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J- 5hr laiitbrrg lirralii One Dollar and a Half ^ Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1917. Established 1891 I COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Item9 Gathered All Around the ^ County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, June 13.?Bad weather and hail storms seem to be the order of the day now. The farmers are almost ruined: but we will have to submit to One who knows all things. Mr. J. W. Fender was in town Saturday. | The barrel factory seems to oe doing good business now; orders for more of their product than they can] fill are coming in. Mr. S. VV. Copeland has almost completed his new stores. The buiid* ing is a fine addition to the town. The old soldiers?God bless them ?have returned from their reunion at Washington, D. C.. and report a nice time there. Mr. W. E. Copeland paid a flying visit to Savannah Sunday and Mori-J day. Mr. Jack Bishop was here Satur-i day afternoon. Miss Clara Copeland was a pleas-' ant visitor at Mr. F. E. CopelandV last week. Mr. Robert Hughes went to Olar Sunday. l We are very sorry to learn of the r death of Mrs. H. C. Bishop, who had been ill for some time. Her remains were buried at Mt. Pleasant ^ Lutheran church. Rev. D. B. Grose-! close conducting the funeral. Mr. George J. Hiers was in town: Saturday. mt. onH Mrs \v c_ Hushes spent Saturday afternoon in town. Thanks for the new barber shop! we have been needing. It is a nice addition to our town. We are glad to hear of the improve-1 ment of Capt. J. M. Dannelly, whoj has been in the hospital in Charleston \ for treatment some time. We hope' # he will soon be out again. Mr. Hayne R. Smoak, one of Bamberg county's bright boys, was in Savannah today recruiting in the 1st Georgia infantry. He is a young man of exceptional intelligence. We know that he will make good. Branchville Briefs. j Branchville, June 9.?Mrs. Mamie Dukes is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Palmer, at Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Edwins, of Orangeburg, were the guests of Mr. ^ and Mrs. J. R. Black. ^ J. R. Hamilton, Maj. Edward Minus and Abram H. Bruce attended attended the Confederate reunion in Washington. Miss Lureen Smoak is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sam Smoak, at uoraova. i Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Heaton, Mr. | and Mrs. Malcolm Lloyd and Mr. and; Mrs. W. A. Byrd spent the week-end! with Col. and Mrs. A. J. Hiers at St. J George. Misses Vernell Buie and Minnie Harvin were the guests of Miss Sara White at Springfield this week. Fairfax Fancies. * Fairfax, June 9.?The Fairfax chapter, U. D. C., met with Mesdames W. W. Anderson and Otis Deer on Wednesday afternoon. A fine programme was carried out. Mrs. E. A. McDowell read a splendid paper, "The Women of the Civil War." written by Mr. A. W. Brabham, of Olar specially for the Fairfax chapter. Other papers were read by Mrs. J. F. Lightsey and Mrs. Audrey Sanders. "p" TT rk r? c-rvricr hv Mp^iismps J E. 1 II f U JL/. \y. 4>?v%rv.M _ ? Johnston and X. B. Loadholt was much enjoyed by all. The following " officers were elected, only a few ? ?* changes being made: President, Miss Virginia DuRant; first vice president, Mrs. May Youmans: second vice president, Mrs. \V. W. Anderson: corresponding secretary. Miss Sue Best: recording secretary, Mrs. Ruth Wilson Young: treasurer. Miss Maude Barber: historian, Mrs. Lula Lewis Youmans: registrar. Mrs. J. E. Barter: recorder of crosses. Mrs. W. M. Lightsey. The members of the Camp Rivers Bridge met at the home of Mrs. J. E. Harter on Monday evening. William e J-iarter being host. The programme was thoroughly enjoyed by the guests. Ice cream ami cane we:v served at the conclusion of the programme. Colston Clipping. Colston. Jane 1'?.?The rains thaf have fallen in this section <l;r. ina the past few weeks have caused a battle r A t.XKWKRTKI) CRITIC. Chicago Tribune Now Thinks South Best Friend of XegTo. ' \Ve taunt the South with race prejudice when it burns a 'bad nigger.* but just see how we Northerners detest even 'good niggers!* The; real race prejudice is ours. Our very philanthropists betray it. They savl to a black man, 'God bless you. goodbye." whereas the South says ' you, come here.' Or put it i h ov Tha Vnrfhf-rnpr is a ?:reat . liUO ?? O/ . A i?v ? w I friend of the negro, but not of a ne' negro: the South is a great friend of a negro, but of the negro. Prof. Munsterberg once described the race ! as 'passive at every turn of fortune.' ! yet within the last year negroes by ; the thousands have actively undertaken to find a place for themselves. They have come North. It was a huge mistake. They escape barbarous punishment for their occasional crimes, while winning no appreciation for their habitual virtues. They are disliked. When their presence becomes a burden, as at East St. Louis, they are abused. It is on these terms only that they enjoy the longed for 'liberties of the North'? its so-caliei 'equality.' for instance. But do they really enjoy that? Our observation gees to show that the negro is happiest when the white race assert its superiority, provided that sympathy and understanding accompany the operation. Not long ago a Virginian noticed a very gloomy black porter in a Northern hotel, and learning that the negro 1 ' ?>.<. \ri ?rrir* ?n ?? O 4 rl ' Vnn Iiail > it giiiia. ^aiu i fool, go DacK to Virginia!' The reply revealed much: 'Oh. cunnel. dems de fust kind wuds dat's been spoken to me since Ah come up XofrV Southerners insist that the 'nigger must be kept down.' They enforce the color line. Yet they will work side by side with negroes, befriend them in adversity, and overlook their minor failings."?Chicago Tribune. between the farmers and the grass and if the sunshine lasts long enough the farmers will be victorious. Miss Claire Kearse is at home from Wintrop college for-the summer vacation. Miss Reba Williams was the pleasant guest of Miss Fannie Lou Free, of the Spring Town section Sunday. Messrs. Wilson Beard and Copeland Zeigler visited friends in the Denmark section Sunaav. Misses Cora and Dora McMillan and Messrs. Calvin McMillan and Calvin McMillan. Jr., were visitors at the home of Mr. Preston McMillan SunHav I Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Kearse and children visited in the Buford Bridge section Sunday. Mr. John G. Clayton, of Walterboro. spent Sunday and Sunday night with his parents in this section. Mrs. T. D. Beard and little Julia and Catherine Beard visited their aunt, Mrs. Matt Inabinet, who is very ill at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Sandifer in the Denmark section, last week. Mr. Will McMillan spent Saturday night at the home of his uncle. Mr. Frank Kirkland. The friends of Mrs. Matt Inabinet regret to know that she is still in a critical condition. Messrs. Jack Bishop and Layton Kinard were visitors in the Lodge section Saturday. Mrs. M. S. Wooley spent Saturday of her granddaughter, Mrs. B. D. Bishop, several days last week. Miss Minnie Kirkland was the guest of Miss Mamie McMillan Saturday night and Sunday. Mesdames W. G. and Jeff Kearse were called to the bedside of their ! sick sister. Mrs. Matt Inabinet. last i I week. I Mrs. M. S. Woley spent Saturday I with Mrs. S. P. Chisolm. i Mr. and Mrs. C. B. All. and children were the guests of their parents. Mr..and Mrs. Mack Ray. Sunday. Colston. June 11.?Mr. and Mrs. I J. C. Beard spent last Sunday at the home of Mr. R. F. Kirkiand. Miss Laura McMillan lias been ill j for several days, but is now improvj ins. Miss Alberta Kearse spent last 1 week witli her sister. Mrs. G. A. Mc; Millar,. Mr. and Mrs. Ft. F. Kearse and children -pprt !nst Sunday with their rather. Mr. J. Ft. Kearse. Miss Maude McMillan spent last Sunday with Misses Minnie and Evjelyu Kirkiand. Mr. tteorce Kenrsr- spent Sundry with x'r. F?era!d Kearse. Mr. Eluin McMillan spent last S ;u!;day with Mr. H. E. Ray. i jWILL ROUND UP SLACKERS ItlXUSTKATIOX TIMF IS I P, SAVS FXCFF SA>1. And Now He is (ioin? After all Men Who Failed to liegister for Military Service. Columbia, June II.?The period of leniency has passed. The federal government, acting through the executives of the States, now proposes to detect and arrest, so far as possible, every man in the L'nited States liable for registration who failed or refused to register on June ">, under the terms of the selective draft act. In accordance with this nroaramnie of action the war department today wired Governor Manning as follows: According to Population. "Quotas are to be assigned to the several States in proportion to their population as determined by the bureau of census and not in proportion to the registration. The result is that every person who lias failed to register is seriously increasing tne burden of those v.'ho have registered. Ample notice and every opportunity has now been given and there is r.o longer any argument upon which the conduct of non-registrants can be condoned. The period of leniency referred to in my previous telegram has now passed. "Attention is directed to paragraph 1G of the regulations. It is requested that every effort be now made to detect and arrest persons subject to registration and to bring each case promptly to the attention of the nearest representative of the department of justice. "Wide publicity should be given to the effect of non-registration in increasing the burden of those who have registered. Care should be taken that the lists prescribed in paragraph are promptly posted and all registrants should be asked to assist in bringing non-registrants to the attention of the police. "Summarizing reports of registration from the various boards should be compared with estimates of the census bureau and effort should be concentrated on those districts where 'discrepancy between registration and estimates seems greatest. In case of doubt as to age of persons who have not registered the tabulated record of political organizations and other local records should be consulted and data may be obtained from the bureau of the census. "The purpose of this telegram is to inaugurate from tomorrow a vigorous, aggressive and effective enforcement of the penal clauses of the selective draft service law against all who have by their failure or refusal to register brought themselves under those provisions. Freed if I lettered. 'The department of justice is sending today similar advices to United States attorneys and marshals, with instructions to release on their own recognizances all persons arrested by marshals or deputy marshals, or by State, county, and municipal police officers and turned over to them who promptly registered under terms of paragraph 40. registration regulations. The secretary of war construes section f.ve of the selective draft service law as requiring compulsory registration by the officer making the arrest of each arrested person immediately upon his conviction. "Please give notice to all who have any duty enjoined upon them in connection with the enforcement of the penal clauses of the law and particularly to State, county, and municipal police named in paragraph 16 of the regulations." A section of Greenville county three miles wide and fifteen miles long, including about 43 square miles. was devastated by a hailstorm last Saturday. The devastated strip extends from a few miles cut of Greenville along the Buncombe road to the Pickens county line. Crops of every description were literally annihilated. Paul Wierse. an editorial writer on i the Charleston American, was indicted by a federal grand jury at Char-J leston last week of conspiracy in con-! nection with the sinking of the Ger-J J :;:an steamer. Liebenfels. now the: I Houston, in Charleston harbor sever-! j a! months a-o. He will likely be: j tried next October at Aiken. Join: j P. Grace, editcv of t! e American. has; I been endued us Wier-e's leading" i j counsel. * F our lamps. i -hoold *ay* I you arc a very <:uarreisome :"e"ow." j "Well, you're a liar, see? and i*" >ou say it again, i*11 smash yer jav.." ? Life. j I AIK UAH) OX LONDON. Ninety-seven >Ien, Women and Children Killed by German Bombs. London. June 13.?In a swift and deadly raid on the city of London today. German airplanes took a heavy toll in killed and wounded. Other places were attacked, but so far as indicated at present, py far the heaviest losses occurred in London. At a late hour tonight the casualties officially announced numbered ."34, including 97 killed, 437 wounded. Fifty-five men met death and 223 men were wounded. Sixteen women and 26 children were ki I led and 122 women and 94 children were wounded. ^ ^ if.. r mera miiniiuo. The German squadron consisted of about fifteen machines and the downtown section of London was their chief objective. Many bombs fell in the East End, where buildings were destroyed and others badly damaged and scores of persons fell victims to the explosions. In one instance ten children alone were killed and fifty were injured. Three hostile airplanes appeared over tlie busiest part of the downtown section of London at half past eleven this morning. Watched by "A. IV* Men. From the roof of the Asociated Press the airplanes could be distinctly seen at a height of at least two miles in the triangular formation, which, is a familiar sight to any one who has visited the western front. The trio were so high that they appeared like tiny flakes of snow against the bright sky. The antiaircraft gunners were doing fairly creditable in this their first battle ti,a practice 111 many muiims. mc ers apparently were a little too hisrh for the guns. Material Damage Slight. The Associated Press correspondent. who visited one of the areas bombarded by the German airplanes, found that the damage was comparatively slight and that a majority of the casualties occurred among a group gathered for the noon meal. The bomb fell upon the roof of the eating house, shattering it and causing the wreckage to take fire. The legs of one man were shattered below the knees, another's arm was blown off as he was raising a cup of coffee to- his lips, while a third was seriously wounded in the chest. The clothing of some of the wounded men was torn in shreds and the faces of nearly all were purple from the effect of the explosives. There were many evidences of the coolness with which the people greet n.. nf t>ip raiders. For 0(1 (.lie ai^caiauvc instance, in spite of the reports that a raid was in progress, King George proceeded with an investiture in Buckingham palace, the recipients of honors walking in and out of the palace grounds without a trace of nervousness. Swamped With ('alls. For an hour after the raid the telephone system of London was swamped with calls from business men, who were anxious to learn the fate of their families in the suburbs. Despite the loud reports of the explosions the telephone girls stuck to their posts. A case was being heard in a court when explosions were heard. "I understand there is an air raid going on and that bombs are being dropped." said the justice presiding, "but I think we are safer here than anywhere else." After a few moments the judge announced. "I understand that the raid has come this far. but now has gone away, so we will proceed with the case unless it returns." v'~ in Fast Knd. *1 U Ma&AV Mmm - - _ The East End stood the strain well and there was no panic. Business was at a standstill in many places for a few minutes. Throughout the bombed area there was a steady movement of ambulances. collecting the injured and rushing them to the hospital. One hospital. which is partly supported bv donations from Xew York, and has been used largely for wounded soldiers, probably sot more patients than any other in this section. These soldiers did yeoman's work as the injured arrived, no* in carina for tbo^e hurt, but in giving comfort to relatives who gathered about the building to learn the fate of those! being carried within. \ViilPM?rea<! JhitunuP. While the damaere in the l-Zast End ! v.:is widespread it is probable that the n-or.f'tnry !o>< v.i'i not he heav*'. n any of tin- IniMir.us wre< 'red wero small. The ; '<] had been over but a short time uhfv trie l.tns moi tored into and through the district. I IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOMK <M CHiKKNVKS OF VAHIOI S KIMkS INSOl'TH CAROLINA. State News Moiled Dovvu for Quirk Heading.?Paragraphs About >Ien and Happenings. Col. Joseph N. Brown, of Anderson, has subscribed for $25,000 worth of Liberty Loan bonds. Tiiknown parties entered the store of L. Z. Hicks, at Hartsville, last week and stole $37.1 G. William Caines, a ne^ro farm hand was killed hv Iierhfnini? in Snar tanburg Saturday morning. Thos. H. Feeples. attorney general, has rendered an opinion that a peace officer cannot search packages in transit without a warrant. Joe Gay, a white man cf Jacksonville. Fla.. was arrested in Columbia Sunday with nine suitcases containing twenty-nine gallons of liquor. .J. H. Riddle, a citizen of East Spartanburg, swallowed six bichloride of mercury tablets last week in an attempt to commit suicide. He will recover. The 57th commencement of the Woman's College, at Due West, was held last week. A large number of young ladies received certificates and: diplomas. The first cotton blossom renorted: in the State this year was sent to the News and Courier at Charleston June 7. by Dr. M. E. Cope, of Port Royal. The blossom was plucked June C. .Miss .Mary Hendrix, agen 19. daughter of .Mr. and .Mrs. R. E. Hendrix. of Miley's. Hampton county, committed suicide Saturday by shoot-j ing off her head with a shotgun. Shej was despondent. The annual meeting of the South Carolina Press association this year will be held at Beaufort, June 28-21). General Leonard Wood will be invited to deliver the annual address before the association. The ambulance company of the Columbia Red Cross chapter left Friday afternoon for Allentown, Pa., where training will be entered into at once. Dr. .Marion H. Wyman is captain of the compan*. Capt. J. R. Klattennorr, convicted of sinking his ship, the German steamer Liebenfels, in Charleston harbor and sentenced to a year and a day in the Federal prison in Atlanta has begun service of his sentence. In the presence of navy and army officials of all ranks and invited thp I.-pp1 nf flip ftrsf warshin to be built in South Carolina since the War Between the States was laid down at the navy yard in Charleston Saturday afternoon. The vessel is a gunboat. * Kark Karst, a naturalized German, convicted in the United States court at Charleston last week of having threatened the lire of the president was sentenced to three months in the Richland county jail and to pay a tine of $250 and the costs of prosecution. His promptitude in thus manifesting sympathy with the sufferers appeared to be deeply appreciated. The main result of today's raid, as in past cases, has been the killing of civilians, including many children.! Xo military damage was done, as there was no military objective in the section visited. In some places a whole block of buildings is lacking every window j and much other damage done. One school in this district had a lucky escape. There was a thousand pupils in that school, and fifteen minutes after the little ones returned to the building from recess a bomb fell where hundreds of them had been gathered. Only One Brought lx>wn. Late tonight Andrew Bonar Law announced that there was no official confirmation that any airplanes had been brought down except one that was mentioned in the afternoon. Mr. Law also announced a serious! munition explosion at Ashton-l'nderLyne, a few miles from .Manchester, in which a number of persons w?re: killed or injured. This explosion ! had no connection with the air raid. Sims Has (lose ("'all. Vice Admiral William S. Sims, in ,-vf i }>i?. vU.-j r> nflva' V* 'i:iiUCllI'4 KJ L ; lirj .111 r. wii *tu forces, was aiuomobilina through the Kast l-ht'l this morning at tlu time of ti.e air raid. and had a narrow escape from a bomb. A bomb struck a school building, killing t?ii children and injuring fifty. One German airplane is reported to have been brought down. THK SOY BKA\. !t i.H a Heavy Producer and Valuable for Food. The Southern planter still lias ample time to plant soy beans for a seed crop, and it offers him at the present time one of the best cash grain crops to supplement cotton, according to a statement from the office of information. U. S. department of agriculture. South of the Potomac and Ohio rivers excellent results may be obtained by planting after winter grain and early potatoes are removed. In such instances the land need only be thoroughly disked to Secure a suit/% K1 3 I 3 T - . ^ . .. aiiie set;u ueu. i^ate varieties as tne Mammoth may be planted as late as June 15 to 20 and mature good yields of seed. Early varieties, such as Ito San, Medium Yellow, Mikado, and Mongol, may be planted in the cotton belt as late as July 15, and still mature the crop for seed. The yellow-seeded varieties are preferred, especially by food manufacturers. The Mammoth Yellow is especially adapted to the Southern States for seed production. Considerable quantities of seed of this variety are st.il! available for planting. The soy bean alreadv has reached - a a place of high economic importance in America and Europe as a foodstuff. The seed of the soy bean, unlike that of the cowpea. rarely is attacked by the weevil or other grain insects. Even where the oil is extracted the resultant meal is a very desirable food. During the present season the demand for seed by manufacturers has resulted in srreatlv in creased prices. In view of the large demand, production in excess of requirements is very improbable and this season's crop undoubtedly will command profitable prices. The soy bean is also a soli improver and the straw is valuable for feeding purposes. Gaffney in School Row. Gaffney is in the throes of another unfortunate school row, this time over the recent election of teachers. At the time of the election of teachers one daughter and two nieces of the chairman of the board of trustees were elected as teachers, and one young woman who has taught in the schools for the past three years, giving general satisfaction, was left out. r~'? Uninor rtf fl-i/i nnin inn that LT. I'tllllldll UClllg U1 UlC vuwv the law has been violated by this action of the trustees, has filed objections to their action and th? matter will come up for a hearing today.. Both sides will be represented by counsel and it is probable that a bitter fight will be the result. A few months ago a heated contest was waged over the site for the new West End school building, which caused much bitter feeling, but when the matter was finally settled by selecting the West End site it was thought that the school troubles were ended. Gaffney people are as a rule unanimous when it comes to any matter which is likely to result in good to the town, but this school matter is an unfortunate exception and it is likely that all the old bitterness will be revived. I ^ | A Boy. On my way to and from work I pass a boy. He is always bareheaded. If there was another freckle on his face I j it would lap over one already there, i He is about knee high to a duck, and has the most miscnievous grin in seven States. He plays in the dirt. He risks his neck umtyseen times a day. Last .Monday a mule threw him. and he escaped injury. Tuesday he came near to falling into a well, but saved himself by superhuman endeavor. On Wednesday an automobile ran over him without leaving a mark. When I lose patience with humanitv and I incline to the belief that the race is decadent. I find solace in thinking of that boy. He is the fui ture. There are millions of him in | this land?adventurous little raga| muffins, full of the devil, hard as ' nails, willing to try anything one | time, afraid of nothing, kings in j their own right. i America will stand as a nation so longs as she breeds boys like that. God bless 'em.?Fountain Inn Trib, une. Registration returns from the *" * * ??AltnO OAlt fiac I I UI 1} *i! \ t* CL . V/ II11 ?. VUUiUiW) were wired to Provost General Crow| der a: Washington 011 Thursday. The total number of both whites and negroes was 127.534. Of these >h.629 were white and ! ;,!"?" blacks. Among j tiiose indicating a desire for exemption were 4'i.5"" whites and 4 4,831 j colored. The number cf aliens registered was 44 7 and the number of j alien enemies 58. i