boys the other
day. They were at the 39th Co. De-
pot Brigade, but since they have been
moved over here in the artillery some
where. 1t is hard to keep up with
them they are moved so much. II
don't think Jackie likes the army
much from the way he talks. don't
suppose anyone likes it very much.
When has Willie heard from Allie?
How is he getting along? Do you
know where Paul Rivers is now? /
don't.
Nearly all the boys had to work
last Sunday for not having their
hunks ready for inspection Saturday
morning. If we just lay our knife
duty. l never have done extra duty
since l have been here. l am some
what lucky but guess l will get mine
by and by.
hope when they move me l will
get TO some good camp. | wish they'll
would let me stay here so / wouldn't
be so far from home.
guess the crops are looking fine
since the rain. We are having lots of
rain out here. Well, guess l had
better close for this time Tell every
one hello for me. Tell Eva | will
write her next time. When you hear
from me answer it soon as you get
it and tell me all the news. am, as
ever, Your loving brother,
LUTHER T. HICKS.
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VICE LOST

A vice has been removed from the
Doc Vaughn old shop without my
leave. If not returned voluntarily l
will invoke the law to compel it's re-
turn. d. VAUGHN. 1t-p
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FOR MAGISTRATE
John Andrews

We are authorized by the friends
of Mr.. John Andrews to announce his
candidacy for the Magistracy for Pee
Dee Township.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE

Liddell Poney standard saw Mill
and 8inch Type "D" international
Crusher for sale or trade.
1t-p d. F. DOUGLASS,
Chesterfield, Route 4.
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were all wanting to take crack at
them.
l think we are giving them all Just
little more than they can stand.
l will close with love to az,
Your brother,
FRANK
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Frank Moore

The following letter was written by
Frank Moore to his father:
Somewhere in France,
July 7, 1918.
My dear Father:
Twill answer you letter. l sure
vas glad to hear from you and know
hat you all are well. This leaves me
we'll at this time and hope it will find
you all the same.
We got paid today and you know
about how we feel now. l sure was
glad to know your crop was fine at
his time. / heard from Elish the
other day and he was telling me that
their crops were also fine. We sure
are having some nice weather over
here.
They have some nice grain over
here to. think / will send you
some clover seed. 1t is the best
ever saw. 1t gets five feet tall and
bunches like crab grass
Well, l don't know whether you
can read this letter or not. l am in
hurry and l want to go to bed.
1t is ten o'clock now and we can't
nave lights after ten.
You write me a long letter and
let me hear from you all just as soon
as you get my letter for am always
glad to hear from home. Tell all to
write me for | sure do love to read
letter from home.
Tell all hello for me and kiss Bee
for me.
From your son,
FRANK MOORE.
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Frank p. Vaughn to his father:
Co. B. 1T Engrs. AE.F., France
June27, 1918
Dear father:
will write you few lines to let
you know that we are we'll and enjoy
ing life just fine. l hope you arc
all well and enjoying life, too. How
are your crops looking! Fine, guess.
We are not on the front at present,
we are in our rest camp. have seen
lots of beautiful scenery since leaving
the front. They have fine crops and
more wheat than anything else, is
sure is looking fine, how is the wheat
crop over there? Good l hope.
Papa, am sending you a group of
Evan, myself and two of our COM
rades. We were just out of the dan
ger zone when they were made. l
am sending you one of myself taken
alone. The shevron you can see on
my lett arm is for six months foreign
service. We will get one ever six
months while in foreign service.
Papa, done worry about us if you
don't hear from us real often for
there is lots of thing that can hap
pen to letter in this long distance
and delay it for weeks and months.
haven't received letter in over a
month and l am not worrying in the
least, for it is of no use, it is only
little tie-up in the mail service. When
l don't get mail regularly, l can look
and see many good reasons why,
where you look at about one thing,
as something the matter with me, but
you must not look at it that way for
if anything should happen to me you
would know it in short time.
Write me all the good news.
Give my love to Mama and all the
rest, as ever, your son,
FRANK p. VAUGHN.
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Following $ another letter from
frank +. Vaughn to his father:
Co. B. 1T Engrs. A.E.F., France.
June27, 1918.
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Sergt. Fred Huneycutt

Mr.. w. r. Huneycutt has received
the following letter from his son,
Fred:
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Carl Gaskins

Mr.. 7. w. Gaskins has received the
following letter from his son, Carl:
Somewhere in France.
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STORAGE
FOR HIRE.

SIoRAGE rooms Tor rent Both phones
George 4 Lang Co 1905 Orange
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PEAL ESTATE FoR SALE

REAL ESTATE FCP SALE
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ter. 3. 800
Sorth Ciayton ST. rooms oe,h porch.
West >ixth 81 detached. "a -oo-ns
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Fast side lf rooms hons. nafh and
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store. vest side. 10 rooms. bath. por-h,
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suburban home IN ph'lsddelphis rtke' ~
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fruit one acre land. $1,000.
Farm. Fine country 0Oule. s--oor1 drel-
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Real Estate. Mortgages. Insurance..
Phone 9f3. - orange street.
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PROFESSIONAL.
BARRIERS SUPPLIES

RAZORS AND RAZOR BLADES
SHARpENED. fERsCUKE'S
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FOR SALE -23t5 Washington street. nine
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