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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1918. Established 1891.
COIINTRV NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
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News Items Gathered All Around the j
County and Elsewhere.
Colston Clippings.
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Colston, March 19.?Rev. Walter L
Black will fill his appointment as i
pastor of Colston church Saturday L
afternoon at 4 o'clock, and Sunday i
morning at eleven o'clock. Sunday- L
school at ten a. m. |(
Mr. J. A. Jennings spent some time i
in Florida with his daughter, -Mrs. j
Virginia Hickenbotham, recently.
Mrs. Ogreta Beard is spending" ,
some time with -Mr. and Mrs. Ben {
Zeigler, near Ehrhardt. 11
Miss Evelyn Kirkland and .Mr.
Gerald Kearse spent Sunday with J (
. Mrs. Anna Kirkland, of Timers. z
Mrs. Leila Bessinger spent several
days last week with relatives in Bam- f
berg. | r
Mrs. S. L. Witt, of Callison, visited!,
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her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clay- (
ttfi, in this section last week-end. j (
air. Frank Folk and son, Ernest,] ,
were guests at the home of Mr. Willie
Folk Sunday. k
Miss Pearle Hutson spent last
week-end at her home in Springfield. <j
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Mr. R. L. Jackson, of Sumter, was a
a visitor in this section Sunday. ^
Misses Alma and Ada Bishop and c
Messrs. Ermon and Leon Bishop spent a
Saturday night with their uncle, Mr. t
Willie Folk. t
Mrs. B. D. Bishop and little chil- ^
dren, B. D. Jr., and Almina, are visit- t
ing Mrs. C. W. Clayton in Columbia. a
Mrs. PurdyAyer, of Olar, and Mrs. ^
Wilmot Sandifer, of Bamberg, are s
visiting their mother, Mrs. S. \V. j
Clayton, who has been ill.
The members of Colston church
are requested to meet there next ??
Friday for the purpose of cleaning _
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up the church grounds. ?
Mrs. John Cook, of Williston, visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Beard Monday.
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Daddy John's Tombstone. J
M. W. Brabham $5.00
H. Jack Riley .T 2.00 ?
Editors Bamberg Herald:?I read ^
the suggestion of Mr. M. W. Brabham b
in the last issue of your paper. Here's n
my check for $2.00 towards the fund. 11
I might forget the Methodist church P
and the other members, but never
"Daddy John." Yours truly, p
H. J. RILEY. 11
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New Advertisements.
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Wrigley's Chewing Gum.,
Enterprise Bank?Haste.
H. H. Matthews?Zanol. b
G. B. Clayton?For Sale. d
Peoples Bank?Statement. a
J. H. A. Carter?For Sale. a
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Klauber's?Easter Offerings. ^
Peoples Bank?Extravagance.
Bank of Denmark?Statement. v,
Miss Mamie Hartzog?For Sale. 0
F. K. Graham?Just Received. S1
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Tom Ducker?Skookum Apples.
Wm. Shield Co.?Red Devil Lye. ^
Thielen Theatre?"The Heart of a p
Lion." h
G. L. Toole?Political Advertisement.
E. A. Hooton?Our Eleventh s
March. s!
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Estate of Romeo Govan?Estate
Notice. ' n
Bamberg Banking Co.?Stephen
Girard.
* Planter's Fertilizer Co.?Increase'
the Yield.
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Estate of J. H. Smith, Sr.?Notice!
to Creditors.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank?L
The Careful Man. j
C. R. Brabham's Sons?We Are in i si
This War to Win. j a
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Peace Talk Tonimyrot. j ^
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Charleston. March IS.?Speaking j si
here tonight under the ausDices ofle
the chamber of Commerce, Brig. Gen. j 1;
W. A. White, of the British recruit- j r
ing mission, declared that all the! a
present talk of peace was German j
camouflage, and that Great Britain,!
France and America would shoulder! c
to shoulder dictate peace terms in; "
Germany that would make the world j v
better to live in; better for future! c
generations to be born in, and better!
for democracy. The general also | r
emphasized the fact that the war! t
would be won by defeating the Ger- t
man army in the field, and not by j t
peace talk through the newspapers, i a
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CHAKLKSTOX GIVEN HID SIM.
New Dry Dock, !keeper Channel, Quarterniaster
Storage I'lant.
Washington. March 14.?A $1,300,000,0u0
appropriation lor the
naval service for the next fiscal year
but immediately available in the
navy department's discretion is provided
in the annuaf naval budget
completed today by the house naval
committee.
The bill includes lump sum appropriations
to add to the naval facilities
in the overseas programme, con
:inues tne tnree year programme 01
?onstruction and increases the navy
personnel and the number of officers
in the marine corps.
A $9,000,000 dock and channel
project for Charleston is included in
:he bill under vote of the committee
oday.
A direct appropriation of $1,000.)00
was made for dredging the chanlel
at Charleston.
The bill appropriates $1SS,000.00C
or aviation. It authorizes an enlargnent
of tile naval proving grounds i
it Indian Head. .Md.. including acluisition
of land on the Virginia side|
of the Potomac for enlargement of
the testing facilities for big guns, the
otal appropriation for this purpose
>eing $1,000,000.
Authorization for expenditure of
>8,000,000 for dry dock and channel
it Charleston and action by the shipping
board today to authorize the
onstruction of 12 9,000 ton ships
it the Charleston shipyards will make
hat port one of considerable activiv.
Representative Whaley, of South
Carolina, who fought for the Charleson
yard item in the naval bill, also
nnounced today that the army has
ecided to establish a quartermaster
storage plant on the Cooper river.
ust above Charleston.
"The dock authorized today by the
aval committee," said Mr. Whaley.
will accommodate the largest ships
float, battle cruisers, battleships or
mything else in the way of naval
raft. It makes Charleston a capital
hip yard."
The naval bill carries an appropriaion
of $1,150,000 to construct a 1,00
foot dry dock, with 40 foot sill,
t Charleston, tvnder a limit of cost
f dock fixed at $4,000,000, and auliorizes
$5,000,000 to dredge a 40
Dot channel to deep water and in the
asin at Charleston. The committee
lade the dock proposition contingenl
pon the enactment of the channel
roposition so that if congress should
ail to provide the necessary appronation
for deepening the channel
tie dock appropriation will not be
vailable.
The committee voted down a proosal
for a second dock at Norfolk.
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'nere is aireaay one large uuca ai
'orfolk.
A 100,000,000 lump sum would
e appropriated "to enable the presient
to secure the more economical
nd expeditious delivery of materils,
equipment and munitions and to
scure the more expeditious construcion
of ships."
"We do not want to publish to the
orld," explained Chairman Padgett
f the committee, "how many detroyers
and submarine chasers and
ther craft we have, are building or
xpect to build, but we have put this
imp sum in the bill so as to let the
resident use it for such purposes as
e thinks best."
The bill provides for this final
ear's authorization of annual plans
hips, three scout cruisers, nine fleet
hips, three scout cruisesrs, nine fleet
ubmarines, two fuel ships, one transort,
one destroyer tender, one amninition
ship and one gunboat.
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Daylight Saving Bill.
Washington, March 15.?The dayere
tonight undert he auspices of
Ion's clocks would be turned forard
an hour every spring and back
gain in the fall, was passed today by
ha hmisp >r?2 to 4u. It nassed the
enate last June, but as the house
dded two months to the period inolved,
further action by the senate
'ill be necessary before the measure
oes to the President. Under the
?nate bill, the clocks would be changd
the last Sunday in April and the
ist Sunday in September. The house
nade it the last Sunday in March j
nd the last Sunday in October.
The war department commission:
n training camp activities now has
women deputy sheriffs working in
icinities of camps in all parts of the|
ountry.
The period during which rye flour
nay be used as wheat flour substiute
in Victory bread has been ex-j
ended to March 31, as in some secions
of the country other substitutes
,re not yet available.
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j SOME OCOTKKEXCKS OF YAlilOl'S
KINDS IX SOI TH CAROLINA.
State Xews I5oile<l Down tor Quick'
Heading.?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
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I Governor .Manning went to Wash-j
j ington on Wednesday to see Presi-j
ident Wilson. He will visit New York)
jbefore his return.
South Carolina will have to fur-i
jnish approximately 343 white men J
| for the call to the colors of a five-day j
period beginning March 20th. These'
will come from the remnant of the!
first draft.
The estate of Thelma Sandel and
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Minnie Sandel, of Lone Star, will sue'
the State of South Carolina, for their
deaths alleged to have been caused
through the use of anti-typhoid serum
supplied by the State board of
health.
Decision to establish an army aviation
school at Charleston has been
announced by the war department.!
(There have already been several pub-j
j lications in regard to this matter, but'
the first official statement here was!
made today.
J. Wilbur Hicks, a young attorney!
of Florence, and Geddings Ilderton,!
aged about 21, also of Florence, were
Thursday afternoon declared not!
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guilty of the murder or ur. wiinam
Ilderton, father of the last named
defendant, in circuit court, Judge
Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding.
A University of South Carolina ser-j
vice flag, resplendent with its more
than 300 stars, will be hung in the
university chapel' with appropriate
exercises .March -29. The chief feature
of the occasion will be an address
by Fitz Hugh McMaster, former
insurance commissioner.
Congressman Xicholls has made|
arrangements with the State and warj
departments to preserve the body of
Lieut. Frank Montgomery, of Spartanburg.
who was killed in an airplane
accident in England a few days
ago. At the end of the war the body
will be brought back to the United
States.
According to the report of T. J.
Smyrl, chief state constable, to Governor
Manning for the month of February,
733 quarts of whiskey were
seized, total fines of $3,680 were collected
and 42 months imprisonment
meted out to be served as the result !
of the activities of him and his con-!
stabulary.
Union Meetings.
The unions of the Barnwell Baptist
association will meet on the
30th and 31st of this month at the
following places: No. 1, at ;
No. 2. at Olar; No. 3, at Mt. Calvary;
No. 4, at Kline.
PROGRAMME. .
Topics: 1. The Education Board ,
Campaign?What it is.?Its Value to
the Kingdom of God. 2. Our Home
and Foreign Mission Work?Its Present
Status, Aims and Prospects. 3.
The Baptist Courier?Its Value?
Why and How to Secure Subscribers.
4. What is the Bible Teaching as
to Stewardship?SPEAKERS.
At (1) G. W. Folk, D. 0.
Hunter, D. H. Owings. (2) N. H.
Fender, D. P. Smith, L. S. Shealey.
(3) J. L. Herndon, Walter Black,
George P. White. (4) G. J. Herndon.
D. H. Owings, George P. White.
Missionary sermon, L. S. Shealey.
At Olar?(1) J. B. Sanders, C.
W. Jones. J. R. McCormick. (2) S.
B. Black, J. D. Huggins, D. W.
Heckle. (3) W. H. Collins, J. M.
Grubbs. C. W. Jones. (4) J. L.
Proveaux, G. L. Sandifer, D. W.
Heckle. Missionary sermon by J. D.
Huggins.
At Mt. Cnlvarv?(1) R. E. Wood
ward, G. W. Hulson, W. M. Jones, h
(2) S. A. Hair, F. H. Lee, M. \V.
Rankin. 3. R. R. Johnson, R. B. 1
Fickling. J. D. Peacock. (4) T. J.
Grubbs, W. M. .tones, M. W. Rankin. :
Missionary sermon by M. W. Rankin.
At Kline?(1) J. C. Fields. J. L.
Bradley, E. C. Watson. (2 ) A. W.
Manuel, J. R. Cullom, J. W. Bates.
(3) S. E. Miller, W. L. Hayes, R.
Jenkins. (4) J. A. Jenkins, E. C.
Watson, W. L. Hayes. Missionary
sermon by E. C. Watson.
At the last meeting of the National j
Educational Association a programme
was proposed to better rural schools,
and asking federal aid to the extent j
of $140,000,000. The plan would be
carried out in 10 years, one-tenth of / :
the money being spent each year, the
government to cooperate with the
States and counties.
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CH1KK OK i'OLK'I-: KILLKD.
lielieved to i?e Result of Some Personal
l>itticiilty.
Hartsville, March 17.?Hartsviile
was saddened and shocked toda>
when the news of an awful tragedy
was broken on the Sabbath stillness.
Chief of Police John O. Folsom was
shot and instantly killed on the street
near the building in which is located
the office and plant of the Pedigreed
Seed Company. The slayer, J. H.
Gulledge, overseer of the farms of
J. L. Coker & Co., made a confession
and surrendered himself into the
hands of the authorities, and was
taken to Darlington and turned over
to Sheriff Register.
The killing occurred between 0:30
and 10 o'clock this morning and, as
there is little passing on Sunday on
the street on which the tragedy occurred,
nothing is known as to what
happened or what words were passed
between the two men prior to the
shooting.
Took Automobile Ride.
It appears that Mr. Gulledge met
up with Chief Folsom at the fire department
headquarters and that the
two rode off together in the chief's
car. Parties had seen them passing
just a few minutes prior to the killing.
Some personal trouble, unknown
to the public, it is thought,
must be responsible for the difficulty.
The body of Mr. Folsom was found
on the ground, face down, by the
automobile. The door of the car was
open. It is not stated whether the
fatal shots were fired while .Mr. Folsom
was at his steering wheel or as
he was alighting from the car. Parties
hearing the shots, it is claimed,
stated that there were four shots fired
at close range-. On going to the
scene they found life extinct.
Woman's Missionary Society.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
.Missionary society of the Baptist
church was held last Wednesday
afternoon at the home of .Mrs.
Robert Black. Our week of prayer
had been observed the week before
for home missions, which resulted
in so much good that we had the best
attendance Wednesday afternoon
that we have had in the past year.
The programme was given over to
letters from the different camp pastors,
concerning the spiritual condition
of our boys. Some are very
good, while others are problematic
cal. One great amazement is 10 Know
of the illiteracy existing. In Camp
Sevier alone there are 5,000 boys
who can neither read nor write. The
meeting was good, as all our meetings
have been of late. A stimulus
exists among the members ta do
more and give more. Our contribution
was added to our offering given
during the week of prayer, making
a total of $58. This offering goes
for home missions, some to the boys
in the camp. We urge our members
who are not attending our meetings
to lay aside if possible the hindrance
that is keeping them away
and come and help us. Such a time
and privilege as we have now has
never before been given and we mustj
work while the fields are "white un-j
to harvest."?Contributed.
Iie<i Cross News Notes.
The executive committee of the
Bamberg A. R. C. chapter met at the
home of Mrs. C. E. Black on Monday
afternoon. The meeting was
presided over by the chairman, Rev.
G. P. White. A report by tne committee
appointed to estimate the
cost of finishing the rooms at Carlisle
school for the use of the chapter
was made by .Mr. W. D. Rhoad.
This was a splendid report.
.Mrs. J. H. Cope was elected chairman
of a committee to solicit surplus
clothing for the Belgians. It
is hoped that the people will respond
to this call, as these poor people are
desperately in need. Last year one
of them paid $7 to have a pair of
shoes resoled, and now leather is
not to be had at any price. Any kind
of clothing will gladly be accepted
if it is strong. Bedding is greatly
stressed.
.Mr. J. C. Guilds, headmaster of
Carlisle school, has kindly offered
the use of the library for packing andi
inspecting the clothing. The arti-|
y,0 riiarlo ronrlv for!
cies which mc lu ?. ?
shipping must be sent in before Friday.
Another shipment to Red Cross
headquarters last Friday was madei
bv the Bamberg chapter. This shipment
was contributed only by _ the
Bamberg city members, and consisted
of an unusually large week's
work. The following articles were
forwarded: Thirteen comfort pillows:
1)0 hospital shirts: 58 utility
bags (unfilled); 3 utility bags (filled.
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|AMERICANS TAKE TRENCH
iMAKKS FIKST I'KK.MAVK.NT \!>V.WCK
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j Spring Sunshine at Last.?Sweaters
Discarded by Sammies for First
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Time Since Last Summer.
With American Army in France.
.March 14.?American troops in tiie
Luneville sector have occupied and
ai> holding enemy trenches northeast
of Badonvillers. which they forced
the Germans to abandon through recent
raids and concentrated artillery
fire. The trenches have been consolidated
with ours. '
This, though a small formard movement.
marks the first permanent advance
by the American army in
France. The consolidation of the
trenches enables the Americans and
French to operate from higher ground
than before.
The Germans made only feeble attempts
to retake the position, but
each time were repulsed.
Sunshine at Last.
With American Army in France.
Tuesday. March 12.?After weeks of
rain. snow, wind and murky weather
there came to the American front
trritv hs: <>.f brth nf genial spring
sunshine. The skies were cloudless,
and in the moderate temperature that
prevailed sweaters were discarded by
the men for the first time since last
summer, while in the villages where
they are .dllited and in the cantonments
in the training area, the camps
were dec* rated with rolls of bedding
being given an airing. Men and horses
basked in the sunshine in the streets
and on the hillside?a grateful experience
after the winter damp chill.
Everywhere one could see equipment
hung out to dry, tent flaps and
hut windows open and hospital patients
breatiiing the sweet spring air.
Meanwhile the transport was being
expedited by the rapidly drying roads.
Methodist Missionary Society.
A meeting which proved to be
both interesting and highly instructive
was that of the Woman's Missionary
society, which was conducted
at the Methodist church on Tuesday
afternoon last.
Our newly elected president, Mrs.
B. W. Simmons, was in the chair and
conducted the business part of the
meeting. Mrs. Simmons presided
with ease and no doubt each and every
lady present was lead to believe
that our society has been lead of
God in a wise and splendid way in
the choice of a leader, who is at
once a consecrated woman and a
worker. We value highly the efficient
work of our former president.
Mrs. E. O. Kirsch, who served us for
a period of many years, and we were
loath to give her up, yet we are glad
to have made a wise choice of a
woman to lead us.
The reports showed that real work
had been done both for the parsonage
and our Wesley house at Orangeburg.
It was decided to hold an
Easter egg hunt. The place and date
will be announced later. The leader
" m mo TV Jl Q Mrs.
ior me lxitnaij' pi
Padgett. She* announced the subject,
"Humanitarian Law?One
Day's Rest in Seven." Quite a few
choice selections were read which
proved that God's holy day should
be sacredly kept and His laws be
lived up to. Our questionnaire was:
"Is our community failing to secure
I one day of rest in seven for any class
of people?" After prayer, our profitable
meeting was concluded.?Recording
Secretary.
MRS. HIKSTH GUILTY.
Convicted of Attempting to Fx tort
I $.100,000 From Mayor Candler.
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Atlanta. March 16.?Conviction of
of attempting to extort $500,000 from
Mayor Asa G. Candler, and sentenced
to serve one year in jail and
pay a fine of $1,000, Mrs. Margaret
A. Hirscn. Wile or an insurance mail,
late today returned to her cell in the
county jail, which she has occupied
since her indictment a month ago.
Counsel for the defense announced
a motion of appeal would be made
later and bond was fixed at $3,000.
| The case was given to the jury late
this afternoon and a verdict was returned
in 20 minutes. .Mrs. Hirsch
received the verdict of guilty calmly,
betraying no sign of emotion. She
remained seated while Judge Hill
pronounced sentence and at the conclusion
looked up and said:
"I haven't a word to say."
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Read The Herald $1.50 the year.
JAIMXKSK MOVK SOON.
Announcement of Intervention in SiIxerla
M\|xeet*Nl.
Washington, March 14.?Japan's
avowal of her intention to intervene
in Siberia and the announcenint of
the course to be taken by the United
States and other governments aligned
against the central powers are expected
to follow closely upon the adjournment
of the Russian congress of
Soviets called to meet today at .Moscow.
Official Washington and diplomats
here still retain faint hope that
the warring factions of Russia may
yet reject the German peace terms
signed at Brest-Litovsk, but almost
all information that has reached here
indicates that the fighting spirit of
the disorganized people is too wounded
to resist.
The state department tonight was
still without official knowledge of the
president's message of sympathy and
promise of aid addressed to the Russian
people through the congress
Word that the Soviets actually had
convened also was lacking.
Some little encouragement was
found in the altered attitude of
Trotzky. former Bolshevik foreign
minister, as reported oy Ambassador
Francis. The ambassador said Trotzky
had been quoted as saying that
he favored putting an army under
"iron discipline" and continuing the
fight against Germany. This change
in mind is believed here to have
come too late.
Failure of the Soviets to endeavor
to muster the strength of Russda
against Germany will probably bring
to an immediate conclusion the negotiation
concerning Japan's intervention.
TAKE OVER DUTCH SHIPS.
Whether or Not Holland Agrees U.
S. Will U se Vessels.
March 16.?One million tons of
Dutch shipping which will be used in
sertriine sunnlies to the armies of the
Allies or in transporting troops to
the war zones, will be taken over by
the United States and Great Britain
next Monday, thus relieving in great
measure a dire need of the countries
at war with the Teutonic Allies.
Holland's hesitancy to come into
an agreement with the United States
and Great Britain which would permit
of the use of ships flying under
her flag, many of which are now in
American and Allied ports, no longer
is to be tolerated, and next Monday
whether she be willing or not, the
vessels will be taken over under the
provisions of international law ana
put into uses which are highly essential
to the success of the Allied
cause.
Time to Acquiesce.
Holland yet has time to acquiesce
in the demands of the United States
and Great Britain and sanction the
use of her shipping, but her plea of
Germany's menace no longer will
avail, and there is to be no modifica
tion in# the decision of the United
States and the Allies to .seize all
Dutch vessels in their respective ports
throughout the world and use them.
AMERICAN TANKER SINKS SUB.
U-Boat Sent to Bottom in Bristol
Cliannel.
An Atlantic Port, March 17.?At
the end of an hour's battle between
a German submarine and an American
tank steamer, the Paulsboro of
the Vacuum Oil company, which arrived
here today, the u-boat was apparently
sunk, according to officers
of the American vessel.
One of the crew on fthe tanker was
wounded by a shell fired by the submarine.
Two other shots struck the
American ship, which was *not seriously
damaged.
The fight took place in Bristol
Channel on February 24. The tank
er tried to escape ana was puisueu.
After the American vessel had been
in' torpedo range for some time without
any attempt being made to sink
her in this way. the u-boat began
shelling her. The tanker halted and
gave battle. The omcers said the
shrapnel shells fired by the American
gun crew either fell short or passed
over the u-boat for a time, but finally
one struck the submarine fairly in
the center and she disappeared im
mediately.
A Canadian order in council provides
for the free admission into
Canada of meat cattle until February
7, 1910, when imported by bona
fide residents of Canaaa under regulations
by the minister of customs.
Cattle, except for breeding purposes,
are ordinarily dutiable at 32^4 per
cent.