The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, October 08, 1914, Page 3, Image 3
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
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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
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b i'! in AND
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