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VOLUME ILL s BIG SUBS MAKE SUDDEN RAID ON ATLANTIC COAST Five Sailing Vessels and Tank Steam er, .Herbert L. Pratt, Officially Reported Sunk. CREWS OF VESSELS SAVED. * Many Naval Vessels Looking for Sub marines, One of Which has Been Captured.—Many Lives Ap parently Lost. // New York, June 3.—Nine Ameri can vessels are known tonight to have been sunk by German submarines off the north Atlantic coast since May 26. The largest to fall prey to the raid ers which are seeking to prevent the sailing of transports with troops for the battlefields of France, was the New York and Porto Rico liner Caro lina of 8,000 tons, which was at tacked Sunday night about 126 miles southeast of Sandy Hook. The fate of her 2Chj passengers and crew of 110 who took to the heats when shells be gan to fall about the vessel, was un- la te tonight, but there th^ had been picked up by safely in the Ust hi the Net a life of the r Am Atlantic Pert, June I —Hover keg fee two dnye ever the pm when the Amartra* *tanker WUham E Beck hnsn sunk kg a | a Aefelle e# •we oaaplaaoe finally eurreedad In rap he C •kasc aarauHag In naval mwiiait of the GENERAL SESSIONS COURT ADJOURNED LAST FRIDAY The eaa far SMlae sheet the aget the fetal Mew ana etrerk the was fhmsty welched kg dee- pkanaa far any atgn ef the V E'Mieatlf n. trace i •heruffile was aoen far the kask *• ^ aatghkarhend and wetted far **• ^ •nke Ha appearance At lost the anknmrtne. whirh had eteywi hel»w Me enrfaee ee lang Mat He sat leaks had kseeaee mi Several Cases Disposed of Since Last Issue of The People. The Court of General Sessions ad journed 1 sine die Friday after being in session only five days. Since the. last issue of The People the following cases have been disposed of: George Cato was convicted of lar ceny of live stock and sentenced to 10 years # at hard labor. Cleveland Sanders was convicted of housebreaking and sentenced to two years at hard labor. Sam Bates pleaded guilty to the charge of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to pay a fine of $260, sentence to be suspended during good behavior on payment of $50. Joe Eady^charged with murder, was convicted of manslaughter, and sen tenced to 12 years st hard labor. Boisie Johnson was acquitted of the charge of murder. Louis Walker pleaded guilty to vio lating the prohibition law and was sentenced to pay a fine of $260, sen tence being suspended during good behavior on payment of $60. A mistrial was ordered in the trial of General Green, charged with arson. Green was also tried for asaaoh and buttery with intent to kill. He wea convicted and a sentence ef $160 or six months at hard labor waa imposed The Grand Jury Prsa set msec the Grand Jury: To the Haoecahls Hoyee P Rico mdiog Judge: Wa. the Grand Jury for County, hog laoee to omhe the feikew I We hove passed epee al Mile Mot have been bonded oa by the lohci- tor and returned them to the Court. S. A remmttiee from Mio body has v tasted the County Pews Hem mme. and take m repertmg Mat wo Hone very satsefartery, all katng well care far la thatr Mgo, and antmfiod We neons •hot the reef ks Me steward** 'vpeifed. ae it ta is k Mat sans sf Me Mia body i ' Meew. ae « dMMa We 4 M Me surface and woe aetisd ^ New York. June 8 fisueoo of the ^ Rlntee warskipe wen rongtsm •he waters ef the North Atlantic moot H m senrvk of the Gerunno ■•do their Ung-espected oh •otb on Amencne skipping In heme ^ks yeeterdoy ifltnui Out ef the 4»ed o^ repsrte which •wept through the mantiom dmtnct after the Asaectaled Pm. first faihul the sews that two r rut mi siihmannss operating seventy five miles southeast of the Highlands of New Jersey, these facta stood out: The steamship Carolina, of the New York and For*© Rico Steamship Company, has been sunk. Nothing is known of the fate of the 220 pas sengers and crew of 130 who took to the boat# when the underwater craft began shelling the liner. , The schooner Edward H. Cole, of Boston, has been sunk by bombs, and Captain H. J. Newcomb/of Boston, with his crew of ten have been landed here after being rescued in the boat in which they were given an opportuni ty to escape. The schooners Jacob M. Haskell, of Boston; Isabel B. Wiley, of Bath, Maine; Hattie Dunn, of Thomaston, Maine, and Samuel W. Hathaway have been sunk. The crews of all schooners sunk have been res cued. The Savannah line steamship, City of Columbus, is reported to have been sunk, but no definite news of her fate has been received. Ms pnftiosg houom. Mot BARNWRLL, SOUTH CAROLINA* THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH, 1918. An Open Letter To The People of South Carolina . lo April ths country woo oollod upon to purchaso Llb- orty Roods is ths amount of throo bffiions of dollars. It roiPf III hy purchasing four •Mon dollars* worth. In May it was oollod upon to contrib- ato 9100,999,990 to ths Amsr* loan Rod Cross. It responds* by ootftbuMng svsr $169,009,- And ths bsst part of turn rosponsos was not moroiy tns amount of monsy roAsud, but ths patriotic on- ilfsstsd. It was is plain that ths Amsri- aatlou Is dotormlasd to to a sno ot any Rordost took Is bsfors Tbs govsrnmsnt ths sals of dollars worth of daring Ons stamp would bs a $6.00 bond, for Instance, and 20 stamps would bs a $100 bond. If you deposit In a savings bank paying 4 per cant inter est quarterly, $4.17 in ths month of June, 191$, will In- erease to $4.19 on January 1, 1921. A War Savings Stamp bought to June for $4.17 will bs cashed tor $6.00 In ths same time. The value of a War Savings Stamp does not fluctuate as Is ths case with a bond, because ths govern ment guarantees that a War Savlags Stamp Increases one cent a month to value. It can bo rodeomed aay Urns bs fors maturity. From Juno 14 to June 98 wo are calllag for plsdgos from the mans of people of our auto to Ms amount of $90,909,999, these pledges to ks redeemed during the bal ance of the year ns may hast ks suitad to Mo subscribers •? osar 19 Graded School Closes. A large number of patrons and pu pils of the local graded school attend ed the commencement exercises in the school puditonum Friday evening, which maneed the close of a very suc- cessfu* se&siott. The program aa pub lished ir. last week’s issue was pre sented and p:o\ed very entertaining to the aud encc. The People regrets that lack of cpaco prevent! the pub lication of e'ct'tnt addresses, poem, essay, propfcxy. etc. eotvooeMoary cum- mvtally to summamd Jalftee. Mr Mam, for Me cieao aad •aaMary oomtotM to which he hoops He do rvr—miud. . o shower both ho to- Mo Rod op stairs to too Jofi f or the oot •f tools pnssoan, aad that s hath tab ho prsvilud doom Man for ooo of •tomea prtooaoru We hehevs this weald prsmsSe the good health ef all pnuun# rt A We rorsmmaod that al) hover- ogee aad totomkatlog liquors that art zrjzr*. ^jriiMTi bi oood oo evidefice in Court, be dea« troyed by the Sheriff os soon as prac ticable. 6. We recommend that the bailiffs and janitors in attendance upon the Court be paid $2 per day instead of $1.60, as we do not deem this a suf- ficieent sum to pay these people. 6. We recommend that all prison ers on the County Chain Gang and in the poor house, be given fresh meat at least once a week. 7. We recommend that if there is any law regulating the sale of Jamaica ginger, and other extracts and drugs that arc used as intoxicants, that it be strictly and vigorously enforced by the proper officers. 8. Notwithstanding the fact that the Grand Jury did not have suffi cient data upon which to return True Bills in the cases growing out of the lynching near Fairfax, ivhieh occurred during the month of February, we de sire to commend the Sheriff and his deputies for the fearless manner in which they performed their duty, both in trying to keep the darkey from be ing lynched, and also in aiding us in trying to ferrit out the case. We desire to thank the Presiding Judge for the able and fearless manner in which he presides over the Court, and for the manner in which he has dispatched the business of the Court. We desire to thank all other Court officers and those* who have aided us in the discharge of our duties as Grand Jurors. Respectfully submitted, C. F. Molair, Foreman ef all Mo Woe 8o* thoro are so to fd-fi. 12Lm< Bioio War fiovtoga. C R C The People has received the follow ing Communication from Miss Eloise Cave, county chairman of the Wo man’s Division of the Council of De fense: > . ^ I as county chairman of the Wo man’s Division of the Council of De fense, do hereby appoint the following ladies as township chairmen of their respective townships: They are to appoint their helpers by school dis tricts. Each of these is urged to ac cept this responsibility and in behalf of the Council of Defense to push the War Saving Stamp campaign. The War Saving Stamp campaign is a part of the work of the Council of De fense and aa a member of that com mittee these same individuals are urged to attend the Council of Defense meeting to be Held in Barnwell on Friday, June 7th at eleven o'clock at the Ceurt House: Mrs. E. H. Oswald. Allendale; Mrs. H. U OHanwao. Bam- well; Mrs W, E. Bryan. Allendale, Mm C B die. fir., Martin. Mm Matilda Grooma. Barnwell; Mm T. f. Hogg. Kline. Mm J G. Fewko. Lynd- . Mm J. W Path, WUliaton; Mm Lima Dtcka. Dunbarton; Mm L. A. EHontan. Mm John Jenny, Pair- fas; Mm Wm J Blarhvtllo. Mr* l D A Meeting of the County Executive Committee was held in the Court House here Tuesday morning for the purpose of appointing enrollment mittees, fixing the assessment of didates and planning the itinerary for the county campeign meetings. The meeting waa called to ordar by ^ Chairman Edgar A. Brown. Fifteen executive committeemen answered the roll call, several mom coming in Organization was perfected by election of Capt W. D. Black, ef liston, as vice-chairman and Mr. lL F. Davies, of Barnwell, as secretary, fal lowing which the enrollment tees were appointed, the names ef the members appearing elsewhere to Mia The nutter of defraying ■waa of tbs slecttaa up and thoroughly of the fact that It will be the recently WEDDING OF INTER BUT CANT SHIP FLOUR TO R OCCURRKD AT FAIRFAX C WITHOUT AUTHORITY Tam Themb (Talau Petite Bride.— , State Fend Admintotmlor Calls Al- Leland Barber Goes la ('amp. (ration to Recent Order. A find Death The many tamwoB County ef Mr end Mm L R» we«, #41 6e gmand to if torn# » fiotetofi fellow eras stricken Saturday evening, bat the following day was apparently well However, he anffered a A “wedding** of unusual internal was witnessed by a large audience Ust Tuesday evening, the “contracting parties** being little Mias Fredrica Lightsey and Master Wilbur Thomas. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. George Manker Anderson in a most sober and serious manrfer. The tiny guests were ushered in by Mas ters James Brunson and Guy Otis Thomas, who made regular “Chester field” bow's to the guests. To the strains of Mendelsohn’s wedding march the briday party en tered, the groom with his best man, Tom Brooks Anderson, and the bride with her other, Isadore Copie, follow ed by the maid of honor, Ruth Knopf bewitching in loveliness. They were preceded to the altar by the little ring- bearer, Thelma Thomas who was es pecially charming in a dainty dress of white net and by the brjdesmaids, Misses Annie Lee Roberts, Annie Laura Connelly, Mary Pearl Banders and Maroma Sanders who were all very daintily governed. The petite bride was lovely in her wedding costume with long train and bridal veil. She carried a large bou- quiet and was graceful and composed. After the ceremony a reception waa held. Ice cream was served. Another Fairfax boy has been called to stand by the colors. Mr. LeUnd Barber left for Camp Jackson last Sunday. Mr. and Mm. Tobin, of Barnwell, wvm the guests of Mr and Mm G. D. Sanders last Sunday, Rev G. L a few days Local Food Administrator* in Barn well County have received the follow ing letter from Wm. Elliott, Food Administmtor for South Carolina: On account of the surplus flour which has been accumulating for some time past in several sections of the State it has been necessary to issue an order prohibiting the shipment of flour into this State without the written authorization of the State Food Ad ministrator or his agents. Some of the Counties are almost bare of flour and other counties cannot dispose of the flour on hand. The new order simply requires that a report, samples of which are here with enclosed, should be filed and if a merchant’s , requirements warrant his ordering flour his order will be ap proved and forwarded. This at first may occosion some slight delay but since there is a large supply of flour in the State I think it will not cause inconvenience. Further details will he sent you as soon as they are worked out. i-uasj- Bolen of Augusta is nursing her. • Miss Una Garnett, of Augusta, has been on a visit to Mrs. Ida Harvley. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith are re ceiving congratulations. A fine boy arrived at their home on May 26. Mr. L. 0. Todd is in Fairfax on a ten-days furlough. Mr. Todd was sent by the government to Homoon Col lege to Uke a special course in anics. A groat many of the Fairfax went to Barawoi) Tuesday, aa too lynching cane was rallod for that day, toM too grand lory fa&iod to find a for Mo formaMao al Marketing Onto and tog A Gamltaa Tto membaro of ternoon and arranged for tovernl county ooata. Below are tot ngjnas of too at which and the date* on which these meetings will bo held: • Sumter, June 10; Darlington, Jane 11; Manning, June 12; Chesterfield, June 13; Barnwell, June 17; Bamberg, June 18; Hampton, June 19; Anderson, June 27; Greenwood, June 28; New berry, June 29. These meetings will be held in the county Court House at 11 o’clock A. M. on the dates named. Other dates and other meetings will be provided later.. Cotton farmers and all others who are interested in the establishment of a state-wide system for marketing cotton and cotton seed, are urged to at tend these meetings. The purposes of the South Carolina Cotton Market ing Organization will be fully dis cussed and every fanner will be given an opportunity to enroll his name as a member of the State Organization. Certain interests inimical to those of producers, are exerting every possi ble influence to induce the Govern ment to fix the price of the 1918 crop, that is, to fix the price before the crop has been produced gnd before the cost of production has been ascertained; hence the fanners of the State should associate themselves together, and should there be any prico-Axing, their voice and their influence should be felt in fixing a reasonable and a just price for a crop produced by their own hands. • T. B end that the in thv State will agree to total cash receipts that day la War Savings Stamp*. This will be one rf the features of the great intenMvn Vt ar Savings Campaign which is to be conducted from June 14 to Jane 28, and is expected to be a memorable event of the campaign. This plan originated in Camde% S. C., where the merchants patrioti cally entered into a similar agreement and it is believed that the plan will to adopted nationally. Demonstrators to Attend. Barnwell County demonstrators wil take advanUge of the Short Conrae at Winthrop College offered for tiin club members. The following an to go to represent Barnwell County: Girls—Mi to Inez Warren, Black- ville, S. C.; Miss Mamie t Ray, Ban- well, S. C.; Miss Guila Still, Ban- well, S. C; Miss Annie Laurie Ogton- by, Seiglingville, S. C. Women Demonstrators—Mrs. ton Morris, Kline; Mrs, J. H bar, Martin; Miss Lillie Detr, more; Miss Ada Sanders, Ulmer; Estelle Ratteree, Meyer’s Mill. Under the leadership of Mias Clif ford Barnet aad Mias Dots* Cm*% Conaty Homs Dansastrattoi than nr* 228 members of tto W Hons Dianiernllsa Ctofia. 116