The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 15, 1918, Page 2, Image 2
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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. 33
Thursday, August 15, 1918.1
GET IT FROM WILSON.
The Herald wishes to call special
attention to the following dispatch
from Washington:
Washington, Aug. 9.?President |
Wilson in a telegram sent today to
Frank P. Glass, of Birmingham, characterized
Congressman George Huddleston,
of the ninth' Alabama dis*
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mci, w no is a uctiiuiuctic iui iwm.- i
tion, as "in every way an opponent!
of the administration." Mr. Huddles-1
ton is opposed by Fred M. Jackson !
and the Rev. A. J. Dickinson. The
President's telegram sent in answer
to an inquiry from Mr. Glass, as to
Congressman Huddleston's record,
follows:
k "Your message received. I do not
feel at liberty to make any discrimination
between candidates equally
loyal but I think I am justified in
saying that Mr. Huddleston's record
proved him in every way an opponent
of the administration."
t Now, then, the point is the opponents
of Congressman Byrnes, all three
of them, charge Byrnes with exactly
the same attitude toward the administration
as Huddleston is charg-j
ed with. We defy either or all of i
Congressman Byrnes's opponents to
get a statement from President Wil
son that livrnes is an uypuucuc ui
the administration. The opponents
of Byrnes know the president never
hesitates to take a stand in any election
when he knows that a congressman
is disloyal, and they know that
if Byrnes is disloyal the president
would say so. We make the direct
- charge that the charge against
Byrnes is the merest drivel, and we
dare his' opponents to attempt to
support their position by appealing
to President Wilson. Get your statement
from Wilson or shut up.
The Herald management regrets
exceedingly its inability to send a
representative to any of the county
campaign meetings so far. It was!
our intention to attend at least sev-.
' eral of the meetings, but as therej
are but two of us left in the office!
now, it is simply impossible to get!
away on Tuesday, the day set for the j
holding of each of the county campaign
meetings. To attend any of |
the meetings would mean a delay in j
getting The Herald out. We have
had but one printer besides ourselves
for some time, and since this one
left us for a better job, it takes evtevery
minute of our time the first
three days of the week to print the
paper. We merely state this by way
of explanation, and we are in no sense
complaining. In fact, we are very
thankful that Tte have sufficient!
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Knowledge 01 priming yuiscivcs IU
keep going.
The Herald considers it a free
American right to support for congress
or any other office any man
it sees fit to support. The opponents
of Congressman Byrnes have
twisted and contorted the "record"
to serve their own ends. The Herald
has took the twist out of some
of these distortions, and, naturally, |
the candidates don't like it* What j
we have had to say was said in the j
interest of truth, and we have no j
apology to offer for ever telling the j
truth. The Herald does not consider
it necessary to further defend Mr. j
Byrnes's record. The statement of j
President Wilson, putting the stamp j
of O. K. on Byrnes, settles the ques-i
i
tion of Congressman Byrnes's loyalty j
once and for all, and as this is the
only charge against Byrnes, there is j
nothing further to be said. If thej
three candidates against Byrnes de-j
sire to show their patriotism they j
will quit the race and leave the field i
clear to the incumbent, whom the j
president >.says he regards as one of !
the strongest and most dependable,
men in the house and whose fidelity
he does not doubt for a moment.
Weshave heard the candidates fori
? ~ Art/ioeiAnc !
COIlgrCSS Sued.iv UJU ui.v,aoiuijo i
since the campaign opened. Not one '
time have we heard the opponents of j
Congressman Byrnes discuss a single j
national issue. If these gentlemen!
have the ability to make congress- j
men, why don't they take a little ofj
their time to let the people know!
they have it? Instead of trying to j
show their own qualifications for of-1
fice, they consume their time either j
to discussing Congressman Byrnes |
or in discussing matters foreign to |
the office of congressman. In thus
camouflaging the issues, they tell the
people no reason why they should
be elected. All they have done is to
tell the people why Congressman
Byrnes should not be elected. On
the other hand, although beset by
charges to answer, Mr. Byrnes does
discuss in a most enlightening manner
the questions of the hour, and he
discusses them as one who knows
the issues. It would be nothing short
of folly to put a new man into con
gress from this district, especially
one who does not know enough
about national affairs to even attempt
to discuss them.
It is indeed gratifying to the many
strong friends of Congressman
James F. Byrnes in this county to
know of the magnificent reception he
has met with all over the district in
his campaign for reelection. In every
county he has had the crowds
with him at the campaign meetings,
and while all sorts of falsehoods
have been circulated about him, all
indications point to his triumphant
reelection on the first ballot, even
with three opponents in the field
against him. The reason is that the
people have confidence in mm, ior
they know that he has been true to
every trust and has ably discharged
his duty as representative of the
second district. In each campaign
since he was elected the first time
all sorts of charges have been
brought against him, but the voters
have stood by him because they knew
he had been faithful to the trust.
Byrnes has made a fine congressman,
and he has more important committee
assignments and more influence
in Washington today than any other
South Carolina congressman except
Lever. The people of the second
district would be very foolish to
make a change at this time and give
up all the advantages Byrnes has
over any new man who might be
elected, no matter how much brains
he has. But, without meaning to be
unkind to any of his opponents, he
stands head and shoulders above any
of them in congressional ability, and
it would take years for any of them
to reach his present position of influence,
even if they ever reached it.
This of all times is not the time
to think of changes in our representatives.
We want a man in Wash{nn-+nn
Ti-'rtn Jo t V, crV> 1 r familiar
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with the duties of congressman, one
who is in touch with the situation,
and no new man, no matter what his
ability, can accomplish very much
until he has been there for several
years. Byrnes has made good, and
we believe the voters of the second
district realize it. Bamberg county's
vote should not be led away by any
false charges. 'Investigate all charges
for yourself before casting your ballot
against Byrnes. By the way,
our offer of that one hundred dollars
reward still stands open for any one
to claim who can get a written statement
from the president that Byrnes
has not been loyal to the administration
before and since the declaration
of war. His enemies say he was
against the draft act, but why don't
they prove it? It would be easy to
do so if it were true, but it is not
true and they know it.
FRENCH AMAZED.
Marines Deliberately Adjust Rifle
Range Before Shooting.
Washington, Aug. 10.?A graphic
eye-witness account of the fighting
near Chateau-Thierry, in which
American divisions, including the marine
brigade, took part early in June,
was made public today by the navy
department. It is in the form of a
long letter from an officer of the marines
to Major Gen. Barnett, commandant
of the corps, and the story
told is of peculiar significance as, in
the opinion of many officers here, it
was the stand of the Americans along
this line which saved Paris. The
name of the writer is not disclosed.
The Americans were rushed to the
line in motor trucks to support the
hard pressed French, and June 1, the
marine brigade deployed on a support
position, the battalion commanded by
Major Thomas Holcomb hurrying into
line as the men climbed off. the
trucks. The Germans were coming
on and June 2 the French dropped
back, passing* through the American
lines.
Occupied "Box Seat."
"We had installed ourselves in a
house in Lavoie Chatel. a little village
between Champillon and LucyLe-Bocage,"
the writer says. "From
one side we had observation of the
north and when the Germans attacked
at 5 p. m. we had a box seat.
"They were driving at Hill 16
from the north and northeast and
they came out on a wonderfully clear
day in two columns across a wheat
field. We could see the two thin
brown columns advancing in perfect
oraer until iwo-iniras 01 me columns,
we judged, were in view.
"The rifle and machine gun fire
were incessant and overhead shrapnel
was bursting. Then the shrapnel
I came on the target at each shot.
Huns Showed Pluck.
"The white patches would roll
j away and we could see that some of
the columns were still there, slowed
up, and it seemed perfect suicide for
them to try. You couldn't begrudge
a tribute to their pluck, at that.
"Then, under that deadly fire, and
a barrage of rifle and machine gun
fire, broke to the cover of the woods
j and the Boche stopped. It was toe
i much for any men. They burrowed
j in or you could follow them by the
I ripples of the green wheat as thej
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GAS ATTACK OX LIGHTHOUSE.
Six Overcome at North Carolina
Station.
Washington, Aug. 12.?Gas from
oil discharged on the water by the
German submarine operating off the
Middle Atlantic coast overcame six
men in the coast guard station and
lighthouse on Smith's Island, X. C.,
Saturday evening, the navy department
was advised today bv the commandant
of the Sixth naval district.
If the gas attack was deliberate,
as most officials believe, it constituted
a new and ingenious form of "frightj
fulness" and, so far as has been re
ported, was tne nrst direct enon 01
the German raiders to harm persons
or property on the American shores.
The gas was said by the commandant
of the coast guard station to
have much the same effect as the
mustard gas used by the Germans on
the western front. The men were
laid out for more than half an hour,
but apparently suffered no serious
after effects.
Dstroyer Attacks U-Boat.
The dispatch relating to the gas
attack was one of a series concerning
German submarine warfare off
the Atlantic coast received during
the day by the navy department. One
told of an attack on a submarine 100
miles east of Virginia coast by an
American destroyer, which discharged
seventeen depth charges where
the raider was seen to submerge. The
result of the attack was net determined,
but after oil had appeared on
the surface two bombs were dropped
on the spot and the submarine was
not seen again.
British Steamer Sunk.
Sinking of the British steamer
Penistone, of 4,138 gross tons, and
the Swedish steamer Sydland, of 3,031
gross tons, in New England waters,
near where ten fishing smacks
were destroyed Sunday, was also reported
to the navy department during
the day. The former was torpedoed
Sunday, with the fate of her
crew still undetermined, while the
latter was destroyed by bombs August
S and her crew later rescued by
passing ships.
Still another dispatch said four
survivors of the fishing schooner
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Katie Palmer landed at New Bedford,
Mass., reported they had been
taken aboard the submarine, the
commander of which boasted that he
was equipped to remain in American
waters for six months if he desired.
Big Type Sub.
The submarine was described by
the men as being about 300 feet long,
with a conning tower 15 feet high,
and mounting one gun. The raider
carried a crew of sixty men, according
to the survivors, who were held
aboard the submersible for a time
and later set adrift in a dory.
While the reports from the commandants
of the Smith's Island coast
guard station and Sixth naval district
clearly indicated their firm belief
the gas attack on the island was
deliberate, some officers today
thought there was a possibility that
the submarine had discharged the oil
and gas after being wrecked on a
reef.
A Willing Sacrifice.
The war department announces
that the airplane service will require
all the castor-oil for lubricaiion purpose,
and we have resolved patriotically
to turn our share over to the
government.?Columbus Dispatch.
raced for cover."
The writer declares the rifle fire of
the marines amazed the French who
saw it.
French Amazed.
"That men shquld fire deliberately
and use their sights and adjust their
range," he says, "was beyond their
experience. It must have had a telling
effect on the morale of the Boche,
for it was something they had not
counted on. As a matter of fact, as
pushing back the weakened French
and then running up against a stone
wall defense, they were literally 'up
in the air' and more than stopped.
We found that out later from prisoners,
for the Germans never knew
we were in the front line when they
made that attack. They were absolutely
mystified at the manner in
which the defense stiffened up until
they found that our troops were in
line."
POI.fTU AL AOVKiiTlSEMENT.
TO THE CITIZENS OF BAMBERG
COUNTY".
Some person is circulating the report
over the county that I have not
contributed to the Red Cross. I de
nounce tnat as a lie pure ana simple.
I have contributed more to the Red
Cross than any man in the race for
the house. If either of my opponents
wish to do so. we will appoint three
impartial men and submit the proofs
; to them and we both agree that the
one found to have given the least is
to immediately give his check to the
Red Cross for Five Hundred Dollars.
Respectfully, JOHN F. FOLK.
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Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE
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ringing in head. Remember the full name and
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Part of Eve's Costume.
Bessie came rushing to her grandi
mother holding a dry, pressed leaf,
obviously the relic of a day long gone
by. *i found it in the big Bible,
grandma," she said. "Do you s'pose
it belonged to Eve?"?Boston Transcript.
! SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HIGHWAY
COMMISSION.
i
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
FOR
STATE ROAD. AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
| proposals for the construction of
i highway improvement in Bamberg
County, will be received at the office
of County Commissioners, Bamberg,
I South Carolina, until twelve (12 >
I o'clock, noon, August 15th, 1918,
ana men puonciy openea.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE
DONE.
To grade and construct with sandj
clay the ^ouimbia-Savannah Highway
between New Bridge and BeauS
fort Bridge, the net length of which
is, omitting the present improved
portions, 12.17 miles.
County, Bamberg.
Detailed plans of the work ana
specifications may be seen for examination
at the office of the Count;Supervisor,
at Bamberg, South Carolina,
and at the offices of the State
i HighWay Commission, Commercial
J Bank Building, Columbia, South
Carolina.
A certified check for five hundred
dollars ($500.00), made payable to
order of Board of County Commissioners,
of Bamberg County, must
accompany each proposal.
The right is reserved by the party
of the first part to reject any and all
proposals and waive all technicalities.
i Proposals shall be submitted in
sealed envelopes and marked, "Bids
on the Construction of the ColumbiaSavannah
Highway in Bamberg
County."
Proposals may be sent by maii,
and when sent by mail shall be in
j closed in. an additional sealed envelope
properly marked as indicated
above.
All proposals otherwise submitted
will be rejected as irregular. Only
sealed bids will be considered.
All bids received will be retained
by the State Highway Commission
and will not be returned to the bidders.
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| PETITION FOR FINAL DISCHARGE
| State of South Carolina, County of
Bamberg.?Court of Probate.
! Ex Parte, Pink Ealy, In Re, Es tate
of William Ealy, deceased,
i To all and singular the kindred i
'and creditors of William Ealy, deI
ceased: Take notice, That the unjdersigned
will apply to the Judge
| of Probate at Bamberg, S. C., on
i the 22nd day of August, 191S, at 11
! o'clock, a. m., for a final settlement
j of the estate of William Ealy, de!
ceased, and discharge from the office
! of Administratrix of said estate.
PINK EALEY,
{ Administratrix of the Estate of
! William Ealy, Deceased,
j July 26th, 191S.?4t.
CITATION NOTICE.
i The State of South Carolina?
j County of Bamberg?By J. J. Brabj
ham. Jr., Esq., Judge of Probate.
j Whereas, Mrs. Elizabeth Kinara
' made suit to me to grant her letters
of administration of the estate and
; effects of John Lucius Kinard, de|
ceased.
I These are therefore to cite and
| admonish all and singular the kin;
dred and creditors of the said John
i Lucius Kinard, deceased, that they be
j and appear before me in the Court ol
, Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on
! Friday, the 23rd of August next after
I 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 ler my hand and seal this
5th day of August, Anno Domini,
1918.
J. J. BRABHAM, JR.
Judge of Probate.
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AM) CIJED1TORS.
All persorxs having claims against
the estate of M. A. Kinard, deceased,
will file same, duly verified, with the
undersigned, and all persons indebted
to said estate will make payment,
on or before the 21st day of August.
1918. G. W. REXTZ.
July 31, 1918. Administrator.
EXECUTOR'S SALE.
' Notice is hereby given that the underscigned
executor of the estate of
, George W. Beard, deceased, will, on
: August 22, 1918, offer for sale to the
! highest bidder at the residence of
| the late George \Y. Beard, the fol
lowing personal property of the said
I estate: 1 buggy, 1 wagon, cane mill.
, kettle, etc. Terms of sale, cash.
G. W. BEARD,
Executor.
July 23-^-4t.
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
THE PRESIDENT DEFEI
AGAINST ATTACK:
Expresses Absolute Confide]
Administration.?Says
Strongest and Mos
In The
Because of embarrassment the I
president has suffered by reason or j
letters written to South Carolina dur-1
ing this campaign the president some!
time ago announced in a letter to.
Mr. L. D. Jennings that he would not
interfere in local party contests. I
However the attacks made upon
Congressman Byrnes by his opponents
have given such genuine regret
to the President that he has sent a
message to the voters of the second
district through Congressman Glass,
of Virginia. Mr. Glass is the chairman
of the Banking and Currency
committee of the house; he is the
author of the Federal Reserve Bank
Act and also of the Federal Farm
Loan Act. Mr. Glass is also the
secretary of the National Democratic
committee, and is regarded as the
mouthpiece of the president in congress.
His letter was read by Congressman
Byrnes at the campaign
meeting in Aiken, and is as follows:
House of Representatives, Committee
on Banking and Currency,
Washington, July 30, 1918.
Hon. James F. Byrnes, Aiken, S. C.
My Dear Byrnes:?I had occasion
to go to the White House today
and in conversation with the president
I mentioned the fact that you
were being assailed as disloyal to the
administration. I suggested that it
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MS BYRNES .
S OF HIS OPPONENTS
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ace in His Loyalty to the
Byrnes is One of the
t Bependable Men
House.
might not be inappropriate, in the
circumstances, to requite your devotion
by writing a letter in commenda'41
tion of your course. Kis reply was
that if he could do this for YOU, and
stop right there, it would give him
genuine^ pleasure to attest, in that 1
way, your loyalty; but the difficulty 9
he said, arises from the fact that he.
has scores of such requests in be- 9
half of other members, compliance 9
with which would involve him un
pleasantly in local party contests all I
over the country. I
The president genuinely regrets I
that you are being bothered by criti- j
cisms of disloyalty AND EXPRESS- |
LY CHARGED ME TO TELL YOU
SO. He does not doubt your fidelity
for an instant. He stated to me today
that while he disagreed with the
judgment of those congressmen who |
voted for the volunteer section, he I
never for a moment thought them less 1
loyal than those' of us who voted 1
against it. The President highly regards
you as one of the strongest and . *
most dependable men in the house.
''Byrnes is a splendid fellow ' is the
exact expression he used in talking
to me about you today.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) CARTER GLASS.
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POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
OLEREPLIES I
I have made this campaign for
congress and have defended the
rights of the people and have made
good with the records. The people %
will not endorse our present con- 1
gressman's record, for it is un- I
American. The Herald seems to want J
to boost Mr. Byrnes and don't say J
anything about his platform, what J
he has done or going to do. In ad- I
dition to working for pensions for 1
our Confederate soldiers and their 1
widows, I have said I would work ]
for a change in our Rural Credit
laws and change the law so it will
be possible to get some good roads
money for Bamberg county, and also 4
look out for the farmers' interests A
in congress. From reports I will W
lead in Bamberg county. I desire to w
thank the people for their encouragement
and for what I believe they are
going to do for me on the 27th. Some
of the newspapers are against me,
but the people understand. I have
to pay for this card and am forced
to show it. The other man is probablv
boosted free. Obediently,
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