The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, June 29, 1917, Image 1
U. S. ARMY.
ARRIVED
French Go Frantic in Wt
Thousands of Arne
Safely Landed in
For Duty <
A French Seaport, June 27.?5:30^
i). m.,? (Passed by the Censor.?Per-t
shing's "boys are here! Thousands of1
? 3^ them came within the last 24 hours,!
.Spoilt of the misty vastness of the sea,j
^ a U-boat infested sea that held 110!
*5 terrors for them?not a torpedo |;
1 ^scratch on a transport; not a single! i
~ *;man lost.. Spick and span, with j
I r' weather-browned faces, thieir eyes j
r "Vsparkling fight, every one of them j <
V ;every inch a man, they tramped down ;
^ ^tte gangways to the strains of the 1
"Stars and Stripes, into/a panoemoni
\
ttm of unending cheers.
' *.- " Itching for Fight.
Tonight they are already in camp,
^itchpig to ^get to the front The camp
" .Jfi- not far^rom here. It is in charge
GeneraL William L. Sibert, who
'* came m cQmmand of the troops. Per
shing is timing over from Paris t'o
raorrcnv^tq greet them.
4iinn(<o?w)c a? AmpriVyin
/ Ab tUW kuuuoauu^ v.v ?? ?
^ghting lads poaTed off the transports,
" /* scores oj^German prisoners stood on ;
the sf&er. Teeth grimly set, they ]
locked'half side-ways at these strap- \
* pin%-sewcomers. Those who watch- <
rhe> nriaonftrs could discern a I (
ghriteing ^cimiration in tlieir looks.
The remarkable thing about the
^en?s,attending the real entrance ot
the States into the war, the
safe arrival of the expeditionary force,
Tvas the spontaneity, the touching
wltrmth of their reception "here. Not
Van inkljjig of their arrival had leaked
out beforehand. There had been no
preparations, no programs with
speeches and songs, no reception com
f niittee or the like. Not until the trans
ports had safely arrived off this port,
ready to disembark, did the momen
tous news become known. Then the
people here simply 'got wild." j 1
_ f Women Fainted. 3
The 9Wt transport struck her gray
nose into^he harbor in the early i
morning^ The piers were swarming ]
GIRL AYIATOR BRINGS RED j t
CROSS FUND TO CAPITAL!'
i i
Washington, June 25.?Washington' <
i
craned ite^ieck for four hours this.
? Q-nrJ nroe .row!) With ! 1
.iULCl UWU auu iTuo i v < m
several hundred thousand dollars from
the heaven^.
Miss Katjierine Stinson, bird woman
doing her bit for the Red Cross, of
ficially closed the $100,000,000 cam
paign at'9:45 o'clock by floating out
of,the northeast sky and handing Se
cretary of Treasury McAdoo a satch
el containing the contribution for the
ied Cross which she had picked upj
ner lOUgf iirgui num i>uu.aiu, At. i.,
ough Albany, N. Y., and Philadel
/phia.
a.. M^ss Stinson was delayed for two
* hours by engine trouble in Philadel
r phia. k'When she arrived here she
f had m^re trouble finding Secretary
c^n she had in starting her
^ engme.
First sh^ circled the capitcl. tnen
^the Washington monument, and finally
settled gracefully on the Polo field.
Washington's women ambulance driv
er^ there to greet her, with
^Mrs.?-3L Borden HaTriman and the
head iat/fhe local Red Cross, Henry
QpW* McF^rland. Mr. McFarland
r;each&fcthe popped plane first:
"Well, 'igjjferiteff' to do a hit," said
Miss StMsoc,- wuth a smile. "I hope
V
x- ??~ J ? - i-r*
1 nave stirrcn imci col m
Cross by flying* foj it."
"You certainly have," replied Mr.
McFarland."
"Then I feel fine," replied the young
avatrix. I'm n^t a bit tired."
Here the crowd surged in for a
closer look and Mrs. Harriman whis
ked the young hero if-: into a motor
car. It was mannedlhy ahptjier young
-woman in khaki, one of the V/ashing
ton woman's ambulance Units. Trail
ed by a dozen more, the c^r .whisked
out to the Mc>loo home in the north
west section. It to fi^that
HAS
' IN FRANCE
* r t r> r*
zlcome to u. 2. rorcej
'.rican Fighting Men
t France, Ready
sit r ?*nnf
Mb X I VflVt
with thousands. Of men there were
few, of course, and these only the aged
and wounded; the others are at the
front. The realization that these new
comers are shortly to fight side by
n-ia t-Via. ttiptv nf fhis THirfc who
OIUU '? AI.U tMV MVU. V* X
are already in the thick of battle,
drove the women frantic with jo/ and
gratitude.
The American troops answered the
cheers by throwing small silver coins
ashore. A roaring scramble among
the street urchins followed. They
didn't spend the coins for candy. They
wrapped them up carefully in their
ragged handkerchiefs to save them
as sacred souvenirs.
The disembarkation passed off in
the most orderly manner. There was
not the slightest hitch. Ship after
ship slipped into her berth, discharg
ed men and equipment Confusion
seemed an unknown quantity to these
khaki clad youths and their officers.
From the piers the American troops
swung off through the streets of thi3
port, where the whole populace had
turned out to give them a tremendous
ovation. The crowds showered fiow
*rs, fruits, cigarettes and dainties
ipon the marchers.
Triumphal March.
"Vive l'Amerique!" was an unend
ing cry, and as proof that but one
confident thought was in the hearts
Df these cheering thousands, this shout
svas repeated over and over again.
"You'll chase the Germans out oi
3ur country!"
"We will," came the thunderous
chorus from the Americans.
Their rec ption and progress
*Vi/? nitxr Ti'aro nno oroof tri. I
.UiUUgU (.LLC V.1LJ T. w ^ uuv
amphal march. The French onlook
ers remarked time and again upon
:he youth and physique of the Amer
icans. 9 *
For France this was the proudest
md the happiest day since the
Vlarne.
,he secretary had returned to the
Treasury Department. So the parade)
>vos doubled "back, all the way through
cheering crowds.
On the south steps of the treasury
building Mr. McAdoo, Mr. Davidson,
)f the Red Cross, Rear Admiral Peary,
3. M. Sheppard, of Texas, and Repre
sentative Murray Hubert, of New
Fork, the committee of the national
lerial coast patrol awaited her.
"You have done a noble and brave
;hing for a great cause" said Mr.
HcAdoo gravely, receiving the precious
satchel.
"No, I just did my little bit," the
;irl replied with her infectious smile
md the gravity of the party disap
peared.
"I'd like to ride with you some day" '
said Mr. McAdoo.
"I'll be back some day and take you
ip,'' said Miss Stinson.
Miss Stinson's flight was the resuit
a voluntary offer made to the war
"onrjcil of the Red Cross here a week
ago. Permission was obtained for lier i
to use one of the just completed 100
tiorse-power battle planes which the
Curtis company is building for the
War Department. Hundreds of simi
lar models are now at work over the
battle lines of northern France.
^ ~\T r? m nnf
I/IMVUIU^ W1 .iK'iiuiuvui,
The unveiling of the monument of
S. W. Williams by the W. 0. 'W. Camp I
of Pomaria, Sunday July 1st, at 5
o'clock at the Rosemont cemetery.
All the members are requested to
meet at the College Campus. An ad
dress will be made at the cemetary
bv Dr. Setzler.
Girl's Auxiliary.
The Girl's Auxiliary of the First
Baptist church will meet with Mrs.
J. H. West on Saturday aftT^ ^at
5:30.
EDITH WILSON, Secty.
i.'J ^r
<ED CKOSS MEETING
ORGANIZE JiEWBEKKY CIIAI'TEI
A public meeting will be held i
the court house next Tuesday nigh
July 3, at 8:30 o'clock, to organiz
the Newberry Chapter of the Ame!v
inn Red Cross. Membership will nc
be confined to the town of Xewberr;
uui our pwpic mi uugiiuuL me wuui
ire urgently requested to atend thi
meeting and help us to organize an
carry on this great work.
Japan with a population of 40,000,00
has a Red Cross membership of 1,800
000; Germany, with a population c
67,000,000, has a^ Red Cross membe]
ship of 1,400,000; Russia, with a poi
ulation of 171.000,000, has a Red Cros
membership of 1,200,000;% the Unite
States, with a population of 100,000
000, had until reecntly a Red Cros
membership of 300,000. The human:
tarian work that our country is ex
pected to do in connection with th
war. calls for at least 1,000.000 mem
bers. The American Red Cross i
Llici I LCI trvi uy j. u i,uv w~
lv volunteer agency for relief com
missioned by the Government in cas
of war or overwhelming disastei
The President of the United State
is President of the Society. No oth
er agency provides so practical an of
portunity for helping humanity ii
times of great crises, when the nee
is urgent, and the methods for relie
must be prompt and adequate.
The American Red Cross need
you. Come and help us.
GEORGE B. CROMER,
Chairman of Com. on Organizatior
Death of Mrs. G. W; Swittenberg.
X/Tt.o HiVo THnp-pnifl Switenbftre. wif
of Mr. George W. Swittenberg, die
at her home in Newberry on Wednes
day afternoon at 6 o'clock, after
lingering illness, having been serious
lv ill for six-months and blind fo
eight years. Although her death wa
not unexpected, yet its suddennes
was a great shock to the family an
friends.
The funeral services were held a
the house Thursday afternoon- at 1:0
o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Ed^
Fulenwider. assisted by the Rev. J. .J
Long of Little Mountan. Intermen
at Rosemont cemetery. The followin:
were the pallbearers: Messrs. W. A
~ - T T TX7 XXTa-rt-i
MCSWaiU, J_i. A. YY 11SU11, *>. T? . II u ?
Dr. .Van Smith, W. A. Hll., J. C. Sam
pie, Geo. W. Summer and H. H. May
er.. iilfil
Mrs. Swittenberg was 68 years old
Before marriage she was a Mis
Shealy, daughter of the late Mr. An
ShftsiK- nf the Dutch Fork sec
tion of Lexington county. Two broth
ers, Messrs. Andrew Shealy, Jr., am
Noah Shealy, both of Lexington coiin
ty, and two sisters, Mrs. Laura Cum
alander of Lexington county and Mrs
Emma Clark of Columbia, are stil
living. Mrs. Swittenberg is survive)
by her husband and nine children. Thi
3 J fnllAWC
sons ana aauguLcis a-ic tie muung
Mr. G. W. Swittenbberg, Jr., of King
tree, Mrs. Anna C. Clary of Abbeville
Mr. W. J. Swittenberg of Newberry
Mrs. B. T. Bushardt of Newberrrj
vfrs apo. C,. Hino of Newberry,- Mrs
L. L. Hunter of Sumter, Mr. R. I
Swittenberg of Anderson, Miss Mami
Swittenberg and Mr. Horace Switten
berg of Newberry.
Having reared a large family fc
usefulness and prominence this gooi
liie cmna tn hftr reward. an
Y> VUlCt 11 UUJ (,uuv WV ,
while sympathising friends weep wit]
the sorrowin grelatives they kno\
that the sufferings of the departei
wife, mother and friend are at an en
and that she is at everlasting rest ii
the eternal city.
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN
EARLY IN AUGUSr
Washington, June 2o.?Between Au
gust 1 and August 15 congress wii
probably pack up its various belong
ings and trek home. Claude Kitchii
nQmAr>Mtif> lpadpr. made this predic
tion today in the House.
It has been known for some tim
that the administration is anx:ous fo
congress to dissolve and leave tn
President t-o conduct the war. bt
Xitchin's announcement today wasth
first public utterance on the subjec
At the same time Kitchin suggest
ed that about the middle of this wee
most of the members would be abi
to take a fortnight's recess.
. . \ wv *. V * . ,
KED CROSS CAMPAIGN FUND
The total result of the campaign, in
Newberry county up to Thursday
morning is as follows:
Cash $3,765.67
Unpaid pledges $6,805.55
Total "...$10,571.22
The unpaid pledges are in the hands
01' M. L. Spearman, treasurer; and the
first instalment is due July 1. Mr.
R. H. King, State Secretary, wires
us, "For national war work council
* :
1 desire to express gratitude to you
>f I and your workers ana givers. Jtioia i
i I
pledges and cash until definitely in-1
)-1 structed. Total for State so far,
;s $393,522.11." v
d The executive committee renews its j
1 expression of gratitude and apprecia-j
tion to all wlio aiaea in maxing uie
Newberry campaign so creditable to
our people.
GEORGE B. CROMER,
Chairman Executive Com.
June 28, 1917.
PLEDGES FOR RED CROSS FUND
^ i (Colored)
Mrs. Kittie Boyd $ 1.00
3 [Mrs. Elizabeth Shears 1.00!
" i yvilliam Pitts 1.00 !
Mrs. Elsie Daniels 1.00
^1 Dr. C. Johnson 2.00
f; Mrs. Matilda Johnson 1.00.
! Rev. A. W. Brown 2.00'
' ^ * T A n Onaoi?moti 1 00
I .HI'S, iid^ania ujiguiuiuu
Mrs. Ora Dennis
Mrs. Lydia Fergerson
Mrs. Ida Steward .
Rev. A. T. Williams
Samsson Robincon ,
Harrison Suber
Joe Williams
H. J. Chappelle
Mrs. Alice B. Starks
! KeV. J. H,. 1 UULL1CL3
Prof. B. Levister 3.00
J. L. Duckett. M. D 2.00!
Lewis Dorroh 1.00:
Jacob Ricliey 1.00!
Milton Smith, Jr 1.00 i
A. J. Gilliam 1.00
Henry Buford 1.00
Remainder of pledges obtained by
M. D. W. that have not been pub
lished.
CLOSING OF MISS RAWL'S
MUSIC SCHOOL
As a compliment to her pupils for
the exceptional work during the yeai
just closed Miss Rawl entertained
most delightfully at a porch party at
her home in the suburbs Tuesday
evening of last week. The wide porch
and circular driveway of the coloni
al home, with gardenias and day lil
lies, carrying out the decorated
scheme of green, brown and white,
made an unusually pretty picture in
the subdued light of many colored
Japanese lanterns.
The pupils o fthe schools, about fif
teen of their invited guests and the
ushers who assisted at the June re'
cital, drove out in motor cars at about
8:30 to be very informally received
and entertained in the various out
door games.
The principal feature of the evenT
ing was. a contest in which a prize
was offered to the pupil of any school
who succeeded in playing the long
est composition without seeing the
keyboard. Each contestant was
blinded and ler to the piano without
a sight of the keys or pedals and left
to find both without assistance. The
orize, a pair of tiny kewpies, was
awarded by unanimous decision to
Miss Elizabeth Harms who succeeded
in playing the Mozart minuet in E
flat through the first half of the trio
without stopping.
Cream and cake were served at
the close of the evening. The school
has had a very successful year.
|
Whenever there are errors in a pa- j
per it is the habit of a reporter to j
loir rno hiamo nn the linotvDe operator!
or someone else in the office, but the
reporter can't blame anyone but him
self for "Dollar Down Douglas,"
when it should have been "Dollar
Down Dudley." Others errors are
often the result of the reporter's rush
throughout the weeks. Monda/s and
Thursdays?press days?roll around
so fast he sometimes forgets whether
it is the first or the last of the week.
This is said here now because both,
the editor-in-chief and tho society edi
tor are at the, meeting o" the State
Press associaion.
l'ZRSHISG PREPARES
BASE FOR AMEHICA
lr. S. Troops IWill Be Fighting on West
Front, Near Historic St. Qaentin,
by Next Fall.
Washington, June t.o.?Tne war .De
partment has received complete re
ports from Major General John J.
Pershing on what has been accom
plished in preparation for American
regulars in France.
* The American general's three weeks
~ e 1 ~ ^ ~ ViAm a fruit tn an aim oat.
| u 1 id uui aavc uvi iiv/ ia u?v ww
unbelievable degree. It became known
! today that the department has been
informed a great base camp foe the
Americans already is ready and wait
ing and every detail for their recep
tion and transporation to the front
has been worked out.
General Pershing has been working;
from 9 o'clock in the morning to all
hours of the night and has been in:
almost constant communication with
I
T.n K ^ 1 Tnff rn
.uai sn<ii -jvuib*.
West Front
The American base will be south of
St. Quentin, historic in the war on the'
western front. A section of the line
in that neighborhood will be turned
over to Pershing as soon as he has
sufficient first line troops and re
serves to hold it.
}
r?n tho basis of these reports the
War Department was doing its might
iest today to make the forces necessa
ry available at the earliest possible
moment.
In connection with the Navy De
partment and shippping board a great
transport system is being organized
whereby entire fleets o! merchantmen
will be turned over to the War De
partment for one voyage at a time.
Many of them are German vessels
seized at American ports upon the
declaration xof war They are fast and
have large pasenger accommodations.
No Interference.
It is felt that their withdrawal from
the cargo carrying trade for one voy
age every r.?o months or so will not
interefere with the shipment of plen
tiful supplies to the allies. j
The department plans to supply men
to go on tliese transports are well
along. This movement is expected to
be completed by September.
"" " ?1 97K AAA A '
mis win nitju.il ai'vui o?w,vvv ?
ican troops, all trained men or at
least a well balanced force of trained
men and recruits, before winter. In
the spring the great overseas move
ment of draft forces will be ready to
begin if necessary.
VARIOUS A5D ALL ABOUT.
It is not so very often that a man
and his wife, the parents of children,
play with each other like sweethearts.;
It happened in Newberry Wednesday,
that* a man was playfully suffling
with his wire.when he fell and hurt
his arm. They are still young people. \
You may be able to spot the husband
if you toil en ins iujuicu ai m.
Next Sunday being the first of Julyj
will be "Patriotic Sunday" in the'
churches. Go in the right spirit, and
then be readv to go to the court,
house the following Tuesday night j
for the organization of the Red Cross
-1?^11 of which vou
ULlU.pi.Ci uci t, ukwi ?--- ? v
will be better prepared for Fourth
of July rally picnic Wednesday.
Sheriff Blease and Deputy Taylor j
were called 'Wednesday to Mr. John j
H. Garrett's about eight miles be-1
low Prosperity, to investigate the
Hurntnor nf a neerro house on Mr. Gar
rett's place Tuesday night. The house;
was occupied by Lilla Davis. Hattie:
Davis was arrested and lodged in jail
charged with the crime. A- prelim-'
inarv will be held Saturday in Magis-'
trate Hair's court at Prosperity.
At the court house Tuesday morn-;
ing the court room presented a veryi
unusual appearance and also a very;
busy and animated scene, witfc
groups of ladies, members of the;
T qo crno
woman s iNciLiuuai ^ ??OI
folding and distributing pillow cases
to be made for use by Red Cross j
nurses, the Woman's League being:
auxiliary to the Red Cross work.
The commercial bank on Wednes-'
day declared its usual semi-annual;
dividend of 6 per cent., the Ne^bepry'
> ' 5
cotton mill its usual 5 per cent., the
Mollohen mill 3 1-2 a.nd the Oakland j
mill 31-2. At the meeting of the!
board of directors of the Oakland,
mill the president, Col. W. H. Hunt,!
was given three months' leave of ab-!
eence so that he could take treatment
NATIONAL LEAG-HE
FOR WOMEN'S SERVICE
The women interested in the Na
tional League for Women's Service
wish to thank the men in charge of
Newberry's three great mills. At the
request of the executive committee
of the Newberry branch of the League
the mills have most generously given
the cloth for one thousand pillow
cases to be used on hospital trains
"somewhere in France." The mills
gave as foliows~Newberry, 300 yds.;
Mollhon, 200 yds.; Oakland, 2Q(?
yds.
At the court house Wednesday
morning 345 pillow cases were cat
and distributed.
The tailoring ladies are asked to
be at the court house from 10 a. m.
to 12 m., on Friday, June 29th, to cut
and distribute pillow cases: Mes
dames Mary E. Hipp, chairman, Jas.
Boozer, A. S. Rae, W. G. Houseal, C.
H. Cannon, Frank Hunter, Arthur
Kibler, W. . Schenck, A. C. Welch,
? <3 UTinn T Cldlf AT*
<Xlill J.VJL 1 o O J-/ILitiiKs UUAVW*
Saturday fronf10 a. m. to 12 m.
Misses Sudie Dennis, chairman, Pearl
West, Julia Kibler, Mary Frances
Pool, Bess Burton, Rosalyn Hipp, Sa
die Bowers, Lillian Kibler, Rnbf
Goggans and Florence Bowman.
Monday, July 1, from 10 a. m. to
12 m., Mesdames Carrie Pool, chair
man, Robt. Holmes, Herman Wright,
Haskell Wright, H. W. Schumpert,
Stevie 'Wright, W. B. Wallace, H. L.
? T D Unnla^ on/1 Miea Mi ntllA
I"Ctrl i f fJ Jl-J. auu iUAUO **** ??*w
Salter.
To give necessary instructions th*
following: Friday, Mrs. Julia Brown;
Saturday, ftjiss Annie Green;'
Monday, Mrs. Mary P. Fant.
Miss Sadie Goggans, chairman
/vP fVio Vow.hprrv branch of
the League or Miss Blanche David
son, vice chairman, will be on hand
each- day to help with the cutting.
Any one in the town or county of
Newberry interested in helping Ln this
work can obtain pillow cases by call
ing at the new court house from 16
a. m. to 12 m., on any of the morn
ings named.
The slips are to be*made at home
and returned at any time during the
coming week to the court house
marked with the name of the maker.
Some woman will be jj}. charge to
receive pillow cases and check them
ATTENTION SEWBERRY ELKS.
The Exchange bank declares a semi
berry lodge of Elks will be held this
(Thursday) evening at 8:30 o'clock.
The new lodge room is in Fraternity
hall building and all the members are
earnestly requested to be present a*
this meeting.
Chnrch of the Redeemer.
(Rev. Edward F:?len wider, Pastor)
The following will be the program.
of divine service at the Lutheran
church of the Redeemer next Sunday
10:15 a. m., Sunday School; 11:15 a.
m.. the morning service. Sermon by
the pastor on the subject, "Saving
the Waste." This is the Sunday set
apart "by our Government for the con
sideration of this great subject.
8:30 p. m., the Union service.
The public is cordially invited to aH
the services.
for rheumatism which has given him
trouble for two or three years. Dur
ing his absence the affairs of the mill
will be looked after, by Mr. Geo. W.
1 raraer, one of the vice presidents,
nad Mr. Jas. N. McCaughrin, assistant
treasurer.
Magistrate Chas. W. Douglas had
Marcellus Davis up before him Wed
nesday morning on the charge of
reckless driving of automobile at En
oree colored Baptist church. Davis
came near r-olliding with Mr. Charles
S. Suber s car, not slowing up and
coming very near causing Mr. Suber
x ' ? ~ Al + nTn TYoviC WflQ rpnrp
10 gO ill HJ CX, UHV.ll. WH'IU .?ww -
sented by Attorney B. V. Chapman,
Mr. J. B. Hunter appearing for the
"State. After three witnesses had
been examined counsel for Davis en
tered a plea of guilty, all parties af
ter consultation having agreeed upon
that course. Accordingly the magis
trate imposed the lightest sentence: