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^ePamtiers^eralii B ? = n Thursday, August 8,1918. SHORT LOCALS. p( Brief Items of Interest Throughout d? the Town and County. er til Mr. J. B. Rice, a recent graduate b< of the University of South Carolina, ai has enlisted in the hospital service ec of the navy, and is now stationed at ta the navy yard at Charleston. th The county campaigners spoke at Olar Tuesday, and all of those who G: have opposition made addresses. ? A fairly large crowd was in attend- Si \ ance, and the meeting was unevent- in fni in A letter from Mr. Henry L. Kearse, 1 U. S. N., advises The Herald of his * transfer from Mt. Pleasant to the Navy Rifle Range, Caldwell, N. J. ^ Mr. Kearse says that the country , . t j there is beautiful and that he likes his work fine. fe July Paul, a colored draftee who F( entered the training camp last win- of ' ter, is now in France, and he writes ot to a relative in Bamberg that he is in actual service at the front. July j also says that if things keep on going well, he expects to be home by jj Christmas. ye Mr. Carl 0. Kirsch has been trans- at ferred from Camp . Sevier to Camp ag Gordon, Ga., where he is in the offi- gi cers' training school. Mr. Kirsch was c. appointed to the officers' school some be weeks ago through the recommenda- as , tion of Col. O. J. Bond, of the Citadel, er Mr. Kirsch being a Citadel man. 01 While exact information is yet st lacking, County Chairman J. F. Carter states that the enrollment for the Ui Democratic primaries this summer is yc about 100 names short of the enroll- si-' ment of two years ago. As soon as fo the information is available, The Si Herald will publish the enrollment F< at the various clubs of the county for the information of the public. fii The Democratic Executive commiti' tee held a meeting at the court house th Monday afternoon for the purpose kl of arranging for the holding of the primary on the third Tuesday of this ri' month. Managers for some of the in precincts were named, but as there m 1 was not. a full attendance of the a A Committee, some of the managers will be named at a later date. The notice of election will be printed in the next issue of The Herald. ai Mr. Robert A. Bennett, an Ehr- ,. t- * tn a ' hardt boy now doing his bit in ^ c " ; France, writes to Carter & Carter t j re as follows: "Write to a home boy on cc $te news. Gosh, this is a great trip and a wonderful country. We are well and happy. With best wishes, ^ ftobert A. Bennett, A. E. F." Car? as ter & Carter pass along the suggesv . i ce tion, and we trust that Mr. Bennett and all the other Bamberg boys will hereafter receive a good many let- b* t' ters irom the home folks, and that this little reminder will be sufficient. t r. The friends of the boys over there ^ should make it a habit to write to sc them often. You can imagine how Fr good letters from home will be read on the other side. fC la Several changes havd recently g( taken place in the force of the Bam-ye(j berg Banking Co. Mr. H. L. Hinnant resigned his position with the bank to devote his entire time to his farming interests. Mr. M. T. Johnson, who has been agent of the B., va ?. and W., for some time, has ac- ^ cepted a position as Mr. Hinnant's ti( successor. Mr. Roy Free recently Ci: resigned his position, and is tempo- f0 rarily employed at the Peoples Bapk. ar When Mi* M. G. Cooner was called tv to the colors, he resigned his posi- w; tion with the hank. However, he av failed to pass the physical examina- be tion, and was given an honorable th discharge from the army, and he is cc now back on the job again, and Mr. w; H. H. Stokes, who has been connect- tb ed with the bank for several years, but who resigned the first of the 0I year, is also back at his old place tb again. ' tfc Killed by Stroke of Lightning. ge News has been received in the city th of the sad and tragic death of Miss p Goodwin, daughter of Mr. John Good- m win, who resides in that portion of fc Colleton county which recently voted tt to he annexed to Bamberg, and who ei is a representative in the legislature from Colleton county. Miss Goodwin g) was killed bV a stroke of lightning 0] one day last week at her home. It is Vi stated that she had a saucer in her a] hand at the time, and that the stroke t? broke the saucer, and she was killed C( almost instantly. Quite a coincidence is the fact that her grandfather was killed by a stroke of lightning at almost identically the same spot forty years ago. ir The young woman was quite pop- Ci ular, and she was most favorably g known to quite a number of Bamberg ^ people. She had been a student of 0 Winthrop college for two years, and CJ while there she had formed many a affectionate acquaintances, to whom ^ the news of her death came as a great shock. AMBERG BOV FALLS IN FRANCE v \ iley G. Coi>e First Bamberg Man ou Casualty List. For many weeks Bamberg county iople have anxiously scanned the lily casualty lists reported by Genal Pershing from France. Up unl Monday evening no names of Bamirg county boys had appeared on ly of the lists. The report publishl Monday evening, however, con.ined the inevitable information iat some of Bamberg's blood had ?en spilled in Sunny France. Riley ilford Cope, half brother of Mr. C. . Cope, of this city, goes to his ave in battle scarred France bearg the distinction and honor of he g the first Bamberg/boy to give s life in battle for the freedom of ie world. f Mr. C. E. Cope Monday received a legram from the war department at rashington, announcing that his Vior? Koan Irillorl nn .Tlllv LiiOUiau uuu k/wu . w ^ . Sth, the same day that the great of-1 nsive had been started by General Dch against the Huns. No details, : course, were given in the telegram her than the bare announcement iat the young man had been killed battle. Riley Gilford Cope was a native of ampton county. He was nineteen zars of age, and small for his age that. His parents died some years ,ro, and he had been under the zardianship of his half brother, Mr. E. CoRe, for some time. He will > remembered by many in this city i being the young man who was nployed in the Greek restaurant zerated by Charley Gregory on Main reet. When war was declared by the nited States against Germany, zung Cope expressed a strong dere to go to the colors. He asked r his brother's consent, which was ven him, and he volunteered at :zrt Screven, Ga., in April, 1917. The young man was one of the st Americans to put foot in France r the cause of democracy. While e exact date of his sailing is not lown, his brother thinks that he i sone of the first contingent parBd to France by General Pershing July of last year, and the young an had therefore seen more than year's service with the famous merican general who has covered mself and his valiant men with ory time and time again. Mr. Cope was an unusually quiet id unassuming young fellow, but at he had a deep love in his heart r his country he proved by his adiness to give his all when his iuntry called for volunteers. Bamirg county deeply sympathizes with e relatives he leaves to survive him. 0 more glorious death can be im,rined than the death of this exllent young fellow, and while* the mgs of grief surge through the iarts of his loved ones, they connot it feel a certain, but very sad, pride at he died that others might live ' enjoy the freedom for which he id down his life. While his battle arred remains sleep5 in the sod of ance, the cause for which he fought >es on and will continue until the st Hun is swept out of France and slgium and democracy is establish1 the world over. Recruiting Officer Here Aug. 17. About the 17th of this month, Priite (first-class) Charles M. Hall, of e Columbia Army Recruiting Sta5n, will visit Bamberg and this vittity for the purpose of canvassing r recruits for the United States my and any young men here bereen the ages 18 to 21 and 31 to 40 ho are anxious to do their patriotic lty in helping to 'win the war will > given opportunity to talk with is recruiter and enlist with the ilors, if they so desire. Private Hall ill visit Denmark first, arriving ere on the 12th of August; from enmark he will go to Blackville 1 the 14th and then to Bamberg on ie 16th or 17th. There are yet many young men in lis section who may volunteer for irvice \mh the military forces of ie nation and the government sends rivate Hall here that these young en may talk with him, and gain inirmation relative to the service and ie urgent need of men at the preslt time. From Bamberg, Private Hall will a to Columbia and then to Sumter I a the 22nd of the month; after canassing Sumter, he will visit Manning ad Bishopville for the purpose of liking with the young men of these ammunities. ^ i > m Thanks, Friend; We'll Try. The Bamberg rferald craves the ldulgence of its readers, because it >? ? >rx 1 An crr\r? or^f lialn r\ ? ontr Hn/1 XU. LLKJ avi[/ VI uuj I\1UU. till so long as Messrs. Bruce and [itt keep on the job themselves none f The HeVald's subscribers will have ause to complain. The Herald is s bright as it is sound.?Charleston 'ews and Courier. Read The Herald; $1.50 a year. Death of Hairy \V. Sandifer. The friends of Harry \V. Sandifer, of Walterboro, were grieved to learn of his death, which occurred at his late residence on Hampton street Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Sandifer had been ill for a number of weeks, and it was thought that he was at one time on the road to a complete recovery, but he had a relapse, and rapidly grew worse. Several days before his death he was in a state of coma, and did not regain consciousness from Monday. The funeral services were held at his late residence Friday morning at 10 o'clock, after which interment was held at Live Oak cemetery. The deceased was born in Bamberg county 32 years ago, coming to Colleton county when under one year of age. He came to Walterboro five years ago, and accepted a position as head salesman at Taylor's. About two years ago he organized the Sandifer Bros. Transfer Com pany, ana was active in its management 'till his last illness. Two years ago he married Miss Beulah Hiott, of Round, who with one child, a little girl, survive him. He is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. G. N. Dukes, St. George; Walter R. Sandifer, Walterboro; A. D. Sandifer, Leesburg, Ga.; W. E. Sandifer, St. George; Miss Pearl Sandifer, Barnwell. Mr. Sandifer was a consistent member of the Methoaist church, and an active W. O. W. member. A thoroughly conscientious young business man, he was liked and trusted by all his associates and friends.?Walterboro Press and Standard. Hopes Blease Won't be Elected. A young Bamberg county man, in the service of his country in Europe, in a letter received a fewdays ago by relatives, has this to say regarding Senator Tillman and C. L. Blease: 4<By the way, I heard a few days ago that Senator Tillman was dead. Is that true? I surely hope not, as I had a mighty good friend in him nw/i nro c. in V>ierV> Vl nnoo + h A t hp WPllld auu nac iu in^u uv^/vw w still be in the saddle when I returned after the war. I believe I wrote you just before I left the States that I had called on him and Mrs. Tillman while in Washington. They were mighty nice to me and I surely thought a great deal of the old gentleman. I wonder who will take his place in the senate. I am sure there is no one in the State who can fill his place in a manner befitting the way he carried off the honors of the position. I suppose 'Coley' will give it a try and wonder if there is any one who will be able to beat him. Surely hope so, as I can't say that I think he/will make a very worthy representative of the State." To the Colored Citizens of the County We received a letter from Seymour Carroll, field secretary for the colored branch-of the State Council of Defense stating that there will be a State-wide and county-wide campaign in each county of the State ii^_the interest of the health of the colored people. We wish each and every school district in Bamberg county to be represented by a chairman. I therefore ask and appoint a chairman for each school district and trust that all white trustees will aid/on this important occasion. Shall be glad for our white trustees to drop a card telling me the names of the colored sub-trustees in each disdrict in the county, with the postoffice addresses. Fifty of the best informed men and women of both races have been engaged to deliver lectures and speeches on healtfi preservation of the colored people, especially those in the country or rural districts. A mass meeting will be held at Bamberg court house as requested by Mr. Coker, the chairman of the Council of Defense of this State. We invite the cooperation of our citizens in this very important campaign. All subscribers to the second Red j Cross fund attention! Your attention is called to the fact that the second installment is now past due and you are earnestly asked to pay Hnos the cashier of the coun ty, Mr. W. D. Rhoad, who will receipt you for the same on the book left at his place of business. The boys need to feel and know we, through God, are behind them. H. H.* MATTHEWES, Chairman Colored Council of Defense Bamberg County. L. W. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Twelve Men Left For Camp Friday. Friday morning twelve young colored draftees left for the training camp as follows: Ben Washington, James Sanders, Joe Daniels, James Kinard, Ben Thomas, Linwood Rice, Asbury Parker, Hezekiah Irons, Ed. Grimes, Joe Davis, Charles Williams, William Grayson. DEATH OF REV. J. D. HUGGINS. Ihomineut South Carolina Minister Died at Denmark. Much sadness prevailed throughout Bamberg county and the entire State when it became known that the Rev. J. D. Huggins, for thirty years a prominent and greatly beloved South Carolina Baptist pastor, had passed away at his home at Denmark. The Rev. Mr. Huggins was stricken with paralysis at his home in Denmark on the night of the first Sunday in July, just after returning home from attendance upon a meeting in Bamberg. His condition has been gradually growing worse since, although several times he rallied, but nnlv to suffer relapse. It was known to his family and friends some weeks ago that the end was near. The remains of this greatly beloved man were carried Tuesday to Fairfield county, and interment took place at Crooked Run Baptist church, where he preached his first sermon thirty years ago. Mr. Huggins is survived by his wife, who was Miss Howell, of Fairfield county, one son and three daughters as follows: Mr. F. H. Huggins, of Barnwell; Mrs. J. K. Breedin, of Manning; Mrs. S. T. Moye, of Florence, and Miss Barnwell Huggins, of Denmark. Rev. Mr. Huggins was 62 years of age. He was born in Darlington county, and was first educated in medicine. He was a practicing physician for fou:.* years, when he felt a call to the ministry of Christ. For thirty years he has served various South Carolina churches as pastor, and for the past five years he has been pastor of the Denmark Baptist church. The death of this good man removes from our county and State one of our most valuable citizens. Apart from his work as a minister of the TW** >Iii<rorinc Tvns Altcavs t.O Vjuopciy iui <wJL ?? ? ? ? ? be found identified with all movements for the betterment of the people. His work was not local in its scope, but extended all over the State. His long Service in the ministry and his activity in all civic and righteous causes made him a familiar figure in many placeis of the State. He had beer, active for many years in work connected with the State Baptist convention, and had served on many committees of that body. At the time of his death he was a member of tbe Home Mission Board. V. Ke was a member of the Bamberg county council of defense, and his strong influence and personality was felt on many occasions by that body. His loyalty to his country and his devotion to President Wilson were known to everybody with whom Mr. Huggins came in contact. He was a devout believer in the justness and righteousness of the great war now being waged, and did everything in his power to uphold the hands oi congress and the president. Denmark suffers a great less in his death, for it removes one of Denmark's most loyal and influential citizens, a man who was always ready and willing and anxious to fodtei the cause of any movement which looked to furthering the cause oi humanity. The Barnwell association loses one of its most active work Tl", i>wmn<ifKw r> f Q wiHp firplf era. i no ojui|/aiuj wi ? ? of friends and admirers goes out tc the bereaved family, not only from Bamberg county but from the entire State. New Advertisements. D. A. Reid?Wanted. L. B. Fowler?See Me. H. C. Folk Co.?New Straw Hats The Chandler Co.?Announcement Farmers and Merchants BankDebt. T. G. Croft?Political Advertisement. Enterprise Bank?Burying Youi Money. Associated Doctors?Coming tc Bamberg. Bamberg Banking Co.?Mismanaged Estates. Estate of John L. Kinard?Citation Notice. Bamberg Banking Co.?Thrift Preparedness. Teutonic Faith. Germany's assurance that she does not intend to keep Belgium is of nc possible interest or importance; th( allies are going to drive her out oi Belgium, out of France, in all th? territory she now possesses there wil be nothing left of the German oc cupving croops but their bones. Th* devastation they have wrought, t< be sure, will remain as a symbol o the German spirit as a warning dur ing the coming years of what Ger man dominance would mean for th<: world. We cannot believe that this queei old Bavarian whom the Kaiser has made his; chancellor is foolish enougt to suppose that, after all their es: perience of German guile, the allies would pay any attention to this dis claimer about Belgium.?New Yorl Times. Bannister-Garrison. I Anderson. An? 3.?Saturday at; the Methodist parsor.age Miss Celia j Bannister, of Anderson, and the Rev. j E. K. Garrison, of Bamberg, were! married by the Rev. Mark L. Carlisle, D. D., pastor of St. John's Methodist church. Miss Bannister is a beautiful and popular young woman. In the Anderson high school she stood with the brightest, being also a medal winner. As a student at Anderson college she ranked well in her classes and was highly esteemed by both the faculty and her college mates. Mr. Garrison, a former resident of Anderson, was graduated with the class of 1917 at Wofford college, and represented his class as one of the speaki ers at commencement. He is now a member of the South Carolina Con ference, under whose jurisdiction he occupies the chair of Sunday school pedagogy and associate in English at . the Carlisle School as well as being pastor of Bamberg Mills and Embree. Mr. and Mrs. Garrison left immedii ately for a trip to Hendersonville, X. C., after which they will return to Bamberg to make their future home. Save Every Cent. Next year living expenses will be higher. Taxes will be much greater. ( The income tax, which now touches . hundreds of thousands of families, will probably be doubled. There will be new and enormous bond is, sues. New calls for funds will be made by the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. i A., the Knights of Columbus, the Salvation Army and other war aci tivities. Local charities, the vital ; forms of social work, must be kept up. How shall the individual Amerii can meet his share of these mount; ing demands on his unelastic pocketi book?-i There is only one way. Each of us must save every possible cent. Summa?. ia horo with its nnnnrtunities iVJ UVi Vf TT AVM A VW >rrr v. i for easy and pleasant vacation spend! ing. We mus^ cut every unnecessary cent out of our vacation expenses. We must deny ourselves luxuries, economize even in what we have come to think necessities. Where i we have been wasteful we must be t thrifty. We must insist that Congress tax to the limit the horde of profiteers , who have piled up great fortunes , out of the war. We must demand ; tax legislation that will shear war i profits close to the skin. But that i will not solve our individual prob, lem. t There is hardly a man or woman \ in America who cannot retrench in , some way. The individual savings . may run only into dimes and quarL ters. Mutiply it by 100,000,000 ' and one begins to get the collective i effect. ! For the sake of our self-respect, for the sake of our freedom, for the i sake of our soldiers and sailors fight. ing by land and sea, we, who stay [ safely at home, must save every pos' sible cent. The will to win, the will to defeat i the Hun. must first of all eonquer the : spirit of self-indulgence and easy living.?'Chicago Tribune. ' American Cruiser a Victim. > A Canadian Port, Aug. 4.?The United States cruiser San Diego was sunk off Fire Island last month by a mine laid by the German submarine U-56, which captured and burned the Canadian schooner Dornfonstein in the bay of Fundy, last Friday, according to statements made by members of the crew of the sub' marine to sailors from the sailing ship who were taken on board the submersible. The captain and crew of the Dornfonstein arrived here late last night . after having been held on the u-boat ; for five hours and then ordered to ; take to their life boats and make for the nearest point of land. Upon their arrival they were questioned by the naval authorities. They said members of the u-boat crew told them there were four submarines operating off the Atlantic j coast, but they expected more to arrive soon. Naval officers here were inclined to discredit the German story of reinforcements. 3 According to the survivors all ex? cept the captain were taken into the * inner part of the submarine, passing i- through the engine room to what * they described as a "sort of hold." i The captain, however, was kept on - deck. ' While held prisoners the sailors > were offered a meal of bully beef ? and rice and were assured by their - captors that they could eat the food without fear of poison as the u-boat > was "not after them." The submarine, according to the * Dornfonstein's crew, was more than 3 200 feet long and mounted two guns, 1 said by the Germans to have a cali bre of 5.9. She carried a crew of at 5 least 78 men. [ Printers at Richmond, Va., have secured an eight-hour day. CANNOT BE EXAGGERATED. Claud Smoak Says You Can lielieve All IVinted Alx>ut Great War. Dr. J. J. Cleckley is in receipt of the letter below from Claud Smoak, who is in the hospital service and is now doing duty in the front lines in France: "On Active Service With the British Expeditionary Force, July 21, 1S18. ' Dear Doctor:?I have thought of writing you several times since I have been over here, but a person doesn't have much time to write. When we do write, our letters are so strictly censored you can't say anything you want to. I wish that I could tell you where I am and some of the things I have seen. I can say this much, though: You certainly can believe anything about this war you should happen to read or hear. It is impossible to exaggerate it. As far as I am concerned the hardships are the worst part of the war. I think we all mind them all more than what 'Fritz' sends over. Rats and 'cooties' worry your very life out. There is nothing like getting back for a few days rest. 'Fritz' is beat, though. The odds are against him, but just when he will realize this it would be hard to say. I still think I will get back, though, some day, if I am lucky. I have been getting along fine since I have been over here; plenty to eat, so I guess I have no kick coming. Give my regards to Doctors Stucky and Mack and the rest. I hope ^ou are well and I trust Mrs'. Cleckley and the kids are doing nicely. Your old friend, " 'SAMPSON.' " "Sampson" is one of Claud's numerous nicknames. ^ hi m WEEK'S CASUALTIES. } Total Reported, Including Marine and Army List, 15,196. Washington, Aug. 4.?Army and marine corns casualties reported from overseas during the week ending today increased 1,430 compared with 1,050 the week before. Total casualties reported are 15,196 including today's army list of 283? the largest number yet reported in a single day?and marine corps list of two. While as yet no figures have been received on casualties in the great allied offensive in which American troops are playing so conspicious a part, the increase in the daily army list undoubtedly is due in part to this fighting. The increase for the week was 1,384. The marine corps' * list increased only forty-six for the seven days. In the 15,196 casualties, total deaths, including 291 men lost at sea, men killed in action, dead of wounds, disease, accidents and other causes, numbered 6,144?army men 5,410; marines 734. The wounded aggregate 8,264?army men 7,044; marine 1,220. The missing, including prisoners, total 788?army men 710; marines 78. The week's increase, deaths from all causes totalled 651 as compared i with 893 the week before; the wounded number 732 compared with 531 previous week, and missing and prisoners totalled 47 compared with 66 the week before. The summary of army casualties reported follows: Killed in action (including 291 at sea) 2,373; died of wounds 907; : died of disease 1,514; died of accident and other causes 616; wounded in action 7,044; missing in action (including prisoners) 716; total 13,164. The marine corps casualty summary shows: Deaths^734; wounded 1,220; in hanas of enemy 5; missing 73. Total 2,032. The marine corps summary includes the deaths of twentyeight officers, the wounding of thirtyone others and one missing. Active Movement in Tarts. < Young Tommy returned from --1 t 3 syl-r SUI1UU1 III mars <tuu auiaiug a uiaun. eye. "I'll pay Billy Dobbs off for this in the morning!" he wailed to his mother. "No, no," she said. "You must return good for evil. I'll make you a nice jam tart, and you must take it to Billy and say: 'Mother says I must return good for evil, so here's a tart for you.' " Tommy demurred, but finally consented. The next evening he returned in a worse plight and sobbed: "I gave Billy the tart and told him what you said, and then he blacked my other eye, and says you're to send him another tart tomorrow."?Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. SPECIAL NOTICES. Wanted?A three-foot show case at once. Apply to D. A. REID, Bamberg, S. C. It Wanted.?Portable mill and man to cut about 2Y2 million feet of pine timber in North Louisiana. BENOITCLANTON LUMBER CO., Cheniere, La. 8-29. I i ...