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The Monroe Journm.
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
VOL. 23. No. 4(
MONROE N. G, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1917.
$1.50 PER YE, ? CASH.
AMERICAN ARMY
ARRIVES IN FRANCE
VANGUARD OF MUiHTY
POIM'K AGAINST TITOXS
Work Was Accomplished So Swiftly
and Swretly That None Know of
Movement IVrshing Has Every,
thing in France Heady l or Them.
Tbe advance guard of the mighty
army the United States la preparing
to send against Germany is on French
soil now.
In defiance of the German subma
rines, thousands of seasoned regu
lars and marines, trained fighting
men with the tan and long service
on the Mexican border or in Haiti or
Santo Domingo still on their faces.
have been hastened over seas to fight
beside the French, the British, the
Belgian, the Russian, the Portugese,
and the Italian troops on the western
front. News of the safe arrival of
the troops sent a new thrill through
Washington. No formal announce
ment came from the war department.
None will come, probably, until Ma
jor General Pershing's official report
,has been received. Then there may
v be a statement as to the numbers and
composition of the advance guard.
Press dispatches from France, pre
sumably sent forward with the ap
proval of General Pershing's staff,
show that Major General Sibert, one
of the new major generals of the
army, has been given command of the
first force sent abroad, under General
Pershing as commander-in-chief of
the expedition.
'ew Mark Set.
One thing stands out sharply, des
pite the fact that the siio of the task
that has been accomplished is not ful
ly revealed as yet. This is that Amer
ican enterprise has set a new record
for the transportation of troops.
Considering the distance to be cov
ered and the fact that all prepara
tions had to be made after the order
came from the White House the night
of May 18, it is practically certain
that never before has a military expe
dition of this site been assembled,
conveyed and landed without mishap
In so short a time by any nation. The
only rival in magnitute is the move
ment of British troops to South Af
rica In the Boer war, and that was
made over seas that were unhamper
ed by submarines,' mines and other
obstacles.
The American forces will be fed,
clothed, armed and equipped by the
United States. Around them at the
camp on French soil are being stored
supplies that will keep them going
for months and more will follow.
General Pershing and his staff
have been busy for days preparing
for the arrival of the men. Despite
the enormous difficulties of unpre
paredness and submarine dangers
that faced them, the plans of the ar
my general stall have gone through
with clock-like precision.
Were on Mclciui Border,
When the order came to prepare
immediately nn expeditionary force
to go to France, virtually all of the
men now across the seas were on the
Mexican border. General Pershing
himself was at his headquarters in
San Antonio. There were no army
transport available In t he Atlantic.
The vessels chat carried the troopt
were scattered on their usual routes.
Army reserve storey were still de
pleted from the border mobilization.
Regiments were below war strength.
That was the condition whei Pies
ident Wilson decided that the plea of
Ihe French high commission should
be answered and a force of regulars
sent at once to France. At his word
the war department began to move.
General Porshl.ig was summoned
quietly to Washington.
There were a thounand activities
afoot in the department at the time.
All the business of preparing for the
registration of 10,000.000 men, of
providing quarters and Instructors
for nearly 50.000 prospective officers,
for finding arms and equipment for
millions of troops yet to be organized,
of expanding the regular army to full
war strength, of preparing end re
cruiting the national guard for war,
was at hand.
General Pershing dropped quietly
into the department, and set up the
first headquarters of the American
expeditionary forces in a llttlo office,
hardly large cikufIi to hold himvlf
and his personal staff. Thre with the
aid of the general staff, Secretary
linker nnd of the chiefs of the war
department bureaus, the plans were
woilted out.
The T "unction.
Aii'.cuncemc' t of the pending of
the force under General Pershing
wasr,Hle May 18. There came a
day when General Pershing was no
longer in the department Officers of
the general stall suddeily were miss
ing from their dek. No woid of
this was reported by Hie press. Then
word came from England the Persh
ing and his officers were there.
Other matters relating to th ex
pedition were carried out without a
word of publicity. The regiment
that were to go with General Persh
ing were all selected before lie left
and moving toward the fea coasi
from the border. Other regiments
also were moving north, east and
west to the points where they were
to be expanded, and the movements
of the troops who were to be first in
France were obscured in all this hur
rying of troop trains over the land.
Great shipments of war supplies
began to assemble at the embarkation
ports. Liners suddenly were taken
off their regular runs with no an
nouncement A Brent armada war
made reaJy, . ?plie3, equipped
as transports, loaded with men
and guns and sent to sea, and all
with virtually no mention from the
press.
Navy Share In Achievement.
The navy bears its full share in the
achievement. From the time the
troop ships left their docks, responsi
blity for tbe lives of their thousands
of men rested upon the officers and
crews of the tishtin? ships that mov
ed beside them or swept frei the sea
lanes before them. An they pushed
on toward the danger zone where
German submarines lay in wait, ev
ery precaution that trained minds of
he navy could devise was taken.
While his troops were embarking
or steaming toward their destinaton.
General Pershing and his staff have
been busy in France preparing the
way for the new army. The camp
sites have been selected, the details
of the final training before the move
to the front have been worked out
and the questions of supply and
transportation lines studied. Regi
ments of the national army, compos
ed of railway workers an engineers,
will aid in the work. They, too. have
been created in a few weeks' time.
The war department has no announce
ment to make as to General Persh
ing's disposition of his forces. Pre
sumably that has been left to him to
decide in conference with the French
general staff nnd the British army.
The American troops will be an inde
pendent force, co-operating with the
allies. It has been suggested that
the Americans might be placed be
tween the French and British forces
as a connecting link.
Mobilizing; Brains tuul Professions.
It has been plain enough that in
the earlier stages of war preparation
there has been needed the mobiliza
tion of brains and experience, rath
er than that of mere numbers. The
initial work, on a purely voluntary
basis, of the great engineering so
cieties, under the lead of men like
Mr. Howard Coffin, had proved to be
typical of the things most Important
to be done first. Out of that pre
liminary work many needful things
are coming to pa3. One of the most
valuable things about the Advisory
Commission of the Defense Council is
that it had already brought together
at Washington many men of such
technical training or special expei
ence that the numerous British,
French, Canadian, Italian, and other
commissioners and experts have
found assembled at Washington Am
erican groups and committees fully
capable of taking advice and profit
ing by foreign experience. Thus
there has been a steady development
of Intellectual grasp, and we have
been able to proceed somewhat firm
ly and assuredly from one step to an
other. For example, this country has
a magnificent body of highly trainee
and patriotic surgeons, physicians.
and sanitary experts. It has been
possible to bring them together un
der the Defense Council, through Dr.
Martin's committees. The result
been that the government has seen
its way definitely towards sending a
number of American hospital units to
France. At the end of April it was
announced by the General Medical
Board of the Council of National De
fense that it was intended to have
1000 American surgeons near the fir
ing lines in EurcJpe within three
i This earne after conference
with the medical experts of the Brit
ish war mission. The first of the hos
pital units actually sailed for France
early in May. and Justified Surgeon-
General William C. Gorgas in an
nouncing that "the first unit of the
army to etnry the (lag in the great
war would be the Medical Corps."
There was included in this first party
a bare hospital from Cleveland, or
ganized by Dr. Geor ge W. Crile. The
next unit, known as Base Hospital
No. 5. Including 250 members, was
equipped in Boston under the direc
tion of Dr. Harvey Cushing. Others
were soon to follow. From "The
Progress of the World." In the Am
erican Review of Reviews for June,
1917.
Iliis-iti'M Army Bendy For Buttle.
(From the New York World.)
Many signs recently have pointed
to the rapid improvement of condi
tions in the Russian army, largely
through the influence of War Minister
Kerensky.
The report of Arno Dosch-Fleurot,
the World correspondent at Petro
grad, after an extended tour of IS
days along the eastern front, Is full
of encouragement. He found the
Russian forces facing the enemy
eager and ready to take the offensive.
The propagandists who had been sow
ing discord In the interest of Ger
many had bn repulsed. Contrary
to the general belief in this country,
the armies were well supplied with
war materials and prepared for bat
tle. Evidently It is the army that has
been f.ift since the revolution to re
cover its balance. It Is brhind the
lines t'mt the seat of danger lies. If
the politicians were guided by the
same common sense as the armies
and showed themselves capable of
acting in unity for the defene of the
new-found democracy, the future of
Russia would look brighter. In the
turmoil that lins prevailed nt Petro-
grad they proved the Kaiser s best
allies.
An attack bv a million Rt'sdans In
Galiria and Bukowlna would help to
rleht the situation In Petrograd and
silence the political factions for the
good of the nation.
A wasted epportunity comes home
to roo.;t.
Sometimes the more monev a man
has the more selfish his children are.
WILL IT BE FOUR YEARS?
Ecrt on War Think So Unless Rus
sia Get Buck I". S. Must Take
Place of Russia.
Looking at the situation as it now
stands, with the third anniversary of
the struggle in sight, it seems to me
that every sign points toward a four
year war. We shall continue to be
pleased by the optimistic reports that
those who sympathize with Russian
liberalism give us. But there is very
sound reason for believing that these
reports do not reveal the extent of the
Russian collapse. Actually the Al
lied cause has been deprived of not
less than 1.500.000 soldiers, who
were organized and commanded by
brilliant generals. Discipline in these
armies has been destroyed, tempo
rarily at least.
This collapse has given Germany a
chance to utilize in the West the
troops that otherwise would have
been contained and fully occupied in
the East. It has given her another
year's supply of men for the West.
Her condition at the end of this
time, if she does not win victory or
peace, will be far worse than before,
but this is a future consideration. To
day she is better off. because she has
new divisions to draw upon.
A complete collapse of Russia and
the signing of a separate peace be
tween Genii.iny and Rus.-ia will only
make the situation worse. Then 1
firmly believe the outcome of the war
will depend upon the number of hun
dreds of thousands of men the Unit
ed States can put on tbe western
front by this time next year. Beyond
next year the war cannot go. Dur
ing next year Germany will collapse
economically, militarily, all ways, if
the struggle is prolonged. This is
the common assertion of the Ger
mans, themselves, who do not dream
that the Allies can continue the war
into next year.
But everything that has happened
in the past month has but emphasized
the importance of the American role
in the war. Unless Russia returns to
the attack, we must be ready next
year to make up the deficiencies in
French man-power and with the
British continue the pounding and
grinding up of German man-power
until Germany consents to make
peace upon terms that demonstrate
the downfall of her military caste and
leave the world in some sense pro
tected against a renewal of the Ger
man attack.
Writing here for readers to whom
I have been talking now for nearly
three years, I think it would be folly
to pretend that the present situa
tion in Europe is favorable, viewed
from the point of a German-Amerl
can contest. That Russia, Britain,
and France could conquer Germany
and Austria, with Italy neutral or al
lied with the western powers, I never
doubted. With Russia in the war,
the end this year would be assured.
But the collapse of Russia leaves a
gap in the alliance against Germany
which can only be filled when we are
ready and may be fatal to all if we
are not ready before too many
months. It may be that Germany will
collapse from starvation before the
middle of August brings a new har
vest. It may be that the German
Socialists will compel the government
to make peace on the basis of a sur
render, but I do not believe either
tiling will happen. It may be that
Russia will attack and a new Brusil
off victory, like that of last year, will
restore the balance. But I doubt It.
Equally illfounded seem to me Ger
man claims that they will win the
war by their submarine campaign.
Many months iwill pass before the
British people are as hungry as the
German has been for more than a
year. And in this time the German
situation Is hardly likely to Improve
much.
When American troops begin to ar
rive in large numbers in Europe. 1
believe the Germans will see that the
game Is up, and not before, unless
Russia comes back. Until the Ger
man musses see that the game Is up,
I think they will go on and their
present expectation of victory has
put an end to all chance of disintegra
tion due to domestic discontent.
Kitchener's estimate of a three-year
war was based on a belief that Rus
sia would continue.
With Russia out it seems to me
that there can be no escape from a
four-year period, unless America fol
lows the Russian example and falls
to do ber part then I think a peace
by negotiation will come before next
spring and leave Germany In posses
sion of Fome of the fruits of her cam
paigns and not improbably in posses
sion of that great Mltteleuropa,
which would be but the basis for new
campaigns of conquest to complete
the work already begun, the work
that was to give Germany world pow
er and world domination. From "An
Ominous Month of War," by Frank
H. Simonds, In the American Review
of Reviews for June, 1917.
Brazil Declares llerwlf I'lineiitrnl.
Brazil Is no longer a neutral in
the world-war, and the German em
pire has another enemy arrayeu
against It.
Having previously revoked its poli
cy of aloofness so far as It affected
Ihe hor.tilities between the United
States and Germany. Brazil new has
come definitely into the open and an
nounced that It can no longer be con
sidered neutral In the war between
the entente and Germany.
Although no announcement hr?
been made as to whether the South
American republic will actually en-
iar Intn hneflllHoa Kv If. Hviutillnn
of neutrality, It definitely aligns Itself
morally on the side of the United
States and the entente.
Half a lie is no better than a whole
I'EKRY FAMILY ILVE FIXE DAY
Fifty-One Member Met and Pined at
One Time Tanning Club Meeting
-Vemm Helms Died in Hospital
Many .News and IVrsonal Items.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Wingate, June 28. This hot wea
ther has made quite a change on
things around Wingate. The farmers
are about to catch up with their
work, and things are picking up in a
general way. Cotton is climbing out
of the clods, corn is looking much
better, and people are beginning to
think about laying by. blackberry
time it on in full blast, the threshing
machine is ia this section, and things
are so lively that you would not
think of a war as terrible as it is go
ing on.
Mr. Leftcr Smith of the Pleasant
Hill section kited in Wingate last
Monday. He exi?cta to enter school
here the twenty-tii st of August.
Mies Bessie Warlick from Morgan
ton is visiting at T. J. Wil iams' this
week.
Roy Maske fr in Hamltt came up
to see natives. 1... t Sunday. He vis
ited his uncle, T. J. Williams. We
are expecting to have him in school
here this fall.
Judson Perry and wife came over
from Badin to visit their parents this
week. Judson is merchandising at
Badin.
Lemuel Wat.on treated himself to
a new Ford the oiher day. He gets
the mail there in a hurry now, but
not much earlier than he did with a
horse, for he made his trip in a very
short time with it.
Prof. Carroll made an extended
trip through Stanly this week in the
interest of the school. He Is expect
ing many of tbe Stanly boys and girls
here next session. He found the pros
pects bright for the school and feels
sure that there will be a greater num
ber of them here this fall than has
ever been. Stahly is a coming coun
ty, and since she is full of the native
population, they are ambitious along
tbe educational line.
Mrs. John Griffin from Charlotte
passed through Wingate yesterday
enroute to Marshville where she is
arranging to organize a W. O. W.
Circle. She expects to be here to or
ganize one July 12. The Circle meet
ing will immediately follow the Bet
terment Association meeting. Our
women are moving sure. They do
things.
v" The Ladies Betterment Association
had a very interesting meeting last
Tuesday afternoon. The Rock Rest
Canning Club came over to demon
strate a little and added much to the
occasion. Seven kinds of fruit and
vegetables were canned and many
things of interest were attended to.
About one hundred women were in
attendance. Mrs. B. H. Griffin from
Marshville, the county demonstrator,
hud charge of the occasion, and of
course, that means that it was a suc
cess. The ladies are very enthusia
st over their club this year. We
earnestly hope every lady in this sec
tion will try to be there at the next
regular meeting. It means much to
get women Interested in a thing so
vital as this club. The Canning Club
and Betterment Association at Rock
Rest have done untold good. The
Rock Rest Canning Club is t lie finest
we know of, and it's a good thing the
boys do not know how well timer
girls can cook and preserve fruit, lor
if they did, the club would bo broken
up before the summer was over. They
would do their best to get a canning
club girl to keep hou'-e lor them.
Mrs. Lee Chaney is visiting in
Marshville.
J. S. Perry, who has been visiting
relatives and friends in this section,
leturned home tnis jiiornlnir. He
came in to attend the Perry reunion.
His wife was wit n him. TIk y live i;:
Norfolk. Mr. Persy has been away
from Wingate about twenty years.
We must have a new church here.
The old one certainly Is not In keep
in?; with the community. We do
hope that the people may see the
great need of a new house of worship
and that they will launch a plan) his
summer by which a splendid house
may be erected. We have the means,
why not use some of it in building a
house of worship to the Lord Some
of the older ones say they want to
help build a house before they go
hence. Let us begin to agitate the
matter. It will mean so much to the
community.
Vernon Helms died in the hospital
at Morganton yesterday afternoon.
His body arrived in Wingate on the
early train this morning, and will be
buried at Faulks this afternoon at
two o'clock. Vernon had been in the
hospital since last fall. The reader
doubtless remembers that he tried to
take his life last October by cutting
his throat. His mind had been off
for some days, but no oue thought of
Li in doing such a thing as he did. He
was one of the best boys we had. He
did no one any harm, but when his
mind got off he decided that he must
give his life for his people. He was
the only son of Mis. Flonnie Helms,
;uid since the needed hint so much, it
is h 11 the sadder.
Mrs. S. E. Halgler from Monroe
has been vidting home folk. this
week.
Mrs. Tom Cutrhem and little
daughter. Elizabeth Corrina, return
el to Badin today. Bruce Snyder
also returned.
l!v. E. C. Snyder came home from
Lando. where he was holding a meet
ing this week, to attend Vernon
Helms' funeral.
Mrs. Lydia Perry continues very
sick. We earnestly hope that she
may have a speedy recovery.
Mr. Bob Womble has had the luck
to kill fifteen white heron for the
last week. He killed a blue one this
morning that measured six feet and
two inches from tip to tip and was 5
feet and one half inches high. He says
that tbe while ones come to bis fish
pond in droves.
One of tbe most enjoyable occa
sions that has ever taken place in
Wingate was the reunion of Mr. Wil
liam Perry's family last Tuesday. Mr.
Perry married the first time in 1866.
his wire being Miss Martha Moore.
To this union nine children were ad
ded. They are all living, all married,
all sound and well, and doing well.
They were all at the reunion, and all
of the grand-children save four. He
has thirty-seven grand-children and
thirty-three of them were present.
This is hard to beat, sure. The chil
dren are C. M. Perry, Wingate; Mrs.
J. B. Gaddy, Wingate; Mrs. J. B.
Griffin, Laurinburg; J. S. Perry,
Portsmouth; Dr. W. J. Perry, Ches
terfield; Mrs. A. C. Beddingtield.
Raleigh; Mrs. E. T. Beddiugfield.
Raleigh; Mrs. M. It. Dry, Cary; Mrs.
I. S. Funderburk. Mt. Croghan. Filly
one attended the reunion and all of
these were immediate relatives. A
splendid dinner was served, all ate
at one time, and all enjoyed the oc
casion to the fullest. Mr. Perry Is
seventy years old, but strong and
vigorous as a young man. He is not
one of the whiny kind. He was so
nice that the children met to do
honor to their father and step-mother,
for Mrs. Perry has been a mother
indeed to the children. No one could
tell that the children were not hers.
She loves them as a mother, and they
think of her as such. His last wife
was Miss Kate Rushing. This is as
fine a family as we know of. Mr.
Perry has done his country great ser
vice by raising such a family. He has
raised a nephew also. We hope this
reunion may be an annual affair, and
that we may be able to attend the
next one. Glenalpine.
MILITARY MASS MEETING TO
MORROW General Young and Other Officers
Will lie Here and a Big Rally Will
lie Held on the Courthouse Square
At Three O'clock Volunteers For
Bickett Buttery Must Be Enrolled
by Tomorrow Night if they Are to
Take the Place of Uie First Call to
the Selective Draft From This
County.
If this county's part of the volun
teers necessary to make up the bat
tery which has been offered to Union
and Anson county jointly is made up
by tomorrow night, it 1b possible that
not a single man will have to go from
this county in the first call from the
selective draft which was registered
on June 5th. Is there enough initi
ative and patriotism among tbe young
men of this county to make them
take this small amount of places
and thus save the county from hav
ing to answer to the selective draft
call? If there is they must show
their colors before tomorrow night,
for after that time the volunteers will
not be allowed to serve to reduce the
number of the draft.
There will be a bl.u rally on the
courthouse square tomorrow after
noon at three o'clock and Geneinl
oung of Raleigh, Major Flan
nlgan, Colonel Gardner, Captain
Cox, Captain Parker and other of
ficers of the State Guard will be pres
ent and explain the proposition. The
officers will come down from Char
lotte at eleven o'clock Saturday
morning and leave for Wadesboro
and Raleigh on the six o'clock train.
They will be entertained while
hire and given a luncheon under the
Ituspit e -. of the ciiy and the Clnmhor
of Commerce an'1 the Red Cross. A
luncheon will bi ven at the Jack
son Club at 1:3
At the tally there v. i'.l ho speed. e.-;
and the Icemorlee band will be en
hand.
Anson and Union counties arework
ing together to organize this battery,
which it Is proposed to call the nick
ed Battery. Til? number of men
needed will be approximately two
hundred, one half to be furnbhed by
each county.
Tin' war 'department has premised
that in case this battery is made up
from these reunites before Saturday
night every man who Joins will re
duce the number to be taken by the
selective draft. The call is open to
men between the ages of 18 to 45.
This is the very best chance
for the young men of the county for
it will enable them to stay together.
It will keep them under their own
officers. It will keep them attached
In their native State organization.
Every young mnn who Is likely to h1
taken 'by the dm ft ihoti'.d welcome
this opportunity to go Into nn or
ganization front his cv n county. Tl'1
orgnnizatlon will be kept track of and
will not be lost Fight of by the home
people because it will remain intact.
It will keep the boys in closer touch
with the home folks end will offer a
much surer and safer means of com
munication when awry. The young
man who Is enrolled in the draft, and
who is not exempt by physical or
other reasons will have to go at once
any way. He had us well go nevv.
r.nd better too. for tl ; 'asons given.
Thl.i Is the one chance to represent
the home county directly on the field
And when the boys sire "soiiio!u:"
In Franc," It will be a lot better to
be toge(!irr thr.n scattered.
Dim Your Lights.
Prplnrlng with July 1st. every ma
chine operated o" f'e highways of
this State rhall be equipped w!lh
dimmers or deflectors so anangrd
that no portion of the beam or re
flected light when measured seventy
five feet or more ahead of the lamps.
shall rise above forty-two Inches
from the level surface on which the
vehicle stands under all conditions of
load. Section 16 of the Public Laws
LIOUOR IX THE IIAVK
Article So Star at Pageland That
Parker Hmn Turned the Vault Key
On a Little .MNnliine Other
Mutters. -
(From the Pageland Journal.)
Officers Cato and Gregoi-y, accom
panied by H. B. Graves and J. E.
Agerton, located a uiotil! ry four or
five miles east of Pagelan.. last week,
and on Thursday morning they found
the still cap and three and" a half
gallons of liquor on Mr. Tom Phillips'
premises. Mr. Phillips stated that he
knew nothing about who put these
things there. The liquor is in the
vault at the Bank or Pagdand.
Last Thursday was the longest day
of the year. The days a!v now grow
ing shorter, and will continue to
shorten until December 22. The
nights are about as long as your
finger now, and it's time to get up
before a fellow hardly gets to sleep.
The 15,000 tin caus are expected
to arrive here this week, and will
then be ready tor distribution from
the Pageland Hardware, company's
store. They will be sold, cash or
credit, at cost, and this is the oppor
tunity for the people to secure a sup
ply of cans for the season.
Mr. R. H. Garland was in town
yesterday morning. He stated lhat
his wire is doing tine since undergo
ing a serious operation in a Colum
bia hospital a iew weeks ago.
Mrs. A. C. Douglass returned to
her home here Sunday after a visit
of several days in Royston. Ga. She
was accompanied by Mrs. H. C. Smith
of Lanes Creek.
The Journal is asked to say that
there will be a meeting of the cantr
loupe growers here next Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Every man
who expects to ship cantaloupes and
melons should attend this meeting.
Mr. J. A. Mangum reports a cotton
bloom Sunday morning. Dan Jack
son, colored, who lives on Mt. Crog-,
ban, route 1, brought one to this of
fice Monday morning. George Riley,
colored, of the Guess section, report
ed the next one, and Mr. A. F. Fun
derburk the next.
Mr. Henry W. Funderburk and
Mrs. Mary J. Knight were married
here Saturday night by Rev. J. W.
Elklns. This marriage came as a
surprise. It was a quiet home affair,
only a few near relatives and friends
being present. Mr. Funderburk is a
member of the firm or Davis and
Funderburk, and is prominent citi
zen. He is well known in many parts
of the county. Mrs. Funderburk is
well known in this section, where she
has lived all her lire. She Is Indus
trious and an excellent house keeper.
Many friends wish them happiness.
Mr. J. C. Parker, a?sistant cashier
of the Bank of Pageland, proposes to
buy six or eight registered pigs and
give them to an equal number of
boys In this section who will agree
to care for the pig, breed It to a
registered boar, and return two pigR
to him. The pigs will cost him about
fifteen dollars each nnd the freight.
He will buy Duroc Jerseys and per
haps some Bevksiiires or Poland
Chinas. Mr. Parker takes the risk
of the pigs dying from natural causes,
and gives them to the boys free of
cost until each l.i.y has had oppor
tunity to raise a bunch of pigs en
titled to registration. Ordinary pigs'
sell for about three ddl.'.r.s in this
section, and there ;;re men who inakt
some money tit that price. It costs
no more money to raise full stock
pigs, and they are worth about four
times as much. Thi. is a br; oppor
tunity fur the b:;ys between 12 ;inl
21 who want to make some money.
Your father does not have to sicn.
for you. You make your ( vn trade.
Call on Mr. Paiker at once, and talk
it ever with hin.
A negro walked up inlo 'ho hick
porch at the home of Mr. L. D. W.itts
Saturday night a little after eleven
o'clock while Mrs. Watts and tin
children were alone, and very badly
frightened Mrs. Watts, which led to
a search for him. Bloodhounds were
wired for. and they reached the scene
about daylight. The trail was scent
ed, but the dogrs would run out into
the road every time, nnd it is sup
posed that tite negro got Into a bug
gy. When the negro approached the
house he knocked at the back porch,
and then walked up in the porch,
and there he was seen when Mrs,
Watts arose and opened her room
door. She called to him, but receiv
ed no reply. Then die took her chil
dren end a gun and tied through tin
front door and rave the alarm. Mr.
Watts and T'uu were on their way
from the Junior meeting nnd heard
her scream?. They ran, and the ne
gro was seen coming out of the poich.
He ran and was soon out of sight.
Whrit hlj motive was Is not known,
thievery perhaps. He Is described a.
a short negro and was bareheaded.
I nycUctllle W ill Have Military ('amp
Washington. June 27. The war
department untitled Senator Over
man todav that it h:.d h.-cn t'. finlt'!v
decided to establish one of the mili
tary camps at Fayetteville. Mayor
McNeill end a committee of citizens
came here some time no pnd asked'
lhat the camp be establi hd nt
Fayetteville end since thai time tho
senators atid representative have1
been bu.y trying to have nt V-nsl one
camp located in the state.
Senator Overman was tol 1 by rrr
of the ceneral stiiff that F.ivt vilfi
!had been selected bect.u;;c the climate-
ana other conditions were more fa
vorable than nny other section of the
state. It b understood the depart
ment In selecting camps Is trying to
locate the men whore the climate will
be as nearly like that In Frsnrn.
I where they will Inter serve, as poa-
JSlOiC.
of 1917.
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