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GUN BEATS "BIG BERTHA"
NAVAL GUN EXCEEDS GERMAN
LONG DISTANCE CANNON.
m Used on Western Front.?In Point
m of Destructive Force They Are
Incomparable to Hun Weapon.
Washington, Oct. 25.?Details of
the achievement of the navy department
in making available for use on
the Western front of the great naval
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guns, WHICH picao reported
to be hammering the German
railway centers back of the
Serre-Oise front, we^e made public
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tonight by Secretary Daniels.
The naval guns, which have been
\ in operation since September 16,
originally were intended for new battle
cruisers, but a change in the design
of the vessels left the guns unavailable
for that use. Rear Admiral
Earle, chief, navy bureau of
ordnance, then recommended that the
.guns be sent to the Western front
and he was directed to proceed with
the design and construction.
fanned by Navy Men.
The guns are manned and operated
by officers and men of the United
States navy, under the command of
Rear Admiral Plunkett, formerly director
of the office of gunnery exercises
hnd engineering performance.
The first party of officers and men to
handle the guns arrived in France
' June 9; the first shipment of material
left this country June 20 and the en?
tire organization was completed and
L-i ready to move to the battle front in
France late in August.
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Tne guns are saiu to tutuw a uc&?ier
projectile and have a greater muzv
zle velocity than any weapon ever
^placed on a mobile land mounting.
The weight of thq> explosive used with
each projectile is many times greater
' than that used in the freak German
long-range guns, and in point of their
destructive force they are incomparable/
- v Requires Whole Train.
The organization to man one gun
requires an entire train, including
the gun car. itself, ammunition cars,
^ a crane car and construction, sand,
timber, kitchen, fuel, workshop,
berthing and staff radio cars.
Many of- the cars were especially
manufactured by the Standard Steel
Car Company, and the locomotives,
eighty-thr.ee-ton types, with four
pair of drivers, were built by the
- Baldwin Locomotive Works. One
car is a complete machine shop,
equipped-with forge, lathes, grinders
and drill presses. The gun car as
v well as the ammunition cars are
heavily armored, 1,600 square feet of
plate being required. * .
The gun car is convertible into a
form of pit foundhtion to permit fire
, at high angles of elevation, and it
was said the entire process of placing
the gun in that position and re *
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soring it to complete moonuy requires
only a few minutes. Under
test, on its steel car mounting, the
gun has shown accuracy of fire at
longer ranges than ever before possible
with guns of such great caliber.
Direction of the fire upon any target
is made possible simply by shifting
the position of the gun mount on the
tracks. ,
y Record for Speed.
Plans for the gun mountings as
well as for the trains were worked
'out at the naval gun factory in Washington
within thirty days and contracts
were let January 25. The first
gun was completed in April and tests
were held at the army proving
grounds at_Sandy Hook, N. J., the
only field large enough, in the pres,
ence of army and navy officials and
representatives of the Allied governments.
The training of the men to operate
the big guns was of a most intensive
^ nature. The gun crews, who are composed
of officers from the regular naval
forces and the naval reserves, and
of men taken from the most part from
the Great Lakes training station,
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were employed as mspeuiuis at me
plants manufacturing the guns. This
training, combined with experience in
hadling heavy projectiles and power
charges at the naval proving ground,
Secretary Daniels said, made possible
the obtaining of a thoroughly efficient
force. )
Details of the construction of the
guns and the part they have played
in the victories on the Western front
v have been withheld for military reasons.
Trinity M. E. Church Services.
Services will be resumed at Trinity
Methodist church on next Sunday
morning, November 3rd, at 11
o'clock, and evening at 7:30 o'clock,
R. H. JONES, Pastor.
DEATH OF THOMAS BLACK, SR.
Died of Apoplexy Tuesday Morning
on Main Street.
Within the past week Bamberg
has been taxed heavily in the death
of several of its prominent citizens,
men who had contributed largely to
the city's business, social and professional
interests, and again on Tuesday
morning the town suffered the
loss of Mr. Thomas Black, who died
very suddenly on the sidewalk on
Main street. Mr. Black was standing
near his stables when he was
stricken with apoplexy and fell to
the ground, dying in a rew minutes.
Dr. J. R. Smith was near Mr. Black
at the time and rendered medical attention,
but Mr. Black failed to respond
to the ministrations.
Mr. Black had been afflicted with
the malady for several years, and the
recent bereavement in the family had
visibly affected him, and doubtless
contributed to his fatal attack.
The remains of Mr. Black were
interred Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock at Southend cemetery. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Geo. P. White, pastor of the deceased,
assisted by Rev. R. H. Jones, j
pastor of the Methodist church. A
large congregation of friends and relatives
of the deceased, among whom
were many from nearby counties, gathered
at the grave to pay their last
respects. A great bank of lovely
flowers were laid upon the last resting
place of this distinguished citizen
in loving memory of his life. The
following gentlemen acted as pallbearers:
Active: H. F. Bamberg,
A. M. Denbow, J. D. Copeland, Jr.,
M. E. Ayer, J. J. Smoak, W. H.
Chandler; honorary: J. D. Copeland,
Sr., G. A. Jennings, W. D.
Rhoad, John H. Cope, J. M. Grimes,
E. P. Allen, W. M. Brabham, C. R.
Brabham, Sr., E. b. Brice, sr.
Thomas Black was born in Colleton
county, near Smoaks, 64 years
ago. He was th? son of the late
Sheriff Robert Black, of Jhat county,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Black. He was
married 43 years ago to Miss Sarah
Harriett Risher, also of Colleton
county, who with several children
survive him. Mr. Black spent his
early life in Walterboro, where he
was in business, and moved to Bamberg
in 1879. Since that time he
has been identified with many business
interests of this city. Coming
to Bamberg almost forty years ago,
he was one of the pioneers of the
city, and he has contributed largely
to the growth of the town.
When he first came to Bamberg he
engaged in a general mercantile business.
-His business interests were
later extended to include other lines,
and for some years he had been doing
business as a member of the
firm of Black & Black, whose business
includes an automobile ' sales
agency, horse and mule stables, pianos
and organs, etc., this being one
of the lareest business firms in Bam
berg.
Mr. Black was a member of the
Bamberg Baptist church, occupying
the position of deacon for many
years. He was also a member of
Oman lodge, No. 38, A. F. M.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Sarah Black; eleven sisters
and brothers, Dr. J. B. Black,
Robert Black, Mrs. Janie Garris,
Mrs. Minnie Fripp, Mrs. Nancy Padgett,
Mrs. Carrie Gruber, John Black,
Henry Black, David Black, Mrs.
Charity Gohagan.and Mrs. Mary Pattison;
his step-mother, Mrs. Jane
Black, and the following children:
Mrs. H. A. Wright, of Orangeburg:
Misses Bessie Lee, Alma and Nelle
Black, of this city; Mrs. Pearle
Black, of Florence, and Mr. J. Ben
Black, who is now serving in the navy
at Charleston.
Mr. 31ack was a man of strong
character and firm convictions. He
was an earnest Christian gentleman,
and was always active in all matters
that pertaiaed to his church. In all
movements tending to the betterment
of the community, Mr. Black was a
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natural leaaer. ;\o oue ever iuuugm
of starting such a movement without
the support of this exemplary cit.
izen. Many years ago he became satisfied
that prohibition was needed in
, the county, State and nation, and h
was a tireless worker to attain this
purpose, and had often expressed
, himself as wishing to live to see the
day when the country would be dry
Mr. Black was very unassuming, al
. ways refusing to be elevated to positions
of political honor, choosing
rather to do his part in a quiet manner
without show or ostentation. He
had never occupied any office for this
. reason, but he wras one of the hard
est workers in the community foi
, civic righteousness.
The deceased was largely instru
AUSTRIA ASKS FOR PEACE
DUAL MONARCHY SAYS SHE IS
READY TO QUIT.
Accepts President Wilson's Fourteen
Principles of Peace.?Asks
For Immediate Armistice.
Basel, Oct. 28.?Austria-Hungary
in notifying President Wilson that it
is ready to enter upon peace negotiations
and arrange an armistice, asks
President Wilson, in its reply to him,
to begin overtures on the subject.
The Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister of Stockholm begs to ask the
Swedish government to send the folI
lowing note to the Washington govi
arnmonf I
"In reply to the note of President
Wilson of the\18th (19th?) of this
month, addressed to the Austro-Hungarian
government and giving the decision
of the president to speak directly
with the Austro-Hungarian
government oil the question of an
armistice and of peace, the AustroHungarian
government has the honor
to declare that equally with the preceding
proclamation of the president
it adheres also to the same point
of view contained in the last note
upon the rights of the Austro-Hungarian
peoples, especially those of
the Czecho-Slovaks and the Jugo
Slavs.
"Consequently Austro-Hungary,
accepting all the conditions the president
has laid down for the entry into
negotiations for an armistice and
peace, no obstacle exists, according
to the judgment of the Austro-Hungarian
government to the beginning
of these negotiations.
"The Austro-Hungarian government
declares itself ready, in consequence
without awaiting the result of other
negotiations to enter into negotiations
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upon peace ueiwccu Auauu-uuugary
and the States in the opposing
group for an immediate aripistice
upon all Austro-Hungarian fronts..
"It asks President Wilson to be
so kind as to begin overtures on this
subject."
mental in the building of the Bamberg,
Ehrhardt &. Walterboro railroad.
For years he worked incessantly
to get this enterprise under
way without the hope of reward,
and this was characteristic o? the
man throughout his life.v The city,
county and State have truly .lost a
valuable citizen He was loving and
kind in his home. Pot years to
come this good man will be missed
and grieved for his good works. His
business methods were straightforward
and honest, and his life was an
open book. What is said in this article
could truly have been said of
Mr. Black at any time during his
long and useful life in this community:
Mr. Black was a member of a large
family, there being thirteen brothers
and sisters, eleven of whom survive
him. The family of the Blacks is
noted for the strong bonds of affection
with which it is bound, aud this
blow, following so soon after , the
death of Dr. Charles Black, a nephew
of the deceased, must indeed be
hard to bear. The sympathy of the
entire community goes out to this
stricken family, several members ol
which are ill at this time.
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PRESCRIPTION FOR PNEUMONIA.
Reprinted From Washington Star.
Declared to be Meritorious.
j The epidemic of influenza and
pneumonia, now raging in WashingI
ton, recalls a prescription printed in
'The Evening Star of January 15,
1909, submitted by Marius A. Redding,
of San Francisco, Cal., who defied
any doctor in the United States
to question its value as a cure for
pneumonia. Many requests; to reproduce
it have been received from
readers of the Star.
A nnin+n/i in tho Qfdr (%f thaf HfltP
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the prescription is made up of three
articles?cotton, alcohol and. chloroform.
Redding, in* his letter to the
Star, describes the cure as follows:
"Saturate a ball of cotton as large
| as a one inch marble with spirits of
| alcohol, add three drops of chloro!
form to each ball of cotton, place it
; between the patient's teeth and let
i him, inhale the fumes in deep lung.
! breaths for fifteen minutes, then rest
j for fifteen minutes or longer if needj
ed, then inhale again fifteen minutes
j and repeat the o^feratipn,. as
j directed, twenty-four times, and
! the result will be that the lungs
I will expand to their normal condij
tion, and in twenty-four hours the
j patient is out of danger and in forty1
eight hours he is cured?although
weak".
"Change cotton often; it ought to
be changed twice in fifteen minutes.
"Another method of inhalation for
elderly people without teeth, and patients
in the last stages of pneumonia
follows:
"Ge a small alcohol lamp, or any
heating apparatus and a porcelain
cup. Make a one inch cover for cup.
Bore a hole in the middle and insert
a half inch rubber tube long
enough to reach the patient's mouth.
Boil the alcohol (no chloroform is
needed in this method) let the patient
inhale through the tube the
fumes from the boiling alcohol in
long breaths for fifteen minutes and
follow directions above."
Many Flu Cases at Cope.
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, Cope, Oct. 26.?From information
received this afternoon from Dr.
Stuckey, there.' are over 300 cases of
influenza in C6pe and the surrounding
vicinity. The doctor said that
some davs, he thought it had probably
reached its height, then, again
he would strike localities where it
was on the, increase. The worse
cases are those, where crowding one
or more in one room cannot be avoided,
and the fatalities in most cases
result from not following the doctor's
orders, and taking treatment
as prescribed. The people are at last
beginning to fearn of its contagious
qualities and are not congregating
together as much as heretofore.. The
wearing of masks is practiced by
some, and the people generally are
now using various precautions. As
nearly every home in town is affected
to a certain degree, there is little
j mingling, one with another, as every
I one is "sweeping befor^ his own
door," as it were, but when it happens
that all parties in a home are
stricken, there is always plenty of
help to tide things over.
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ASK ELECTION DEMOCRATS
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES AN APPEAL
TO THE NATION.
Republicans Reply Demanding "G. O.
fP.
Be Given Rigtful Share In
Responsibilities of War.
Washington, Oct. 25.?President
Wilson, in a statement today addressed
to his fellow countrymen,
asked them to return a Democratic
Congress in the November elections if
they have approved of his leadership
in this critical time.
Failure to return a Democratic majority
to both the Senate and House
of representatives, the president
said, not only would seriously impair
his power to administer the great
trust assigned the president by the
constitution, but would be interpeted
abroad as a repudiation of his
leadership.
The president's action electrified
Republicans at the capital, who prepared
a formal reply in the name Of
the party leaders in the senate and
house and the chaeirman ofHhe senate
and house Republican congressional
campaign committees.
G. O. P. Record Cited.
The Republican statement, declaring
the minority party in congres/
had supported the administration policies
since the war with a unanimity
and an absence of criticism unprecedented,
in party history, pointed to
the record as proof.
The war, the Republican statement
contends, is not the president's "personal
war*' nor the war of congress,
nor of a party, but of the American
people, and declares "the Republican
party, representing more than half
the citizenship of the country, demands
its rightful share," in the burden
and responsibilities it imposes.
If given a majority in either or
both houses, the leaders said, the Republican
party would drive forward
the war and hasten victory. The
statement pointed out the Republic
cans would "check the waste now going
on of money" given by the nation.
Preparing for Battle.
Several senators and representatives,
both Republicans and Democrats,
issued personal statements dur-<
ing the day and most leaders on both
sides prepared for the debate which
was expected in the senate, and possibly
in the house, when congress
reassembles Monday after the weekend
recess.
Sentiments of Colored People.
Editor The Bamberg Herald: I
ask space in your columns to express
our regret upon the demise of the
many citizens of Bamberg and vicinity.
It seems to me that the present
plague is the worst disease which has
ever affected Bamberg and vicinity.
The Rev. Lawrence Rice, of ^lidway
charge, passed away oh Sunday,
October 20th. He was ill for only a
short time. He was truly beloved by
his people and the community because
he lived an upright life, and let
his light so shine that others saw
his good works; Hb glorified his
Father who is in heaven.
The passing away of Dr. J. J.
Cleckley, Bamberg's brilliant 'and
faithful physician, has not only
thrown a gloomy shadow in the
home which he lived to make happy
and pleasant, but the hearts of the
people of Bamberg and vicinity in
the many homes that have been grief
stricken on account of the death of
this hard worked and faithful servant
of the people, white and colored.
The people of both races are deeply
grieved,"but God will pour the oil of
consolation in their hearts.
I Again the death of Dr. Charles
Black is also lamented by both races.
Dr. Cha.rlie Black was genial and
kind in his manner to all. He was
beloved by all who knew him. Th<=
families have the deepest sympathies
of the people of Bamberg, colored
and white.
We all really and truly need tc
draw nearer to God than we evei
have been, and put down all formalities,
and keep in our minds constantly
that God is a spirit, and they thai
serve Hi mmust serve Him in spirit
and in truth? H. H. MATTHEWS
Congressman Byrnes Under Fire.
With the American Armies ir
France, Oct. 28.?Congressman Glass
of Virginia and Congressmen Byrnes
and Whaley of South Carolina wen
under shfell fire in the Verdun regior
recently. One shell landed within
200 y^rds of the party.
The congressmen visited Montfaucon
and. other points on the fronl
held by the first army.?Washington
Times.
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BERTHAS SHELL VITAL LINE.
More Formidable Than Gun Which
Shelled Paris.
With the American Forces, Northwest
of Verdun, Oct. 28.?American
long-range guns this afternoon began
firing on Longuyon.
The town of Longuyon is twentythree
miles northeast of Verdun. The
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American long-range fire also is being
directed against the vital Vole de
Rocade on the railway line' paralleling
the front. The Germans are depending
upon this road to shift their
troops and supplies from one point to I.? *
another.
The location of the gun may not
be announced as yet, but the gun V;J
ca.ii suuui rnauj' luiics. xuc nc?^uu
is said to be infinitely more formidable
than the big gun with which the
Germans bombarded Paris, though its
range probably is not so great.
The big guns were ready some
time ago, but could not be used be- cause
bad weather prevented the necessary
support of aviators. The sky.
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now has been cleared for *two days.
The results of the bombardment have
not been announced.
The use of these long-range guns
has been awaited eagerly ever since
the Americans advanced to a point
from which the guns could reach the
vital railroads. For days the guns
have been on the American sector'
manoeuvering for positions from
which they might successfully bombard
the Sedan-Carginan-MontmedyLonguyon
line.
The cutting of this line, toward
which the Americans have been pressing
constantly, would mean the virtual
collapse of the entire German
front to the Dutch border. Even to
interrupt the railroad intermittently -v
would be a huge gain, since most of
the German relief divisions sent
against the Americans have been
brought in over that line. v
^ Carter-Griffith. '
Miss Connie Carter and Mr. Lewis ?
Griffith, both of this community, were
united in marriage last Thursday v
afternoon in Orangeburg county,/the
Rev. Mr. Bolen officiating. The bride
is a popular young lady who has
scores of friends throughout tho
county, and the bridegroom is a pros,
perous young farmer of the county. .
The young couple are now receiving
the congratulations of their many
friends..
Re^ , t.
The various auxiliaries of the
county have been writing the Bamberg
chairman for work. There is
plenty of material on hand to make } |
up, and it will be appreciated very
much if, as far as possible, the auxiliaries
would send for their allotment.
This would be a saving of
stamps as well as a help and time
saver to the Bamberg workers. The
ladies who have finished bags on
hand will please send them in at
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once, so that they can be shipped.
We have an allotment of, garments
to make for the Belgian children and
we must get to tfork on these. A ? '-*?
sample for another style bag has
been sent and we have an allotment
of these to make also.
Ladies, we beg of you to come and
help make thes^ articles.?Contributed.
Rowell-Eke.
Miss Julia Maoei Kowen ana :vir.
A. A. Eke were united in marriage
at the home of the bride on Tuesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock, the Rev. R. H.
Jones officiating. Only the members
of the family were present. After
the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Eke left
for Charleston, where they will reside
for the present. The bride is
i the daughter of Mrs. S. A. Rowell
. and the late Mr. R. W. D. Rowell,
I of this city. The bridegroom is a
? young sailor, whose home is in the
! State of Washington. He is at press
ent stationed in Charleston.
Deaths in Mill Village.
Miss Minnie Borneau died at her
home in this city, in the mill town,
. last Saturday night of pneumonia fol.
lowing an attack of Spanish influenc
za. The remains were carried . Sunt
day morning to her former home at
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Zelma Morris, a young girl of the
mill village, died also on. Saturday
t night fro mthe same cause. The body
31 was buried Sunday in this city. ;
> There are a few cases of pneumonJ
ia among the employees of the cotton
l mill, all of whom were reported
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