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' , ^ X lamhwg Ipntli te t One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 16,1918. Established 1891. V ? COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS 1 SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. J News Items Gathered All Around the , County and Elsewhere. Colston Clippings. < _____ < Colston, May 14.?The Colston f graded school will close next Friday. The children are all planning how i they can best and most profitably spend their summer vacation. * Mrs. J. C. Beard, Misses Pearle , A nnon f loot" 'XlUtSUU auu l^uia iUV/iumau AWOV week-end with Mrs. John Cook, of Williston. - ' Miss Mamie McMillan, of Bamberg, ? spent last week-end at her home in ] this section. Misses Inez Clayton and Aileen ' Beard were the Saturday night and j Sunday guests of Miss Octavia Mc- . * Millan. Mr. Ralph Simmons, of Bamberg, visited friends in this section Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jennings and . children spent Sunday with Mr. and * r t. n. ^ airs. J. v. JXirKiaiiu. Misses Sadie Boyd, Minne, Evelyn and Bessie Kirkland, Mrs. J. W. Mc- ' Millan, Miss Natalie Kearse and Mr. , Frank Kirkland, Jr., dined Sunday with Mrs. B. L. Kearse. Miss Nettie Clayton spent Satur- 1 day night and Sunday with Mrs. ' Laura Goodwin. ^ Miss Sadie Boyd was the week-end 1 guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McMillan. Messrs. Bob Lee Kearse, Johnnie * Kirkland and Jones McMillan "Forded it" to Augusta Saturday returning Sunday. J Mr. Edgar Fender and little daughter, Lucille, and Miss Pretto Fender, ] of Ehrhardt, spent Sunday with Mr. * and Mrs. C. C. Fender. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Kirkland and . Mr. Norman Hsrtar, of Ulmers, were visitors in this section Shnday after- ] noon. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Beard and chiljdren and Mrs. S. P. Chisolm dined with Mrs. Sudie Barnes Sunday. Miss Queenie Kearse spent Satur. day night and Sunday with Miss Lau-'j ra McMillan. Miss Bessie Kirkland spent Saturday night with Miss Evelyn Kirk- t land. j Mr. Grady McMillan was the Satur- , day night guest of Mr. Sammie Clay- 1 ton. i y ~ Death of Mrs- Pauline Craddock. . i Fairfax, May 7.?Thar people here . were saddened Friday morning by , the death of Mrs. Pauline Craddock, ^ f wife of Hugh H. Craddock at their ] home on DaTlington Avenue after an ; illness of about two weeks. The , funeral took place at the Lutheran . f- church, of which she was a member. , Saturday morning in the presence : of a large congregation, the seryices i being conducted by her pastor, the Rev. D. B. Groseclose, Mrs. ' f!r*ulrirw?lr was lair! . tn rest She 1 was only 21 years of age and 1 had only lived here about two years, ' hut by her gentle and amiable dispo- < feition she had in that brief time en- < deared herself to all with whom she < came in contact. Mrs. Craddock is j survived by her husband and her 1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bowman, i * * of Crystal River, Fla., and one broth- 1 er. The burial was at the cemetery : just beyond the town limits. : ^ New Advertisements. . ?. A. Uooton?Home. < J. B. Brickie?When. Tom Ducker?Groceries. i Enterprise Bank?Don't. * ' J L. B. Fowler?For Sale. < Thielen Theatre?Tbeda Bara. Peoples Bank?Did Their Duty. C. F. Rizer?Horses and Mules. y ; / Estate C. W. Bessinger?Notice. LaVerne Thomas & Co.?Our Prices. ~ Bamberg Banking Co.?Outing Money. Farmers and Merchants Bank? Money. Owen Bros. Marble and Granite Co.?Wanted. ^ Winthrop College?Scholarship and Entrance Examinations. i?I ? Have you 25c worth of patriotism? Prove it by buying a Thrift Stamp. They improve with age? -"V. Worth one cent more each month? . i War Savings Stamps. If we fail to lend Uncle Sam the millions he needs for defence, we will have to pay billions for tribute. Buy War Savings Stamps. i \ , . / 10-YEAR DRAFT AGE DISCUSSED. Hatter Considered By Crowder and House Committee. Washington, May 8.?Legislation raising the draft age to forty years was discussed as a possibility within i few months at a meeting today pf Provost Marshal General Crowder md the house military committee. Although Gen. Crowder made no specific recommendations, members of the committee said afterwards that the war department was considering tv plan for changes. An appropriation of $15,762,000 was asked by Gen. Crowder for expenses of the draft for the next fiscal rear. Registration of men reaching the age of twenty-one will require the examination, he said, of half a million more men than originally provided for.' Class 1, the general said, now has a total of about 2,265,000 men, of whom 2,000,000 are effectives. No Credit for Volunteers. Chairman Dent, of the committee, announced today that he would ask the house to eliminate from the draft legislation pending an amendment ?iving States credit for volunteers, [n a letter to Mr. Dent President Wilson today came out in opposition to the credit plan, and asked that the measure be passed as approved by the war department. i The conference report on the bill for registration of youths becoming twenty-one will be called up in the bouse tomorrow, with prospects of a lively debate over the proposal to exempt ministers from the ?Iaw. Gen. Crowder explained that of the $15,000,000 asked, $4,870,000 is for allowances to- draft board members for additional registrations and classifications, $8,000,000 for clerk hire and $3,000,000 for physical examinations. "It is estimated," he said, "that It will be necessary to examine 1,D00,090 men in addition to those already examined, including men who were minors at the date of the first registration and who will have to be classified in class 1 before June 30, 1919." Hebrew Christian to Speak. A unique service is to be held in cur city on Sunday, May 19th at 8:30 p. m. Subject: "Why the Jews do tiot accept Christ." The speaker is to be Mr. Elias Zimmerman, a Jewish Christian of wide fame. He was con Fertea in a remarKaDie way in uara Russia, by the accidental finding of i Christian tract in the street. As i result, he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as hiS Saviour. Soon bitter persecution was heaped on/him, and be- was driven from Russia to Germany. Not long after he was again compelled to 'seek safety elsewhere, md sailed for America. In this country he has been preparing himself for the ministry in a theological seminary. . Mr. Zimmerman is now connected with the Williamsburg Mission to the Jews of Brooklyn, N. Y., of which the founder is the former Rabbi, Leopold Cohn, the story of whose conversion is one of the thrilling recards of Christian history. Led by a divine instinct to search for the Messiah of Israel, for whom he had been taught to look, his search led him \ in a marvelous way to America. Here he found the Messiah, and then i founded what is now the largest mission to the Jews in America. Mr. Zimmerman will give a brief account of his own conversion, and will also tell the story of Mr. Cohn's conversion, and about the Jewish problem of the present day. His coming to our city will offer Christians a rare privilege of hearing first hand from a Jew about a people concerning whom we know so little. A J 4. ~ HT? AUUiibbiUU tu ;ui . ^iimuici Luau o meeting is entirely free, and the public of Bamberg is cordially urged to attend. All of the churches of the city will unite in a union service for this occasion. ^ 1 m 1 ? Pictures of Germany Wanted. ? At the request of the war department, the American Protective j League has undertaken to procure j for that department for immediate i use for intelligence purposes, photo- I graphs, drawings and descriptions of 1 bridges, buildings, towns, and lo- j calities now occupied by the Ger-j man forces in France, Belgium and Luxembourg and likewise in that portion of Germany lying west of a line running north and south through Hamburg. The entire organization of the league throughout the country will be employed in this work in order that a large result may be obtained. CAROLINA TROOPS OVERSEAS. Col. McCully Notifies Gov. Manning i ] of Safe Voyage. Columbia, May 13.?Governor; Manning has received a card from! , Col. P. K. McCully, commander of , the 118th infantry, formerly the;. First South Carolina infantry, oe- , fore the National Guard was federal-' ized, notifying him that Col. McCully had arrived safely overseas. This . indicates that the first regiment has 1 joined the expeditionary forces under Gen. Pershing. | The First South Carolina Regi-', ment was mobilized after toe war and \. placed on duty guarding bridges j ( throughout the State. During the,, last summer the regiment was trans- j ferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, be-; coming a part of the Thirteenth Di- j ( vision, federalized National Guard. I ( Since that time the men have been j trained at the Greenville camp for , ovrseas duty. Tfce old regiment was filled out to the new regulation size ^ by men who were inducted into the national army at Camp Jackson from the first draft. Four persons had a narrow escape Wednesday morning when Southern passenger train, No. 9, Columbia to 1 Spartanburg, ran into and demolished a public transfer car at the Union street crossing, in 9partanburg. Two ladies and a soldier who were in the car were, injured, the soldier suffer mg a. oroKen 'arm auu mc ?utucu slight bruises on the arm. ^ i?> > If John Doe will put his dough in 1 W. S. S., he will help the doughboys in France. 1 I RAT^ Baiton-Shuler. Elloree, May 11.?On Wednesday, May 8, at the Methodist parsonage in j "EllorftA Mr. Wvman E. Shuler was! married to Miss Blanch E. Barton, of Denmark. Mr. Shuler is an officer in the Elloree National Bank and Miss Barton is a teacher in the Elloree high school. The marriage was a surprise. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. W. Wolling, D. D., in the presence of a few friends. \ Miss Barton is a popular young lady of Denmark, and has numerous friends throughout the section who extend their best wishes. > ? m Blackville Briefs. Blackville, May 11.?Mrs. Sybil Buist returned home after a visit to her sister, Miss Rosamond Buist, in Batesburg. Miss Bertha Rich spent several weeks away from home, during which time she visited her sister, Miss Eva 'Rich, in Inman and Miss Hannah Cohen, in Columbia. Mrs. Sarah H. Johnson and Mrs. X. T. Hammet spent last Monday in Columbia. Mrs. Harry A. Rich and little daughter, Doris, spent several days in Orangeburg with Mrs. J. P. Moseley, Mrs. Rich rendered several solos at memorial services held in that city. I FOUR DIE IX OXE WEEK. Fairfax Family Almost Exterminated by Attack of Measles. Fairfax, May 10.?Mrs. James Horton and her three little sons, aged five years, three years and the youngest 15 months, died here in the same house within exactly one week. Five weeks ago today Mr. J. M. Sul nvan, cmer marsnai, was stncKen with paralysis and two days later there was a birth in the family and Mrs. Horton, sister of Mrs. Sullivan, left her country home, two miles away, and cpe here to help take care of her sister and brother-in-law, bringing her three handsome, rosy cheeked little sons with her. After being here a few days Mrs. Horton and her three children contracted measles which in each case was followed by a fatal altack of pneumonia. The eldest child died Thursday of last week, the baby died last Sunday and both the mother and ;he other little boy died yesterday and were buried today at the Primitive Baptist church, two miles from Fairfax. The people here have been unremitting in their attentions, rendering every assistance possible during the illness of the unfortunate ones. Two trained nurses were employed to minister to them with the hope of restoring -them to health. Mrs. Horton, who is survivd by her husband and father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Deason, and ^Oiilli'rrnr* TTfO C O T"1 Olliy Slbier, IVIIS. ouiuvau, >1' ao cllx estimable woman, who was ever willing to help others, regardless of her own welfare and comfort. -V- -7?? j-V ,' ?*,. trzin? ^ VV _"-~c - ^v. t *< . ^v, I v-^ OTS Bamberg Seventh in the State. In the report of war savings per capita sales issued by the War Savings committee for this State for the tveek ending May 4th, Bamberg shows a marked change in its relative position/ among the several counties of the State. Previous reports have put the county anywhere from 34th to 42nd in the amount of stamp sales per capita. This report puts Bamberg in seventh in the State for sales during the week stated, with sales of $1,862.50, or .095 per capita. The total sales noted in the report for this county are $10,888.50, or .559 per capita, putting the COUntv 1 7th in th? State. It is interesting to note that the sales throughout the State have passed the one million mark, the total being up to May 4th, $1,113,740.00. The sales in the State for the week ending May 4th were $155,486.75. In spite of unsettled conditions, the total American trade with Russia amounted to $438,000,000 in 1917, a decrease of only $39,000,000 as compared with 1916. This decrease was in the trade with Asiatic Russia and is attributed to congestion and import restrictions at Vladivostock. * m > ^ In a great measure the war will be won by the sacrifices of those who remain at home. Sacrifice useless luxuries and invest the savings in War Savings Stamps. EXCITEMENT IN COLLETON. Chain Gang Trusty Attempts to Assault. White Woman. Walterboro, May 11.?Great excitement was caused here last night by an attempted assault upon a wellknown white woman by Sam Holman a negro trusty of the chain gang. The alleged attempt occurred about 111 o'clock last .night, and while the negro failed of his purpose, the woman is badly bruised and finger prints are on her throat where her assailant attempted to ch(oke her. Holman has been on the chain gang for two years and bore such an excellent record that Commissioner Ulmer made him a trusty. He went to the woman's home last night, it is alleged, nuder pretext of borrowing a buggy for Mr. Ulmer. When the lady, whose husband was absent from home, went out, he caught her saying that it was she that he wanted. She broke loose and ran. The negro ran after her, caught her, dragged her back almost to her home, and then became frightened and ran away. A posse was quickly formed by the sheriff and chief of police and bloodhounds were called from Branchville, but they could not take the trail and the negro is still at large. Had he been caught a lynching would very probably have resulted. A reward of $100 has been offered for his apprehension. Officers Capture Convict. Walterboro, May 12 ?Sam Holman, the negro convict who is accused of attempting criminal assault on a white woman of this locality Friday night, was captured yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock by Sheriff L. B. Baggott and Highway Commissioner Bolmer, of this city. The negro was placed in the State peni_ tentiary last night about 8 o'clock to await trial at the coming term of court. Serious trouble was feared for a time, but the quick work of the officers obviated any disturbance. Several rewards had been offered by the city of Walterboro for the captui% of the accused man. Dowling Motor Co.'s New Home. The historic Wadsworth building, No. 226 North Tryon street, now a homd for the Tryon Garage, is to be torn down and a home for the Dowling Motor Company erected on the site by W. L. Nicholson, owner of The nnnfrant has been let tut/ 1VW* J. MV VVM V to J. P. Probst, of this city, and work will begin tomorrow morning. It is said the building when completed will be one of the handsomest, if not the handsomest, automobile "homes" in North Carolina. The cost of the new structure of the type contemplated is estimated at between $45,000 and* $50,000, but in view of the fact that the side walls of the present building will be utilized the' cost of the structure will be reduced much below that figure. The lot on which the reconstructed building will sit has 40 feet and 7 inches frontage on Tryon street and has a depth of 14(7 feet. Thev building will be of a high type of brick with pressed brick and limestone front and with tile floors throughout. The building will also be two stories in height, with ornate ceiling. The other sections of the building will be in keeping with the attractive design for the front and will throughout be most substantially arranged. A mezzonine gallery for the office force will be one of the features. Behind this will extend the 107 feet of the story 'part of the main building. The Dowling Motor Company, of which H. S. Dowling, of Charlotte, and D. Dowling, of Bamberg, S. C., are the owners, handles the PierceArrow, Nash and Laxton cars. It. has been in business here since Januuary, 1917, and the increase of busi ness has necessitated the finding of new* quarters. The company has acquired a lease of five years on the new building. The Wadswortlf building, which is to be replaced with the new.one, is one of the oldest on North Tryon street and was for years the home of the largest livery and sales stable business in North Carolina.?Charlotte News. Speaking in the house last Thursday, Representative Kahn, of California, ranking Republican on the house military committee, declared that in his opinion class one of the draft would be exhausted ^wfthin a year and that before the war was over the United States would need 8,000,000 men in Europe. I / IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading.?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president, will give two recitals at Camp Sevier for soldiers only on May 22 and 23. Miss Wilson is touring the camps under the auspices of the Army Y. M. C. A. a nornoie muraer was perpetrated in the heart of Columbia at an early hour Saturday morning at 1330 Main street. James McLouglin, for many years the faithful steward of the Eagles' Home was murdered while he lay on his bed asleep. Will Ferguson, the negro who was convicted at Barnwell recently for alleged attempted assault on a young white woman at Allendale on April 14, was electrocuted at the State penitentiary in Columbia Friday morning at 11.25 o'clock. Ferguson died without making a statement. Charged with an attempt to assault the nine-year-old daughter of a prominent farmer of the Antioch , section of Edgefield county, George Blocker, a negro boy about sixteen years of age, was carried to the State penitentiary by Sheriff Swearingen, it being feared that he might be lynched. State Constable Smyrl, assisted by v Deputy Robinson, of Aiken, and sev erai otner siaie omcers, seized several gallons of booze which was made in illicit stills near Shaw's Fork section. Two negroes, Bob Kennedy and Mose Riley, were caught operating the affair and have been lodged in the Aiken jail. The Augusta-Aiken Railway Company was ordered Thursday by the State Railroad Commission to reduce its passenger fares on its electric cars between Aiken and Augusta from forty cents to thirty-five cents. This/ruling instructs the traction company to rearrange its "zone" system, decreasing its "zone" from eight to seven miles. Aubrey Richardson, aged nine years, was run over and killed on East Evans street near-the Atlantic Coast line passenger station at Florence Wednesday night by an automobile driven by Lonnie Wilson, a negro. For a time it looked as though trouble would result, threats being made against the life of the negro by some of the men who gathered soon/after the accident. Saturday a federal warrant was issued for the arrest of W. P. Beard, lurwer tjuuur ui mc >\uuc<nic tar, charged with making disloyal v~~ i utterances against the government, thus hindering the prosecution of the waV: Beard was convicted on a similar charge last November and sentenced to one year in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta. This case was appealed and Beard was released on bond. After his arrest on the second charge he abandoned his appeal and v 'was sent to the federal penitentiary to serve out his sentence. i?i ? ? Bamberg Doctors in Session. (/ . The monthly meeting of the Bamberg County Medical association was held in the city last Wednesday, with a representative attendance. Reports on the State Medical association meeting recently held in Aiken were made by Drs. Robert Black and J. ; S. JVIatthews. Dr. James A. Hayne, secretary of the State Board of Health, was present and addressed the association on meningitis. He stated that the death rate of this disease had been decreased from about 33- 1-3 per cent, to about 12 per cent., as a result of the modern treatment of this malady. Dr. Hayne outlined plans for fighting this disease during the forthcoming winter. The meeting was a very interesting one, as the monthly sessions usually are. It was Pinckney, of South Carolina, who, when European tyranny threatened us more than a century ago, defiantly exclaimed: "Millions for defence, but net one cent for tribute!" ?Mrs. W. E. Stokes, of Edgefield, spent the week-end in the city. "XTfo TnHo tfVPatn, nf Tfixas. is luio* u UiiW v, ? 9 spending some time with her brother,, Mr. J. A. Griffith, near the city. This is Mrs. O'Cain's first visit to her old home in several years.