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Qfy e pamberg peralfc Thursday, Sept. 19, 1918. SHORT LOOAJLS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. A large construction force of the Southern railway is engaged this week in repairing the long platform at the freight depot, which has been in a rather dangerous condition for some time. Up to Sept. 1, 1918, there had been 3,717 bales of cotton ginned iri Bamberg county, according to the census bureau's report just issued. This compares with 1,851 bales ginned to the same date last year. The Francis Marion Bamberg chapter, U. D. C., held its first meeting ^after the summer vacation on last Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. B. McCrackin. Mrs. J. C. Moye was assistant Hostess. A call has been sent out for 2,800 colored draftees from South Carolina, to entrain from Sept. 25 to 27 for Camp Sevier. Bamberg's quota is 35. Other qiTotas are: Barnwell,! 30; Colleton, 50; Hampton, 15; and Orangeburg, 175. Postcards have been received announcing^he safe arrival overseas of Sergeant Danizlar Mather. It will be recalled that Sergt. Mather is a Govan boy and volunteered for service. He was on the Mexican border for two years before his transfer to France. , Miss Beulah Hall, of Columbia, who is assistant State director of Y. W. C. A. war work, made an interesting talk to a group of ladies last Wednesday afternoon on the work of the Y. W. C. A. in this war. While in the city Miss Hall was the guest of Miss Mary Livingston. Mrs. J. H. Cope is chairman, Miss Llewellyn Cleckley vice chairman, and Miss Mary Livingston publicity secretary for the Y. W. C. A. campaign now on in this county. Mr. J. L. Wilkins, of Timmonsville, has purchased the Zeigler farm, near Cope, from Mr. H. J. Brabham. The price is said to have been around $40,000., Mr. Wilkins has also purchased the home place of Mr. H. M. Graham in Bamberg for $6,000. He an4 his family will move to Bamberg in the near future and occupy the residence here. Mr. Wilkins is one of the most Substantial citizens of the State, and he and his family will be welcomed to Bamberg. Leter From Private J. H. Johns. Friends of Private J. H. Johns will be interested in the following letter from him written from France on August 9th to his brother, Mr. J. A. Johns, of Ehrhardt: "Dear Allen:*?I will drop you a few lines. This leaves us all wen. I have written all the rest and can't get any answer. I truly hope these few lines may find you all well. Allen, I am now somewhere in France. I have been in the front line trenches, and am just getting back for a rest. I went out on several patrols while I was up on the front, and believe me, it didn't look so good out on No Man's Land neither, but we went to the German barbwire the i4- T "trroe Ant o n H tho chol 1 c just played a tune over my head, ^ but we all got back safe. We are giving them trouble now. We captured some every day, and I don't think it will last much longer. I am longing for it to finish 'so I can get back in the good old U. S. A. once more. We have a big time every day catching cooties.* We call it "shirtraiding" and believe me there is plenty of them over here. Well, I guess I had better close by asking you to answer soon. From, "J. H. JOHNS, "Co. L, 118th Infantry, 30th division, 59th brigade, A. E. F." Prayer for State Missions. The Woman's Missionary society of the Baptist church will observe three days next week as days of prayer for State missions. Following are the leaders: Tuesday?Mrs. J. H. Murphy. Wednesday?Mrs. M. E. Ayer. Thursday?Miss Ella May Martin. All the ladies of the society and others are cordially invited and earv nestly urged to be present each of the ,days. Birthday Party. Forty little friends spent the afternoon of the oth with little Miss Lena Rhoad. The little hostess entertained her guests playing games and made merry until 6:30, when her mother served the guests with ice cream and cake. Each little guest brought a token of remembrance and the pleasure seemed to be with all seeing the different beautiful gifts. About 7:30 they bade Lena good-bye wishing her many more happy birthdays. Read The perald, |1.50 a year. / PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. Notices were mailed last Saturday to all subscribers of The Bamberg Herald w'hose subscriptions have expired, notifying them that their subscriptions must be paid by October 1. The Herald has received orders fromvthe United States government to discontinue subscriptions unless paid for in advance. If your subscription has already expired, there is nothing left for us to do but to discontinue your paper v unless you renew by October 1. If your subscription expires October 1, we request that you J V>oiro vmir ronPWfll in OUT office I ? 11 C& T ^ J vv*i * by that date also. We will allow only a few days for subscribers whose time is out October 1 to renew before these names are taken off our lists. This is government business, and The Herald has never yet failed to carry out the instructions of our government. If the label on your paper reads like this one or the date is back of the one shown here, a renewal is in order by or before October 1: John Smith 1 Oct 18 College Boys and Girls. / The following Bamberg boys and girls have left for college, or will leave within the next few days: Coker College, Hartsville?Misses ! Lucile Hunter and Edith White. Converse College, Spartanburg? Misses Leona Brabham, Mary Williams, Vista Brabham, Evelyn Brabham. 'Columbia College, Columbia-1? Misses Margaret Jennings, IVfildred Jones, Gene Price, Margaret Jbnes. Winthrop College, Rock ,HiIl?j Misses Mary Lee Grimes, Rebecca Dickinson, Thelma Ellzey, Ethel i Strpm, Pauline Cook, Lerline Herndon, Eunice Hunter, Ruth Senn, Claire Kearse. Limestone College, Gaffney? Misses Jessie Cook and Virginia Hill. Breneau Conservatory, Gainsville, Ga.?Misses Eva Mae and Blanche -Spann. Lander College, Greenwood? Misses Mary Ann Bronson, Virginia Folk, Thelma Bruce. Tennessee Military Academy, Sweetwater, Tenn.?Harold Rice. University of Virginia?Francis T. Rice. Citadel, Charleston?Roy Free, Edwin Fields, Garris Zeigle,r. Clemson College?Clarence Armstrong. University of the South, Suwanee, Tenn.?McGee Bamberg. * Two Secure Commissions. \ Two more Bamberg county boys have been commissioned as second lieutenants in the army, both from Denmark. Thomas E. Steadman, it is announced from Washington, was appointed second lieutenant iiy the quartermaster corps, and Hammond M. Crum has been commissioned a second lieutenant of calvary at the fourth officers' training school at Fort Bliss, Texas. These are both sterling young men, and their appointment comes as a recognition of their ability. Both young men have numerous friends ail over the county, to whom the news of their commission as officers will be read with interst. Meeting of the Red Cross^ Called. An important meeting of the Bamberg chapter, A. R. C., is hereby called to be held at the Red Cross rooms, in the Carlisle administration building, on Friday afternoon next at 6 o'clock. Members of the executive .committee and all other members of the chapter are earnestly requested to be present at the appointed hour. GEO. P. WHITE, Chairman. Democratic Call For Funds. / Mr. A. W. Knight has received an urgent letter from the treasurer of the Democratic National committee asking for funds to defray the ex y^iioco ui dcuaiunai auu wu^icooiuual campaigns throughout the country. Strong fights are being waged by the Republicans all over the nation, and in order to meet the situation there is an urgent need of funds at bnce. Everybody is'busy?very busy, and no one has time to make a canvass to secure these, very necessary funds, so The Herald has consented to receive contributions for this purpose. Come right in without waiting for some one to call on you. If you have not time to come, drop a check in the postoffice addressed to The Herald, and we will see that the proper authorities get the money. It is hoped to raise at least $75 in the town of Bamberg; so make out a liberal sized check today and send it in to us. The following subscriptions are acknowledged: John H. Cope $5.00 E. C. Hays 5.00 I'ay Your Red Cross Pledge. The Herald is requested by the Red Cross campaign committee to call attention to the fact that October 1 is the last date on which the pledges to the Red Cross fund are tobe paid, and to urge all contributors to make good their promises. -Mr. W. D. Rhoad is the treasurer of this fund. It is useless to attempt to go into the merits of the Red Cross at this stage of the campaign, for they are fully known to all contributors. It may be stated that the work of the Red Cross is based on the contributions pledged during the campaign, and that it is absolutely necessary to collect all monies pledged. The treasurer will prepare, after October 1st, a list of all those who have not paid their pledges, and this list will be pubiisnea. ue carerui toi see to it that your name is not on this list. I>r. Brabham Goes to Camp Shelby. Dr. Vance W. Brabham, of Orange, burg, State director of rural sanitation has been ordered to Camp Shelby, Hattisburg, Miss. Dr. Brabham only recently assumed the duties of director of rural sanitation, succeeding Dr. L. A. Riser, who has been commissioned with th^ rank of captain in the medical corps. Dr. James A. Havne, State health officer, wired Congressman Lever and Colonel Caldwell of the surgeon gen-; er&l's office asking them to use their influence with the war department to .have the order revoked. Colonel Caldwell telegraphed Dr. Hayne in reply that the order had been revoked, and Dr. Brabham would be allowed to remain here and continue his work. Later a telegram was received from the assistant surgeon general saying that the service was in need of doctors so bad now that it would be impossible to revoke the order. Dr. Hayne said Sunday that the State board of health was already crippled for the want of expert physicians and he felt that Dr. Brabham could be of more service here than in the army. Dr. Hayne said that it was absolutely essential that the health of the State be maintained I and the State board of health is doing all in its power to do this. Dr. Riser, Dr. Folk, Dr. Egleston and others have already gone from the board of health and to lose Dr. Brabi ham at the present time would seri| ously cripple this important branch of the work.?Columbia State. Many Registered Thursday. ?< Last Thursday 1,844 men between the ages of 18 and 45 registered in Bamberg county, this number being slightly more than the number registering on June 5th, 1917. Other figures published Monday were: Bamberg?1,144; whites, 719; colbred, 1,125; aliens, 5. Barnwell?3%407; whites, 1,169-, colored, 2,244; aliens, 7. Colleton?2,803; whites, 1,403; colored, 1,405; aliens, 8. Hampton?2,105; whites, 924; colored, 1,180; alien, 1. Orangeburg, No. 1?3,395; whites, 1,540; colored, 1,867; aliens, 15. Orangeburg, No. 2?2,003; whites, 678; colered, 1,329; aliens, 4. The "Old Hickory" Division. The 30th division, now in service and probably in action on the western front in Europe, is known as the "01/3 HiVL-nrv" rUtricinn Thic ic nf ViU lllVUVl J VIA T AUAVAJk* A UAW AW v<. peculiar interest in Bamberg, because of the fact that quite a number of Bamberg boys are members of the 30th division. The division is composed of South Carolinians and Tennesseans. It was named "Old Hickory" in honor of Andrew Jackson, who was born in South Carolina, although there are any number of people who will argue that it was North Carolina, and who lived for the greater part of his life in Tennessee. Therefore the division is most appropriately named. Red Cross Notes. The Red Cross work rooms are open now and all the members are urged to visit the headquarters and see what they may find to do. The new knitting machine has arrived and is ready for use, and it is hoped there will be many who will learn how to operate it. The surgical dressing class will soon begin^in .earnest and those ^v*ho desire to join this class should see Mrs. John H. Cope at once. An instructor fron^. Orangeburg has been secured, and the class will soon begin in earnest. Now that summer vacations are over, it is urged that the ladies become more interested in this work. So many of our boys are in the active service on the front it should make us feel that our duties are very im perative to tne cause. l>l Do your ironing at home with a TJniver^ai Electric Iron. Best service ?cost reasonable. Faulkner-Electric Service Co.?adv. Union Meetings. t September 28th and 29th, 1918. Following is the programme of the union meetings of the Barnwell association, to be heW Sept. 28 and 29, at the following places: First Division: Spring Branch. Preacher, D. H. Owings or Geo. P. White. Query, I.?W. E. Free, N. H. Fender. II.?G. W. Folk, Q. H. Sandifer. III.?M. J. Free, Geo. P. Wh,ite. Second Division: Ghents Branch. Preacher, D. W. Heckle or C. W* Jones. Query, I.?W. H. Hutto, S? Clare Guess. II.?L. W. Abstance, J. L. Proveaux. III.?J. M. Grubbs, W. H. Collins. Third Division: Blackville. Preacher, M. W. Rankin or W. M. Jones. /-v T -o T7? TJ T V^UCIJ, 1. A. JUJ. uuuunaiu, 11. u. Crouch. II.? &. B. Fickling, E. C. Watson. III.?J. W. Kennedy, W. M. Jones. Fourth Division: Mt. Arnon. Preacher, J. R. Cullom or L. S. Shealev. Query, I.?J. K. Snelling, J. D. Angley. II.?Victor Lewis, J. R. Cullom. III.?J. C. Fields, L. S. Shealey. , Queries: I.?The Meaning and Importance of Christian Stewardship. II.?Family Worship and its Place in the Development of Christian Charj acter. III.?The Characteristics of I the Successful Church as Given in Acts 2:42-47. Izlar-Whitaere. Orangeburg, Sept. 14.?Miss Sybil Izlar and Sergeant Elson Harmon Whitacre, of Camp Hancock, Augusta, .Ga., were married (Sunday in Grace church at North Augusta, the Rev; Hamlin Etheredge, pastor of that church, officiating. Only the family of the bride was present, although a large number of friends in Orangeburg and throughout the State were interested on account of the popularity of the bride. Mrs. Whitacre is the youngest daughter of Mr.^and Mrs. L. J. Izlar, and has been one of the social favorites in Orangeburg, where she is prominently connected. The bridegroom is from Ohio and is at present an instructor in machine gun work at Camp Hancock. I Mrs. Whitacre has numerous friends in Bamberg, having been a frequent visitor here, who will be .interested to learn of her marriage. To Colored Red Cross Subscribers. Editor The Bamberg Herald?I desire to give notice through your columns to the several scores of our fellow men and colored citizens, / chairmen, cashier and collector for the second Red Cross campaign fund, that there is a large amount of the subscriptions which as yet is not paid, and Oct. 1st is the last date for all the subscriptions to be paid in full. Therefore I urge and ask all the subscribers to this much needed fund to pay at once and do not permit a single blank to be on your part. The boys are dying not for themselves only, but for us as well. Let us show them that we are with them in spirit and in reality. Pay up the Red Cross subscription in full before or by Oct. 1st. Mr. W. E. Free, attorney, over the Bamberg Banking Co., will receive your subscription and give you receipt, and turn the money over to Mr. W. D. Rhoad, treasurer of the fund, with whom I have left a receipt book. Now is the time for the committee to raise $500 for the dependents of the soldiers who are over the seas fighting for the freedom of the world. I wish one dollar from every.colored man, 50c from every colored wo-< man, and 25c from every colored boy and girl for this needy cause. Yours for . lasting pease and fairplay to all mankind, H. H. MATTHEWS. New Advertisements. H. M. Graham?oFr Sale. F. F. Johnson?For Sale. Jones Bros.?Just Arrived. H. C. Folk Co.?Who Am I? Chero Cola Co.?In the Home. Bank of Denmark?Statement. W. D. Bessinger?Lost or Stolen. Enterprise Bank?Safest for Savings. -- - v n-i I Augusta Heraia?iou msu me dcsi, News. Bamberg Banking Co.?100 Years of Savings. F. K. Graham?Five Fine Bed Room Suites. Wrigley's?For Victory Buy War Savings Stamps. Farmers and Merchants Bank? The Careful Man. Bamberg Mills and Embree. Bamberg Mills?Sunday-school, 10 o'clock every Sunday mcrning; preaching, 11 a. m. and 8:30 p. m., first and. third Sundays. Embree?Preaching, 11:30 a. m. and 7 p. m., every second and fourth and 7 p. m. each second and fourth Pastor. \ Women Plan Campaign. The Woman's Committee of the coming liberty loan campaign will be practically the same as in the 3d i loan. The personnel of chairmen and sub-chairmen will be: Mrs. Jno. H. Cope, chairman; Mrs. B. W./Simmons, Bamberg; Mrs. R. L. Zeigler, Denmark; Mrs. Joe Beard, Colston; Mrs. J. M. Dannellv, Ehrhardt, Mrs. G. J. Westcoat, Olar; Mrs. H. M. Brabham, Kearse; Mrs. B. W. Faust, county organizer. Mrs. Faust attended the Woman's conference in Columbia Sept. 13th, and arranged with ,the State chairman to have a meeting at the court house October 4th. Mrs. Slatter and Mrs. Munsell will speak and every woman in the county should make an effort to attend, particularly the community chairmen, as plans and details of the campaign will then be worked out. The conference in Columbia was addressed by Mrs. J. VanMeter who gave valuable hints on organization, and by Mr. E. W. Robertson, who pledged the co-operation of the men's committee. The delegates were delightfully entertained at luncheon and dinner by the women of Columbia, and in the evening were driven out. to Camp Jackson and attended an entertainment at the Liberty theatre. Lieut. E. V. Walsh Killed in France. Blackville, Sept. 16.?Thomas Walsh was today notified of the death of his son, Lieut. Edmund V. Walsh, serving in an infantry regiment of United States regulars. He was wounded while in action, on the night of August 8 and died of his wounds on August 23, in the American base hospital No. 15. The shell that caused the death of 'Lieutenant Walsh killed six of his men outright and wounded as many more. . Lieutenan^'Walsh is the first Barnwell county boy killed in action. He attended the second officers' training camp at Fort Oglethrorpe and was placed in the regular army. Liuetenant Walsh was a former member of the student body of the University of South Carolina and for a number of years was connected with the Carolina National Bank in Columbia. He was a very popular young man at his home town, Blackville, and was held in high esteem by every one who knew him. His mother died when he was a very small boy. His 'father and one brother survive him. Before going to France Lieutenant Walsh was stationed at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C. He -had been in France about six months and took part in much of the fighting, commencing at Chateau-Thierry, when the big drive started, and was in it until he received his death wound Thursday night, August 8. He lay in the field all of that Thursday night, was picked up and operated on at a field hospital on Friday morning and transferred to the base hospital the following day. Liuetenant Walsh was discount clerk at the Carolina National Bank between four arW five years, attending afternoon classes at the University of South Carolina simultaneously. He was an efficient employee and the bank authorities regarded him as one of the most promising of their cbrps of young men. Joseph M. Bell, cashier of the bank, returned to Columbia last night from the mountains. He was A.nlr.nsl + <~v Victor nf T .1P11 t PT1 &T11 OllUUAUU tU UVU1 V fc Walsh's death and said: "Lieutenant Walsh was a splendid young fellow and I was looking forward with keener interest to the I hqme coming of none of the young men we have lost than I was to the return of Lieutenant Walsh."?Columbia State. } Bamberg Boys in Metz Fight. Part of the first field army which is understood to be engaged in the big Metz drive gains the credit for the first all American offensive. It consists of five corps of six divisions each, but how many of these divisions are engaged has not been disclosed. A number of Bamberg boys are in the 30th division. The makeup of the First field army as announced recently (now possibly altered) is as follows: First Corps?First, Second, Twenty-sixth, Firty-second, Forty-first and Thirty-second divisions, under Major General Liggett. Second Corps?Seventy-seventh, Thirty-fifth, Eighty-second, Thirtieth, Twenty-eighth and Fourth divisions, under Major General Bullard. Third Corps?Third, Fifth, Seventy-eighth, Eightieth, Thirty-third and Twenty-seventh divisions, under Major General Wright. | Fourth Army Corps?Eighty-third, Eighty-ninth, Thirty-seventh, Twen1 ty-ninth, Nineteenth and Ninety-second divisions, under Major General Reed. Fifth Corp?Sixth, Thirty-sixth, S.eventy-sixth, Seventy-ninth, Eightyfifth, and Ninety-first divisions, under | Major General Bundy. ?I Colored Men Called. Thirty-five colored registrants will be called to the colors on Sept. 25, to entrain for Camp Sevier. These men are the last of the draft of 1917. They will report to the local board on the afternoon of the 24th, and we are asked to impress upon them the fact that there are no substitutes, and every man will be expected to answer the summons. The board has been instructed to send 35 men to camp, and as there a>e only 35 colored registrants left in class 1 there will be no one to take the place of any man canea. rne roiiowing are tnose sum- a moned: Stewart Easton. Johnnie Brabham. * George Mingo. ^ Willie Frazier., Willie Washington. Robbie Brabham. Ed Odom. Robert Mingo. Murray Folk. Solomon Rice. \ Eddie Mims. William Counts. Henry Kearse. James Crawford. William Franklin. Izlar Green. / Edgar Banks. Alex Copeland. Rufus Kearse. Lewis Carter. Willie Best. Norman Daniels. John McMillan. Strover Murray. George Smalls. John Milledge. Isaac Kemp. Walter Sanders. Murray-Daniels. Simon May. v ' Edward Walker. Frank Copeland. ^ Henry Hagood. Lonnie Draper. Casie Brabham. The Official Vote. The following are the official figures on the vote for State officers in the second primary: United States senate, short term? Thomas H. Peeples, 30,044; William P. Pollock, 49,920. Attorney general?Claud N. Sapp, 34,312; Samuel M. Wolfe, 45,076. Railroad commissioner?H. H. Ar- , nold, 44,078; A. A. Richardson, 35,652. Commissioner of agriculture?W. k G. Garrison, 37,068; B. Harris, 41,380. Comptroller general?E. C. Elmore, 23,218; R. L. Osborne, 33,586; James A. Summersett, 20,290. A third primary will be held next Tuesday, for the office of comptroller general, neither of the three candidal having received a majority. m < ? ? * Nicholls Wins. \ Official figures in the race for congressman in the fourth district show that Sam J. Nicholls received a majority of 406 votes over H. L. Bomar, the official figures being: Nicholls, 9,376; Bomar,-8,970. SPECIAL NOTICES. For Sale.?About 100 hushels choice Abruzzi rye. W. L. ItlLEY, i Denmark, S. C. tf Wanted?To purchaso small secdnd-hand cash register. L. KOBETZ, Bamberg, S. C. It Wanted?To buy good, medium sized farm near Denmark. Address "FARM," care The Herald. 10-3 . For Sale.?At genuine bargain prices two Paige automobiles-?cash or credit pr will exchange for equal values. H. J. BRABHAM, Bamberg, S. C. tf s For Sale?Jersey heifer, over two years old. Will drop calf in a short while. Reason for selling: No place to keep her. Price $1TN). See me at postoffice. A. W. KNIGHT, Bamberg, S. C. For Sale?One practically new sixcylinder car, run only 5,000 miles. Reason for selling: Have two cars. Apply to X. Y. Z., care The Herald office. tf. For Sale or Trad??^New pianos, organs and sewing machines for okl ones, or will sell at rock bottom prices and on easy terms. See me at once. F. K. GRAHAM, Ehrhardt, S. C. C, Fine Farm Land For Sale?711 acres north of Bamberg, S. C.; 365 acres under cultivation; 221 acres could be cultivated; 125 acres swamp \ and hammock. Apply to F. F. JOHNSON, Bamberg, S. C. tf Strayed?From thg Hartzog place August 31st one black hound dog with white breast; answers to the name of Rock. Bought from Bell's Cross Roads. Reward for return or for information. H. L. HINNANT, Bamberg, S. C. tf. Strayed or Stolen?One red hound, with white on breast and roan feet; ^ with white on breast, roan feet and medium ears; answers to name Hen- r ry. Last seen on September 6th. Reward for return or for information. W. D. BESSINGER, Denmark, S. C. 10-10 Agents Wanted?In every township in Bamberg county to sell new invention. Big money to hustlers- > Man or woman; no experience needed. Article sells itself like hot cakes. Write today for full information and territory. F. K. GRAHAM, Ehrhardt, S. C. t % I V / * . LiSoiSL