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FREED FORTV-FIVE TOWNS. AMERICAN ADVANCE MADE IN FACE OF GREAT DIFFICULTY. ? French Drive Ahead on Forty-Mile Front.?Italians, Repulsing AusI rians, Continue Adavance. With the American Army Northwest of Verdun.?In its first major operations against the Germans, considqring the clearing out of St. Mihiel B salient as a local affair, the AmeriW c5n army in a few days less than a I month has liberated more than 45 f villages and advanced to an average k depth of ten .miles, freeing 165 5" square,miles of territory. In the offensive the Americans have captured mrvrp than 3d.000 nrisoners. r - The Americans attacked on a front of twenty miles from the Argonne to the Meuse and the advance has been made in the face of almost insur- , mountable difficulty, due particularly to the nature of the ground which is covered with hills, deep ravines and woods. In addition the Americans had fronting them four organized systems of trenches?the Hindenburg line, the Hagen position, the Velker position and the Kriemhilde position. They have forced their way through all these lines. Ahead of them lies the Freya position, which has been -reached at one point in the region of the Bantheville wood. The advance has been particularly difficult because the Germans have stubbornly resisted every foot of the way and have used more than 33 divisions on the" twenty mile front. The enemy continues to make a formidable effort to hold this front in order to protect .riis great general line of communi-cation running through Hirson, Mezieres, Sedan, Montmedy and Longuyon. This line already is threatL eHed and should the Germans lose it, A they will lose their main line of com^ ft munication from Germany into occupied France. r ... In addition to prisoners, General Fershing's men have taken more than ~ 137 guns of large calibre, numerous machine guns and anti-tank guns, a great store of ammunition and much war ihaterjal, including- locomotives add railway cars. Since September 26, the Americans \ have fired more than 2,500,000 V - - -shells, the number of times reaching x as high as 150,000 daily. The guns . used include a great number of heavy ^ ^ ones, also some cdptured from the y' enemy. v American aviators and anti-aircraft guns In the period since September 27, have, brought down 230 enemy > machines and 23 enemy balloons, dej w spite: bad flying conditions and bad weather at times. Bombing planes dropped more than 40,000 kilograms ' of explosives on railroad centres, troop concentrations and other points behind the enemy lines. From the view of the engineer the ; most difficult task" faced has been the repairing of roads and the movement , OI Supplies, LUC Ll, auiuiuuiuuu auu t food to the front. More than 40,000 engineer troops are employed night . * and day rebuilding shell battered roads, using where possible, crushed rock from the villages destroyed by the German shells. In the Argon'he hundreds of yards * of German barbed wire entanglements fastened from tree to tree at various heights had to be bridged, as it was impossible to cut ^them. In addition many roads in the Argonne were of black loam, which became a morass in rainy weather. The engineers were compelled to virtually ^ ' build, bridges over many miles of these roads. The crossing of Forges brook was accomplished in, the first day of the advance under a heavy fire. The brook runs through marshy lands and in order to bridge it the engineers ? had to lay bundles of faggots on both sides of the stream. The crossing was made in record time and then began the battle of the Argonne, which lasted for more than two weeks. Compilations made by army officers show that of the more than 165 v square miles taken from the enemy since September 26 almost one-half M "were heavily wooded and machine V gun-Infested. The Americans had to f take: by storm 159 hills and high * crests, most of which were heavily , f wooded and defended by strong machine gun detachments, f. Of the hills 141 were west of the Meuse and 18 east of the river. The f Germans also had to be driven from 430 ravines all defended by machine | guns and nearly as hard to take as the hills. \ General Pershing's men have had to advance against the pick of the P German army fighting deperately to hold this important front. Their difficulties are understood more easily when the number of hills, woods and ravines they ha^ had to take is considered. ^ tm* m I . A bridge over the river Dee in England that was built in 1280 still i is in use. - i . ' !T ETTERS from our boys in the trenches and II ^ from the women in canteen and other j| war work, all bring to us the 4 same mes- IaI sage?SEND US NEWS FROM HOME. W World news is all right, but OUR BOYS want NEWS OF THIS TOWN. They want the home newspaper. Publishers are prevented from sending their papers free to anyone, even boys in the service. Consequently a national movement has been started by Col. William Boyce Thompson of New York, who is acting as President of the Home Paper Service of II America to give the boys what they are calling 9 g I for. Every community is joining the movement. 11 g Let us see that our boys are not forgotten. 8 8 I Send to the publisher of this newspaper I n I whatever amount of money you can?5 1 |j I cents or $50.00. We will publish a list 11 | each week of those contributing, and the I j I / amounts contributed. \ II 1 Every cent received will be used to send 1 8 | this paper to our boys at the front. If at III f the end of the war, there is any surplus, it II 1 will be turned over to the local Red Cross II | Committee. 11 g There is no profit in this to the publisher? 11 I even in normal times, subscriptions are not sold 11 1 at a profit. With war prices prevailing, and the | f Vhigh rate of postage on papers sent to France, 11 our cost will scarcely be covered by our full II subscription price. If Remember that over in France, some brave If soldier or sailor from this town?perhaps even V some splendid woman working within sound of the guns?is depending on you to "KEEP THE HOME LOVE KINDLED." They are calling to YOU from "Over There" GIVE WHAT YOU CAN A A A .A A. A. At 4^ w y % W W it T Ty I Rock Bottom I $ Price list f Y Y Y Y ^ Open buggies, end springs or side ^ ?* springs, red or black running gear, cash price $90.0 J A Ensy term price $100.00 XTop buggies, $10.00 higher, any ^ * description. Will trade right for old f Y ones. Y Y Harness from $23 to $30.00 Y ?$ ' Organs, best make, from -$92.00 to ^ ' $108.00, less 10 per cent, for cash or easy terms. Liberal prices offered ' X *or ?ld organs in trade. J Y Sewing machines.?Three leading Y Y makes, at prices ranging from $65 Y , to $87.50. Big prices for old ma- Y chines in a trade, easy terms or 10 ^ per cent, off for all cash. t Furniture, same quality as others, 1 A A ^ at* 10 per cent, cheaper prices than J Y an>' one e*se in South Carolina. Easy Y terms. Pay while you get its service. Y Se me before buying. i ? I F. K. GRAHAM | Y : ? i i*? it art i- /? jji ii M I 9 9 rne rurnirure man. - uasn or ureair.'r $ X EHRHARDT, S. C. % A AAAAAAAAAa^AA^AAAA^AAVAAA A^a A4A A4A 9 Single Entry, Double Entry, or 9 9 Wide Debit, from 100 to 800 9 9 pages, in all the different bind= 9 9 ings, at right prices can be had at ' 9 I Herald Book Store I ^9 Mail Orders Rilled Promptly Bamberg, S. C. B TAX XOTICE. ??? fc The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 191S, until the loth day of .March, 1919, inclusive. From the first day of January. 1919, until the 31st day of January, 1919, a penalty of one per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of February, 1919, a penalty of two per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of March, 1919, until the loth - * * 1- lAiA ~ H aay 01 iviaruu, xju, a pcuai^ ui per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. THE LEVY. For State purposes 8% mills For county purposes 6% mills Constitutional schocl tax....3 mills 18 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Midway, No. 2 2 mills Hampton, No. 3 2 mills . Three Mile, No. 4 ......2 mills Fish Pond, No. 5 2 mills Hutto, No. 6 2 mills Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills Olar, No. 8 ...9 mills Salem, No. 9 .-...4 mills St. John's, No. 10 2 mills Govan, No. 11 J 8 mills Binnaker's, No. 12 3 mills Lemon Swamp, No. 13 4 mills Bamberg, No. 14 11 mills Oakland, No. 15 8 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 8 mills Colston, No. 18 4 mills Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills Oak Grove, No. 20 4 mills Denmark, No. 21 6% mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 13 mills Lees, No. 23 4 mills Hey ward, No. 24 2 mills All persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years of age. except Confederate veterans and sailors, who are exempt at 50 years of age, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog tax, 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of January, 1918, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the auditor are requested to do so on or before the 1st day of January, 1919. I will receive the commutation road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from the 15th day of October, 1918, until the 1st day of March, 1919. G. A. JENNINGS, Treasurer Bamberg County. p||| PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engines AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Saws. Splitters, Shaft 3, Pulleys, Belting, Gasoline Engines LAROESTOCK LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works. Supply Store. AUGUSTA, GA. The Strong Withstand the Heat of Summer Better Than the Weak Old people who are feeble and younger people who are weak, will be strengthened and enauiea to go through the depressing heat of summer by taking GROVE'S TASTELESSch illTC>NIC. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds ip the whole system. You can soon feel its Strengthening, Invigorating Effect. 60c. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic i destroys the malarial germs which are transmitted to the blood by the Malaria Mosqiito. Price 60c. Dr. THOMAS BLACK, JR. DENTAL SURGEON. Graduate Dental Department University of Maryland. Member S. C. State Dental Association. Office opposite new post office and over office of H. M. Graham. Office hours, 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. BAMBERG, S. C. Best material and workmanV snip, light running, requires little power; simple, easy to handle. Are made in several sizes and are good, substantial money-making machines down to the smallest size. Write for catolog showing Engines, Boil.ers and all Saw Mill supplies. I LOMBARD IRON WORKS & S SUPPLY CO. | Augusta, Ga. R ?? ???^p?? BUY- 1 WAR SAVINGS STAMPS CONSTANTLY " !' This Space Patriotically Donated By Chero=Cola Bottling Co. Bamberg, S. C. For Indigestion, Constipation or Biliousness Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive Laxative pleasant to take. Made and recommended to the public by Paris Medicine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic. A^A A^4. A^A A^4. A^A A^A J^A A^A A^fc, A^A A^A A^i A^A A^| i^k "4" "A" ^A" f|," fVf ^AT "a" ?AT ?Af "A" "A" TAT "A" "AT ?AT^f Mp t I I On and After November 1st | f ! ^ A Y X ^ We are compelled to cut out month- J ^ ly members. We will clean and press V suits as follows: J 4 Suits $1.25 ^ Y (Payable in Advance.) J V Single Suits 50 * Skirts 35 X y Dresses 50 A ; A Y Dresses, Pleated <5 , Y > Overcoats 40 . X T t A I IDEAL PRESSING CLUB 1 Y t. Skilled Workmen. ? 1 jj THREE THINGS MAKE GOOD, STYLISH, COMFORTABLE, SHOES ?GOOD LEATHER, FOOT FORM LASTS AND A SKILLED SHOEMAKER. THE BEST OF "STOCK" GOES INTO OUR SHOES; THEY ARE MADE OVER CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED LASTS IN VARYING WIDTHS; AND THE WORK IS DONE BY THE MEN WHO KNOW ' THEIR TRADE. BUY YOUR NEXT PAIR OF SHOES FROM US AND YOU WILL , ALWAYS BE OUR CUSTOMER FOR SHOES AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY NEED. \ R C FOLK CO. BAMBERG, S. C. BUY W. S. S. BUY W. S. S. andHeJp and Help WIN THE WAR WIN THE WAR Just Arrived TTT _ -Junf i?anaivA/? fhroo fCLT we uavc juoi _ loads of mules and hirses from the K Western markets. These animals S were personally selected by our Mr. B W. P.. Jones, and they' are in the 8 pink of condition. They are now to I be seen at our stables. Don't fail to see "them before you buy. fi I Jones Bros. I I RAILROAD AVENUE BAMBERG, S. C. j 2\', y.JV i/.'+ji-yje:'- \