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Qfye Pamberg peralb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. $1.50 PER YEAR. Volume 17 No. 32 Thursday, August 8,1918. One of the ablest addresses ever delivered to the people by President Wilson was that protesting against mob violence. The Herald heartily agrees with the president. As bad as Germany is, it does not tolerate mob law nr mnh rule. It is high time that a stop was put to all forms of mob vengeance, and we can only hope that the words of our beloved national leader will be heeded, and that our land will not be again marred by these outbursts. <11 ? ? While the president is not commending the candidacy of anybody, he has not failed, when brought to his attention, to condemn those who have been disloyal; for instance in the case of the Georgia representative and the congressman from Texstatement from Presidentr.alCvwd.M9 as. * Why does not Mr. Croft or Mr. Toole or Mr. Evans, all of whom say Congressman Byrnes is disloyal, get a statement from President Wilson condemning Byrnes? If Byrnes has been disloyal, it would not be difficult to get a statement from the president to that effect. There's an excellent reason. Carter Glass, one of the most conspicuous members of congress, and generally looked upon as the president's mouthpiece, after a conference i ? I with President wnson, sajs. mc presidently genuinely regrets that you (Congressman Byrnes) are being bothered by criticisms of disloyalty, and expressly charged me to tell you so. He does not doubt your fidelity for an instant," and Mr. Glass adds that the president highly regards Congressman Byrnes and considers him one of the strong est and most dependable men in the house. It will be recalled that Mr. Croft stated in his speech in Bamberg that President Wilson would not even receive Mr. Byrnes at all after his alleged disloyalty. ? lai m We have heard Candidate G. L. x Toole, of Aiken, make two speeches. In those speeches we have heard him discuss no issues whatever; he devoted his entire time to telling of the alleged misgivings of Congressman Byrnes. We see, however, in the Aiken Standard his speech delivered at Hampton printed in full. We find, by a careful perusal of that speech, that Mr. Toole really purposes to do something in congress if the people will be so good as to elect him. He says that he is going to offer a bill in congress to pension the Confederate veterans. He makes no promises iother than this. It might be of interest to those who do not already knowit to state that some of the most in^ fluential members of congress have been trying to do that for the past twenty years or more, and that they have met with no success whatever. Perhaps Mr. Toole can convince himself that he is capable of accomplishing the impossible; we hardly think he will convince anybody else. What ye candidates will tell the people in an effort to get votes! The Allied armies did not capture the German army in the RheimsSoissons pocket, as predicted by many newspapers, but from all accounts the number of Germans killed, wounded and captured has aggregated approximately the number of the enemy fighting in this salient. Authentic estimates place the number of German casualties at from 350,000 to 400,000 in the fighting since July 18th. The number of Germans in the fight in the pocket was estimated at from 400,000 to a half million. The Allied victory is the greatest since the first battle of the Marne, and the present conflict will doubtless go down in history as the decisive battle, of the whole war. /3 AAP. n rwACTi OAII ren t Vi of lliia UUC3 uui uicau, iri. i.uui , uiui there will be no more great battles. On the contrary, it is likely that perhaps the greatest battle is yet to be fought. This great battle may not occur for some time yet, or it may be soon. As long as the Germans are in full retreat no more great battles can be fought, but that they will l stand is certain. Where and when this stand will be made is problematical at this time. It may be that Gen. Foch can keep so close in behind the retreating armies that the crown prince cannot "dig in" until after Belgium is crossed. It is the opinion held by some war critics that there will be no let-up by the Allies from now on. In this event, conceding that Foch has reserves in plenty, and this appears likely, it may not be without the realms of reason to look for the end considerably in advance of the next two years, the time generally set by a great many for final victory. i POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT. S BYRNES SOUGHT A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT, BET DIDN'T GET IT. S Sent Congressman From Virginia to the White House, But Failed to Get What He Went After?Produced p A Letter From Virginia Congress- j ^ man, Which Failed to Convince. I ( i c In a desperate effort to defend his | g position?attacked as he is by hisIC opponents on the question of loyalty, j a because of his vicious and venomous | j Immediately after Congressman Byrnes read the letter at Aiken from Congressman Glass, in which he conveys sentiments of high regard from President Wilson, Mr. Croft rushes out a communication to try to offset the favorable impression he knows will be created by the letter. The Herald publishes this communication from Mr. Croft in another column. The arguments put forth in this communication as to why the president did not give Mr. Byrnes a letter of endorsement have no force whatever. The letter in question, which is also printed in The Herald today, fully explains why the President has not given Mr. Byrnes a letter of endorsement. So far as our knowledge goes, President Wilson has never given a letter to any one except to Congressman^Lever, and there is nothing whatever in common between these two cases. Mr. Lever at the time was not standing for reelection, but was a candidate against Senator Tillman. As the matter stood then the result would have been that eithbr Mr. Tillman or Mr. Lever would have been defeated. As both were strong personal friends of the president, Mr. Lever was asked to withdraw from the senatorial race and leave the field to Senator Tillman, whose reelection with Mr. Lever out of the race was certain. In a like manner, if Mr. Lever had stayed in his own race from the first, his reelection to the house would have been certain. Mr. Croft knows that with the stamp of approval by President Wilson, Congressman Byrnes is certain of reelection. Mr. Croft, it will be noted, makes no attempt to dispute Congressman Glass. Mr. Glass is too well known for that, so he resorts to the subterfuge of trying to offset the letter by the flimsiest of camouflage. Nobody believes that President Wilson would, under any circumstances, speak in such high terms of any congressman who has not been absolutely loyal. LIBERTY LOAN IN SEPTEMBER. Campaign to Open the Last Saturday in Month. Washington, July 31.?The campaign for the fourth Liberty loan will open Saturday, September 28, and continue three weeks, ending October 19, it was announced tonight by Secretary McAdoo. Three weeks is the length of the campaign for the fourth loan, instead of four weeks as in previous loans, treasury officials plan for a more intensive campaign. A shorter campaign, it was said, will also enable more business men to enlist as workers. The date of the campaign was announced at this time in order to allow campaign organizations to prepare for the sale of bonds and to prevent the planning of other campaigns which might interfere with the flotation of the loan. / Although official announcement has not been made the Amount ot the loan will be $6,000,000,000 and the rate of interest which the bonds wili bear will be 4 % per cent. Should the treasury decide soonlo place on the market certificates of indebtedness redeemable next June'when M ~ ~ o m nnnt Af tVifi IdA^S (11C UUCj liiu auuvuub vi vmv loan may be. reduced. Secretary McAdoo has said he does not contemplate making an extended speaking tour for the fourth loan as he has done in previous campaigns. President Wilson has received several invitations to make addresses during the campaign but as yet has not indicated whether he will make any speeches for the loan. Officials in charge of the campaign have announced that a special appeal will be made to farmers, who subscribed liberally to the last loan. Facts of the Small Town. Those who live in cities, where personal contact is not intimate, miss something of the warmth and the glow of personal friendship, their satisfactions and the faith inspired by the loyalties resulting, but on the other hand they escape much that cannot be considered as deprivation and which results from this same closeness of contact. The small social clash, with its daily irritancies and its pretty intrigue, is missing. There is no struggle for empty -distinctions, at least it is negible, and as a result imputation of motives, Secret recriminations, and recurring factionalism among aspiring social groups are happily lacking. Where contact is too close personal inter7 ests, economic and social, are in constant conflict, and wherever one -4 1- ~ ^ ^ n rt 11 f All l.Uri.15 lie eiit'OUXiIC1S SUU-ie small acu\jl, if not this one the other. Unselfish and disinterested endeavor looking to the public good becomes as a consequence almost impossible. People living in small towns, because interests are restricted, are more apt to become self-centered than those living in cities, and as a consequence lack the larger vision. The biggest things, filtered through the atmosphere of a small town, take on its narrow provincialisms, are colored by ! local rivalries and atagonisms, and | become small things.?Paris (Mo.) I Mercury. attack upon the Selective Draft as a j means of raising an army to fight j Germany?(Congressman Byrnes pro-1 c duc-ed a letter at the campaign meet- j v ing Thursday, and read it for the; f edification of the crowd. | j It had been rumored about that j j Byrnes had a letter from President j Wilson, in which tke President said ! that Byrnes was to be considered a j s loyal man, and that his services in j g Congress were acceptable to the ad- g ministration. 1 , vn-\ V? n r} tr Vid1i'ox;o^ tliat* I \J L V/UUl oc iivwvu/ WiiVT vu tuuv , | J_ but there was an atmosphere of e.\ j i pectancy when Byrnes unfolded his ( letter and read it. It was not from the President at c all. The letter was from Carter c Glass, a Virgiifia Congressman. i g It seems that Byrnes, very much ; a perturbed, sought a letter from the j PresidenCwhich, however, the Presi-! c dent declined to give. | j After nearly eight years in Con-jt gress. Byrnes did not go in person to j the White House in search of the let- | s ter he wanted for reasons of his own; c but he called upon a Virginia Con- J g gressman, whose loyalty-to the admin- | ( istration was never in doubt, and who | perforce, would be welcomed at the j a White House. c Congressman Glass went to the \ White House and, as the story goes, \ a asked for a letter endorsing Jim Byrnes. \ The Virginia Congressman wrote s Byrnes that he did not secure such a letter?that the President did not feel t himself called upon to give such a let- a ter, or words to that effect?but that c the President said this, that and the other thing. The idea Byrnes sought to convey by the letter was that, while the President declined to give a letter endorsing him, he, Byrnes was considered a loyal man. As Byrnes spoke last none of his opponents had opportunity to ask him why, if he was considered loyal and J. - - 1- ~ ?"> ~ ? ? T'olliohlo true, ii. lie was uuiiBiucicu a ?enuu^v man by the administration, the President should decline to give him the letter he so eagerly sought through a Congressman from another State. < When, several months ago, Con- J gressman Lever had entered the race for the United States Senate, the . President wrote not one, but two let- * ters, endorsing him, and urging him not to leave the House of Representa- j tives. Byrnes' record?particularly- -his . deflection on the Selective Draft, and ' f his denunciation of the President's * plan for raising an effective army to fight Germany?was laid bare by Mr. Toole, who spoke first, Mr. Evans of Edgefield, and Mr. Croft. = At Barnwell a day or two ago, Byrnes charged T. G. Croft with hav- 4 ing endorsed C. E. Carman for post- 4 master, and because Mr. Carman had j been a Republican, since he came!4 here from a Republican State, and j ^ who served very acceptably for many ; years as postmaster, with having 4 thus gone on record as endorsing ^ "negro politics." At the Aiken meeting, Mr. Croft, 4 in a very effective manner, showed ^ how Byrnes had sought to gain an advantage in another county by un-i4 derhand methods. He produced pa- ^ pers to show that many of the most ; substantial citizens of Aiken signed j 4 a petition, asking that Mr. Carman ^ be retained as postmaster at Aiken. ; Son^e of these gentlemen were in the 4 audfence, and Mr. Croft asked them ^ before the crowd if by signing that petition they meant to endorse "ne- 4 gro politics." Of course they an- ^ swered that they did not, and the beautiful charge of Byrnes crumbled 4 into nothingness but a boomerang. < Mr. Toole flayed Byrnes on his record, and made a strong speech. Mr. 4 Evans delivered a stirring, patriotic < address and urged his hearers not to elect a man who is not iuu per cent. ^ American and 100 per cent, loyal. 4 Byrnes, who spoke last, sought in his usual artful manner, to explain * the charges against him, simply by 4 dodging the issue.?Reprinted from Aiken Standard and published as an * an advertisement by T. G. Croft, can- 4 didate for congress. PETITION FOR FINAL DISCHARGE 4 State of South Carolina, County of * Bamberg.?Court of Probate. 4 Ex Parte, Pink Ealy, In Re, Estate of William Ealy, deceased. To all and singular the kindred 4 and creditors of William Ealy, de- . ceased: Take notice, That the undersigned will apply to the Judge 4 of Probate at Bamberg, S. C., on . the 22nd day of August, 1918, at 11 o'clock, a. m., for a final settlement 4 of the estate of William Ealy, de- . ceased, and discharge from the office of Administratrix of said estate. 4 PINK EALEY, Administratrix of the Estate of William Ealy, Deceased. < July 26th, 1918.?4t. 4 CITATION NOTICE. 4 4 The State of South Carolina? County of Bamberg?By J. J. Brabham, Jr., Esq., Judge of Probate. < Whereas, Mrs. Elizabeth Kinard made suit to me to grant her letters of administration of the estate and < effects of John Lucius Kinard, de- 4 ceased. These are therefore to cite and , admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said John Lucius Kinard. deceased, that they be 1 and appear before me in the Court or Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on , Friday, the 23rd of August next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in ' the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administrai tion should not be granted. Given un ier my hand and seal this 5th day of August, Anno Domini, L 1918. J. J. BRABHAM, JR. Judge of Probate. Ol'TH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FOR TATE ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION. Notice is hereby given that sealed iroposals for the construction of lighway improvement in Bamberg lounty, will be received at the office >f County Commissioners, Bamberg, >outh Carolina, until twelve (12j 'clock, noon, August 15th, 1918, .nd then publicly opened. DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE j DONE. To grade and construct with sandlay the v.oiumbia-Savannah Highway between New Bridge and Beau ort Bridge, the net length of which s, omitting the present improved >ortions, 12.17 miles. County, Bamberg. Detailed plans of the work ana ipecific-ations may be seen for examination at the office of the Count;, supervisor, at Bamberg, South Caroina, and at the offices of the State iighWav Commission, Commercial Bank Building, Columbia, South Carolina. A certified check for five hundred lollars ($500.00), made payable to >rder -of Board of County Commisdoners, of Bamberg County, must tccompanv each proposal. The right is reserved by the party )f the first part to reject any and all >roposals and waive all technicaliies. Proposals shall be submitted in ealed envelopes and marked, "Bids >n the Construction of the Columbiasavannah Highway in Bamberg Bounty." Proposals may be sent by maii, ind when sent by mail shall be indosed' in an additional sealed envelope properly marked as indicated ibove. All proposals otherwise submitted vill be rejected as irregular. Only ealed bids will be considered. All bids received will oe retame-j >y the State Highway Commission md will not be returned, to the bidlent. fwM] uwflU) ivnt WWMHt Buy Them And Help Win Tlie War 70R SALS EVSSTWHliBE 'his Space Patriotically Donated By 3hero=Cola Bottling Co. Bamberg:, S.C., TAAAAAAAA^A A^A A^A i^A A^A ff I Amu fV fV f Y We wish t( it cinity that w< >? If J1 K* ? in the store ] and are now large and firs a bargain, an rf ft Q '?*? Our stock i f Y in an up-to-d YY us and i nspe< f X agency for If EDIS( We have s< pleased to gi U the leading t kX terms. II FIRS! x Y WE HAVE PERT WAT > YOUR REP * PROMPT A YY YY The ( T X XX Main Street yiy Ty vy vy Ty 'yiyiyiy EXECUTOR'S SALE. j the late George W. Beard, the fol ! lowing personal property of the said Notice is hereby given that the an-! estate; 1 b 1 wag0Qi cane milI> derscigned executor of the estate of; kett]e> et= Terms 0( sale> ^ George W. Beard, deceased, will, on q yr August 22, 1918, offer for sale to the i ' Executor. highest bidder at the residence of; July 23?4t. BURYING YOUR MONEY hould he studied by every 'oung couple. No matter how small the income a little of it Y ought to be banked every /V?J month, as a proviso for the fu- . ture. We solicit deposits and **] allow ordinary interest. Your &^ll/SFj I savings will be secured and ^0!K I j they will grow in our care. j.(ill'1!I Come in and let us show you *illI'1 the advantage of opening an jfe account here. ^ H Enterprise Bank 1 5 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. Bamberg, S. C. 1 ' It ? ii H Good Drinks j H Good People 1 What Will You Drink This Summer? MKS&s&tok Here is the answer, in the lAost tempting and A DRINK FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY In Fme> Delicious Flavors, J H9 APRICOT, PEACH, BLACK- J HHBMp BERRY BEVERAGE, I WILD CHERRY BRACER J HThese non-alcoholic drinks have all the quali- 9 9 t'es t^e k*** cordials, 9 ^ur Pro<^uc** are made good?look good? 9 taste good. A trial wiQ convince you. 9 oent Dy express, coacti, uu ic^nj/t v> wwuv; _ orde direct to consumer. I fl 1 Foil Qo?t.... $1.00 We ^nf^S^'oMort- I l?BBi 4F,mQo^...$3.7S <?*,<$?*. $175 % ' rCUCP^^'l Also Glen dale Special Concentrated Fruit Syrups in I three pure fruit flavors: Raspberry, Grenadine and I Loganberry. Prices: $i.50 per full qt.; 4 full qts., I We vill send for special trial 1 pint for $1. I Complete Catalog Sent on Request I THE GLENDALE COMPANY 1 P. O. Box 932. In the Mail Order Business 20 Years. Atlanta, Ga. Wholesale and Jobbing Accounts Solicited. i$3 )uncement!l 1 Yj 1 aa ) announce to the people of Bamberg and vi- XI ' 8 have opened a first-class ,< SWELRY STORE H 1 iext to E. A. Hooton's store on Main street, in position to serve the public. We have a > t-class stock of jewelry, which was bought at <* > d we are " ff ELLING CHEAP . ff consists of all kinds of jewelry usually found ate establishment, and we invite you to visit y ct our goods. We have also secured the local , H DN PHONOGRAPHS M jveral machines on exhibition, and we will be && ve you a free demonstration. This is one of alking machines on the market. Sold on easy && A# J I r-CLASS REPAIRING || / SECURED THE SERVICES OF AN EXCH AND CLOCK REPAIRER. BRING US ** AIR WORK, AND IT WILL RECEIVE * > TTENTION. * > aTA A. Chandler Co. ff Tx ' Bamberg, S. C. '-/ 4 * ./