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»y. 5' 1 u •X r ,.7 • SIXTY-SIXTH YEHR LX VI. ESTABLISHED 1852 BARNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY, JILY /II, 191* SIXTY SIXTH YEHR no; :w. THE WEEK IN WAR. . f - ‘ . ., * \ Continued Activity on the Italian Front and Austrians Driven Back to the Lines They Held Before. q he nvftjt that has pist closcd couht Tiot be"claimed as a Ger- _ira.h-\\eek. nor does it give very nrfie.li triumph to the Allies. It was marked byror.tinned activ ity on the- Italian front where -ydeAusbr tarns were driven hack FOOD ADMINISTRATION MEETING. ■^to‘The' old Hues fch-ey-held before the present offensive then start ed. In this quarter much has been cleared Up The Italians have shown theinselves fully able to cope with th(5 Austiian forces that may be "opposed to them, General' "Koch - will trot need to deplete,-iiis, forces on the. French front to protect the Italian front. The Italians fighting in, the mountain sectors nave during the week captured two strategic mountains which will further block any Austrian advance. < >ii the French front the Her man inactivity con*inues. 1 no (Human are not la/v people nor do-the'y* bcIieVp that they are conquered. 1 he j»r«> 1 >11 >i 1 itv is _yhut before 'thV*-e liiic- reach the puHIi - TtieT \vill have I a tin •hed a new attack. J hive small at tack- at different"portions.of-the French .front ha\> been made during the week. <he Br^ti-h iiy the north, the, French ill the -out’ll... and Hie Americans in their sector- and in conjunction with the Au-tralian troops.. These auta-k- have"in tted the Allies ^something over v ).<»imi prisoner*. .In-t. wliat was be hind these attacks i» a matter ot conjecture in wliiclr one liian's guess is a>gootFas another’s. r l lie .safe guess is that they arc for the determining definitely ju>t what umts'the enemy holds be fore the Allied lines. In other, words <ieneial, Koch is trying to divine the German move before he gef- in motion. American tr »op» have given a good account of 4heuiselvds dur ing the week’s lighting. From all accounts they were the regu lar" army men. But they have shown What we may expect of our boys when they have been trained to the husipe-s. T-lie _cqisu:tlty .list for the week was tin* largest'\v.t. being 702 uaijT^s. The lists a- compared with the 'list- from -British sources will in dicate the,extent of the front lines we are holding as coinpiuuui- >with what they are holding. An interesting, news item is the announcement that the Ger man’ ainba-shdor to Russia, Von Mirfiach, was. assas-inat(d iff “Moscow la-t week. This shows that somewhere * patriotism still lives in Russia. In tin* mean time the former Russian prov ince in Finland is so completely -under .German swav until it will - -■ • ve y likely declare war on the ANies. The question of inter vention in Russia lias among tHe Allies been a livlv i--uo for sevefal weeks. We lire- moving rapidly toward ifo At '“Kola in the Arctic OirC'lois a huge store <*f military supplies which had Hern furnished Russia by tli'e A F.. - A mpvtmietit i-on foot by ( e Roldieyiki to capture the-' j'or'Grrtmrn use. Tnc-pio- I>1 e of ibis jj4"ovjni"e. M.urnutnsk; havt "caHed on tby AI lies for pro* ■ ttict ioit. I ink- nin-hWn* gi vei i so ui oj* will come too hff-c. Among the large -captures of Au-rnaus’by the Rtissitths ln-The wari er ibiys of the war were a "miiiT-her of people- k nowu as ( /e- -xho Slovaks whose sympatdiie- lie with the' Allies.. The-e have really organized themselves into active .military units and bid fair to check the German influ ence in Siberia. 1 Hiring,, the week-they have fought~sevor;il pitched battles with, the Bolsln- .viici. Altogether Russia is show ing some good signs. ~~~ ATT* interest ing ~ sidelight * Ts shown on the womlerfu 1 captures m 2Kp| Merchants Enrolled and Maximum Prices of Food Suggested -[ ~~ - foe Consumers. - , ■ y ' -V—■ -■ At a call meeting by the Federal .Food Administrator for Barnwell County, Mr. J. W. Browning, a large number of the merchants &pd.peSple throughout the county, met in the Court? -House-on Monday, the 8th day of July and organized The Merchants Asso ciation of Barnwell County, who in turn elected from theirHownships the price Interpreting Board, who will regulate the prices from time to time for the information of the consumers and merchants of the county. The interest shown by the women in attendance at this meeting and dis cussing the various suhject^TnjjijSBfe manner, was most gratifying and in spiring, as well as the large number of township. Administrators, whor by their experience and .comprehensive knowledge pave - great assistance in the formation of this association. The object of this .meeting was ex plained bv .Mr. C. M. Felder, of Blaek- vitte, who stated its purpose to induce the merc hants and consumers"of Barn well County,, to recognize the import ance and high obligation of establish ing’ the" successful cooperation of all parties with- the .government in the regulation and laws for the* Food* Ad ministration. Mr. Felder further stat- ~£il that Barnwell County, was. fortun ate in having at the head of the Food Administration, Mr. Browning, a -mao qualified in..everv respect for the high honor that has heed given him, and that South Carolina is to he congrat ulate! that Hon. William E.- Elliott looks after the interest of the people of South Carolina, who sees that they are not imposed upon and that they impose upon no ope. He has appoint ed a native of your county, a man who has made good in the commercial world, and he looks upon every home with a fair unbiased mind, and he sent across! the waters his manly sons to fight for their country’s cause. Mr. Felder then presented Mr. Browning, who acknowledged the in troduction in a few words and request- 1 ed the support of the people of Barn well County. Mr. Felder presided, at Mr. -Browning’s invitation, who hav ing served as one of Mr. Elliott’s agents at the headquarters of the Food Administration in Columbia, s* The following were the merchants who enrolled and it is expected that every merchant in the county will send their names to the secretary of the As sociation, Mr. C M. Felder, of Black- ville.“ \ ■ • ‘ Allendale—J. I.. Oswald, J. L. Box, T. 1/ Pearlsfine. Barnwell—J. A. Porter, . Lemon Bros., Inc., Farmers Union Warehouse Co., S. B. Moseley, L Cohen, T. J. f At* tawav, S. W. Blanton, Easterling & Co. THE NEXT SCHODL TERM. Supt. H. J. Crouch Makes Important Suggestion to School Trustees-^ Crops Quite Promising. Barnwell comity is a favored spot in whiel i t<> d wel 1 a n d- ha\ >]A should he the man whose home esthete. We are so, prosperous that we'are finding it exceed ingly diflicnlt to find the labor to, hand la t h e crops, _ZJllus4ia^- alWay^s been otrr trouble aild IS now greatly intensified l>y the war. The outlook .for this year U far next to the -largest crop of cotton ever made. 'We have made it without a thought as to \yju tlier we would he able‘To gather it or waste till fliat we have put into it. What ;ire' we going to dioabout it ? OtVthe other hand is the fact' that public funds will make the schools.available for the public in the fall of the yeah The piobabilit v .is that they will be attended by less' than, half .the children in the district. Owing to uhusmi 1 conditions in the scarcity of Labor the children, of Meets--Refuses to Open Lrsts- flostil- ity Towards McLaurin ardytlease STATE EXECUTIVE CCMMITTEE BARNWELL BOYS MAKE COOD and Exp" ,,s *'»n From Party Advocated. The State Committee met on the 9th at Columbia,-at which time the question of opening the lists of can didates for the U. S^^Sgnate’was diis* cussed, considerable argument pro and com punctuated -with more or toys hi terncss of expression ahd infemperafe utterances were indulged. It appeared however that the conservative element in the Convention was in the majority with the result that the rifles of the party were maintained, and no new entries in the race permitted. It w?is unfortunate that ; the discussion was more acrimonious than argumenta tive, and some of the speakers ap peared to be more anxious to express their resentment and hostility to Mr. McLaurin and Mr. Blease than to act as statesmen in thy preservation of_an united Democracy. It is fortunate' f the State tfilit soberness of actiondon- K_ ,, , ... X trolled, and that nothing wasdbne to cause disruption of tho par pc beyond the indulgence of violem language and abuse. The Cormnittbe is to he commended as heingdn accord with the Now Making Ships For^ Uncle Sam to Help Win the War. . ■ ' •' ' ■ • ■ ' ' s . •’ • - . ' Uptake the following cUp- pii’ig: fr*»m-the Savamuih Morn- jug New’* : Mrs.,.. .Jennii* K . Brown, »S. II. 'Brown* S. K. Brown, jiniLMicluiel Brown are t he widow and sons of (’qL: .Mike Brown, pioneer citixt w eil. wliii foi" seVel'Jli one' of 11 if* largest wer businesses of any otm*r school age will be Compelled to great spiril noworhntrolling the entire to do the large part ImT 1 Avii-fel'l moils will ■ 1 l ; , enjov school g7*i leyT nation to makgAhe world safe for I)e- '1 lie first mocracy. ItH-rfiight have been a seri- (M i at this ous menac e to*-the 1 temocTatie - Party in this State, had new rules been adop- teil/a’nd new I entries in the Senator- ini race permitted, for in the future distrust and dissatisfaction would have resulted towards the party, Blackville—Mutual Trading Continu d oii Third Page. T of French territory* hy tlie Ger- iiniijs during- the earlier offen sives of this year. It wasMup to gas attacks nnide l)yjnwstard gas. /This is perliajis the* tnost deadly TTgent used Tit this war. W hen inlistled into the lungs the lung- tissue breaks 'down like wet paper. It <vRI cause bli'nd- MesK«when it comes in contacF witli the eyes. | t is {ln oily Hi* quid which 4«is the property of causing most, dangerous burns whenever it -comes ..jn contact Vvith the person, It sonietinu's Idled ;m area to such an extent that neither .side could enter it tor daysv-TA drop of it on the clot lung will cause a most dis tressing' burn , to the iiesb'-bts ileath it. IFuinan agimcy’never planned njyre li» ndt'-h agi tort me than the ( H • ri miffs- ing this war. Fur months during tin* year ‘t he .wmli-l t \v,on<lei*ei tgreat armv ul.. r.irr.Jiil lorrrki feqhtiiied inactive for >o long. The reason fun Hem slmwn Hi the nc<mt execution of number of*the (ireek- enrs w ’ blem, Tdije,efficient and populai siipei"inteudent of edueajiOu in this county, M I ...1I. _ rouchg *h;ts envolved a • scheme which will shortly he brought to the attention of the trustees, u i s this: In making engagements for the opening of the schools, arrange to open them at least one month later Than usual. Then make up for this delay by teaching > each sehoqj v six days in the week instead of live as hstial. The month lost by de lay will consist of twenty days. Tire gain will he four extra days each month Ify the six* day session, making 24 days each month. If the session lasts as short a term jis live months the lost time will he made up. .The advantages to he gained accruoto everybody. The teacher will pay no more board for a 24 day month than for ji 2B day -month, while for a live month session she- should-receive the same salary as for a six mont*le term., She will Rave done a six months work and should'receive six'months salary. The—chil dren will receive the same start in school and tints -public funds wify be moiy wisely expended. Thddabor situation in the dis trict will be greatly helped by an extra mouth's labor by tlfe children of school age. It is well worthngeonsideration ,hy tlgise interestecT .\s the matter is eu- tin ly tiuthe jurisdiction of the local hoard of trustees theWgcan ,act upon it at their pleasure. a miiatn out of school githering: qThus ;i f prrtil i c fm d's' ”\v itt liecause all of tin* hot la* there to jidvatitage-*. It will be hard- on ■these hefateil pupils to.eafch’ h|> with ilivs.- ,wli..--have. l1tl5Blk.ll,, th( , rul?s Koser „i nB ■ tho primary 1 egulai l\. It will be- ipfrd on ; could hocomi* so flexible as to permit the tihacher to mil t\\>f ^ets of f at . any tinK * the violation of the parfy’T ‘ Ji'-cs as will be uec-es^ irv to ! contract with tlijl candidates comply- jtlbperly c;n:e for tdhe hite'coiner-*. ; ing with the rules, in orderA’o gratify ■ l lies(* ;iu* not two problems! 1 the passions and prejudfofs of intem- but two -ides to v t lie same pro- ! perate people towards certain objec tionable parties:’The end justifies the means a"s an aphonsm that is found ed upon expedience, hut is not always' a safe doctrine from a moral stand-i point where honorable adherance to principles and contracts is impera tive. The .Executive Committee is to be congratulated upon its mainten ance of the latter purpose. The Executive Committee was called together by Ex-Governor, Johrj, Gary Evans, as Chairman, who dyliveiped his address, which was ofdered to be print ed, for distribution. In his address he adverted to a necessity of some action being taken to maintain the loyalty of the State to the Administration and to prevent the elevation to office of any of the candidates, whose pa triotism might be questioned. With out mentioning the names of those alleged to he disloyal, his remarks were interpreted to allude to Messrs. Blease and McLaurin, respectively, candidates for-the Senate and Govern orship, and was based upon recent let ters published in. the papers by Messrs. McLaurin, Aull, and Beard, the latter now serving~TT~term for seditious, ut terances, in the Federal prison at At lanta. Several of the committee spoke with great bitterness against Messrs. McLaurin and Rleasq, expressing it as their opintirn that each was un worthy of the confidence of the people and should not be'elected to any office, while others advocated their expul sion from the Democratic party. Their speeches were more, or less argumen- tum ad hominum and fortunately were not seriously considered in the action of the committee. Ex Governor Ev ans was elected National Committee- man from this State to succeed the late Senator Tillman, Gen. Wiley Jones of Columbia, the treasurer of the Dem ocraticParty having withdrawn from the .race for this position. In the same,connection, resolutions deploripg the. d**ath of Sena’or Tillman were unanimously adopted. Mr. Edgar A. Jlrow-n of this city sounded a warning note to the committee indicating the natural. lHaaih; whi.'.h - might occur should certain members^ acc'oifiplish ’ their purpose Aii ex petting or otherwise noticing Mr. Blease by any official ae- ! tion. Air. Brown, . according ■ to tb (> ; News and Cmmar-ft-poit, stating that ; some of flie members '"appeared as baying a fever of Democracy, and if they .kept up the way they were head ed, they were merely supplying Blease with spadCs to dig a gtAve and inter barii- yei*rs had caTijile mer chant in the county. He. a’lso was engaged in imimifacturing and otner enterprises, and pro bably did more ittati any citizen to put JiarjiweH on the niqp. All Rariiyi^ll feels prtnid of these worthy sons of a.i enter prising^father. '['.He Anrerican 4slupbuilding j CA. is a mammoth ebneenr and these former Barnwell eitizens wine lett here in their v'onnger <iiiys s(*eing broader fields are* to be congratulated oil tin* fact that they have., turned their~Talents to snclr~wo!.k jis will result in vyinniTjg the wjir. Brunswick, (Hi. .littic 21).— teaiii<*r to be hiuncli.- port lortlje Fmer- * W. S. S. CAMPAICN CLOSES. ■' •. • V :— Barnwell county (iocs ‘ T' , “Over The Top.” In additioiy-to the forty seven limit -uh.M-nhel-.-, formerly pub lished in the Gonnty papers the” following have l>een.reported as ■having purchnsed $1,000.00 each of War Saving (Vrtitic:‘tes; (’iti/ens Bank, Fairfax 71 Allendale f • K F. A J . M . Thomas r Dr. W. 4. V-oung, F.M. Young, I'. M. Young A Co., •Geo..- D: Sanders,- Thos. G. Sanders. 4. G. Stonev, Airs. W. I! Johns, K: IR Oswald, The_ County now' has fifty seven limit subscribers. The Cdunty’y quota was $200,000.00 and the subscription^ now total $27u.(ilC).00. A full repot t of the Campaign -llhs "riptioM" hv sellOul districts will be made next week. y .II. J. Crouch. Chairman. TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS . OF BARNWELL COUNTY* eet ( oi pot Jit uni] Tel l her ways to-day at noohy when the Alabet, built by the' American Shipbuilding Company, glided graeel’ullv into the water at lioon, amid the cheers.of hundreds oi people who. had gathered jit every j>v;iihihle place tH wjitch tlie hmuchfoir. “ * l’liough tin* number of pimple within the yards of the eonijiany was limited, iidmjttance l.eing by cards, still there were num erous vantage .points from which an excellent view of .the launching was possible. The river) front presented ah unusu ally active scene, with dozens of .boats laden with people, moving about the harbor living all ol their colors in honor of lire Ala- bet’s introduction to the water. Railroad box cars, tops of hous es and every~utlier place wjis crowded, and it is estimated iliat in all ten thousand ‘people saw the big steamer glide into the water. Though the launching did not take place until noon, the exercises at the ship plant start ed at 10 o’clock, when Michael 1 j I 111 M H 1 Hi own, vice president find gen-1 $ ue Hi eral manager of the company, called for order. After a few remarks he intioduced United i States Senator, Hoke Smith. The ^Senator was rouMdly ap plauded throughout 11is entire address, and patriotism feigned supreme throughout the meet ing. Senator'Smith was follow ed by other speakers inehTding representatives" of the United Slates Shipping;—Board and others*.. At the conclusion of the exercises the entire,assemblage gathered aroiiud the A labet, and Your .name in us! Jbc. ,.u.pua ilia.. Club Roll if you < xpect to vote in the Coming Primary. The rules are very strict.- ‘The Eri- KoUnient book for your club is in tlie hands of the Fmollment Committee of ( your Club, list of tin* Enrollment Committees dic ing published bv pie in the June t'lfh ixsue of the Barnwell People^ You. must enroll at the' Club nearest your residence, mist Ini twenty one years of age, or shall become so before the succeeding general election, and be ;i white Democrat; must have resided in the State two years, in the county six months, and “Trr tire club district sixty days prior to the tirsfr primary. The last day for enrolling is July MOtli. Go now and enroll while you thmk of it. Edgar A Brown, County Chairman. - i GILLIAM- BUCK. Mi ss Minnie Ger .rude Gilliam, of Barnwell, and Mr. Johnn e Buck, ,of Augusta. Ga., were married.in Barnwell Tuesday by Judge John K. morn ing mg. jis she slowly and gracefully BOYS AND GIRLS BREAD CLUBS SAVE WHEAT* lit- of . Quick brvjuf- - a ta* 1 o* mg tint- *" t n r<*d ji - W"f p qr<’* by iwii • ' ; ■ of !)7\’-' afirtl girl -'■club wer! p;i-t tiie'Norfh ;i ixl W ot.: M on- t why 12,1>H(1 c* li i F< 1 r« * ii i' cgr-tcn ?d*in U S;i- . . ■- bread cJufo unde r t li< .-< i, 1LV Of ion workers are horning wheat bin if at the light and pv imw to say* timr make qiliekly •ave ji sa mo jrtJtbhv «reek- jm my o 11 i-7 hreads-.; Quiet brejifo are espe- o weie in ; sv mpat'iy with eially suited to tlurneeds ofcluh Germany., thuougli their owij .members f.»r they tit queen. Ay .tast aiJrtirrail would ! Jiml l eai-ly maih am t^rululate, a plan of a.^caiiipjtigii hmgeqiiqqio'rtion of wheat Hour.' plans would find their way Members ;inr>;ff1sd taught the through tliese Greek ollicei-s \ use of '50 per yent and more the Germain j authorities. .Rut wheat substitutes i.Tl*;> :id .ttiak- tliat leak has byni stopped-4jv ing but.art* tirgrapTo c lieentrafe tlie execution of more than forty llfieir etloris on the niakin fo officers. . . lA»dcd quick breads. State t> vote for such candidates as may he regarded as best for the in- : terest of South Carolina and.'Democ- J racy, anth not for the interest of. any factional desire of either faction.. One of the surprises resulting'from the meet inn' of the committee was the announcement of the Hon. T. H. Pee ples of his withdrawal from the Kub- ornatorial race and his entrance in [.toil the Senatorial race for the short term. Mr. Peeples, in his announcement amonff other thinirs stated that Mr. 'nilman’s death had brought about a < mnlete change of conditions," anfl fhat ;n his judgment he could do more fqr his people in the sl*natg than he cotfld by being diove-t-mu- v—that,' his patriotism was unquestioned, aiid by retirmg from the governor’s race and entering the Senatorial race for ’tlie short term, .that the State would be" took her 'plimge, a greJit eireeF * went up, bunds played Und every whistle in the city blew a welimme to her. Stately sister ships of the ■•Alabet, themselves soonMo lie launched, stood by in science, wliile the thousands of workmen looked at them; each having an expres-ion ou Ins foe© which indicated his de termination to speed up and <lrop.tr.em all overboanl in as short a time as possible. Another ship will he launched bv the American within ji few w<*eks. IdiOugh Btmiswick has wit nessed a number of Launchings during 'tin* pa t year, none have been; Hu imprefS’ve. It t- the li.sU>team*>liip'to-be lam.' lied. * ail the others having been Yelioon* r>. Tilt* Alaln t. Ine name ■ given tober by Mrs. \\'<y drow Wilson, is.a- steamer of 2,200 lend weight, jind'sit# is to •;i pi« „iiiachim |!y (<]ulpjM‘d with, her rv and will he-rejvdv fttr-ervue^i :i ;i slip ft tim**. Mrs. .1 eiini*; K Br«nvn,/mot!u*r *of S, II. Brown., ‘S. K.. Brown, and -M k ’laei.': BxuwiL , the- Vmmg Burnswickiiins who are at the > -■ Id ltd of t lie A nierican Shipbuitdrv. ing *('otnpuny, chri-teueil tho 'tiJinier.*'. F«/. low ing the launching ex-, I the anti-Blease faction of the Portico" benefiited, and that he felt that he lf'rci;i»s*,. a bUat'r.ifd© ai’OUh'd Bruit- < i atic I aity, fui .her stat-ing as to \v;ls well <yjalitM*d to ho Senator as -wick h JI I’ 1 fil" Was t** 1 id e re< 1 *^en- himsolf he haff no fear of results..” any orn* t4se, and by reason of his_ex- Mfoj, fln ,l the other visit- The committee wisely seemed to agree perience in public'iiffairs-xciulff’better l f,. with Mr, Brown and no action of the serve his people m the Senate than , . . * , . character mentk>ne<l was taken. The any one who might aspire to.the same ! J ‘ u,ltln d ^ pcopfo; and to- «fl wii' tendered at office from hrs candidacy and to that extent clarify the atmosphere. incident is now closed and the lists of office, w;hi$st his withdrawal from the? 11 'tt 11 il t ^ 1l,,er entries aboriginally made been main- tamed. The committee4tas adjourned and it is now with the people of the ■Htttmigers, forema-ti and others of the plant aud t^ the visitors*.