Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(Sty? iambmj Ifmtlb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Published every Thursday in The Herald building, on Main street, in the live and growing City of Bamberg, being issued from a printing office which is equipped with Mergenthaler linotype machine, Babcock cylinder press, folder, two jobbers a fine Miehle cylinder press, all run by electric power with other material and machinery#in keeping, the whole eauipment representing an invest ment of $10,000 and upwards. Subscriptions?By the year $1.50; six months, 75 cents; three months. S 60 cents. All subscriptions payable strictly in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for first insertion, subsequent insertions 50 cents per inch. Legal advertisements at the rates allowed by law. Local reading notices 5 cents . a line each insertion. Wants and other advertisements under special g head, 1 cent a word each insertion* Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Write for rates. Obituaries, tributes of respect, resolutions, cards of thanks, and all notices of a personal or political character are charged for as regular adt vertising. Contracts for advertising i---?? "nnfoiiatinn after first nOt SUDJtJVt IU vauwixv.w? v \ insertion. Commimications?We are always -glad to publish newrs letters or those p v v . pertaining to matters of public interest. We require the name and address of the writer in every case.No article which is defamatory or offensively personal can find place in . our columns at any price, and we are .. \ not responsible for the opinions expressed in any communication. t ? ^hursctey, July 6, 1916. f?????I Is it possible that there are but! ? v three men. in Bamberg county who aspire to represent the^ounty in thel house of representatives? | Don't fail to see your club secreI ^ v * " tary or a member of your local en, rollment,committee and enroll your jfc -iname on the'club roll. You will not he alowed to tote unless you are Sv- * I properly enrolled. f ~ The most eventful battle in the history of the European war is now . being fought. The British have thrown hundreds of thousands of I men into the battle'line, and the German army has been forced out of its entrenchments along a long sec}' - . tion of the battle front. j [?fe\ ^ What Governor Manning's adminis-l Kj V tration has accomplished at the State Hospital for the Insane is surely sufficient to merit the governor's reelec' ^ Gon. This s institution has been fmm a nnlitical tool in-1 Bp*' / . Uauoiviui^u M.M. vru-. ? i .to a modern establishment. The governor has not played politics in his v ^ treatment of this matter. rv 'f One of the candidates for governor, Mr. J. M. DesChamps, said at one of the campaign meetings that ii Governor Manning had been one of the most progressive governors in the history of the Statk The high character and the conscientious ad^ ,ministration of the governor com'.mands even the respect of his opponents. |1 / The Herald hears upon good au? % thority that the prohibition . law is ' being enforced in Charleston?that , is, really enforced, and not merely ''said to be enforced." It is stated that it is possible to secure a small if, quantity of whiskey, perhaps, if the / v would-be purchaser knows the ropes , enough; but that the open sale ot whiskey and beer has positively been discontinued. This is an accomplishment that few of us, two years ago, little dreamed would ever come to pass. Indeed, it is almost as miraculous as the stopping of the sale of vodka in Russia over night. ^ 1 "Some of our contemporaries who were opposed to the abolition of the county-to-county campaign are pointing with pride to the fact that so far ( good order has characterized the State campaign meetings and that mud-slinging is notable for its absence," says an exchange. It is true that up to the present time there has been not nearly so much filth as ^usual in the meetings. And our exchange may have added that this P condition is largely because of the fight that the opponents made on the canvass. The opposition to the can* vass, because of the abuse it received from certain candidates,-has had an exemplary influence upon the campaign. _ ?-? . , Referring to what it terms "the troubles of the men" at camp Moore, ^ Styx, the Columbia Record says: "The whole situation is the natural outcome of the quarrel of some years' standing between the war department and the State of South Carolina, and this, happily, has been brought to an end by Governor Manning and the adjutant general, Mr. v Moore." More than $100,000 was charged against this State by the war department for material lost or misplaced years ago by the militia men. After hanging lire ana quar-' reling over the matter for some years, the present State administration, without having anything to say about it, quietly had the debt stricken off. This would not have been possible under a former administration. t r s ~ (&.' A&l 4 - If you really believe in prohibition, cast your ballot in August for an administration that will enforce the prohibition law. The prohibition law is being enforced better in South Carolina under the present administration'than in any State we know of. "With Woodrow Wilson president, the best man in the race for governor, and , your high sheriff, you will have no cause to worry." Thus spoke a candidate for sheriff !in Aiken county. The candidate makes bold to express his choice for president and sheriff, but manoeuvers around expressing his choice for governor. If it should add to his qualifications to tell the crowd that he stands for Wilson, it should be even more important for him to state whether or not he stands in accord with a State administration that believes in and actually enforces law and order in South Crolina. ? ? ? Replying to the criticism that it had printed the full speech of Former Governor Blease to the exclusion of the speeches of all other candidates for governor, the Yorkville Enquirer says: ^ Yes, the Enquirer maintains that it has no candidate for governor. Former Governor Blease's speech was printed so nearly in full for two good reasons. In the first* place, its news value was manifestly greatest in the eyes of both friends and opponents, and in the second place the copy which had evidently been furnished to the Columbia Record and other papers in advance,, was available. Even if we had had copies of the other speeches in advance, we do not know that we would have handled all of them in a single issue of the Enquirer?certainly not unless they had been of sensational importance. We hope, however, to bei able to give our readers an accurate knowledgeof the views of all the candidates before the campaign is over. By -the way, we note that our esteemed friend. The Bamberg Herald, did not publish a very full report of the Blease speech or any. of the others. In the matter of handling news there is- no limit to taste. From a news standpoint the speech of Mr. DesChamps was perhaps the feature of the meeting, as he injected something new and unusual into the campaign. But as a matter of public interest, a statement of his : achievements in office by Governor tylahning would command attention as news. A record of the accomplishments of the Manning administration is news to all the voters, whether they be friends of the gbvernor or not.. The brief account of the meeting in The Bamberg Herald is accounted tor by the fact that our space ^as devoted to matters that we considered of more importance than the campaign meeting. ? Byrnes for Good Roads. Washington, June 27.?Congressman Byrnes authorized the statement tonight after the conferees on the k goods ruads bill had agreed upon this measure that while it was not what many persons expected, it would, however, be a long step toward committing the government toward the good roads movement. According to the agreement of the conferees, $85,000,006 will be urged for this purpose for five years, half of the money being used for making better roads to be paid by the fed^ i eral government and the other half by the various States. Mr. Byrnes has been at work on this matter since he came to congress and is "a strong believer that the federal government should exert every possible force at its cohimand to assist the States in road building. That at last this will be done is an achievement of which he is quite proud. He believes that since this beginning had been made the greatest obstacle to having the States receive the assistance of the government has been overcome. . ? Road Bill Goes to Wilson. Washington, June 29.?The conference report on the federal aid road bill has now been agreed to by both houses and lacks only the signature of the president to make it law. Some opposition developed in the house to the adoption of the report, the opponents trying to send it back to conference. Representatives Byrnes and Lever spoke in behalf of the bill. The action of the opposition in endeavoring to send it back to conference, they said, was merely to cause the defeat of this bill just as previous? road bills had been defeated by failure of the senate to act. They argued that while the bill might contain some features the house did not approve of, on the whole it was a good bill, committing the government to the policy of aiding the States in the building of roads, and once the bill was enacted into law if defects appeared they could thereafter be remedied. Explained. "Pop!" "Yes, my son." "What is an end-seat hog the papers talk about?" "An end-seat hog, my son, is the fellow who gets the seat that you want yourself."?Yonkers Statesman. ENGLAND SAVIOR OF ALLIES. So States Major Moralit, Military E\- T pert of the Berliner Tageblat. Berlin, July 3.?The general war situation shows the critical moment has been reached for all the belliger- a ent armies. Our armies, as well as ^ ourselves, are at the high tide of " exertion. ^ Gradually, in the course of the n war, our enemies have learned to un-. c * i r dertake fairly simultaneously their; ^ attacks on the central powers. \j ^ We must admit that' their organ-j ^ ization of operations has become c more energetic, more uniform. Their ; 1? ?? ? <4 ivi An C great resources in muucj- auu their great roads of supply on the; open sea, make it easier for them ? and render more difficult'our final n victory. . 1 But if Our enemy's- organization e has made advances, we have done as tj well.- Our belief in final victory has not been shaken. We are confident, a too, that, if forced in their own .'in- a terests, the Bulgarians and Turks al- 0 so will be moved to further self-sac- a | A irificing activity. The climax of the struggle in the a west is approaching at Verdun. We t] are standing before a decision to r" achieve which, no doubt, will be very c" hard. . p An English offensive is coming in- ^ to being. Englishmen go over sys- ^ tematically and carefully to our e] work. For their artillery they have a great amount; of ammunition. The ai English do not fall into the' mistake of rejoicing too loudly er of making c< small success appear great. They ^ avoid boasting; they do not reckon v< upon a speedy repetition of the Russian and Italian successes. j g( In this coolness of judgment we b recognize that the English will try ? to hold out until final victory, without regard to the length' of time required. With her reserves, and her system of recognizing them, England has now brought herself into the po- g sition of being the savior, in time of m need for the allies. a1 Without seriously reckoning on ^ England on the battle fields of the' di west we neyer will go a step nearer g< to peace. ' V v . - j nj y*'* ... ,ai A York County Snake Story. Discussing snakes yesterday morn-| ing> Dr. M/J. Walker said that there! is a snake, on the place of Mrs. M. E. Conner, on Yorkville Route 1, w.hich has-been crossing the road! ? regularly for* tfie past twenty-seven, years. So far as is. knowA no one has ever seen the snake, ? but its track can plainly he seen across the m road at different times. Dr. Walker PJ said that he had noticed the track at' I S ( times himself for a number of years, gl and had it on good authority that the reptile had been crossing there the past twenty-seven years. "I used to is think the track, which is very wide, nj was that of a rattlesnake, but after dj I viewed the highland moccasin kill- sa ed in Yorkville Tuesday I have begun ^ to believe thai this other snake is _ also a pilot. If I (had not seen the a big snake myself no one could have made me believe they attained such I size in this country."?Yorkville En- I quirer. I Why She Objected. "I hear that Florrie has broken; off her engagement with you, old1 chap," said one man to another. "Yes," replied the second. "I <say, I'm awfully sorry to hear it. Whatever did she do it for?" "Just because I stole a kiss," said the disconsolate one, sadly. "Great Scottl" exclaimed his friend. "Surely she must be crazy! if she objects to her fiance stealing a kiss from her." The abandoned one sighed deeply. ; "But that's just the trouble," hei said. "I didn't steal it from her!"? Answers, London. y | 7 || JULY V We are prepared with : July. Trade has kept us o Five dozen of those ii Waists at $1.00. Come ir more real value, better wo than anv other waist sold / at mv store. / Flaxons?The best va Lawns, 40 inches wide. A Skirtings, white and eo" ions demand these items; ues and excellent stvles a ft. samnles. L MOSE ORANGEBURG, S. C. i STARVING MEXICANS. hey Are Said to Want Americans to Stay. While we hear talk of Carranza of*ring resistance to the American rmy, declares B. C. Utecht, in Lese's, and read his ultimatums orderlg the Americans to withdraw, ershing's expedition has found the atives?the Mexican rancher, merhant and peon?very friendly from olumbus clear down to Satevo, a istance of nearly 500 miles. The Iexicans along the line of communiation want the Americans to remain. . "Why, we were starving until you ame," I heard more than one say. We had not known peace for five ears. We were being robbed and lurdered and our daughters stolen. Pou pay good American money for verything. Yes, senors, we want he Americans to stay." In fact, scores of these Mexicans ssert that if the American troops re withdrawn they will have to go ut with them or face persecution nd perhaps death for dealing with .mericans. The Mexicans in towns 11 along the long line of communicaion nowr sneer at the worthless Caranza paper money and will not acept it. Yet by Carranza's edict the eople must use it or go to jail. Ivery day at every supply base the iexicans bring to market eggs, chickns, cakes, candy and meat, and lere is always a crowd of soldiers round their wagons, little burros and askets. Whole families of Mexicans )me to sell to the Americans and le daily market proves a great diersion for the soldiers. Big, new line! of Waterman Ideal elf-filling Fountain Pens at Herald ook Store. NOTICE. f The reunion of company G, 1st S. .V. (on account of the State camlign meeting, which takes place in amberg on the 27th of July) will leeet Thursday, August 3rd, 1916, , : Bethesda church. All persons are )rdialiy invited to attend with well lied baskets. All Confederate soliers are expected.. We will have Dod speaking. Committees?On lusic: G. W. Fol?, J. H. Fender id J. H. Pearson; on grounds: Robrt Morris, J. H. Mitcfyell^and Ola Zeigler, Respectfully, J: C. COPELAND, ' c: R. CLAYTON, J. B. HUNTER, Committee. MISS G. E. JORDAN, Sec. and Treas. 7-27. THE CITADEL The Military College of S. C. Announced. * as '"Distinguished ilitary College" by U. S. War Deirtment. Full courses in Civil Engineering, fences, English and Modern Lanlages. Confers B. S. and C. E. degrees. A scholarship worth $300 a year vacant from Bamberg county, and ill be filled by competitive exami-^ ition at the county seat on 11th ly of August, 1916. For Necesiry information and blanks apply to COL. O. J. BOND, he Citadel, Charleston, S. C. The World Film Features LILLIAN TUCKER 4 li.and,*, EDWIN AUGUST ...In... "EVIDENCE" in FIVE REELS at / THIELEN THEATRE iurmjcen?v iniv 1? 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