Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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.. - y A 1 i r ■ j v A <7 A X /. SIXTY SlXTfY YEAR ■H /■ ESTABLISHED 1852 SIXTY SIXTH YEAR c:.. •^•"toi*. '..xvi. % ■ • r* _ ■ i ■ / . . • . .* THE WEEK IN WAR *- -U i i>t* Ail>v( : In ti e. to Push the Ccr' jum:- Jiadi on Various Fronts — i’ -rL:. A ill the C enter of Stage; > T«m : ,-iUs of tjie past week . Ii.iy cak'd nothing of unus- u.d xir dn* theater ol war. _j\t OCT. 12 NAMED AS LIBERTY DAY BARNWELL, S. (’ , TIIl'USDA.V SF.PTEM BEE 2«V, 19Js 1 SO. 49. :L 42o h Amivcrsnv of DUco.v rv n r America i Priitiauned bv Wilson,as D.»y to Sitm- u ate Liberty Loan Hu>in" i A ugiis*a < i X- hoi licit*.) \Va-h ; ngtdq'j September* 20.— . President Wilson to-<lay... pro* tec.ai nothing that would e6rnpak Lq., ,} $&tin*dav, October »2tb, y v\»iu .the events ot previous weeks. At this point in the cam jftu^n we can get a connected view ot .the whole campaign. the lour lititfdrcd a in l twenty- sixth anniversary of tlie' ili**<*«»v- erv of America as Liberty Day, citizens to The (Iermans knowing-"that I and called upon all Americ-.rwould sooner, r or later celebrate it to stin.ulaee a gen- • . i i„.i .. ... tlw. r,.I it. i get into the gante decided to crush her foes one at a time, or at least before they could com bine forces against her. We also notv know that events in Russia had so shaped- themselves that "German) Could withdraw almost her entire forces from that front and Combine them against her western toes. Germany’s task was with her superior forces to drive a wedge between the allied forces and crush them at her leis ure. Thev counted on the Amer ican difficulty of moving a large armv across the Atlantic. I he allied Mask Was to preserve in tact their armies it thereby they lost ground. Spurred by the al lied plight. America speeded up her program, and threw her ar mies in l.utope far ahead of her schedule etal response to, the fourth Li! erty loan. , Every city, town and country side is asked by the, president to arrange coinniemorati.ye ad dresses, pag*ants, Harvest home festivals or other ' demonstra tions and he directs that all Fed eral employes whose services can he spared, he given holiday . The president’s proclamation follow-.: “Everyday the great for which .we are. light - | mg take fresh hold upon our thought and purpose and make lit Clearer whit the end must, he ! ami Wjhat we must do to achieve it. We now know more eertajn- ly than we ever knew before why free nnm'brought the great ra- tn- Fortunately this swift I turn ami government we love in- transportation ol troops turned the balance of power against .German). General Koch has practical!) won hack all ol the lerrilon -that the allies lost ear lier in the year. He has by the smashing of the St. Miliiel salient w hich existed tor four years, rob- bed.lilt* (iermans ol ev ery jump- ing ofl place from whiclintrey might challenge Paps or the 11 has also bv 1 1" I\ V. Henderson, F ield Chairma ii*for Second Con- - . j s • .•• . . ’ r . • v*-- • " • •. gressiomil District, has wired P. M. lUiekingham, A // . ' ■ ./ , * *• S ,y • • 1 -. i ■ ' County Chairman for the Fourth Liberty' Loan, that he has been tortfinate in ^seeming Lieutenant Place, of the French Army, to speak at Barnwell on Tuesday,* October 1st, at P. M. ’ : ' * r ' . r * ... ..a— . 4.;.*' Under the auspices of the Liberty Loan Commit tee this public speaking will be held, in The Square, i k if the weather is good, otherwise in the Court house. It will he an inspiration to most of us to see and hear Lieut. Place, who has braved and survived every deadly weapon of war that the unspeakable ■ * ^ Hun has put forth, and he will tell us at first hands, inatiy details of army life that so many of the moth ers and friends and relatives of our boys who are now in France want so much to learn about. In additionto Lieut. Place, it is now expected that Col.Dan Henderson of Aiken will also speak, and his matchless oratory will bring delight to the en tire assemblage. .. * - 10 u.xrnmnce, became it grows clearer and clearer v bat su-j preme service it ^s to he% Amer-' lea’s, privilege t<> render tfv tin' world. The anniversary of the j di>e<verv of America mu-t, ih- refnrv. have for u- in thi> fau-fiii year a peculiar and thrill- ing e\;>erieii.ee. We should make it a.dav of ardent re-dedication ideal* REV. M.T. RANKIN PREACHES FAREWELL SERMON. Rev. M. T. Rankin who for the past three months has served the Barnwell Baptist church ' as supply pa-tor preached his fare well sertnou on last Sunday niyhts-aml left here Monday illuming for a visit to his par ent-. Ih v. andMrs. M. W. Ran kin wIih iv-ide in Willi>tou. PASTE THIS IN Y01H HAT anouv*- *S chanrud juirts. lit* has also by 1 to tne his success taker, from them the government i- founded and by 'initiative of attack. It is no long- which odr piesent heroic tasks were in-pi red. It comes from an aid nodi* addre.-s made many year ago. hut it is too good to he for gotten. We have, seen better poetry than this, hut never l*~Hn advice. ’ - - “What would happen do you suppose, if the . mignonette should j-ay to the rose? The pride of roses l hate to see : win ORMER BARNWELL COUNTY MAN. RED CROSS DEPARTMENT. tii F. t M'cknon, of Gaffney Con\ic;ed o) Di»l’>>ai Uiterancca Henry P. i)avi-oi> v (,'hair- _ man of the War < ouucirajf the Ro«‘k 11ill, Sept. *20 —Special ’ A i ♦ • ri• • au Red (Tos-, announced de.v. i Hickson wa- found I toda,\ that in the* week of I>ec- ;U'ilty on . counts of tin* ’ indict- eiipx'T tlie, Ifitli to gTlial iucliisive Ip'ut eharging—iimi- .with di.>- oval utterance. .Argument or i'*w jrial will he heard Sat- lrday mornirig, T in* trial of the Rev. F. O: Hickson^ of Gaffney, charged with disloyal -untterances ov* r- -hadowed all others docketed for the present term of the Lnitvd States Court, ifn session N OW, or a matter of waiting until the) attack w herever they cIkktso, hut * t hex' must .wait lor him to strike «W .aid u lion lie clUKisos. ttl l he present situation is that ul-j ■ , though they have been driven hack to the Hindenburg lines, •and abov e all things desire time and place for refitting* they are given no rest. Fach day brings news ol new offensives on wide ly separated fronts. Hard!) has quiet eome in the Sj^Mihiel sal ient before HaL^Ttucks in the [ LihUt v north, or :{ Margin in the south. Then Allenhv strikes thiy l urk upon which oui j Wednesday he will leave foridonT vou^ceep near the gortind the Theological Seminary at like me?” Louisville, Kv. where he will “ What if the i;ose should sav I. Wood'**ow continue* ministrv. miooer. imo an Jlt0ll himself ilUo the hearts not (>n that dav U olJ ( v of tlie diurch liiemhership t\ i urK tlie Ser- t herefore W i;><*'i, nre-i.lent/of the Lnited States, do appoint iiatunlay, the of .October, 1918, as Liberty Day. quests tiu* citizens of every coin- | , )Ut > ()t * t j le t . alire nrunity <*t city, town mm nmnin.-iMi*, 1111 attended eelehrate the discovery of our countrv in order to stimulate a * . * • - generous response to the Fourth man. Commemorative add:v-ses. pageants, dye a vest hi- studies fois. the to the phlox, “Mv color a*re orthodox : form ami to please While Mr. kankin w as liereLvour Maker you,ve got to he for only a short time lie iugri!tb precisely, in all re-pects like me hip cunnminit v “What if the grape , should say to the pear. “What are y #u I ihu/ui ini i w u 11 tuiiiiiiuiiuj on > jm (ii , nnt a I ” > »ii t!u Lnited State-, Jllu j |,j s last service w’as largely flaunting about tip there? Be- ish linieyTii Palestine or tl -^biunsAn Mace*iot»i.u Ail ol this t- trds to vyt^lkep. tire ^ morale of Ike German army and conv ince them that the) are beaten. In for mer. campaigns tl c coming of vviutei v-onijn* !»y! a cessation pf hostilities.- V- helht p ' Foch will , c.oni;mie hi- c • ".paiYU llirough Ah winter is a (itiesttori. Hu* proba bility iiom ret'ent i \cuts.,-;s ih.tt lie will eominhe unti 1 ' lie lias iorced the * lermiirs to tetite Irom liteir preser t-rd the hot der lines farther Sow r home lV-,;ivah*v, or-oti«er demon- strafrt»u- sluhiU he arranged for in eve: v ii‘*igtil»oriu>(*d under the o, Ui-.-.i, d Urea loti uT the s'*ere- Ui.y <»; tiie treasury ami tie* im- in• •:i tte-*.!ireetion o’f the'Liliertv Li v;* i imiimtte' . in co-oneratioti u. [i:e chiited Stat<--1’m;*e;ui i-ii,.ea: n a ami t he public ■MoSvl * 1 1 111firw ». 1 ,et the pe.o- t’.e - Liberty a -• xsiiOs? t ie mea-ure ot t:ie;.‘ ih*votmir x to- the 'ideals i. wn.v-ii have guidod'Hhe country i As an evidence of the high es- I teem in which lie was held by liis I congregation, a purse of $S,‘> 00 was raised and at the conclusion , of Hie Smidav morning service, l • • • lie was requester! to turn over 11lie no eting to t ie deacons. At the reuuest of-.the Deacons, V. reque iSevuiour Owen-, L-q a- spokcMwarv. (.‘ioqueiil addl't estfeiti in wlli.eii l. tic ting ware of swinging alonejuul free* ypu ought to cling' to a trellis lilo; me.?’’ “What if the swan vlrould say to the-crow, ‘A’ou belong to tlie.face o So-atid So ;, it i- dctidlv sin for you to hv fr«*« What it a goose should in a hvjefo'tuit I a wren. oi an —, outlining tii'31 «V hen ? W hat i • **, •- Mr. Rankin is .should .**11 :\grei liere since Wednesday »>f last week. The trial began Thur< r - day morning and a numh»*rot witnesses were lieatah Wlmn court adjournetl for the day arguments had not been Qom- pleled. J. K..Henry, of C’hester, smd J. (JyM)tt, of Gafl’nev, acterl as con nset for thd* (JeTehseT AFiidge (J. H. Whirls, presiding, over ruled the mot'on to dismiss (lie case upon the ground that the indictment did not charge a irrme. T-he i-ntfirttmntt- - t“OrttametF seven counts rpul are made up cf language published* in tin* Baptist Courier' and other papersj T’he indi'ctmmit follow- : 1. “That it was wrong tor the l nited States to he id war with Gepnany and iln* whole propaganda was a nmiit;V making machine : that Wood- row Wilson Wits nothing -holt • t * . ot an infernal scounditrl' amt that—he was get rug hr-' ' drag: tluft for declaring ttiis country in a state Of war with Gerniany and bringing the people of con- tlict Woodrow Wilson* should hev'HSsassi i uited.' ’ .*2. Very similar to the hist.. 2. “Woodrow-- Wilson ran lor a second term on a peace platlOrm, hut was for war all the time; and no sooner was he elected than he showed his true colors :. that Woodrow Wilson was for war jill the time and should Ik* assassinated : that the Berip-tortl matter was all newspaper lies; that the Kuglish were shooting tin* Sinn Feiners down by lilting them yoor only hoj>»* i- in following I-Up against a wall and shooting me?” them without any .regard for What was right; that" he,.F* C. Hick-on, wa- stupv'-cd that in- Itelligent men would take the mu'* would be a Xmas Rcili' all of tlie whole American pejppie.£or rtt<Bijtiber&hjp in. ike Ameri'.*:iu Red Crn->. Mr. Davi- -an authorized this ‘-tatenient- “From December 16tlito23rd li-t- will l>e >open for every .American in every corner of the world v so that it- may he known that the whole nation at home and abroad is registered forthe I'cause. The American KedCroea wants again to gfve o “ tlie world notice not only that America can light but to the last roan, woman and child we stand four, .-(jwares for mercy, honor and good faith among nations. At the clo-ee of tne Xratts Membership Campaign of 1917 there was 2*^000,000 Americaua enrolled in the Ameiican Red Cross. There are al-o 8,0O0,0ip0 members m the Junior Red Cross this yipar both as a Xtrnu Trhservarice and its a renewal of a nation wide pledge of loyalty the America Red Cress will a- gain put before qvervoue the importance of standing by the flag; for the American Red Cross m this great light for peace represents the whole spirit of what we are fighting for. This will not layji call for money. It yvill be a summousto Aineim ans **we.ry where fo lino up for the American Ideal. Wo cannot all fight, hut this one tiling everv bodv can do. The American Red Cros* membership fee is one dollar. Half of tliis reinaihs with the local Chapter to he vised for ex* 1 enses and for the relief of oar ooldiers and their families; the other half goes to the Natioojd Treasury. T here Will he no allotment of quotas UF'atiy community. The quota in eyery district will be the limit of iis adult population. When the Ryll Call comes every American, old or young, will be jm I led on to register ea _r!i n trv h'» follow tTn* monkey.- that th-eit* tails' nevv-pajier am »Id hv tlie church, both a- a TiohldTffrvt* uniformin''.' IV,.* mail ami a pr» uchcr,'’pT^.-ent('Tl j Mr, Rankui vvitii a cucck forth the abilve amount. TEACHERS’ hX AM IN AT M ivussia still r o the -lager U.m !s live eenU'r of paper- lor the past week c t »n« \in tlie astoumling icvelaiion of Gorman degraded intrigue. The American see re l service has prod deed from Ger man and Russian sources un douhteJ evidence of the tael that (L*rm in goULpurehascd the Rns tr*>• i:) al- tUscoverv ;o ■'of their deteriiHiici to e. ■ “f P.d 111Oii.i.^1! i < 1 < ! I t>W F ee yi: triumjfh; theq»urpo-« 1 .if,ei 1 v u~ i>:i f i i i gssjai lersm a rh tithe, part ici- *h ra il i i r fill plov l y HtlO-oriLy fr in tli • 11 mrit i e,f 1*; luem'i ,n. n ,* i e *ii/m-n*)TV r v n 'Mini i h>* Fall _Lfc*sv • 1)/x~' rx »niin tt on will b- fit*Kt ui tbe/T, irUi Moen* I'eMi- w, M. 8. I- , o . sFo nr ia> * <) •iul»* i i!s s r» li i 'Kips:'! e^i iib/m at U o't*liK*k" a m., *n,l i*i<,.Hj/i m Tt. iA><txanuh.*,tmn is b^'inii tielft In Ml!mi , i i„it muty err ill! III tert li it iT-tir rs n , 4-ne- \\>mt if one mail -lionTd -;i\ ’Mother, “Differ vvitii nn anct you are not mv brother; I have tin* truth as the oracles toll: Go yon with me, or. go tr* ll-i?” ...1 , ■ ' ’ _ . * notice to debtors and credi tors Notice is iie.ehv given • that ail per-oiis holding clainis a- ‘gain-t the c-tatc of Saul I,. r» ad il and he- live-'vvhat il -aid in it ahiiiit the -nhmariue warfa >»• Gerfiianv; 'Wa- waging against the Fnitr-rP t ■ o cs r> State.” ♦ -L Similar to third. This count eontaimT! a i * . '■ ' t threat against tin* lilVcff Woftd- and add the Xveigfit of li is name t«» the Red Cross message. Ijet u- an-wer vvitii one voice to the word of 1 Vc-ideiit Wilson when \ f J1 he .-aid 'I -uuimou you to the coin nu lesln i. low Whl-on. -T hp- particular si. n down I all, tiiat 1 rot/.kv ajhi {,enine arO llu* deepesFdve<i ti;ai tots that history iv.is ever known. 1 > '<“<eiav ItJisTnlso shown that never lias a Ti;it*;< mT stfii-k >o !< v\ asGtrinany sechre tlie do/»v nfall of Rns TTTTP ■;i (MirrU'cv gov ''FiUiivnL vv uh-e max lh tlie i2th ddN: of Oi*!o- the entirXaliiy. gv i't.11fjpSwin-nmTTl h iv, < my ii.t i.d a ml ea ums a>^ot tile 1. U lit d State--!, I \ed. .. ‘ .e I )qnT; i u s!.• • I) 1st riet of i '(, »i• i, t hi-'. 1 nfh day. of ■ Si p teftibe:*. hr the vear of our Lo:a •v*- 2 "’THITT, u r M llliairrs aTe- -n i rrtnrpd t*, a P - ' i —y- y any. Ifta lyPxX-,. r * »M>a.«*y . . 1 . * .XiU Ollglmm w -arr .al < a tie hi pBgta-d mil s- tr Va j I } { 1 < * a r Ja lore the ( oui't —1 h'O-. I h ,ire< 1. to -iTYWcaii exonsiMi ! - i ,»: -,lrn remix v,x \- t\J L ,n/- a ‘ 1 pagi * • * tho-w't : page-1 ", RusD is was i ha nfmnv er I* -- II dm her tlnn ieeined j <■><•*•:He. T he Gm - man enTpv rjor. vv-.;s tousmTT) tlie* < V.ar. and his J.i\\6\yr- .They have been mnrdinjetfiind their murders, and oi/flte tlibiisands of innocentNpfsvple all must Ik* laid at theMoor of the areserit rulino^niss in Germany./ er reports give gotxl news m Palestine where more than ,TO,000 Turk and immense stores of war material has been cap tured. ThO continued V^sure on German forces continues on all the fronts. ii i i' I.- Taken from an exchange: “(harK Howell, Atlanta news paper editor ami Democratic leader, bom jn Barnwell county, S. (A, 55 rears of x age today, iJK.. 1 lu • u-aiid't Mn* 11 uiifcliud an^l litrnw 1 Faghfe-m, ami in tliedmlepend- c*m*e of the l nited States of America the One 11/imlredtli and Fo'fty-T'hird. . “Woodrow Wilson, “ By the president; “Robert Lansing, * “Secretary of State.” iX lit?**"s** eks t,ieiT *fti-bg'*! in .U e Hr, .* ei ill * L<,u• ro tt-u8.d yt ot K to ■ f uii I'Iiip e Ti e 1 m-( Oj-po'tunii v I r llit- tPHrhi-i- l > ii e t lltw re Mierfe p. • I■ i r in ii' tt*N,re tie* r pillar .-piliip • xoii li li in )t«T. lOO. lj.i - * \ >lii ii> t' " n ol Of Inis (t ili>, n tji-• t. Lew i i.t_- >T.lgj *ctn : A u < oui urt , H..- ter*, , Ki i ssl.. j\ ”1,rn, A - I Inn lie i >*—u \ <il,0 H i e l 1*'. V r i * taehy. Til i vCuTevtint ..e 11 <r* s j c - wig In* Ii .> A j, ei Vle* S'iiie n(i.u[e teiS .teX t> ,'k-i lev*, I'l « Mil Ii. (1. S IC ell..- (5 ’(/ 1 bps II. *Jjt> % li i: i* ie, ’e i \ a- »t 1' " a’ <! .(»•■< hate on Saturday tlie 2m1» day. of Septi niher iiovy next ensuing, arid all persons ilidobted. id_the -aid (state will make prompt payment to the uiideisigiied <>n oi .1 h foie the a b,, ve ija te. - F--rt* Mae Willi im-’ Ad mi 11 ixt ratrix 1 biped i hi- 'ejy <|:i\* o 1, r a 918. charge vvas withdrawn. glit f>. “My counti \ p right or wrong, could never'have come “fi*oiii anvwhero Hmt hihl”; mv Countrv W hen the Hag of -O is' never 1 >nrreri—t*xcept wlreir u-rlf a> the reM-Jiag. .m-t-ho.liull An appeah ha- been made for a campaign* to take place be tween Sept< iiibei* 2»>tl and 30th, for.- the purpose of collecting u-ed clothing for the stricken Belgians. A on ip*c requested te make a complete canva-s of your terri tory tor wai nr-ub-tantuii clotle* in"' tor both sexe-; al-o bed- r"* * _ 7 . : ding, slices, caps, and remnants of pTeet* material for - infants’.. vygaig.. — ■—*•-*’- ", Send no rubhor.goods. j,arkifge- to 11i.e for Send alT 3>en to tea-e the lieitsl to tight ( . r , • i i 1.1 • i , ' , *, 4 hnal pavkiug. I demand the right re, m-iiitl •>- 1 * ,7 .. ,, .i <i iii’ ’* , hY-i>e< lin!! tin* lPig-amt declare mv-e.t a traitor. 7. Siinila,r and Cojirici*. lo sixth,..,— Xeyv- v Mr-. P. J ...Drew-, t’iuu. R.: il, fA ollllllittjL*e, d 1 led t haul' Barn well, epu III Miss dolin-oii. of (drawford7 ville, ’and'Mr. and Mrs. ‘Warren Jones, of Augusta, are visiting at the home of Mr. Mack Wal- — ton, at FBenton. NOTICE. ' * Lnder and by virtueof a coin* mission by the Secretary of _ * M ;-*; w * K *. Murray, sister SfaterDfe hooks of subscription ot t o!, Harry D..Calljoitn and for tlie=^Tlendale Hardware Co. Mr. Lonnie Calhoun, and .her will be opened at AllefidalepS; three children, Bitty, Majorie C., at the offic-e of J. E. Tobin*; and John Calhoun, have moved on Tuesday, the 1st duv of Gcto- to CM, ura hi a where they will be *,“1918. . - ' make ; : thoir future home while p . (Signed,) J. J. Allen. Cotoael Murray is overseas. and C, Eurrnan. X ■ NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDI TORS -Notice is hereby, given that all* persons holding claim- a- gain-t the estate of.A lex: Reynold deceased, are required, 1 to pre sent the same for approval per sonally in the* Brobate Court at Barnwell,-on Friday, the 4th day of OctobeiV arid all- per> sons indebted to the said estate are required to make prompt payment to the administratrix or in the Probate Court on the above named date. i Lizzie Hjiy, Administratrix. Aiken, S.C. Dated this 9th day of Septem ber 1918. ” - A. I! >ck M ill’. Sent .2 i.— : 8p« riai : i A it * • l* argument—.. J. ! y_ ;i 11«>r n»• v -! Judge ( . A. oo.ds, in tii** ■ Lnited State- court, today at’ noon dr nn d the motion Hot* a new trial for the Rev. F. t . I licksoir, who vvas convicted wstenlay oLdtsIoyal un tte ratio ■- and sentenced him to -ix months in the Atlanta prison.- Pend.-g ing au appeal to the Lnited States. Court of Appeals the Rev. Hick-on is released, under bond/MNews and Courier. GaflWy,. Sept 21.--The news ae the Rev. F. C. Hickson, which rofehed 'Gaffney yesteiday. saddened many people here, although they were not in sympathy with’ the ' views he, txpresseti, but because of the f Coi-ticued uu Page Five. , M’c arc glad-th-at Lviniluir-t ha- puhii-hed the full ami eor- itci ii-t of what -In* lia- o-one in Ii• i_ t ro-- work, Wo -tatevi in tha li-t handed u- h\ / our Keen, r of those Records, that it, wa- liotTi perfect."iist, some items having been lost and it covered a shorter pejiyd than that given last week bv the Ly i kB m* rs l ’S e c re t a r v. W e have . been told hv Head- qiiarters not to cut any more garments,, but to wait forcer- tain allotments front _Atlanta, as there-were.too many of some garments and not enough of others for shippiog, and, a. more satisfactory restilt can h^ obtained by filling orders. The surgical dressing clae* 1 — U . " CjutimitfJ uu ^ Fifth P*kc. s\