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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-23
Community Meeting.

The first community meeting ar
ranged for by the Baraca class OF the
Baptist church was a great success,
all the Opera House being filled to
overflowing, thus showing Edgefield's
community spirit. Everything SAID
and done was good and helpful, and
proved that Edgefeld not only has
community spirit, but material for
doing everything under the sun from
grave to gay and sublime to ridicu-
lous.
MIR. w. w. Fuller presided over
the evenings entertainment.
The officers of this class are: w. A.
Strom, president; j. w. Kemp, sec
retary; L. T. May, treasurer; Miss
Ruth Lyon, organist. The meeting
was opened with prayer by Rev. P. P.
Blalock and the following programme
carried out:
Musical Assemblage-Miss Ruth
Lyon.
Welcome Words w. A. Strom.
Experience With a Rat"-Miss
Elise Hudgens.
"Gypsy Love song"-Miss Miriam
Norris.
"Things Sad and Glad I Saw in
rance"-Soldier Claude Lyon.
Saxaphone Selection-Geo. Minis.
"Smiles and Tears from Stanton"
Robert G.. Lee.
Schumann's "Warum"-Miss nellie
Jones.
Tableaus: "The Seven Ages"-Ar-
ranged by Mrs. Lovick Smith.
"Inconsistency"-A. A. Edmunds.
"Blest Be the Tie"-Audience
Love Songs-Male Quartette.
Ushers: A. B. Carwile, W. j. Nc
Murrain, j. G. Holland, Eddie Tai
bert.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-23
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for their unceasing kindness to US du-
ring the prolonged illness and death
of our loved one, Mrs. w. E. Turner.
The thoughtful kindness and sympa-
thy of our friends has helped US to
bear up under the sad dispensation
and we shall always hold these
friends in grateful remembrance.
w. E. Turner
Millege Turner
Coke Turner
Bessie Hall
Frank Turner
Narcie Turner
Evelyn Zimmerman
Fred Turner
Hollie Turner
Hayward Turner.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-23
John E. Agner Writes His
Mother.
St. Aignan-Noyers, France,
March 10, 1919.

My dear Mother:
L am here at the Classification
Camp at St. Afghan on my way home.
1 got here this morning and hope
that I will not have to be here very
long. They tell me 1 may have to wait
a week or two to be shipped on, but
l can wait a week or two if that
means go on home. ] have been here
long enough. to see all of France that
I want to see-and am ready to go
home now.
am at a Red Gross tent tonight
and am having the Red Cross Captain
write this on his typewriter for me.
l am going to make this place my
loafing place while Pm here. And so
thought that I would have the Red
Cross man write the letter so you
would know how to plan for the
crops. l want to be home irr time to
do the biggest end of the work on the
crops. So you can look for me to get
there just as soon as I can.
I am getting along fine and am
we'll. 1 hope that you are all well too.
send my love and hope to see you all
soon. As soon as 1 land in America l
will let you know either by letter or
telegram that 1 have gotten back.
You need not write until you hear
from me again. Goodbye.
Your loving son,
John E Agner.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-23
Community Flag Awarded.

Community flags will be awarded
to all communities which subscribe
their quotas. Subscribe and help your
community to procure flag. 1t is
necessary that twenty citizens sub
scribe, and that not less than $1,000
be subscribed.
All Committees throughout the
county are hereby appealed to and
entreated to serve and faithfully dis
charge the Trust, remebering that it
is du4y- rendered to their country
and their county. For your diligent
efforts and interest in this work your
Chairman hereby thanks you in be-
half of your County.
If you can't be Patriotic, be
Friendly-otic, and help your Chair
man by subscribing for Victory
Bond
Supplant your Patriotism of War"
with Patriotism of Peace" buy a
Victory Bond.
Does your Patriotism die with war?
If not, buy Vivtory Bond.
Should we so soon "dishonor their
memories, or dimish their glory?"
What will your answer be? A Victory
Bond, of course.
Be an American, not parasite;
buy a Victory Bond.
OUR BOYS WENT FORWARD,
SHALL WE GO BACKWARD
DRIVE!
The battle field TANK which be-
wildered the Germans, will come to
Edgefield on May 8th.apd leave on
the 9th. Don't you want to see it?
COME!
If your spine is of ice, beware
for l fear when the warm wave of pa
triotism strikes you, you might col
lapse; if you are cold-footed, have
your friends to buy a coffin at once.
If you are patriotic, buy Victory
Bond on the spot; a fine stimulant!
Buy Victory Bond To-Day.
]. H. CANTELOU,
Co. Chairman.
.oo-.>oooooo.oooo
FOR SALE: Sows and gifts ready
bred. Apply to
J. E. MINIS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-23
SUMMONS
State of South Carolina,
County of Edgefield,
In Court of Common Pleas.

In Court of Common Pleas.
j. w. Stewart and L. S. Kernaghan,
partners in trade under the style
of Stewart and Kernaghan-Plain-
tiffs-against A. C. Mayson-,De-
fendant.
Ito the Defendant Above Named.)
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the Complaint in
this action, of which copy is here
with served upon you and to serve a
copy of your answer to the said COM
plant on the subscriber at his office,
Edgefeld, S. C. within twenty days af
ter the service hereof exclusive of the
day of service, and if you fail to ans
wer the complaint within the time a
foresaid, the Plaintiffs in this action
will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
n. G. EVANS,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
March 26, 1919.
To A. C. Mayson, nonresident De-
fendant:
You Will Please Take Notice That
the Summons and Complaint in this
action was filed in the office of Clerk
of Court of Edgefeld County, S. c.,
on the 9th day of March, 1919.
N. G. EVANS,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
April %, 1919.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-23
Club Work at Lott School.

An interesting boys and girls club
is well under way at the Lott school.
This club had its April meeting Fri
day past. At this meeting Miss Major,
Home Demonstration Agent, instruct
ed the girls in gardening, poultry
raising and basketry, while County
Agent, A. B. Carwile instructed the
boys in swine-raising and swine dis
eases, particularly hog cholera. These
boys will do all in their power to keep
down this dreadful disease in their
community.
There are about eight such clubs
over the county at present, all doing
as good work as the one mentioned a.
bove. The county agents hope to have
these in every worthy school in the
county by another year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-23
Notice as to Following Victory
Liberty Loan Meetings.


Antioch church, Sunday morning,
April 9th.
Red Oak Grove church, Sunday
morning, April 9th.
Mt. Zion church, Sunday morning,
April 9th.
Red Hill church, Sunday morning,
May 4th.
Stevens Creek church, Sunday
morning, May 4th.
Berea church, Sunday morning,
May 4th.
Harmony church, Sunday, May 4th.
Everybody will please attend,
Bond Buyer or not.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-23

1t is especially desired that all the
soldiers, veterans of both wars-the
war of '61-'65 and The war of '14-1s
BE present. 1t will be sight to
thrill the heart of anyone to see the
Khaki of to-day mingle with the Gray
of yesterday. Everybody is urged to
come and make the 10th of May the
most memorable day in Edgefeld's
history.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-23
Memorial Day Exercises May
Tenth.

The Memorial Day exercises will
be held in the school house auditorl-
nm. and the dinner will be served on
the grounds. Those to whom special
invitations will be issued are all OF
the veterans in our county, with their
wives. and all of the Confederate
widows on our pension roll. 1t is
hoped that each one will be sure to
. come. The historian is preparing an
unusual program, and all will be done
for their comfort and pleasure. Ser
vices will be held at II o'clock and
dinner at one o'clock.
Committees for Memorial Day.
Mrs. C. E. May, Chairman. Mrs.
Barker and Mrs. Ida Sheppard (cof-
fee}. Mrs. Jas. Byrd, Mrs. Ed. Rives,
Mrs. Maggie Hill.
Committee to Solicit
Mrs. Sam Nicholson, Mrs. Alice
Jones. Mrs. Mouzon Smith, Mrs. +.
n Crews Treasurer, Miss Annie De-
Loach.
Committee to Serve.
Mrs. Mary Marsh, Mrs. Lee Cante-
lou, Mrs. Joe Cantelou, Mrs. ). D..
Holstein, Mrs. P. P. Blalock.
Dish Committee.
Mrs Lovick Minis, Mrs. W. L. Dun
ovant, Miss Hortense Padgett.
Decoration of Hall.
Miss Marie Abney, Miss Sophie
Dobson, Mrs. J. H. Nicholson, the
teachers of the High School and elder
students.
To Decorate Graves in Cemeteries:
Mrs. Herbert Smith and Mrs. James
Devore, with the help of the Bald
Eagle Children's Chapter.
To Decorate Monuments on the
Square and in the Cemetery:
Mrs. N. G. Evans and Mrs. ]. D.
Holstien.
To have Charge of Program and In
vite Speaker:
Mrs. Wright, Chairman, and His
torical Committee.
1Ishers The Following Girls of the
Bald Eagle Chapter.
Eleanor Minis, Helen Nicholson,
Gertrude Thurmond, Lille Holston'
Rachael Arthur, Mae Rives.
Pages, Charles Byrd, Fitzmaurice
Byrd.
Escort for the Veterans and gen.
eral assistants, The Boy Scouts.
The loan of automobiles is re-
ouested to take the Veterans around
after dinner.
The menu for the dinner will be-:
Hash, potatoes, bread, pickle, coffee
and tea, pies and cake.
When you are approached by the
committee, please say how much you
can give in money for the hash and
which of the other commodities you
will be responsible for.
The committees are requested to
meet with the President, Mrs. Wood
son on next Tuesday, the 20 of April,
to perfect their palms, at o'clock IN
the afternoon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-04-23

LOST: One Gold Pin set with am
ethyst and pearls. Reward to finder.
April %, 1919.
Mrs. M. A. Taylor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
SALES
BREAK RECORD
in BUSY MARCH
Home Seekers Responsible
For Many Transfers of
City Real Estate

Real estate sales in this city during
March included the transfers of prop-
critics with an assessed valuation OF
more than s1.S00,000 and almost
doubled the total for March, 1918.
Many other properties valued at
thousands Of dollars were sold to
home seekers on the installment
plan. They are not reported as title
in these cases do not exchange until
the full consideration of the pay
rent" plan has passed.
According to the monthly report
of City Assessor James c. Thompson.
there We're. 657 properties sold in the
city, which are assessed at S1,843,20O
In March, 1918, 367 properties sold
with an assessed valuation of $685.
712.
During the last few days a large
number of sales in both the city and
county have been reported, many
deeds being filed at the recorders
office. Included in recent sales are
the transfers of number of farms,
two of them selling for $4,000 and
S17,500. One of these was owned by
Benjamin Hoffman, Londonderry
township, and was sold for the for
mer figure to Charles NJ. Bowman.
1t includes 129 acres. The other,
owned by NJ. d. Eby, was sold to
Charles d. Shank. 1t is located in
Derry township and includes eighty
nine acres.
Transfers Reported
Edward r. Pierce, owner of the
two and one-half story brick dwell
ing at 1919 North Second street, sold
the place to II. L. Dress for $7,750,
and William J. Lescure. owner of 315
Chestnut street. sold that property to
Harry Kaylor for $500.
Sales in the city in March as re-
ported by Mr.. Thompson. giving the
wards, number of properties sold and
assessed valuations follow:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
OLD RATES MUST
BE RESTORED ON
ALL TELEPHONES
Judge Kunkel's Opinion May
Stop Further Litigation
Until Peace Is Signed

Every telephone company in Penn
sylvania will be notified iby Attorney
General w. ]. Schaffer to restore
rates charged before the order of the
postmaster general increasing rates
was promulgated. This action will be
taken as a result of the decision of
the Dauphin county court yesterday
that increased rates for intra-S State
telephone service could not be put
into effect without approval of the
State Public Service Commission
The Attorney General will notify
the companies that if they attempt
to collect increased rates without
State approval that he will proceed
against them in the courts
Exclusive of the Bell system there
are close to $50 telephone companies
operating in Pennsylvania. according
to lists at the State Capitol.
State officials to-day declined to
comment upon the opinion rendered
yesterday, but it is believed that no
further steps in the Bell litigation
are likely in view Of the possibility
that government control may be
ended soon by the signing of the
peace treaty
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
MOBILIZATION OF
GERMANS BEGUN
BY HINDENBURG
Polish Agency Says Enemy
Systematically Are De-
stroying Industries

Geneva, April 3.-Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, with a large staff,
has arrived at Gliwice, northern
Silesia, and. contrary to the terms
of the armistice, has ordered a gen.
eral mobilization in that region, ac-
cording to dispatches to the Journal
de Geneve.
The Polish agency at Lausanne
states that the Germans are syste-
matically destroying the industries
of upper Silesia and taking every
thing away from the factories. Ow-
ing to the seriousness of the situa-
ton, Ignace Jan Paderewski, the
Polish Premier has postponed his
visit to Paris, it is said.
Lithuanian troops, on retaking
Mitau, are reported to have found
zoo bodies of women and children
in the streets when they entered the
city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03

the company would, under present
tax rates in the county and the local
districts, pay about the same amount
of taxes as the gross receipts they
receive from the sale of coal, esti-
mated on a production of 100000
tons. Approximately the amount re-
moved last year | believe.
The result of such an assessment
and taxation might mean the aban-
donment of the mines and would
mean ruin for quite Il few business
men in the upper end of the county
as the mining industry is the prin-
cipal one"
During the day County Commits
sioners l.. j. Gilbert. l.. j. Hartman
and w. j. No'l, of Lebanon, attend
ed the meetings of the Dauphin
county officials, as they will soon
hear an appeal from the valuation
of coal land which they will fix in
that county.
1t was not expected that the
County Commissioners as a board of
revision would take any action on the
appeals to-day, and if necessary and
the hearing continues until late in
the afternoon it may be decided TO
continue it until tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
BLANQUET, AT 70,
GOES TO MEXICO
TO LEAD REVOLT
Aged Field Marshal Reaches
Country to Organize
Against Carranza

New York, April 3-General Aure-
lilo Banquet, Mexican Minister of
War during the administration Of
President Huerta, and described as
second in command to General Felix
Diaz, recently reported as having
undertaken a revolutionary move
ment against Carranza, has arrived
safely in Mexico, after a very dan
gerous trip" according to an an
nouncement made here to-day by
Roberto Gapon. his secretary.
Goes to Overthrow Carranza
The purpose of General Blanquet's
return. Mr.. Gayon, said, was to re-
organize the Diaz forces, over throw
the Carranza government and re-
establish the constitution of 1867,
which he says was repudiated by Car
rama. and revoke the alleged confisca-
tory DEGREES of the present government.
Blanquet was accompanied by Cen
eral Juan Montana, chief of staff
General Enrique Gonzales, chief of
artillery; Colonel Francisco Traslos-
heros, Judge Advocate. Colonel Luie
Acosta, Captain Guillermo Rosas, and
two other Mexican officers of the old
federal army, according to Gayon. Act
ing secretary of State Frank Polk has
been advised of General Blanquet's safe
arrival and the purpose of his visit.
Sail on Motor SIOop
General Banquet and the members
OF his party stiled from a port in the
West Indies for Mexico. March IA. on
the motor sloop La Providencia. and
eluded the Mexican gunboat Zaragosa
and two smaller patrol boats which had
been sent out to apprehend them, Mr.
Gayon stated. The party landed at a
desolate point on the coast of Vera
Continued on Page 6.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
TEUTON TROOPS
MOVE ON REVOLT
OF SPARTACANS
Hun Military Authorities Are
Allowed to Take Army
TO Frankfort
By Associated Press.

Coblcnz, April 3.-German troops
opposite the Coblenz bridgehead be-
gan moving early Thursday toward
Frankfort where a Spartacan revolt
has been causing disorder
Before entering Frankfort. which
is in the neutral zone beyond the
French bridgehead based on May
ence, the German military authori-
ties had to obtain permission from
the French tenth army.
According to information reaching
American headquarters here. the
trouble in Frankfort became serious
Tuesday. The workmen formed
groups in the streets and eventually
a mob of more than ten thousand
began parading through the streets
The mob stormed n large ware
house and the members helped
themselves to the food stored there
Hundreds filed baskets and sacks
with food of various kinds.
Street fighting followed an attempt
by the local authorities to gain con-
troll of the situation. The German
troops opposite the American bridge
head were then called on for help.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
THEODORE GRABS
ABYSSINIA CROWN:
LEADSN REVOLT
Government Announces II
Will Seek Admission to
World League
By Associated Press.

Ads Ababa, Abyssinia,. April g.
y grandson of King Johannes IL. who
died in 1899, has rcvolted and de-
clared himself king under the namc
of Theodore. The government has
sent out u. punitive expedition to put
down the rebellion.
Governor TETON, of Dediazmach,
also has revolted against the govern
ment. The government announces
that it will send a mission to Paris
to apply for the admission of Abys-
sinia to the League of Nations
There has been more or less dis
order III Abyssinia since the death of
the famous Emperor Menelik in 1913
He was succeeded by Lidi Jeassu,
who was overthrown in 1915 by
Zauditu, a daughter of Menelik, who
claimed herself empress. Lidj Jeassu,
who was a nephew of Zauditu. start
ed a revolt in August, 1917, but his
effort was soon put down.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03

Mr.. Davies could not be present
at the hearing but W. f. Sekol, as
sociated with him and formerly an
engineer in the employ of various
coal companies, attended the ses-
sions to assist the commissioners and
Solicitor Philip S. Moyer in meeting
the arguments OF the coal company
men.
Representatives of the coal cor
porations held meetings during the
morning at the offices of local coun-
sell M. T.. Stroup is the local legal
representative of the Susquehanna
Company and John 7. Brady, of the
Philadelphia and Reading firm.
Upper End Protest
At the morning session of the
County Commissioners, G. +. Welker
and John S. Rciff, oil Lykens; j. B.
Lcsher and p. II. Meehan, of Will
Jamestown, appealed to the county
officials not to fix excessive valua-
tions on the coal lands and cause
VIC companies W NccL9S Opti tlilS Z
mines in the upper end of the county.
Mr.. Reiff in addressing the com
missoners said: I'VE want Il fair
valuation placed on the Susquehanna
Company holdings the same as on
other properties in the county, and
we feel sure that the other taXpay-
ers have the same opinion. 1t would
stop business in our end of the
county if the coal COMPANY is com
valuation.
Fear Mines Might Close
with the assessment as fixed by
Mr.. Davies remaining on the books
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
Erzberger Arrives at Spa;
Marshal Foch Due Today;
Danzig Question at Front

Spa, April 3.--Mathias Erzberger,
head of the German armistice COM
mission arrived here yesterday, ac-
companied by number of technical
and other advisers. including the chief
burgomaster of Danzig.
Marshal Foch's train is due to ar
rive here at $50 o'clock this morning
and the conference at which the Dam
zig question will be settled is fixed
at 10 o'clock at Villa Neubois, the
residence of General Nudant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
Ringleaders of Dope Sellers
to Plead Guilty in Court

George alias "Tish" Casey. Benja-
min DouEhertY and Frank Robinson.
three of the men caught in recent
dope" raids by city police, will en-
ter pleas of guilty on Monday on
charges of unlawful possession and
selling Of drugs. Casey, it is alleged
was the head of the dope" ring in
the city and had Dougherty and Rob-
inson as agents. Other pleas to be
heard on Monday follow: Sonny
Washington. entering building with
intent to commit felony; George A.
Evans, forgery; John Beck, unlaw-
fully operating motor vehicle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03

the Peace Conference before the END
of the present week by a delegation
headed by Kinsic Kimo, representing
the new Korean young mems society.
The appeal is declared to represent
the vehement desire of almost the
entire Korean nation, as manifested
by the present widespread passive re-
siStence movement.
The document is accompanied by
a long memorandum reciting the al
legged injustice and unpopularity of
Japanese rule and the harshness of
the measures with which Japan is
declared to be endeavoring to re-
press the national movement for lib
GRAFTON.
Smuts TO Probe Hungary
one of the happenings in Peace
Conference circles yesterday, the
Matin and the journal unite to-day
In alluding to as great event" The
Council of -Four actually issued a
Gommunique. the newspapers point
out. but It IS stated. "it was only to
tell us that General Smuts is going
to investigate Hungary"
The Smuts appointment is one
which these two and most of the
other newspapers condemn, instanc-
ing as Il bad omen the manner in
which SmrIts conducted the negotia-
tions in Switzerland in 1918 with
Count Mensdorff- -Poui!ly-D Dietrich
stein. the Austro- Hungarian ambas-
sador at London ut the outbreak of
the war. in which it has been charg-
cd by Paris newspapers that the
bluntncss of Smuts choked off pos
sible negotiations by Austria Hun
gary for separate peace.
Mnnain Going Back to Rhine
The commentators see In the an
nouncement of the SHUTS mission yet
another procrastination by the Peace
Conference. It's step Is pointed out
as all the moro disappointing be-
cause the hope raised by the recent
summOning into conference of Gen
eral Mangin. a man of action. who ii
is reported now Is going back TO his
ho"d""arter" on the Rhine.
belgian King Visits Col. House
King Albert of Belgium called on
Colonel Il. NJ. House Of the American
Peace Mission. this morning. The
king was due to see President Will
son in the afternoon.
At this visit which was set for .
o'clock, IL had been announced that
the interests of Belgium before the
Peace Conference would be discussed
and that King Albert would present
request that Brussels be made the
seat of the League Of Nations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
27O NEW MEMBERS
ARE ADDED TO
COMMERCE BODY
Big Drive Ends With Many
Applications to Be
Considered

Approximately 27O new members
we're secured by the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce in the mem
bership drive which ended to-day
with a luncheon meeting of the
membership committee in the Har-
risburg Club. OF this number 145
applications were turned in at the
meeting and 125 are thought to be in
the hands of campaigners who were
unable to attend the luncheon.
Members of the committee eX-
pressed themselves highly gratified
with the results of the drive The
campaign was under the direction of
CONTINUED OH Page 17.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
100000 ARMENIANS
LOSE THEIR LIVES
DURING THE WAR
BY ASSocintcd PrcSS.

Athens, April 3.-Reports from
Constantinople state that DEEMED
Bey, Minister of the Interior, has
declared that 100000 Armenians
have been massacred since the
beginning of the war. 1t is said
that this announcement has re-
suited in campaign against him
by the Turkish press.