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I \ * lamberg foralb One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 10*17. Established 1891 ???^?????? COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. * News Items Gathered AH Around the County and Elsewhere. Denmark Ik>ts. Denmark, June 2.?Miss Cecil Fewell, of Rock Hill, is visiting Mrs.! Algie Guess. Miss Onie Brux, of Midviile, Ga., isj spending a few days here. Misses jGladys and Von Etta Mil? hous, of Columbia, are here to attend some social functions in honor of the former, whose marriage to Roy Tur ler, of Savannah, takes place on June 12. On Monday afternoon Mrs. Frank ^ Sturgeon entertained with a miscellaneous shower for Miss Milhous. The guests, about 50 in all, were received at the door by Mrs. J. S. Walker and Miss Pauline Turner and presented to the bride-elect by Mrs. Sturgeon and Mrs. F. H. McCrae. Shortly afterwards the guests repaired to the dining room and were served a de-;! iightful ice course by Mrs. Clint Hoo-! ton and the hostess, after which each j one was given an attractive card! bearing her initial with which to be-: gin each sentence in giving advice; and good wishes to the bride. Dur l ing the afternoon the hostess brought' * in a very clever imitation of a huge wedding cake which when cut revealed many lovely and useful gifts. " Oak Grove Greetings. Oak Grove, June 4.?We have been ' having some dusty weather for the: . past few days, f Mrs. D. E. Fender, of Ehrhardt, spent a few davs here recently with; her sister, Mrs. S. W. Copeland. Mr. ^Isaac 'Carter is visiting his brother, Mr. E. W. Carter, of Barnwell. Mrs. G. E. Copeland, of^ Asheville, has been spending some time with ' relatives. Those who have been on the sick list for the past week or two are: < Mesdames. <2. F. Rentz, L. W. Copeland, D. M. Smith, O. L. Copeland, Miss Joe Carter, and little Miss Lenora Copeland. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hayden, of Cope, dined with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cope land last Sunday week. Mrs. G. F. McMillan spent last Sunday with her sister, Mrs. L. H. Carter. Several of the boys from around here have gone to the war. Mr. J. W. Copeland, Jr., left last; Sunday for Washington^ D. C., to at- j * tend the old soldiers' reunion. We had quite a storm here last Sunday evening?rain and hail. * Schofield Sketches. / ____ Schofield, June 5.?The showers that fell here Sunday arternoon were welcomed by everyone, as the corn crop was needing rain as well as the gardens, and the roads were in such a condition that it was.very unpleasant to the traveling public. Mr. P. K. Shultz spent the weekend at Savannah. Mesdames F. G. Weigand and G. W. * Sowers motored over to Bamberg on Saturday. Today is registration day and every one between the ages of 21 and 31 will be expected to register for services if they should be needed. Mr. G. C. Sanders visited relatives at Estill on Sunday. Rev. Dr. Shade, of Washington, D. C., is conducting a revival meeting here at the Schofield chapei. The public is invited to attend all services. Mrs. Snell, of Oconee, Ga., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. L. French. Mr. Lewis Clust spent several days at his home at Williamsport, Penn., ^ last week. * Miss Guy Redman, of Solumbia, is visiting her cousin, Miss Grace Inabi- : 1 net. DRABLER. Colston Clippings. Colston, June 5.?The crops were; badly damaged in some places by the; hail and rain that fell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Kearse and! children and Miss Evelyn Kearse! ! spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. ard j Mrs. J. B. Kearse in the Olar section.; Misses Mamie and Laura McMillan and Mr. Elgin McMillan spent1 Saturday night at the home of Mr. j and Mrs. J. F. Kearse. i Miss Cora McMillan spent several days in Bamberg last week. j Mr. Cope'.and Zeigler is at home! from Bamberg, where he attended the'; graded school. Mr. Will McMillan spent Saturday j; and Sunday in Augusta. Miss Bessie Kirklana spent Satur-j day and Sunday night with Miss Min-i ^ ' 1 FIKK1) AT AMKHICAX SHIP. i i Two German Submarines Make Concerted Attack. , Xew York. June 3.?Two German j submarines made a concerted torpedo! attack on the American line steam-1 ship Kroonland on her last outward! voyage from this port, firing four; torpedoes, two of which hit the liner! glancing blows, according to a report | brought here by an American recently! in England. The liner was nearing the British coast, the American was informed, when two torpedoes, fired from sub-j merged C-boats were seen. Both torpedoes missed the bow of the ship by less than twenty feet. The Kroonland already was going at high speed and then a vigilant ofofficer on the bridge gave orders to zigzag. Quickly two more torpedoes were launched. This time the aim of the Germans was better, for the missiles actually touched the sides of the liner, but the blows were not sufficiently direct to explode the torpedoes. The naval gunners on the Kroonland opened fire at the unseen U-boats, sending explosive shells into the water at the point it was judged the submersibles were when the torpedoes were launched. To Take Off Six Trains. Columbia. June 1.?At a meeting of the Railroad commission of South Carolina last night, permission was granted the Southern railway to discontinue certain trains of its system in this State. Action of the commission followed an extended hearing on a petition of the railway yesterday, at whinh renresentatives of the road told of the necessity for conservation of all railing stock for war purposes. Traii/s which will be discontinued are: Nos. 28 and 35, between Charlotte and Columbia; 11 and 40, between Charlotte and Greehville, and 45 and 46. between Westminster and Easley. Petition of the road to abandon the schedule of Nos. 15 and 16 between Greenwood and Greenville, was denied. Bis; Reservoir Dynamited. Muskogee, Okla.? June 2.?The large reservoir which supplies the town of Dewar. Okla., with water, aas dynamited late tonight, according to iiformation reaching United States Marshal B. A. Enloe. Dewar has been the headquarters, it is alleged, of a secret organization opposing the working of the selective draft. During the' month ot May, zis quarts of liquor were ordered by Anderson county people. nie Kirkland. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Sease. of Ehrha-rtTt. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kearse. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beard and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. All. The friends of Mrs. Matt Inabinet, who is visiting her niece. Mrss Preston Sandifer. o^f Denmark, regret to learn of her serious illness, and hope for her speedy recovery. She is suffering from an attack of paralysis. Mesdames Thomas Clayton, M. S. Wooley. Miss Mary Clayton and Messrs. John T. and Sammie Clayton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. L.^Ussery, of Barnwell. Misses Bessie and Minnie Kirkland spent Sunday with Mr. and Mi.,. G. L. Bishop. Mr. and Mrs. L. Brabham spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kearse. Miss Evelyn Kirkland spent Sunday night with Miss Mamie McMillan. \Vp arp 2lart to sav that all the sick .. ( are improving. Mr. Elbert McMillan spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McMillan. Mr. and Mrs. Connor Smoak spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Clayton. The friends of Mr. Perry Padgett.; who is staying at the home of his I niece, Mrs. Isham Goodwin, regret! to learn of his illness. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Clayton. Master Ernest and Miss Inez Clayton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gus' Kinard in the St. Johns section. Mr. John G. Clayton, of Walter-' boro. spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Mr. .Tores Bishop has purchased an automobile. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Varn spent j Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McMillan. j Mrs. Sudie Barnes and children are i visiting relatives in Hampton county. i CHESTERFIELD LAD PRISOXEH. Je>*e Wallace Held in Intention Camp in Germany. An interesting letter from Jesse Wallace, of Brock's Mill, now a prisoner of war at a German detention camp at Dulmen, Westphalia, is printed in last week's issue of the Chesterfield Advertiser. Mr. Wallace, who was one of the crew of the mule ship Esmeralda, sunk by a German sea raider, is a son of Henry Wallace. He left home on January 15 looking for work and on January 2S sailed on the Esmeralda ' from Newport News. The vessel was sunk on the return trip and Mr. Wallace, with other Americans who survived, was made prisoner. He was taken to the detention camp at Dulmen, whence he expected to be transferred to another camp at Brandenburg. He writes that he would like some pones of bread and biscuit and some tobacco. The letter, which gives no indication that he is being ill treated, follows: "Gefangenenlager Dulmen, Westf, ' April 1, 1917. "Dear Father: I will write you a few lines to let you hear from me. j I am well and hope you are getting along all right. "I can not tell you when I will i come home. We are held as prison-j ers of war. Was captured by a raid-1 er as we were on our way from England, but I am having a good time. Nothing to do but eat and sleep. There is but one thing that bothers j me, not seeing you all and doing without my 'Pride of Winston' tobacco. 'I am with a good crowd of boys. We are all in the same house. We left Newport News. Va., together and I have been with them so long they are beginning to seem like home boys. "Tell Willie that bis suit case and things are lost. I did not have the chance to get them off the ship when the raider got us. I lost everything I had except what I had on. Tell Kathleen and Mabel to help Cousin Joe cook me some pones of lightbread and biscuit and send them to me byparcel post. I would like to have some tobacco, too. ' "I can get plenty of soup. - If any of you-send anything parcel post send it to Bradenburg, Germany, as we e are going to another camp before long. Tell Herbert to tell all the girls hello forvme, and to write to me as I can write only once a month. "Hoping to hear from you soon, "Your son, "Jesse Wallace. "Brandenburg. Germany." House Tlirows Out Censorship. Washington, May 31.?The administration's fight for a war censorship for oewspapers was lost in congress today, at least for the present, when the house refused by a vote of 184 to 144 to accept even the modified censorship section written into the espionage bill in conference. The senate already is on record as opposed to a censorship and leaders in congress do not expect any further adt ministration effort to enact one soon. The test in the house came on a motion to recommend the espionage bill with instructions that the censorship regulation be eliminated. Despite a determined attempt of Democratic managers to line up the party strngth behind President Wilson's demand for censorship, 37 Democratic representatives joined the Republicans voting for the motion. Eieven Republicans, disregarding their party's caucus decision, voted in the negative. A Real Magnet. An itinerant lecturer was holding forth in a country school house. ''This instrument." he . explained with a dramatic flourish as he displayed a somewhat powerful magnet, "will draw three pounds of iron from a distance of two feet. I challenge tha u-hnlp world to nroduce another! natural terrestrial object that lias similar attractive power." An old farmer chuckled and said: ' Young man. I can skin that bit of iron all to rags." The lecturer smiled indulgently.; and the old gentleman continued: j "When 1 was a young man a nat-! ural. terrestrial object, wrapped in! muslin and frills, drew me every Sun-! day over ten miles of plowed fields.) Wind, rain or snow couldn't stop; me. That same object, a little older now, could draw me twice the distance if need be?but it ain't so. ; She's keeping my supper warm thisj minute. Take your iron away, son: i l 'taint in it with Betsv."?New York Journal. FOOD BILL PASSED l>V SEN ATE. | Numerous Amendments Attached tu| Measure sent to Conference. I Washington, June 2.?The first of : the administration food bills already I passed by the House passed the Seni ate late today without a record vote. ! Numerous amendments were attached i to the measure, which provides for a food survey and crop stimulation, and ! , it was sent to conference, where the | differences will be thrashed out while ! the two houses are considering the second measure, providing for food control and price fixing. The bill restricts drastically the storing of foodstuffs, fuel and' other i necessities, and speculation in futures ; and carries a total appropriation of approximately $11,000,000. No Hoarding. Hoarding or storage of food, fuel or other necessities of life in order to limit the supply or effect prices would be made a felony under a Senate amendment but farmers who hold i their .own products would be excepted. I The amendment restricting futures trading, written by Senator Nelson and voted into the bill, 37 to 17, just before passage, provides: "If at any time during the pendency of the existing war between the United States and the German Empire the President of the United States shall find that dealing in futures in or about any grain exchanges, unduly or unreasonably raise or enhance the price of wheat or other food cereals, to the injury of the people of the United States, he may at once request the traders in such exchanges to discontinue for a time specified by him all dealings in futures. Suspend Futures. "In case such request is not prompt-1 ly complied with then he is hereby empowered to order such dealings in! futures as last aforesaid to De entirely suspended and discontinued for such limited time as he may direct, and if such order is not promptly complied with he may by proclamation declare such legislation closed and thereafter it shall be unlawful to utilize or permit to be utilized such building or room as a grain exchange or for any person being a trader in grain or such exchange to engage in the business theretofore conducted on or at such closed exchange. "Any person violating any provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment." Inquistorial Power. The Senate also voted to curtail the inquistorial power given the Secretary of Agriculture in the investigation of food resources. The House bills would compel the attendance of witnesses and the submission of books and other records under heavy penalty, rne senate agriculture committee amended the provision so as to give the Secretary general authorization to investigate the food situation, making it the "duty of any person when reo,uested by the Secretary to answer all questions necessary to carry into effect the provisions o%this < section." The House appropriation of $2,222,000 to pay for the survey was accepted unchanged. The section authorizing the government to sell seeds to the farmers also was amended so as to provide that sales be made for cash only. The power to compel persons having seeds at their disposal to furnish them to the government was greatly curtailed and the appropriation carried for the work was reduced from $5,778,000 to $2,500,000. The House appropriation for eradication of live stock diseases was eliminated and an appropriation cf $880,000 was added to stimulate live stock production. Had No Guess Coming. "That statement made me think," said a veteran newspaper man, "'of 1 the celebrated row between President Cleveland's colored man and Secretary Hoke Smith's colored man. The two were exercising their masters' ; * horses out on a country road, and got into a dispute as to which is t?e best thing in the world. Finally they ( made a bet of a dollar on it. " 'Well, what is de best thing in < the world?" asked Cleveland's man. " 'Roas* 'possum and sweet 'taters.' said Hoke Smith's man. * " 'Whoa,' says Cleveland's man. dragging at the bridle. He jumped to the ground, seized Hoke Smith's j man by the leg and dragged him to i the ground. s " 'Take that.* says he. lamming ' him on the neck. 'You misible black rascal! Yo ain't leave me nuffin to t guess at.' "?Cincinnati Times-Star. - SHARK ATTACKS MAN. Mrs. Pierjwmt Rescues Husband and RusIies Him to Hospital. Savannah, Ga., June 3.?The first indication or' sharks along coast came early this evening when Wallace J. Pierpont, Jr., son of Mayor W. J. Pierpont, of Savannah, was attacked by a man-eater while on an outing with his wife and little son about forty miles from the city. The shark tore a considerable amount of flesh from Mr. Pierpont's right arm but with the assistance of his wife he was able to scramble into their launch and made a dash for Savannah, where he was subjected to an operation. mi. _ T-v? i.. 1 j j. ^ i; i ne rierponis naa gone 10 ^aubogue Creek for the day and Mr. Pierpont had dived into the water with a tow rope to tow the? launch into shallow water to allow his young son to take a swim. As soon as he struck the water the shark appeared and made a dive for hiny'lJoth he and the shark going underlie water. Mrs. Pierpont, although terribly frightened, retained her presence of mind and, seeing her husband go under, took hold of the tow rope and was able to draw him to the top. He got into the boat and despite his bad-' ly mangled arm managed to get the motor started and the launch headed for Savannah. First, however, Mrs. Pierpont rendered her husband firstaid by bandaging his wound with strips torn from her clothing. Before going many miles Mr. Pierpont became weakened from the loss of blood and when a tug was sighted Mrs. Pierpont frantically called for help. A man aboard the tug went to the launch and taking charge brought the party into Savannah. On arriving here Mr. Pierpont was all but unconscious. GERMAN DESTROYER SLAR. | British Light Cruisers and Destroyers j in Running Engagement. London, June 5.?A German de-; stroyer has been sunk and another | damaged in a running fight between j six German destroyers and Commodore Tyrwhitt's squadron, the admiralty anqounces. The text of the admiralty's announcement reads: "The vice admiral at Dover reports that the enemy naval base and workshops at Ostend were heavily bombarded in the early hours this morning., A large number of rounds were. fired with good result. The enemy shore batteries returned our fire, but our bombarding forces suffered no damage. "Commodore Tyrwhitt also reports that early this morning a force of j light cruisers and destroyers un<\eri > -1 . -J -/-I ^ I ni$ command sigmeu. sia ucimau uc-, stroyers and engaged tkem at long] range in a running fight. One of the! enemy destroyers, the S-20, was sunk| by our gunfire and another severely! damaged. Seven survivors from the S-20 have been picked up and made prisoners. There were no casualties on our side." ^ According to the Evening News' correspondent, when Commodore Tyrwhitt's squadron first sighted the Germans they were five miles distant. They had apparently put out to sea in fear of bombardment from the air and the water. When they tried to regain port the British squadron divided into two lines. A British destroyer opened the engagement and her fire damaged the S-20 almost immediately. Then a British cruiser joined in the engagement. The S-20 soon began to sink. A destroyer rescued seven survivors during the chase of the remaining five destroyers. This continued until the Germans had reached the mined waters of the Belgian coast. Irristible Inducement. Before introducing Lieut, de Tes-san, aide to Gen. Joffre and Col. Fabry, the "blue devil of France," Chairman Spencer of the St. Louis en-1 tertainment committee, at the M. A. A. breakfast told this anecdote, i which caused the greatest merriment i . j and enthusiasm: "In Washington Lieut, de Tassan i was approached by a pretty Ameri-', can girl, who said: j " 'And did you kill a German sol-'' 3ier?" , ' j] " "Yes." he replied. $ " 'With what hand did you do it?' she inquired. "'With this right hand.' he said, i "And then the pretty American girl seized his right hand and kissed , it. Col. Fabry stood nearby. He, drolled over and said to Lient. de' Tessan: " 'Heavens, man, why didn't you ell her that you bit him to death?* " ( ?St. Louis Star. < i KAISER APPEARS PLEASED * KKSl'LTS, HOWEVEli, SHOW THE ALLIES HAVE MADE GAINS. Germany Ix>st More Than 52,000 Prisoners in French and British Drives Against Germans. N Although Field Marshal von Hiudenburg and Emperor William assert that the Anglo-French offensive on the Western front has failed after seven weeks of effort, a French official statement declares that the Germans lost more than 52,000 prisoners alone during the French and British drives against the German line. Emperor William writes the, German empress that the fighting in France has reached a "certain conclusion." Since April 1, the British have advanced on a front of 20 miles from Loos to South of Bullecourt, to an entrance depth of six miles East of Arras. Field Marshal Haig's men have taken Vimy ridge, dominating the plains to Douai and have virtually surrounded Lens and St. Quentin and have held their gains against desperate and repeated German attacks, while inflicting heavy losses. In the same time the French have, advanced along a 15 mile front Nortfi - ' > of the Aisne and seized the heights dominating the valley of the Ailette river, the last natural defense before Laon. In Champagne the French troops in intrepid attacks have gained the heights of Mont. Carnillet, the Casque, the Teton and Mont Haut, to the East of Rheims. All the French gains have been held. Repeated attacks by the German crown prince against the captured have been made without avail and he has expended thousands of lives in fruitless efforts to regain the lost ground. More than 1,000 officers were included in the total of 52,000 prisoners captured. Enormous quantities of material were taken from the Germans, including 446 heavy xand field guns, 1,000 machine guns and ^ many trench guns. ? . Emperor William also has congratulated Emperor Charles on the failure of the Italian attacks along the Isonzo from Plava to the sea, but Gen. Cadorna's troops have gained the Vodice ridge and have made important advances on the Carso. The Italians added to their gains on Friday by tatino' Anctrian nncitinric nn a fronf ^/VWAV&VUU VU U> &A UUV ^ of one and a quarter miles to a depth of 400 yeards South of Castagnavizza on one of the main roads to Triest. An advance of 400 yards along a mile and a quarter front by Italian troops on. the road to Triest, an- .* nouncement by the Germans that they had captured a French position 1,000 yards in length Northeast of Soissons and a British air raid on German bases along the German coast constituted the chief news developments in the war theatres Saturday. Aside from the battle fronts, occur- " ances m Brazil and Southern Russia bear important relations to the war. Forty-six merchant vessels aggregating 240,779 tons are reported to the world's carrying trade at a time .. when <they are urgently needed by a decree signed Saturday by President Braz of Brazil, enabling the country to make use of the German vessels now1 in Brazilian ports. v Thirty-three of the German ves- - - . sels are of more than 4,000 tons each and one is of 12,350 tons. This ^ction was the first step taken T_ __ T~> =1 _ *4.- A T.O l>y Drain auer rcvuMug uci ucviaiation of neutrality in the war. In consequence of Russian royalists riots in Tiflis, in the Trans-Caucasian government of Southern Russia, the Grand Duke Nicholas, formerly commander in chief of the Russian armies, is reported to have been arrested. Tried to ' Wreck Train. Birmingham, Ala., June 5.?It was learned here today that an attempt was made to wreck the Alabama Great Southern train which bore Gen. Leonard Wood from Chattanooga to Birmingham last night. Passengers Jll Lilt? li clili lUUlU lUCli ci i v iuag i large log was tied across the track ibout four miles South of Chattanooga. The log was placed on the :rack on a high embankment, it was ?aid. The train, which was due to arrive in Birmingham at 10.25 p. m., did not reach the city unti after midlight. Officers accompanying Gen. ft'ood declined to comment on the af:air, but passengers on the train conirmed the report. Nineteen young men of West jreenville were arrested last week )n the charge of gambling. 7 '' '.< < . * . ' ' . v * A -. _ , - i trmitS