Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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3 . ' In A Red Tr : ii mrnw rr ! \ I 1' | Y. M. C. A. men fixed up dug-o i armistice was signed, and it becai "open. Here in the dimly lighted u] on'tTo-n t'no Vir>vc tr? writp homf>. ind< &1' VA* MVJ M vv ? as boxing. It was even possible j from actual trench duty. - > SOUTHERN AVIATOR . DIGS FROM PRISON AND SWIMS RHINE Calf* "Y" Work In German Prifon Camp "Life Saver/' While Con j. \ ' fined At Villingen. New York* Feb. ...?Lieutenant George Puryear, of Memphis, Tenn., an aviator, was one of a trio of hardy American adventurers who were successful in a wild dash for liberty from j ?? rkrtf^Hof I me vmmgen pnsuu camp wu wvn#v?, 6. Sixteen mem made the attempt, ^but only Puryear, Lieutenant Harold Willie'of Boston, and Naval Lieutenant Isaacs of Portsmouth, Va., got away. Word has just been received at Y. M. C. A. headquarters here concerning their alinost hopeless escapade. Tke men brought badk remarkable | accounts of Y. M. C. A. work even at Villingen. "The 'Y' sent us books of all kinds 3 ? J- ?? 4 J T i aiiu even sjxjruiig guuus, oaiu uicul. Puryear. "We played basketball and volley ball incessantly?our space was too small for baseball and football. I tell you, those games were life savers to us, and they kept us in fair physical condition." It is reported that Puryear and his comrades slipped out of the camp through a tunnel under the wire. All but the three named were headed off before they reached the river Rhine, but the intrepid trio swam the river? & terrible feat in itself?and made their way into Holland. * , MONEY SENT HOME BEFOREJJIG BATTLE Doughboys "Cleaned Pockets" for > Home Folks, When Return From Fight Was Uncertain. Y. M. C. A. Has Delivered Millions of Dollars For Amex. / Paris, Feb. ...?The steady unsel. fishness of the American soldier, Bhown by the way he "cleaned his ; pockets' of money before going into action, to be sent home if he didn't come back, is told by W. J. Baker of Portchester, N. Y., who served eleven months &S a ivi. U. a. worKer witii L ^ the &th Division. His particular charge was the third battalion of the : 103rd infantry. He joined that unit on the St. Mihiel front, went with them to Chateau Thierry, and later was in the famous St. Mihiel clean-up and the drive before Verdun. "Tt Tens lust before that action be- I gan," said Baker, "that I saw the finest example of the characteristic unselfishness of the boys. They 'cleaned their pockets' for the folks at home. They knew they were sroing up against the real thing, and they wanted all their money to go home in case they never J came hack. In all, I was entrusted v idth 8,000,000 francs ? upwards of $1,500,000 ? before that attack. We handled such funds through the regular Y. M. C- A. service established for sending money from soldiers to rela. ? tives in America. I Baker lived with his battalion, and i \ saw lively times, as the "Yankee ! ^ Division,'* as it was called, was kept on the fighting front almost continu1 TO?*. I iangle Dug-C uts with our men on ttie French fron ne possible for the American veteran nderground rooms, refreshments were x>r games were played and occasional! sometimes to put on a moving picture SOUTHERN "Y" MAN BLINDED IN SERVICE Says It Will Take Time For Public To Realize Value Of The Red Triangle Service To American Fighters. - I DeRoy R. Fonville. New York, Feb. ...?So unusual was the service rendered by DeRoy R. Fonville of Burlington, N. C., in his Y. M. C. A. work overseas thaf Major Gen- j eral L. S. Upton has written him a ; personal letter in appreciation of his j eiloits. Mr. Fonville has returned to his home after ten months service with ) the Y. C. A. He was with the Fifth and Sixth Marines and Ninth and Twen t. infontn; at r'hatpnn Thierrv. LJ "LUli U 1U; UH v.4 jr mv ? ? , Soissons and St. Mihiel. It was while he was in a trench waiting to serve the Marines when they "pushed off," that a high explosive shell blew particles of rock into his eye, blinding it. The same shellfire killed James A. x>;?.^v.Kir o v m p A R^orpfarv from UlL KsLlkJJ , M A. M. V/. A*. ~ ^ Pasadena, Cal., and wounded another Red Triangle worker, Thomas W. Wilbut, Jr., of New Britain, Conn. The letter of appreciation that was sent to Mr. Fonville by General Upton read as follows: "I have observed your work as Y. M. C. A. representative of the Ninth infantry for some time and wish to convey to you my appreciation of the uncomplaining and soldier-like manner in which you have undergone all without the glory that is attached to the profession of arms. The work which you have done had added greatly to the contentment of the men and thus to the efficiency of the command." | "My experience gave me an apprecimoriran mpn and what the> I IclllUJU VJL Aiux * ?vm.m can go through," said Mr. Fonville. j "Our division was a shock unit. It ' never went any way but forward. Our \ division alone captured 12,000 prison- j ers. Those men appreciated the Y. j M. C. A. and understood the difficul-1 ties it had to contend with in getting! supplies up to the front. I have no i complaint to make about losing the sight of one eye, that Is war, but it bewilders me to have known what I do of the work of the 'Y' in France and then come home to learn of the criticisms being circulated here. I beliave tfiat in due time the full appreciation of the Y. M. C. A.'s work lor victory will be generay A A hit Overseas I :/ ? Jm ? : -. <**$ 1 i : : b ^:w-sr^;- " | ?v ; " . :' : "r-^ 1/ : . - " .>.: : IA lA^V ' ' :p lipWKmM^ | >?2P/ K*y/2K ?J* / :->^;<,. ^r/:y.:x>: .< ;.<*. $ .: : : : w* -. : 7 t in the bad old days before the s to Lake their recivanon out in the served, and an opportunity was v seme more arhielin iramos such show for the boys in their time off GIFTS FROM "Y" HELPEBDOUGHBM Corporal Irving Abrahams of Nev V Al*1r Knn 4?? A. 4 . J Xf n - iviii una jum ltaurneu irom r rauct Just because the Y. M. C. A. mei overseas had gone out of their wa; to treat him well, he took the troubl< to make his way to the Headquarter Building of the National War Worl Council, Y. M. C. A., New York City and found some one on the 9th floor a Headquarters to tell how much he ap predated the service of the Red Trian gle. . This is just a part of what he said "I returned from France on thj 27th of January. Have been wounde< tnree times. Am feeling fine, but th< .first time when, we landed ..over ii France in April, 1917, we took th< position up on Chateau Thierry an( the Y. M. C. A>was right with us an( brought up on the firing line chocc late, cigarettes, and also pears, bis cuit and done the best and all he coulc just to please the boys. "And in August when we drove th< Germans back he came up unde heavy shell fire and brought us thi same chocolate, cigarettes, and if t!v boys didn't have any money he woult give it to us just the same. "And up on the Argonne Forest h< went under heavy shell fire an< brought up all the candy, and choco late, and also spoke to the boys t< send our money to our mothers ant which we did, and also he told us t< send our money home and he will d< all he can for us, and also the boys o the Third Division is very well plea? ed of the Y. M. C. A. and also thanl them ever so much; and also whei we got relieved from the Argonni woods the Y. M. C. A. entertained us gave us a grand time, and we than] the Y. M. C. A. with our full heart am we shall never forget them. "So I don't see why the fellows ar< coming back from France and kicking the Y. M. C. A., and I can speak t< anybody and ask them why they ar< knocking the Y. M. C. A." Rei Triangle Man Tells Of Serving At Chateau Thiern The Y. M. C. A. has Ween criticizet because it was said that it had no on< at the fighting in the region of Cha teau Thierry. The other day, Ernes C. Bardwell, a New York man. cann back from France, broken in healtl because of his strenuous work in tha region. Mr. Bardwell was one of a party o Y. M. C. A. men who entered Cha teau Thierry village with supplies a 10 o'clock on the morning of July 2\ and worked all day and far into th< night serving the -boys who were beat ing back the German counter-attacks The last German prisoners, he said were taken out of Chateau Thierry a 8:30 o'clock on the same morning. THE v- M. C. A. IN FAR EAST The work cf the Y. M C. A. in Mace donia is rapidly extending over th< newly-oponed arf-a;-. and in tho present state of flux heavy responsibilities de volve upon C. \V. Kates, the secretary in charge at Salonika. Centres have been opened in Se rbia at Vranja; Nish, Monastir artd other towns, anc in the capital ciry. Belgrade, the Y M. C. A. is now established in a good building. Percival Whitley, son ol the deputy speaker of the English House of Commons, is developing the Association's work in Northern Bui ? v,ilp on Turkish cr?il TV/Tv Ov""v> ? "" - AT.-. A . I i U ff ard Bradley has planted the Red Triangle in Constantinople itself. The Last Appeal. The campaign for funds r^licv.* the war safiorers in the Near Ea-st is now drr.v.Mio 10 a close. The need will l<e sjppl.ed now while we are thinking abo.;t it or this weary h:in gry m il.itude will taint by the wayside unfed ami anhelped. I Newberry county must raise $l.S0v ,i'f we are to complete our allotment of $">.000. We have completed every oiher fand with a big margin, shail we now ref.ise to give bread and '<mr-r-rYr t:% rhp himirrv and the> starv ing? j A canva.ss will be made for fund? in Xewbcivy, Kosperity. Little Moan, tain, and Wh.iinire next Sabbath afternoon. The pastors of the coantrv ' char.'.he? have he on asked to appoint a commiitee in each church to can vass the congregation and com' muiiity. | : Each Sabbath s hoo! in the county hss been a-ke:i to give the offering ; next Habbath to this fund. In this way a-most every child can have the \ opportunity ro give a little. This offering should be emphasized. { When the canvassers come to yoi . be sure to thank them for the opi /? fru?A t /? t c* iirnrth^f i.-air. IU rj uuo uiuow wui iw%? fund. They are giving their monev '.and their work besides. Are you not i willing to ?ive your money and some; thing besides? ' * i I Do noL overlook the fact that true J giving will cost you something. It is ! the heart service that blesses and j makes happy. The royal psalmist | said: ."Neither will I offer burnt of-j ' fering unto the Lord of that wh 'clij dcth cost me nothing" ! I ne cuairman 01 eauu cuiuuiince ai work in the towns and in the churches will please mail report to Mr. J .H. West, Newberry. S. C., on Monday, ! March 10. :Send all funds and pledges to the same address. Do not fail to make your report promptly. This is an important part of the plan. ! J >Do not send these workers of mercy , away empty handed. If you cannot 3 give dollars think not that dimes p will be despised. Let us not give ? support to the claim of the penny 5 that it i!s more religious than the ten s dollar bill because it goes to Sunday j school with accustomed regularity, h occupies a prominent place on the i. plate when deacons march up the aisle with the offerings of the people, and receives the benediction of the E parson while the ten dollar bill is ^ seldom .seen in such pious company.i J This, will be a good time, to discredit j the pernicious heresy of the "NickelJ lay-it-ins." : Ij Some one has said that the thing K/he feared most of all was, that he r 1 might go through the world and not * know his full duty. It would be a a; more serious thing to go through th? r i world, know our duty, and not have. 2'the courage to do it 21 Millions of little hands are being I held up to you, weak and withered; land dwarfed for lack of food Will j " i you help them or in hardness of j , heart refuse their mute appeal? i! K i 3! must help. I dare not refuse. i 1 J. W. Carson, j 3 Chairman of Special Com. I | 1 RED CROSS XOTES. J At the executive committee meet-j j ing of the Newberry Red Cross chapa' ter on Wednesday, the following res-, Jolutions were adopted: i | Whereas, It is the desire of the * | people of Newberry county to show a | proper recognition of the service rendered by our sons in the army and j j to make suitable expression of our, 2! joy at their return home, therefore, j I RwolvoH (1^ That a ppntrn.1 r.om-! mittee of seven members, consisting of Z. F. Wright, S. J. Derrick, Paul E. Anderson, Alan Johnstone, Otto I I Klettner, Mrs. L. W. Floyd and Mrs. j Mary P. Fant be appointed to arrange j j by some appropriate form of enter-1 ? tainment, or otherwise, to express to our men who have leturned and are t j returning from the army our grate31 ful aDDreciation of the service That j tbey rendered to their country, and our joy that they have returned I home; 2. That each branch of the Xewt berry chapter of the Red Cross be ^ i asked to appoint a committee of 3 three to cooperate with the central committee; ! , 3. That the central committee be t authorized to appoint as many sub- ] committees as it may deem advis-j able; i 4. That the central committee have I full authon'ty to determine the forru 4 the time, and the place of the entert tainment. The fire Wednesday noon was at ; inn** nf Mr. Frank O Davis' negro ; , I . [ i i houses near his home. It was not of ; 11 much consequence. '! 1 f Pure Bred E^g-s?'White Leghorn, i 1 Brown Leghorn, Ringlet Barred \ ' Rocks. Settings of 15 eggs $2.00 per setting. Postage prepaid. Fair- j I view Poultry Farm, Little Moun- j I taia, S. C. x 3-7 3tp I A had case of pneumonia has de- j vcloped in Odell Suber. the colored J irnn in jail for the killing of Oti.?- j Jor.es. another negro near Kinardsj last Saturday night. Get Our Pri on Cotton Pi Cole, Ganfct a Fertilizer Dis Com Planter r\ i urag narrow Turn Plows a Plow Steels. Plow, Gears,< We appreciate See us before y Summer Brott c \ Bryson Gr We have a Iju I Corn, Sweet Feed Meal, Grits, Cc Tobacco, Cigars, Candies. Seem?we you a gi Dvit^AII flvi\OC Ill JfdUlI U1UVV Newberry, rvepe: JL/enti Dr. Young M. E honorably disch; United States A opened a Dental > 309 Exchange L_ | ' ' I * TT _ F x J l nave jusi j A Shipment c / Stone CI Milk 801 Milk Pit< and Slop Moi7Ac' RaaIt Si 9 urnj vo i/uuu vi The House of a 1 - -u. . ; The Ladies Aid Society of the Church of the Redeemer w*Tl mfiet with Mrs. C. 10. Summer, Friday, March 7th. at 4 o'clock. A full attendance is urged. 1 ces lanters irtd Pot. tributors. s. rs. tnd Repairs, etc. your business. ou buy. r ia?c fnrrmanv 1U o vuiiipunj ocery Co. rge stock of i ' , Chicken Feed >ffee, Chewing Cigarettes and > I if ' ; * :ir*- ' ufill make i 5 ooc/ price iry Company | South Carolina | ridable ? stry | frown has been Y v urged from the army. He has || office at Bank Building I deceived >/ ? turns, >vls, :hers Jars. i : Variety Store "housond Things .