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CHATIEAU-THIERRY MIRACIK. (Continued from page 2, column 2.) near the river on the south bank, waiting for burial. The defense plan adopted in this critical foreground by the Thirtieth and Thirty-eighth Infantry Regiments and the Ninth Machine Gun Battalion consisted of an arrangement of combat groups, presenting no regular alignment, but located with regard to accidents of terrain and availability of concealment: and although in the coirse of the German attack many of these combat groups were overwhelmed, none of them left their places before the fighting became gen era! in all directions, and then such shifting as took place consisted in corcentrating at the stronger positions pmd at those points where the attacking forces seemed to be arriving in largest numbers. ?he German schedule of attack prcvided for crossing the river at darlight. launching the infanttry attack from the line of the railroad abdut 6 o'clock in the morning and atteining the designated position acioss the Le Rocq Plateau before noon of the loth of July. This operation involved a penetration into th? Third Division area varying from a ihort distance at the western limit ofattack to m.ore than ten kilometers injthe neighborhood of Conde. It will suffice to say that at dark tint night no German had crossed the F<jssoy <Crezancy Road except as a prisoner, of which we counted 596, am no Germans except the dead renuihed in front of the Third United States Division on the south side of the river. Six days later we had - . bijried nearly 5,GOO of them. The forward companies of the T tirty-eighth Infantry and the macline gun support from the Ninth . B .ttalion, situated in a triangular posiion at the mouth of the Surmelin ri rer, with the short side of the trif . aigle along the Marne and the long s: les extending towards the Surmelin v .lley, never left their positions t roughout the whole of that" mem. c 'able day, and fought for the major Iirt of the time in three different St- j c rections. The battalion of the Thir1 '-eighth Infantry on the extreme i ght, based on the forward slopes -< < ist of Moulins, and which had been i isposed to resist an attack from the ] orthwest, had to be rearranged durpg th? early morning hours of the |5th to resist pressure from the east, N ind fought in that manner with the i ; - * poche on two sides of them, for 12 ir 14 hours. No finer example of control by a 'egimental commander or of the conidence of the men in the wisdom of lis instructions can be conceived ;han this performance of the Thirty>ighth United States Infantry on July 15, 1918, and it toiay be very justly said that Col. U. G. McAlexander was the rock of the Surmelin valley, just < is Gen. George H. Thbmas was at | * Chickamauga; nor is there any finer example of soldierly coolness and courage under fire than the action of Lieut. Col. Frank L. Adams of the Thirty-eighth Infantry, who person- ? ally directed the change of frqnt on the extreme right flank, and thereby won his distinguished service cross. r_ But the other regiments were close behind the Thirty-eighth in exhibi- ] ' tion of valor. The Thirtieth United ] s States Infantry held the hill crowned . ^ by the Bois d'Agramont, the key to ' i the Le Rocq. Plateau. The heaviest bombardment and the greatest den- \ sity of attack were directed against j this point, but though no German ' 'j ever reached it, the German artillery 1 fire took the heaviest toll of American lives in this gallant regiment, and its casualties exceeded 20 per cent, j I on the one strenuous day. The Seventh United States Infan- I r> -i v. try, next in line to the left, not only I maintained its forward positions in- i tact, but also gave splendid assistance I to the hard pressed Thirtieth Infan- | try on its right. At Fossy it blocked all crossing of the river, pinned the j German attack to narrow limits on its J western side, and prevented all efforts at infiltration. Its losses were ; only slightly fewer than those of the I Thirtieth Infantry. , . Finally the Fourth United States I ) Infantry on the extreme left flank of the division sector, although itself outside the sphere of destructive artillery fire on the 15th of July, sent a battalion in support of,the Seventh * ' and Thirtieth Regiments, and when v j the Germans, after July 20, began to withdraw from Chateau Thierry, the Fourth with part of the Eighth Machine Gun Battalion was the first to cross the river. Sweeping along the northern bank of the Mdrne, from Blesme to Gland and then to Mont St. Pere, it enabled the whole division to cross and begin the struggle for the hill crests on the northern side. On July 25 the Fourth Infantry captured Le Charmel from the west after four , I days of bitter fighting, and then rushed the enemy for a six kilometer gain during the day of July 26, so that by 4 o'clock in the afternoon of that day the Third United States Di^ vision was in control of the head. The American Hen. The American chicken of today is largely an artificial product. Like the modern fashionable mother, the hen turns over her maternal duties to nurses. In her case, however, it is not because she so wishes. She would like to hatch and rear her own young but she isn't "let." There is an old joke about the little value of "hen time." But the truth is that hen time is very valuable and is not to be wasted in sitting on a bunch of thirteen eggs and clucking, about a few fledglings in pursuit of the elusive worm. She must be persuaded to lay as many eggs as possible, to be hatched in an incubator, and mothered in a brooded." Thus she become in effect a wholesale producer On big chicken farms nowadays incubators are operated in "batteries," turrning out the baby birds by tens of thousands. Controlled by electrical means, their temperature is auto. matica'lly regulated, and the output incomparably qiore sure than any crop of beans or potatoes. The American hen last year laid forty-two billions' of eggs. If all of these were one egg, it would weigh 2,625,000 short tons and a fowl big enough to lay it would be two-thirds of a mile high. The total value of these eggs was more than twice as much as the net proceeds of all the freight and passenger traffic of the railroads of the United States. It was a good deal more than five times the value of all the gold and silver taken out of our mines during the same twelve month. The average hen lays 120 eggs in a year. But the late lamented Lady Eglantine, a white Leghorn, prbdued 314 eggs in 365 days, which shows what a real American lady chicken can do when she exerts herself to the uttermost. waters of the Ourcq river. The German high command was bewildered; they had counted it an easy step in their operations toward Paris and ultimate victor*. Hertling, aV r? w rtftl 1 AW ^ O TO tut? uei uiau tiiau^cuui, uncc ua.-o before his death, stated that he was convinced on July 1, 1918, that the allies would propose peace before September. He said: "We expected grave events in Paris before the loth of July. But on the 18th even the most optimistic among us knew that all was lost. The history of the world was played out in those three days." There is no better epigrammatic reference to the character and the result of the fighting on July 15 than Frederick Palmer's remark that "we did not dash the cup of victory from his lips; we smashed it into splinters in his face." We are proud of the confidence loctors, druggists and the public have in 666 Cliill and Fever Tonic.?Adv. DR. THOMAS BLACK DENTAL SURGEON. Graduate Dental Department University of Maryland. Member S. C. State Dental Association. Office opposite postoffice. Office hours, 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. % BAMBERG, 8. C. 666 quickly relieves Constipation, Biliousness, Loss of Appetite. and Headaches, due to Torpid Liver.? A.dv. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can get restful sleep after the first application. Price 60c. iBu\j ii vi cuivvt iuv hut poisops of undigested pR?. food to accumulate in Mm your bowels, where they are absorbed into your mgm system. Indigestion, constipation, headache, bad pB blood, and numerous other troubles are bound to follow. Keep your jNj^ system clean, as thous- || ands of others do, by taking an occasional dose kfM of the old, reliable, veg- fl|L etable, family liver meal- N Thedford's |^l Black-Draught ML Mrs. W. P. Pickle, of Jflfl I U Rising Fawn, Ga., writes: mjt U "We have used Thed- HP ygn ford's Black-Draught as -^y BM a family medicine. My B4 U mother-in-law could not U take calomel as it seemed p| too strong for her, so she BTjBI used Black-Draught as a H wgr mild laxative and liver HIM regulator.. We use it JfSk in the family and believe BBL II it is the best medicine for ^ mdfi the liver made." Try it yfkM QRT4J Insist on the genuine? kpH n?|B Thedford's. 2ocapack EDGEFIELD MAN DROWNED. i Edgar Lanham Meets Death Swim-! i ining in Pond. ' i Edgefield, July 7.?While bathing in a pond near here this afternoon, . Edgar Lanham, the twenty-year old i son of Rev. P. B. Lanham, a promi-i . nent Baptist minister of the county, j was drowned. Young Lanham, who ! was a good swimmer, attempted to , swim across the pond and when about j half way was seized with cramps and I began to call for help. A companion reached him but was prevented from rendering help by being seized by the drowning boy. Young Lanham was' very popular and his death has cast a shadow over the community. ? < > ? She Watered Them. Mistress?Did you water the ferns; in the drawing room, Xorah? , Maid?Yes, mum. Don't you hear! the water dripping on the carpet?? Answers. When in the Mountains this Summer j Let ?br Atkrtt (lift Waynesville, X. C. IK) YOUR KODAK WORK Before and after then let the THE AIKEN GIFT SHOP AIKEX, S. C. DO YOUR WORK _______?________? I 666 lias more imitations than any other Cliill and Fever Tonic on the market, but no one wants imitations. They are dangerous things in the' medicine line.?Adv. NOTICE ; i I Of Special fleeting of Stockholders of Farmers and Merchants Bank, of Ehrliardt, S. C., Called for July 26, 1919. Pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, of Ehrhardt, S. C., to increase the capital stock of sniri rnrnnrntinn to the sum of S60^ 000.00, a meeting of the stockholders of sai<J corporation is called, to be held at the office of said Bank, Ehrhardt, S. C., on the 26th day of July, 1919, at 11 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of considering said resolution, and to transact such other business as may be incident to or connected with the increase of the capital stock of said corporation. FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF EHRHARDT, S. C. By S. W. Copeland, President. July 1, 1919. GOOD THINGS TO EAT . City Market . Hutto & Bellinger, Props. BAMBERG, S. C. M??B?? "battery FREE TESTING ANI We Recharge, Re All Makes of ? A RENTAL BATTER"! 85 Per Cent of all Electri Willard Star ARE YOU AMONG- 1 FAULKNER ELECTRIC SI I llsl ow I / j fsk DES I WsM MAS i *, ERE 1 / ....v.;.v:.\ mon SHERIFF'S SALE. In accordance with the executions to me directed by G. A. Jennings, treasurer of Bamberg county, I have levied upon and will sell for cash, on Monday, July 7, 1919, during the legal hours of sale the following described lots in the town of Denmark, County of Bamberg, and State of South Carolina, said lots to be sold for taxes due and owing the said county and State: Lots Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, in Block No. 49; also lots Nos. 17 and 18 in Block No. 53; said lots belonging to John H. Martin, trustee. Lot No. 9, in Block 23; said lot belonging to John Tyler. Lot No. 1 in Block 63 with a frontage of 50 feet facing Maple avenue, belong-1 inz tn M. R. Smith. S. G. RAY. Sheriff Bamberg County. June 10. 1919. Habitual Constipation Cured in 14 to 21 Days "LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a speciallyprepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual Constipation. It relieves. promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c per bottle. cr ' n\ BUYWAR SAVINGS STAMPS CONSTANTLY I t * This Space Patriotically Donated By Chero=Cola Bottling Co. Ba?nberg, S. G. LOOK HERE FOR II > t Uanu a Ramhorn Reader Will be Interested. When people read about the cures made by a medicine endorsed from far away, is it surprising that they wonder if the statements are true? But when they read of cases right j here at home, positive proof is with- J in their reach, for close investigation is an easy matter. Read Bamberg endorsement of Do an'a Kidney Pills. J. H. Murphy, farmer, Elm St. says: "In my estimation, Doan's Kidney Pills are the best kidney remedy on the market and I can honestly recommend them. I haven't had occasion to use any Doan's Ki<Ki hey Pills for several years, bu>t 1 clearly remember the good I derived from them when last I used them. 1 had a lameness in my back and my kidneys were disordered, causing me much annoyance. I used Doan's Kidney Pills and they completely cured me of this trouble and put my kidneys in good shape again, so I am glad to endorse this remedy. Anyone having trouble with their kidneys should try Doan's Kidney Pills." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills ? the same that Mr. Murphy had. Foster-Milburn Co? Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y. Best material and workman- I ahin running, reauires I I little power; simple, easy to I handle. Are made in several 8 9 sizes and are good, substantial M 9 money-making machines down -I I to the smallest size. Write for K catolog showing Engines, Boil- 8 1 ers and all Saw Mill supplies. I fcH git n # np 5 LOMBARD IRON WORKS & S I SUPPLY CO. | I Augusta. Ga. j? SERVICE | ) PILLING SERVICE spair and Replace Storage Batteries I TO PIT YOUR CAR ically Equipped Cars Use! age Batteries THE 15 PER CENT?_ 5RVICE CO., Bamberg, S. C. ? S 'EN BROS. MjARBLE ND GRANITE CO. 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