The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, September 19, 1918, Page 5, Image 5
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and at
Other Points.
?Mrs. Willie Wiggins is visiting
relatives in Charleston.
?Mr. J. P. Bishop, of Ehrhardt,
was in the city Monday.
?Mr. D. T. Smoak, of Summerville,
was in the city, last week.
?Mrs. F. H. Hobein is in the city
visiting her sistei, Mrs. H. G. Delk.
?Private L. G. Poliakoff, of Camp
Wadsworth, was in the ci^" Tuesday.
?Mrs. H. M. Graham, of Greenw
wood, spent a few days in the city
this week.
?Miss Mildred Knight left Saturday
for Creston, where she will teach
this winter.
?W. D. Bennett, Esq., of Ehrharat,
was among the visitors in the
city Monday.
?Miss Urma Black has returned
to the city after spending a few weeks
in Charleston.
?Mr. E. D. Felder, of Loris, S. C.,
has been spending a few days in the
city with relatives.
?Mr. Norman Kirsch, who has
been spending sbine months in Jacksonville,
is in the city.
?Mrs. L. F. Izlar, of Ocala, Fla.,
spent the week-end in the city with
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rice.
-rrMrs. C. R. Brabham, Sr., has returned
to the city after spending a
few weeks in the mountains.
?Mr. Glenn W. Cope left'Friday
for his post of duty in the navy after
spending a furlough at home.
?Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Smith,
I? oTrm An/1 in tho
Ui. uivuu) oyvui u uu uuj au
city with Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rice.
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?Miss Nettie Mitchell left last
week for Little River, S. C., where
? she will teach the coming session.
?Mr. and Mrs. E. I). Rainey have
returned to Beaufort after a visit in
the city to Mr. and Mrs. D. Dowling.
?Prof. S. R. Sheider, member of
the Carlisle faculty, has returned to
the city after his summer vacation.
?Mrs. G. W. Garland left Saturday
for Hartsville, where she has accepted
a position as matron at Coker
college. ' ?
?W. B. Moore, Esq.., of Muscogee,
Okla., spent a few days in the city
last week with his sister, Mrs. Glenn
. W. Cope.
?Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg and Miss
Nell Bamberg have returned home
after spending a few weeks in Spartanburg
and Anderson.
?-Prof. J. C. Guilds, head master
I
of Carlisle schoo^ made a business
? trip to Washington, D. C.^, last week
ip. the interest of the school.
?Sergt. and Mrs. E. H. Whitacre,
who were recently iriarried in North
Augusta, spent a few days in the city
? last week with Mr. and Mrs. H. N.
, Folk.
-?Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cope and
Miss Mary Livingston were among
those attending the United War
Work conference in Columbia this
week.
?Mr. Frank Smoak, who is employed
in the quartermaster's corps
of the Southeastern division, Charleston,
is spending a few days at home
in the city.
?Mr. R. F. Kirkland, of R. F. D.
2, "was in the city Saturday. Mr.
Kirkland says he is kept so busy these
days he has no time to come to town
very often, this being his first visit
in about three months.
THE WAR IN 1918.
(Continued from page 1, column 6.)
* der General Gouraud. West of
Rheims only slight advances were
scored against the stiff resistance of
the Ajnerican troops who were now
present in large numbers on this
front.
General Foch's Counter Attack,
Then came the turn of the tide.
* General Foch had bided his time,
covinp hie thprj and ennnlies until in
his opinion the moment for counter
attack had arrived. On July 18 he
launched the first of his counter
drives, along the western side of the
Chateau-Thierry pocket on a front of
t 28 miles. There was practically no
artillery preparation, reliance being
placed on the vast numbers of British
and French tanks to batter down the
German defenses.
From the first day it was evident
that a staggering blow had been dealt
the German advance. As day followed
day and no marked slackening of
the Allied effort was perceptible, a
wave of optimism succeeded the depression
caused by the earlier Gorman
successes. By August 6 the brilliant
operations of the French and Americans
had forced the Crown Prince's
army back to the river Vesle.- Soissons
was taken by the French on
^fugust 2, Fismes by the Americans
on August 4.
Second Allied Offensive.
Before the Germans had recovered
from this blow a second great offensive
was launched in Picardy on August
8. Again the tanks played a
great part, especially a new variety of
J
small "whippet" tanks, very agile
and capable of climbing banks, spinning
on their own axes, and attaining
a speed of ten miles an hour. This
"charging artillery" proved admirable
in breaking up machine gun
nests, while cavalry and light armored
motor cars dashed about the open
country in pursuit of the enemy.
Gradually the attack was extended
until practically the whole front from
Arras to Rheims was involved?a
distance of 60 miles. Albert, an important
town northeast of Amiens.
I was taken by the British on August
j .
22, and a vigorous advance was maue
toward Bapume in Flanders. Meanwhile
French and Americans also
were r.ot idle in their respective sectors.
On August 22 it was reported
that in a little more than a month
the Allies had taken 100,000 prisoners,
thousands of cannon, and machine
guns, and vast quantities of
military supplies.
- These gratifying results were due
primarily to three things: (7) the
i
dogged steadfastness of the British
and the patient heroism of the
French?soldiers and civilians; (2)
the brilliant strategy of General Foch,
and the unity*" of command which
made this effective; (3) the material
and moral encouragement of the
American forces, of whom nearly l,500,000
were in France before the
end t>f August.
On the Italian front meanwhile an
Austrian offensive, which had opened
on the Piave river with great expectations
on June 15, had speedily been
thrown back . with Austrian losses
amounting to over 40,000 men and
guns and material to correspond.
It is still to early to say when the
war will end, or even how far back
the Allied drives of 1918 will carry
the German lines. But this is certain?that
Germany can no longer
hope this year either to reach Paris,
smash the British or French armies,
- ? A?n,,ntr V| ^ Phanriol nnrts
UI even me vuuuuv. J/V....
Her hopes of "a military decision in
1918" have been completely frustrated,
and the ultimate triumph of
America and (he Allies has been rendered
reasonably certain.
It's an ill wind that blows nobody
good. .The draft that wafted Grover*
Alexander away from the Cubs has
probably supplied Uncle Sam with
an excellent bomb thrower.
i
Germany must become a modern
democratic state if peace is to reign
in the world.
EXPLAINS GINNING CHARGES.
i
Chief of Food Administration Makes
Clear Recently Announced Rate.
As there seems to be considerable
misunderstanding with respect to the
price of ginning in South Carolina, I
will be glad if you will extend me the
privilege of explaining the situation.
Circular No. 41 of the cottonseed
industry division of the food administration
announced "a fair and just 1
charge" for ginning for the entire
cotton belt.
The circular was withdrawn because
it appeared to the food admin
istration in Washington that it was
"impracticable to name any price for
ginning that would give satisfaction
to the entire cotton belt." The food
administration then referred to each
State food administrator the matter
of fixing fair and just charges for ginning.
A meeting was called of farmers
and* ginners which was held in Columbia
on the 17th day of August, at
which representatives of the farmers
and ginners were present, and they
were asked to agree upon a price. Xp
agreement was reached, and the result
of the meeting was that the
price was left to be determined by the
State .food administrator. After the
most careful consultation with the
food administration in Washington
and the food administrators of North
Carolina and Georgia and the commissioner
of agriculture, commerce
and industries of South Carolina the
price of ginning was set at $3.50 per
bale of 500 pounds or less, and for
all over that weight at the rate of 70
ppntc npr 100 nonnds of lint cot
ton. The price in North Carolina is
the same except tjiat the excess over
the 500 pounds is charged for at *he
rate of 80 cents per 100 pounds of
lint cotton.
As many ginners weighed the bale
with the bagging and ties, which resulted
in the ginning price being paid
on the weight of the bagging and ties,
it was announced that the charge in
addition to $3.50 per bale should only
begin on the weight of the bale over
525 pounds including bagging and
ties, since the average weight of bagging
and ties was 25 pounds.
The question promptly arose with
respect to those ginners' who wished
to gin for a less price than those
named.
The food administration has the
power to regulate unfair competition
and to stop unfair practices.
At a meeting h^ld in Columbia bn
the 21st day of August by the Farmers'
Union the question was put to
me, aDd my reply was:
Theqprices for ginning above named
certainly the maximum price. If a
ginner gins for less and does not in- j
dulge in unfair practices or unfair
competition, the food administration j
can do nothing about it."
The State of the next morning car- j
ried a full account of the meetihg
vhicb contained two statements to
the above effect.
The prices for ginning obve named
are regarded by the above mentioned
government agencies. State and national,
as being fair and reasonable.*
In connection with ginning and marketing
of cotton seed many irregular
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yiauLivco nave aiJocii, 111 niaii* 111.stances
ginning is done at less than
cost to the ginner, and the ginners"
compensation for ginning has been,
gained through the rise in the price
of cotton seed or by the purchase;
from the farmer of cotton seed at a
price sufficiently low to pay the cost
of ginning. Such irregular practices
finally work against the interest of
the farmer, since it is <luite manifest;
that an independent ginner can not i
compete with seed dealers and oil:
mills which can make their money b
out of the sale or manufacture of cot- j
ton seed.
Many ginners have stated that they j
can gin for a less price than that
above set forth, but on investigation :
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tnaw in the Uni
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JI are nearly
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JJ but there
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to do.
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helping yourself
One Dollar Star
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CAPITAL AMD SURPLUS
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Every lady in Bamberg c
|> to my store at once and see
V room suites which I now '
^ are of the best material ;
prices are where you "can
A dies have looked at them
are now cooking double si:
V men to try to get them t(
V mon. Two of thes suites ]
^ but two more have arrived
A Don't miss seeing them
trip from the farthest poi:
them whether you care to
V Many other new goods al
j on display now and are be
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I "The Furniture Man."
EHRHARI
it has been found that almost in-!
variably such ginners either kept no j
books, or stated as the reason for be- j
ing able to gin for less than "I use!
my own wood which costs me noth-'
ing." or some similar reason. It is!
o,uite manifest that furnishing his;
own wood costs the ginner the fair
market price of the wood.
In the effort to stabilize the price1
of cotton seed it soon became mani-j
fest that to succeed in this effort it!
I
was necessary to fix the costs of the j
various stens in markptinsr cotton !
seed and to limit the profit. This having
been done the increased price of
seed was brought about by the increased
price of the products thereof,
oil, meal and hulls, which the food
administration stabilized.
The farmers, ginners and cotton
seed crashers mills are therefore
urged ^to cooperate in these respects
with the food administration, since if
the plan of stabilization breaks down
at any one of the necessary stages
the entire plan may fail. The ginner
can no longer recoup his loss on
ginning by the sals of seed, since the
profit at which the seed can be sold
is regulated at every step, is limited
and is fair. WM. ELLIOTT.'
Food Administrator for South Carolina.
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>day this \jt
served by Jj
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done* that jlv^
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becoming indehe
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d on Savings Deposits. ?
1 $100,000.04
anking Co.
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have on display. They y
and latest styles. The ?
reach them. Some la- a
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have alreadv been .sold, j
to take their places.
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ing sold every day.' j
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serve you and yours.
* BAMBERG BANKING COMPANY
Bamberg, S. C.
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I FOR SALE! I
HI Two brick stores, east side Main street, 9
|j centrally located $ 5,500 9
9 Two brick stores, west side Main street, 9 /
9 One brick store, west side Main street, 9
9 J 5 1-2 acres of tobacco land in town of 9
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M Une vacant acre-Jot, rear ot u u. Jfrice ouu m
fl 100 acres tobacco, c-ottop and corn land, B
fl 7 miles from Bamberg 2,500 I
B 4 brick stores, Denmark, S. C., 25 x 100 B
fl feet each; one two-story and other out- I fl
buildings 15,000 B
fl 11 business lots upon which are 5 busi- B
fl ness houses 10,000 B
B The above property is netting me about 8 per B
B cent., but I have another investment in view is the B
B reason I am offering these for sale. Satisfactory fl
5 terms can be arranged with substantial prospect- B
fl ive buyers. Jf interested see me promptly. I have fl
B several other tracts in and out of Bamberg that I B
B will sell at reasonable prices. The cost of building B
B material has advanced and all of these properties B,
fl are real bargains. fl
I H. M. GRAHAM I
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