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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1918. Established 1891.
ODD BIO ARMY OROWINO
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1,750,000 MEN SENT OVERSEAS
UP TO SATURDAY.
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News From Battles Continuously ,
Good.?Germans Started Drive. <
Nothing to Show For Effort. '
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Washington, Sept. 21.?Striking
proof that the German power is fast
crumbling came today in the announcement
by General .March, chief
of staff, that the news from all battle
fronts "was continuously good and
that 1,750,000 American troops have c
now been embarked foi^ overseas ser- ^
vice."
Just six months ago today the en- "
emy flung his full military power ^
- ? * ? Dritit-Vi linoo in PifnrHv
CVgdiliSL LUC J-> 1 lllou iiuvu *u - --v..
in the great drive that was to end
the war in a smashing victory. To- .
day he is fighting deperatelv to hold j
the tottering Hindenburg line, the defensive
system from which he struck ,
that blow and back into which he has J
been hurled. The side by side British,
French and American armies have ^
broken definitely the German offensive
power, in official opinion here. 1
Already the American forces in
France are more than half as strong
as the whole German army and the
tide of American fighting men towards
France is continuing at an
* even pace.
The situation on the various battle
fronts were tersely summarized by c
Gen. March today as follows: I
"News during the week from all c
p
fronts has been continually and con- I
tinuously good. On the Western front :
our new line in Lorraine was quickly t
stabilized. The enemy has been hur- i
riedly strengthening his line of defense,
the socalled Kriempild line i
which lies only a mile or two in front r
of the new lines on a front of about
20 miles from near Maizeray to the r
Moselle River at Vandieres. We are 3
now ten miles away from Conflans j
and 12 miles away from Metz.
Steady Progress Made.
"In Picardy the British and French ]
renewed their advance on the Cam- s
brai-St. Quentin front toward the old <
Hindenburg line. In spite of the
concentration of the enemy forces
defending this sector, the British 1
have made steady progress, and the *
, enemy is reported to have lost very ?
heavily. It is now officially confirmed
that 10,000 prisoners have been
captured.
On the plateau northwest of Sois- .
sons the French have continued to j
force back the enemy's best troops ,
until they are now within half a mile j
from the junction of the Maubeuge
road and the Chemin-des-Dames, and j
within ten miles of L,aon, wnicn is ,
being shelled. ;
"The reports in the press about the \
successful operations of the Serbian ]
army on the Balkan front are correct. ,
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The Serbian army attacked the Bulgarians
on a front of 25 miles and ]
drove them back about 20 miles. Ac- ]
y cording to official reports the British <
have reopened activities in Pales- :
tine." * ;
The western battle wall has been
rebuilt by the allied and American ]
forces, according to observers here. .
When the.first American army swiftly
trampled out the St. Mihiel salient,
the last possibility of a German ,
strategic stroke passed. The enemy (
faces now a straight line from the ]
North Sea to the Swiss border. There i
are no salients to give an opportunity ,
for flank operations. Even if the pow- ,
er for a counter offensive should be 1
found, and military authorities here .
see no chance of that, the German .
high command would face the costly
business of front attack, rney have <
nothing, it is pointed out, not a single
strategic position to show for their ,
great drive. <
Fighting Night and Day.
But it is more than restored offensive
line that faces them, officers
say. Along the center of the great
sweep on the front, British and
French armies are storming ahead ,
night and day, harrying and harassing
the battered German divisions
without rest. Pershing's men stand
before Metz and Confians and against
that new threat the enemy must gather
reserves on the new front at the
very time when every available reserve
division is sorely useful to ;
meet the allied rush to the north.
Signs of further withdrawal are manifest
along wide sectors.
In payment for their lavish expenditure
of lives in the abortive offensive
the German leaders have been
compelled by formal decree to reduce
the fighting strength of every infantry
unit from 980 men to a battalion
to 850. In no other way could the
drain be nfret. Every German battalion
or company when at full strength I
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HAVE PERFECTED PLAN'S.
The Women of Bamberg County and
the Fourth Liberty Loan.
The women of Bamberg county
have about perfected their plans for
the fourth liberty loan. The various
chairmen are the same as in the
third liberty loan, and thus are familiar
with the work to be done.
October 4th has been selected by
the women as "Rally Day." Out-oftown
speakers are expected and a
most interesting programme is being
irranged. The meeting will be held
n Carlisle hall. We were most fortu:iate
in securing Mrs. Slatter, of the
State of Alabama, as one of the speak
srs. Tnose wno nave neara ner report
a most interesting speaker and
?harming personality. Do not fair to
hear her. '
A luncheon will be tendered the
quests of honor, on that day, at the
Mayflower Inn. It is hoped that the
[adies of Bamberg will co-operate in
making this a most enjoyable affair.
\*ow, women of Bamberg county, as
:his appeal comes from our government
for more money, let us heed it.
Let us be up and doing for our boys
Dver there. Every bond bought,
brings this horrible war that much
learer an end. Do not miss this opportunity
to-do your bit.
PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN*.
A. R. C. News.
At the meeting of the Bamberg
shapter, A. R. C., Friday afternoon,
Denmark was granted permission to
>rganize a canteen service. Mrs. J.
I. Cope was appointed to confer with
drs. F. V. James to see in what way
he Bamberg chapter can best help
n this matter.
Mrs. J. C. Guilds was elected treaslrer
to fill the vacancy caused by the
esignation of Mr. H. L. Hinnant.
Mrs. E. O. Kirsch resigned as chairnan
of the transportation committee.
Irs. J. W. Barr was elected to fill this
)osition.
Mrs. Mamie Murdaugh was elect;d
to fill the position of secref&ry, in
place of Mrs. C. E. Black, who reigned,
and Mrs. Black was made purchasing
agent for the chapter.
Do your ironing at home with a
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?cost reasonable. Faulkner-Electric
Service Co.?adv.
The wheels of the Russian war machine
are accomplishing many revolutions.
must face an allied or American unit
of the same type which is at least 15
per cent, stronger in fighting men.
There appears good reason to believe
that the German losses in prisoners
alone since the tide turned
against them in July would reach up
toward .200,000 were the truth
L-nnwn The InsspR in euns and oth
*r material have not been computed.
With the steadily increasing superiority
in both manpower and war
material at his command, military
authorities here feel that perhaps the
most striking asset Marshal Foch has
acquired In his two months of swift
and victorious counterblows is the
power to take the enemy by surprise
at will.
Foch Has Forces.
No longer need he wait for months
or even weeks to organize an attack
of more than local value. It is now
possible almost overnight to bring up
the men and the mobile artillery for
a thrust at any sector. Under the
direction of the great French leader
the whole front virtually is kept in
a constant state of preparation for
attack.
But desperate as the situation must
appear to the enemy leaders on the
West front, as General March pointed
out today, it is only the main theater
of reserves for him. On every other
front the allied forces are hitting
hard against Germany's allies. The
Bulgarian army in Maceronia has
been broken and disaster of an irretrievable
nature may come to the
enemy there.
In Palestine Turkish forces have
been routed by the British. In Siberia
events are swiftly shaping for
the restoring of an eastern front
which will in its turn be a front oi
allied attack. In Italy there is a
flicker of activity which may marlan
Italian drive against a foe discouraged
and still exhausted from
the Austrian failure along the Piave
this summer.
Military officials, both allied and
American, are very cautious in pre
dictions. They have been unable tc
conceal completely, however, their
growing elation and there is no doubl
that many of them here are looking
forward to new and greater success
before winter slows down the fighting.
TO REBUKE BOLSHEVIK!
BLOODY REIGN OF TERROR
CAUSES ACTION.
Suggestions Made to Civilized World.
Action Quite Apart From
Conduct of War.
Washington, Sept. 21.?Horrified
by the bloody reign of terror in Russia
the United States today called
upon all allied and neutral nations
to consider what they may do to impress
upon the Bolsheviki the aversion
with which the civilized world
regards their wanton crimes.
By direction of President Wilson.
Secretary Lansing dispatched an identical
instruction to every American
diplomatic representative in tne ioreign
capitals. The action aligns the
United States with that of Great Britain
and France in declaring the Bolsheviki
outlaws responsible for the
murders, crimes and excesses which
have shocked the world.
Whatever action may be decided
upon by the nations, separately or in
concert, it is made clear, will be quite
apart from the prosecution of the
war against Germany.
The instruction to the United
States representatives at foreign capitals
follows:
"This government is in receipt of
information from reliable sources revealing
that the peaceable citizens of
Moscow, Petrograd and other cities
are suffering from an openly avowed
campaign of marked terrorism and
are shot without even a form of trial
and are subject to wholesale executions.
Thousands of persons have
been shot without even a form of
trial; ill-administered prisons are fill
1 * ? _ 3 _ _1_ A.
ea Deyona capacity ana every iiigni
scores of Russian citizens are recklessly
put to death; and irresponsible
hands are venting their brutal passions
in the daily massacre of untold
innocents.
Desire to Help.
r "In view of the earnest desire of j
, the people of the United States to befriend
the Russian people and lend
them all possible assistance in their
struggle to reconstruct their nation
upon principles of democracy and
self-government, and acting therefore
solely in the interest of the Russians
themselves, this government feels,
that it can not be silent or refrain
from expressing horror at this state
of terrorism. Furthermore, it is believed
that in order to check the further
increase of the indiscriminate
slaughter of Russian citizens, all civilized
nations should register their abhorrence
of such barbarism.
"You will inquire, therefore,
whether the government to which
you are accredited will be disposed
to take some immediate action which
is entirely devoid from the atmosphere
of belligerency and the conduct
of the war, to impress upon the ;?er,
petrators of these crimes the aversion
. with which civilization regards their
prcaeiii waiiLuii atis.
Report of Alliance.
The reported action of the Bolsheviki
in effecting an alliance with Germany
for offense and defense, is an
added cause for the step.
Official reports from Russia, many
i coming through neutral countries
have told of revolting acts that have
astounded and shocked the world.
, The reign of terror has already great.
ly hindered the efforts of the United
, States to alleviate an impending fam.
ine in Russia, as it is impossible to
, furnish much needed supplies to that
part of the country under Bolsheviki
control without actually feeding the
; German army and the German popu,
lation. It is conceded that there is
[ enough food in Southeastern Russia
. and western Siberia to feed all the
. Russian people if a means of distri
bution could be effected to keep the
> supplies from falling into German
hands.
TVio dllionpo hptwppn thp Rnlshp
> viki and Germany presents a dangerout.
situation to the allies in that it
> may afford Germany an opportunity
. greatly to increase her waning man
power.
; Secretary Lansing today reiterated
; that the efforts of American troops at
i Vladivostok and Archangel were solely
to aid the Czecho-Slovaks to leave
. Russia for the western front and not [
i to establish an eastern battle front or
> in any way to interfere with the internal
affairs of Russia.
The conduct of the Bolsheviki
against which today's protest was
directed, is considered an entirely
separate phase of the Russian situation.
A protest which the United
States made some years ago to Turkey
against the Armenian massacres
is a precedent for today's action. At
that time the Armenians were being
TROOPS' HEALTH GOOD.
Surgeon General Issues Statement
Showing Low Death Rate.
Washington, Sept. 19.?Health of
American troops at home and overseas
continues remarkably good. The
surgeon general announced today
that for the two months' period ending
August 31, the death rate of the
entire army was 2.18, compared with
the death rate of men in civilian life
of military age of 6.0 7.
Health conditions are better among
soldiers overseas than among those
at home. This is due, the surgeon!
general said, to the fact that only
uieu ui me ue:iL yii^siua.! cuiiuihuii <tic
sent to France.
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Dr. llrabham Stays.
Dr. Vance W. Brabham, State director
of rural sanitation, who last
week received orders to report to
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss., has
received word that these orders have
been revoked and he will be allowed
to remain here and continue his
work.
Dr. Brabham only recently assumed
the duties of sanitation director,
succeeding Dr. L. A. Riser, who has
been commissioned a captain in the
medical corps of the army.
Immediately upon receipt of the
orders, ordering Dr. BrabhaiT? to
Camp Shelby, Dr. Hayne, State health
officer, took the matter up with Governor
Manning and the surgeon general's
office at Washington, urging
them to have the order revoked, as it
was considered absolutely essential
for the health of the State that Dr.
Brabham be allowed to remain here.
Dr. Hayne feels- very much gratified
that Dr. Brabham will remain as sani-i
tation director.?Columbia State. ? |
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Union Meetings.
Following is the programme of the
union meetings of the Barnwell association,
to be held 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.
White.
Second Division: Ghents Branch.
Preacher, D. W. Heckle or C. W.
Jones. Query, I.?W. H. Hutto, St.
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.
Query, I.?R. E. Woodward, H. J.
Crouch. II.?R. B. Fickling, E. C.
Watson. III.?J. W. Kennedy, W.
M. Jones.
Fourth Division: Mt. Arnon.
Preacher, J. R. Cullom or L. S. Shealey.
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 Character.
III.?The Characteristics of
the Successful Church as Given in
Acts 2:42-47.'
massacred by the Turks indiscriminately
as Russians now are being executed.
This country, voicing its
protest, called upon Turkey to put
an end to the massacres and asked
the remainder of the civilized world
to join in the protest. Germany became
alarmed at that time at the
attitude of the world and used its
influence, then practically paramount
in Turkey to stop the massacres, and
the Armenian people were saved for
a time.
Most Serious Situation.
The situation in Russia, however,
is regarded by officials of the American
government as even more serious
than was that of the Armenians. Russians
are being executed by wholesale
daily upon the slightest pretext
or upon no pretext at all. The accusation
that a citizen, Russian or
alien, may be opposed to the Bolsheviki
rule actually is sufficient excuse
for his execution. It is known that
the Russian people as a whole are op
posed to the Lenine and Trotzkv
regime but are kept in subjection by
the terrorists. And it is to save these
loyal Russians that the United States
lias called upon the civilized world
to take immediate action.
If the Bolsheviki be declared outlaws
by the world, they could find no
asylum when they are overthrown
and .could be put on trial for their
deeds. It might result, it is believed,
in the Russian people overthrow-1
ing Lenine and Trotzky as they would
be conscious of the support and approval
of the nations of the world.
PRESIDENT MAY FIX PRICE
GOVERNMENT TO* TAKE OVER
THIS YEAR'S CROP.
Cotton States Congressmen Protest to
Iiaruch and President, Wliile
Letters Poured In.
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Washington, Sept. 20.?President
\ 'ilson will fix the price of cotton,
placing the last of the principal com
nodities necessary in the prosecution
of the war under government regulation,
despite strong pressure from the
Southern States. In addition to determining
the price the government
will take over control of the distribution
of this year's crop.
The decision of the President, definitely
announced at a conference this
week with Senators and Representatives
from the cotton States, became
known today. Plans to carry out the
decision are said to be under way.
Price-fixing Agitation.
Agitation for the fixing of a price
for cotton has been prevalent for a
number of months owing to the rapidly
mounting cost of cotton products
and the belief in many quarters that
tlje staple should be placed on the
same basis of wheat and other essentials,
the price of which has been
fixed. The principal factor in the action
of the President is understood to
have been the shortage in the present
i 1 -1- - 4. ~ * U*
UX'O[J, Lilt; t-nui Lcise csumaicu at uetween
four million and five million
bales. .
[ The price to be named by the President
or the means of controlling disi
tribution have not been decided upon.
The President is understood to have
emphasized at his recent conference
that a "fair price" would be fixed,
but did not indicate in any way what
this would be.
Various Prices Suggested.
Before price-fixing was first mentioned
cotton sold at thirty-eight
cents a pound. Secretary Houston, It
is said, had recommended that twenty-five
cents a pound would be fair.
Southern Senators deny that this
would be a fair price and declare that
because of the increased cost of production
a price above thirty cents
should be named.
In determining a plan for controlling
cotton distribution it is understood
the President is endeavoring to
work out a method of cooperation
with the British and French governments.
As the needs of these two
governments and the United States j
represent more than 50 per cent, of i
the cotton produced, it has been |
pointed out that a price readily could i
be fixed which would control the
world market. Commissions have
been appointed by the British and
French governments, which buy- not
only for their own governments, but
for the private spinners, at prices
fixed by those commissions.
lioy Scouts Xot to Sell Bonds.
The Herald is requested to publish
the following letter:
"Washington, D. C. Mrs. F. S. j
Munsell, 17 Arcade Building, Columbia,
S. C.
"My Dear Mrs. Munsell:?The Boy
Scout organization has made arrangements
with the Liberty Loan Organization
that they will not work during
this loan as a national body, but
will place themselves under the direction
of the local committees. The
Treasury Department is very much
opposed to the use of children, either
boys cr girls, in bond selling. The
Boy Scout organization is, therefore,
registered for service, of whatever
kind the local committee designates.
Sincerely yours, MARY SYXON,
"Treasurer."
Letter from Private Goodwin.
t rivate Frank B Goodwin, son of
Mr. S. M. Goodwin writes in part as
follows from France:
"fin eorviVo with thp Ampri
can expeditionary force, August 30,
1918.
Dear Father:?How are you all
now? Fine, I hope. I am all 0. K.,
and hope you all are the same. Well,
1 guess you are picking cotton now.
We don't see cotton or corn over
h^-re. It is all oats and wheat and
things like that. Tell everybody
heilo for me and tell them to write
to me. Well, it sure is warm over
here and dry too. Well, will close
for this time. Hope to hear from
you all soon and receive a long letter.
With love to all,
"FRANK B. GOODWIN.
"Co. F, 304th Inf., A. E. F."
We will soon have a more complete
line of lighting fixtures of the best
quality and of ^he latest designs.
Faulkner-Electric Service Co.?adv.
SOLDIEK AM) WIFE TAKE LIVES.
Double Tragedy Near Aiken Thursday
Afternoon.
Aiken, Sept. 19.?A double tragedy
occurred near Aiken this afternoon
when John .Murphy of Camp Wheeler
and his young wife killed themselves
on the place of Spann Holley. Mrs.
Holley, had been married to Murphy
but a few months. He had been ordered
to dut> overseas, and was to
leave tomorrow. The young couple
were devoted and had declared many
times, it is said, that they would
never be separated.
Murphy was on a furlough. On the
pretext ot going Hunting, be and his
wife shouldered their guns and went
to the woods. The family after some
time suspected trouble and on searching
for them found the two dead
bodies side by side on a bank. Murphy
had placed his gun close to his
face and the load had blown almost
the entire side of his head off. The
girl, using a Winchester rifle, placed
it in her mouth and evidently pulled
the trigger with a stick, causing instant
death.
The family explain the tragedy by
the dread of the long and uncertain
separation which Murphy and his
wife faced.
From Rev. I). J. Sanders.
By request I attended the first
united war work campaign convention
held in Columbia on the 18th and
19th inst. The object of the convention
was for the purpose of hearing
speakers fresh from the trenches,
whn ivpro ohimrlantlv ohlo tr? ffiuo in_
" " V/* V uvuiiuuiin; uw?v wv ? v iJU
struction and inspiration for the
work of uniting the Y. M. C. A., the
Y. W. C. A., the K. of C., the Jewish
Welfare Board, the American Library
association, the W. C. C. S,, and
the Salvation Army. To say the least
of the convention it was indeed a
great source of inspiration.
Observations and experiences at
the front show that the work of these
great agencies is adding at least ten
per cent, to the fighting efficiency of
our men, and it is worth eighteen
billions to keep our boys under arms
next year; surely it is worth $170,500,000
to make them fight ten per
cent, more efficiently. Our boys are in
camps, trenches, water and mud, and
this fund is needed to give them comforts
during the cold and bitter winter
and spring. #
Therefore, the citizens in each
county, both white and colored, are
asked to organize all the ministers,
teachers, heads of lodges and all the
school districts in order that the spirit
of the country in this matter may
be expressed without distinction of
race or religious opinion in support
of what is in reality a common service.
Mr. F. B. Sinix, of Orangeburg,
will be here Monday of next
week, Sept. 30th, to perfect the movement
among us. Therefore, all the
colored citizens of Bamberg county
are requested to meet here Monday
without fail. Respectfully,
D. J. SANDERS.
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Children's Day.
Children's day was observed at
Trinity Sunday-school last Sunday afternoon.
This seems to be the day of
ve mitli t li a 0V1 ?1 rl ron Tf h r\ attonrl
Ua??0 Willi lUl/ llltlUlVli *T At V/ M.VWX/MV4
Sunday-school. They look forward
to it with keenest anticipation.
Quite a few United States flags
were in evidence and over the ros|
trum were crossed a large Christian
conquest flag and the stars and
stripes. The pot plants, which were
placed here and there at the front
and side of the church, were beautiful.
At ty table, where the minister
stood to baptize four infants, rich
red salvia gave a touch of color.
The little chairs were arranged on
the rostrum for the tiny tots who were
our entertainers. Mrs. Newton
Smoak, assisted by Misses Minnie
Aver and Nelle Black and Aegina
Knight, had trained the children, who
while no elaborate programme was
undertaken, pleased us with their
sweet childish voices and recitations.
These little folks did well.
Rev. T. C. Odell, of the Epworth
orphanage, spoke to the congregation
relative to the two hundred boys
and girls under his care. The children
and the grown-ups listened attentively
to what he had to say.
Mr. Guilds spoke of our beautiful
new Wesley Bible class service flag.
which was made by .Mrs. Harry Murphy.
Little Dorothy Johnson and
Elizabeth Jones sweetly told Bible
stories. A number of boys and girls
assisted the children by singing in
the Sunday-school choir.?One Present.
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