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I OFFER YOU THIS WEEK THE BIGGES AT PRICES THAT ARE FRC I DRESSES. About 25 new Dresses just in, in Serge, Satins, etc. We have 150 Dresses in stock and know that we can please you in quality, style and price. Silk Dresses $15.00 to $50.00 each. |^v;: B COATS! COATS! H You must not fail to see ouHine. We are having 3 new ones come in daily and know that we can please B^ you. Velours, Silvertones, Broadcloth, Silk Plush |^B fl ?in nlain and fur trimmed. H Prices $12.50 to $50.00 each. l|Pj" H Big line of Children's Coats, Dresses, etc., at * : B reasonable prices. B p: V Hj Shirt Waists in every good material, $1.50 to 8 $7.50 each. i|x B 8 Skirts of all kinds S3.50 to $25.00 each. KLAUBER'S, B / ?be JSambtrsSeratt FJ.TAMJsmll APK1L A Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. "Bombardment" of Wilmingto Entered as second-class matter April N. C., and Charleston, S. C., by Ge 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. man submarines and the "terror" $1.50 PER TEAR. ?th,er jf""* C?ast ^W*0Se cials have implored the America v Volume 27. No. 40. government to protect them again = a like fate is related as veracio Thursday, October 3, 1918. news for German readers in a rece ? ~ issue of the Cologne Gazette, whi Bethea to Cooper. has been received here. The new , papers's publication of August 1 "Congratulations and best wishes which offers a striking example for a successful administration. You the sort of propaganda fed the G? can count on me for my hearty co- man public, adroitly attributes t operation and support." story of the American coastal raid Supplementing the telegram Mr. Paris papers. The article, illustrat Bethea issued the following state- a map of the Atlantic shoi ment: line declares that several U-boats ps ii .u i ? o .v ticipated in the shelling of the t\ "Tell the people of South Carolina . . , . .. . y a.1. i r* a -g * v* cities. There follows an account that I thank God for the victory _ A , the supposed panic elsewhere aloi . that is ours. .. * , x. the coast,-with a gloating assuran Despite the fact that I did not re- assignment of American w? ceive the nomination tor governor, sWps tQ sa{eguard large Atlan. there is genuine satisfaction in the cities wm draw TesseIs from t thought that the cause for which I, United g,ates nava, forces jn Bu, battled has triumphed at the polls.; pean Katers The Cologne Gaze( I have waged a fearless but fair' I odj5 fight for which I conceived to be; -On August 15 the American poi right and I have met the issue of Wilmington N c and Charl, nn..o?nlvr nr, nvorV ctllTTin. | A ? n , v ^ bhuoh-v ^ I ion, B. U., wpre uumuarueu ujxsevej "I believe my course is endorsed, German U-boats. Wilmington is by thousands of people in South i the State of North Carolina. Carolina who felt they could not vote j "Boston, Providence, New Yoi for me at this time, and I know I j Philadelphia, Baltimore and ev have the approval of a good consci-| fr0ni the sea through Chesapea ence in what I have done. I shall bay; also Hampton roads, wi now go about my daily duties full Fortress, Monroe; Savannah a of good cheer and with a determina- Jacksonville are within the range tion to serve my State and country submarine guns and all these cit: with that devotion and loyalty I are imploring the government to s fought for throughout the campaign. tj0n for their protection warships "It is needless for me to add that | the entrance to their harbors, the incoming administration will j order to avert a panic of the eas have my wholehearted support and | excitable population, the governmt that Mr. Cooper will find me ever will not be able to do otherwise th ready to cooperate to the limit in comply with their requests. Sh; every effort for the advancement of which are tied down on the Arneric our commonwealth and the happi- i coast, however, cannot be used 1 ness of all the people." ! European war service." ' < % - ' T ASSORTMENT OF READY-TO-WEAR GOODS TO B] ?TW IK >pn 9n TDTt? PUVT TTTJT?TSP nTTV PPTflV.S WE! n /Hi, Xt/ X V/ UV/ JL XIXV VJLIXI JL W XI v* A A A VV M W COST AND THEREFORE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY. | Special Announcement! I WE HAVE 100 COATS, SUITS, AND DRESSES B TO ARRIVE THIS WEEK I PRICES $25.00 TO $87.50. I I WE INVITE YOU TO COME IN AND LOOK | fl THEM OVER. I I WE HAVE FIVE DAYS TO MAKE OUR STOCK I fl SELECTION FROM THESE AND I B AFTER THAT THEY MUST I fl BE RETURNED.. 9 H WE CAN SAVE YOU FROM $10.00 TO $20.00 A i fl GARMENT ON NICE SUITS AND 8 fl COATS. DON'T FAIL TO 8 B SEE THEM. 8 "TTia Qfnro nf Omlitv " ' 1 III/ L/IU1V VI ^UUllllJ ^ j MMMM?I?I Sham W. S. S. Pledges. TAX NOTICE. ro PerhaDs those Dersons who neglect The 1;reasurer's office wil1 be ?Pei remaps tnose persons wno neglect fQr tfae collection of State) county to redeem the pledges they made in school and all ether taxes from th< n, the W. S. S. campaign last June im- loth day of October, 1918, until th< ir- agine that the American soldiers leave l?th day of March, 1919, inclusive. ^ . .. . . . From the first day of January of their native shore and go overseas to Untu the jut day of January fi- take part in a sham battle; at any 1919f a penalty of one per cent, wil an rate, sham war loan pledges at home be added to all unpaid taxes. Fron 1st can not be counted on to finance a the 1st. day of February, 1919, i . , ., penalty of two per cent, will be addet us real battle. Those persons who, ^ alfunpaid taxes. From the Is nt through forgetfulness or neglect, have day 0f March, 1919, until the 15tl ch not purchased the War Savings 1 day of March, 1919, a penalty of ' rs- Stamps which they pledged them- Pe:* cent* W^H be added to all unpai( tclXSS 1, selves to buy are evidently persons - SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. of whp do not notice the daily casualty Hopewell, No. 1 3 mill 5r- lists of the heroic dead who pledge Midway, No. 2 2 mill he their lives for America?andXwho N?t ^7 o j!i . _ . . _ _ ^ Three Mile, No. 4 2 mill to kept their pledges. Fish Pond, No. 5 2 mill ed The sales reports of W. S. S. show Hutto, No. 6 2 mill ' ? - > -vv - n O A. ill *e, that in most of the counties the w. Buford's .bridge, ino. < * mui ir- s. s. pledges are being faithfully tak- n?t* 8;; ? j?jj} . . . .. . . Salem, No. 9 4 mill: vo en care of; but the sales reports also gt john's No. 10 2 milli of show that not a few persons are Govan, No. 11 8 mill tig failing to buy the stamps in accord- Binnaker's, No. 12 3 mill ce |ance with the pledges made during ^em'?n .^?* 18 vi j?jj! ' , _ . Bamberg, No. 14 11 mill ir- the June campaign. Oakland, No. 15 8 mill; tic "There is no law to enforce the Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 8 mill: he pledges made in June," states the Colston, No. 18 4 mill o- South Carolina War Savings commit- ??; lo.ZZ'ZZ.A Sill :te tee, "but, he is a poor American Denmark, No. 21 0% mill whose conscience and whose sense Ehrhardt, No. 22 13 mill: :ts of patriotic duty are not sufficient Lees, No. 23 4 mill ~ law? Heyward, No. 24 2 mill ~ " All persons between the ages o al Don t let your pledge be a "sham twenty-one and sixty years of age in pledge." except Confederate veterans and sail < i m i m ors, who are exempt at 50 years o k, Son of Pan-German in British Army, ^are liable to a poll tax of on. en Great consternation was caused in Capitation dog tax, 50 cents, ke 1 Vienna recently bv the announcement all persons who were 21 >ears o ith that the son .of Karl Hermann Wolf, 91 s^are" liable it poll ? nd deputy of the Austrian reichsrat, is a 0f one dollar, and all who have no " -i' - xT-at-.? l ov*v,tho miriitnr are re 011 soiaier in tne urinsn army. i\uuniig i nuiuc icluiuo lu v.--. ? ? ies could be more ironic, for the elder quested to do so on or before th< ta- Wolf has been a leader in propagat- ls\ ^ VeX/Ve '' con,mutatio, at mg hatred of England and is one of road tax of two ($2.00) dollars fron In the most vigorous of the pan-German- the 15th day of October, 1918, unti ily ists. " the 1st day of March, 1919. ,nt m tmt m G. A. JENNINGS, . Treasurer Bamberg County, an The order of the Eastern Star will _ _ ips hold its regular meeting on next We carry fuses for automobil an Tuesday evening, October 8th, at lighting systems; also "Spot Lights' for 8:30 o'clock. All members are urged and other accessories. Faulkner to be present.?adv. Electric Service Co.?adv. H^HmSfBSSSSESSBHH^HEHBHn "* E FOUND IN THIS SECTION OF S. C., AND PERATE AT A SMALLER I 1/ COAT SUITS. I f j New ones arriving daily. Some very special 8 values in Fur Trimmed Suits at $29.75 I Beautiful Silvertones at a saving of $10.00 to 8 $15.00 on each. H 1 A unvia TTTTI A "O EH HI mjun o vyjliaxw. h p / New Knox Hats $6.50 each. I ^ \Stetson Hats $7.00 and $7.50 eacli. I nj Men's Good Suits $12.50 to $35.00 each. fl jffl Overcoats $15.00 to $40.00 each. S Kirschbaum Make. fl Walkover Shoes $3.50 to $8.50 pair. 3B \ * \ 3fl Bovden Shoes.... $10.00 and $12.50 pair, fl I , w .f| 5 Regal Shoes, just a few pair left at~old < 8 I prices $4.00 and $5.00 pair. H j NBig line of Shirts, Collars, Gloves, Ties, Under- m ' wear at right prices. S H Bamberg, S. C. I | yiOTYearsof Saviiig'ffl * M J Th? first savings banft ii PwS in the United States \jfw , J if a was opened in 1816. r$ s J \ There were then 246 [a, * fOl J banKs in the United I m s Hf States. Today this Nw l \ I m country is served uy ui * 5! I I]! 27,062, banKs whose a J I <. ? I II combined resources ?i| I I i jl are nearly 28 billion lil I ss Wll dollars. j|M f s, M Thrift has done that jlvj s I WjI much in one century \VM ujJ J but there is much \\J ( Xs greater worK for thrift \y 3 ' to do. Ii Help yourself by becoming indel pendent Help the country by helping yourself ?! One Dollar Starts an Account! | 4 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. . CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ..... $100,000.01 g! Bamberg Banking Co. V i * . ' ' . \ , '