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STORIES OF BATTLEFIELD. 1 Correspondents Write of Sidelights i , That are Interesting. Among the most vivid pen pictures | from Europe's theatre of war is a; correspondent's story of the German troops' dramatic approach toward the trenches at .Mons, where the British lay in waiting. Another stirring epiv sode describes the ride on horseback i of a messenger along an open road ; swept by the shots of the enemy. It was a fatal ride, but one of those eac-l rifices of life which the exigencies, of war demand. The London Standard publishes a description of the fighting at Mons. Belgium, taken from a letter of a 1 sergeant in the British army to his brothers. The letter says: "We lay in our trenches, with not a sound or sign to tell them (the Germans) what was before them. They crept nearer and nearer, and then our officers gave the word. A sheet of k flame flickered along the line of the trenches, and a stream of bullets tore through the advancing mass of Germans. They seemed to stagger like mon suddenly hit between the eyes, after which they made a run v for us. "Halfway acrc?s the open another volley tore through their ranks, and , by this time our artillery began dropping shells around them. Then this officer gave-an order and they broke into open formation, rushing like mad toward the trenches on our left. We gave thefla no rest and soon they were on the move again in flight. Thrilling Cavalry Dash. ^ "Then came more furious shelling of our trenches and after that another mad rush across the open on our front. This time they were strongly supported by cavalry, who suffered terribly, but came rigl?t up to the lines. We received them, front ranks with bayonets and rear ranks keeping up an incessant fire. After a hard tussle they retired hastily, and just as they thought themselves safe our mounted men swooped down on them, cutting them right and left. "This sort of thing went on through the whole day. After the last attack we lay down in our clothes to sleep as best we could, but long before sunrise we were called out to be told we had to abandon our position.'' A Belgian who escaped from Mons, said: "Amid a terrifying din of thundering artillery shells burst over the town in all directions. All the inhabitants who hadn't fled from the town rushed into cellars and barricaded the doors. We were unable to see the actual fighting, but when I left Mons the-town was utterly wrecked. Bodies lay everywhere. Tempest of Flame. "As I rushed from the town during a lull in the battle I witnessed a thrilling episode I was hidden in a densely wooded district of the forest, from which I saw column after column of German infantry emerge. The French were wafting for them, and their heavy guns and mitrailleuses poured a continuous stream of lead upon the enemy. "It was a tempest of flame and bullets from the mitrailleuses raow, nri+Vi torrifvine mg aown mc cucuj.t precision, but still the Germans kep? marching from the woods on to the , roads. I saw a German aeroplane struck down with a shell fired with deadly accuracy from a French gun. "Amid all this frightful carnage what most impressed me was the devastating effect of the French artillery fire." Demoniac Shells. All accounts agree on this point. A surgeon major, writing from the eastern frontier, says: "For an hour, sheltered under a low wall, I was not more than 200 ,feet from a French battery, which was working magnificently. During the hour 600 German shells fell near this battery. One first hears a dull boom. Then, as the shell fiies over your head, a screaming whistle. It bursts with a deafening explosion. s, with dense smoke and lead, striking' Hnwn trees or anything else within' reach. I saw^ one shell alone kill aj second lieutenant and gunner, and j wound a lieutenant and five men. I npticed among the officers and men there seemed to be no thought of death. After the engagement one gunner said to another: 'What! Not dead yet?' 'Xot today." was the reply. 'I will let you know when I am.' " Made Deaf by Guns' Roar. The Germans took the Xamur forts by using 120 siege guns, mostly of eight inch diameter, and a few even eleven inches. The latter were so heavy that it required forty horses t.-> draw each eun. . They throw a shell twelve miles. The Germans did their best work [ at 3,000 yard range, most of the r , shots hitting, and the cannonading was kept up for seventy-eight hours, night and day. A wounded survivor said he had never seen shells of such size and I power. All the gunners within the; ' forts were striken stone deaf, and some went delirious before the i f HIS WOUND PROVES FATAL. George Waller, Who Was in Shoo ing Affray, Passes Away. .Mullins, October 1.?George Wa ler. aged 22. died this* afterncc from wounds received in a shootir affray last night. Waller is said to have fired an ai tomatic pistol upon Coy Rogers, an after shooting him to the groun turned to Duncan Rogers and bega firing upon him, when the latter said to have opened fire upon Wa 'er, the load of gunshot entering ii to Waller's stomach. The Rogei brothers are in the county jail, ha' ing surrendered themselves to tl sheriff immediately after the shoo ing last night. Coy Rogers is sh< through the body, the pistol ball ei tering under his right shoulder. Tl extent of his injuries is not known, French regiment sent to relieve the: was ordered to retreat and join th main army. Then they marched out wit what was left of the garrisoi the band playing the ".Marseillaise. Rode Into Death's Jaws. A correspondent describing tt fighting before Malines, Belgiuc says: "I could see dark blue masses < Belgian infantry falling back, cool i on a winter's morning. Through mistake two battalions of carbineei did not receive the order to retii and were in imminent danger of di struction. To reach them a messei ger would have had to traverse a mi of open road swept by shriekin shrapnel. A colonel summoned gendarme and gave him the order and he set spurs to his horse an tore down the road, an archaic figui in towering bearskin. It was a ric into the jaws of death. "He saved his troops, but as the fell back the German gunners g( the range and dropped shell upo shell into the running column. Roa and fields were dotted with corpst in Belgian blue. "At noon the Belgians and Ge: mans were in places only fifty yarc apart, and the rattle of musketr sounded like a boy drawing a stic along the palings of a picket feno The railway embankments froi which I viewed the battle was fair! carpeted with corpses of infantrymei I saw peasants throw twelve corpse into one grave." Spectacular Pursuit. A dispatch from St. Petersburg t the Reuter Telegram company, r< cites a daring act credited to Princ Eristoff, a colonel in the Russia horse artillery. When the Germans were retrea ing from Stallupoehnen, a town < East Prussia, the prince ordered h: men to unhitch their horses froi their own guns, mount them an gallop after the Germans. Unde a heavy fire the Russian cavalryme went forward, capturing the Germa guns and brought them back to thei lines. "Germans a Brave Lot." "At times." a French soldier d< clared in a letter home, "we coul hardly hold our rifles, they were s hot. Often we had in the trench* no cover of any sort. We had just t dig up a heap of earth a foot hig or so and, lying behind it, pelt awa for all we were worth. "Our shooting, I can assure voi was as steady as tuuugu uui atu. were at the rifle ranges, and even s often in front of our positions w could see the dead accumulating i great heaps. Far away on my rigl I saw at one time British cavalr charging. We took the risk an looked up to see it. Upon my won it was a magnificent sight. I ws too far off to see what happened whe they got home, which they did wit magnificent dash. I don't think the lost heavily, at least not very heav ly, for we saw them get back again. "The way the Germans came o again and again throughout the da was great. They are a brave lot." Duty Before Dying Son. Paris has read with intense prid the story of the brave Gen. Couriere de Castelnau, who had six sons figh ing lor France and whose younges he saw struck down at his side by shell in the battle of Charlerci. When a staff officer ran up an said, "You must hurry if you wish t see him alive." the father turne awav his eves, directed that the ur conscious boy be carried to the res and resumed his task of directin the combat. An interesting sidelight on run life in France during the stress c war is given by a correspondent: "Coming through a town in th centre of France," says he, "I ai predated more tnau in crowded Pari that the nation was at war and he sons fighting and dying on the north ern battlefields. Of the male popult tion of 2'?0, two-thirds are mobilize and are on the firing line. There ar loungers in the sunny market plae< but not the usual throng?now onl old men and women. The middl ased and young women and the boy are in the fields gathering the hat vest." TIM ELY RK1XFORCEM EXTS. t- Human Life Would He thill With* Associates. 1- Life was never meant to be a ca m of solitaire, and the chief reason u ig it is interesting to live is that it not just "one thing after another." .1- the dreary libel has it. but a const! id ' meeting with the unexpected at id ; frequently interesting cross-roads, n | "Pilgrims' Progress." the reader is I members how others continually jc 1-j ed the pathway of the traveler, cc 1 ing from all directions, and half ' rs j charm of that great story which ! c-j carried its message into every lane ie in these dramatic interruptions. 1 t- reader wonders who will be next at climb over the orchard wall or co i- panting through a dust cloud fron ie by-way to join the Pilgrim's itine ry for a little while and then i ~ sight of lions in the apth, or grinn ni giants, become faint-hearted and ,e sert. Life is like that. We are affec h by all whom we meet, either foi Q/ strengthening contact or a weak ing subtraction. What an inspi tion it i6 to have so much as an h< ie ?or even ten minutes?with ti Q, j greatness ill man or woman; feel their power radiate?we s >f cumb to the magic that we can; is analyze, the personality that we f a without being able to make a defic rs appraisal of its constituent pai e You may sell old furniture from a e- tion block, but the atmosphere l- the dismantled house is not to le conveyed to a new owner at ? ig price. Even so, yo umay descr a the attributes of a human being, 1 s. you cannot tell me what the sum :d tal of him is like, beyond indicat e the impression he has made ui le you. We are about to give up, perha >y and lo! our attention is arrested )t some challenging episode or vist? n some promise of a fresh voyage d discovery?that makes us think ;s worth while to remain on earth a tie longer to*"see this thing out." r- these delirious times of piping w Is indeed, we seem to have inherite* y future somewhere adumbrated k H. G. Wells, with his cosmic ima e. nation, or by Kipling, not to m< m tion our old friend Verne, whom [y have always with us in some fr< 1. substantiation of his prophecies, is deed, this seems to be the futu suddenly come upon us not at pr ent. The centuries ah,ead are ready hero. And they act as a si a_ and a stimulus to the pessimis 'e mentality which was about to ] ' it down that there is nothing n under the sun. t_ In our simplest lives, the quiet )?, wa-'"s we can take. there are vf s lightning flashes of enlivening glo No career is so dull and uniform ^ not to hold them. A man who dri' a station hack, a messenger boy w ' trudges with a telegram, the condu or of a freight train, the motorm . he who operates an elevator, 1 sweeper of a crossing?any one these may hold in his hands the k< of the destiny of others, and in m ' iature and at a distance follow i world-conquering, star-yearning tn 0 of a Caesar. Who says that romai *C ' is denied the pale youth who pa< 0 moist sand around a mold in n foundry, or rubs pestle in mor 5 compounding a prescription behi the ground-glass of a pharmast ' Either might have in his very grs IS a life precious as that of Sir I o . ? , , , wara uoKe, or jonannes tsranms, e Anselm, or Michael Faraday. n The timely reinforcements do ] 1 always gallop in noisy numbers o1 ' a hill with cheers and flaunting p< nons. They may steal in very qui ly, as a wide river runs, and ta LS posession. A letter at the very m n ute it is wanted may help immense h even if there is no money in it, catering to the appetite of vanity, promise of advantage in some hif er station. It is the sheer frienc n ness that counts most of all. 1 y cannot always know when we ha helped over the rough places th< who but for us, might have fall !e by the way. We can afford to is the expression of their gratitu t- wait?but we must not delay t t, ministrations and the service tl a shall earn this thankfulness.?Phi delphia Ledger, d ? 0 Didn't Look. 1 _ QnmQtinio n trr\ a little cirl r& 4 IJVilJt HUJ V UJW U J.i VViV 5>l 1 * r bled into a country grocery stc g and placing an earthen jar on t counter, asked fcr 10 cents woi il of molasses. Soon the jar was filh >f and picking it up the child start for the door, e "Hold on there, youngster," has )- ly interrupted the grocervnu ,s "Haven't you forgotten something :r "No. sir, I guess not." answer i- the girl, pausing and looking aroui i- "What is it?" d "The money for the molasse: e answered the grocer. "Don't give ?, away for an advertisement a y more." e "I thought you got the mone: s was the startling rejoinder. "Moth - put it in the jar."?Phiiadelpl Telegraph. ! CHARGED WITH ROBBERY. DUt! Young Men (Tainting Spartanburg as Home Held at Lexington. me Lexington. October 1.? Isaac Leshy ley and Ben E. Edwards, claiming is tiieir home as Spartanburg and their as occupation cotton mill aperatives, ant were arrested and lodged in the countlie ty jail last night by Sheriff Sim J. In .Miller and C. C. Roberts on a charge re- of housebreaking and larceny. Sherun iff .Miller received ajelephone mes>m sage front F. F. Shealey, at Fredonia, the about dark stating that somebody tas had broken into the house of .Mrs. i is Sons, a widow lady, and had taken 'he a lot of valuables. The officer left to at once for the scene. The men were me traced to the railroad and as far n a north as Gilbert. Here it was learnra ed that two strange men had been the seen loitering around the town during ing the evening. Pursuing the trail <-v fnwtU a*? OVt aatv. a hhati tVi a uc iui iiici oiiciiix .winci v uu men lying beside a erosstie pile, ted They were searched and questioned r a by the officers. It was not long, it en- is said, before a confession was sera cured. jur The boys, who appear to be about rue 20 years of age, had a lot of razors We on their persons, the sheriff having uc- gotten into possession of six good not razors. A watch and $2.50 in money, eel said to be property taken from the lite home of Mrs. Sons, were also recovrts. ered. uc- The men will be held pending trial of at the next term of the general sesbe sions court in January, unless bonds iny are arranged. ibe Couldn't Comer Him. "Count," said the lady to the foreign nobleman at a charity bazaar, ing "won't vou buv this rose. It is only ion ' $o. "I am verv sorry," said the count ps # . ' with a courtly bow, "but ze price is ? bv a leetle too high.' j The lady kissed the rose. "And t now, count will you buy it?" ' "Xo, madame," he said, with a still deeper bow. "Xow ze rose is price ar? ??by SUDDEN SHOCKS ,gi Impair the System, Shortish en Life and do Great re" Harm rf you knew that you could cure al" yourself or your child of a malignant )ur disease by the use of dynamite, would >tic you take the chance? 3ut Calomel acts on the sluggish liver like dynamite on the solid rock. ew It shocks and upsets th'e organs and works much harm as proven by est its after effects. 'Modern science has discovered a j vegetable substitute that produces all ry* the desired effects of calomel withas out the shock or after troubles. It ires is 60 harmless that acids may be ho ta^ec into the system immediately after the medicine with Jut fear of af- " ;Ct" ter elects. ? an. It rids liver, kidneys and bowels of the poisonous accumulations and f leaves the patient feeing new and ? strong. CARSWELL'S LIVER-AID is on in- sale at Mack's Drug Store, Bamberg, the S. C., at 50 cents for a large bottle. I , The purchase price will be refunded ,v in full if you find it unsatisfactory, ice ;i:s TAX NOTICE. a The treasurer's office will be open tur for the collection of State, county, irtd school and all other taxes from the ic? loth day of October, 1914 until the *' 15th day of March, 1915 inclusive. ^ p From the first day of January, 2d- 1915, until the 31st day of January, or 1915, a penailty of one per cent, will Ka +/% oil nnnoi/1 tovoc Frnm wc auucu to an uupuiu vu.?vw. * > lot lst ^a-v Febru;lr-V, 19*5, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added k'er to all unpaid taxes. From the lst en- day of .March, 1915, until the 15th et_ day of March, 1915, a penalty of 7 Per cent, will be added to all unpaid e taxes, in- THE LEVY. ?!y, For State purposes 6 mills 30 For county purposes 4 mills For bridges 1 mill For roads 1-2 mill Constitutional school tax 3 mills Hi iye Total 1 4 1-2 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. ive Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills I 3se Binnakers. No. 12 3 mills [en Buford's Bridge. No. 7 2 mills t jet Clear Pond. No. 19 , 2 mills ? Colston, No. IS 4 mills lde Denmark. No. 21 6 1-2 mills :he Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills !at Fishpond, No. 5 5 mills j , Oovan, No. 11 4 mills = Hutto, No. 6 2 mills Hampton, No. 3 2 mills A Heyward, No. 24 2 mills | Hopewell. No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 1G 4 mills Lees. No. 23 4 mills m" .Midway, No. 2 2 mills >re Oak Grove. No. 20 2 mills he Olar. No. S ..9 mills ... St. John's. No. 10 2 mills . Salem, No. 9 4 mills Three Mile. No. 4 2 mills ed All persons betweei the ages of twenty-one and sixty years of age, . except Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are exempt at 50 years of in- age. are liable to a poll tax of one ?" cellar. gj Capitation dog tax 50 cents. . All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the lst day of January, 1914 are liable to a poll tax s," of one dollar, and all who have not ;t made*returns to the Auditor, are re 'juesiea to ao so on or ueiuie mc m n- 1st of January, 1915. I will receive the commutation I road tax of two t?2.00) dollars from * _ the 15th day of October. 1914, until ? the 1st dav of March. 1915. na G. A. JEXXIXGS. , at Treasurer Bamberg County. Pe i y r ifelgk walls b i'! in AND ? . /Strong locks ' i ?;??;^isthesafe I |j ; & r^place t0 hide ' J B 9 I P&\ M|(|' [ VrtllD MOMFV H ill I UUAj! """ ' 0\ H'lj PUT YOUR MONEY ij . If^UR Bank H M *''' -THEN Y0U HAVE Si :|^"^rrSAFE If you bury your money some one may SEE you or may find it. You might die without anybody knowing of its whereabouts. You hide it benind a picture, under the carpet, in a sugar bowl or the coal bin, a burglar can just come and get it. That's the burglar's business. Study this picture and you will hide yours in our bank. Make OUR bank YOUR bank '4 Wo* r\oxr A nor ronf in+orpcf mm 1 TT w fc/CLJ ~X yvi WVliVi aaavwa VW?J m a pounded quarterly on savings deposits I Farmers & Merchants Bank I I BHRIIARDT, S. C. 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