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pi"\f J ' , : ' v " 1 / alhp Hamburg icralb ? 12.00 Per Year in Advance BAMBERG, S. 0., THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1919 Established in 1891 AMERICAN TROOPS 1. GO INTO MEXICO UNCLE SAM'S SOLDIERS RECROSS BORDER WITH PRISONERS. 50 Villa Men Are Killed One American of Seventh Cavali y Shot Through Lung by the Rebels. -:v. " El Paso, Texas, June 16.?Ameri* can troops that participated in the punitive expedition against the Villa rebels in and near Juarez last night TT-/rrr> in hprmrlcs auu ivuaj and camps on the American side tonight after 24 hours of campaigning. Seven ragged Mexican prisoners were headed toward the Fort Bliss stockade by a detachment of the fifth cavalry, while another cavalry de; tachment drove a herd of 100 captured Mexican horses and ponies to the remount station. It was officially stated tonight at Fort Bliss that approximately 50 Vil4 la followers were killed. One American of the seventh cavalry* Corporal Chigas, was shot ^ through the lung by a Mexican rebel. Rebels Pursued. After crossing during the night the " cavalry column, supported by a battalion of the 82nd artillery, advanced > and at daybreak began a scouting tour. Capturing the seven prisoners before reaching the Villa camp, the cavalry was enable to proceed, dismounted, to a short distance of the adobe headquarters when fighting was begun by the Americans standing In water up to their knees. Four Villa men were killed in the first assault and the entire force, numbering approximately 200 men, mounted and escaped toward the southwest with the cavalry troops in pursuit. The rebels scattered into small bands, the fifth cavalry pursuing one band 35 j miles. In the meantime the seventh cavalry deployed to< the southeast and pursued another band. Troops A^and C executed a mounted pistol charge ' from the saddle and killed a number of the rebels. The artillery placed shrapnel directly over the heads of tfie fleeing Villa force and many were killed. After the pursuit the two cavalry forces formed a junction and returned to the American side of the river, accompanied by the artillery and eighth engineers. The seven Mexican prisoners professed to be either farmers in the 1 valley or Carranza soldiers, none ad/ v mitting having been with Villa. v ^ < ? ^ Blackville Briefs. Blackville, June 14.?Mrs. Herman Brown has as her guest her niece, v~ Miss Evelyn Rosenburg, of Philadel0 phia. Mrs. Charles Molony and children, of Dublin, Ga., are visiting Mrs. S. S. pi;*; Molony. Carl Buist, of the 81st division, has returned from overseas and is at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lange Buist. Miss Lucvlle Molony has returned from Savannah, where she spent a few days. Cadet William Molony, of the Benv , edictine college, "Savannah, Ga., is at home for the summer holidays. Miss Pence Brown, of St. Angela's academy, Aiken, S. C., is at home for the summer holidays. Miss Rosa Brown has as her guest her cousin Edna Vineburg, of New York. Miss Alice Whittle has returned from a very pleasant visit to Vir ginia. * , Miss Bertha Rich has as her guest Miss Henrietta Block, of Camden. jk Miss Rosa Brown entertained in honor of her guest, Miss Vineburg, ^ with an enjoyable rook party on Wednesday^afternoon. Miss Rosamond Buist won first prize. A dainty ice course was served. Those invited yt were: Misses Pena Brown, Edna Vineburg, Evelyn Rosenburg, Sybil Buist, Edna Blume, Geraldine Kam-i mer, Florie May Smith, Evelyn Leonard, Rosamond Buist, Bertha Rich. New Way to Read. "Dorothy always begins a novel in the middle of it." "What's that for?" "Why, then she has two problems to be excited over: how the story will end and how it will begin." ; % ? j Read The Herald, $2.00 per year. J ' / . 1: NO PERMITS AFTER JUNE 30. Assistant Attorney General Delivers Opinion in Reply to Inquiry. Columbia, June 16.?Xo permits for alcoholic liquors in South Carolina must be issued after June 30, according to an opinion issued this this afternoon by Morris C. Lumpkin, assistant attorney general. The opinion of Mrv Lumpkin is based on a pamphlet of instructions received by the internal revenue department in Washington. Mr. Lumpkin's opinion was given to J. C. Davis, judge of probate of Dillon county, who made inquiry if permits were to be issued after June 30, when the liquor ordered is for medicinal purposes. Immediately Mr. Lumpkin took the matter up with D. C. Roper, commissioner of internal revenue. The opinion conrlndes; "An examination of the pamphlet referred to in the commissioner's letter discloses no provisions whatever allowing an individual the privilege of securing any alcoholic liquors for medicinal or other personal use. The commissioner refers to this, and calls attention to the fact that to secure non-beverage spirits or wines, a permit must be obtained and a bond given, and in the case of wines for sacramental purposes, certain affidavits must be made. "You are, therefore, advised that it is the opinion of this office that after June 30 the issuing of liquor permits should be discontinued, as it is believed that no delivery of such alcoholic liquors can be made under the federal law." BARNWELL WOMAN HURT. Mrs. Leila Graham Injured in Automobile Accident. Barnwell, June 17.?Mrs. Leila Graham ,of Barnwell, was painfully injured yesterday afternoon in an unusual automobile accident that occurred in the western part of the city on the Barnwell-Salkehatchie public road. She was in the car of hen. daughter, Mrs. W. C. Jennings, who was driving. Mrs. Graham occupied the rear seat with several children, who were climbing from the rear to the front seat and back again. Fearing that they might fall from the machine, Mrs. Jennings reached^back to help them, her attention being momentarily distracted from the road. Before she realized what had happened, the car swerved and struck a tree by the roadside. The automobile stopped so suddenly and unexpectedly I that Mrs. Graham was thrown partly I from the car against the tree, where she was pinned by one of the supports of the top. Fortunately other cars were passing at the time and the assistance rendered by their occupants probably saved her life. At first it was thought that she was fatally injured, but a more thorough medical examination disclosed the fact that while painful her injuries were not si severe as first reported, and the hope is entertained that 'she I will soon be completely recovered. WANTED WITNESS FOUND. In Connection With Recent Allendale Double Crime. Allendale, June 17. ? E. C. ("Buck") Lewis, wanted since May 29, in connection with the fatal shooting of H. D. Marley at Marley's house on the river, this county, and said to be the only male witness to the shooting of James W. Hogg, was apprehended Sunday morning Sheriff L. C. Bennett and his deputy, L. R. "Williams, at Cohen's Bluff, tnis county. Lewis, who, it is understood, has been in Georgia since the shooting, came across the river and found the sheriff awaiting him. He and George D. Kirkland and John Dunbar are under indictment for the shooting of Marley. Considerable conjecture has been made as to the whereabouts of Lewis since the double killing. It is generally believed that he will throw new light upon the affair and the people of the county are eager to hear his testimony. Navy Needs Men. The navy recruiting officer of the Bamberg office requests publication of the following: "The navy needs good men between the ages of 17 and 35 to fill the vacancies of those wl o are being discharged. Secretary Daniels has cabled the navy department from France calling on men and boys from 17 to 35 years of age to join the navy and help to man the ships that will make the United States navy the greatest and best equipped navy in the world. This is a direct appeal to the men and boys of South Carolina. Join now." * NON-STOP FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC MADE THROUGH FOG WITH OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE. Airmen Stand Trip Fine Started From Newfoundland Saturday Afternoon?Reached Ireland Sunday Morning 9:40. London, June 15.?The .final goal of all the ambitions which flying men have ventured to dream since the Wright brothers first rose from the earth in a heavier-than-air machine was realized this morning, when two young British officers, Capt. John Alcock, and Lieut. Arthur W. Brown, landed on the Irish coast after the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic ocean. Without Accident. Their voyage was without accident and without incident, so far as can be learned. It was a straight away, clean-cut flight achieved in 16 hours and 12 minutes?from Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland, a distance of more than 1,900 miles. But the brief and modest description which comes from the airmen at Clifden tells of an adventurous and amazingly hazardous enterprise. Fog and mists hung over the North Atlantic, and the Vickeys-Vimy biplane climbed and struggled to extricate herself from the folds of the airplane's worst enemy. Flying Upside Down. She rose to 11,000 feet, swooped down almost to the surface of the sea, and at times the two navigators found themselves flying upside down I only 10 feet above the water. Before coming to earth near the Clifden wireless station, Alcock circled the wireless aerials, seeking the best spot to reach the earth. But nc suitable ground was found, so he chanced it in a bog. The wireless staff rushed to the aid of the aviators. They found Brown dazed and Alcock temporarily deafened by the force of the impact, As soon as they were able to be escorted to the wireless station they telegraphed the news to their friends; then had breakrast. "That is the best way to cross the Atlantic," said Lieut. Brown after he had eaten. AUTO RUNS INTO A BUGGY. Buggy and Car Wrecked and Ante Crowd Injured. Willisto.n, June 12.?Monday nighl three brothers, Hubert, Horace anc Aubrey Boland, were driving an automobile without lights. About three miles below town they ran into a bug gy of a negro, completely demolish ing the buggy and badly wrecking the automobile. One of the occu pants of the car received a broker shoulder, another a crushed face anc the other several minor injuries. It has been impossible to ascertair who the negro was or whether or nohe or the horse were injured. Enjoyable Social Occasion. One of the many pleasant feature! of the Sounday school training insti tute was the social gathering of th< elementary teachers and their leader! on Saturday afternoon. The hospitable home of Colone Guilds was turned over to the teach ers. A delightful hour was spent ii association and informal discussioi of subjects of interest. Attractiv< hand-made posters, specimens o handwork and pictures of child lif< were exhibited. Stories which nevei fail to charm even grown-ups wer< amirably told. From Colonel Guilds's home th< company resorted to the dining roon at Guilds hall, where a delightfu supper had been prepared by Mrs ? - ? " *? ? ? t-? -u Jtieacn. unaer Mrs. -Deacii s stvniu hands a corner of the dining roon had been transformed into a bowe: of beauty. The elementary colors o green and white were effectively an( artistically carried out in the tabh decorations. The floral center pieci was of daisies and ferns of delicat* green. The plates of the guests wer< marked by tiny green baskets o daisies which contained daint: sweets. Among those present were: Mrs W. 3. Ferguson, Miss Mary A. Jones Miss Marie McDonald, Mrs. Clay E Smith, Miss Lillie Plowden, Mrs. T E. S;okes, Miss Lucy Polk, Miss Aim! Black, Mrs. Harris, and Miss Shuler EHRHARDT PUSHES AHEAD. < 1 Many Improvements Being Made in Thriving Town. Ehrhardt, June 14.?On account of the extremely wet weather here during May and June there will he only from one-half to two-thirds of the crop made in this community. However, the sun is shining today and a few days of such weather will get the land in condition so that the farmers can clean out their crops. - - - * j i _ 1 j. 3 Etiriiarat is one or ine uesi anu fatest growing little towns in lower South Carolina. Her merchants are abreast of the times, they carry large and varied stocks of merchandise and the two splendid banking institutions have recently givep notice of their intention to increase their capital. The Carolina Gin company is enlarging its gin plant and putting in four additional 12-70 saw gins. A new company has also been organized with a paid capital of $10,000, which has bought out the Farmers' warehouse, one of the largest roofs in Bamberg county, and will also absorb the electric light plant in this place. The same company also proposes to put in a modern ginnery and ice manufacturing plant and will also ; own and operate the local telephone system. Mr. R. A. Bennett, son of the Hon. W. D. Bennett, is back from a year ' and a half service in the United States army in France and Belgium, ' and has opened a modern fancy gro' eery and meat market. He runs a ! cafe in connection with the business. The Rev. Sam Danner and the Rev. Mr. Curry, the latter being a great songster, are running a protracted meeting in the ^Methodist ohnr^Vi ot thic nlnop Mr. Danner ! does the preaching and Mr. Curry the 1 singings The meeting, while under the auspices of the Methodist church, is largely attended by all denomina! tions and is doing great good in the ' moral and spiritual upbuilding of this 1 town and community. 1 Dr. Henry N. Snyder, president of 1 Wofford college, delivered a string and forceful address at the school 1 auditorium on Wednesday night, at ^ the closing exercises of the Ehrhardt high school, of which Miss Ida M. Fishburne is principal. BYRXES EXTERS PROTEST. Against Fordney's Plan to Increase i Potash Tariff. Washington, D. C., June 12.?Appearing before the ways and means committtee to protest against the proposition of Chairman Fordney to > increase heavily the tariff on potash in order to protect the domestic potash industry, Representative James t F. Byrnes, of South Carolina, del clared that the adoption of the Ford ney bill would be exceedingly injuriJ ous to the farmers of the country and - argued that instead of costing the domestic producers from $4O0\ to r, $600 a ton to produce, as had been asserted, the cost of producing poti ash in this country is from $120 to I $160 a ton. i Somebody Start It. t Who will undertake to establish the sale of eggs by weight instead of by the dozen? He will deserve to be called a benefactor.?Yorkville En3 quirer. Prosperity or Newberry either 3 could very well start this reform; for 3 both are good egg markets, especially the former. 1 Nobody buys cabbage-heads by the - dozen, nor watermelons. With every i other food except eggs the price dei pends, not on the number but upon 3 the quantity?which can only be def termined by the weight. If, for in3 stance, one buys apples or oranges r by the dozen, the price per dozen de3 pends on the size, but when we come to eggs, why an egg is an egg and 3 whether large or small is no great i matter. Still anybody knows that 1 large eggs ought to bring more than small ones.?Newberry Observer. 1 ^ < > ? i Kennedy the Nominee, r Barnwell, June 12.?The Barnwell f countv Democratic executive com 1 mitttee met here today to canvass 3 the returns and declare the results of 3 Tuesday's primary election to nomi3 nate a successor to Senator J. Henry 3 Johnson, of Allendale, resigned. All f precincts except Friendship reported, p and after tabulating the vote it was found that Edgar A. Brown, of Barn. well, had received 288; J. E. Davis, , of Barnwell, 133, and Arthur M. I. Kennedy, of Williston, 428. Mr. Kennedy was therefore declared the nomi inee. The general election will be . held June 24. REPORT SAYS HONS MAY NOT SIGN DECLARES PEACE TERMS AS REVISED CAUSE DISMAY. Some Ministers Injured Several Reported so Badly Hurt in French Demonstration Thejv. May Xot Return. Berlin, June 17.?The impression ^f + lin-l-irt ivflro ono-aaoH thrnn?li U1 IHUOC HU VM* VV.Q.. out the night in translating the reply of the allied and associated powers is that it will be utterly impossible to sign and that it is probable a negative reply will be wired to Dr. Haniel von Haimhausen for submission to M. Clemenceau. It is also considered possible that Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the German delegation, will not return to Versailles on account of the demonstration there against the delegates, resulting in injury to Minister Giesberts, Erau Dorlblush, Attache i Meyer and others, all of whom were hit with stones. Herr Meyer's eye was injured by glass. [ The changes in the peace terms as indicated by the red inter-lineations of the text of the old treaty are so slight as to cause universal dismay among those who have had the opportunity of examining the document. The financial modifications are considered unimportant and objictionable, and the terms governing Germany's admission to the league of nations are declared to be unsatisfactory. Government circles state that they cannot conceive any government willing to sign such terms, though it is admitted that the treaty will be fully discussed, because it is realized that serious effects, with the spread of Bolshevism in Germany would be entailed in refusal to sign. The entente's answer also is considered nothing less than an ultimatum, i m > ? CHARLESTON NAVY YARD. Bill Reported to House Includes Amounts in the Last Bill. Washington, D. C.^June It.?As reported to the house today the navy appropriation bill carries the same items for the Charleston navy yard as did the bill reported at the last session which failed of passage in the senate because of the Republican filibuster. The Charleston items total $243,000 and are as follows: To continue dredging, $30,000; air compressors and auxiliaries, $118,000; Oxyacetylene plant, $25,000; fire protection, $50,000; repairs and improvements to machinery, $10,000. Notes Prom County Agent. Many farmers report that their hogs have mange. Dip or rub your hogs with crude petroleum. The composition of this varies, so be careful not to apply too strong, but try a few hogs until you find the right amount to rub of the solution you have. A hog's system craves mineral matter. It is also good as a tonic and tends somewhat to prevent worm infestation. Keep the following mixture before the hogs in a box or self-feeder at all times: Charcoal, 1 bushel; hardwood ashes, 1 bushel; salt, 8 pounds; air slaked lime, 4 pounds; sulphur, 4 pounds; pulverized copperas, 2 pounds. . Mix the lime, salt and sulphur thoroughly and then mix the charcoal and ashes. Dissolve the copperas in one quart of hot water and sprinkle the solution over the whole mass, mixing thoroughly. If you have hogs, cattle or mules to feed, now Is the time to increase your plantings of peas, velvet beans and sorghum, and don't forget to plant as many sweet potatoes as possible. And after your plants have started good runners increase your crop with ' -'tting vine cuttings. Resolve to grow plenty of feed this year so that the high prices of feedstuffs will not worry you. Now is the time to plan to build your sweet potato storage house. 1 can furnish you the plans in detail. You should be among those who will feel good over the high prices they can get for their well-kept sweet potatoes in the spring. This winter may not be as mild as the last one. GEO. R. BRIGGS, > County Agent. \ ATTEMPT AT RAPE. Girl Eludes Negro Who Is Arrested and Put in Jail. Barnwell, June 16.?An attempt to rape the daughter of a respectable white farmer living near Reynolds Station, on the Southern railway between Blackville and Elko, was made Sunday afternoon by a negro named James Daniels. The young woman eluded her assailant and gave the alarm. The negro was taken into / custody by a party of white men who telephoned Sheriff J. B. Morris to meet them in Blackville, which he did, bringing the would-be rapist to the Barnwell jail. Although quite a crowd had gathered at Blackville when the sheriff reached there, no effort was made to lynch the negro. Hearing rumors of a projected lynching bee Saturday afternoon, Sheriff Morris and his deputy, J. F^Grubbs, carried Sarah Pompey, the negro ^oman accused of shooting a young white girl in Allendale county last week, to the penitentiary in Columbia for safe-keeping. BAMBERG WATER IS PURE. ' "S Analyses Indicate Water Is Free of All Contamination. v"Vv '' A r Following is the report of the analysis of Bamberg water, made on May 28 by the bacteriologist of the State Board of Health: Color 5.00 * Chlorine 4.00 Free ammonia 0.01 Albuminoid ammonia 0.01 Nitrogen in nitrites 0.00 Nitrogen in nitrates .* 0.00 Total solids 73.00 "Bacterial analysis: Bacterial in/ ',?,1 dications of contaminations?negative. "Remarks: Analyses indicate water to be of good quality and free from contamination. "Respectfully submitted, "F. L. PARKER, M. D." Breezy Bits From BranchviUe. Branchville, June 14.?Lucius Bellinger, of Charleston, is visiting Thomas Wright. Cambon Noble is at home from the University of South Carolina. Mrs. J. A. "^hite and daughter, Fannie Bell, have returned from a visit to Spartanburg, Rock Hill and Jefferson. Miss Wilhelmina Byrd and Miss Ethel Ellis are spending some time in Orangeburg with Miss Ida Edwins. Miss Myrtle McHonaker spent last week-end in Rock Hill with Miss Lilla Sue Wright. / 'Misses Vernell Buie and Rebecca Evans are visiting Miss Lillian Burney in Clarkston, N. C. Mrs. P. M. Wimberly and children are spending the week-end in St. George with Mrs. J. S. Wimberly. Miss Alice Evans has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. W. Black, in Holly Hill. Among the girls -home from college are Miss Vernell Buie, Columbia college; Miss Evelyn Bethea, Brenau. college, Gainesville, Ga., and Miss Josephine Bass, Fredericksburg, Va. Miss Julia Hardin, of Augusta, is visiting Miss Sadie Byrd. Repentence Postponed. An old negro parson in a Southern .A church was denouncing theft to his congregation, when he said: "If dere's any member ob dis congregation dat is guilty ob stealin' he better repent at once or de debbil will get him fo' sho'." Evidently moved by the parson's earnestness, old Rastus stopped the minister on the road home: "Parson," he began, "I jes' been thinkin' erbout repentin' an' I sho' gwine ter repent. I sho' is! I's gwine ter re pent nex' Sunday." "But, Bre'r Rastus, yer don't hatter wait till Sunday ter repent. Now is de accepted time. How come yer can't repent now?" "Well, Parson," explained Rastus, "it's dis erway: I needs jus' one mo' chicken fo' tomorrow's dinner, and I knows where a mighty fat pullet roos'es dat I been spectin' to cyar erlong home wid me, an' den I be good an' ready ter repent." "Well, den," said the parson thoughtfully, "I spec' I better come an' eat dinner wid you tomorrow ana talk it over wid you, 'cause dis yere repentance business is got ter be handled mighty careful."?Exchange. ^ ! > ? And if Uncle Sam should go into the medical profession there is a Sick Man of the Western world living right across the alley who would take up a lot of Uncle's time. ? ? * 'A \ J: