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90,000 IS GERMAN CLAIM. Since Big Offensive in West Began. , More than 1.300 Guns. Berlin, April 5.? (Via London)?| Ninety thousand prisoners and more' than 1,300 guns have been captured j by the Germans in their offensive on j the western front up to the present says the German official communication issued today. The communication adds that the Germans gained successes south of '* ?j ? i?4-K n( i xne somme aiiu uu uoiu siuco m | Moreuil Thursday and that British | and French reserves were repulsed} in storming attacks. In southern Russia the Germans have captured the town of Ekateri- ! noslav, an important commercial and j industrial center on the Dnieper; river, 250 miles northeast of Odessa. The text of the communication says: "The enemy showed desperate resistance on the whole of the front. His losses are consequently unusuallly severe. We took several thous-! ands of prisoners. "According to a complete calculation the number of prisoners brought in by the army of Gen. von Hutier in [ the period from March 21 to March ' 29 amounts to 51,218 and the captur- i ed guns 729. With these captures the whole booty up to the present j has risen to more than 90,000 prison- | ers and more than 1,300 guns. "By the way of reprisal for the j continual bombardment for some days of our shelters in Laon we have taken Rheims under our fire. '"In Champagne and on the east bank of the Meuse successful thrusts have brought us prisoners. "Before Verdun the artillery battle, which had increased during the I day, was also lively during the I night." Submarine Sinks 28 Ships. London, March 27.?Submarines and mines have increased their week- j ly toll of British shipping. The admiralty's report shows that in the last week twenty-eight merchantmen j were sunk, sixteen of the vessels be-! t ing 1,600 tons or over and twelve under that tonnage. One fishing vessel was lost. Nineteen merchantmen were un successfully attacked. The arrivals ! at ports in the United Kingdom numbered 2,471; sailing 2,488. The admiralty report for the pre- j *t4a"" w-odV ahnwpfl thp loss of seven-' I WUO TT uuv w teen British merchantmen by mines j or submarine, while for several weeks preceding that the weekly loss was eighteen. . Mother?"Joe, why do you suppose that old hen persists in laying kin the coal bin?" Joe?"Why, mother, I think she hd?^seen the sign, 'Now is the time to lay in your coal.' "?Life. jSHi s I ' I : ' * '/ '' t r n * * II C I BUG 1 ; !G* pt. > For Indigestion, Constipation or Biliousness Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive Laxative pleasant to take. Made and recommended to the public by Paris Medicine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic. J. F. Carter B. D. Carter HADIPPD JEr n A "PTTHT? VAAAflAb W VAXVAAJM ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW BAMBERG, S. C. Special attention given to settle- j ment of Estates and investigation of Land Title?. Dr. THOMAS BLACK, JR. DENTAL SURGEON. Graduate Dental Department University of Maryland. Member S. C. State Dental Association. Office opposite new post office and over office of H. M. Graham. Office hours, 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. BAMBERG. S. C. wills w /n i stuffs in this |P? Make every acre count! 1 S$| careful preparation of the s | reliability?the old, reliable Al A ABVff?0*^ J IrLARIUOl . ooubs.es ^ It will make the soil richer the plant with available and and improves the quality an experiment with other brai Fertilizer, with the Giant I bag. Look for it! Consult tl ?or write us direct for fre< prices. The congestion of f war, makes it imperative tl insure prompt delivery. Bee PLANTERS FERTILIZE manuf; Charleston .... Ill 1 IIS 11III1 ill 11 Fi J have just receh o Bamberg. 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Don't |S [ids? insist upon Planters | dzard Trade Mark on every i| le Planter agent in your town | s advice?information?and | rpicrVif ar<d traffic due to the 1 lat you place orders early to j ir this in mind?order now. R & PHOSPHATE CO. S VCTURES || - - Sou .h Carolina | 81II 1 ? TOlM * " inr LNT red a shipment c 3se mules were p lge from 1,000 t< BAMB] 31 II IC n, and there is i them, whether 3 to look at them WAG ived a shipment ind my stock of !. My prices ar lNK T ??? A ^nK | WE ARE IN THIS WAR TO WIN | 1 I I Buy your thrift stamps here. We have them forjsale. H All merchants should sell thrift stamps. The way to make merchants sell thrift stamps is for you to ask for I them. Make the merchant who does not sell thrift I ctamna fppl a slacker bv askine him for them. | I91>M1AA|#W A ^ w ^v; BUY BUY - . w- s. s. Of Course ffSS- I we are trying to sell other goods, H such as d*y goods, shoes, hats, notions, groceries, etc., but we H ??? /?knt??inflr Avpr 10 cents I | | Iai c iiv/i viiui guig w ? va * v per pound for sugar. I | Have You Seen I our line of pretty dress goods? Do B r?r?t (nrorpt tn ask to see those ffrev. 9 H 1AV W A VA Vf? W _ _ W3 w * ' | cream, black, and brown slippers, 9 I they are worth looking at. fl I We Are Going After The Cash Business And Will I. I Appreciate Your Patronage. I ; i C. R. Brabham s Sons i I I I B The Home of Good Clothes Bamberg, S. C. \ I "niT muffs 1 tt ! s >f the finest mules that ever come [ ersonally selected in the Western o 1,500 pounds. Theyare in the not a cheap mule in the lot. I [ you want to buy or not. It will i? # , D - ? M iONS, HARNESS j " of the best buggies and wagons harness, whips, lap robes, etc., is e always reasonable. bamberg! ERG, S. C. [J >001 n luaesui ii?us] / . - i 1 .. <juJ.