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4us Our . We l Gifts Befoi mon( I SEN Meat Chopp ets, Saws, Kr Scales, Butche and Mouse Tr; Oil Stoves, Con Aluminumwar Rifles, Toy V With invite PL01 fIRST LARGE BODY OF TROOPS ARRIVE Steamer Mauretania Reaches New York With Thousands ADMIRAL MAYO PASSENGER Mayor Hylan Asks Secy. Baker to Permit Troops to Parade Fifth Avenue New York, Dec. 2.--The British steamship Maiuretania, returning to the United States with the first large body of American overseas troop~s, an chored in Gravesend Bay at 7:40 o clock tonight. She was met by navy and army tugs. She will probably re ma in at h v rucho:'age ur.:1 cal tomorrow n-orr ig. when' she i; ex peetedl to d >- k liHcboke:i. Th'le navyv t,. it \: m rlporte1, had been ordlered to meet the Mauretania to bring ashore Admiral Henry 'T. Mayo, commander of the A tiantic fleet, who was returning from Ene; hindl as a passenger. The army tug, it wats said, had orders to biring ashore an army officer of high rank. Several Thousand Aboardl A board the Mauretania, as an nouncedl recently by Gen. March, chief of sta ff, are several thousand mem hers of the air service, who were sta tioned in England. The sh ip also car ra s a number of c'ams. When the transport .locks at Hobo ken relatives and friends of those .boardl will not he alIlowed on the p er, according to a recent annoi ice ment by Brig. Gen. G;. P. Mc Maius, hma rkit ion officer at th is port, who , ded that, to sa feguardI public hean. *isoldiers would be taken directly tldemtobil/iationi campsj) for physical * am iiaiion. IHarracks at Camp Mills hae been prepa red for thieir recep To Parade Fiftht Avenue Late today, however, Mayor IHyland teecgraphed Secret ary Baker, asking that troops aboa rd th. Mauretan ia be permittedl to parIad -, Fifth avenue tmyorrow. Per':nisriont also was askedl to give a :Iimrier tomorrowv night in I. i-or o f returning4 of fi :ers. The mayor pointed out "that the people of the city of Newv York are m)st anxious to welcome the troops" and~ that "the mayor's committee of 'velcome and city officials have been waiting all day to meet the Maure taria at Ambrose channel." flattery Park was crowded all (lay with personse to atch a gl,.up.. FUL handsome Store have Suitable, S< that last and a -e you buy be s y on your Gifts i SIBLE ers, Scrub Brushes, A iife Sharpners, Butc: r Steels, Shoe Brushe ips, Camel Hair Bru: imunity Silverware, C e, Crockery, Electric agons, Pocket Knix only 17 Shopp everybody to co A of the vessel bringing back to these shcres the vanguard of the great army which America sent overseas. Despite reports that the transport would not reach port until early to night, the crowds stuck to their posts ut.til darkness. Safe and Sound It was announced tonight that when the Mauretania and other home-com ing transports reach their docks, they will be met by a corps of Knights of Ctclumbus secretaries, who wvill (is tibute among the troops thousandls of "I am safe and sound" cards, which the men can adldress to their relatives and~ friends. Later the secretaries wdl collect and mail the cards, which are alreadly stampedl. The mayor's committee of wvelcome air !e trip down the b y inight on t he fl iq thip of the p)olic' cpartment 11c and ciree the M: 'retania. Members of the party were not at I irst allowed to hoard the transport, ;and they used megaphones and wire less applaratus to convey the greetings of Newv York to the returned soldiers, but later a gangplank was shoved out send the civilians scrambled aboard. As the police boat's searchlight p'layed on the Mauretania's decks; men andl officers could be seen crowd ing to the rail as they shouted kreet i gs in return. Back across the water, in reply to the wvelcome, soon came such queries as "when do we eat?" andl "has the State gone dry yet?" 'Phone Motiter When members of the panrty accept edl an invitation to come aboard they were dlelugedl with requests to "'Phone mcother and let her knowv I'm here," "'to mail this letter to my girl'' and to perform similar services. According to those on the Maure tania the ship had a rough crossing. four storms were encountered, and at cnae time the sea ran so high that the cleric*al force at work in the cabin had to quit when their typewriters were hurled to the floor. The ship was commaened by Capt. A. II. Rostron, of 'the British navy, who was in command o f the Carpathia when that vessel pic'ked up victims of the Titanic 'his aster in 1912. There wvere rousing cheers when A dmiral Mayo left the lMauretania and boarded the naval tug awaiting him. AmoTig his fellowv passengers on the trip from England wvere Harry Lonuder, the comedian, who sang for the soldiers during the voyage home, andl Major Tan Hay, of the British armvt. CHRI is just the place mnsible Gifts for .re appreciated aire to come in a it our Store. CHR xes, Shovels, Hatch her Knives, Family s, Wash Boards, Rat ;hes, Mop Wringers, ut Glass, Chinaware, Flash Lights, Air es, Safety Razors, ng Days left w me and inspect A R "The Store of ULTIMATUM FROM SILESIA Demands German Government Call Constituent Assembly Copenhagen, Dec. 2.-The peoples' council of Breslau today sent an ulti matum to the German Government, (eranding immediate convocation of the constituent assembly and threat ening that Silesia would separate from Prussia unless a satisfactory answer is received within forty-eight hours. -W-S POWERFUL WIRELESS ON PRESID)ENT'S SHIP New York, Dec. 2.-A new wireless apparatus, saidl to be the most pow erful carried by any vessel, was in ..talled todlay by the American trans port George Washington, so that President Wilson can keel) inl constant touch wvith Washington (luring Ihis voyage to Brest. FIRE SWEEPS BUCHAREST Copenhagen, Dec. 2.-Bucharest is burning, according to reports from Berlin receipedl here. Peasant revolts are said to have broken out in all Parts of Rumania. -W-S-s GERMAN-A USTRIA UNITES WITH GERMANY Berlin, via Amsterdam, Dec. 2. Dr. H~artmann todlay banded to Dr. W. 8. Solf, the German foreign secretary, credlentials to the peace conference as rep~resentative of the German-Austri xtn Republic. Dr. Solf, on receiving D~r. Hartmiann, said he was dleeply im pressedl by the decision of German Austria to join Germany, as this was the long fostered dlesire of Gernsany. -W-S-S CJITATIION OF IfI'ERS OF" AD)MINISTRATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon. By .J. M. Windham, Probate Judge. Whereas, R. D. Mcladdin made suit to mec to grant him Letters of Admin istration of the Estate and effects of .Joe Burgess, These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the Kindred andl Creditors of the said Joe Burgess, dleceasedl, that they be andl appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Manning, on the 16th (lay of D~ec., next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said admninlstration should not be granted. Given undecr my hand this 30th (lay of November, Anno Domini, 1918. J. M. WINDHTAM, Judo'n of Probate. STMA to come for your your friends, and for their lasting a nd see what we I ISTMA Razor Straps, Bicycles Knives, Pliers for youi Tea Spoons, Table Kr Butter Knives, Sugar Spoons, Paints, Varni line of lasting and use Sewing Machines. e advise you to our line before pu WARE Sensible Gifts." Chr8 Of Ever each me Be sure plete al Stock b W. A Sumter, S. C $ G Christmas I for the horn nd useful q rave got. Yoi S GJ ,Alarm Clocks, ( automobile; Ki ives, Extra For< Spoons, Fruit ;h, Etc. In fact, ful Gifts. Don't Thop Early, rchasing els COMIl tmas lasting Qu :mber of th4 to see o1 rid well A efore you b~ Thoma welry St IFS aresents 3. Buy ualities. 'll save cm FTS![ " r .uns, Rifles, Cook | lives and Forks, j :s, Carving Sets, Knives, Ice Tea I we have a full forget our line of and we ewhere. PANTY Gifts ality for. a Family.| rr Com ssorted >uy. sp. t POfl..S