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OHKSTERFIgLD, 8. O., MAROB2, 1916 $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCEX WT a .-
A Weekly Review *
Of The Great War ii
Inspired by the presence of ^their Emperor and led by Orown j1Prince Frederick Willitm, th**
8German troops are engagrd in j< lie of the greatest battles of » he o
war on the western front, cen- 8
tering around the fortress of z
Verdnn. Attack has followedattack against the French line n
after bombardments incessant dand terrific, continuing|for sever- ft
ul (lays. e
While the Germans have not a
been able, despite the rain of i<shells and furious onslaughts by tlthe infantry, to break the SFrench line, nevertheless the PFrench on their right and left Swings have been compelled towithdraw their lines, respective- irly to the south of Ornes and be- tlhind the town of Samogneux, sisix miles north of the fortress. tlThe German attack on this si
French stronghold has become one piIof the chief operations of the war. di
It is the first tfiort since the Coriginal drive of the German 01armies to break through the Gmain line of the French and n<strike for Paris.for there can Gbe little doubt that l'aris wouldbecome the objective if Verdun ec
were captured and the French todefense at that point broken, hiThe position is one of the strong- Tl
t est in Europe, and, perhaps, the Rstrongest on the western front, tlThe Germans are making a real- Hi]y desperate effort to capture it, w
I and aiready have paid a heavy m
price tor t he initial success they Tihave had, and they have made Bn « more tlian a dent in the rim tlivt the citadel. The cost of com- so
plete success on the same scale e)
wt uld be staggering, but long fill; Defore that is reached, the ef- Bi tort mpy be found in vain. The is
chances are that it will be. For hiall the gallantry and terrific w
power of Hie Germans, the cap- d<r L » -i_ J i
)iui" < i men a sirongnoiu as \ er- n-i
dun, defended by some of the in
best so)dier3 ill Europe, equippedwith weapons fully equal to p(anything the Germans them- diselves huve, is a task that may w
well prove impossible of achieve- teinent. The stake is tremendous aland the battle will ui questionablybe one of the mightiest isconflicts of the war. di
lu Africa the French and Brit- T:Ish liave completed the occupa- tolion of German Kameran, and ©tthe British have undertaken the 111
fconqnest of German east Africa. ©IIn Asia joint operations against 8tIt he Turks are being conductedffrom three points; the British |)northward from the PersianKiulf, the Russians southwardIfrom the Caspian and the Caucasus."
Last fall, when the Grand ^»
Duke Nicholas was removedfrom the supreme command ofthe Russian armies and sent to ^
the Caucasus, it was commonly "
supposed that. t his meant banishmentin disgrace because of j^1his failure to save Poland. But]now it seems rather that he was
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being given an opportunity toretrieve bis reputation by con- C
ducting the most important cam- ei
puign of the winter. At any »
ru til lift t iq m lift t liik h
for his swift advance and speedy f<capture of Krzeuini is a brilliant !el«*ut of arms, comparable to Ids b(i a 11 c i a 11 campaign of a year ago
^ien lie eaptured Przemysl and &
oF oneil t he crest of the Carpa- r(
thians. In fact the Russians Sl
seem to light best in cold weather.Erzerum was captured when tI he mercury was thirty degrees e
below zero und the mountainpasses filled with snow.
Only a hundred miles northwestof E zerum, is the ancient fcity of Trebizoird, where Xeno iphon's Greeks first saw the sea. 11
This has several times been ibombarded by the Russian war-j pships and now a landing has obeen made about fifteen miles pH| the east. With this port once *in their possession the Russians ]Br will have as secure a hold on the 1
oontberu^ittoral of the Black'c
>ea us they have on the north-!Tn and eastern. There seemsit-tie chance of the Turks retakngEizerum,for it is over sixmndred miles from Constantilopleand there are no railroads 1
eading toward it, while Rus-ians have the railroad fromCars coming within eighty miles '
n the northeast and are likelynon .o have the port of Trebi-ond on the northwest.All through this part, of Ar
lenia American missionaries. 1
octors and teachers have been 1
ctive for many years. In Erzrumthere is a school for bovs Ind another for girls. The Amer- {an Board had five stationed ,
here, the Reverened Robert S. «
tapleton and his wife. Dr. E. 1Case, Miss Atkins and Miss
Inerman. tThe Turks have been engaged j
i clearing the ArmenianR out ofle region into which the Has* Bans are now advancing because <«
re Armenians favored the Rusans.In the course of these re-fulsions and deportations hunredsof thousands of Armenia!
hristians have been murderedperished by the way. Ouiovernment has addressed a:>te of protest to the Ottomanovernment. 1
The Russian army which pass1south of Erzerum is reported h» have reached the city of M ush,?ty miles west- of Lake Van. dhis would indica^^^MM theussians iin fdirectM^Pm^^^^^Hthe ^ne of Turkish coi^^^^^^K)nsith Bagdad and r^l^Rnd ^ay be able soon to reach theigris and perhaps to attackagdad from the north while
©le British attack from theuth. At present the British ?Lpedition under General Townlendwhich attempted to reach ^
agdad is invested hy a Turk- jjh force at Kut-el-Amara, a
inMred miles down the river,hile the relief expedition un- 8»r General Aylmer is held up ^Sheikh Said, about thirty-five n
iles below. c
More alarming still is the re- c
)rt that the third British expe- Ftion under General Brooking,hich had gone up the Euphra8Kiver as far as Masirjeh. is ^so in trouble.It seems, then that if the Brit- jh are to be rescued from their ^mgerous predicament on the ^igrip, the Russians must come jtheir rescue. This they are
ndently doing with astonishgcelerity considering the *mracter of the country and the)1ate of the weather. \(
r. E. W. Sites Becomes «,
President of CokerNews has been received to the (Tect that Dr. E. W. Sikes, (ean, of Wake Forest, N. O., jus accepted the presidency of tle Coker College at Hartsville, ju., anrt will enter upon his
nties the coming session.Dr. Sikta is a prominent Bapstin North Carolina.
[aif Dollar Tax on Each PackageDirectors of the Columbiaham her of Commerce have ealldto council's norice an ordinucelately adopted mi Birmingam,imposing a tax of CO cents>r school maintenance up<»naeh puckage of intoxicantsrought into the city.William M. Berry introduced
t a meeting of the directors a
solution recommending thatnch an ordinance, if deemedonstitut ional, oe en'-'ed lorlolumbin. The resolution was
dopted ^y the h.»ard.
Dillon County Boy Wins ,
And now Dillon county coifc*orward and takes more honor*n the boys' corn club. Thin »
ime Carey McKenz:e,of Hainer/l8 awarded first prize for haviiu.iroduced 1(14.42 bushels of <!'<£..m one acre at a cost of 9 cttjUg>er bushel, l'he second »jzevas awarded to James Drallfi, 0f Ifork county k'ho produced 1 tK.42 {>ushe's of co^p on one acre I a»tt^i 20^titsuer bushel
CORRESPONDEDVAUGHN SCHOOL HOUSEFarm work has been moving
&long nicely, and the farmersseem to think it wise ko cutLheir fertilizer bills agaun thisyear. /Grace, the little dau ghter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ailama, isvery sick. IThose who have beenfafllicted
in f.hin n*»f»finn wifKwwvtVM VT4VK Vll^ I MIC
ill improving. ,1We had an interestilg enter*
:ainment here Frid-.&r night,given by the echo<:|, 4ftervhich a box supper tlok placeind everybody seemed to enjoy»he occasion. IWe have a thrivinJ school at
his place. There arc! near 100jopils on roll. ISunday school evJy Sunday
it 10 o'clock, excenb the 4thSunday, at 3 o'clock.!There will be a df'bate here
lext Saturday r*
Mr. J. M. O. Ada.J j, is riding, new Ford. I
PATRICK.Miss Clara DougWss is Bpendngsome time in Cflumbia.Mr. O. D. Turname is visiting
us brother at Socifty Hill.M. W. V. .TermA spent Sun*
lay at MiddendorflMrs. P. T. Clarmof Carthage,
I. C., is visiting ft the home ofir. J. H. Scott. IMessrs. B. 1). flames and W
». Wilks spent ftftnnav in Oheaw.IRev. Peter Stflkes, presiding
Ider of the Flftence district,rill hold quartftly conferencen the Patrick mthodist churchSaturday, Marcl 18th. and willreach on that lite and on Sunaythe 19th. IThe Shiloh (Wmedy Club willive an enteftinniAnl.'atrick schooM house Fridayight, March Hi. The club isompoeed of ^Hune talent andomes highly Honimended. Weiredict a goodlbtendance.
ColumbHCollege NewsSpecial to ThcHldvertiser.Colombia Kollege Feb. 2*2,91ft..The Hedagogy Class ofCarolina waHmtertained by thePedagogy OBb of Columbia ColegeFridayHight Feb. 18th.Tne literflr socitiea are pre>aringfor annual debate hewee!!reprH^ntatives of junior
dass at ^Jnmencement. TheiVhitman Society has chosenftisses liBi Arial and LucileStanley.The ColBibia College Y. W.
J. A. an<|Bie Y. W. C. A. fromJhiehorajHollege observed theubilee brat ion of the flfeentha^Rersity of the beginng of tW Y. W. C. A., at Coliinbia ^Bleice. Saturdav Feb.12th. C. C. girls rejoicedn this ^Hportunity to entertainheir hltb at Chichora andningle^Bth them in a social amieligio^Hsplrit.A rIx^Hav wa.i observed at the
solleg«Brriday Feb. 17th- Thedndei^Bof each class in its col*>'8, rrflBhed and wound in beauiit'nlHit over the campus, andgroup^B in classes about placessdier^Bees were to^ be planted.fCach^B.Rs planted ^ tree withbeau|Hd ceremony, class song,rellp^Knd an appropriate adIres^Ba representative of each^rot^^Bide up the program forthe^^^Lig of the trees. Againis i^^^Bnt. body the gay andfro^^^A girls sang college:o«^^^^agave lusty yells for
and those most intheobservance of thedi^^BBAt-xerciHe initiated thew^^^^^^Bied and undertakenkfl Bmbia College Olnb ofMBB beautify thecampjH^^^BHdwin,the landcapeHMKSa* been employed|BB^H^B-ate and attractive
DRESS GOODSS | rFresh line of Ginghams, Percales,
Plaids, etc-i Prices are right.Also lot of Silks and Satins
by Marcb^Oth- See them beforebaying. -
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A. W. HURSKY GO.o 3 1 <
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Your Orders fbrsiyi*esk Meafa and Urceerie#
Telephoned to the
yt. SDavitf MarketThe Old Reliable
Will Receive Prompt and Conscientious Attention.
9honeJio. 68 Gheraw Civic League
g PRESENTS
"FI-FI Z TOY SHOP"§ WITH
8 100.IN CAST.lOO§ CHERAW TOWN HALL§ MONDAY.TUESDAY , M.rch 6 and 78 IS. SO. 75 «"! ». PBIf'.RS 15. 50. 75 0..t>8 Reserved Seats on sale at Ladd's Drug Store
0 on and after MARCH 3d.
g^iiiiiiiViiiiiiiiiiiiirtiTimiTiiimiimitutiiiiiiiiiiiimiiitiiiniiiiiiTm!(uuiiiiiri|| Springtime Is Paint-Time IEE Don't plan to go through the summer environed EEE with those dark, dingy and depressing yalls, floors and EEE ceilings. Z== Go to work now on that old furniture and make it =
= new again. =
1 Paint and Varnish Kill Germs |5 The most efficient'sanitation for the home is a coat of EjE paint and varnish throughout the house. In buying these EEE goods the best is always cheapest. WE HAVE THE BEST. E. Tin a mvt im r is** a wt n a wmm E1 niUVltl-MlLLlUAH rAIUl :
EE The Beet to be had.For Both Inside and Oat £
| STAG VARNISH and STAINS j== Ready Mixed.Easy to Apply =
ee Alabastine.Cold Water Paint |^ Also Turpentine and Linseed Oil. ~
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DEMONSTRATION STATISTICS FOR 1915The year 1915 wa« a moat success- the great increase In the wealth
ful one for the demonstration work in the state through the work of farmc
South Carolina, according to the an- wbo are indirectly lntluenced by tl,. demonstration agents. If statist!
nual reports of the county domonstra- for ^ worQ obtalnable> lt lg c<tlon agents which have been received tain that they would be vastly greatat Clemson College by Stafe Agent than those ior the den.castrateW. W. Long. This annual report is alone.tabulated from a weekly roport sheet Below are given some of the mo
which the agent fills out *at the end striking statistics from the annu
of each week. On these sheets the demonstration reports for this ata
agents report the statistical results In the case of cotton, it should be n<
of practically every lino of work they ed that the yield of demonstrateare engaged in. In this way it is poh- was 479 pounds per acre, as agairBible to obtain eacb year an accurate tne state's i»if average ot zoo poun<summary of the results accomplished and probably a much lower avera
by the whole organisation. At the for 1916. In the ease of corn, tsame time, one reading a report of demonstration yield was 29.4 bushethe work should bear In mind that the as against the state's 1914 avera
agents report only on the demonstra- of 18.6 bushels. The Items Quottors, or farmers who work directly below are only one-fourth of theunder the supervision of the agents, .reported on, but they are among t
They do not Include any estimate of most Interesting. v
Acreage in oorn -19.53CTotal yield of corn (bushels! *674,771Acreage ft cotton 14,fllfTotal yield of cotton (pounds lint) 7,004,064Bushels of vetch and grain seed (mixed) harvested 16,081Pounds of bur clover seed saved 67,871Acres of alfalfa sown in fall of 1916....Number of purchasing or marketing clubs started jMRgBfNumber of fruit trees pruned and sprayed £Number of people co-operating with fly trapsNumber of hogs vaccinated against choleraValue of hogs vaccinated against cholera AHHNumber of pastures started 4 /Percentage of demonsU^orHkunrjrhom^-aised igeat. J
' Fleeing Youth ShotBy Rural Policeman
Last Thursday afternoon while arunning from Rural PolicemanE. W. Moore, stationed at McBee,John Boan, a youth of 17 e
years, was shot through the face 'and 8£iiou8lay injured. 8
It seems that young Boan had s
bought a bicycle in Camden and |moved from there to Chester- ,
i- L.f auoiu county ueiure payments on
the wheel were completed. A ^
warrant for his arrest was issued ^and forwarded for execution to e
# Mr. Moore. 1* When Moore was looking for 2
the lad he is said to have met r
him in the road and not know- ^ing him, asked him where voung c
Boan could be found. Receivingan evasive reply, Moore ask- 1
ed a woman nearby the same 8
question and was told that that c
was Boan to whom he was talk- r
Moore is said to have turned 1
and started after the boy, whotook to his heels, when the po- *liceman is alleged to have fired, v
- and Boan fell seriously wounded. r
Q In extenuation Mr. Moore. ^o says he only fired to frighten the v
O youth, that boy turned his head r
O in time to receive the ball in his e
o lower jaw. It took an upward e
o course and emerged through the 'O opposite cheek. c
o The boy received first aid fromo Dr. Gregory and was then sentO to the hospital at Columbia,O where he was visited by SheriffQ D. P. Douglass, who says the j-O doctors report him in a fair wayQ to recover.
Q Chesterfield Baptist Church °
8 The eastern division of the W. 1
r M. IT. will meet with the West- c
j| field Creek church .March 2d. A= good meeting is anticipated. fcj5 The Y. W. As. held a fine i<= meeting last Friday night at the ^s residence of Dr. and Mrs. VV. J.= Ferry. Miss Mattie Gaddy is= leader. They are doing fine s
§ work. The reading circle is di- &| rected by Mrs. B. S. Funder- s
= burg. Let every church in the v
s association make a strong effort t<jjj to raise its apportionment for d§ Home Missions during March. d= B. S. Funderburg, Faster. 1
= Huntley.Clark o
5 The marriage Mrs. Ella Clark <E to Mr. James A Huntley at the (E home of Mr. W. A. Douglass last (E Thursday afternoon was quite a (E surprise to their many friends. (E Mrs. Huntley is the daughter (E of Mr. R. E. Soweil, and is a (= leader in tii» social and church (E life of her community, and a <E young lady of veiy attractive (E personality. 1
5 Mr. Huntley is one of the mostE progressive young fanners of the '
jjJ county.Soon after the ceremony the
] happy couple left for Charlotteand other points in N. (J. Upontheir return they will make j
of their home on Mr. Iluntleysr» farm a few miles south of town,ho" Newspaper Changes.er It is with a sense of deep reijtji
gret tnat we note the recentre changes taking place in Ohesteriaiheld journalism. Mr. E. E. (Joodteson, of The JefTersonian, an ex
,rB eel lent young man and a journ-ist alist of ability, lias resigned the* ' editorship of that paper to g» .
^ we trust, to a richer field,its. Mr. C. M. Tucker, of the l'agelandJournal, is advertising his»su P»per and other property for sale,he Mr. Tucker has endeared himselfto his constituents by good1 service and fair dealing.* We are glad to have known'
these gentlemen as fellow-work1ers. Our best wishes go withthem.
Entertainment at Stafford^HB^Uiere will be an entertain^H^^^atStaffo^Hhool hons^^lOth.MBH
At The MoviesTonight at 7 :45 will be show n
'The liidgeway of Montanna,"in exciting three reel picture.Saturday night another fine
ntertainment- will be given,'he story of a fat girl who growsome white her father is lost.aplendid one-reel feature. Aaughable two - reel picture,'Wanted, a Uhaperon, Does SheJeed It?" Then fnllnwa ». t>nin -
[y-drama of exceptional quality,ntifcled "The Father's Money."rhis is a story of lore and frontedfinance, played by some ofnost popular Hcreen performers,fou can't afford to miss Saturlaynight's bill.Tuesday night is Pauline's
light. The scenes for this epiodeare among the Sioux Inlians.The pictures are rugged,nagnificent and highly dranaticThere seems to be no limit to
he sensational predicaments invhich l'auline is placed by thenen who are after her fortune,i-'hey are so resourceful in the'illainy and have schemes toneet almost any situation. Thisepisode will keep you on thedge of jour seat right up to theast picture. It certainly is fullf thrills.
Quarterly ConferenceI >
The first quarterly Conference Ior Chesterfield Charge was held \t. St, T'rtnl Minulau Mnpp. 1
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tig. The attendance of officialsf the charge was good. The re- Jmrts were very gratifying to alloncerued. The outlook for theear is bright. Kev. Peteritokes, presiding elder of the ^'lorence District, has made a
ne impression on this liis firstfficial visit to Chesterlield. Theermons which he preached at
it. Paul ou Sunday were intructiveand inspiring, and A/ere listened to by large and atentivecongregation, i hreelayelegates were elected to theistrict conference to he held in)arliugton next May. The" are ^H|lessrs. Bradly P. Teal, ThurlauTeal, and W. J. Odom. fl
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| Look For lncieaseIn Immigration \
\ Aft er the War HiI By Professor JEREMIAH W. JENKS \ Tjv of New York University y
TlIE demand for men to restoredestroyed property and to keeparmies up to lull strength was
jjroat at the end of the Balkan warof 191*2. One would expect, ifarguments now made for a pcrim^^H^Hnentlydeeresisimmigra-to jHHHHno ^
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ARE ABLE TO SAY THATBH^HHGENERALLY MAKES FOR /^9BBBMEDIATE AND TEMPORAR^HBHBBCREASE IN IMMIGRATION^BBB^BB
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