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>"* ' r v ' ulltr lautbrrg lirratii |ft| . \ . One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 30,1918. Established 1891. COUNTY ALMOST TREBLES ITS QUOTA COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS i SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS i IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. ! News Items Gathered All Around the Connty and Elsewhere.^ Colston Clippings. Colston, May 28.?The farmers who did not lose their oats last winter on account of the cold are taking advantage of the sunshine days for cutting the grain. . N i Mr. John G. Clayton, of Camp Jackson, spent Staurday night and t Sunday with relatives in this section. F Mr. and Mrs. Walter Black spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. F. k W. McMillan. L Miss Vivian Kinsey, of Bamberg, y is visiting Misses Aileen and Her! mine Beard. The Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jennings were: Misses Mamie McMillan, Evelyn Kirkland and Alberta Kearse, and. Messrs. Will McMillan, Frank Kirkland,* Jr., and Gerald Kearse. 1 Misses Evelyn Kirkland and Al| berta Kearse were the Saturday night ^ guests of Miss Mamie McMillan. - (| Miss Dora McMillan visuea relatives in Bamberg several days last week. Mrs. J. F. Clayton is spending some time with relatives in and around Denmark. I i Miss^Mamie McMillan is at home : < from Bamberg where she graduated at the Graded school last week. . . Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Black, of Barnwell, visited Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wooley Saturday night and Sunday. * Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clayton and little daughter, Dorothy, spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Rentz. Miss Laura Goodwin spent Saturk day night with Miss Nettie Clayton. . Miss Alberta Kearse visited Miss Mamie McMillan, of Bamberg, sev^ . eral days last*week. SMtV- Misses Elvie Kearse and Ethel Mc?. : Millanr of Bamberg, spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McMillan. The Red Cross society of this sec^ tion will meet again next Saturday afternoon at five o'clock. The mem bers are requested to meet promptly at that time. \ > ^ ' ? ? Denmark Dots. ** ^ V. Denmark, May 25.?A large crowd enjoyed a fish fry given by J. K ^ Mayfield at Binnaker's Bridge Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. C.- H. Milhous, 01 Union, are spending several weeks here with^fhe former's mother, Mrs Hattie Milhous. v Mr. and Mrs. T. J. "Langley, o: J Barnwell, were the guests of Mr. anc NMrs. Winchester Grahaithis week Mrs. T. Stokes, of Orangeburg V spent this week with Mrs. Ralpl r ?' Goolsby. Miss Sadelle Cain entertained < ? number of young people Friday even 5 ing. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Wildon Cain, o Hampton, ana ur. marie <_;aiu, u Charleston, spent Sunday with thei parents here. Walter Gillam, of Camp Jackson 1 and Randall Gillam, of York, visiter their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E Gillam. Death of Mr?. Elizabeth Starr. Mrs. Elizabeth Starr, the oldes resident of Olar, died at her horn there Tuesday, at the age of 92 years Mrs. Starr had been in remarkabl good health up to a short time ag( She was ill for only a few days, an ^ her ..death was practically from ol m age. The remains were interre W Wednesday at the Starr burial groun near Olar. -rr-ney o -fino Trnman ( IVJ rs. otd.il nao a. uuc ? ?' * strong character. For many yeai she had been a consistent raemb( of the Baptist church. She is su " V vived only by one son, Mr. W. 1 Chitty, of Olar. Regulations for bread making i Sweden permit only nine kinds, tl weight and price being prescribe by law. Only rye, wheat, barley, < oat flour may be used, and for ord nary bread the use of butter, lai or other fat, milk or cream, is pr hibited. i^ i?I ^ Rice fibre crepe toilet paper fi sale at the Herald BoBok Stare. ? 2,000,000 MEN IN NEW ARMY. | States 1,316 Airplanes Have Been Sent Oversea^. Washington, May 25.?The full strength of the new army, including national army, National Guard and regulars, now is 2,000,000 men, ; Chairman Dent, of the house military committee, announced today in nis report ou me ?tiw; a^idu^uunvu bill. The report disclosed that th^exact number of American airplanes in I France is 1,316, of which 312 are i combat planes. There are 3,760 planes in the United States the report said. The total number of officers in the army was given in the report at 140,l 130, while the total of men before the April draft call was 1,506,152. The draft since that time carry the total of enlisted men slightly above 2,000,000. There are 504,677 men in the regular army, the report said, 510,963 in the national army, 411,952 in the national guard and 78,560 in the reserve corps. "While some mistakes and delays ' have occurred," the report said, "on | the whole we think the country is! . to be congratulated that, after a little more than a year from the date of the declaration of war, our country has constructed a wonderful military establishment." j Over Seas Force Increasing. I . Paris, Friday, May 24.?The American forces in, France will be double the number Secretary of War Baker recently announced as having been sent here, and by the end of 1918 they will be three times larger, said Andre Tarideu, French high? commissioner, in a statement issued to the French people on his arrival! from the United States today. Secretary Baker announced on May j 8 that more than 500,000 American soldiers already had been sent to r rautc. j | i Byrnes Visits President. i ,! Washington, May 24.?There is j renewed interest here today over f a recent visit of Representative | Byrnes to the White House. It is I known that the president sent for [; Mr. Byrnes to confer with him, l?ut after the conference Mr. Byrnes r! declined to state the purpose of his visit. Inasmuch as Mr. Byrnes [< is a member of the appropriations 5 i committee, now considering the 1 large appropriations for the con | * j duct of the government, it may be p that the conference was with ref1 j erence to some of the many im , i portant matters before the com! mittee, but it is known that Mr. ?I . I j Byrnes enjoys the confidence of j the president and it is believed II the president may have sent for^ _ I him to get information as to the | political situation in the State, f j To inquiries, however, Mr. Byrnes f i answered that the subject of his r confference must be ascertained from the president. l? i 3 Unnecessary Farm Machinery. >. Nearly 2,000 types and sizes of farm implements which have been gradually developed by manufacturers during peace time competition have been recommended for elimie nation during the war by commits* tees of the national implement and J vehicle association. The object, ac '* cording to a statement by tne council of national defense, is to conserve I materials, -labor, capital, and manufacturing facilities for war use. Ii} the report of the committee meetings to the commercial economj board of the council of national defense it was stated that no rtiachinerv recommended for discard was r- 1 believed to be necessary to moderr " economical agriculture. The lines considered necessary bv the commit j . tees consisted of steel and chillec in le plows, grain drills, seeders, and oth ;(j er tillage implements and farm ele vators. [i_ Such of the recommendations ai the board deems suitable, with oth 0_ ers from different sources, are beins brought to the attention of all man ufacturers and jobbers, and as man; or retail dealers as may be reached through questionnaires. 4 GERMANS GAIN GROUND ALLIES FALL BACK INFLICTING HEAVY LOSvSES. In-Spite of Hurried Movement Allies Maintain Perfect Order and Carry Guns With Them. May 29.?The great German military machine is in full motion along the 20 mile front in the Aisne river | sector between Vailly and Berry-auBac and greatly outnumbered, the British and French are giving ground. According to the German official communication numerous towns and villages in the fighting section have been taken by the enemy and 15,000 allied troops already have been made prisoners. At last accounts the Germans were endeavoring to press back the defenders upon the Vesle river, which runs parallel with the Aisne, and ai several points had reached positions dominating the Vesle valley. The offensive is being carried out with the greatest rapidity, for the German high command evidently is well aware of the fact that General Foch's reserves have been reported to be coming up rapidly to reinforce the hardpressed tfritisn ana rrencii, wuu are fighting valiantly against the terrible odds and making wave upon wave of the enemy pay dearly in casualties for every foot of ground they obtain. Notwithstanding the rapidity of the drive and the large number of the enemy pressing it?some unofficial estimates place the number of shock troops alone at 25 divisions or about 300,000 picked men, the allied front nowhere has been pierced, but under the onslaught it has been bent back in perfect order and all the time giving battle. x No Material Lost. With such precision has the retire r?V' "rnrn"Eat Us" and Save the M for Our S ment been conducted that both th< British and the French troops hav< been able to carry back with them al of their supplies and guns, or destro; those they were not able to handle. At present it is impossible geo graphically to depict the extent o the German gains, but it would seer evident that the deepest salient the; have driven in the region due east o Valley?about eight miles. Although the Germans for the moment at least seemingly are having their own wa on the southern part of the line i: France, on the sectors around Mont didier and southwest of Ypres the are being sorely harrassed by th Americans, British and French. Tuesday's fighting in the vicinit . of Montdidier will mark an epoch i the war, so far as the America troops are concerned. Here, in a . attack, they captured their first vi . lage?Cantigny, which lies a shoi distance northwest of Montdidiei They also took several other obje< i tives and held all of them in the fac r of counterattacks. The Germans su . fered severe losses in men killed c - wounded and in addition left behin ; them 200 men made prisoners, anion i them two officers. >: Americans Lose Two. " j The American casualties were rel; *j tivelv small. The German official n " i port announces the taking of Amer "'can prisoners. The report fro | American headquarters shows on 31 two Americans missing. - i Likewise south of Ypres the enen 11 received hard usage at the hands i -! the British and French east of Dick I y | busch Lake, where Monday the Ge ! mans in an attack had taken groun j-Starting immediately after the ga \ BOYS OF 21 MUST REGISTER. | Who Must Register?When, How and Where. i Who Must Register?All male persons (citizens or aliens) born be-: tween June 6, 1896, and June 5,? j 1897, inclusive, except officers ana i enlisted men of the regular army, navy and marine corps, and the national guard and naval militia while i in.federal service,>and officers in officers' reserve corps and enlisted men in enlisted reserve corps .while in active service. When?On Wednesdays June 5, 1918, between 7 a. m. and 9 p. in. Where?At office of local board having jurisdiction where the per-1 son to be registered permanently resides, or other places designated by that local board. How?Go in person on June 5 to your registration place. If you expect to be absent from home on June 5 go at once to the office of the local board where you happen to be. Have your registration card filled out and certified. Mail it to the local board having jurisdiction where you permanently reside. Inclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your registration card for the return of your registration certificate. Failure to get this certificate may cause you serious inconvenience. You must rvioii vrmi. rocictratinn rnrri in time 11XCW1 J VUA A VQAUVAMWftW** wv%. to reach your home local board on June 5. If you are sick on June 5 and unable to present yourself in person send some competent friend. The clerk may deputize him to prepare your card. Information?If you are in doubt as to what to do or where to register, consult your local board. Penalty for Not Registering.? Failure to register is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for one year. It mafy result in loss of valuable rights and privileges and immediate induction into military service. 3 | More Stock for Forests. bS '* i 1! The national forests this year wil r1 be open to 500,000 more sheep an( j nearly 250,000 more cattle than ii -j 1917. This will bring the total o fi stnok crazed under permit to abou a! 9,000,000 sheep, 2,360,000 head o y j cattle, and 51,000 swine, f Tlijs increase is in addition to om h of 200,000 sheep and 100,000 cat t, tie, made last year. n Fish may be building food, bu there are some people who seem t y have dined too freely upon the octc e Pus was made the British and Frene y began" counterattacks in an endeavo 11 to wipe out the captured salient an n Tuesday succeeded in completel 11 nullifying the enemy maneuver. I" The Italians are keeping up thei ^ offensive against the Austrians o r- various sectors in the mountain re gion and along the lower reaches c e the Piave river. At Capo Sale, nea the Adriatic coast the Italians penc >r trated the enemy lines to a depth c d more than 750 yards, inflicting ni s j merous casualties. Again the Germans have endeavoi j ed to carry out an air raid over Pari; a-1 Ten of their machines succeeded i b- | reaching the suburbs of the Frenc i- j capital and dropping several bomb m but the air defenses kept them froi Iy invading the city itself. The Ion * range German guns continue to hui iy projectiles into Paris. "Frightfu of ness" has been carried out again; e- American hospitals behind the line r-jby German airmen.- Several boml d. j were dropped near the hospitals, bi in | no damage was done. FUND REACHES SHUI2.5R ??? i I COUNTY ATTAINS MAGNIFICENT I ACHIEVEMENT. Quota for County Was $6,500.?Success Surpassed All Expectations of Workers. ! Mr. J. F. Carter, chairman of the i second Red Cross war fund campaign I in Bamberg county, yesterday issued the following statement: To tlie People of Bamberg County: j It is with much pride and gratifi-: cation that we report the worK | achieved by Bamberg county in the second Red Cross war fund campaign, j The campaign covered a period - of; one week, May 20-27, and the result attained surpassed the expectation of the most enthusiastic and, most hopeful. The county was asked to subscribe to the fund tl)e sum of $6,500?this amount being a fair assessment according to the Washington commit-1 tee in charge of this phase of the work?and the county subscribed this sum in a few hours, before the | campaign-opened up, and now, at: j the close of the campaign, our sub| scriptions. amount to $18,412.50,; | nearly trebling the county's quota, i Such result, such achievement, should ! make the heart of eyery patriotic citizen thrill with pride, and rejoice that the cause of the Red Cross has; met with such triumph among our people. For the information of all we give below figures showing the amounts subscribed by the several communities: . Bamberg and adjacent community (by whites) $5,382.30 Bamberg and adjacent community (by colored)..;.*. 508.00 $5,890.30 Denmark and adjacent community (white and col.) 4,163.00 Govan and adjacent community (white and cok.) 1,500.00 Olar and adjacent community (white and colored) 2,448.00 Kearse and adjacent community (white and col.) 1,780.20 Ehrhardt and adjacent community (white and col.) 2,600.00 Colston and adjacent community (white and col.) 31.00 Total for county $18,412.50 Only a partial report has been received from Colston. According to the prearranged plan communities with no local organization of the Red Cross contributed through the nearest organization in the county. For instance, the Hunter's Chapel section contributed through the Bamberg organization (having raised $659.00) and the Lees section contributed through the Denmark organization.? It is the purpose of the war fund cashier, Mr. W. D. Rhoad, to pub1 lish the names of all subscribers with 1 the amounts subscribed, as soon as i a complete list can be secured, f These figures give to Bamberg t county a place upon the honor rol: f of the State, and to the several communities in the county a record tc e be justly proud of. No words an - adequate to express the praise du< the members of the several commit tees who had active charge of th< t campaign in the several communi 0 ties, and the people, white anc ?" black, rich and poor, who rallied t< the cause so cheerfully and contrib ^ uted so liberally. It is but a dem onstration of the fact that our peo r pie are in earnest that our caus< shall triumph; that victory shall b< y ours. In the name of the American Re( r _ 1 t?Ani?Ac?Qnfa Cross, ana me cause il 11 I thank the members of the severa committees and the people of Bam I berg county for this most splendi< r achievement. J. F. CARTER, War Fund Chairman Bamberj J* County. Marine Corps Asks for Recruits, r 3- The marine corps has begun a ne^ 11! drive for recruits to provide for th k; recently authorized increase in th 5' j corps. Recruiting has not been push II j ed since August, when the marin ? I r>nrr>? rpnpheri its full Strength aU rl thorized at that time, but more tha 2,000 men were enlisted in April. 3t In the marine corps reserves an iS national naval volunteers there ar )s now more than 40,000 men. it mm * m > m Read The Herald, $1.50 per yeai REGISTRATION NO. 2.. All Who Have Become 21 Must Register on June 5th. The local exemption board has re^ ceived orders from the war department for the registration of all young men who have become 21 / years of age since June 5 of last year, when the last registration was held. y , These orders are in accordance with the recent act of congress, the act having been passed both houses and approved by the president. The registration will be held by the local board in the city of Bamberg, at the court house, on June 5th. The local board has decided that there will be only one place of registration, instead of at several points as last year. Therefore, all parties interested in this matter , should take notice that those who corne within this requirement are to present themselves on the above named date at the court house in Bamberg. Cards exactly similar to those used last year will be signed by the registrants, and all provisions of the registration are identical with those of the previous registration, and the same penalties are attached for nonregistration. . 3f It is estimated by the war department that there will be ten per cent, of the number registering last year who have become 21 years old within the past year. According to this estimate, there will be approximately 175 persons in the county to register on June 5th. All persons should bear in mind that registration cards must be in - - - - the hands of the local ooara on or i before the 5th of June. In the event | a person is out of the county at the ! time, cards must be filled out and i mailed to the board in time to reach Bamberg by the registration day. Locomotive Delivery Starts in July. Delivery of the first of the 1,025 locomotives ordered by the Railroad administration will start in July, and deliveries will continue monthly during the rest of the year* The locomotives are of six standard types, with one heavy and one light style in each type. They vary in weight from 290,000 "pounds to 540,000 pounds and the entire order will cost about $60,000,000. The six standard types are expected to eventually supersede the many kinds now in service, which embrace engines built according to 500 or more specifications. According to the Railroad administration, this is the first real step ever taken toward v 1 the wide standardization of locomo -^2 tives. An order has also been placed for 100,000 freight cars of standard type ! to cost between $250,000,000 and $300,000,000. Negotiations for the construction of many thousand additional steel freight cars are still 1 pending. The five types of cars or' dered represent the standard forms of freight cars adopted by the Rail' road administration. 1 The adoption of these standard * types, it is believed, will eventually > substitute a few scientifically work3 ed out designs for the numerous i miscellaneous varieties of cars, rep" resenting probably more than a 5 thousand different old styles and " specifications now in use, the accum1 ulations of the past. - Germany Limits Americans Money. Money intended for interned civil3 ians and prisoners of war in Ger3 many should be remitted through the Bureau of Prisoners' Relief, AmeriI I can Red Cross, Wasnmgton, jj. <j. i, Remittances so made will probably 1 not be delivered to addresses by the - German government in cash, but in i the form of credit on prison exchanges. . g According to the Spanish ambassador at-Berlin, the German war department states that there are no re? strictions in regard to the remittance of money for civilian and military v j prisoners. Such money is placed to e! prisoners' credit, and may be spent e! under the following regulations: l- "Military prisoners. Sixty marks e weekly may be spent by officers and i- others of similar rank; 50 marks n weekly by non-commissioned officers and men. d "Civilian prisoners. Sixty marks e weekly for men of better social position; 50 marks weekly for others." r. Read The Herald, $1.50 a year.