Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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T^r T^T ^ vt ft I? II ? > I XX fi vv i if A if xf ff it ti ff C< 44 w 44 n iAkAfk. _ ?i c 1H ai X tc a f j | ki c< | Hj A a4A v' tt^ BECOME SOLWEBS QUICKLV GENERAL IN FRANCE SAYS HE WAS GREATLY SURPRISED. Cites Several Examples, Men from All Walks Now Well Drilled and Eager to Fight. \ The development of the men of the first American contingent in France in the science of war was described today as truly remarkable by the general commanding the division. "I have been in the army since I was a boy," he said. "During that time I have observed many Americans and many foreign soldiers, but never in my life have I seen anything equaling the men now here. When my division landed we had shock-headed boys by the hundreds. They were clerks, mechanics, day laborers, farmer boys, old and young from every walk in life. Some spoke English and some did not. There were Poles, Bohemians, Russians, Jews and Gentiles. But in this short time they have become first-class soldiers, energetic to the extreme and have fallen into the ways of army life as I never thought possible. They are game to the core and their one idea is to beat the Germans, and give them a good beating. There is not a streak of yellow in the whole lot, and their morale, even in the trenches, is fine. WaoCr tn Patrol. "Here is ail example: One night re- j cently an officer called for volunteers to go patrolling in No Man's Land. He isked for twenty men. The whole company volunteered on the spot. Twenty were picked and lamp black was provided for them to put on their bayonets so that the light would not shine on them. During the blacking one private who had been in the army for four months stopped a moment turned to a comrade, and said: 'Gee, if I can run this into one of those Boches I bet he'll get blood-poisoning, and I hope he does. The boy knew the place to patrol was extremely dangerous and that he might be a casualty within thirty minutes. Remembered His Training. "At another time I had just passed a line of soldiers walking along a | road in the rain when I came across one wTho was hatless, mud covered and limping. I stopped my automobile and asked him what was the matter. The soldier stood .on one foot, the other being injured. He Pk"X444444444 k M The holidays a le day of good re immunity in gen< rarmest corner of o ipidly increasing hristian act for yoi n interest? Come > prosperity before credit of one dollai Every new depo eeps alive the pr< V MM ? ? r iiiiiuuuiLy Ent H. M. Gj Presii AMBERG, A^A jjfek jjfek Ak jjfek ijfek A^A jjfek jjfek i v v %v T4 v I nnnAnm /w nr/\ny rv?n rm/\TWi lUiri/ni un nv/jtvui/0 uiwr CJ. Bumper Crops of Corn and Other Crops is the Forecast. / Bumper world crops of corn, oats, potatoes, rice, sugar beets and tobacco for this year are shown by estimates compiled by the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, made public by the department of agriculture at Washington. Wheat, rye, barley and flax seed, however, have fallen below the. five-year average of production from 1911 to 1915. The production of wheat in seventeen countries, not including the Central Powers, will be 1,868,000,000 bushels, 85.6 per cent, of the fiveyear average. Corn raised will amount to 3,312,000,000 bushels, which is 14.1 per cent'. greater than i the average production for the last five years. Other crops are estimated as follows: Rye, 147,000,000 bushels, 92.2 per cent. Barley, 587,000,000 bushels, 96 per cent. Oats, 2,682,000,000 bushels, 113.9 per cent. Rice, 70,000,000 bushels, 115.5 per cent. Flax seed, 38,000,000 bushels, 69.8 per cent. Potatoes, 719,000,000 bushels, 112.4 per cent. Sugar beets, 10,000,000 short tons, 106.6 per cent. Tobacco, 1,186,000,000 pounds, 120.5 per cent. The 1917 potato crop is estimated to consist of 453,000,000 bushels, or half again as much as last year. Reports from the commission on car service indicate that more than 75,000 cars will be needed to handle it. saluted and said his horse started to run into a stonewall, so he threw him down, but fell under him. That's the spirit we are getting. The man was badly hurt but even that did not make him forget his training of a few weeks. "I was returning at that time from the hospital where I saw a few i wounded men. Some of the men's proudest and most valuable possessions on earth are the bullets and pieces of shrapnel which thoughtful surgeons saved for them on extracting. Eevery man wanted to exhibit i the cause of his wound. Their thoughts were all about recovering, rejoining their regiments and getting a chance to pay back the enemy in his own coin." J^ik A^k A^A A^A A^A A^A A^A A^A . I erry re with us?Christ solutions. We wi sral "A Merry CI ur hearts as we fu patrons has been x to suggest this tc to the bank with i the New Year begii r or more, would n sitor at our bank asperity, growth ; erpri ftAHAM, N. A. HU dent. DR. ROB1 Vic? P i 9 A. .4. A a6a. a$a. 1,4a a^a a^a a^aa^l Urges Smokeless Friday. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, chairman of the woman's committee of the, national council of defense, at a mass meeting of Maryland mothers termed the war a "women's war, manmade in Germany." She declared the greatest proof of patriotism in women was the fact that they gave their sons for war. "We must send our boys away with a smile on our faces," she said. "The time for tears must be after /they are gone. Let our children know that they live in the land where men are willing to die and where women are willing to give all for their country. All the world is calling to the womanhood and the motherhood of America." Dr. Shaw urged a "smokeless Friday" for the men at home and that they send the tobacco so saved to the men in the field. A message to America's men in tbft sfirvice was drafted and will be sent to the various units Christmas. | It is: I "The women of America are with you in spirit and in service. You are our standard-bearers and our hope. We love you, believe in you, and pray for you this Christmas morn." Many Horses Die. Camp Jackson has experienced a tremendous loss of valuable horses in consequence of the stampede one night recently, when 1,000 of the animals tore through the corrals and scattered widely over Richland county. Whether all have been recovered has not been determined. A couple of thousand others did not break through the stockades that night, but having become nervous from the stampede of the other group milled all night. Bonfires and every other known device to check the frightened animals in their mad career through the corrals were resorted to without avail. The horses ran in circles throughout the night. In consequence hundreds of the horses immediately developed acute pneumo?_ nf nhmit 20 died ma. ah a<cia6t, ? daily for some time after the stampede and several hundred very sick animals are still being treated at j the veterinary hospital. Nick Romanoff, too, would doubtless appreciate a "place in the sun." Keep your e7? peeled for the priceboosting hog. He isn't dead, but sleepeth. % / Christn mas, the day of good cheer; IN ish our patrons in particula iristmas." This wish comes lly realize that our efforts to fully appreciated. Would il any of your friends in whoi them and help to start them o ns. One of our savings pass fc lake a fine Christmas present gives an extra beat of the 1 and financial health of our I n ise t>an NT, W. I). COLEMAN, ERT BLACK, Casliier. "residents. 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