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GAUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
80ME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Colston Clippings.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, Dec. 4.?Who has not
keard of or seen the wonders of moving
pictures? Who will dispute their
their right to title "the greatest scientific
achievement of the twentieth century?"
They are the wonder of the
entire civilized world. Through their
medium, entertainment is furnished
to millions of people situated distant
from theatres and others who before
could not spare the expense. Their
alue as an educational medium is
beyond estimate. World famous actors,
noted personages, public officials,
seenes from every corner of the earth,
wonderful construction enterprises,
.and world's events are photographed
and truthfully reproduced on the
sereen for the entertainment and
education of all. The "Royal Theatre"
is now placing their machinery
and within the next few days will
be ready to open the doors to the
amusement and delight of all.
Some of our folks are getting to
' be real poets; here is one entitled
"The Kaiser's Prayer:"
Mine Gott. you will be mine pardner;
You don't know who I am?
I am the emperor kaiser;
De emperor Will-iam.
You know I whipped them Belgians,
Und mitt bullets filled Russia full:
Und I'll whip France and Italy
Und blow up Johnny Bull.
Now for all dem other nations
I don't give a ;
If you'll just be my pardner
Und whip Uncle Sam.
You know them submarines;
All Europe knows dot well;
But Edison got a patent now
Tot blows dem all to .
Now, Gott, if you will do this.
Den you and I will always love;
Und I will be 6mperor of the earth.
Und you the emperor above.
But. Gott, if you refuse me this.
"Tomorrow night at eleven
I'll call mine Zeppelins out
Und declare war on heaven.
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I wouldn't ask this from you,
But it can plainly be seen
Dot when Edison pushes dot button
I got no submarine.
Rev. J. R. Smith, of Fort Mill, passed
through town last week on his
way to join some friends on a deer
hunt down the country.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Copeland and
children, of Baltimore, Md., are visiting
Mr. Copeland's relatives in Ehrfcardt.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Ehrhardt,
of Summerton, are visiting Mr. Copeland's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Copeland. They were recently married
and are now on their honeymoon;
after that they will be at
home at Summerton, where Harry
is engaged in the mercantile business.
Smooth waters through all your sailings,
old top.
Rev. C. S. Felder, pastor in charge
erf the Methodist churches on this
attonriprf conference last week
CUVUlfc,
and to the approval of all was sent
back to be with us again for at least
one more year.
The work on the school house is
I progressing nicely. The walls are
up as high as one's head and it begins
to look real housey.
Miss Claire Weimer, of Florida, is
visiting at the home of her grandfather,
Mr. Charles Hartz.
Mr. H. M. Shaw, a farmer of this
section, has purchased the stock of
groceries from the Ehrhardt Grocery
and is now a full fledged merchant.
Some of the young ladies in town
have been trying their hand at horsel?ack
riding; have been seen out several
times. This is very good exercise
and should be frequently indulged
in, especially for those whose
duties do not furnish much exercise.
Guess they will be joining in on
Rrwne fox chase soon. JEF.
Buford Bridge Budget.
Buford Bridge, Dec. 4.?Thanksgiving
passed off very pleasantly for
gome folks of the community. Some
A had dinings while others dined.
Mr. S. E. Neeley and family. Mr.
Bagene Milhous and family, Mr. G.
WOUNDS AIKEN POLICEMAN. j
Harney Craig: Is Accused of ShootingWells
Johnson. t
Aiken. Nov. 30.?Police Officer
Wells Jphnson was shot four times
by Barney Craig late this afternoon
on Park avenue, near the grounds of
a carnival show that has been playing
here this week.
Craig had been arrested earlier in |
the afternoon by Officer Johnson, and
it was during an argument that the
shooting occurred. It is claimed that
Craig was about to be arrested the
second time and he warned the officer
away, and that Johnson pulled his
pistol, and then the fusilade of shots
followed. The officer was hit four
times, once in the mouth, once in the
side and twice in the leg. The officer
fired once, but Craig was not hit.
Officer Johnson was taken to the
hospital, where he is resting easy to- <
night. Craig is under arrest.
Red Cross in Europe and U. S.
The Red Cross has arranged to
buy material for surgical dressings,
hospital garments, and knitted arti- ;
cles, to be sold at substantially cost 1
prices to the chapters throughout the
country to be made up by the women
of America. The cost will be $3,457,200.
To meet conditions arising from
Italian reverses the Red Cross dispatched
immediately from Paris supplies
including 2,000' mattresses, 8,000
blankets and 10,000 pairs of
socks.
The children of Belgium, thousands
of whom are orphans, are ob
jects of special care. Food and clothing
alone have been purchased by
the Red Cross for the Belgians at a
cost of $173,000. Many of the children
in free Belgium are exposed to
shell fire, and in order to save them
asylums are being organized in
France and Switzerland, where they
can be taken to safety.
M. Neeley and Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Neeley spent Thanksgiving at Denmark,
where they had a family reunion
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. j
Edward Neeley. i
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Kearse and Mrs.
R. M. Kearse spent a part of ]
last week in Columbia. ]
Mr. G. V. Kearse is at present in \
Flint, Mich., and will be there sev- ]
eral weeks on business.
Mrs. Pauline Black and son, of
Millette, spent last week-end with her ?
brothers. Messrs. J. H. and H. C. i
Kirkland. ]
Mrs. Julia Brabham and daughter, 1
Miss Hattie Sue, are spending a while j
very pleasantly at the home of Mr. (
A. L. Kirkland. .
Mrs. Forest, who has been spend- ;
ing some time with Mr. and Mrs. J. 1
W. Smith, has returned to Black- <
stone, Va., to resume her work as a (
nurse. ' ]
Miss Ada Kearse, of Columbia, ]
spent Thanksgiving at home. v<
Several from around here attended
the miscellaneous shower in Olar last 1
Friday afternoon given by Mrs. H. F. <
Starr for Miss Salome Brabham. 1
BOAGUS.
Denmark Dots.
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Denmark, Dec. 4.?One of the .
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season's most brilliant affairs here ,
was the reception on Wedneday eve- ,
ning at the residence of Mr. and (
Mrs. S. G. Mayfield, given in honor ^
of their son, Mr. J. Kennerly May- ,
field, and his bride, who were recently
married in Texas. The lower ,
floor of the home, beautiful in its .
decorations of Southern smilax and ,
chrysanthemums, was thrown togeth- (
er, and open to the guests, about ,
200 in number. They were met at ,
the door by Miss Christobel Mayfield,
who was at home from Greenville
Woman's college for the occas- (
ion, and ushered into the living room
;and introduced to the bride and ^
i bridegroom. Receiving with them ,
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were Mr. ana Mrs. s. u. Mayuem. ,
A salad course with coffee w*as served.
Mrs. Mayfield is the accomplished
daughter of Mrs. Mamie Birge, of (
Austin, Texas, and is a young woman
of rare charm and ability.
Mr. Mayfield is the eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Mayfield and is
a popular young business man, being
one of the largest planters in <
lower Carolina. <
Miss Marion Junes, ui i\c? ucnj, ,
spent the holidays here with Mrs. J.
B. White.
Miss Leila Townsend, NinetySix,
is spending: several days with
friends here. . ;
Miss Marion Keels, of Allendale,
is the guest of Mrs. F. H. McCrae.
Miss Christobel Mayfield is at
home from Greenville Woman's college
for a few days.
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Seventy-five per cent of the stores
of Charleston have no sugar. Those
which are selling sugar are limiting
customers to two pounds at a time.
Malcolm R. Marion, a Chester at
torney, who entered army service in
May last as a first lieutenant, has
been promoted to be a major.
William Banks, editor of the Columbia
Record, has been appointed
inspector of explosives for South Carolina,
at a salary of $2,500 a year.
The appointment was announced
from Washington.
The Sumter chamber of commerce
is daily expecting a consignment of
tobacco seed for free distribution
from J. W. Moore, the lessee of the
Farmers Tobacco warehouse of Sumter,
for the 1918 selling season.
Santa Claus Letters.
The Herald's Christmas edition
will be published on Thursday,
Dec. 13th. As usual, we will be j
. glad for all the little folk's to write
Santa Claus and tell him what
they want for Christmas, and The
Herald will print the letters. All
Santa Claus letters should be in
The Herald office not later than
Monday, Dec. 10th to insure publication
in our Christmas issue. If
the little ones will write their letters
to Santa Claus, in care of
The Herald, we feel sure ofd Santa
will see and ,read every one of
them, but remember to send them j
in time to reach us by the 10th f
inst.
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War-Savings Certificates.
The man with limited means?even '
the school boy or girl with a few pennies
to spare now and then?who
wants a safe and profitable invest-!i
meat which at the same time will s
lelp the country, finds his opportuni- 1
ty in the new war savings certificate
plan.
During December, 1917, and January,
1918, war-savings stamps will be
sold at $4.12 each, at postoffices,
banks, trust companies, and many
nusiness houses and ' factories j
throughout the country. At the be- j
winning of each succeeding month the
lost of a stamp will increase 1 cent.
All war savings stamps issued during
1918 will mature January 1, 1923,
when they will be redeemed at $5 <
cacfi. The difference between purchase
price and the price at maturity
represents the interest the government
will pay the holder, 4 per cent. [
compounded quarterly. :
The entire wealth and security of
the United States is behind the war
?avings certificates. No person may
purchase at one time more than $100
1 1 J irvio mnpo than
wortn, or noiu at uuc uwc wwi v ,
51,000 worth of these securities.
Thrift stamps costing 25 cents each
may be purchased from time to time
and 'affixed to a thrift card, which is
.
supplied without cost. These stamps M
will not bear interest, but a thrift j
card when filled at a cost of $4 may
be exchanged for an interest bearing
war savings stamp by turning the
card in and paying the difference be- ,
tween $4 and the current price of a
war savings stamp. With the first ,
war savings stamp bought the purchaser
will obtain without charge a
war savings certificate containing
space for 20 of these stamps. (
If the 20 spaces are filled prior to (
January 1, 191S, the cost to the purchaser
will have been $4.12 for each
stamp, or $82.40 for the filled certificate,
and on January 1, 1923, the
government will redeem it at $100,
giving the holder a net profit of $17.60
for the use of his money.
Money derived from war savings
investments will be used to meet the
expenses of the war. The greater
part of thes funds will be expended ,
in the United States.
compressed n^uus jiusuca.
Many .'of the mortars employed today
on the allied fronts are of the
compressed-air type, using a puff of
air or gas instead of powder to throw
the shell into the German trenches.
Present-day trench warfare has ;
caused the pneumatic cannon idea to
be developed after it had been laid
aside for many years as impractical.
Aside from being silent and inexpensive,
the pneumatic mortar is readily
manipulated. It is used at ranges of
from 750 to 1,000 feet, and is said to
be exceedingly accurate.
H A ItTZOG-MCRPH.
Pretty Home Wedding Solemnized on
Wednesday Afternoon.
Wednesday afternoon at half past
five o'clock at the home of the bride,
Miss Annie Lang Hartzog, second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vastine J.
Hartzog, was married to Mr. Duncan
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home had been transformed into a
veritable fairyland. The hallway was
in pink and green, huge pink chrysanthemums
and smilax being used
in profusion.
The guests were received by Mesdames
Harry Graham and H. L. Baggott,
and ushered into the living
room to view the presents, which
were numerous and beautiful. This
room was in green and yellow, and
the soft glow of candelabra made the
room lovely. Great yellow chrysantheums
in tall vases were on the
mantle. The parlor was done in
green and white, and this room was
especially beautiful.
Just before the ceremony several
musical selections were rendered by
Dr. O. D. Faust on the violin, Mr. C.
E. Black on the cello, and Mrs. LeVerne
Thomas at the piano. Mrs.
Charles Black sang very sweetly
"Sunshine of Your Smile;" then the
strains of Lohengrin pealed forth
softly, and the bridal party entered,
preceded by two beautiful little
girls, Ruby Murph, of St. Matthews,
niece or tne oriaegroom, ana ^rnne
Baggott, of Charleston, cousin of the
bride. They carried baskets of yellow
chrysanthemums and were
dressed in white tulle over satin. The
maid of honor, Miss Mamie Hartzog,
sister of the bride, came behind the
flower girls. She was dressed in white
net and carried an armful of beautiful
white chrysanthemums tied with
yellow tulle. The bride slowly descended
the stairway on the arm of
her father, meeting the bridegroom
with his best man, Mr. John Murph,
at the foot of the stairs. They stood
in the parlor door, where Dr. Bays,
of Sumter, performed the impressive
ring ceremony.
The bride was beautiful in a white
georgette crepe dress, white satin
slippers, and a veil wreathed in
orange blossoms. She carried a lovely
bouquet of white bride roses and
fern.
After the ceremony the guests repaired
to the dining room where delightful
pink block ice cream and
angel cake trmmed in orahge blossoms
were served. The bride's table
was beautiful, with a cluny centerpiece
and a bowl of pink American
beauty roses and white streamers of
tulle tied at each corner of the table.
In a corner in the back hallway, Misses
Eva Howell and Ella May Martin
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tie Misses Rowley Williams and Lena
Rhoad pinned on the favors as the
quests left the dining room to register
in the bride's book, presided over by
Miss Pearl Counts.
The bride then changed to her
traveling suit of Burgundy broadcloth
with accesories to match, and
Mr. and Mrs. Murph left by motor4for
Denmark where they caught a train
for Atlanta and other points where
they visited before returning to their
future home in Orangeburg, where
Mr. Murph has a successful mercantile
business.
The presents were exquisite, consisting
of cut glass, silver and china.
Among the many handsome gifts was
a chest of silver, the gift of the bride's
brother; also a beautiful Brussels art
square, the gift of a close friend.
Mrs. Murph is a most charming
young lady. She is gifted with many
pleasing accomplishments, and she
enjoys the friendship of a very wide
circle of acquaintances. Mr. Murph
is a gentleman of sterling qualities,
and numbers his friends by the score.
Among the out-of-town guests presq
u-oHHinp- u'Arp Mr. and
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Mrs. R. B. Hartzog, of Atlanta; Mrs.
E. S. Baggott and daughter, Mrs. E.
R. Walter, of Charleston; Mr. and
Mrs. Kellar, of Cameron; Judge and
Mrs. I. W. Bowman, Mrs. J. E. Salley,
Misses Lou. Minnie and Ruby Murph
and Mr. John Murph, of Orangeburg.
Verdict of Acquittal.
York, S. C., Nov. 29.?A verdict of
acquittal was returned after ten minutes'
deliberation this afternoon by
the jury in the case of the State
against Dick Norman, Ezell Bolin
and Fred Penningor, white men, and
Bill and Frank Twitty, negroes,
charged with the murder of W. T.
Sims, a negro preacher, who was
shot to death by a mob five miles
west of York on the night of August
22, following alleged disparaging
remarks about a woman and alleged
opposition to the draft law.
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BYNC'S ARMY DRIVEN BACK
HIXS MAKE STRONG ATTACK AT
CAMBRAI.
Germans Pay Dearly for Their Effort,
and liritish Retake Nearly
All Their Lost Positions.
Kor 1 TJio fiprmaiK ill fl
violent offensive over the entire front
where the British made their notable
gains last week have pushed back
Gen. Byng's troops at several points.
Especially severe was the attack between
the Bourlon wood and Moeu.
vres, where the British line under its
impetus was driven back to the vicini-j
ty of the Bapaume-Cambrai road
north of Graincourt?a distance of
about two miles. Likewise on the
southern base the enemy drove
through from Gonnelieu to Gouzeaucourt?another
two miles. The village
of Lavacquerie was captured by
the Germans, but later in a counterattack
was recovered.
Other counter-attacks have driven
the enenly from Gouzeaucourt and
the ridge to the east.
Hard fighting is still in progress
over the greater portion of the fifteen-mile
front.
In Palestine.
In Palestine on the line extending
from the northeast of Jerusalem to
the sea the Turkish forces, facing the
troops under Gen. Allenby are showing
considerable activity. Several lo
cal fights have taken place, and these
according to Gen. Allenby, have had
results favorable to his men.
Claims 4,000 Prisoners.
Berlin, Dec. 1.?The Germans yesterday
captured 4.000 British and
several batteries in the Cambrai region,
the war office announces.
The statement says that between
Moeurves and Bourlon and from Fontaine
and La Folie the Germans
threw back the British to the villages
of Graincourt, Anneux and Cantaing,
stormed the heights on the
west bank of the Schedl, on both
sides of Banteux, and also captured
Gonnelieu and Villers-Guislain.
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British Lines Again intact.
With the British Army in France,
Dec. 2, 3 p. m.?Nine separate counter-attacks
launched against Masnieres
by strong German forces yesterday,
were all repulsed after most
sanguinary fighting, although the
British pulled their line back somewhat
to lessen the sharp salient
, there. An intense battle raged an
day and it is stated that the British
killed more Germans between daylight
and dark than in any similar
period since the war began. It was
virtually a continuous fight from start
of the first counter-attack.
The enemy infantry kept surging '
forward in waves'and as each camel
it was caught by the fire from the
British artillery, rifles and machine
guns. The attacking forces were
mowed down like grain before the
I reaper, Jjnt with characteristic Prussian
discipine they continued to fill
their ranks and advance until ^fter I
the ninth assault had failed. 1
During the afternoon the Germans
succeeded in capturing Les Rues Vertes,
a suburb south of Mesnieres, but
a British counter-attack delivered at
5 o'clock pushed the enemy out again.
German guns on elevations south
and southeast of Masnieres late yesterday
were conducting a heavy bom
bardment against the town. The Brit-1
ish line at that time bulged around
Masnieres in a very sharp salient,
which made the position an unenviable
one to hold at best. It seemed
quite apparent that if the British
should decide to withdraw slightly in
the neighborhood of Masnieres and
establish their line on the southeastern
outskirts of the place their front
would be much improved, as the British
line was entirely dominated by
the high ground in the possession of
the Germans.
The British a little before 2 o'clock
this morning made a local attack in
moonlight on the German positions
north and northeast of Passchendaele
and about the same time a
minor assault against the enemy front
northwest of Goeberg. These attacks
appear to have gone well as a whole,
i The British were held up in the
center along the ridge for a time, but
for the most part were reported to
have reached the objectives and to
have penetrated from 300 to 400
yards1 at numerous points. The attack
about Goeberg involved two
strong German fortifications.
If the gain to the north along the
ridge is confirmed it will mean that
the British have added much to the
completeness of their observations in
this region. !
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MRS. RE SAULLES ACQUITTED.
Was Tried For Murder of Her Divorced
Husband.
Mineola, X. Y., Dec. 1.?It required
but one hour and forty-three
minutes for a jury in Supreme Court
here tonight to reach a verdict of
not guilty in the trial of Mrs. Blanca ?
De Saulles for the murder of her divorced
husband, John L. De Saulles,
former Yale football star and club
man, at his home near Wesbury,
Long Island, the night of August 3.
In the verdict no reference what
e.*er was made to insanity. It was a
plea of temporary loss of accounta- *
biiity which formed the basis of the
defendant's case.
Mrs. De Saulles, who had maintained
an air of extreme self-possession
throughout the two weeks of the
trial, received the verdict smilingly.
She shook hands with each of the
jurors as they left the box and to
each gave a nod of appreciation.
AMERICAN SOLDIER HANGED.
Had Outraged and Murdered Little
French Girl.
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Washington, Dec. 3.?The execution
of Private Frank Cadue, of the
infantry, for the rape and murder of
a seven-year-old French girl, in
France on November 5, has been approved
by the War Department.
Cadue was Ranged, after sentence
by a military court-martial, instead
of being shot, as had previously been
said. The record of the trial says he
confessed to the crime and pleaded
that being under the influence of
liquor he did not know what he was
doing.
In reviewing the case the War De
partmeni considers mai military i?.w >
has been complied with in every respect.
Cadue's was the first case of
.
its kind to occur in the American
army abroad. / ^ q
Aided First Captured German.
Newberry, Nov. 29.?Lieut. W. E.
Bickley, of Newberry, a member of
the medical corps in the American
expeditionary forces in France, has
had the distinction of rendering medical
aid to the first German prisoner
captured by the American troops. The
honor, which has come to this young
Newberry physician, is appreciated
by Lieut. Bickley's friends.
I Lieut. Bickley is a son of Mr. J. S.
Bickley, of Newberry county, who has
held a commission as first lieutenant
in the army for several months. He
was ordered to France soon after re- *
ceiving his commission, and saw active
service shortly after has arrival
at the front Lieut. Bickley graduated
from the medical college last summer,
and immediately thereafter applied
for a commission as first lieu- v
tenant, which commission was shortly
granted. He has been in France
for several months.
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The Village Tailor.
Men from 45 trades have opportunity
to enlist in the army of skilled
workmen being formed to go into
France with the American fliers, and
are promised experience as near the
fighting lines as airdromes can be
built.
Cobblers and tailors can leave their
benches to make, stretch, and repair
wings; barbers are wanted to ply,
their trade near no man's land; cabinetmakers
and boat makers are need*
f
ed for woodwork; coppersmiths will
see that there are no leaky gasoline
tanks. Instrument repairmen, vulcanizers,
gas-works employees, rope
riggers, cordage workers, automobile
mechanics, and men from other
trades are wanted for general work.
Application for information regarding
enlistment may be made to Maj.
Steever, 119 D Street NW.; Washington.
D. C.
The motor section, carriage division
of the office of the chief of ordnance
will also need several thousand
skilled men for its work. The section
is .intrusted with securing for
the War Department suc^ vehicles as
four-wheel-drive trucks, .terpillar
tractors, armored cars and .anks, and
for maintenance and repair of this
as well as artillery equipment.
Men with experience as mechanics,
machinists, blacksmiths, and storage
battery experts are wanted. There
are four ordnance training camps
where many of these men are sent to
fit them for the grades of first-class
ergeant and ordnance sergeant. Many
will later be placed in charge of en
listed men.
Anyone wishing to enlist should
address CiTief of Ordnance, motor
section, carriage division, 1703 New
York Avenue, Washington, D. C.
Watennans Ideal Fountain Pens at
Herald Book Store.
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