The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 29, 1918, Page 5, Image 5
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and at
Other Points.
?Mrs. C. W. Rentz, Jr., is visiting
relatives at Plum Branch.
?Mrs. John H. Cope has returned i
home from the mountains.
?Mrs. R. M. Hitt is visiting rela-j
tivss in McCormick county.
?Mr. Probie Hiers, of Camp Jack- j
son, spent Sunday in the city.
?Mrs. E. K. Garrison hafe gone
to Anderson to visit relatives.
?Mr. L. C. Smoak, U. S. N., spent
i several days in the city last week.
?Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Field spent
the week-end at High Point, N. C.
?Mr.-J. H. McGowan, U. S. N., of
Charleston, spent Sunday in the city.
?Miss Dorothy Adams is spending
some time in Columbia with relatives.
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ing some time in Charleston with
friends.
?Mr. La Verne Thomas spent a
few days last week in Atlanta on
business.
?Mrs. R. M. Bruce and children
spent last week with relatives in
Branchville.
?Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stokes,^of
Edgefield, spent a few days in the
city this week.
?Mrs. J. J. Cudd, of Spartanburg,
is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
George P. Hair.
?Miss Lucy Bomar, of 'Spartanburg,.
is spending some time in the
city with friends.
?Mrs. J. B. Brickie and son spent
several days last week with her parents
at Branchville.
?Postmaster Cecil S. Rice, of Denmark,
spent Sunday in the city with
Mr. A. M. Brabham.
4 ?Mr. ^nd Mrs. A. McB. Speaks
have returned to the city from the
markets of the North.
?Rev. E. K. Garrison is spending
this week in Kingstree, where he is
conducting a revival meeting.
?Mr. Ralph Berry, of near
Smoaks, spent several days in the
city last week with relatives.
?Mr. A. H. Bruce, of Branchville,
is spending some time in the city
TirUh hie cr?n Afr R. M_ BrUCe.
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, / ?Mr. Fritz Kilgus has returned
home from the hospital, where he
was operated on for appendicitis.
?Mr. Harold Simmons spent several
days last week with his uncle,
Mr. W. C. Patrick, in Charlotte, N. C.
...?-Rev. H. L, Baggott, of Patrfc?,
S. C., spent a few days in the city last
week at the home of Mr. V. J. Hartzog..
?Mrs. W. G. Hoffman and sons,
Gordon and John L., are spending
some time in Newnan, Ga., with relatives.
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?Mr. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker
have returned to the city from Hot
Springs, Ark, where they spent a
month.
?Mr. and Mrs. James R. Owens,
Jr., of Charleston, are visiting Col.
and Mrs. J. R. Owens at the Mayflower
Inn.
?Mr. J. A. Wyman >went to Hen.
dersonville, N. C., Saturday, returning
Monday with Mrs. Wyman and
daughter.
?Mr. Henry F. Bamberg and family
returned to the city Friday from|
Asheville, K. C., where they spent a
few weeks.
?Messrs. D. Dowling, C. R. Brabham,
Jr., and Joel Hand left by auto
Monday for Charlotte, N. C., returning
Tuesday.
?Mrs. W. H. Chandler and chil-J
dren returned Sunday from Sardis,
Ga., where they spent a few weeks
with relatives.
?Lieut. Carl Kirsch, who has just
, graduated from the officers' training
school, is spending some time in the
city with his parents.
?Messrs. A. M. Brabham and J.
D. Copeland, Jr., Returned to the city
last week from Hendersonville, where
they spent a few weeks.
?Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Heard left]
Sunday for Walterboro and other
points to spend some time. Mr. Heard
returned Tuesday to vote.
?Mrs. J. F. Jennings has returned
home from Johns Hopkins hospital,
Baltimore, where she recently underwent
a successful opperation.
?Misses Mary Williams and Rebecca
Dickinson have returned to
their homes in the city from the
mountains of North Carolina after a
stay of several weeks.
?Misses Annie Mae Bedenbaugh
and Alma Folk have returned home
after spending ten days in Asheville,
Hendersonville and Waynesville. Miss
Folk stopped over in Columbia as the
guest of Mrs. Clarence Richards. She
has now gone to her home in Denmark,
S. C.?The Columbia State.
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Started Him Worrying.
"Did you try counting sheep for
your insomnia?"
"Yes; but it only made matters
worse?the sheep reminded me of my
butcher's bill."?Boston Transcript.
EXPENSE ACCOUNTS FILED.
State and Federal Candidates Report
Expenses.
Columbia, Aug. 26.?The following
expense accounts for candidates
for State and federal offices were filed
with the Secretary of State through
today at noon:
uoie Li. mease * oo.j.si
N. B. Dial 3,121.99
Thomas H. Peeples.... 310.09
Andrew J. Bethea .... 1,113.82
Robert A. Cooper 4 63.24
John M. DesChamps.. 501.77
John T. Duncan 172.74
John L. McLaurin .. .. 632.'95
John G. Richards .. .. 259.55
Octavus Cohen .... r 201.19
Junius T. Liles 264.15
George W. Wightman 251.00
Claud X. Sapp 445.00
R. P. Searson 427.92
S. M. Wolfe 747.75
W. W. Moore 54.02
Carlton W. Sawyer .... 50.00
William Banks Dove ~ 50.00
H. H. Arnold 250.95
T. J. McLaughlin 402.00
A. A. Richardson 370.97
D. L. Smith 53^.96
Victor E. Rector 379.30
John E. Swearingen .... 613.05
W. D. Garrison 331.75
B. Harris 455.00
H. T. Morrison 235.20
Richard S. Whaley....- 150.00*
James F. Byrnes * 535.00
T. G. Croft 755.14
X. G. Evans 365.25
G. L. Toole 1,087.00
J. Willard Ragsdale
David B. Traxler 1.489.3T
W. F. Stevenson 208.65
W. F. Stevenson 208.65
A. F. Lever 383.59
Thomas F. Brantley .... 618.00
Thos. G. McLeod 147.80
L. E. Wood 149.75
L. M. Gasque ' 50.00
W. P. Pollock 368.70
HOOP SNAKE KILLS DOG.
And Wounds Two Others Near Hickory,
N. C.?Has Horn on Tail.
The Hickory Record prints the following
story:
Messrs. Oscar and Mack Hefner
Saturday afternoon killed a hoop
snake after it had killed a small dog
and struck two hounds with its
horn and caused them much suffering.
On Sunday afternoon Mr. Oscar Hefner
went to the place where the hoop
snake had been killed and there
found a black snake with half of the
dead reptile swallowed.
Dr. Henry Abernethy related this/'
snake tale and later it was confirmed
by Mr. Oscar Hefner, son of Mr.
Pierce Hefner, who lives near Catawba.
As the young men were working
in the field Saturday afternoon three
dogs struck a rabbit's trail and were
running it. Across the corn field
they ran and into the hoop or horn
snake. The reptile coiled into a roll,
with its twoinch horn projecting
from its head, and struck out after
the dogs, it hit a small aog in uie
chest and the wounded animal ran
about 25 steps before falling dead.
The snake struck two other dogs but
the poison was emitted with the first
stroke. 4
The horn is located in the tail and
as the snake runs it winds itself into
a ball, with the horn protruding,
and strikes with much velocity.
Mr. Hefner said he went to view
the dead snake Sunday afternoon
and there saw the black snake swallowing
it. He killed the black reptile.
Horn snakes are not supposed to
be in this part of the country, but
have been seen many times in the
mountains. A fine Caldwell lady,
seeing in a northern paper a denial
of the existence of such a reptile,
offered to send one if the paper
would send a gallon of alcohol as
preservative! The paper declared
she wanted to get a gallon of liquor,
and her interest in horn snakes has
waned since that time.
Exactly.
"I see the British won't wear any
j more boiled shirts, as they want to
save starch."
"I suppose they need it to' stiffen
their address."?Baltimore American.
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Marking Time.
Recruit (nervously)?Shall I mark
time with my feet, sir?
Lieutenant (scarcastically) ?My
idear fellow, did you ever hear of
marking time with your hands?
Recruit?Yes, sir; clocks do it.?
Puck.
A Pure Waste of Time.
"Old man, J hate to tell you," said
the candid friend of D'Auber, the artist,
"but you are wasting your time
painting pictures."
"Oh, I don't know," said D'Auber
proudly; "I sell them, don't I?"
"That's just it. If you can sell
them you can sell anything, so why
don't you take up something there's
big money in?"?New York Times.
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"CAPT. H. M. LAURENE."
Came to Bamberg Once.?Story Only
His Own Immagination.
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Many Bamberg people will recall ,
that last year some time one H. M. ,
Laurene, self-styled, spent several ]
days here, and they will doubtless j
recall the remarkable story he told <
about himself. It has been told in c
Bamberg on more than one occasion ;
that he had been shot for a German ]
spy, and other stories about "Capt. ,
Laurene" have been told. It ap- ,
pears, however, that the "captain" is
still in the land of the living, even
though his veracity seems to have ;
sustained serious impairment. in
view of his visit to Bamberg, no ,
doubt the following from a recent ,
issue of the Pee Dee (Bennettsville)
Advocate, will be read with interest
here:
"Capt. Laurene" Again.
Greenville, Aug. 8.?A stranger
came in to Greenville last night,
which in itself is a daily occurrence,
but this stranger caused much comment.
His face was wan though refined
and he wore his hair long over
his neck and shoulders.
Little groups of men gathered
about him at the fire department on (
McBee avenue and this is the story (
he tells: He is H. M. Laurene, born
in Monroe county, Mississippi, September
28, 1870. His mother was
Miss Sarah E. Pope, of Laurens, S. C., .
a second cousin of Postmaster Pope,
of this city. His father was a Frenchman,
Capt. David Laurene, aid to
the French ambassador at Washington,
in 1859, and fought with the
South throughout the War of the
'Sections. Capt. David Laurene mar- ^
ried in 1868 and returned to France
with his wife and son in 1876. His
son?the Greenville visitor?was ea- ^
ucated at Christ college, Cambridge ,
and Brein, France, graduating from
the latter place as civil engineer. In
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1890 he went with the French army '
to the French Congo country in Central
West Africa. There he met and ]
married Miss Lois Hilton, born in *
Columbus, Ga., but whose 'father,
Lebarre Hilton, was of an adventurous
spirit, and went as a prospector ^
to the French Congo.
A baby girl was born to the couple.
The young husband was ordered
to join the forces sent to put down
the uprising of the Kurds in Asiatic
Turkey by the French government.
In a fight, during which many were
killed, he was taken a prisoner by
Murad Achmet Bey, a Turkish tribesman
and thrown into prison at Ambole,
Turkey. Here Laurene was
subjected to the most inhuman treatment,
being forced to work?stem- ming
tobacco, shearing sheep, emptying
slops, etc., twelve and fourteen
hours a day, and for seven days in
the week. Half of his sleeping hours
were spent in a dungeon with a piece
of sheep hide as his mattress. In
this place he was kept for eighteen
years during which time he learned
the Turkish language and the different
dialects of Arabian tribesmen.
On December 3, 1915, Captain
Laurene was released by order of
Gen. P. Lenair. The prisoner had
forgotten how to speak English but
when he heard it spoken, word by
word it came back to his memory.
He had left his wife and child at
Banzia, Camarun, Africa. Ujton his
release he found she had remained
at that place for sixteen years and
then left for America, landing at
Baltimore, September 7, 191 . He
has spent nearly $5,000 in the search
for his wife and daughter and besides
has received fully $25,000
worth of sympathetic advertising.
He is a Royal Arch Mason, and with
the very highest letters of recommendation.
His daughter, if alive, is
,now twenty years old, and his wife '
thirty-eight. Have you seen them?
The above is from the Charleston
American of Aug. 10. In this, Capt.
Laurene changes his statements in
some details from those given here.
He told the editor of the Advocate
here that his father was H. M. Laurene,
Sr. Instead of leaving his
wife and baby in France, he now ;
leaves them in Africa. He sticks to
the statement, however that his 1
mother was Miss Sarah E. Pope, of 1
Laurens, who, he said here, was a
niece of the late Chief Justice Y. J. .
Pope. On this question, the following
letters are of interest:
Laurens, S. C., Apr. 10, 1918. Mr. :
R. L. Freeman, Bennettsville, S. C.
My dear Mr. Fr.eeman:?I have
your favor of the 4th, enclosing a 1
clipping from a recent issue of the 1
Advocate in reference to Capt. Lau- .
rene, wfio claims that his father mar- ]
ried Sarah E. Pope, of Laurens, S. C.
about 1860.
I have made inquiry of the older
citizens here and they have no recollection
of any such marriage nor do c
they remember anything of ;*iiss 2
Pope having lived in Laurens. I j
would suggest that you communicate
with Mr. J. F. J. Caldwell, of Newberrv,
who can give you more infor- c
s
mation about the Popes than any one (
I know who is now living. i
With personal regards and best c
wishes, very truly yours,
R. A. COOPER.
Newberry, S. C., May 10th, 1918.
Dear sir:?I received yesterday afternoon,
on ray return home after
several days absence, your letter of
4th inst. I felt pretty sure that there
has not been a Miss Sarah E. Pope
in Laurens county within the last
=ixty years or longer. But I have,
onsulted Mrs. Paul H. Anderson (nee
Sarah Strother Pope), niece of the
late Chief Justice Pope and daughter
of the late Dr. Sampson Pope: and
she agreeg with me. So we think
"Capt. H. M. Laurene" must have
for a mother, some one other Miss
Sarah E. Pope, of Laurens.
But, in order to do the claimant
all the justice in my power, I an
about to write to Dr. D. S. Pope, cf
nnliimhin hrnthpr nf fhipf .Tnctirp
Pope, concerning the matter; and I
shall request him to write you his
knowledge or opinion of the matter.
Fraternally yours,
J. F. J. CALDWELL. .
Mr. R. L. Freeman, Bennettsville
13. C.
We have not heard from Dr. Pope.
We have other reliable information
that Capt. Laurene has been investigated
by the United States department
of justice on Suspicion that
Capt. Laurene was a German spy. The
department found that his real name
is not Laurene and that he has never
been to France or Turkey. His story
is made up from his own imagination.
Since, however, he is not doing
anything against the government,
he is not molested.
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Manning's Sons Overseas.
Columbia, Aug. 18.?Governor
Ftichard I. Manning was advised today
that his fourth and fifth sons have
now arrived safely overseas, making
five sons in the battle area for the
South Carolina Governor, and the
sixth, Vivian Manning, just commissioned
a lieutenant after attending an
irmy officers' training school. The
3ons. of the Governor now everseas
ire: Major Wyndham M. Manning,
Major Bernard Manning, Capt. William
S. Manning, Sergt. Major John
kdger Manning and Corporal Burrell
D. Manning.
FOCH BEGINS WIDE MOVEMENT.
Huns Will Be Pounded Mercilessly
Until Winter Sets In.
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Washington, Aug. 20.?Interpreted
at first as a local operation., intended
primarily to enable the Allies
to retain complete possession of the
initiative on the Picardy front, the
rapidly developed' success ot the
French east of the Oise tonight was
accepted by many military officials
here as a definite and full prepared
effort paving a specific part in the
larger strategetic plans of Gen. Foch.
Latest advices tonight describing
the advance of the French tenth army
for two and one-half miles on a
front of more than fifteen miles was
taken by experts here as conclusive
evidence that the major plan of the
Allied generalissimo, the inauguration
of which came with the attack
upon the right flank of the RheimsSoissons
salient, is far more com
prehensive than has been supposed
in most circles. It is believed now
to include a series of actions which
will occupy every moment until the
arrival of winter rains makes the
plateau of Picardy and the plains of
Flanders impossible for large troop
movements.
Most Observers agree that the immediate
object of Gen. Foch's forces
appeared to be the "picking" of the
Roye pocket, with the subsequent
control of the important supply lines
between that city and Noyon. For the
larg-er objective toward which efforts
of the Allies are being bent was seen
the capture of Noyon and a resultant
break-down of the German defensive
line over a front of scores
of miles.
Activities of the British east of
Arras, around the Merville sector, are
thought to be linked up with this
larger plan. Not a few strategists in
army circles foresee in the near future
a more important thrust by
these forces, completing the cycle 01
offensive from Rheims to the sea.
Read The Herald; $1.50 a year.
CANDIDATES' CARDS.
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.
I hereby offer to the people of
Bamberg County my services as a
nember of the House of Representa;ives
and announce my candidacy for
;hat office under the rules of the
Democratic party.
J. CALDWELL GUILDS.
COTTON WEIGHER BAMBERG.
I hereby announce myself a can dilate
for the office of Cotton Weigher
it Bamberg in the primary; subject
o the rales and regulations of the
democratic party. A. P. BEARD.
I hereby announce myself a candilate
for Cotton Weigher at Bamberg,
lubject to the rules and regulations
>f the Democratic primary, pledging
nyself to support the nominees there>f.
CLARENCE B. FREE.
DIES OF WOUNDS IN FRANCE.
Thos. R. Summers, of Orangeburg,
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Makes Supreme Sacrifice. E
Orangeburg. Aug. 26.?News has v
been received here by Mr. A. W. j *(
Summers that his son, Thomas R. e
Summers, died of wounds received in
|Erarice August 7. Young Summers;
was about twenty-five years old. He. s
volunteered and has been in overseas
service several months. He was from ! *
one of the best families in this sec-i
tion and was highly esteemed by all!
who knew him.
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Firefighters of St. Joseph, Mo., i t
have organized a union. | \
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more than 3 1-2 cents early this year, j i:
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for his milling cost and profit. This i a
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Hospitality Explained.
A. E. Clark, editor of the City
bulletin, of Columbus, Ohio, was
rith a friend who was campaigning
)r the Red Cross. The friend knockd
at a door and a voice said,
"Come in."
His friend tried the door, then
houted, "It's locked."
"Come in," repeated the voice and
he campaigner replied:
"It's locked."
"Come in."
"It's locked."
"There's no one at home. You're
alking to the parrot."?Catholic
V'eekly Union.
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iut is now at the minimum (6 per
ent.) In this 6 per cent, however,
s included the cost of the containrs
(bags, sacks, etc.) shown as doted
area which has increased very
Learly in proportion to the price of
iread itself. Bags now cost about
'0 per cent, more than in 1913 and
914. \ .
The shaded portion of the column
epresents the expense of distributng
the flour, making it into bread
,nd getting the loaf to the consumer.
The chart shows that the farmer is
tow receiving a much larger share of
he final price for his produce than
a the past, and that considerable
.mount of "spread" has been taken
>ut of other expenses.
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