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' / '..{ * -. ^ ?!ip lanthprg iJifralft to One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1917. Established 1891 x COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. | News Items Gathered All Around the County ami Elsewhere. Clear Pond OulRngs. ???? Clear Pond. .May 22.?We are having dry weather now: a little rain is badly needed on the crops. i ne picnic ai .mi. rieasaiu j k Thursday was attended by a large B crowd and all seemed to enjoy the W day. T We are sorry to know of the illness of Miss Virginia Zeigler; we hope that she will soon be up again. Mrs. J. B. Folk and Miss Pet Folk are visiting relatives and friends in Branchville this week. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Folk spent the week-end with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Folk, near Denmark. Mrs. Georgeann McMillan, of Ehrhardt. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. F. McMillan. Mr. Leland Santiifer, of Bamberg, was the guest ai^the home of Mr. J. R. Morris Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe DuBose and son I tVio h/-vma nf \Tr ar?ri Airs ! fioucu ai luc -? ? G. W. Folk Thursday. Mrs. Avis Steedly and sister. Miss Dorris Folk, visited friends at Hilda last week. Mr. D. Rice Steedly was among the Clear Pond visitors Sunday afternoon. Miss Vera McMillan attended the fish fry at Crystal Spring Thursday. Mr. Clarence Hughes, of Hampton, visited his uncle, Mr. P. K. Hughes, last Sunday. Little Miss Gracia Black, of Denmark, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Herbert Folk. Rev. Mr. Owens will preach his first sermon at Bethesda church Sunday morning. We hope a large num- j *- ?1 ???* Vino, him Der Will Ut5 prvdcui tu ucai uiui. Clear Pond Cullings. Clear Pond, May 22.?Mr.' and , Mrs. Joe DuBois were visitors in the home oY Mr. G. W. Folk on Thursday last. A number of our young people at, tended the picnic at Mt. Pleasant on the 17th. Mr. Gilbert Hiers, of Ehrhardt, was a visitor at the home of Mr. P: K. Hughes on last Sunday. Misses Pet and Doris Folk and Mrs. Avis Steedly accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Folk spent last week-end with relatives at Hilda. Mr. J. P. Hiers, of Ehrhardt, and Miss Clara Priester, of Bamberg, ^ were visitors in this section for a short while on last Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Rice Steedly was a visitor in this section Sunday. Miss Ruth Morris, accompained by her small brother and sister, spent last week-end in Ehr'iiardt, There will be a basket picnic at Clear Pond school house on Saturday, May 26th. The public is invited. J. Branchville Briefs. Branchville, May 20.?Mrs. Emma Rushton returned yesterday from Columbia with her daughter, Miss Louise Rushton. who recently underwent an operation at a hospital. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. McAlhaney and Mr. and Mrs. S. K. McAlhaney leave tomorrow tor Gastoma, X. C.. in their cars to attend the commencement exercises of Lin wood college. Misses Marie, Louise and Emma McAlhaney, who have been in school at Linwood, will return with the party next week. The return trip will be made by way i wjhitmira where the Dartv will pay i a visit to Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. Zeigler. j Miss Marie McAlhaney graduates this | year. She won the medal at the an- j niversary exercises of the two literary { societies of Linwood college a couple of weeks ago, for the best recitation. Miss Virginia Rogers, of the Bowman high school, is spending a fewj days with her cou?>n. Miss Evelyn Bethea. Messrs. C. E. McHornaker. D. A. Gardner. B. M. Herbert. Frank Stubbs I and J. S. Britton are in Spartanburg j onTMno- r?nnvaiition of i dllC^II Villi UIU v- .. , the Shriners. B. L. Henderson, of Laurens coun- j tv, who has been spending a month ; with his sons. Messrs. J. B. and J. R. Henderson, returned yesterday to his . home. He celebrated his 76th birth-; day here Monday. Mrs. Murray Carr returned to her j home in Columbia yesterday after, spending some days with her parents, j Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Britton. A large crowd in the Branchville I PROSPEROUS YEAR AT FAIRFAX. SehtK>l (To*es WiMi Address by IXr. Wallace?Sermon by Dr. Monroe. Fairfax, .May 22.?The closing exercises of Fairfax graded and high i school were concluded last evening with the literary address by Dr. D.! D. Wallace, of Wofford college. Dr. | Wallace departed from the usual j course and took for his subject the ; present war and the people. He showed that the war between the United States and Germany was inevitable. Germany on numerous occasions prior to the present war having committed acts unfriendly and ; threatening the United States and j that she had actually been waging j war ap-ninst lis fnr thp last two Or i three years. He pointed out clearly the duty of the people in this crisis and spoke of the dangers confronting us. Dr. P. E. Monroe, president of j Summerland college preached the commencement sermon Sunday morning, taking for his text the transfiguration. showing that human life was a continual transformation and that education was essential to the highest development of character and efficiency. The following was the programme rendered Monday morning by the graduating class of nine: "The President's Proclamation," .Miss Jannie Googe: salutatory, Miss C. C. Hammond; class history, Virginia Harter; class creed, Malcolm O'Neal; class i poem. Zoe Thomas; class prophecy, Raymond Hammond: cless will, Wil liam Harter;- class grumbler, J. D. Harvley: valedictory, Louis Hughes. With but few exceptions the pupils in all grades have been advanced. The following medals were awarded: Music, Hazel Youmans: society, Raymond Hammond: English, J. T. Bowers: scholarship, Billy Anderson: history. Miss Robbin Wilson: spelling, Lena Johnson, Fannie Loadholdt, Helen Liglitsey, Hazel Youruaps and Eva Harter. All of the present teachers, R. E. Kenny, superintendent, and Miss Eulie Padgett, Louise Durant. Alma Knight, Grace Rickenbaker and Myrtle Epting have been reelected, but Miss Epting declined and Mr. Kenny has not yet accepted. Miss Lucile Youmans was elected to take Miss t Epting's place. The school has outgrowq the present building and enlargement will have to be made in the near future. section gathered at the old Fairey picnic grounds today and enjoyed a big fish fry and picnic. This is an annual event in this section. .Messrs. Asbury Dukes und C. L. Knight left Sunday to join the soldiers at the training camp at Fort Oglethrope, Ga. Colston Clippings. Colston. May 23.?There will be preaching at Colston Baptist church Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning by the pastor. Misses Sadie Boyd and Ethel Logan spent Wednesday night of last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Vara. Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Witt, of Greenwood, visited their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clayton, last treek. The Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Clayton were Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beard and family, Mr. and Mrs. Pur? " t ? ay Aver ana tamiiy, 01 umi. .Misses Sadie Boyd and Ethel Logan spent Saturday night at the home of .Mr. R. F. Kirk land. .Mrs. F. W. .McMillan. Mr. an. Mrs. J. B. All. Mr. J. \Y. Beard motored to Norway Sunday to visit relatives. Those on the sick list this week are Mesdames Ephriam Bishop, J. A. McMillan, J. F. Kearse. Their friends hope for them a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams, little daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Emery , Williams are visitors in this section at present. Mr. J. G. Clayton, of Waiterboro, spent Sunday and Sunday night with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. ThomasClayton. Mrs. J. B. Yarn visited relatives in I Columbia last week. Messrs. Clyde Padgett, Antley and j Rentz, of Orangeburg, were visitors j in this section Sunday. Mr. Boyce Roberts dined in this, section Sunday. Mr. Hannnie Varn, of Columbia, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. j M. Varn at present. : i SCImk?I Closing. The Colston rurah graded school j closed Tuesday night with an enter- j tainment. A large crowd was pres-j ent. We wish to thank the people; tor their friendly interest in our wel-i fare. Inez Clayton, seventh grade, won BIG FIRE IN ATLANTA GA. SKVKXTY-FIYK BLOCKS Bl IiXKi) IX GKOKGIA CITY. * Pro|H'rty Loss Kstimated at From Two to Three Million Dollars. Many Made Homeless. Atlanta, May 21.?Fire that today swept through a large section of Atlanta from Decatur street north and northeast, cutting a clean swath of varying width finally was brought under control tonight just before it reached the Atlanta baseball park, in the opinion of Fire Chief Cody. I'nder Martial I^aw. Tonight the city is virtually under martial law administered by hundreds of soldiers who have been training at Fort McPherson or National Guardsmen in camp here acting under the direction of Col. Charles R. Xoyes, U. S. A., who officially is under the guidance of the chief of police. ' Thousands of homeless persons tonight were being fed and housed in the Auditorium armory, the negro Odd Fellows' hall and in hundreds of private homes. Dynamite Wins. For six hours dynamite was resorted to and it finally won the fight. Fighting apparatus sent from other cities was of some aid and will be of more, as acre after acre of smoldering ruins tonight await water to make them safe. Oniv r?np rtpflth hart been reDorted tonight. Mrs. Hodges died of shock j after her home burned. Sixty injured persons were taken to hospitals. but it was reported none was seriously hurt. Seventy-live Blocks. Approximately seventy-five blocks were devastated, but the area cannot be correctly estimated by blocks, as after the fight at Ponce de Leon avenue the flames skirted that thoroughfare on the south side of the street for some distance. Officials tonight would not hazard a guess at the monetary loss. The destroyed buildings ranged all the way lrom shacks occupied by negroes to homes up to $6,000 or $8,000. Some estimates were between $2,000,000 or $3,000,000. but they were neither from sources nor based on calculations to give them weight. Starting; Point. The fire started in the Skinner Storage and Warehouse plant qear Decatur street, just east of Fort street, from a cause not determined tonight. It quickly spread to the small houses nearby, which were dry 1 from lack of rain, and driven by a j high wind, started to rapidly eat its way north and northeastward. Around the flame-swept area tonight. | with its streets littered with broken j wires, splinters from acres of dyna-j mited homes and all the odds and j ends of furniture and clothing that was gathered in an indescribable) mass from hundreds of homes. United States soldiers stood guard. The men were composed of Georgia Guardsmen and members of the officers' reserve training camp at Fort .McPherson. Negro Must Think. Denmark. May 17.?At the closing exercises of Vorhees Normal and Industrial school. Martin A. Menafee, treasurer of the intitution. declared in a speech that the future of the American neero depends on his abili tv to think and to think right. "We have been loyal to the country and will continue to be," he said. The commencement address was | delivered by J. C. Napier, of Nashville. Tenn.. former register of United States treasury; one of the well known negroes of the country. "1 J. O. Thomas delivered a short address and awarded diplomas to nine graduates. the prize for attendance: Cleo Bishop, fourth grade, for head marks in spelling. Pupils making an average of; above 90 per cent, for the whole; term were: Flossie Folk, Octane j .McMillan, Inez Clayton, grade seven: j Aileen Beard, grade six: Roy Mc.Mil-t Ian, grade four: Hermine Beard.! 3 - ' z"1ii U'irl-lonH fjriiuy l\\ U. V^IUUUC IMl (Munu tuuwv most progress. The teachers. Miss Sadie Boyd, of i Chester, principal, and Miss Ethel : Logan, of Edgefield, assistant, have i been reelected, but it remains to be seen whether they will accept or not. j The following were the closing exercises for Tuesday night. Songs.. America: The Red. White and blue? by school. Reading. My Sister's Beau ?Miss Laura McMillan. Mothei ; Goose Festival. The Sniggles Family. Minstrel, in five acts SOCIETY MEETS IX STORM. Xanie of Ricliardson to Be Sent. (Joes "Under Potest." Columbia. May 20.?After nearly eight hours ot' continuous "chopping of logic" and incessant, bitter partisan wrangle, the Audubon society yesterda'y instructed E. C. L. Adams, M. D., president of the society, to send, "under protest." the name of A. A. Richardson to Gov. Manning for appointment to the office of chief game warden. Only two names. Mr. Richardson's and that of Wade Hampton Gibbes. were placed in nomination, although applications from five others were in the hands of Dr. Adams and were read to the society. Final tabulation indicated that Mr. Gibbes had received 65 votes and Mr. Richardson 228. Mr. Gibbes received the majority of the 1916 qualified membership. Mr. Richardson's majority was "run up" by the long lists of new members, who have been enrolled since the annual meeting last December. These names were not placed before the society for consideration yesterday and the "unknown quantity" was the storm centre throughout the meeting. Friends of Mr. Gibbes were present with 90 other proxies. These were rejected on one technicality or an other, although among them were those of 16 life members. Among rl Aifii iroro tho nrnvi I L IIU.1C UIIUCU uu n II "V> V !,?v f I of Gov. .Manning, who paid .a $25 life membership fee in 1908: A. C. .Moore, of the University of South Carolina; T. J. Simons, of the Olanta club, who. in addition to a life fee of $6, paid $50 in 1909: Kenneth Baker, former mayor of Greenwood; Bright Williamson, of Darlington; J. Pope .Matthews, cashier of the Palmetto National Bank, of Columbia: William Otis, general manager of the Columbia Lumber company and president of the board of directors of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce; , Yates Snowden, of the faculty of the , University of South Carplina; F. H. Hyatt, of the .Mutual Life Insurance company; M. C. Heath, of the Heath cotton firm; George H. Huggins, formerly postmaster in Columbia; John Gary Evans, State chairman of the Democratic party, and R. B. Scarborough, former lieutenant governor. fni? inta o nor. i ne meeting uociu^cu unu ?* tisan whirlpool from the outset. The chair refused to order a roll call and this part of parliament procedure was complied with only under pressure of heated debate. Nor were the minutes of the last meeting read and approved. Throughout the day the Richardson faction, which held all offices and all committee appointments, refused consistently to indicate what names had been added to the membership rolls since the last meeting in December, 1916, which names have never been placed before the society. The final act was R. Beverly Herbert's demand that the name of .Mr. Gibbes be sent to Gov. Manning for appointment, as having received the majority of the 1916 qualified membership. A plea was simultaneously entered that the proportion of that 1916 vote received by Mr. Gibbes be designated and also that new mem 3 1 ? bers voting tor .\ir. rucnarusuu ue &u j recorded. Dr. Adams said he was willing to designate all new members! but a protest was instantly entered by Claude X. Sapp, assistant attorney general, and A. A. Richardson, who took a prominent part with the assistance of Mr. Sapp. George Bell Timmermann, of Lexington, and F. V. Funderburk, who was appointed secretary by Dr. Adams, upon the resignation of Miss Belle Williams immediately after the last meeting in December. Applications for nomination by the society were received from W. G. Jeffords, of Charleston: S. M. Duncan, of Xewberry; Joe Robinson, of Greenville: George Weston, of Congaree. and John F. Weekly, of rimers. Indies Barred. m?.. (CnnHov si t'tarn iinn ) ? *Uld( ill 1U \ UUli UfcfcJ m*vv> ? . George, dear, can't you arrange to accompany me to church tonight? Hilo?A.wful sorry, but I promised Rounder 'to accompany him to a sacred concert tonight. 1 Mrs. HiJo?Oh. very well. I'll go there with you. Hilo?But, my dear, 1-er believe no ladies are admitted.?Jacksonville Times. M. W. Belue and B. F. Ramseur. of Blacksburg. went to Washington last week to make aplication for admission into the aviation corps. Con- j gressman Stevenson is looking after j their interests. * ? I IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IX SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled I>owii tor Quick Reading.?Paragraphs About Men aiid Happenings.. One forth of the members of the Greenville bar have joined the officers reserve corps at Fort/Oglethorpe, Ga. / Willie Eppes. a 14-year-okl white # boy of Greenville, was acquitted Friday of a charge of assault with intent to ravish. Bids for the construction of a new nostoffice for Columbia, were opened Tuesday, and the contract will be awarded within the next few days. Representatives of practically every organized fire department in the State, attended the State Firemans' tournament in Spartanburg. A shortage of several thousand dollars has been discovered in the books of T. H. Stewart, treasurer of Pickens county. Stewart's son-in-law, William Edens, has been employed in the office for several years and it is alleged that he is also responsible for part of the shortage. "Bobby" Timer, a native of Anderson. who is 18 years old and weighs 340. pounds, is making good as a moving picture actor. He is employed by the Black Diamond and Jacksonville / Film companies and is playing different roles in the movies. Col P. K. McCully, commander of the first regiment, S. C. X. G., has received instructions from the war department to recruit the regiment to full war strength. A total of 725 men are needed. The regiment now has 1,275 enlisted men. Citizens of Williamston and Whitmire. who proposed to organize companies of home guards in their respective towns, have been informed by the Federal war department that no ammunition or other war material is furnished for this purpose. The South Carolina National Guard will be called into the Federal service on July 25, it was announced from Washington, Friday. Arrangements for formally incorporating the guard into the armies of the United States, terminating for the war period their status as militia of state troops, are understood to be based upon the possibility of supplying full war equipment to the troops. Thaw Sent to Hospital for Insane, j Philadelphia, .May 16.?Judge Martin, in common pleas court today, signed a decree authorizing the removal of Harry K. Thaw to the Pennsylvania hospital for the insane in this city from a hospital where he has been confined since an attempt at suicide several months ago, following an in'dictment in New York charging him with assaulting a school boy. A WATERSOXIAX VIEW. Hon* the Great Kentucky Editor Views Our Duty. All the while we looked on with either simpering idiocy or dazed apathy. Serbia? It was no affair of ours. Belgium? Why should we worry? Foodstuffs soaring?wai stuffs roaring?everybody making money?the mercenary, the poor of heart, the mean of spirit, the bleak and barren of soul, could still plead the hypocrisy of uplift and chortle: "I did not raise my boy to be a soldier." Even the Lusitania did not awaken us to a sense of danger and arouse us from the stupefaction of ignorant and ignoble self-complacency. First of all on bended knee we should pray God to forgive us. Then elect as men. Christian men. sol* 1 -L- a ,1 J.1,^ frov I (iieny men, to mo nag auu ? wherever they lead us?over the ocean?through France to Flanders ?across the low counties Koln, Bonn and Koblens?tumbling the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein into the Rhine as we pass and damming the mouth of the Mozelle with the debris of the ruin we make of it?then, on to Berlin, the Black Horse Cavalry sweeping Wilhelmstrasse like lava down the mountainside, the junker and the saber rattler flying before us. the tunes being "Dixie" and "Yankee Doodle," the cry being "Hail the French Republic?Hail the Republic of Russia?welcome the Commonwealth of the Vaterland?no peace with the kaiser?no parley with autocracy, absolutism and the divine right of kings?to hell with the Hapsburg and the Hohenzollem."?Louisville Courier-Journal. r. s. bkstIjdykrs abroad. Squadion Arrives in British Waters Ready For Business. ? Queenstown. May 16. ? A squadron of American torpedo boat destroyers has safely crossed the Atlantic and is patrolling the seas in war service. / The American navy's actual entry" into the war zone has already been productive of a,brush between a destroyer and a German underwater boat, according to an announcement by the British admiralty, but the result of it has not been made public. The destroyer squadron arrived in Queenstown after an uneventful voyage across the Atlantic, but almost immediately after a formal exchange of greetings with the British naval officials put to set again for the hard work that is before it. Americans Cheered. A crowd of several hundred per sons, some of them carrying tiny American flags, lined the watey front and cheered the destroyers from the moment they first sighted the flotilla until it reached the docks. The crowd cheered again when a few moments later the American senior of- v ficer came ashore to greet the British senior officer and Wesley Frost, the American consul, who had come down to the dock to welcome the flotilla. Everything was done in a. simple, business-like maimer. There , . was an entire absence of formality. The commander of the British flotilla was waiting on board his ship and sent wireless greetings to the v American units as soon as they hove in sighT, steaming in a long line into the harbor. Heady to Fight. After the exchange of shore greetings and the British commander had congratulated the American officers on their safe voyage, he asked: "When will you be ready for business?" ^ ^ "We can start at once," the Amer- . / ican commander jreplied promptly. This response, so characteristically American, surprised the British commander, who said he had not expected the Americans would be ready to begin work on this side so soon after their long voyage. When he had recovered from his surprise, however, he made a short tour of the destroyers and admitted that the American tars looked prepared. CHAHI,ESTONIANS PARADE. ^ '-4 VI Governor Manning Extends Hearty / < Welcome to Gen. Wood. v ' ' ^ Charleston, May 19.?Ten thou- v ' sand men, women and children, _ -Y? every one carrying the American flag n n >1 !,? mn4n*itv n*Qo rin cr tVin Qtorfl dliU tiiC lliajV/I lij " Vttl iiij5 Vil^ KJ (A?4 W and Stripes as a personal adornment, marched through the streets of the city yesterday afternoon, as a demonstration of their patriotism, and as a fitting welcome to the highest ranking line officer of the United States army, Major Gen. Leonard Wood, who, as commanding general of the newly created Southeastern department, has come to Charleston to direct from here the organization . of the army which this country Will throw into the war against Germany. Gen. Wood was cheered continu ously along the line of march, and he N was given nothing short of an ovation when he arose on the platform on the Citadel green to address the multitude which stood below. The special feature of the day's ceremonies in honor of the distinguished soldier was a formal welcome dinner * at the Charleston Hotel, given him W the Chamhpr nf Commerce. ^ As a token of welcome, and a tribute of regard by the entire people of Charleston, a, handsome American flag was presented to Gen. Wood at ^ the exercises on the green, which culminated the parade. The speech or presentation was made by Mr. J. P. Kennedy Bryan. Gen. Wood, in the course of his acceptance, after expressing his deep appreciation of the spirit betokened by the flag, said: "I hope that this flag will be among thie first to cross the Atlantic, and to float in France.* This declaration was heartily applauded by both men and women. Governor Richard I. Manning welcomed Gen. Wood on behalf of the State of South Carolina. He expressed the honor that the State feels at being the military home of the dis ??AUJA?? ototAcmon onH QQ. llllg Ul?ilC?U auiuici -oiaiconiau, muu % ?? sured Gen. Wood of the fullest support of Carolinians in all measures that are taken to make this country's part in the war a glorious one. ? "Would you tell Bliggins anything in confidence?" "To a certain extent. I'd be perfectly confident that anything I told him would be repeated."?Washington Star. ?m 5": "I - " '-"v f