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* * % ^ wltr Samberg tfmUii 1| One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 23,1918. Established 1891. BAMBERG CO. 0VERSCKIBES RED CROSS CAMPAIGN MEETS WITH GREAT SUCCESS. Capt. PierreU and Hon. T. G. MeLeod Open Campaign in the County. Quota More Than Pledged. Bamberg county went across "No Man's Land" in a rush last Sunday, in the drive for the Red Cross one hundred million dollar fund. Three j meetings were held in the county, at j Bamberg, Ehrhardt and Denmark,! and these three places alone subscrib- j ed more than $7,500 right on the spot, even befcre the soliciting com- j mittees started their canvass. The j quota alloted for Bamberg county was $6,500. Bamberg county is becoming cele-j brated for its ready response for all calls for funds for war purposes, and while no doubt was expressed about j Bamberg subscribing her share, such j a quick oversubscription was a great ! surprise to everybody?a pleasurable I surprise. The county was extremely forlu- ! nate in having an opportunity Sunday of hearings French officer, Capt. Pierrett, who served several years on the fighting fronts in France in j defense of his home land. Capt. Pier- j rett made three addresses in the j county, at the Red Cross meetings i Uati T fl AT/?T oorl r>f i iitnu OUllUa>. uvii. x. vx. .'H.UVUU, , Bishopville, one of the best posted j men in the State, also made address- | WK es at the same places. The meeting in Bamberg was held 1 ^ Sunday morning at the Methodist j church, all congregations in the city j joining in the service. Capt. Pierrett i arrived too late for this meeting, but j spoke at the union service at the! Baptist church Sunday night. At the morning service, after the address of j 'Mr. McLeod, the subscription list was ! opened, and before the meeting clos-' ed, $3,100 was subscribed, the I amount asked being $2,500. At five o'clock Sunday afternoon, I the meeting was held at Ehrhardt, in the grove near the Lutheran church, at which Capt. Pierrett and Mr. McLeod spoke. At the close of the ad- j * dresses, about($l,800 was subscribed.! At the close of Capt. Pierrett's address at the Baptist church Sunday D ! h night, the speakers were rushed to j ~ Denmark, to address a large crowd it there, which restulted in $2,850 * being subscribed. n Mr. McLeod was introduced Sun- ^ day morning by Mr. J. F. Carter, campaign manager of the Red Cross a fund. Mr. McLeod made one of the best addresses yet heard in Bamberg, t "Thank God," said he, "there are E few men in the State who do not care ^ what kind of an America or South ? Carolina we have after they are dead i ^ and gone." The speaker said that t( all the principles for which Jesus Christ died on Calvary are now at F stake in this war. That event \ 'changed the whole world, and the ii present events will make such changes that the world will never be C the same thing again. Will it be for c the better or worse? That is a matter w that rests largely with the Red c Cross. a Tne worK OI me .n.eu uruss uii Uic : l battlefields, in the ravaged towns j r through which the Germans have I gone, and in the camps behind the j I front was told in a convincing man- j c ner. c Mr. McLeod told in a most inter- I e esting manner of the causes leading s up to the dragging of America into s the war. Germany had heaped in- " suits upon us until they thought nothing would compel America to s fight. Germany prescribed that 3 America should pursue her world c trade only under conditions as she ^ lay down, and if America had ac- c quiesced in this policy, it would have s been impossible to market our cot- y ton today. American spinners con- 1 sume not over half of a normal crop. 1 TnoMad <-> f Qft.oont th A StanlA 5 today would be worth five or six f cents if America had stayed out of g the war. "Not that we would fight e for cotton! A thousand times, no! i But we should have lost our self s respect if we had not entered the war, t and a nation might as well be wiped i off the earth as lose its self respect." The submarine, said the speaker, s was first used during civil war in \ Charleston harbor. It was the in- 1 vention of an American?a South i Carolinian, who never dreamed that j it would be put to such use as Ger- ( many has employed it. It was invented for the purpose of legitimate ' war uses. ; All humanity is now interested in r the question, is higher education a c failure? In Germany, where culture t and education were fostered to a high ' ,L? egree, the worst of barbarism preails. "As to whether this conation is to mar the civilization of! he whole world is a question that is ow at stake, and which America will: e called on to solve. The action of | he people in answering such calls as i hose of the Red Cross will deter line the result." The trouble with : lermany was, he said, that they took | he religion of Luther, but left Luther ] nd Jesus Christ out of it. An interesting thing was noted by; he speaker, which will be new to I aost people: The combination of the, sorthern blue, and the Confederate :rey, and the red of the American; lag make the khaki of the army j aday?a united people. The gratitude of our people to { 'ranee was recounted and the people! rere reminded of the fact that dur- j ag our revolutionary war a German :ing sat upon the throne of England. )ur own revolution won freedom not inly for ourselves but for England as + a nm ice nf tVi A cr iUi n im nic ucuuo^ V/J. miiS if England at the time ended the utocratic kings of Britain, and since hen England has been the most deI aocratic country in the world. When defeat stared us in the face, France, with her men and million j lollars, came to our rescue. Not a ent of that debt has been paid, not j wen the interest, but we are now ;oing to pay that debt; as Pershing i aid on his arrival in France: j LaFayette, we are here!" "Salvation can come only through j acrifice and suffering," said Mr. j dcLeod. Jesus paid the price on the ! toss in suffering. This war will be > von, but it will be won through our i >wn sacrifice, and the sooner this j ;acrifice is made, the sooner the rictory will be ours. "We have j )ought bonds liberally, and we have >ought war saving stamps. That is j ill right. But it incurred no sacri-l ice to do it. We were merely buying pit-edge securities. We are now call-. d upon to give, in order that suffer-1 ng and dying soldiers may have the soothing touch of a woman's hand in ;heir last hours." Give until it Dinches, until it hurts, he pleaded. j "You don't have to hide in the wamp to be a slacker. Just hoard ip your wealth, refuse to give to the 3ed Cross and other worthy objects. Some day you will be either proud or ishamed of what you did during this crisis." The speaker concluded by saying: "There is no use to be optimistic ibout this thing. We are in the nidst of the darkest hour of the larkest day in the darkest century in he history of the world." Capt. Pierrett was introduced Sun-j IN THE1 BHmiK.MI!Hm,HWIWII IN?HUM llllll lggpi||KSaflV'CB ^MnVVMElb IWIBgBWWin^KWMP^Kni^^iW day night by Rev. George P. White. A wave of intense enthusiasm was manifested when the gallant French-; mnn who has seen actual service in France, arose to face the immense crowd. The captain is a highly edu- j cated and cultured gentieman, and his command of the English language i was splendid. Capt. Pierrett told of the work of i the Red Cross in devastated France in a most convincing manner, and of. France's debt of gratitude to the American \ Red Cross. In captured territory, said the captain, all boys; over 17 and men under sixty and all women between the ages of 15 and 45 were taken by the Grmans and deported for work in Germany, leaving nothing at home but the young boys j and old men. It is a part of the work of the Red Cross to care for j these poor people, who have no means j of making a livelihood. As soon as possible, the Red Cross started to j build houses for these people, whose! homes had been burned, their pos- { sessions taken and even their wells poisoned. He related an incidentj where the inhabitants of ten French i villages had been driven into one village. The other nine had been ' completely burned. The American Red Cross had helped to care for these people. The work of tne Jtiea L;ross on me battlefields was told in a graphic! manner. The Red Cross also took i over numerous hospitals near the j front. As to this, Capt. Pierrett ] front, and maintained canteens in, the rear of the battlefront. As to this,' Capt. Pierrett said, he could only repeat what he had heard,' for he hafi never been that far from the front. He did know, however, of the work of the Red Cross ambulances at Verdun and other battles, which went forth j every night to collect the wounded. | An important part of Red Cross activity, he said, was to as-1 certain whether those reported miss-1 ing were killed, wounded or captured prisoner, and in this they did a great mission of mercy in allying the suspense of the families of solrl i arc? uxcio. The French people, said the captain, have great confidence in the American Red Cross, which is in position to render much better service on account of the close relationship between the French and Americans, than the Red Cross of any other country. He wanted to correct the impression, however, that the Red Cross has maintained the morale of the French people. The flash of love of his home was seen in the eyes of the Frenchman as he said 3 ST MOT! ^ORLD nttMwcacxii.iiM nii'MMO?n? 11 lw?eg?g? Express Office Not Moved. As The Herald was going to press last week, we understood that preparations were being made to move the office of the Southern Express company from the freight depot to one of the Hunt stores at the rear; of the Johns hotel. It now turns i out that the move was not made. It i appears that no previous arrangement had been made by the Express company with Mr. Graham, local representative of the Hunt properties, for the use of this store for an ex- i press office, and that, as a matter of fact, the store had already been taken by another party. Therefore the move has not been made. When the hearing on the matter was held some time ago, the building was offered by Mr. Graham to the Express company, but it seems that the company took no steps to lease the place, and that another opportunity offered itself. Of course, Mr. Graham took the opportunity of securing a tenant. It is not known where the office will oe located, out as tne time ior remuval expires June 1 it is presumed something wil be done^at once. The local committee states most postively that they expect the order of the railroad commission to be carried out to the letter. ^ <a> ? There will be a high class vaudeville at the graded school on Friday I evening at 9 o'clock, under the auspices of the Civic league.?adv. "The morale of the French takes care! of itself," and he added that France will be fighting as long as there is a Frenchman alive, until victory is achieved. j France, said he, has sacrificed and! served, and it will be necessary for America to do the same. Let every! American be full of the idea, he said,1 of sacrificing their all on the altar of' liberty. It is not enough that we! give the blood of our sons. The care' r?f nnr ri oi crli linr'c ?nns TVIflkPS it' vi w ui >/v4 v ? , necessary to give everything we pos-i j sess, if necessary. I j "Some one has said," said the the captain, "that we should give until it hurts. It ought not to hurt. I It ought to be a pleasure." Capt. Pierrett, in relating the suffering of France, said that she has lost more i j men in this war that there are men ; in the American army today. In closing, he related the story of, a wounded soldier, who lay dying in j ;a German hospital. A German sol- j j dier asked him if he was suffering. J "No," he replied. "I am not suffer- j j ing. I am dying for France." I I j s / 3er| Colored People Subscribe. The work of the Kearse auxiliary has made a very auspicious beginning under the management of the local committee. They did not wait for the 20tli but bright and early Sunday morning found them ready and eager for the Red Cross drive. The work on yesterday was confined chiefly to the colored churches, two of which were visited. On yesterday morning one committee was sent out to Macedonia, and last night another at Rizer's chapel, and let me say just he^e that it was inspiring to us to see the patriotic loyalty of these people and could their sons, already in France, have seen the way they responded to the call for money, they too would be inspired to do better work for the good old U. S. A., l.-n nivin cr tlnaf thov aro hnrl,*oH hv thP people of their own color as well as the whites. And you will agree with me when I say that at Macedonia, the general collection of subscriptions and cash amounted to $111.40, with $110.95 to the credit of their church, the other divided between visiting members of Three Mile Creek and Ebenezer, the first subscribing $40, and the latter $5. At Rizer's chapel the subscriptions and cash amounted to $291. We have arranged for meetings at Ebenezer tomorrow evening and Three Mile Creek on next Sunday evening. Will also canvass Kearse's Chapel one evening as soon as we can secure a speaker. We are leaving our own members for the last as we know they are going to do their bit. It is with much pleasure that I make this report and in the next week's issue I hope to make a report that will help to carry old Bamberg county over the top with a wide mar gin. May God bless everyone in their good work. With hopes of a great success, I am very sincerely, MRS. H. A. KEARSE, Chairman Publicity Committee. Xotice to T?e<l Cross Subscribers. For the information of subscribers to the second Red Cross war fund, will state that it is the duty of the local cashiers of the several communities to keep the subscription cards of the subscribers of the respective communities and to collect the sub scriptions. These local cashiers will pay over the money so collected to W. D. Rhoad, war fund cashier, who will make deposit to W. G. McAdoo, treasurer for the second Red Cross war fund. J. F. CARTER, Chapter War Fund Chairman. / COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS *OME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. Vews Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Colston Clippings. Colston, May 21.?The Colston rural graded school closed Friday. Two prizes were awarded for attendance, Miss Oetavie McMillan winning in A.1 l- : 1? - i J A * j* cue uign sciioo: department, ana Miss Helen McMillan in the primary. The teachers, Miss Sadie Boyd, principal, and Miss Pearle Hutson, assistant, entertained the children and served cream in the grove at the home of Mr. A. L. McMillan Friday afternoon. Mrs. S. P. Chisolm is spending some time with her son, Mr. Henry Beard, in Bamberg. Mrs. Ogreta Beard is visiting her son, Mr. R. L. Beard, at Donora. A fish fry at Clear Pond was very much enjoyed by the young people of this section Saturday, given in honor of the teachers of the Colston school by Mrs. J. A. Jennings and Miss Minnie Kirkland. Mrs. J. G. Clayton, of Columbia, is spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Clayton. Miss Sadie Boyd spent Saturday night with Misses Minnie and Evelyn Kirkland. Misses Mamie McMillan and Mary Clayton spent Saturday night with Miss Bessie Kirkland. The Economic club met Thursday afternoon. Mr?. Faust's subject was "Home Economics." Rev. Geo. P. White and Messrs. W. D. Rowell and Tom Ducker were visitors that afternoon, and after Mrs. Faust's meeting Mr. White organized the Red Cross society. The members of this society and those who wish to join are requested to meet at the school house Friday afternoon at four o'clock. I Young Man Arrested. Just after midnight Tuesday night Sheriff R. Fulton Dukes and Deputy J. W. Gillam left Orangeburg fbr the State penitentiary in Columbia, carrying with them Norman H. Bolivar, a young married man of this city, who had been arrested upon a warrant charging him with having attacked the little nine-year old white girl near the city on Monday morning. The news spread over the city Wednesday and came as a great twenty-six years of age, and has famshock and surprise to local citizens. The accused young man is about . ily connections witn many wortny and estimable people of this community. He has been married several years, and his wife is a lady of accomplishment and refinement. The friends of the young man are unable to believe that the charge can be true, and are hoping that he can be cleared conclusively within the near future. The chain of circumstances is very bad for the young man, however, and the evidence accumulated against him by the county officials seems to point with certainty. When the sheriff and other county officials visited the scene Monday they noticed that the automobile had two different tires on the left side, and Tuesday an automobile with such tires was found belonging to a relative of the accused, and it was also learned that he had been seen in this car early Monday morning. The most damaging fact, however, is the testimony of Mr. L. C. Hughes, a farmer of this city, who owns and operates two farms near the city, In going between them Monday morning he passed Boliver and the little girls, just is they were getting back in the automobile. He thought nothing of it until Tuesday late when he read the story of the attempt in the paper, and then phoned the sheriff. This fact fitted in exactly with the automobile tire clue, and late in the night the young man was taken to Columbia. The crime has created a very marked impression upon the citizens, anH aii bavp been shocked to learn of its occurrence. The family of the accused young man have many friends who deeply regret the present position he finds himself in, and they still hope that he will be able to clear himself of the ugly charge now lodged against him.?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Cottage cheese pimento and green pepper rings on lettuce makes an excllent salad.