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1 ? u HALF MILLION IN FRANCE NO SHORTAGE OP MACHINE GUNS SAYS SECRETARY. Secretary of War Makes First Offi^ cial Utterance Concerning Number of Troops Sent to France. Washington, May 8.?More than half a million soldiers have been sent to France. Secretary Baker today authorized the statement that his forecast to congress in January that 500,000 troops would be dispatched to France early in the pres-< ent year now had been surpassed. Mr. Baker dictated the following * statement: C "In January I told the senate committee that there was strong likelihood that early in the present year 500,000 American troops would be dispatched to France. I cannqt either now or, perhaps, later, discuss the number of American troops in France, but I am glad to De a Die to' say that the forecast I made in January has been surpassed." No Shortage of Gnns. As a result of a personal investigation of machine gun production during the past few days, the Sec^ retary announced, .that there is no present shortage of light or heavy types of these weapons either in France or America, and no shortage is in prospect. Mr. Baker says there has been no question brought up as to the supplies of light type Browning guns, which were coming forward in quantities. He would not say whether shipment of these guns to France had been started. As to the heavy Brownipg he said: % Estimates Met. "Early manufacturers' estimates ^ as. to the production of the heavy type, perhaps, were more optimistic than was justified. The estimate of Vs the ordnance department in January Em, has been met and is being met. Some [ of . these heavy guns have been proI duced and there is every indication ' of forthcoming production in increasing and substantial numbers." i>> mm . FAT HENS CAUSE TROUBLE. , V Lexington Man Accused of Stealing From Negroes. Lexington, May 12.?Lewie Harman, a young white man of the Summi-. section of the county, was ar^ rested and lodged in jail Wednesday night by Sheriff Miller, charged with having stolen a number of fine, fat hens from Belle Bracy, a negro Woman of the settlement. Harman, it is said, sold six hens to Willie Taylor, who operates a chicken wagon, a four of the hens having been identified by the negro woman and other persons acquainted with the situa ;ioa. So far as the records show, :his is the first time in the history of Lexington criminal records that a white man has been accused of steal+Lg chickens from a negro person, and the case has attracted considerable attention in the section where rihe incident is alleged to have occurred. N ^ v Harman was released on b<Jhd for his appearance at the coming term of the court of "general sessions, which convenes on Monday, May z<m. NINE ARE KILLED Twenty-Five Injured in Troop Train Wreck. Columbia, May 10.?Nine soldiers were killed and twenty-five injured when two coaches of an outbound jv troop train were derailed at Camp Jafckson this morning -and loppled over the trestle crossing Wildcat creek. Five of the dead were instantly killed and three died on the way or in the base hospital shortly after\ ward, and the tenth succumbed at the hospital late tonight. Of the injured four were seriously and twen_ ty-one slightly injured, according to an official list given out this afternoon at the headquarters of the | eighty-first division. All if the dead >" and injured were members of the 321st infantry of the eighty-first division en route to another camp. . The wreck happened this morning at about 8.30 o'clock. LThe train, a complete one of freight cars and passenger coaches, ? '? ? < /% ftnntliar no m n Inarlpri *Vtt? UU 1UUIU 11/ I?UVl>UVi AVMVWV* with men of the 321st infantry and an emergency engineering unit. It was crossing the trestle over Wildcat creek, just to the south of the camp, when the accident occurred. There was one engine pulling the train and 1 another shoving, so as to propel it over a sharp grade on the south side of the creek. Better to give up luxury now than liberty later. If. through the failure of those at home to do their part, Germany is able to maintain her hold, you will have precious little liberty or luxury. Buy War Savings Stamps. It is the logical thing to do. Read The Herald $1.50 the year. ft NATION* ASKED TO PRAY. Says Pray for Peace Pounded Upon Mercy. Justice and Good Will. Washington, May 11.?National Memorial Day, Thursday, May 30, is designated by President Wilson in a proclamation issued today as a day of public prayer and fasting. The people of the nation are asked tc gather on that day in their places oi worship and pray for the victory oi the American armies which will bring a peace founded upon mercy, justice and good will. The proclamation, issued in response to a resolution by Congress, follows: "By the President of the United States. A prociamauuu. T?xt of Proclamation. "Whereas, .the Congress of the United States, on the second day of April, last, passed the following resolution: "Resolved by the Senate, (the house of representatives concurring) that it being a duty peculiarly incumbent in a time of war humbly and devoutly to acknowledge our dependence on Almighty God and tc implore his aid and protection, the President of the United States, be. and is hereby respectfully requested tc recommend a day of public humiliation, prayer and fasting to be observed by the people of the United States with religious solemnity and the offering of fervent supplications to .Almighty God for the safety and welfare of our causes. His blessing on out arms, and a speedy restoration of an honorable and lasting peace to the nations of the earth." "And whereas, it has always been the reverent habit of the people of the United States to turn in humble appeal to Almighty God for His guidance in the affairs of their common life. "Now therefore, I Woodrow Wilson President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, the 30th day of May already freighted with sacred and stimulating memories, a day of public humilation, prayer and fasting and to exhort my felloW citizens of all faiths and creeds to Assemble on that day in their several places and worship there, as well as in their homes, to pray Almighty God that He may forgive our sins and shortcomings as a people and purify our hearts to see and love the truth, to accept and defend all things that is just and right, and to purpose only those righteous acts and judgments which are in conformity with His will; beseeching Him that He will give victory to our armies as they fight for freedom, wisdom to those who take counsel on our behalf in these days of dark struggle and perplexity and steadfastness to our people to make sacrifice to the utmost in support of what is just and true, bringing us at last the peace in which men's hearts can be at rest because it is founded upon mercy, justice and good will. "In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done in the District of Columbia this 11th day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighteen, and of the independence of the United States, the one hundred and forty-second. "Woodrow Wilson, "By the President. "Robert Lansing, "Soprpfarv nf Stntp " ^ < > ^ Our Money Not Wasted. All of the money being expended for war purposes is not going to be to waste. Some of it is going to be shot away; some of it is going to be sunk at isea; some of it is going to be invested in machinery that will be useless in time of peace. But a very great portion of it is being spent for things that will be as valuable when peace comes as now, though not so imperatively needed then?ships for instance. And as for the immense amount spent in adapting our manufacturing plants to war purposes, it is estimated thai 90 per cent, of our war machinery can and will be used for other manufacturing work after the war. The invisible and intangible forces the moral forces of the world, the soul and conscience of mankind are fighting on our side. < ? ? Couldn't Help It. Mr. Flatbrush?It's the same old story. Mrs. Flatbrush?What's wrong now? "I painted the front gate and hung a sign on it, "Fresh Paint." "WpII9" "The first man who came along put his hand on it to see if the painl was really fresh." "Don't be so smart." "Why?" "That wasn't a man that put his hand on the paint to see if it was really fresh, that was I."?Baltimore Sun. > ) SUBMARINE BASE BLOCKED. i Obsolete Cruiser Vindictive Sunk in I Harbor Channel. I London, May 10.?Entrance to the ? German submarine base at Ostend c i has been blocked by the sinking of c the obsolete cruiser Vindictive, ac- * - cording to an official announcement a ? from the admiralty. The announcement follows: 1 "Operations designed to clos? the r : ports of Ostend and Zeebrugge were * ! successfully completed last night s when the obsolete c: liser Vindictive * ~ ? 1" U/*^TT?rt/\n on/1 t w as SUUtt. UCL VY CCll CllO picio auu across the entrance to Ostend harbor. "Our light forces have returned to * t their base with the loss of one motor * launch, which had been damaged, and ^ sunk by orders of the vice admiral to prevent it from falling into the hands of the enemy. "Our casualties were light." s The Vindictive lies at an angle not * effectively blockading the channel at e f Ostend, but serving a very useful s purpose, according to the press as- 1 sociation. A partial and very seri 1 ous blockade has been achieved and under the condition of tide and silt- f > ing prevailing, this obstruction will < > certainly tend to increase. c i Liberty Loan and the Newspapers, f t [ The relation of the newspapers of \ ; the country to the Liberty Loan and a . other governmental efforts is express- r . ed in the telegram of Secretary Me I Adoo to the editors assembled in New 1 York last week in attendance on the I meeting of the American Newspaper s , Publishers' Association. a "Will you be good enough to ex- I press to the members of the Ameri- r f can Newspaper Publishers' Associa- i , tion, now in isession, my sincere and t . warm appreciation of the great ser- a , vice they have rendered to their i country by their consistent, unselfish, and patient support of the successive 1 Liberty Loans, which have been offer- e ed by the treasury department. t "These loans could not have sue- f ceeded without the support of the r newspapers, and- it gives me great pleasure to make the acknowledgement. An enlightened ipublic opinion is the chief asset of a democracy. By keeping the people of America in- D formed on public events and trans- fi mitting word of the financial and L other needs of the government, the r American newspapers have performed a public and incalculable service to d the nation. I know that the service t will be continued and that the news- ^ papers will do their full share in assisting America to win this war for democracy and justice." A navy base hospital with a capaci- e ty of 500 beds has reached the war zone. It will take care of navy personnel, both ashore and afloat, and if accommodations exist will also be E available for army and allied sick 1 and wounded. 11 ? < > ? 1 Sampede the Huns with War! v Stamps. IS I Peace ffi PEACE TO i'OXJ gj LET YOUR FEET I I WEAR! n S . WEAR SHOES WHILE ALL OTH OUT. GET STYLES T. ISH AND THAT L AND WEAR LIKE BL II"W\ num mrriD sxn$* Buy Tht Help Win FOR SALE El AIND PA1 I RENTZ & BAM3E: I ? \ FORCED TO KISS THE FLAG. "ive Bishop viJle Merchants Made to Kneel in Street. Bishopville. May 11.?Five mer:hants of foreign birth who failed to lose up their places of business durng the patriotic rally here today, Lfter promising to do so, were wait id on by a committee of citizens and lot only forced to close up, but were narched to Main street, and there >efore the big crowd that had assembled for the exercises, made to :neel and with uplifted hands, kiss he Stars and Stripes. Several hundred people, representng every section of Lee county, atended the big war savings rally at Voodward grove. The meeting markid a red letter day for Lee county. ^ big parade was formed at the dethodist church by the citizens, ichool children, local militia, Red 2ross and other societies, and marchid down Dennis avenue to Railroad itreet and thence to Main street and lp Main to the grove, wjiere the exircises wre held. The Hon. W. A. Stuckey presided, ifteen schools entered the county contest, and representatives spoke >n the war savings stamps. The four ocal banks offered a $20 prize each or the four boys, or girls, who made he best speech. All the speeches vere fine "and showed that much time ind thought had been taken in pre)aring them. Theo. Myers, representing the Ashand school; Martin Player, of the Sllotts high school; Miss Hallie Newom, of the Turkey Creek school, mds Miss Annie May Timmons, of jynchburg high school, . won the trizes and received the $20 war savngs stamps each and will be carried iv automobile all over Lee county in , campaign to present the war savngs stamps in the different sections. Dr. E. W. Sykes, of Coker Colege, Hartsville, made a most excellnt address and received close attenion. The Hon. T. G. McLeod called or a subscription and $46,000 was aised in-less than thirty minutes. O, For That Word! A young Cambridge man who has iot .long been married usually conides his troubles to a friend whose aatrimonial experience covers a peiod of 20 years. One day the former remarked very lespondently. "I said something to ny wife she didn't like and she lasn't spoken to me for two days." The eyes of the old married man irightened. "Say, old man," he exclaimed eagrlv, "can you remember what it was ou said?"?Boston Transcript. Surely there is no one in this comounity so lacking in patriotism or noney that he can not invest at east 25c in one Thrift Stamp. If you are really heart and soul srith the soldiers, buy War Savings tamps. Ml R FEET. DON'T B BE COLD. B SHOES I THAT WEAR B ERS ARE WORN B HAT ARE STYL- fl OOK AND FEEL B ! SHOES OUGHT B ??] I yra? < H suras I WMgft im And I The War I /ERYWHERE RON1ZE 9 FELDER I RG, S. C. 9 mam? When Your Auto Goes Wrong or won't go at all don't try to I \l? H&k patch it up yourself unless you I you are quite sure to make a r^?3\ i bad matter worse. Send your auto here where it can and will i Ijpi-^L ' f be repaired proparly and /j@'\ promptly. We havie all the necessary tools and equipment !l and all the "know how." FULL STOCK OF FORD PARTS J. B. BRICKLE Telephone No- I4J Bamberg, S- C. ^I I //vmE. BSSSL I ^^CaM|uO\la/fv W(d? (WiAiajjjMftS' 1 4u* uotnt -wtttv a, 8<Mtkfl?e<Hi/rifc. |" wfur JtA I IP IF YOU WANT TO BUY A HOME IT IS BEST TO FIRST HAVE ENOUGH MONEY PILED UP IN THE BANK TO BUY IT. THEN YOU CAN BUY IT, AND IT WILL REALLY BELONG TO YOU. > YOU MUST HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK TO SUPPORT ANY ENTERPRISE YOU MAY UNDERTAKE. WE WILL KEEP YOUR MONEY SAFE FOR YOU. BANK WITH US WE PAY FOUR (4) PER CENT. INTEREST, COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY. ON SAVING DEPOSITS BUY U. S. WAR SAVING AND THRIFT STAMPS. Farmers & Merchants Bank I EHRHARDT, S. C.x J 4??.IMBBWIIM? .1 ; > /, Vffc' Help the Operators Serve You Better Telephone subscribers are urged to call by number and not by name. In a community of this size the operators cannot possibly remember the names of all subscribers; when you call by name you delay your service and hamper its efficiency. , t 's All telephones are known to the operators by numbers which are on the switchboard directly in front of them. The directory is your index to the switchboard and should be consulted before making a call. Call by number and help the operator serve you better. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY | DON'T CAI^Y A SAFE! Enterprise Bank 5 Per Gent. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. Bamberg, S. 0. ' t i ? ' 1