The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, June 06, 1918, Image 1
VOLUME ILL
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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.
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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
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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