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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 13,1918. Established 1891.
AIRMEN TELL OF FIGHTING.
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No Better Aviators in the World than
Allied Fliers.
A committee on Public Information
representative in London says:
*' There are no better sportsmen in
the world than the allied airmen, ana
American aviators now fighting in
* Europe always play a fair game, as
they learn it from the allies. F. P.
Magoun, a former Harvard student,
now a member of the' Royal air force,
recently wounded, tells how the lives
of German observers escaping from
balloons have been spared.
"We caught three Hun balloons
above the allied grounds in a mist,
prevented their gunners seeing us,"
said he. "It was a cinch. You should
/ have seen them hustle out their parachutes
and abandon the balloons. As
they came falling down through the
v air we circled about closely but, of
course, didn't open fire, as that's
against the rules of the game. As
soon as they touched ground they
took cover like rabbits."
Magoun is the only American in
his squadron, having joined in February
of last year. He has bagged
five German planes. While carrying
bombs for low attack in the recent
offensive*he received a bullet through
his left arm, but managed to return
to his own lines. Magoun tells of a
companion in his squadron who had
one of the luckiest escapes during
the war. He was put out of action
it 1,000 feet in the air when a bullet
perforated his gasoline tank. He was
rendered unconscious by the fumes
and his machine took a nose dive to
earth, but he escaped without a
scratch. A
section of the Royal air force operating
in the Ypres salient has lost
its only American member, who had;
been with the squadron only 10 days
when he went on a bombing raid at
low elevation. He was hit by a machine
gun bullet and his plane fell
in flames. He was taken prisoner.
The efforts of newspapers to promote
good feeling between the people
of England and the thousands of;
Americans received official backing
when Sir Randolph Baker,, member
of Parliament, offered to take charge
of the American troops welfare de/
partment of the British Government.
His plans contemplate a continuous
programme of healthful recreation in
y every American rest camp and training
camp in England. Special London
theatrical companies will be sent
out.. An organization known as
^"Sammy's Blighty League" is being
iv. formed. * \
" No Joke?Just a Lie.
.
A fisherman stopping at the farm
house of a well-to-do and educated
* German, referred to the inability of
f the average German to appreciate an
American joke. Yet the American was
quick to catch on to any of the jokes
given out in the Fliegende Blatter
and other German comic publications.
The German disputed this
statement and said: "Germans were
just as quick to understand a joke as
anybody else."
"Well," said the fisherman, "here's
one: "We had down in our country a
farmer with such big feet that when
he went to bed nights he had to go
out into the forks of the road and
> use it for a bootjack to pull off his
boots."
The German never cracked a smile.
"I told you so," said the fisherman.
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"Vait a minute, just," said the
German, "so I see vedder I you undera+onri
arrant lv Ynil sav dot VOU
know a man what makes a bootjack
already of de forks of de road to puli
mit his boots off, he such big feet
got?"
"Yes," said the fisherman.
"You mean by de fdrks of de road
vere de road, one goes dis way, and
* de odder dat vay, a fork making?"
"Yes."
L "And he got out dere and his
^ boots he must pull off like a boot
jack he uses?"
F ' "Yes."
~, "Veil, I understand, don't I? Vat?"
"Yes."
"Oh, den dat no joke vas, dat was
a lie."
"Keeping Our Fighters Fit?For
War and After" is the title of an
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rsion on Training Camp Activities,
describing the athletics, mass singing,
i social life, and other recreations of
men in Army and Navy camps. The
b6ok tells of the theaters, the work
of the Y. M. C. A., Knights of Columbus,
and other organizations associated
with the commission in welfare
work, and gives details of life in the
camps.
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DRIVE THE ENEMY BACK
MARINES GAIN GROUND AND
CAPTURE PRISONERS.
Crown Prince Throws New Division
Into Fray to Oppose American
Troops.
With the American Army in Picardy,
June 6.?American marines at
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tacked tne uermans at uawu wio
morning and gained three and onehalf
kilometres over a four kilometre
front, and captured 100 prisoners
in the Chateau-Thierrv sector. The
French attacking at the same time
on the left took 100 prisoners.
The Americans now hold all the
important ground northwest of Chateau-Thierry.
The marines again attacked at 5
o'clock this afternoon and the battle
is still raging. ,
The fight started at 3:45 o'clock
this morning and the Americans had
attained all their objectives by 7:45
o'clock.
The Americans have been pressing
the Germans so hard that the enemy
has been forced to throw new divisions
of his best troops in the line
during the last three days. ,
The Americans are like tigers. The
commanders have all they can do to
hold the men-back. Even the wounded
are enthusiastic and eager to fight.
, They are proud of their wounds. A
general who visited a field dressing
! station said he was elated by the
! eight.
Mentioned by Pershing.
Washington, June 6.?Gen. Perchinc'c
mmmiinication tonight an
nounces that American and French
troops advanced their lines northwest
of Chateau-Thierry about a mile this
morning, capturing prisoners and inflicting
severe losses in killed and
wcunded on the enemy.
Beyond their Objective.
June 7.1?There has been no let-up
in the offensive of the American and
French troops against the Germans
in the-region northwest of ChateauThierry,
where in the past two days
severe defeats have been inflicted on
the enemy an,d American marines
have won great praise for their fighting.
v Battling shoulder to shoulder ovei
a front of six miles from Vinly,- which
lies just to the northwest of VeuillyLa-Porterie,
to Bouresches, the
Americans and French have captured
the towns of Veuilly-La-Poteri<
and Bouresches, and also made prog
ress all along the front. Previouislj
Torcy had fallen to the Americans.
The plap of the American command
did not include the capture ol
Torcy, but when the marines reach
ed the objective assigned to then
their ardor for battle "could not b(
restrained, and they kept on unti
the village was in their hands
Twenty-five marines drove out 10(
Germans from Torcy.
Last on List is S. C,
Charleston, June 8.?The last re
port from the treasury departmen
shows that South Carolina has mad<
the worst showing in the entire coun
try in the sales of war savings stamps
and this fact renders it more im
perative than ever, that the peoph
respond to the intensive campaigi
which will be conducted in this Stat<
from June 14 to June 28 in accord
ance with the recent mandate o
President Wilson.
Over the Top Handsomely.
South Carolina went over the to]
in the second Red Cross "drive" b;
$110,537.66, more than twice the al
lotment for the State, according t<
figures supplied the Governor's office
The allotment was $550,000 and th<
subscriptions aggregated $1,210,537,
Tho cnhcorintinns fnr thp Stflh
in the first "drive" totaled $400,000
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W. Grover Edwards Dead.
Branchville, June 8.?W. Grove
Edwards, one of Branchville's younj
men, died June 4. He was only 2years
of age. Last September he wa
called with the army, and about si:
weeks ago was discharged at Xev
York when his regiment was sen
overseas on acount of ill health. Hi
had made considerable progress whil<
in tlie army and was in the mechani
cal branch of the aviation depart
ment. He is survived by his fathe
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Ed
wards, and one brother, Tommie Ed
wards.
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A Story of Love.
Once there was a young man who
was madly in love with a beautiful
girl, says the Chicago-Record Herald.
After he had called on her a few
times her father went to the young
man, saying:
"I should like to have a few minutes
private conversation with you on
a little matter of business."
The young man's heart began to
beat violently, and his face turned
very red.
"I assure you Mr. Migleham," he
said, "that mv intentions are strictly
honorable, and that"?
"I beg your pardon for interrupt
ing" said the girl's father, "but before
we proceed any further I should
like to ask you a few questions.
What 3re your resources? Do you
own any property? Have you any
money in the bank? Have you any
paying investments?"
"Oh," replied the young man, be-1
coming enthusiastic, "I think I can
reassure you on these points very
quickly. In the first place, I inherited
$20,000 from my grandmother.
This is invested in gilt-edge stock
which is paying annual dividends of
14 per cent. I have for several years
held a lucrative position, and I've
been careful in using my money. I
have invested $12,000 in a house
and lot, which I rent for $175 a
month, and I have money scattered
around in various banks. If it became
necessary I could raise $50,000
in cash tomorrow, and I have no
reason to doubt that I shall continue
to advance here, so that?"
"Very well," the old man replied.
"Much obliged, I've just been appointed
a member of the board of
equalization and I notice that you
-I are down on the list for $425 worth
| of personal property, while your $12,000
house is listed as being worth
$950. Good morning."
When the young man revived an
j hour later, it was found that his rea
son was gone, perhaps forever.
Opportunities Open for Specialists.
( There is a list of 137 occupations
where the demand for men" in the
j War Department constantly exceed
. the supply.
( A pressing need exists in the Army
L for men experienced in handling
j mules, and before the future needs
. are met a recruiting campaign may
become necessary. No difficulty has
. been experienced in getting men who
L can buy and handle horses, but black.
smiths are scarce.
? There is a constant demand for
. butchers, and cooks are greatly need;
ed. In several technical branches,
. particularly the Engineers, men for
r the higher positions are plentiful but
the workers for the ranks are scarce.
. Experienced mechanics, especially
E those familiar with automobiles are
. always in demand,
i More interpreters than can be used
j have applied for positions with the
j War Department, and applications
for commissions as Army chaplains
) are also in excess of the need. The
excess totals thousands in each case.
Clerks for general work are plentiful,
but there is demand for specialists.
At present there is a surplus of
dentists and pharmacists.
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5 - Donated to Red Cross.
Information recently reached Gov
ernor Manning that a certain notary
? public in the State had charged a fee
i of one dollar for probating a paper
3 for a citizen who found it necessary
- to sign certain documents before he
f could enlist for service in the army.
The Governor immediately addressed
a letter to this notary, asking for the
facts in the case. Governor Manning
desired to know whether any man
3 who had been commissioned by him
7 would accept a fee in a case of this
- kind. In reply the notary wrote, ad3
mitting that he was paid one dollar
i. for probating the" paper, but stated
b that he was not familiar at the time
- with the circumstances in the case.
b The Governor immediately wrote the
. notary, suggesting that the money be
returned. The notary has since written,
expressing his regret at the incident
and stating his inability to
r I locate the person who paid him the
I j fee, but suggesting, in order that he
1 may not violate any patriotic ideals,
s that he donate the amount received
k for probating the paper to the Red
v! Cross. Governor .Manning nas ay11
proved the suggestion as a means of
e j closing the incident.
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-j An additional credit of $3,250,000
- j has been extended to Belgium by the
rj United States, making a total of
- $107,850,000 loaned to that country
- and credits to all the allies of $5,288,850,000.
Total Casualties.
Washington, June 9.?Casualties
among the American expeditionary
forces thus far reported by Gen. Pershing,
including today's list, total 7,315,
the war department announced
today in making public the first of
regular weekly summaries of casualties.
Deaths in action, and from
wounds, diseases, accidents, and all
other causes number 2,927, while 4,04
6 men have been wounded and 342
are missing in action, including men
held prisoners in Germany.
The department's recapitulation
follows:
Tr*ii^ J _ -.i. /.* Al.. J:. ~ 001 ** +
rvinea in action * muiuaiug cvi at
sea), 1,033.
Died of wounds, 310.
^>ied of disease, 1,192.
Died of accidents and other causes,
392.
Wounded in action, 4,046.
Missing in action (including prisoners),
342.
Total, 7,315.
While no official explanation was
given for the decision of the department
to advise the country weekly
of the exact total of casualties since
the landing of the first American
forces in France last June, it is understood
that it resulted largely from
widespread reports that casualties
had been very heavy and that total
'figures were being withheld from the
public.
It has been explained at the department
that the daily lists sent
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Dy lien, rersning are issueu wuu as
little delay as possible. The casualties
are so scattered in the lists
that they do not give information of
value to the enemy, but this does not
mean that any appreciable numbers
are" held back. After heavy actions,
such as that at Cantigny, it requires
several days to check up the casualties.
J. Crim /Mixson Arrested.
Columbia, June 8.?J. Crim Mixson,
formerly assistant city clerk and
treasurer of the city of Columbia,
who is alleged to have defaulted With
$19,129.50 of the city's funds, and
who has been missing since April 27,
is under arrest at Jacksonville, Fla.,
'according to information received in
Columbia tonight. Mixson's apprehension
was made known by John
W. Richardson, chief of the Columbia
police department, in a wire to
his associates. While it is not known
definitely, it is presumed from Chief
Richardson's wire that Mixson is in
the military service of the nation at
the Florida metropolis, as the telegram
stated the police officer would
have to remain in Florida a few days
longer to arrange for Mixson's transfer
from camp.
T io iinHnrafnnri that Mixann wrote
to a friend of his in Columbia under
an assumed name, giving his address
and stating that he would shortly be
sent to France. The letter was placed
in the hands of Chief of Police
Richardson yesterday, it is said, and
and the police chief recognized the
handwriting as that of Mixson's and
some of the phraseology as the missing
man's. With this alleged clue in
his possession Chief of Police Richardson
left for Jacksonville yesterday
and, it is presumed, located Mixson
and immediately placed him under
arrest.
Kaiser's Gold Cup Pewter.
New York, June 8.?German proof
of the saying that all is not gold that
glitters was forthcoming here today
with the disclosure that the "magnificent"
cup which Emperor William
awarded to the American winner of
his ocean yacht race in 1905 was not
gold and was not worth $5,000, as
was announced at the time. It was
made of pewter, with a thin veneer
of gold and was worth scarcely $40.
The deception recoiled aginst the
Emperor during the recent Red Cross
drive, it was revealed today as it was
auctioned and reauctioned until it
added $125,000 to the nation's mercy
fund.
President Wilson was in the audience
when the "gold" trophy, bearing
the Emperor's likeness engraved
on one side, was smashed with a
hammer on the stage of the Metropolitan
Opera House here a few
weeks ago. Persons who had desired
to see the cup broken had paid $5
each to the Red Cross to get on the
stage. The "gold" remnants were
later to have been sold for cash for
the Red Cross, but the dealer to
whom they offered them said they
were pewter, ana ne was nut aa
alchemist.
Wilson Marshall's yacht Atlantic
won the race for which the cup was
the prize.
Read The Herald, $1.50 a year.
KILLS THOUSAND GERMANS
AMERICAN MACHINE GUN BATTALION
KEPT BUSY.
Officers and Privates Fought Desperately
in Great Battle Along
the Marne.
With American Army in France,
Wednesday, June 5.?An American
machine gun battalion accounted for
approximately 1,000 Germans while
holding a bridge at Chateau-Thierry
during the recent fighting. The
Americans lost only one man killed
and a few wounded.
At the same time French troops
wiped out a force of 300 Germans
who had obtained a footing on the
southern bank of the Marne.
While the Germans dominated the
town from Hill 204 the Americans
and French set up machine guns in
i the windows and doorways of houses.
Great fierceness marked the fighting
which raged for several days.
One officer told the correspondent
today that it was all the commanders
could do to keep the Americans
from crossing the river in the teeth
of the enemy fire and assaulting the
hill position.
Great Daring.
With American Army in France,
June 5.?Many American officers and
privates showed great daring and fortitude
in withstanding the German
attacks along the Marne at unaieauThierry
and Jaulgonne.
Capt. Johp R. Mendenhall, of New
Rochelle, N. Y., went without sleep
for ?hree days and remained steadily
at the! head of his company during
that time. Corporal Jules Mangold,
of McDonald, Pa., was sent out to investigate
German snipers under a
heavy fire from the American line.
He found the snipers, pointed them
out to his comrades and the Germans
fired no more. The first American
to receive the French war cross
for bravery in the present battle was
Lieut. Walter R. Flannery, of Pittsburg,
who swam across the Marne
ajid rescued a wounded French soldier.
Lieut. John T. Bissel, of Pittsburg,
has been cited for leading his
machine gun command to the north
(side of the Marne in an attempt to
stop the German attack. Lieut George
Wakerine, the French officer with
the American unit, stood by the
Americans in the thick of the fight
encouraging and cheering them. The
Americans, he said, showed most
i wonderful fighting spirit and were
jolly,- even laughing and joking
while a perfect hell raged around
them.
The Germans concentrated large
forces in Veuilly wood and started
| across in mass formation. They were
mowed down by the American ma-j
chine gunners, their formations were
broken and they were put to flight
in confusion before reaching the
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American line.
Decorated their Helmets.
With the French Army in France,
June 6.?When the American troops
were entering the line at Veuilly-LaPoterie,
where they fought such a
gallant battle, they decorated their
steel helmets with poppies from the
fields, according to details of the
fight given by the French soldiers, i
An American officer told his French '
comrades that his battalion would J
not yield an inch of ground and it
did not.
"We will do anything France
wants," was the declaration of the
soldiers going into battle. '
American Initiative.
London, June 6.?The behavior of
the American troops at ChateauThierrv
has demonstrated more than
i
anything that has yet nappenea on
the American front the splendid initative
and enterprise with which the
American army is endowed, and nothing
has aroused the keener enthusiasm
of commanders, says The Daily
Mail correspondent with the American
army in France. He quotes an
unnamed French general as saying
that the American spirit and enterprise
at a critical moment served to
maintain the morals of the French
troops around Chateau-Thierry.
Among the incidents of the engage
ment the correspondent mentioned is
the steadiness and persistence of the
American machine gun fire in the
streets of Chateau-Thierry. Company
after company of the enemy marching
four abreast, repeatedly tried to
advance, but recoiled sorely shattered
before the fire of the Americans.
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KILLS INVALID MOTHER.
Killing Said to Be the Outcome of a
Simple Quarrel.
Aiken, June 9.?One of the worst
killings that has ever stained the
annals of this county occurred near
Perry, Aiken county, yesterday morning
when Govan Stephenson, Jr., the
son of a well-to-do farmer, shot to
death his own mother.
Mrs Stephenson was a semi-invalid
for the past year, having only partly
recovered from a stroke of paralysis,
and was shot by her son three times
in the head with a revolver.
From what can be gathered from
the affair here?the prisoner refuses
to talk?the killing was the outcome
of a simple quarel over a foot path
that ran through young Stephenson's
garden, and which the dead woman
insisted upon leaving open ior ner
family's convenience to and from the
house.
According to reports, Stephenson
shot his mother twice in the head,
then turning and shooting a young
niece once in the face before he
emptied the revolver's fourth bullet -
into his mother's brain. The dead
woman was about seventy years old
and was respected by the whole community
where she resided. y
" Arthur Busbee, a neighbor, when
he heard the shooting, ran to the
Stephenson home and catching hold
of yoi^ng Stephenson, disarmed him
and tied him hog fashion while he
sent word to Sheriff Howard.
The niece will recover from her
wounds, but will be disfigured for \
life. It is reported that young Ste'
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phenson also ran his father from the
premises after killing his mother.
When seen at the jail the young
man appeared entirely indifferent to
the fearful crime he had committed
and smilingly replied to the reporter's
question that he "had nothing
to say at present.'' \ ,/j
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Will Hear Farmers First.
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Washington, June 6.?Before the _
meeting of the price fixing committee
of the War Industries Board today
were representatives of the American
Cotton Manufacturers' Association ( ^ ;
for the purpose of discussing the
question of fixing the price of cotton ,
goods. Congressman James F.
Byrnes, of Aiken, S. 'C., Chairmin
Baruch, of the board, and Chairman
Brookings, of the price fixing com- / > ?
mittee, who urged that no action be
taken which would affect the price
of raw cotton until the growers of
th'e staple could be heard. Mr. Byrnes
called attention to the fact that the
price of raw cotton had declined considerably
and therefore should not
be held responsible for the present
high level in the prices of the manufactured
products. Assurances were
given to the South Carolina congress- *' man,
he, said, by Chairman Baruch
that no discussion of the price of
raw cotton would be permitted at
today's meeting, and by both Baruch
and Brookings that no action would'
be taken which would affect the price
| of raw cotton without giving the
farmers proper opportunity for the
presentation of their- side of thp case.The
meeting itself was behind closed
doors. ?
| The streets were strewn with German
dead and wounded and the American
/
officers estimate they inflicted at
least 1,000 casualties.
Quick of Judgment.
When a bridge across the ^larne
was blown up the correspondent adds,
the Americans were left on the northern
bank with the enemy in front of
them and the river at their backs.
Carrying their guns, the Americans
descended to the lower banks of the
river and. under enemy machine gun
and artillery fire, succeeded in reaching
the next bridge.
The correspondent predicts that
much will be heard of the deeds of
the Americans in the next few days
and adds:
"American troops, fresh from the
United states, continues to arrive
with regularity and in numbers more
than sufficient to justify renewed
confidence in the ultimate triumph
of the Entente. The Americans at
this moment are distributed over a
j very wide front indeed.
"In some sectors entire American
divisions form one unit, holding a
certain extent of line, while elsewhere
they are brigaded with French and
British regiments. In the Luneville
' and Toul sectors the Americans hold
very difficult salients; in the Toul sec
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man artillery on Montsec by the enemy.
The Germans recently have been
drenching these positions with gas,
but the Americans stood firm and
won the ready appreciation of all observers.
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