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u. S. AGREES TO AID
FRANCE IF ATTACKED

An official announcement
Of the agreement of the United
States and England to come TO
the aid of France in the event
of an attack by Germany was
made through the committee
on public information in New
York as follows:
SIN addition to the securi-
ties afforded in the treaty of
peace, the president of the
United States has pledged him
self to propose to the SEN
ate of the United States, and
the prime minister of Great
Britain has pledged himself to
propose to the parliament of
Great Britain an engagement,
subject to the approval of the
council of the league of ma
tons, to come Immediately TO
the assistance of France in
case of an unprovoked attack
by Germany.
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Learning comes to the studious, and
riches to the careful."-Benjamin
Franklin.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-05-16

swat the fly now. One killed now
will destroy the breeding of hundreds.
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Taxes Must Be Adequate.

In periodically estimating Gprmauv's
capacity to pay. the PREPARATION commits
sion shall examine the German system
Of taxation. first. to the eud that the
sums for reparatiou which Germany is
required to pay shall become a charge
upon all her reTenue prior to that for
the service or discharge of any domas-
tic loan. and secondly so as to satisfy
itself that in general the German scheme
OF taxation is fully as heavy. propor-
tionately, as that Of any of the powers
represented on the commission.
The measures which the allied AMI
associated powers shall nave the right to
take in case of voluntary default by
Germany. and which Germany agrees
not to regard as acts of war. may in-
c1ude economic and financial prolibi-
tiOHs and reprisals and. in general. such
other measures as the respective govern
ments may determine to be necessary
in the circumstances.
The commission shall consist of one
Representative. each of the United States.
Great Britain, France. Italy and Bel
GUM and in certain cases of Japan and
Servia. with all other allied powers en-
titled. when their claims are under con-
sideration, to the right of presentation.
without voting power. 1t shall permit
Germany to give evidence regarding her
capacity to pay and shall assure her a
Just opportunity to be heard.
The commission may require Germany
to give from time to time. by way of
guaranty. issues Of bonds or other obi
cations to cover such claims as are not
otherwise satisfied. In this connection
and on account of the total amount of
claims. bond issues are presently to be
required of Germany in acknowledge
ment of its debt. as follows:
Twenty billion marks gold. payable
not later than May l. 1921. without in
terest 10000. DOC. 900 marks gold. bear
ing 21a per cent. interest between 1871
and 1926. and thereafter . per cent,
with a / per cent. sinking fund pay
ment. beginning in 1926. and an under
taking to deliver 40. 000, 100000 marks
gold bonds. bearing interest at > per
cent. under terms to be fixed by the
commission.
Interest of Germany's debt will be )
per cent. unless otherwise determined
BY the commission in the future. and
payments that are not made in gold may
.'be accepted by the commission in the
form of properties. commodities. bust
nesses, rights, concessions. etc" Certih-
Gates of beneficial interest, representing
either bonds or goods delivered by Ger
many. may be issued by the commission
to the interested Power, 40 Power be-
ing entitled. however. to nave its GER
tiicates divided into more than five
pieces. As bonds are distributed aud
pass from the control of the commission.
an amount of Germany's debt equiva-
lent to their par value is to be consid-
cred as ~hquidated.
t8 eI-
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Shipping.

The German Government recognizes
the right of the Allies to the replace
ment, ton for ton and class for class, of
all merchant ships and fishing boats lost
or damaged owing to the war. and agrees
to cede to the Allies all German uaer-
chant ships of 1900 tons gross and up
ward one-half of her shipping between
1900 and 1000 tons gross and one-guar-
ter of her steam trawlers and other fish
ing boats. These ships are to be deliv-
cred within two months to the Repara-
ton Committee, together with documents
of title evidencing the transfer of the
ships free from ~encumbrance.
As an additional part of PREPARATION,
the German Government further agrees
to build merchant ships for the account
of the Allies to the amount OF nor az
ceeding 10000 tons gross annually dur
ing the next five years. All ships used
for inland navigation taken by Ger
many from the Allies are to be restored
within two months, the amount of loss
not covered by such restitution to be
made up by the eession of the German
river fleet up to 20 per cent. thereof.
In order to effect payment by deliver
les in kind. Germany is redu.rt4I Ior a
limited number of years, varying in the
case of each. to deliver coal, coal tar
products. dyestuffs and chemical drugs
in specific o to the Preparations
commission. The commission may so
modify the conditions of delivery as not
to interfere unduly with G~ermany's in
dustrial requirements. Tie deliveries
of coal are based largely upon the prin-
ciple of making good diminutions in the
production of the allied countries result
ing from the war.
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quite often and I got 10 calling him
Sherlock Because he asked DO many
questions. We played lots Of games
together, mostly with dice, and had a
great time generally. After I became
convalescent he argued with me that
Ihad seen enough, and though / really
did think so-however much disliked
what had seen--he got my discharge
from the service on account Of phys
ical Inability to discharge the usual
duties. After ] had been at the hos
pital for a little over q month was
discharged from 1t, after a little party
In my ward with everyone taking part
and all the horns blowing and all the
records except my favorite dirge
played one after another.
T. Sherlock arranged everything for
me-my passage to New York, cloth
ing, etc. ran up to st. Nazaire and
saw my grandmother, loafed around
a while and also visited Lyons.
After short time I returned to
Brest and got my passage on the
Georgia for New York. had three
trunks with me full Of things 1 had
picked up around Europe and had
been keeping with my grandmother.
Among my belongings were several
things should like to show by pho
tographs In this book. but no one but
mermaids can see them now, for down
TO the locker Of Davy Jones they went.
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buck lip against d British or French
cruistr at any minute and most OF us
thought we would stay up and get an
eye full before we started for Davy's
well-known locker.
About two bells the following morn
Ing the MOewe's engines began to
groan and shake her up bit and we
could hear the blades jump out Of the
winter every once I'm u while and tear
nwny. She went ahead I'm this way for
some time and we were hoping she
was trying to get away from cruiser
and some of us were pulling for the
cruiser to win and others hoping the
Mocwe would get her heels clear and
keep us from getting ours.
The Huns were running up and down
the deck yelling like wild men and
one OF our men begun to yell too, He
was delirious and after he yelled a
bit he Jumped up and made a pass at
the sentry, who shot at him hut
missed. The shot missed me too. hut
not very much. Then they dragged
the deliriOus man up on deck and Lord
knows what they did with him, because
we never saw him gain Hut we dld
not hear any sound th"t rtcy might
have made In sh0otir him.
(To Be ContinuedD
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EVER SALIVATED BY
CALCMEL? HORRIBLE!
Calomsl is quicksilver and acts like
dynamite on your liver.

Calomcl loses you a day. You
know what calomel is. It's mercury;
quicksilver. Cslomel is dangerous. 1t
crashes into sour bile like dynamite,
cramping and sickening you. Gallo
mel attacks the bones and should
never be put into your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish,
constipated and all knocked out and
believe you need a dose Of danger
GUS calomel just remember that your
druggist sells for few cents a large
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which
is entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is a perfect substitute for
calomel. 1t is guaranteed to start
your liver without stirring you up
inside, and can not salivate.
Don't take calomel! 1t makes you
sick the next day; it loses you days
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight
ems you right up and you feel great.
Give it to TIE children because it in
perfectly. harmless and doesn't grippe.
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BRITISH HAD A BIG SUBMARINE
TO USE ON THE GERMANS

Naval officers who arrived i'm New
York recently on the vessels that had
formed the Sixth Squadron of the
Grand Sea Fleet told Of new sub
marine of great size that England has
built, and which carries twelve-inch
gun. This newest addition to Brit
aims fleet is said to be longer than
the latest type of German U-boat.
The big gun was mounted forward,
was to lombard Hcligoland.
and it's principal mission they said,
waste lombard Heligoland.
The submarine would come up near
the German stronghold and fire but
one shot. This accomplished her mis-
sion, and she would return to her
base. According to reports, the re-
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-01-02
AUDITORS NOTICE

The Auditors office will be omen
Tor the assessment Of all personal
property, poll, road and dog tax from
January the 1st, 1919, and February
the goth, 1919.
All ablebodied men between the
ages of 2 and 60 years are subject
to poll tax Of $l.OO and those be-
tween the ages of 18 and SO are re-
quired to pay a Communication road
tax Of $500.
The law requires so per cent. pen
atty added on all property not re-
turned on or before February the
goth.
The Office will be open every day
except as below stated.
will be at the following places on
the dates named:
Patrick, January the 9th from 8
to II o'clock.
Cedar Creek, January 9th, from /
to 3 o'clock.
John H. Wallacc's, January %,
from 10 to II o'clock.
Cash, January %, from l to 3
o'clock.
Cross Roads, January 20, from 10
to II o'clock.
Mt. Croghan, January 20, from /
to a o'clock.
Ruby, January 80, from II to 3
o'clock.
Guess, January 81, from ~ to 8
o'clock.
Angelus, February 4th, from IL to
3 o'clock.
McBee, February, 5th and 9Th.
Middcndorf, February 7th, from
IL to 2 o'clock.
Jefferson, February 10th.
j. G. Holly's, February II, from
10 to l2 o'clock.
w. J. Hicks, February IL, from /
to 3 o'clock.
Pageland, February IL and 13.
Dudley, February 18th, from 10
to 1 o'clock.
Cheraw, February 18th and 18th.
Il. w. EDDINS,
County Auditor
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Bring Your Banking
Problems To Us

Just at this time problems of war-and perhaps prob
lens of Peace-must be faced. Thi. mean, that .vsry
man should watch his business closely than
Make THIS your bank, and you be certain that
whatever might develop, rely upon prompt
efficient cooperation. Furthermore officer. will help
throw around business the possible
safeguards- Isn't thi. worth considering?
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Tomorrow is unborn, yesterday is
dead, today is yours.
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u W0of1 nom tho Wer4 VIA W1Y4
prisonexY at interment Camps.
When We arrived at Brest the
wounded were taken from the ship In
sttetehers and after we had been rest.
ed Tor about fifteen minutes on the
dock put into ambulances and rushed
to the hospital. On the way those who
could leaned out Of the ambulance and
mad a great time with the people along
tne streets. many Of whom they knew
sor the Cassard was q Brest shin. Ana
OF course the women and. children
yelled. "Vive la France I" and were
glad to see the boys again. even
though they were badly done up.
some OF our men were bandaged
all over the face and head and 1t was
1unny when they had to tell their
names to old friends of theirs, who
Old not recognize them. As soon as
one OF the Brest people recognized q
friend on he would go to get cigarettes
and other things for him and some of
them almost beat US to the hospital.
1 do not know. of course. lust what
the surgeons did to me, but I heard
that they had my eyeball out on nv
cheek for almost two hours. At any
rate they saved 1t. The thigh wounds
were not dangerous In themselves and
II II mad not been for the rough treat
ment they got later on they would he
quite healed by this time, am sure.
really think got little extra at.
tention In the hospital in many ways,
for the French were at all times anx.
ious to show their friendliness to
America. Every time my meals were
served there was a little American
flag on the platter and always a large
American flag draped over the bed. I
had everything wanted given to me
at once and when was able to. all
the cigarettes I could smoke. which
were not many.
While I was still in bed in the hos
pital 1 received the Croix de Guerre.
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CHAPTER XVI.
Captured by the Moewe.

When the tugs had cast of and after
while we had dropped our pilot, I
said to myself: "Now we are Off. and
It's the States for me-end Of the
line-far as we go-IF-" But the
"if did not look very big to me,
though could see 1t with the naked
eye all right.
1 got up about four o'clock the next
morning, which was Sunday, Decem-
ber 10, 1918-a date I do not think I
will ever forget.
AS soon as I was dressed I went
down to the forecastle peak and from
there into the paint locker, where I
round some rope. Then back again on
deck, and made myself q hammock,
which I rigged up on the boat deck,
figuring that I would have q nice sun
bath, as the weather had at last
turned clear.
AS soon rs had the hammock
strung 1 went down to the baker and
had nice chat with hinf-and stole a
Few hot buns, which was what was
really after-and away to the galley
Tor breakfast. I was almost exactly
amidships, sitting on an old orange
box. / had not been there long when
Old Chips. the ships carpenter, stuck
his head In the door and sang out,
"Ship on the starboard bow" did
not pay any attention to him. because
ships on the starboard bow were
no novelty to me. or on the port
either. Chips was not crazy about
looking at her. either. for he came in
and sat on another box and began
scofiing. He said he thought she was
tramp and that she flew the British
flag astern.
ate all could get hold Of and wer
out on deck. I stepped out of the gal.
ley Just In time to see the fun. The
ship was Just opposite US when away
went our wireless and some of the
boats on the starbOard side, and then
boom ! bOOml and we heard the report
OF the guns. heard the shrapneI
whizzing around us just as had many
time before. jumped back In the
galley and Chips and the cook were
shaking so hard they made the pans
rattle.
When the firing stopped I went up
to the boat deck. / had on all Of my
Clothing. but instead Of shoes I was
wearing pair Of wooden clogs. The
men auf boys were crazy-rushing
around the deck and knocking each
other down. and everybody getting In
everybody else's way. We lowered ovr
Jacobs ladders, but some Of the men
and boys were already In the water.
Why they jumped I do not know.
Then the German raider Moewe
headed right In toward us and I
thought she was going to ram US. but
she backed water about thirty yards
away. She lowered llfeboat and Il
made for the Georgia. passing our
men in the water as they came and
crashing them on the head with bnst-
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aooks when they could reach them.
noticed that there were red kegs in
he German boat.
When the lifebo"t reached the ia
.ob's ladders went over to the port
sde Of the Georgic and then the Ger
mans came over the side and hoisted
lp the kegs. The Germans were
armed with bayonets and revolvers.
Some Of them went down into the en-
dne room and opened the sea cocks.
About this time some Of the Limeys
:ame up from the poop deck and
old them to stay where I was and
hat the Germans would take us over
n lifebOats. Another squad OF Ger
mans hoisted eight Of the dynamite
Kegs on their shoulders and down into
No. b hold with them.
Mean time the Germans saw us up
IN the boat deck and came up after
as. Ard over went the Limeys. But
[ waited and one or two more waited
With pe. When the Germans came up
10 us they had their ravolvers out
and were waving them around and
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(Connsud From Last Week)
CHAPTER XIV. sxM
'DyrGht lsis, by Reilly ana Britton 90. Tnrous
bpeeaet Afrnn9ement With tho (SoorrS
AAnssW Adams Service.
10 Suls BIesse,

10 Suls Blesse.
Az usual, when we got to Brest there
was rush work day and night on the
Cassard to get her out and supplies of
AL KINDS were loaded for our next
visit to the Turks. The French gar
bies were always keen for the trip
back to Brest-they were sure of load
Ing up on tobacco and other things
they needed.
My twelfth trip to the Dardanelles
WINS different from the others. The
Cassard was doing patrol work at the
time In the neighborhood Of Cape
Heiles. Those Of us who had served
On the Peninsula before were thank
Ing our stars for the snap we were
having-just cruising around waiting
for something to happen.
We had not been there very long he
fore something unexpected did happen.
for we ran into two enemy cruisers
which 1 afterwards heard were the
VERT and Kaiseriiche. .Marine-one on
the starboard and one on the port.
How they had managed to sneak up
30 near US do not know. They
opened up on US at not much more
than q thousand yards and gave us a
hot time from the start. though with
any kind Of gunnery they should have
done for us thoroughly.
We came right back at them and
were getting In some pretty good shots.
was In the 14-inch gun turret, star
board bow-my old hangout-and we
were letting them have 1t about four
shots every Ave minutes and scoring
heavily.
do not know how long we had been
nghting when part OF our range finder
was carried away. 1t was so hot,
though. and we were 30 hard at It that
such little thing like that did not
bother US. 1t Is hot In any gun turret,
but 1 have always noticed that 1t is
hotter there In the Dardanelles than
In any other place. The sweat would
simply cake up on us, until our faces
were Just covered with q film of DOW
dery stun.
But the range finder was carrie,
away, and although 1t looked bad fc
us 1 was feeling 80 good that vol
unteered to go on deck and get an.
other one. got outside the turret
door and across the deck, got the nee
essary parts and was coming back
with them when received two ma
chine-gun bullets in the right thigh.
One went clear through bone and all
and drilled hole on the other side.
while the other came within an inch
Of going through. The peculiar thing
10 that these two were in line above
the wound got at Dixmude. The line
L. almost as straight as you could
draw It with q ruler.
OF course It Knocked me down and
hit my head q pretty hard crack on
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the ste0 deck, but ] was able to crawl
sii to the turret door. Just as was
shout to enter the'gun was fred. That
particular charge happened to be de.
fectfye. The shell split and caused a
back nre and the cordite. Gre and gas
came through the breech, which the
explosion had opened.
lt must have been q piece of cordlte
which did it, but whatever It was, Il
MT nae In the right eye and blinded It.
Tne ball Of the eye was saved by the
french surgeons and looks normal, but
it pains me greatly sometimes and
they tell me It will always be sight
less.
was unconscious Immediately from
me blow and from the quantity Of gas
Wnseh must have swallowed. This
ens did me q srsat deal of damage
ana sives me dizzy spells often to this
Day ! DO not know what happened
curing the Fest Of the engagement, az
y cid not regain consciousness until
mres days later at sea. But I heard
~ ne hospital that the French super.
0reednaught Jeanne dare and the
sleot cruiser Normandy were In II az
Wsu - ourselves, though not at the
umo ! was wounded, and that We had
al been pretty well battered. The
oasgsrd lost % men In the engage
Z ment and had - wounded. Some of
( or turrsts were twisted into all man.
~ g shapes and part Of our bow
zHae carried away. One OF our lieu
ee4ants was killed IN the engagement.
yas told that both the Werft and
~ knlsefliche Marine were sunk in
1nnepsnG 4 xhays ssss plclsrss
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coil OF the gun was SO heavy that the
submarine was sent about six feet
under water.
Another development of the sub
marines, the officers said, was a yes
sci that was capable of making twen-
ty-flvc knots on the surface. She
was said to be driven by steam. They
learned of this vessel only when she
tied up to an American dreadnaught
IN fog. This boat carried four-inch
guns and crew of fifty men. She
was equipped with long-range wire
less apparatus. An officer who in
spected her said that when submerg-
ing the two stacks folded back and
the openings closed automatically.
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|. /. Fl + 81 +. i. ~. f. II. i. i. + + +
DEMOCRACY VS.. AUTocRAcY.

+ "There is no royal rOad to !
+ food conservation. We can only :,
+ accomplish this by the voluntary Z.
4 action Of our whole people, each Z.
+ element In proportion to its Z.
i. needs. 1t is q matter of equality Z.
/. Of burden" !
+ The truth Of this statement, I.
+ made by the United States Food (.
t. Administrator soon after we en- Z.
+ tered the war, has been borne :.
+ out by the history Of our ex- I.
+ ports. Autocratic food control !
+ In the lands Of our enemies has I.
i broken down, while democratic I.
+ food sharing has maintained the :
+ health and strength OF this coun- :
+ try AID Of the Allies. I.
+ Il Il + + + r /. i. /. i i i. =. 1. r 1
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Good habits are most precious gifts
with which we can endow our chill
drcn.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-30
OFFICIALS OF RAILROAD
ADMINISTRATION MERE

MI j. Lee Edwards, head Of the
Agricultural Department of the
Railroad Administration and Col. d.
l.. Bugg. general manager for several
of the associated lines spent yester-
day afternoon in Cordelc with local
railroad men.
The public general will recall that
Col Bngg his position in America
last year to take up work on the
American railroad lines in France
whore through efficient service he
earned his title.
The Atlanta p1pers this morning
carried a story Of the capture of
burglars in the omhe Of Col. Bugg in
Atlanta which occurred about the
same time he was in Cordcle.