Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CAPTURE OF BUCHAREST. Closes Campaign Unparalleled in Military History. Bucharest, the capital of Roumania, is in the hands of forces of the central powers. Exactly one hundred days after the declaration of war by Roumania against them finds the Teutonic allies in control of about 50,000 square miles of Roumanian territory?virtually one-half of the kingdom?running from the Transvlvanian Alps northwest of the capital to the Danube south of it, and a large part of Dobrudja, and probably still on the heels of the retreating Russian and Roumanian armies, which have been , endeavoring to hold them back. Railroad Town Taken. \Simultaneously with the announcement_of the fall of Bucharest came the neW^ of the capture of the im portant railroad junction of Ploechti, north of the "fepital, the conquest of which places in the hands of the invaders the last railroad in the west and gives to them the head of the line running northward to Jassy, where the capital of Roumania is now situated. No details have as yet come through concerning the climax to the great drive of the armies of Gen. Von Falkenhavn and Field Marshal Von Mackensen, or whether the Roumanians and Russians succeeded entirely in making their escape behind the Bucharest line. Previous to the announcement of the capture of Bucharest and of Ploechti unofficial advices had indicated that four divisions of the defenders were in a ? *x- ? /"? n o Hazardous position m wc 1 CglVU UUV I west of Bucharest and in danger of being enveloped. Four Capitals. With the fall of Bucharest the * central allies are now in possession L of four capitals of entente allied States, the others being Brussels, Belgrade and Cettinje. In the northwest, in the Carpathian region near the Bukowina fron^^Vtier along the Moldavia front the Russian offensive, begun as a diversion against the Teutonic advance into Roumania, apparently is meeting with little success. In the Carpathians, west of Jablonitza, the Russians occupied a height but later were shelled off the position by the Germans. To the south they succeeded in penetrating to the second line of the German defenses in the Trotus valley, but here were held by the defenders from further advance. North of the Oituz Pass and southeast of Kedzivarzahely the AustroGermans took positions from the Russians. CHARGED WITH KILLING BABE. Two Women and Man in Spartanburg Jail. ??? # Spartanburg, Dec. 5.?Charged with murder, Mrs. Lydia Smith, 16 years of age, her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Pittman, 50 years of age, and Fulton Pittman, 16 years of age, were placed in the Spartanburg county jail this afternoon. They are charged with having crushed the skull of a new bom infant in Appalachia mill village, Greer, following which, it is alleged, they stabbed the baby in the abdomen several times with a knife and then flung the corpse in a mill pond. It is alleged that clothing connecting the Smith-Pittman family with the crime was found upon the premises of the accused people. It is said tha^ the State will show that Lydia Sr^ith, the girl accused of being the mother, was absent from her employment from November 10 until November 20. The body of the child was discovered on November 28. It is charged that Fulton Pittman, the young man arrested with the two women, was intimate with Lydia Smith and an effort will be made to prove that he was the father of the dead child. Pittman is a son of the accused girl's step-father. Mrs. Smith was married on September 10 of this year to Ed Smith. Fifty Below Zero; Two-Foot Icycles. . Seward, Alaska, Dec. 7.?Train crews on the United States railway | reported yesterday's weather the coldest they ever experienced, the temperature at one point where three mountain valleys meet being estimated at fifty degrees below zero. Trains will not be operated beyond mile forty-four after today. The last train to mile fifty-two went through the tunnels with difficulty yesterday. Water flowing from a stream above blocked Tunnel Xo. 3 with icicles as thick to a barrel. The train was stopped while the icycles were being cut away and the wheels were frozen to the tracks in ten minutes. More than an hour's work was required to thaw the train loose with steam jets. The temperature officially recorded here today is five below zero; at Anchorage thirty-three below. The cold weather began December 1. Large assortment of Christmas and | New Year cards at Herald Book Store. MAX TAKES HIS OWN* LIFE. E. L. Whit toil, of Florence, Commits Suicide. Florence, Dec. 7.?Mr. Early L. Whitton, a well known young business man of this city, shot himself | this morning and died at a local in! firmary, where he was carried later in the day. Mr. Whitton, it is stated, had been brooding over the condition of his health and business for some weeks. This morning, after breakfasting, he went to his room and soon afterward a pistol shot was heard. Upon in j vestigation by his wife, lie was found J with a pistol shot in the head, the j ball entering behind the ear. ! He was about forty years old. and I leaves a wife, several children, all small, an aged mother, sisters and brother. The funeral services will be held Friday. PROPOSES PAPER EMBARGO. Bill Introduced in House by Representative Campbell. Washington, Dec. 6.?A bill designed to place a two years' embargo on exports of news print paper was introduced in the house today by | Representative Campbell, of Kansas, j and referred to the commerce comj mittee. Penalties ranging from fines of $1,000 to $20,000 and imprisonment of not more than ten years would be provided by the measure. WILL GET SytAKh iiftAu ->un. ! Land Bank Board Will Give It to the Farmer. [ What heartens every Southern j farmer is this big fact: That at the numerous hearings in the South, just concluded by the federal farm loan board, the claims of rival cities for location of the land bank were ali lowed little time, but every minute possible was devoted to getting the testimony of actual working farmers i as to their farm loan needs. It is a new era indeed when the common farmer, the tenant, even the negro, comes to see that at last he is to have a square deal in matters financial. From the farmer's standpoint, it makes little difference where the land bank itself is located, as he will do all his business through his local. How valuable may be the land bank to the city which secures it, is shown by the Dallas proposition to give up the federal reserve bank if instead it gets the United States land bank! The next most striking change is the fact that business organizations, including, even many banks, now realize that their interests will benefit by helping the farmer to help him| self through the federal farm loan j system. The extraordinary promise to the South involved in this change can be appreciated only by those who know how the common farmer for many years heretofore has been plucked, skinned, taxed and otherwise exploited ,by the oligarchy of shylocks who formerly too often have dominated Southern finance. Even that bunch now begins to see newlight^/ The third promising development is the fact that commercial bankers, both in country and in city, and whether under national or State charter, are beginning to realize that it is good business to accommodate the farmer with short loans or seasonal funds at reasonable rates. To be sure, this reform is facilitated by the federal reserve act. The just but rigid enforcement of that law has done much to reduce the price of money to responsible borrowers, whether farmers or business men. Only last week President Wilson said in his address to the national grange that there was no better security for short * 4-4-1 r-s r\r? tliA OQ m O lOilUb I Li <111 1'aillC. VII mc , it came out that the Atlanta Trust company had made a loan of $150,000 on a big herd of cattle near Arcadia, Fla. Such recognition of the cattle industry, such cooperation with farmers for both long term and short term loans, cannot fail to give a tremendous impetus to agriculture. Even the banker, merchant, dealer, middleman, are waking up to the great truth that anything which builds up farming benefits them. For once the farmer is enabled to do business on a cash basis: quick sales and small profits on each sale will soon develop more gains than country merchants netted by the old method of robbing T\rn^n/>or HIU UUUWi . | The crop lien system, lack of thrift, single crop craze, speculative fever, extravagance characteristic of all those old methods, are giving way gradually to a better economic system based on more profitable farming and a happier rural'life.?Orange Judd Southern Farming. Wo ugh Said. "Does the world owe you a living?" "Oh, no?I collect mine!" "How?" "Why, I'm a bank president."? Life. j S T OP! I *, Let m? arrest your attention. . you want real auto service ?? ^ repairs' supplies or rentals? ?* You can get it; liere?and for ^ml less money than anyone else. P? | i ^ " tainlng to autos?except the ^ *8" making of large bills. A) li\ are prompt't00, and s?**8" 'j* factory in every particular. } THE MUTUAL GARAGE { ^ House Phone 55 C. A. ASENDORF, Prop. Shop Phone 45 ? JL DENMARK, S. C. I, , 1 IMY li ; ill iiiiim11 J] teE_' LAMPS j ^ ' Life ^ are easy to find and easy to ^jj ""^ ^ It gives a steady, mellow light, fl'tT" ' * *y y ,.?[& best for the eyes, minus the Hl\ / / // y ^*ir^ flicker of gas and the glare of HKi / / jj / No troublesome lamp-shade or &Vtl\\ l I H K M?%$ chimney to remove when 1 ?J I l! ?k=mm Use Aladdin Security Oil?the BUl i(?(l most economical kerosene oil? I STANDARD OIL COMPANY I H (New Jersey) V Washington, D.C. Charlotte. N.C mHHh| Charleston, W. Va 1 Richmond, Va. Charleston, S. C | For Fresh Norfolk Oysters | I GO TO BAMBERG FRUIT COMPANY | V V V . We handle a full line of V Y ~ T Y Fruits, Home Made Candies, Cigars A Cigarettes, Cold Drinks A X AGENCY NUNNALLY'S CANDIES ^ | BAMBERG FRUIT CO. | y V I Telephone -48 Bamberg, S. C. ^ ON DAY 1 FRIDAY ONLY THE COTTON OIL CO. i IL _JJ f||f All Colors of Fountain Pen and Other Ink [g|| And a Swell Line of Blank Books HERALD BOOK STORE fmkaBL?iafe(Xt nv^ I -\H MERRY XMAS. YOU SHOULD SEE THE HAPPY FACES THAT COME INTO OUR BANK TO GET SOME OF THE MONEY THEY BANKED DURING THE PAST YEAR TO BUY PTESENTS FOA THEIR FUIENDS. SOME COME IN TO START BANK ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN (THE BEST PRESENT OF ALL), SOME START . BANK ACCOUNTS BEFORE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR SO AS TO GET A GOOD RUNNING START. ?! THEY WILL BE HAPPY NEXT YEAR. " t BANK WITH US WE PAY FOUR (H) PER CENT. INTEREST. COMDAiiuncn miflPTCOi v an QflV/TNn nFPASTTS | w...... .... _ | Farmers & Merchants Bank I I BHRHARDT, S. C. 8 Stepping Stones to Wealth : M are the steps leading to the sav- . ings bank. Every man, woman 1 III and child ought to travel up | ?\\\V^ tHjf these steps often. It spells sue- ?-' Q J-qXt **7^? cess and independence in the ?- \ future. Thrift in youth means JfeLr wealth in old age. Deposit your savings with us and you will find them accumulating at ^ :>' a rapid rate, and earning good V interest while accumulating. Enterprise Bank i 1 % < _ ' 5 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. Bamberg, S. C. , A Card to Owners j| of Rural Telephone Lines J| We are anxious to see that all lines owned by other parties and connected with us are kept in such condition as to furnish efficient service. Where the owners of rural lines are responsible for their upkeep, we want to co-operate With them. All lines require a thorough overeauling occasionally if the best service is to be obtained. Wo recommend that every line connected with us be overhauled at least once a year, and that at least one experienced telephone man assist in this work. The cost of this work when divided among all the patrons of the line, makes the amount paid by each man small, and this cost will be more than offset by the improved service. If the owners of rural telephone lines in this section are experiencing trouble with their service, we will appreciate their talking the matter over with our Manager or writing us fully. We will gladly do what we can toward helping you improve the condition of your line. . ^ SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE f A \ AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY ' 1 BOX 108, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. ' E f SANTA ClAUS BIKED V0U Cal1 Wager W0U^ keeP ^ ,_/V v< , aSk his wheel in good condition. S \ tr/Sx / J \f | Probably have us do his repairl / '' VSSl/o v ircL n t00> for he is a pretty keen* V ^;~i i I 0,d fellow' and knows ' g00d I* . f workmanship. You cannot do ^ Oa^fL better than follow his example, y J/x&JL Brin& in -vour wbeel today and I\I, Mj have us do what is riSht to it. FULL STOCK OF FORD PARTS | J. B. BRICKLB I Telephone No. 45-J Bamberg, S. .. I M $ ^8