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BARNWELLCOlfHfY WOMAN'S i DEFENSE COUNCIL PLEDGE CARDS ln?r?LC'ions for Those Who S;cure Signatures School \\ i ,1 Open on September 24 h. 1 ' We - -Corps of teictofs ^scured and The Fn- •* a!: „ r iyuing Year Will be best Eter. to Mr. Hoover's Pledge Cards for the'. Conservation of Food. * Mr*..\Viu. . I>r - Gray, of A .Tend ah*, 'The faJiKwiiig is ft ‘is* of thtj^eaolii'rs. /Chairmair IbiruWpU Gntu.-ty WiRDli^ eleejiejf Kir the ( 1917 IS ^school. j>«r. Council of Defense asks, every pertain 1 will *op**'nj'buj mjier 21jJ»%- wh'O hu pa-to-gi-t the Signatures of the j*L*.t » very parent cooperate' with Super women in the county on the pVd.qe iiiteiident W. K. Lake’nud puke this card?-issued by Mr Hoover, for (he conservation of food, to r- ad the art cle« that, appeared in the rf'tate paper oir'j proficient. They come Augtlst 1st oh-page 3. A-ogust 9th page j mended and with tin 5. August 11th page 10, August T3th, Imt one of the best SC heeds 2iu. the /State. All of the teaehers elected are able and h jgiily recom at) e manage^ this cliLold be a rm*lit of Supt Cake r» cord yearr~—TTv 'First Grade—Miss Jane S. Dali; of Charleston, S, C. • Second and Third 'Grades—Miss Ya- a'id the “Lrdies He mV Journal for Aun- • •• U;... • gust, pages 10. L v 25. A committee hfts.beenappoihted and will canva* the county on o.r before the* 2lst. "Honge- v keepers, !'n- fact all women and g'rls-rina Huff, Ninety Six, S, (1. over sixteen, are,urged tosign the cards. Fourth Grade—Miss 8u# The following instructions have been svili out by the State Chairman. Mrs Lpuise Mayes, of Greenville, to those securing signatures. 1. Tiiis is a request from the Presi dent of theTnifed States. 2. Btfeourteoua and frendTy. Avoid all controversies. Make-it your iiusi- in*-s to reach every woman and every Ctio< who has charge ol a household in A the section assigned.to you. Also every ret-Uiurant, hotel keeper and tslief. o.- The emiuty should be subdivided into smaller units, with captains in • • charge of groups of wotnert, ai d each ! SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL ' group -.honid- have - h certah, deiuiite j GUARD GOING TO FRANCE -an Currell, Columbia, S. C. ,.... -*** Fifth Grade—Miss' Helen Lathan, Little Mountain^S. C. Sixth Grade—Miss Dorthy Meares, Ridgeway, S'. G. SeventhfOrElJe—MfH Gertrude Gain- bate. St. Petersburg', Fla. • High School. - v Prineipil-^Mr H. G. Vandivere, Daw son vi lie, G4. „» Mis* Sue Porter,-Newberry, S. C. Superintendent—W. K. Lake, Jr., Newberry. S. C. 4- - Os •number of homes to visit. ■ - . ; r v"~ ' ■' ■ 1 'l h* 1 facts ask*<1 for in the cards • \vi l require a house to house canvas*-. ’ Citi a t-!i uld.be subdivided into wards, precinct;- m il biqcl^ and placed in charge of captains, and each gro.up of. women given a certain number of blocks. \, “ -—5. Wqinje.l>N|houiU g-r mit jTjrtwog to each home. ''x 6. Have plenty"”df women so that the work may be doueNjuickdy. Ge^ your women all together fcqd explain why we are asked sign the*e cards and to what it will lead. Instructions will be forwarded each < county chairy, ~~lhati. . 'h.-.- i—; 1 - 7. In the- country, 'automobiles should be provided . and . each section definitely assigned to some group of ^ . ‘ ' - 8. Remember this is a most import ant task in which you have the privi lege of assisting. South Carolina has made a good showing in the purchase of Liberty Loan Bonds and in subscrib- \Vasliington, Xug. 14.—Nominations of marly 300, general officers in the -national army, including officers of the regular army, and National Guard, were sent t-i the Senate today by Pres ident Wilson. , ’ From the 37 hew major generals to be created lor the,duration of the war ami frotn the cxiKmrg'Tnajo^geiTeratg of the regular army w illcome the army, Corps, ahd divuiuun canmnwHiefS of all the forces being raised, regulats, Nat- iuiuj guard or national army. Simi larly the brigade commanders will be selreted from the.list of more than 100 new brigadiers. Coincident with this announcement of high cummai d came the*, statement from the T \Y r *r Department that a com posite National .Guard division com posed of troops from twenty six states and the- District pf Columbia was in process of organization under com mand of Brigadier Gen. Mann, at pres ent chief of the militia bureau of the department, but Who heads the list of Mr {led Mrs A. I-ft Wed-net day by ante in Tmnbus, Gu.- '• r .’Messrs Ches-ipr and R A Khsterling , • ■ Y . ^ " q of Union left Wednesday far their home after spending several days with B. Bl Easterling. - Pfe-« llarrt* (colored) br, ke into the tailor sh*>p ot Albert McCuijough several niglits ago and st ile two tuits of -clothes. Through the efficient de tective work of Cluet Hayes and Sheriff Morris the negro \vas.soon-located anil TcTTged ill jail, covered. The clothes were re- Miss Gadtye Good son is spending her vacation in Ashville. N. C. .' •- Miss \trginia Moseley returned from Oraugeburg Saturday aftej; a short visit to friends and relatives. .... Misses Blanche,and Sue DcScharnos and Miss Rogers of Bishvipville, are visiting Mr and Mrs W. C. Calhoun. I. * Carter Price will leave this week (somewhere in America) to. speyd his vacation. Miss Annie "Jackson..-.who has, been a student at th> Mo. <ly^.Bible_Iu*tittiu*. at Chicag > is here visiting her aunt Mrs R. C. KirkTuntF. PrSi- Greene of Eiko wa> in the -city Friday, , t *1 Comptrnler General A. W. Sawyer was here on Friday'cheeking up the County Superintendent of lviucatinn, Auditor and Treasurer. - - s- "< < ■ - .1. B Odom of Elko was here on Fri day. Mr Odom called to gee us wh.ile in town, IFeadmitted the fact after 6evere cross exainiuatipp that he had f purchased a Ford. The thoughts of ruuuiug the flivver and being so proud of his purchase, he vvas taken with a nervowrxrfrffTwhich lasted several hours. • His first trip out he had a narrow es cape, everything was running smooth ly when all at once a fork of the road loomed . .up,, Mv . Odom .endeavored ta take the right hand road but the Ford kept the,6traight and narrow way which I led him to the tall and uncut timbeis for | Tnere was no serious accident, only a few bruises and scratches.on the treas ured Ford. . Thv* Wen Frpm This County Mho Attended the First 0'ficers TraiiqjtGinp at Dcn^jd Me- Caifl have Received Commissions.-. .'lire nien frion ibis county who at- tendiqd the. Officers Training Camp at Donaid McCain did themselves and the^ir county honor. Several were made- U.i-ptaius.The -h Mowing list is the .rank merited by the .students: - • James. A'. Wil.is, Barnwell, Captain ‘in Noth.nn) Army 1 -—— Harold A. Simms, Barnwell, Cap tain, Officers E-serve Coi’ps. It. Boyd: Cule, Barnwell, Captain, Gflieer^t Reserve Corps. ' James M. Uiley, Allendale, 1st. .. r », Lieut. Officer.** Reserve.Corps. ~ Janies W. Browuing, Blackville.'~3d, I ieut. Officers ‘Reserve Corps. Koger Marion Stiff, Blackville, *2d, Lieut. Officers Reserve Corps. Croft K. Banders, Blacky die, 2d, Lhhrt. OoartermasteYs*Corps National ’' u , Army. ^ iug to Red Cross. South Carolina kuuaGmake a good showing in pledging - its women for the conservation ol food. 9. If it is necessary, make a brief explanation in each case that thefoun- iy needs the services of women during the war just as much.as it needs the services of men, and that patriotic 'Women must be willing to do whatever they can to help their Gov eminent. 10. -Enough business men should Volunteer to give at least two or three day9 time and-a car to this important work. v i. 117 The”State,Council advises that you first try this plan ou^| in towns of b00 and over, and then take it into the rural districts if yoi^Aj^^ufficieutly or ganized. * * 12 Pash the tigning as rapidly - as possible, when once it is begun, 9ee that- every one who wishes may sign, and the final report reach Washington not later than August 21st\ ItlT: ~~r~ - 43. Work should begin at once, as eoon as your county is thoroughly or ganized and ready to go ahead. 14. Hfcve the cards signed in your presence and brlng them to the chair man of the woman’s-committee who will turn them over to the secretary of the County Council of Defense. •15. The Secretary of the County Council will then express them to Her- Admiuistralor, t national army major generals. .JJin Reason is back from -a vir4t to rejative* at McCormick, ' - - . ^ . There will be a dance, at Blackville mi tlie.'evenTng rrt tlVe 23f‘d Mrs Kate.l'atterson and her daughter, Mis u Margurite left for a ;trip to the Mountains of North Carolina, Wtdnes- day. Miss llallie Armstrong retufTied to l'iluinbia, after a short visit to her father UaptJTTl. Armstrong. Kate Wm'dward left for Char- lUte, N C tp-visit Miss Lila liuey. Mr and >lrs Robert McNab are here visiting Mr McNab’s mother "Mrs Sal- lie McFab. - M rs E. P ; . W Uiams of Columbia re turned home last week after a short visit-to Miss Kata Woodward. Rev A, E. Evlson who is now locat ed at Columbia, speufplhlMSveek-ead here with his wife.—v lira Tir S. Cave spent .Monday in Augusta. ; .J/fi Mrs E. M. Chisolm of Columbia re- Coine see TheluWftt K. A. Dear on 0c Co's drug'stu/e, /\ Misses Ehzv Kirkland and Jes*ie, Joiner have returned from a pleasant trip to Glenn Springs Mtssrs H. D. Calhoun..B. H. and W. L . Cave returned from Glenn Spring* the latter part of last week. Col Cal houn made a Hying trio to Louisville, Kentucky while away. .1 * 1st Sergt. Denny spentothe POPE MAKES proposals TO END THE CREAT WAR Pope Benedict intervenes to bring peace. Suggests-terms to all bfetliger-. euts and would have confl ct ceatt* on basis of no indemnities and no annex'- ationst For disarmament and worjd euurt. These to bespat ‘into effect, at .close of strugglf—Restoration of Bel gium, Servia and Roumauia first, with other problems to be settled with ALMSHOUSE REPORT * 1 -s . 3 ‘ . .. . ...; ; . ■ • • 1 State Boardoltharities aifd Coftectloos Hake k-port on Mm*liousc and Submit^ev«rai Rtcopni<ndailott«. BarnweM C<»unty Aim* H(71i*e Report . J;:ly 9,,j917 Mr Allen ,1. Owens .Supet**— i lendviit. I ' • Ainislt mse and Equipment: The Stare Board of Caaritiea and Cdrrec- tuuis is urging th-. cumolidation of county almshouses into district alms house in which it wiil he possible at E low per eapita cost to give - paupers • cmnbinanou of h'»#]>ital and.home care. Ui d-r thus plan with its distinct hu.-_ nianitariap and economic advantages, tlie eninty almshouse would be ab sorbed riit<). a district‘group. Conse quently, in this report we will not%pm-< ment.on the deficiericitrs* in tlie plant of Barnwell almshouse because these cap best be remedied by the creation of a district almshouse to serve Barn well amfother counliesX Neither will we comment upon th«T equipment of this almshouse unless there is pressing need for immediate improvement iq' some particulars. Management: Conditions at this 'almshouse have been improved in cerr tain particulars since the last inspec tion, but ihe film-house or “poor yard” as it is known in Barnwell is still rather bare of comfort and extremely meagre in equipment. A considerable amount of attention is paid to producing food stuffs on part of the almshouse farm. A new .c A. Pric?' at.d week-end with Mr pntnp 93 feet deep has beeu sunk and provides & pure water supply. The old open well in which the water is contaminated'is not used any longer.' L should bp tilled up. Recommendations to the Superinten dent: 1. As to ‘'personal Hffene"-*- /fieaceTul Huturnm.” forms bacis for j Require all paupers to bathe themselves -flew Bapal effort. — ■ ■ 1 torneil home on Sunday after spending s R. B. Cole left Monday where she goes to meet R. B. Cole who has been in training at Fort Ggletr.orpej Georgia. ' , Th at ^ the first National Jsome time here with Mrs U. Boyd Cole, (juard troips to be se»Tl-to France. ~No discussion is permitted by the censor^ however, of ihe time of their mobliza- tiou or departue for the frqnt. The States from which the National Guard troops are to be assembled are: 1, Aisiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New York. Ohio, Georgia, Alabama. Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Maryland, South Carolina, California. Missouri. Virginia, North Carolina. Kansas, Texas, Michigan, New Jersey: Ter.netsee, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Col orado, Oregon and the others from the District of Columbia. -r Pi W. Price. L j ——>—■■■ M iss Pearl Sandifer left on Sunday afternoon for Baltimore where she goes to buy fall millinery for F. W'. Ealkenstein’s -emporium. Mr and-Mrs J. G. Moody .1 r, have gone north to buy their, fall line of dry goods and millinery. Miss Eleise Boineau of Columbia spent week-end here with relatives. ' ] ^ — r '. — 7 ^ The dance given by the young people of Allendale last week was well repre sented by the ‘iBaruwell Bupipkin So ciety.” Come seeLXW at R. A. Deason A -4= 3v- Cp’s drug stor Miss Mary Reed has returned from a visit to relatives at Columbia: : Mr and Mrs Rupert Reed spent the -week-end vGth Mrp J. W. Reed. ment and the formation of a supreme court of arbitration for the settlement cf future international disputes. \ CHINA DECLARES WAR ON .TEUTONS '• ^ ; v i \ __ London. Aug. 14.-— Reuter’s Limited haff been officially informed that China has declared war upon Germany and AustriaHung%ry v -the declaration dat ing from_10 o’clock this morning. Tom Sneliing, clerk at Orangehurg hotel iq.that city, is sick at home with his parents, Judge and Mrs John K, Sneliing. His friends hope he .will soon be able to resume his duties; Miss Folrrie Richardson jyho has heen uir a viait to her stepmother,’ Mrs W. V, Richardson at Greensboro, N C. has returned home, accompanied by Mrs Richardson t|nd son "Billie Rice” ; ■ Mr and Mrs Tho9 W. Bailey and .son, Herbert, of Greenville, are on a visit to Mrs J. Norman Anderson daughter of'the former. . —— f Si!- I' I bert Hoover, Food Washington, ; D. C. ."T 16. Mtlke a report to us of Of cards signed and sent'in. number BLANTON-BLACK. In the quiet of the .early mdrning on Wednesday August 8th, a beautiful marriage took place at the home of Mr and MrsS W: Blanton, in Barnwell, ¥rhen their youngest daughter,, Eva Muriel, was married to Mr John Bun- yan Bla6k, Rev W. t. Hayes being the the officiating minister. The briefc was tnpyt becoming, attired in a taffeta silk Coa^Buit of taupe with Ijat and_ other accompaniments to match. Only a few friends witnessed the ceremony. Im.- . mediately after the bridal party left in Mr Blacks car for Lumberton, N. C and other points. Mr Black is a young business man and planter of Barnwell _ Washington, Aug. H.—Offieial notice of China’s declaration of war on Ger many and Austria-Hungary was re ceived today at the Chinese legation in Cable dispatches from Peking. China i$ the' seventeenth nation to array itself with the Entente countries against Central Powers. The decision I or the Chinese Cabinet to ’declare war ‘C + on Germany and>Austria-Huiigary was reached August 2 atrti the action of the members of the ministry was approved by Feng Kwo, acting President of the republic.* 7. 3 The seventeen countries now in tlie war on the side of the Entente follow: Great Brittain, France, Russia, United States, Belgium, Italy. Japan, Ru mania. Serbia. r Montenegr#, Greece, Cuba, Portugal, San Marino, Siam, Li-' beria, and China., . . 4 1 GERMANS MAY DECLINE. Amstardam, Aug. 13,-rlt is stated semi-ofticially in the Frankfurter Zei- ■\ . . 4. : tung that the German Socialists may decline-40 participate in thaSrockholm conference if the entente Socialists in sist on placing upon the prograln dis cuss ion of the question'bf responsibili- for the war, t > Mr George Blount and h's mother Mrs Etta Bliiunt of Appleton, were in the city on Wednesday. W. H. Duncan, Jr., spent the week end 'with his parents Mr and Mrs W. H Duncan. *" W. K. W[cNab was calhd to Rich mond to see Mrs MCNab who has been jquite sick, ' ' An Ice cream festival will be giyen at the pavilion in Baldock ou Wedr.eS^ day evei-iiig, Aug/t 22. from seven to ten o’clock. Tlie proceeds will be used for benefit of the Baldock branch of Red Crqss 4 Harold Reed is visiting his brother Osboru at Charleston. Malgolm Hogg left Sunday for Char leston where he has accepted a posi tion. at ; It. A. Deason A , TV 1 Rome, Aug. ? I4 —Peace proposals made by pope (Benedict have bten de livered to all the belligerent govern ments. The Pope suggests restoration ot Belgium, Servia and doumania and peaceful solution of the problems of Alsace-Lorraine, Treat, Trieste and Poland, according to reporta received from Vatican sources.' Tne Pope’s peace appeal propoees that there be no annexations and no indemnities except in special casea such as Belgium and Servia, the re turn to Germany of her-colonjes in ex change for the occupied departments of France, freedom of the seas, disarma* -l DR. R. Cl BRABHAM. Aiken, Aug 10.—Dr R. C. Brabham, one of the -best known physicians of this section, -of the Slate; died at his home at Ellentoa in this county Tues- Come see.The Co.’s drug store N Mv W. A. Meyer kpd family and Mr Tom Haiikinson of Meyers Mill were in the city Monday. Mr and Mrs S. D. Rountree and fam ily of Dunbarton visited Mr and Mrs A. T. Beard Sunday. Mrs R. W. Rountree spent last week with her daughter Mrs A. Beard. Mrs T. E. Cuming returned this week from Ashville. 2J. C. where she has been spending some time. Mrs A. T. Beard is spending this week with her mother Mrs II. \V. RoUntree at Dunbarton. V . ** ' e*~~ Mrs J. A. Willis and family have re turned from an/extended trip to rela- ves at Wiliiston. —— > Mr>nd Mrs J.A. Po-rter and their <iaughter7Sli8a Louise,left for New Y’ork on Monday. _ r - • Miss Nonie Best is visiting friends at Lynchburg.S. C.- COULD NOT PAY FINE *~~~Y HAS TO CO TO JAIL A young white man named Padgett war arrested at Camp Jackson, Coium- biA, yesterday charged with_stealing commissary cheeks." U had been - re ported ti Major Couper that the checks which have a face vtffue of $1. were be ing sold by Padgett fOr 65 cents. Upon investigation it was found that checks had been taken aud Major' C0lip'e r 'im^ t J tale^ThTT mediately reported the ease to Magis trate Coker. Magistrate Goker pro ceeded the camp where the ’young man was arraigned before 'him. Pad- get tvaa found guilty of the charge. : , Hfl llCL ,- Any person allowing their stock to rifn'at large in the Town of Ba will be prosecuted arid the stock put'Sfi the pound. This notice is final-, As * ; ’ # - * ■ ■ no attentioh h^s been mid td the signs tacke eff to pogt^Jn^a^l section** of the townand warningevi person from me, hen they are admitted to the alms- house and give them clean clothes then.— Make all paupers bathe ouefe a -week while at the almshouse and to proxide them with clean uuderclothes once a week. , . * , 2 As to “records”—I ova suitable book keep a cafrefu! record of each pau per admitted which, will shovy name, date of admission, race, sex, age whether married, singlfe or widowed, his or her mental and physical condi tion, the date of discharge and the reason for discharge. •> • ■ ‘ 3. As t * “disposal of Bewerag* tL — Have the surface closets kept in a sani tary condition. Have them cleaned out once a week and bury the fecal matter under three feet of earth. Recommendations to the Supervisor and County Commissioners: 1. As to VadminDtration and medical seryice”— Have the cooking for the paupers dons in a central kitchen. One room in the commissary building might be equip ped and ur>ed as a kitchen. 2. As to ‘‘paupers’ food and feed ing”—The paupers’ rations should be dav afternoon aftey a long illness. Drjbalanced, varied and sufficient. It Brabham was 67 or 68 years bf age aud the greater part of his life and his pro fessional.services have been devoted to the people ef the lower-section of this county aud of Barnwell county. Dr Brabham’s wife, who was a Miss Bush, has been dead some time. Last year Dr Brabham’? daughter died and her death has weighed heavily upon him. Dr Brabham was a well beloved man and a gentleman of the OUR school. Oue sun T L. D. Brabham of Bateeburg survives. . Funeral services were held should iriclmle beef, or fish twice a a ■ ♦ week and white bread"- ohce- ^T'dajL Provide one galvanized bath- tub for each pauper or family of paupers at the institution. Putting these recommendations into effect will enable u'sjp to increase tbs score of Barnwell almshouse and make for the better care of the inmates. State Board ol Chaxities and Correc tions. > ; f ~ ~ ■-—- at Ellenton at- noon Wednesday and were attended by a large number of friends. WILL NOT GRANT BRITISH • ■ PERMITS*0 STOCKHOLM London, Aug 13.—Andrew Bouar Law, the government spokesman in the house o "comment, to’d the members oTthe lower house thia afternoon that -the government had decided that .per mission taatteud the international So- • • . ** \ cialists Conference at Stockholm would not be granted to British delegates. Mr Bonar Law said : “The law offi ces of the crown here advise the’ gov ernment that it is' not legal for any persons resident in his majesty’s do- ootifjing you easures here-].by ethod that I will use drastic after, to keep stock off the streets. \V. Hayca^ Chief of Police^ Town Of Barnwell, S. C. uiofis to engage in a conference with emy-sabjeers without the license of the dfown dqly given. The govern ment has deciu^Lthat permission to attend the StockbtffmYSQi.fer^nce will noEJbe gjranteff. "The same decision has been "made the governments of. the gtates, France and Italy, with whic AIbert 9. Johnstone, Secretary. - --.a FOR MISS BLANTOK. ■A Y , ‘ Miss Eva Blanton was the guest of honor at a Rainbow Shower given bf Mrs M E. Stack at the home of Mrs W. L. Hayes a few days prior to Mis* Blantons marriag** to Mr J. B. Black. Between twenty-five and thirty guests were present and after much good ad- aJvice to the expectant bride, she was led to the end o’ a rainbow, where s^e found the-fabled “pot of gold” to con tain'various and sundry presents to re-<- miind her -of the thoughtfulness snd^ affection of ln*r assembled friends, to gether with a book written for here in which each guest wrote a good wish for her lifejind future happiness. «Rr Blanton vs ns Charming'iua dressof rote crepe de chine, and Responded in a very * happy vein, which was much enjoyed by those present. Refreshments of ice cream End eakt* were aerved.'cartfiiiR : out in the favors the same ideai as the decorations, that of the xalnbow, Sr’ r -? r r - Williston Aug 11—Mr aud Mni P- & Quattlebaum 'announce the engage- of of their eldest daughter, Lee- to Thompson -H. -Wilds of mn>the marriage to take place at their hwpe^rlf in Sep rmber.