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. >.l -» A K • f - V,■ » , .1.LL -1 ’Vv*c\-' • t i— - . s* > » y. 7' \ /. •/' // SIXTY SIXTH YEAR ESTABLISHED 1852 SIXTY SIXTH YEAR /■ VOL. LXVI. BARNWELL, S C., THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 191s XO. 2T. THE WEEK IN WAR Italians Drive Austrians Back Across Piave River, Inflicting “Great Loses-Western Front ■ Quiet. During the last week the war ■has shifted to the Italian theatre where, the features are reversed. O.i the French front the Ger mans are oil the inside the •great bulge of the battle front. They have the .advantage of sending : men from side to side across, while' the Allies. must send their fein orcements around. In Italy the Austrians; are on the outside lines, and in one case where. their corps are only fifteen miles distant of each * other it would require a journey of more than two hundred miles to reinforce one. with the other. T19 years of age, is a lull Hedged ' _V' The Italians are hereon the in side-lines. The attack began less than a week ago with a great concen tration of meti^aud guns. But in the mountains such concen trations cannot be used to ad vantage and the Italian armies have more than held their own. < hi the lhave River and where ♦ his breaks from the mountains the Austrians have striven to break through. Their progress " has gained nothing from the ■element of a surprise attack. Counter attacks have prevented any -such gains as Germany made recently on the western front. Tiie Allied- forces have really forced the Austrians hack. The heavy rains have materi ally hindered the attacking ,forces. Those which have cross ed the I’iave River have found tit their backs a raging flood which has destroyed all of,their pontoon bridges, afid cut off their supplies of food ami muni tions.* The present outlook is that many of these will fall as prisoners into Italian hands. The Italian army has recovered its splendid morale. The other fronts have relapsed into quiet. The news from Rus- /sia indicates more clearly that Trotzky an! Lenine are in the pay of -Germany and are doing their best to. play into Germany’s hands. This is possible because 70 per cent of Russian people can neither read' nor write. K|q, ries_ are coming to us of increas ing unrest and war weariness in Austria and Germany. The peo ple arc Represented as becoming riotous owr decreasing food sup plies; But the best informed American thought believes that these rumors have the sanction of the highest German authori ties and are intended to cause us * to relax our war preparations, ntul to believe that Germany wants peace. This has been the case in each former instance where such rumors gained cre dence. If practice makes n^fect the Germans are past jjnrsters in LETTER FROM AVIATOR. Though Severely Wounded, Spirit Is ' High, and Eager to Return to Duty — Narrow Es cape in Air. The following letter will be of interepsio tf great many--people in Barnwell county as the Bos tick family .is well knowu and have n large connection here. Greenville, June 2*2.—Wliat is probably the most thrilling, letter seen here from a South Carolinian serving at the front comes from Hagood Bostick of Ilidgeland. The letter was written to his parents,' Mr and Mrs. J. B. Bostick, and a copy has been received bv T. O. Law- ton, a relative, of Greenville. Young Bostick, though scarcely pilot in the United States air service. He tells of a narrow escape while in the air, but de clares that he Will pull through all light and is anxious to get back into the service to get re venge on the Hun fliers. The letter is dated at the Royal Air Forces Central Hospital, Nt>. 5, Eaton Place, London, Miy24. : ’T*am rathed improved now, and am writing you to keep you buoyed up." says young Bos tick to hia parents. Don't Worry about me. They cannot kill me, you know.' • had a pretty close call of it, of course, hut am getting perfectly all right again. I was at the front with a British squadron of rotary motored scours and • ac companied hv another machine of our squadron, was-Hying lew behind the British lines. “Left law broken, hole left cheek, left eyeball bruised, right cheek ripped open and' hanging in ribbons, artery cut and spurt ing in right cheek, hole in right foot, knee laid wide oj>en, wound in right thigh, muscles of both calves torn andJianging, these were the prihciple injuries in combination with concussion t' of the brain. “1 was. so mixed with th^ engine that it took 25 with hack saws and cold chisels toget me SHORT COURSE CHEAT SUCCESS. Members of County Demonstration Clubs Have Good Time—Instruc tive Course Thoroughly Enjoy ed--Praise for Promoters. The Barnw§lT- County ()emon- stration Club members have ju-t completed a three day short course lj,eld in Barnwell June 19th to 21, inclusive. The fine attendance of 117 girls and IGO women sufficiently indicates their interest, and the efficient work being done by the County Home Demonstration agents, Miss -Clifford Bar rat t and Miss Eloise Cave,' under whose direction the course was conducted. The 'pWgram published -in ftfst week’s^ issue was very creditably carried out. v ThcHgirls thoroughly enjoyed the entertainments prepared for them, and gave attentive inter est to the demonstrations. Be fore leaving they submitted the following resolutions, which in dicate their appreciation of the many kindnesses shown them by the people of Barnwell, and also their intentions to prove by practice the benefit the course lias been to them : “We. the Demonstration Club Members, iu assembly at the Barnwell County Short Course submit the.following resolutions, resolved : First. That, for the pleasure and profit we have enjoyed, we wish to express our sincere appreciation t-o all who have been instrumental -in making possible our Short Course-.- We therefore offer our unbount gratitude to,the follow To Miss Clifford Barnett and Miss Eloise Cave, opt beloved. Conn tv Jlome Demonstration Agents, who planned this de lightful occasion for us. ' To the Jadies of the town for their kitnl hospitality in giving us entertainment in their homes.. the Banks of the County I for their generous financial sup port. To the business men for the enjoyable truck ride to Healing r BISHOP OF CHARLESTON To Make First Visitation—Public In* •"* vited to Attend Preaching and Confirmrton. Rf.-' Rev. Wm..Tiros. Rus sell, D.IX, LL.D., Bishop of Charleston, will make, liis first visitation to Sacred- church, Blackville, Sunday, July 30th. The services.will begin at 11 a. m. Bishop Russell • will preach and administer confir mation. A great treat is in store for all those who attend. Spec ial ushers-will he present and see that all visitors get good seats. At the close of the ser vices the bishop will he glad to meet all the people at the door of the church. , The members and congiegn- tiou of the city churches and neighborhood are cordially invited. This being the Bish op’s ' first visit it is hoped that a large crowd will come out to greet.Charleston's new Catholic prelate. Recently one new ' Bishop | was signally honored . being appointed a member of the Catholic War hoard. The duty of j the hoard is to look after ]/Samuel the spiritual and temporal welfare of the Catholic sojdJers and sailors who make/up a great part of our army and navy, who acros^Yli.e sea are lighting for freedom and liberty from tin* syydrd of the barbie- rolls Hun ’Rev. J. D,. (Jjujtnn, Orangeburg, S. C. meters mill red cross rally. BAPTIST UNION MEETINGS- ., . - . • i. 'y***- Thf Event to Occur uo ihe Fourth of Julv— Able Speakers Will Be Prestul—The Public Are Cordially Invited. - _ ’ ■ • , .:, * ' ■ ' ' —'■ ——~f—i There will he a Red CrosS Rally, at Meyers Mill on July 4th, consisting of interesting exercises at the school house, beginning at 11 o’clock and an address by somO*able'speakers. Tliis wilUtoe free of charge after which dinner will be sold at the * r pavilion for tin* benefit of the Red Cross. The public is cord ially invited. Among • t lie-visitors here Monday towitness the depar- tme of 24 of Barnwell county’s sons who will enter into military service w£re : Messrs. Ii. B. Davis, N. W. Weekly W. A. Harter, A. J. Tlioijufa and J. W. Thomas, of Faj L. M. Sprawls, of \yVuiston A. P. Hiers, of L; Btrsh, of Ellentoii/UJ. S. Creech and Mr. und W. L. Creech, of Ulmers p/Mr. R, E. .Wood ward, an*U mother, Mrs. Artis W oodwtird, and daughter, Essie,- of Rosemary. f. Wolfe, Esq.," of Anderson, Candidate for Attor ney General,\ was a visitor here Monday. . V 7. i iUCAR FOR CANNING AND PRE SERVING FRUITS AND VECTABLES. - Private Solomon Blatt, of Camp Sevier, is on a furlough visiting friends and relatives here and in Blackville C. out, and then I had almost bled Springs and for the iree entrance to death- But dontiet u^ talk I to the picture show, about wounds. They are com-! To the ministers of the toWu monplace, butratfier ghastly to for their assistance on the pro you, I suppose. 1 gram. this happened on j To Mrs. L. F. Bonner for the and though I have : helpful and-delightful lecture All April 11 be^rf getting along rather slow ly, I am much recovered and will get perfectly alright again. My jaw is set- perfectly straight and the awful wounds m/fhy face have healed up. /By mas sage scars will lye^practicallv taken out, amLefentuallv there will be nothing left but a few whitbjlr" marks. Don’t worry ahem me. My principle worry is being out of the swim-fox ...the time being. 1 was at the birth of our present air service, and I painstaking inventing fictions/^The sectors want to see^ it Hi rough to the end * 1 1 A /\ .n I , \ 1 . „ . . I A I.A.. a . . 4 /« •• r . .. » L A AM A 1 . occupied by .Afherican troops have beep^tfuiet. In America the preparations for war aye be ing speeded to their highest ca pacity. • w ■- ’ W. S. S. NEWS. <- Secet-ary McAdco • today issued the following appeal in the War Savings Campaign: “Over eight hundred thousand «of America’s sons, are aleady on the field of France where tlie bloodiest attacks of all hiltory are' raging. They aril suffering and dying for us at home. They are giving their lives freely and heroically to save America and liberties of mankind. They need clothing and arms. Every one who buys War Savings Stamps or signs a pledge to, -save and buy tliese stamps over * period of time, help himself and helps directly every Ameri can hero itrFranee. Isn’t this the least each patriot can do ; to enable our gallapt- boys to k fight victoriously or' to die when it has outgrown the signal corps and even the army and become a new service on a foot ing with the , army and navy. Thal,i* exactly what the Eng lish air service ha* done. First it has cut free from the Royal Engineers, and then the army, becoming in turn the late Royal Flying Corps and then the pre sent Royal Air force. “1 have given a good bit rl- reatly and 1 intend to keep giv ing and to advance with the ser vice, if possible, At any rate I am going* to see the game through to the very end if God spares me that long. I am going to be one man with a full know- of duty done when this war is over if I pull through.”— 1 The State. givon. / - ^ To the (’ourt House officials foj>Tneir interest and help. To the. visiting State and County Agents for their effi cient • and st ruction. To our mothers and fathers who. came and brought the elaborate picnic dinner the. last day of the Short Course. Signed Julia Delk Ina Sanders Connie Brant Alma Carroll. Daisy Willnyfns. Committee, of the girls/^iid tine. TJieir ^ res- effVjrts of Misses ;e dhows the they < whiejj are L gloriously ia the cause of hu- imanity and liberty? I^et no one wljo - genuinely lo'ves Afnerica and wants to serve fyi] to enlist in the great army of war savers during the period ending June 28; 1918. 1 lie spirit women was ponse to the Barratt and confidence held. The C<5urse just given in in cnyiwe form represents ths ettor^s of months and montlie and year to year, which is be ing made to train our young people for efficient service to their homes,'Communities, and to the world. Columbia, June 21—Under new sugar regulations recently anonunced, limiting purchases of sugar for household use to two pounds to individuals re siding in cities and towns and to five pounds to indivdiual.re^ siding in rural' sections,-Sugar can be secured f^p canning and preserving fruits and veg etables upon the signing of certificates with which dealers tin ought tlie State are furnish- jEkUoy the Food Administration. - For ca+Miiiq^ -and presering purposes, twenty-five pounds of sugar pep month can be obtained by any person, hut the sugar must he used for this purpose only, and tlie person obtaining it will he required to sign a | pledge to return to the dealer any sugar so bought and not used for canning and nreserving. It is regarded important by tin* Food jAuministration that as Uluctpiierishahle food products as/possible be canned this suinmer, not so much for market* as for, home use next winter'' Conservation of sugai nnrst necessarily he practiced, d'Ut provision has been made to j)rovide sugar for canning and preserving purposes in order that a great waste, of per- ishahle^food products my he "Messrs. Shellie Bessinger, Eddie B. Baker, (’harlie Baker, Misses Jennie Lou Ilartzog, and Myrtle Diamond' motored to^ Allendale Sunday afternoon. Miss Jennie Lou Ilartzog sj>eut several days here last week during the sjiort course with Mr.and Mrs. Jim Diamond. Messrs. Bill . Henry Creech and Ft^<1 Crefech, of Kline, left Monday for Cairip Jackson They have the best wishes of I their many friends while innlie military service. Program of Union Meetings In Rap L tist Association, June 29th and 3#th—Queries and Speakers. In lieu of the program which was to-have been prf'pared by pur deilr brother, Hayes, whose tragic and un.timely death was announced last week, the folio-w ing-is offered as a substitute to- be used at the union meetings this week, June 29 and 30: PROGRAM. « First division, Hunter’s Chap el ; Second division* George’* Greek; Tlurd division, Rose mary; Fourth division, Mt. Olivet^/ , / (Ideries : 1. The greatest needs' the church and 1 er glorious opportunity iu this present crisis. 2. How to have a revi val in o.ur churches. 3. What, special.truths need to be empha sized in our teaching and preaching now. 4. Sermon on Sunday morning, subject: ‘‘‘Christian..Education in South Carolina.” Speakers—First division : (1) J.- H. A. Carter, Thomas Clay- _ Ion ; (2) G. J. Herndon, Geo, ... P. White; (3) Norman Tender, I). H. 0wings. Preacher, Geo P. White^fr DTH. Owings. Sec ond division: (1) J. L. Pro- veaux, C.W. Jones; (2) J. Grubbs,. .J. D. Huggins* {3) G. Laurie’Sandifer. Preacher, J. I). Huggins or C. W. Jones. Third divisional(1) Horace Crouch, D./W1 Heckle; (2) R. B. Pickling, R. E. Woodward; (3pHtev. Neisser, W.W. Johns. Preacher, E. C. Watson or D. W. Heckle.*-^ Fourth divisiou: (1) J, C. Field ,J. R. Cullom; (2) S.W. Blanton, L. S. Shealley; (3) M. W. Rankin, J. R. Cullom. W. S. S. CAMPAIGN. - BLACKVILLE RED CROSS. --Messrs. Fitz Hugh Lee and Mont Harley, of Charleston, visited relatives and friends here recently. ^ . r~- ’ Mrs. Willie Hickson, i of Charleston, lias accepted a position witli Mr. J. E. Ready. Mr. Clay Creech left , last Week for Ohio, wire re he will work with the Southern Ex press Co. ’ ' v • j avoided, Nothing that can he be allowed to go saved should to waste." * Every household is urged to put up at least a few cans and jars of fruits and vegetables. ICE TO BE CURTAILED. Columbia, June 21—Soda fountains, hotels* restaurants, hoarding houses and public eat ing places are advised, in offi cial orders just issued by Wil liam Elliott, food administrator for South Carolina, of the new regulations regarding tlie use of ice, which have already become effective. / \ Ti.- Soda fountain and soft drink dealers are notified that na crushed or shaved Mce shall be used or served in drinks. Hotels, restaurants, boarding houses and public eating places are forbidden tp serve crushed ice or shaved ioe in r drinking water. , , The Surgical Dressing class of Blackville„ Red Cross Aux iliary completed their course Saturday, June 8th. On. Friday afternoon a re ception wa* held, the public j>/ing invited to inspect the work done by the class. Over two thousand dressings were made. Quite a number of out of town guests were present. We have already been given our June allotment of i92 split irrigation pads and 240 sponges, Mrs. Charles Wilson, of Allendale, instructor, was pres ented with a gift by the class in appreciation of her services. The following ladies are mem bers : Metdames J. C. Joimson,. Supervisor; D. K. Briggs, H. B. Brown, Wyatt Browning, H. C. Still, I. Brown. C\ H. Mathis, N. T. Hanlmett, Ham mond, B. F. Storne, H. Rich, Hughes, W. B. Johnston, E. H. Weissinger, T. L. Wragg, E. H. Ninesteiq, H. Baxley, T. O. Boland, and Misses Al- luwee Wat>on, Hattie /Rena Milhous and - Rosa Rich. ft ft ft 11 Elko, 11 Barnwell, y y y y y t y y ' » No crushed ice or shaved ice shall be served around fruits or otlier dislies, or in finggr bowls, says the order L- It is further provided thatmo ice shall be bought except for necessary uses. These steps have become necessary, says the Food Ad ministration, op account of the greakshortage of iee, and tliese ruleV will be rightly enforced. The necessity for conservation of ice in private homes i9 as great as in public places where ice is used, and the appeal is made to the people of South Carolina to make only absolute ly necessary use of ice. / Below is given a list o( Bern- well County Citzens purchasing one thousand dollars each o.* War Savings Stamps. M. L. Middleton, Allendale, J. H. Hewlett, W. 1. Johns. J. H. Warren, R. B. Cunningham, A. T. Allen, J. L. Oswald, Mrs. L. X. Owens, Dunbarton. W. A. Dicks, G. E. Crouch, Mrs. G. E. Crouch, Dr. J. G. Wooley, B’well Banking Co., Lemon Bros-., J. A.,Porter, J. B. Calhoun., Home Bank, J. H. Lancaster, W-r L.d a v e, -Mrsr tt. B. Mosley, J. J. Walker, Q. A. Kennedy;-" W. H. Kennedy A Son, Dr. W C. Smith, Bank of Williston, Dr. J*. L. Smith, Mrs. L. F. Bonner, - Of. course, it is understood 4-that there is merit and patriot ism in number* of subscriptions/ below the $l,00t),00 mark, but it wasimpossibie to,give the full list. Onlv the maximum sub- * / . j scribers are flamed here. Il is a sacrifice that marks the true patriot. This list iYiqeomploto [and will be completed next ' weefe$ -• ■ j T" June 28th is NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS DAY/ Com mittees are-urged to make an intensive effort to; solicit' sub scriptions from every citzen in the county,—white and black. Lets carry our county “ovar,^* . J H. J. Crouch, i. Chairman. Millettville, WillistOD, 1 " >» Misses Mary Barratt, County Demonstration 7*,. Agent, of Cherokee, and L$llah Wyman, county Home Demonstration Agent, of Aiken, wore' visitors here dujring the three days 1 short course last week, v »^rv_ tr r v A ..