Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r ===== BUNS RAID HOSPITALS MANY PATIENTS AND NURSES KILLED AND WOUNDED. Hun Airplane Destroyed.?German Said Didn't See Red Cross Sign. Women Stood by Posts. With the British Army in France, May 23.?German airmen again have bombed heavily British hospitals in the area behind the lines, and this time have killed and wounded some hundreds among the personnel and patients of many different hospitals . in the group. Tja/m./ioH in pssiialtv list are the names of several sisters, who with other women nurses stood k bravely by their posts throughout a terrific deluge of explosives. There is in the neighborhood one large American hospital and another in which there are American workers, but neither of these appears to have suffered. Last summer a number of American doctors and nurses were killed and wounded when these same hospitals were raided by the Germans. Perpetrated Sunday. The latest horror was perpetrated Sunday night, apparently by four squadrons of enemy planes, which appear to have comprised more than a score of machines. A great number of bombs were dropped, about 30 per cent of them huge affairs which dug vast craters in the hospital arounds. and the rest high ex plosive shrapnel wbi<jh sent their death-dealing bullets teiaring in every direction through the crowded hospital tents and buildings. Hun's Lame Excuse. A three-seated airplane was | brought down by gunfire while flying at a low altitude, and the occuL pants were made prisoners. The I enemy captain and the pilot sustainI ed comparatively light shrapnel [ wounds, while the observer was not I. hurt. When questioned why he had T directed his men against hospitals the captain explained in a matter of fact way that he did not see the Red Cross signs. He said he was seeking military objectives and had no desire to molest hospitals. With a shrug of his shoulders the Cerman captain added that if the British choose to build their hospitals near railways they must expect to get them bombed. Spoke Good English. The captain spoke excellent English. Asked where he had learned it he replied that he had been in diplomatic service before the war. . - Sunday night's raid was divided into two phases, the first of which began shortly after 10 o'clock and last' ed until 11 o'clock.* Not satisfied ?l . o with tnis tiie enemy returned auu heavily bombarded hospitals filled with wounded men. In one building which was damaged most seriously all the patients were suffering from compound fractures which made necessary their limbs being strapped in v the air. Not a woman deserted her ward, but throughout the terrible bombing each one kept going the rounds and quieting the unfortunate men who v might easily have done themselves lasting harm by springing from their beds. One sister was killed while administering to the soldiers' wants and another was so seriously hurt that she died shortly afterward. Still another was dying today. Several more sisters were among the wounded. Many other workers were wounded, including several medical officers. ^ < > ? TROOP SHIP IS SUNK. to Fifty-Six American Troops Are On the List of Missing. London, May 26.?The British armed merchant troop ship Moldavia, with American troops on board, has been torpedoed and sunk, according to an official bulletin issued by the admiralty this evening. Fifty-six American troops on the British steamship Moldavia have been unaccounted for, says an official statement issued this evening by the British admiralty. * Admiralty Statement. The text of the admiralty state ment follows: ' "The armed mercantile cruiser v Moldavia was torpedoed and sunk yesterday evening. "There were no casualties among the crew, but of the American troops on board fifty-six up to the present time have not been accounted for. It is expected they were killed in one compartment by the explosion." No Warning. The Moldavia was torpedoed without warning. It was a moonlight night and although a good lookout was kept the attacking submarine was not sighted before the torpedo struck. Most of the men aboard were in their hammocks when the explosion occurred amidships. The sailors and v > DEMAND REMOVAL OF ABNEY. Trouble Grows From an Alleged De. rogatory Remark. Columbia, May 22.?Protesting against an alleged derogatory remark made in reference to the Red Cross by Benjamin L. Abney, of Columbia chief counsel for the Southern rail way, the City Federation of Trades at a meeting tonight passed a resolir tion which stigmatized the quotec words of Mr. Abney as "pro-Germar and unpatriotic," called upon the dis trict attorney, Francis H. Weston, oi Columbia, to take such action as th( facts in the case warranted, and tc "intern Mr. Abney for the period ol the war, if possible." In addition z telegram was sent to William G. Mc Adoo, director of railways, by the f foHarotiAn frnm thf Cldl y VI l^UUlUUVU 41 VA11 federation requesting the removal o; Mr. Abney as counsel of the Southerr railway. "B. L. Abnev, counsel Southerr railway," said the wire, "made de rogatory remarks about the Rec Cross. We respectfully request his removal." When a committee of the Rec Cross approached Mr. Abney severa days ago for a contribution to the wai fund of the philanthropic enterprise he is alleged to have flatly refused to contribute a cent, remarking, it is said, "Not a damn cent for the Rec Cross." The committee reported Mr. Abney's remarks and a storm of indignatior swept over Columbia. Last night ir a local theatre, Fitzhugh McMaster president of the Columbia Red Cross chapter, who is also a four-minut( speaker, said that in his opinion Mr Abney should be made to leave the city. Mr. Abney has been long identified with the bar of the State and is considered a lawyer of exceptiona legal attainments. He has been division counsel for the Southern rail way for a number of years and is now chief counsel. He is reported to be a man of great wealth. Mr Abney is a cousin of ex-Gov. Cole L Blease, 1431 Washington street, wit! ? 1 1 1. wiium ne iiictives uis uuiuc. It is understood that the employees of the Southern railway here wil hold a mass meeting, tomorrow anc protest against Mr. Abney remaining longer in the employ of that trans portation system, their objection be ing based on his alleged remarks. Mr. Abney stated tonight that th( "statement attributed to Mr. McMas ter as a report being made by the committee, as it stands, and as it is intendedto induce the ideas which h( wished to convey it, utterly untrue,' and that he "could not attribute them to anything but a devotion t( some malign interest of street in fluence governing and prompting their suggestion, or to an over wrought, foolish and fanatical mind and that he "may later ascertair whether the man is mentally respon sible or corruptly stimulated in mak ing such a charge." The statement made by Mr. McMas ter, and verified by him tonight is substantially as follows: "That Lieut. John David had giv en his young life to the cause of hu manity, that young Hemphill, 01 Chester, had done his full duty, anc sacrificed his life, that young Mont gomery, that fine fellow from Spar tangurg, had been lost to those whc were near and dear to him, that others had done the same, and thai even McCallum, colored man that h< was, had sacrificed his life to proteci us, and yet there were men in this community, men who had made theii fortunes here, who had refused tc give a cent to the Red Cross. "That kind of man, if he coulc afford to give, ought to be despised that there was one man in Columbi? who ought to be despised by even body and that his name was Benja min L. Abnfcy. When the committee went to see Mr. Abney he told then 'not a damn cent for the Red Cross mark you, 'not a damn cent.' "He ought to be run out of Co lumbia," said Mr. McMaster. "He ought to be run out of the grea1 Southern railway that he represents Columbia is no place for a man wh( says not a 'damn cent for the Rec Cross' and is able to give." Horse nose guards and kitcher utensils made of wire are wantec in Canada. Figures are like hens?they nevei lie. soldiers alike showed no panic. Calm Amid Danger. They fell calmly into line anc awaited orders. When it was seer that the Moldavia was settling down all on board were taken off by th< escorting ships. TV. n mfin lnct all thoiT Violr?n cmn cc JL lie UiUll iV/Ul. 1*41 V.WV44 WV*WUQIUOg but were supplied with new clothinf at the different naval ports wher< they were taken. The Moldavia is of 9,500 tons gross and owned by the Peninsula and Ori ental Steam Navigation Company She was built at Greenock in 1901 and is 520 feet long. i I If BM1M mmrtrnwiM || | g| . PEACE TO YOUR FEET. DON'T 3j r ! OB r rT VOT T? 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BRICKLG I Telephone INo. 14J Bamberg, S. C. A MAN,S WIFE ONCE HIM TO GIVE HER AN ALLOWANCE. ,% I SHE OPENED A BANK ACCOUNT. THE HUSBAND BECAME INVOLVED. THE MONEY THE WIFE HAD IN THE BANK. UNKNOWN | TH HER HUSBAND, SAVED HIM FROM BUSINESS JFAILUAE. g GIVE YOUR WIFE A BANK ACCOUNT. SHEttIS YOUR I BEST FRIEND AND BEST PARTNER. 1 BANK WITH US I WE PAY FOUR (H) PER CENT. INTEREST, COM& POUNDED QUARTERLY, ON SAVING DEPOSITS I BUY U. S. WAR SAVING AND-THRIFT STAMPS. I Farmers & Merchants Bank < | RHRHARDT, S. C. j ? : ; J y > m l f - ' ' " wMn Help the Operators Servo You Better ?r 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. 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. ? ? 111 .1 , Call by number and Help tne operator serve you better. * STEPS TO WEALTH Starting with industry, I another step to weaitn. wel$S6MM / y * \ will do our share if your \NB|M count is with us. SilSH/b/MusTrv . \BSSfi Enterprise Bank 5 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. Bamberg, S. O.