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r -i ■ -*) ’ " A ' ./ • / ** /• SIXTY SIXTH YEflk ESTABLISHED !851> // & SIXTY SIXTH YEAR ,*/ t Jl VOL. LXVI. BARNWELL, S, C., THURSDAY, SEPT EMBEE 12', 1918 .n NO. *17. THE WEEK IN WAR* The AUiv^ > ;fi, Vdvancinjt, Meet- ■•; : r ta&gyftTTU NisUnu-o More Stuh- hor':v T tiv Was Expected. ..V the Y. M.C. A.NEWS. . -•■JC-aD'.JfcA- Carl wo rive Y, M A ■ week's reports from ; t n: -Front eon-tipue to y - ifrpii Ui&te in cur mouthsi yF. . o be shouting in stead vd rinding reasons to .con vince -ourselves that ttrPsli-er- i. ;;n:v vvvt m-i-winning the war. 'l'he latest reports -indicate that p ! L pies while i$m advancing ii. re y.et mating with a resisW^-,’ t . has been missing sinue June -1th. has been located. He i- a prisoner of war in bier- many. A $o*t ' card carrying this inhirnKiiion has been .re ceived at Ute_‘headquarters ot tin- l-'oycr (in Soldat lfere. 1 he card is of the regular ^ j form l-vsjicd to prisoners and <“Yx, • rtlii* statementstInA Mr.-e i> sound and well gives 4ri-s , SOUTHEASTERN SOLDIER PLEASES KING AT ROYALTY PANCAKE FEAST IN Y. M. C. A. EAGLE HUT THE WAR WORK,CAMPAIGN to the tilings that i r*, am pouits more;-. an-ee s:ubhe-rn than ourrreaders’ ;tn- licipaiedi Tire, reasons for this aie ii oV lie-'., '.it i' del ermine. . The soi-ahed. H-indonbui-g Fine was,a complicated series of. -eji- trenclvmeriVs a located along ridges and plateaus of .ereat natural strength. 1 he military .:i,iv to know earn 1 r i*.— toe e ■ /. ...... \l : 1 ’ ) ti C ‘ *1 • .* . • . , - * ptT-t-iiiaihn of lpm 1 ''urg. ' Mr; -hylics-fti-a' p' arid from sight-Wa'.i ill C.tn inan'.eHUTcd in' village, of Air/y during l.!: 1 !■' .1 li :ir ]; U - h oil l l.e SiU-soh-- i, .i • ns front, lie had Fu|el) way odt pi tin* t- wu retunn <1 t»» rescue a woman and sprue children that TlFTTC TofT . in .lie' 111: * oinv v but TTtllTTTt" in 1111? prteij liate* light. When last seen ne was entering the village fii>m one side and a (ierman auvance guard was coining in from another. Mr. Lytle* home is in north Brocfkfii Id. Mass, and he 1-. a for rest billets villages* and in i their i towns ter" work;* were, the List words tn,| such constructions. The allied j armies had broken themselves against them as the waves of the sea. The German lines may be likened to a series of hammocks which may be pushed back by superior forces, but which are sale go long'is the posts remain graduate of .Brown University | to which they are fastened. The 1 and before becoming* a Red British attack on Cambraf push- I It »ngU> tvi.rkor wa- a' school. oil-back the Germans for six . l'lUH ipur. - miles. In less than a wyek the Cermans rebouncied and drove have back the British for three miles, I rear. Now the enlarged allied armies which they may retire on leav- are knocking first at one door ing duty in front line trenches.! and then another* .They are The Germans experienced the now driving at the points which same difficulty in holding that . support the hammocks. In sev- territory since the allied retreat, eral places they have cut away of this spring, a'pd are getting these supports, and the 'German back to towns and villages, armies-fiatet ty-ivWund. <Vr- On the other side is the fact tain sections of the German that fhe' allied* forces haw lines are fed by certain railroad reached the point where <Sy*j Mines and junctions. When these t*>eh ran strike where he ai*a cul ° r captured the forces j pleases and the Germans are whicK wCre fed by them must finding it hard to parry these withdraw to where other rail- | thrusts, l’he allies have had the ways can Supply them. The first benefits of the leadership of the ; reti re m i‘ n t sx> f the Germans world’s greatest soldier. Under ; were forced by\uch conditions, this leadership the allied eonfi- and is still going mv They\were derice has risen.while that of the as.a man who, sturtsMu) fall and Germans has fallen, who must run in order his balahce. / , \ The ground over run by Ute Germans since March has not really afforded any good places to which they might tie. Hut their hopes fire In what is lett to them <»f ; the Hind.enburg line. AN INTERESTING IETTER (ircat State Convention to be Held in Columbia September 18-1*> — Plans NV'IU be Outlined for Its Success, ' (’olumbia, S. CFr*. Sept. 7.— Mrs. Joseph Daniels, William ; Jennings Bryan and Major Ge'n- leral ,\V. J. Bell will be three of the principal .speakers at a great "'state'- 'con vention wh ich . 1 -r— A will ,be held in Upturnia Septem- IjIm*' 1.8-19 anTt"at“"wtrich plans will be outlined to make over whelmingly successful through out South ■(’arolina the United War Work ("an/ipaigu schedmletf lor ^'d»\ C'.nber.' ' AVTT'h their home couiri : .e> p.inging from Oconee to Beau- fru’t to Horry, scores of inMue- entia! South Uarclmiars, select- • • • t t y- , ed for their recognized business '•nnd civic ability -and for their proven patriotism, will take , (.part ii.i the Septenil>er umwn. j U ,,, M tion. National, department and i 'flu Cltv in Virginia - Fount. hontas Was Baptised Old Historical Citv \N here Pocahoni Other Points of Intereat. New pm* Newsi^Va.. Sept* 1. Ic'fitHf* 1’iif- B;iinvyeii Sentinel: liwJlr. Kditor—-.Voirof course do . not k now w lib 1 am 'Mii'vnii fan a-k J.-K. Snelliur- . , j v * and he fan tell )’6,U. 1 a in < uel« >~i ng four po t •aid- .•; \b : u~ in # V\ iBiain-lAirg, p!d 'iec; v town that u->« d tTr+M* tin- ejipitol. of Va. 1 • Trfii; in'vfT'f -’ ; nd tin' - carry ■f t e• >■. Fhc oltl th ■ « build- )v-VI '\v, „ ’ V* re' long k 1 I^nry i It »>. i>C KL » * tablet tiio-. llio Billion .parish ." tin* 1 ’u\v-il» r Jim n and G* n. Wa-linigtoii’.- liead(|uariers ' are j T't a-, -oinl a** wheli they tjTlitL ' — Powder Horn was u**#d p hl.l ll t« <‘-t l* t 'iV( i bv li' v ,v K*r<* P. ti'.e f a pi o u»* -: n» v; r With ; i liroij/ •*# , state representatives of the or- i to.-tore powder iif during Indi- i ganizations for whose w*ork the j an wars, also the Revolutionary jfund will be-raised will be in at- i and t ivii wars. 1 tendance. .* The keynote of the-i I he church has nineteen King G'*org«* and Queen Mary sayr how* Ameriran corn-cakes were made and also sampled, them. Not only that, but they saw how American fighters conquer the deljeaey Rare you s*?e royalty emerging from their first encounter with the favorite American breakfast deljght. It would at- 'convention, according to state J pP<>p !, ‘ buried beneath its floor, most seeui thev wera viewing the Marines and Sailors as though wphdenn* . 'campaign headquarters, will be * n U'e King ol England 1 the-vital need fof seeinp to'* it •'i'wvl. a |..e«ut of a U. ^ . -tii-i one l»mle. winch is shown .that every American soldier and.; wil|l M rid( , , )v Scx(on . sailor wintering in the service.! Tlier ,. an . a great many oilier especially in the battle arjea, gets i intere>iiinr Tnerv comfort, convenience and If this Is VS* food on which they grow so husky. “T“ * f .. . King George missed the best part of therp-eoent pancake treat at Lon don Kagle Hut—he didn't Turn 'em personally Everyone else is doing It now, putting an extra edge on thstr appetites by manipulating the flipper. The six V. M. C. A. cake bakers were on ihe verge of prostration after serving 6,1-4 American soldiers and sailors with pancakes in the first fif teen days* rush on this pet edible, when a hut secretary had a happy thought. He IndMced the pancake fiends not only to bake their own, but also to demonstrate *tth‘the batter and turner for their hungry buddies. The Idea went big, -specially as the “Y M retails two man’s site cakes with appropriate maple syrup both for sixpence. A Tennespee boy made a big hit with King George when the latter ■trode Into the room where the royalty was assembled “They tell me the king is here," remarked the Tennesseean, “and I want to shake hands wi'h the head of this beautiful country." The king gave the Tennessee boy a hearty handshake and inquired aa to tha state In America from which he came. GEORGIA MAN GASSED AT FRONT t her seen wan great many .p, tilings to be - but in y tune ..pleasure that human effort car) limited. However, when I go provide. " fback again 1 expect to see more VV. I). Melton, the prominent Than i didfhis time. I saw one ^ ard monument in the 'church dated 17*U>. The Sexton >ay« that in olden times - the Sexton marked a.l jilwnt that was not there at services*, and they had to pay a fine of >o much tobac- eu to the Sexton, who uas yi •free i»»in negro, and with these I lines lie bought his wife's free-. The Hin j (Pcatch denburg line is the German’s ; last ditch this side of the fron tier. He hoped to stand by the Somme rive tv but was elbowed t of it. Then hoped to; niaKR a stand.on the Bapaume-i Arras line, but had to move on. Now as Indicated above, the This has-been broken and cross- DindenburgMine has been cross- el. in scleral places by the allies, ed in force . aKseveral vital From the beginning,of 1 the Ger- points, t he Germany t<> pre- man ret real ilV was seen that: vhnF'Tart her retirenVpts must d al- id (By Delayed Cabta from Chateau Thierry Front with American Forcaa ta Franc*.)—Th* Rev. Daniel R Kennedy, Jr., formerly of Savannah, Ga., a Red Triangle woVker, hat been given honorary mention for having dl*- — played splendid coolness and bravery when gassed ia a-“Y” hut during a German -attack in Frinc*! It* is now r*cov»ring and has written baok from th* front: "I guess no on* i* afraid to pay the prio* if necessary.* Coluhit)ia attormn* who will. . head the United ■* War Work- Campaign in this state, will a . preside at the convention. R.- II. King, formerly-Secretary of" the Charleston V. M. C. A., who will direct the campaign for the entire southeast,-with headquar- • { . m - ; — ters at Atlanta, will be one of do in and built himself a nice ; the convention speakers. 1 brick house. Ciuiss lie did’ut A. A. Protzman, known na- nn-f. any that were absent. ! tiojiadly as one of the most able ^ ,,e rijurit at which it is j-aid war work campaigners of the that the Indian Princess Poca- ! country, and who will be asso- i ^ '* 1 ! dated' with State Chairman '.Ih,w,, and n looks oM enough , .. Joi* the tradition to lie true. AT : Jlelton, as campa.pn director in , 1| ^„ |, uU< | illg , , ooU lM?tu , r llOW South _Carolina for the United alter all these years thau many Campaign, will deliver an ad- |„n|diiius-1 know of that were’ . dress. Mr. and, Mrs. John B. Ryan Have Five Sons in the Service. Mi*v John B. Ryan, younger son Ji Col—Johh B. Ryau. who District, county and built, twenty-five years age. The and the efficujjK'y of their five school district leaders,* almost jjtick are solid and the mot tar sons who *^re doing their “bit” all of whom have been appoint- lias hot fallen out, but ti e fm" the eauseTof Dertioeracy cH and are vigorously at work, iniek wen not laid like they. J humanitv ' attend the convention.* There are butVfew fathers task lacing South ( aio- e are , ^ was a member of the-House of and mothers in South Carolina lina is really more of a privilege who can boast of so much. than a task, .said one dt these . | leaders Saturday. x “To have given $1,000,000 of the sum RETURNo HOwiF. FROM ENGLAND, which must be-raised in order Representatives for many \ earTLefore the Civil War. left here about 1881 and located at Wedgefieldf" Surrifer County, atul married to Miss Me- Lauriri. daughter of Dr. Mc- l;tv them ifow. Every other row. bad ti tie Frick while now it is every fifth or -i*<t11 row. Tin* Court House which' was built about the same time is sti i in use. *an<i.court was in session while l wa^ there last week. It is this--line would murk Hie veal succeed in bringing seve t es f-- If the allies drove them-bed-army yorps'io a dead st out of this the Germans would sliTT in the next few days. They nty stop untif they were in toiadi may succeed' im stopping this or w\’n their own frontiers. Tlds that army corps, but .while. the^U 4 *. , •• ^ wAyrobaiiF 1..- d.'.-hlcd Inllfc i.iv ijoTiTj? <hlx sum- W hc-iiHiy lnorca.il,1c bus,- iutcisitv df my attmiwipn tor ' - I^»in4 thetr^*^ *" hVj^Hnd i ? not only a very e^orlent business man and .dfizen, biH is one of the T.anfin, who at that time was a., -citizen of Wedgeiield. Miu R\ au.is and has been en- Hon. OttaJ.E Khan, upon his jettirn from England, Spain and Erantc< iiL-speaking of our army, said: “1 -"Cannot find vrorckto express the depth and few weeks. We need no% corps have gotten a (in* story,building about three that the American fighting man fourth's as large as the Barnwell may live under human,' inspir- d'ourt llou>e t with otlices ou ing conditions is something that the side. Tdie'court room is ia will ahvavs be remembered with tin- <*'‘nttr. pride and pleasure bv every N< nr b* re is ^ orktt»wurwhere ,-il ivun nf IV statu *• t*i *i.~l*ye- t»k.-» over 11, . .... , | vvir 1-lhO iu'IX's of laiidfdr.a torriedo -ML- Clinton and W ilham ■ - 1 nexL Be Surprised it our advance- ds backs, slowetb'tloiyn or . brought to a Ihe best thing about it all j ia w * v that we havt* taken the measure the of thr Grnnan good' vui.auijdown ThaT whtit haw -received a the spirit,Xhe. morals and the S] “1,*"^.i*'\w *Y&k" hoth'"fa" F>' ,,vi!l ^ station, and Peuiman Y^ievcmentEd' the American ^ ^ . Lvities ^ hl ' ve t,u ‘ a * ‘imiv ' I find it is difficult to ^° U ‘ 1 "jJ 1 1 ' ' iCtU * tlc ’ i liirge Aiiimutiitibti plai.it that / / f . -v _ will Jdpeak at Hie ( olumbia^con- u,.p,jbovs several tbotHand men - , / vt r , x * L r ^ !)<, A k 0 °^ 1 *\ [ n -J t V ir \ venticn. They will tell the story,, and Woiiie.n: A ini Fist imfjnor an YU*my,.lrom the ^Mr. and Mrs. Eyifahave five leatau's \vit*hout using Ltpgtiage , Uj , (V rea( ]y to be mitde'public, of J^JTTr Wil!i:uii arid MaryV As the boys nwr sen.- low in Du*-arin’y\antl one which may soimjtl rhapsodjcal aniisUpatnotiC. 'ed this they ha' ’ everVtiTing of A yiTuc -.ed what they could not nwshiiig’ back, yeW-H- we tutu* "gotten his.tkgA’ Vfv who 'will have um'egisteNmn tt'e A. i ii deliberate Fh<;\\ that lie can be beaten in F-th. inst. 1 he- sons wi\> are • ; .:}<*.• t]> proof-of sixRe of till his boasted efficiency removed Yilmosl, aasFMMrrioU iiess. 1 hey begin at we know it. Ger und destroy in The service are; Gerald D. Ryaii. First Lieut, in Hie idee- feMiiiaLMuigineering- corps i:t :***-*•'• t’. is how the wait department, with i College, the sedoiul oldfst in ami which yet is no more thirg.^ approval arid at the. sugges- 1 Anmi'ica, v. itJi it- many bidld- thv bold".and sober truth. - I ^ 0 f f>,* C sident Wilson, decid- ' and i'eaut ful .gioimds. 1 ace met a great many officers • , k. t u ^ vT ■ . Y p iThmc i> aboiiii 1 nsaiid A^vimn on the boat going «v,, ^Ko^ni^Lsa^ 1'-**“' i.urope, • at t o o: ir army b rt.8C, tributors, that the great soldier. .In] remove man map jx>w,er is 'decreasing France; ( . M. Kwh,, FiOigtaud along the lines ot i.omn»imi( a- \ Vt .]tare organjzatiohagA-onrld*)e their Yund-raising Campaigns. Thev have not left even so much rapidly. Among recent prison- in the Infantry m France; John lion and at the front. Evory- as* a standing tree or a slick of ers ; a re-ffound underfed boys ^Ryan. who* attended a train- where I found'the s^me simple - - C A _ H^r '-kiairge guns werg cap- ] who would not have been put in Trig camp at Atlanta, Ga., and $nd unostentatious, yet gr-ipr and kindly -Thought .and tVel- the army before 1920. figuring will be stationed at Atlanta; a'ml irori determination to hold *itig. August we put into France’more Julian H: Ryan, who has been life cheap for the honor and “There is grateful acknowl- s.oldiefs than' Germany will get’ commissioned Second Lieut, glory and safety of America; edgmen.t in the army of many from her 1920 class. The war and is now at Vancouver Msl- everywhere the sarne ’podest, things Admirably: -done for the has not see« such a far reaching and in the Forestry, Depart- sympathetic and soldierly.bear-Welfare of the men. victory on any front such as the' ment, and Willis D. Ryan, who ing, and keen and quick-witted “And there is universal allies won during'last month, attended Camp Zachary Tay-j adoptability; etar£where the thankfulness that, as fai* as it But the war isn’t over, and we lor, K>\, and was tromTpissjpn-fisame note of^splendid and eag- is humapely possible to prevent have no ground for any relaxa- ed a Second Lieut, and is now er courage; of willing discipline -it, the home Authorities have is KUMO ta I •< 6f l Iti^SUr hired during the earlier stages of retreat, but recentiv only ma chine guns and trench mortars j have figured in reports of cap tured material. Here and .there an increasing'Stream"of< prison ers have been taken, but no Ger man armies have been routed. Another reason \yhy the al lies '-were pushed .back last spring ffom territory that the •^Germans retreated from, is that it is a desert. Armies- must tion of our efforts, or t^nwise at Camp Jackson, optimism. “Win the war” is ,Mr. arid still the only slogan we can per- j cqngratulated mit ourselves to use. ami service, of. uncomfdaining not permitted politics to touch Mrs. Ryan are to be endurance under hardships and the army, and that meHt is ed upon' tsiieir pa-! discomforts, of buoyant good sought for, recognized and re- 1 tnotic contribution to the cause | nature and humor, of * clean warded. *: g S.uii'niHiit'cftTig tfig* Yui k aiid* river- by it canal-.'--which will run byvWilJiriiiMtuj-g and 7> joCiifed on tli« j U, and O. R. R., faom Riclmioiid to New Port * Ncust The lands on the R. R. from New Port News to Wil liamsburg looks to be very fine. Crops of corn aro good though they havd suffered for rain. The land is roiling ami covered with oak and other hard woods, and. make a very attractive scenery. There is plenty , of app t orch ards. but to ray sorrow a; pea ond peaches an* five* cefits a- piece here in Mcwjort - i v A Worideiet* ■v ■ V»_’ •