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PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?Mrs. W. E. Free has been visiting friends in Columbia. ?Miss Mary Livingston has returned home from Columbia. ?Prof. W. C. Duncan spent a fewdays in Charleston last week. ?Mr. Raymond Smoak, of Orangeburg, spent Sunday in the city. ?Mrs. E. K. Garrison is visiting relatives in Anderson this week. ?-Mr. J. S. J.- Faust, of Dunbar. ton, was in town one day last week. ?Mrs. Robert Black spent the past week-end in Williston with relatives. ?Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Johns, of Baldock. were in the city yesterday. x ?Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brickie and baby have returned from Saluda, N. C. :?Dr. Robert Black spent Tuesday in Charleston on professional business. ?Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Folk are spending this week on Sullivan's Island. ?Mr. and Mrs. James T. Burch, of Florence, are visiting relatives in { town. ?Mr. G. A. D'ucker has gone to Hot Springs, Ark., to spend a few weeks. ?Mr. J. C. Folk, who is employed in Charleston, spent the week-end in the city. ?Miss Virginia Ayer, of Savannah, spent Saturday in the city with ' friends. ?Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rentz, of Hunter's Chapel, are visiting relatives in the city. ?Mrs. Glenn W. Cope and little son are spending a few weeks at Glenn Springs. ?Little Miss Gertrude Moore, of Charleston, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. B. Black, Jr. ?Miss Rebecca Graham, of Greenwood, visited friends and relatives here last week. ?Mr. C. W. Rentz returned Friday fropi St.XLcuis, where he spent a few day& on business. ?Miss Rebecca Dickinson left this week for Laurens, where she is visiting Miss Mildred Counts. ?Mrs. Burt Berry, of Branchvillte, is spending some time in the city with her sister, Mrs. R. M. Bruce. ?Captain W. S. Bamberg and Mrs. Greyton Bamberg spent a few days in Charleston last week. ?Mrs. J. J. Cudd and little daughter" have returned to Spartanburg, after a visit to relatives here. ?Mr. Cope Livingston, of Washington, D. C., has been visiting his mother, Mrs. L. E. Livingston. ?The Rev. E. K. Garrison left Sunday for McClellanville, where he is assisting in a revival meeting. ?Miss Gwen Fowler, who is attending the summer school in Orangeburg, spent the week-end at home. ?^Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hooton and Mr. and ^rs. H. D. F. spent a few days last week on Sullivan's Island. ?Mrs. Janie Folk Sanders and son Leon, of Hampton} spent a few days \ in town recently with Mrs. J. C. Folk. ?Sailor O. Perry Folk, U. S. N., is spending a month's vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Folk. ?Mr. Robert Black, of Florida, a former resident of Bamberg, is vis\ r iting relatives and friends in the city. ?-Miss Nellie Murphy, of Virginia, is spending a few weeks in the city with Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Murphy. ?Misses Onie Brux, of Columbia, and Helen Milhous,. of Waynesboro, Ga., have been visiting Miss Martha Ray. ?Mr. J. D. Felder and Miss Elizabeth Inabinet left last week for Whitmire to spend a few weeks with relatives. ?Mr. M. T. Johnson went up to Asheville, N. C., last week. Mrs. Johnson and children, after spending a few weeks there, returned home ; with him. ?Mrs. A. W. Knight returned home Saturday from Jacksonville, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J. R. Spearman, who spent a few days here before going on to her home in Newberry. ** m in m A Considerate Canine. "Intelligent dog? You bet he is! Why that dog wandered away from - home last week and when I offered a reward for his return, what do you suppose happened?" "Somebody brought him home and claimed the reward, I suppose." next morning carrying a copy of the "No, sir. That dog showed up the paper in his mouth. You see, he noticed the advertisement and came home of his own accord so that I wouldn't have to pay out any money on his account."?Boston Transcript. > . 1 . . t \ V .. . V . "GREAT BARi W. E. Boyce, Major, M. C., in the Watch on the Rhine. On the night of the "Greatest Barrage"?July 14?the First Battalion | of the Thirtieth Infantry occupied the front line in the Bois d'Aigremont about two kilometers South of the iMarne. The Third Battalion was in support ond the Second in reserve. I was senior medical officer on duty with the Second Battalion at that time. The Second was in a particularly unfortunate position, the men having had no opportunity to dig in or erect defensive positions. This battalion had been detached from the regiment on June 3 and sent across the river below Chateau Thierry and, in conjunction with the French and Second American Division, took part in the attack on Hill 204. It was relieved, rested, and sent in again at Chierry, and from there went to Courbin, where it remained until July 14, still detached. On that date it was ordered to rejoin the Thirtieth Regiment. Everyone was glad to be under command again of our beloved Colonel Butts. We were to move at once into the lAlgremont woods and relieve the First Battalion in the front line. After dark we started up with light hearts. We had been told that Fritzie was coming over, and many believed that he was short of shells. Otherwise, why didn't he send over a barrage, or something? We were soon to learn by bitter experience that Fritz had been getting together all the hell he could find and waited only the hour to hurl it over in unslackened fury for many hours till he thought we would have been annihiliated or would have beat a disorderly retreat. A little past 11 o'clock we passed between our own batteries of light field artillery which with the heavy artillery placed further in the rear, were sending over a defensive barrage, anticipating by an hour the expected enemy barrage. Big Barrage Begins. The night was ideal, just cool enough and except for our own artillery, quite still. But soon the stars were darkened by fog rising from the river. The work of our own batteries was fascinating. It was an- almost continuous violent thunder, accompanied by constantly leaping sheets of flame. As we came closer we could hear the crashes of our shells on the opposite side of the river. Not an enemy shell was falling. We came into position in the Bois d'AIgremont just before midnight. I could hear the softly spoken commands of the officers as they placed their men in position in the thick underbrush. The entire waogn train drew up along the road in the woods. My medical cart was in the rear of the train. I had it placed under a clump of bushes, and looking at my watch saw it was just 12 o'clock. I stopped a moment to observe the effect of the artillery fire, when the air was filled suddenly with new and vicious sounds, blood curdling shrieks and death dealing explosions of incoming shells. Gas Shells Come Over. There were thousands of shells in that first salvo?which a howling and shrieking of exploding shells, while dirt and stones and pieces of trees were scattered everywhere. ' Great holes opened up all around, while the earth trembled under the force of the mighty detonations. I threw myself flat on the ground, and I had never known before that I could get so close to nature. I lay there for an hour while the sky was raining shells, expecting that every minute would be my last. At first T thoneht that it was only a reprisal fire, but as the time dragged on, and there was no abatement, I became painfully convinced that the expected attack was on. After awhile I became aware of a different song in the air, the pleasant, musical whang and the dull thud of gas shells. A moment later and I could smell the deadly poison. I reached for my trusted gas mask and, much as I dreaded to do so, pulled it on. The mask is safe, but it is the most uncomfortable thing I ever wore. Praying for Daylight. it tne civilian cares to kuow now a gas mask feels, let him seize his nose j with a pair of fire tongs, bury his face in a hot feather pillow, then take a gas pipe between his teeth and breathe through it for a few hours. It is safe, but like the deadly poison which forced its invention, it is not sane. No man could get up and work and live in that hell of steel. Besides, it was totally dark, and I could have no light. My own men would have shot me dead if I had made a light. The woods were filled with deadly gas. I was sick and disgusted because I was there as an agent of mercy, to care for and relieve the suffering, and RAGE" NIGHT. I could do nothing. I would have given half my life for daylight. I slipped down the head of my gas mask and looked at my illuminated watch. Only 1 o'clock. My : God, I thought I would go mad. | I heard some one cry out that he j was wounded. I got up and groped ( my way through the underbrush, and j came on a soldier who said he was ! wounded in the shoulder. I felt for j the wound and found that the arm had been torn away. I dressed him in the dark, using a first aid packet and his shirt. He had lost his gas mask, his comrade lay nearby dead. I took the dead man's mask and adjusted it on the liviner. Action relieved the tense nervous strain and from then on I worked constantly among the wounded in the woods. I got together what first aid men I could find, and we worked until daylight. Daylight came as a relief, but I hope I shall never again witness such a spectacle. Five hours of shelling had wrought tremendous havoc, and still there was no abatement. In fact, the bombardment seemed to increase in fury. Dead animals lay everywhere in the woods, which were a mass of tangled .and broken trees. And everywhere were human bodies, | unrecognizable masses of human j flesh. Everywhere, also,.were woundI ed men, some slightly, some seriously, j some fatally hurt. Some begged piteously for removal from the shell ! swept area. Runners Never Returned. [ Immediately after daylight we began attempts at evacuating. Five k runners, who were sent out in succession to find the nearest point to ! which the ambulances could come, j have never been heard from. From a technical standpoint the enemy was the much better situated. Commanding a high hill which rises abruptly from the opposite bank of the /Marne, he had a periect view 01 the'first two kilometers of our front. Under the protective screen of his own tree covered hills, he was able to carry on his preparations uninterruptedly?preparations for his "victory drive," his "knockout blow," and the realization of his plans for world power. On the American side of the Marne was a long stretch of low lying fields for the most part covered with ripening grain. The ground rises gradually, then until at two kilometers from the river it slopes upWard into a high hill, which is covered by the Bois d'Aigremont. On the right lay the Surmelin Valley, in which nestled the town of Crezancy. This valley being the point of ingress and egress of the Marne Valley made the possession of this road vital to the enemy. But to gain it, he must first annihiliate the Thirtieth Infantry. The majority of the wounded were heroic and stoical in their suffering. A few were effeminate. Most of them suffered in silence, bearing patiently the long waiting. The few cursed bitterly, or begged to be carried to the rear. We had many raving maniacs. In passing among the uninjured I saw drawn, pinched faces, but the eyes were still bright and jaws were set with a determination that bespoke the iron resolution in each man's heart that "The Hun shall not pass." nun imamry aiuk-ks. At 10 o'clock we had( more than 250 men all severely wounded, awaiting evacuation.' Becoming exasperated at the failure of the runners to return, I went myself to establish a liaison with the embulance service, and found the ambulances coming to the Greves farm, one kilometer to 'our rear. The wounded men were simply piled up and it looked as though we never would be able to get them out. After 10 o'clock the artillery fire slackened. At 4:30 that morning the enemy launched his long expected infantry attack. Three crossing places by pontoon bridges and by boats of 20 man capacity were attempted on that part of the front held by the Thirtieth Infantry. Bitter and determined fighting followed along the American defensive positions. The advanced elements fought to almost annihilation. With rifles, machine guns, automatic rifles, grenades and trench mortars, the Thirtieth stood firm and for the most part broke up the enemy attacks. At one or two points the enemy was partially, but only temporarily, successful in making a breach in the American lines. Through these he rushed his troops into the field and to the rear of our most advanced elements. But his success was of short duration. Coming into range of our riflemen and machine gunners camouflaged in pits along the foothills and in copses, the enemy met a galling fire that flesh could not withstand, and was forced to discontinue his advance and seek shelter in shell holes and ditches, from which he was later I made prisoner. Scattered American detachment! along the river held on like grin death. Boche Has Enough. The determined resistance of th< Americans had so completely broker ' up the enemy attacks that from liov on his efforts were feeble and hall hearted, and by the night of the 15th although there was still intense , sporadic shell fire, the attack had ! worn itself out, and the Thirtieth infantry reestablished itself unaided ir its former positions. The wonderful defense and gallanl conduct of the officers and men of the Thirtieth Infantry in meeting the principal shock of the powerful German offensive and defeating the picked troops of the kaiser is best told ir the following proposal for citation oi the regiment for "The Order of the Army" by the commanding general oi the Sixth French Army, and commanding general of the Third United States Division, our own admired and respected Maj. Gen. Joseph Dickman, until recently commanding the Third Army:Proposal for Citation. "17 July, 1918. "Headquarters Sixth Army, Thirtyeighth Corps, Third United States Division. "Proposition for citation for 'The Order of the Army.' "For the Thirtieth United States Iif an try: "Regular regiment of the American Army, under the energetic and skillful command of its chief, Col. E. D, Butts, has shown itself faithful to its traditions in meeting the principal shock of the German attack on Julj 15. "Undergoing a bombardment extremely violent, which has caused immense losses, it held in spite of all the enemy's attacks and reestablished itself integrally in its original positions and meanwhile took more than 200 prisoners. "J. T. DICKMAN, "Major General U. S. A., Commanding Third Division, United States Army." 57 Years Away From Home. York, July 7.?C. C. Hope, a well known farmer of the East View section, was called to Gastonia, C., Saturday to meet an uncle, Thomas Hope, who had not been heard from by his relatives since 57 years age when he wTas a soldier in the Confederate army. He had long ago been given up as a victim of the War Between the States, and when he appeared unannounced among his kinsfolk in Gaston and Mecklenburg counties a few days ago it occasioned much surprise and rejoicing. He has a numbc. of relatives in York county. The returned man stated that he had been captured by the Union forces in the fall of 1862 and confined in a military prison until the close of flio war "Roin?r flhsnllltfilv without means and cognizant of the deplorable state of affairs in the South, Mr, Hope, when given his liberty, decided to seek his fortune in the land where he so long had been a prisoner. In business he met with moderate success, eventually acquiring a competence that is supporting him in comfort during his declining years. Although 82 years old, he is physically vigorous and mentally alert. His home is in New York city. Though long resisted, the desire tc once more see his native section and relatives was too strong to be denied. His visit acquainted him with many changes that had taken place in his long absence. Of his four brothers, only one, Christopher Hope, of Mecklenburg county, survive, the other three having lost their lives in the War Between the States. Friends ol his youth were inquired about, but nearly all were found to have passed away. He saw, of course, many remarkable changes in Gaston and the other counties he visited and expressed amazement at the wonderful development of the country since the far off time in the '60s when he left home in answer to the call of the Confederacy. T 4-VfcS* TWv>f AT* uaugll Ull Hie wvvum. An Illinois physician who had motored into an Ohio town found a porter standing hack of the machine laughing. "What's the joke," inquired the owner. "Nuthin', boss; but you're a doctor, ain't you?" "Yes." "I thought so when I saw that red cross on the front of your car. But if I owned the car I think I'd put that sign on the back." The doctor walked around to the rear and looked at his license tag. It read: "46,000 111."?Rehoboth Sunday Herald. The Proper Retort. "So you want my daughter, eh?" "I do, sir." "Have you any money?" "A little. How high do you quote her??Brooklyn Citizen. STATISTICS OF WAR. S ) Casualties in Meuse-Argonne Offensive Shown. 2 American casualties during the 4? i day Argonne offensive aggregated ' 1 20,000 men, or 10 per cent, of the I total of 1,200,000 engaged, according to a "statistical summary of the war , with Germany" prepared by Col. I Leonard P. Ayres, chief of the statistical branch of the general staff, t Of every 100 American soldiers and sailors who took part in the wa^ t with Germany,'' the report said, "two J were killed or died of disease during J the period of hostilities. In the Northern army during the War Be tween the States the number was i about ten. Among the other great nations in this war between 20 and s 25 in each 100 called to the colors were killed or died. Best information obtainable by the ! general staff places the total battle I deaths for all belligerents at 7,450,. 200, they were divided as follows: I Russia, 1,700,000; Germany, 1,600,000; France, 1,385,000; Great Britain 900,000; Austria, 800,000; Italy, 330,000; Turkey, 250,000; Ser via and Montenegro, 125,000; Beli gium, 102,000; Rumania, 100,000; Bulgaria, 100,000; United States, 48,! ,900; Greece, 7,000; Portugal, 2,000. American participation is summariz ed in the report in the following table: 1 Total armed forces, including army, navy and marine corps, 4,800, 000. ; Total men in the army, 4,000,000. ^ Men who went overseas 2,086,000. Men who fought in France, 1,390,000. Tons of supplies shipped from ' America to France, 7,500,000. Total registered in draft, 24,234,l 021. Cost of war to April 31, 1919, i $21,850,000,000. Battles fought by American forces, 13. ! Days of battle, 200. Days of duration of Meuse-Argonne battle, 47. American battle deaths in war, 50,000. i American wounded in war, 206, 000. American wounded in war, 236,i 56,991. i Total deaths in the army, 112,422. i TTnripr fhp hoad nf "sources of the army" the report shows that 13 per i cent, came from the regular army. 10 per cent* from the National Guard and 77 per cent from the draft. A concise history of the military operations in which American troops 1 took part is given in a chapter headed > "Two hundred days of battle." Attention was called to the fact that "two out of every three Ameri can soldiers who reached France took i part in battle." i It's Tough. " \ It certainly is tough, after a man 1 has been "over there" and been dec! orated and all that, to come home 1 and face a battery of letters "such as ; these: "Sergeant Bjones: Kindly step around to my office at your fearly con venience and take up with me the ' question of your chickens pulling up i the garden truck of Mr. A. Neighbor. You will recall that we were at? tempting to adjust this matter at the t time you enlisted over a year ago. "A. N. Attorney." "Mr. Bjones, Dear -Sergeant: Uni doubtedly you will recall a little con. versation you had with us before en listing, regarding the purchase of a ' new safety razor. The news of your s arrival back in town recalled the in! cident to our mind and we are writ: ing to let you know that we still have some of the razors you were in terested in. Hoping to see you soon ! and have the pleasure of personally congratulating you and showing you these razors, we are, " * i tt Cfnra Tnn " I AIIUitJLLL naiunaic oiuic, xuv. "Sergeant Bjones, Dear Sir: May we add our cong&tulations to those you are receiving and call your attention to a little bill for $.63 for electric light furnished your office in the spring of 1917 which you overlooked in the rush of your departure for the front. Trusting that you will soon clean up this bill and again congratulating you, we are, "Domestic Electric Light Co." "Dear Mr. Sergeant Bjones: At > the time of your enlistment we had some of your laundry in our shop and you were pressing us to deliver it which vfe were unable to do because we couldn't find the same. Since you went to war, however, we have found it?one shirt and four collars. Shall we deliver the same? "Tried and True Laundry." ?Cartoons Magazine. Young Hopeful?My teacher told us today that the tongue is the organ of speech. Henpecked Father?But did she tell you that in woman it is an organ without stops??St. Louis Globe Democrat. I. The Old Folks O'er and O'er! - . The couple were married and traveled to the lakes for their honeymoon. As soon as they arrived they had a meal and then took a boat out upon the lakes. '% ; The following morning the bride's mother got a "postcard which read: ; "Arrived safely. Grand row before bed." She read it and sighed. "Good gracious!" she muttered. "I didn't think they'd begin to quarrel^ so soon!"?Pittsburg Sun. > .Jj The Hunting Bush. First Youth?Scientists say that trees contribute to the heat of the j atmosphere. Second Youth?That's so; a birch has warmed me many a time.?Pear- ~\l son's Weekly. CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina.? County of Bamberg. By J. J. Brabham, Jr., probate judge. Whereas, Rena Holman hath made suit to me to grant her letters / of administration of the estate and . /| effects of Sawyer Holman, deceased. These are therefore to dite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Sawyer Holman, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the court of probate, to be held at Bamberg on the 12th day of July, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administra- " '"* % tion should not be granted. Given under my hand this 29th day of April, Anno Domini, 2nd day of July, Anno Domini, 1919. Judge of Probate. NOTICE. The copartnership heretofore existing between B. W. Shaw and I. H. Mitchum, under the firm name of Shaw & Mitchum at Ehrhardt, S. C.. has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. I. H. Mitchum will continue the business on his own account and pay all debts owing by the firm and all parties indebted to the firm will make payment to I. H. Mitchum. B. W. SHAW (L. S.) I. H. MITCHUM (L. S.) , Ehrhardt, S. C., June 21,1919.?3t LOST CERTIFICATE OF STOCK. The undersigned will on the 8th day of August, 1919, apply to Bamberg Cotton Mills Company for one . v'|f new certificate of preferred stock and one new certificate of common stock of said corporation in lieu of preferred stock certificate No. 174 and common stock certificate No. 161 of one share each, jtvhich certificates have been lost or destroyed. (Signed) MRS. W. J. FAULKNER. ' 7-31 NOTICE. ? -Of Special Meeting of Stockholders of Bamberg Banking Company, ' -1 Bamberg, S. C. Notice -is hereby given that a special meeting of the stockholders of the Bamberg Banking Company, of Bamberg, S. C., is called to be held at the offices of the said Bank, at Bamberg, S. C., at 11 o'clock a. m. * on the 18th day of July, 1919, to consider a resolution determined upon by the Board of Directors of the said Bank to increase the capital stock of the said Bamberg Banking Company to an amount not more than Two Hundred Thousand Dollars. BAMBERG BANKING COMPANY,. By G. Frank Bamberg, President. Dated, June 25, 1919. 4t UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. Entrance examinations to the University of South Carolina will be held by the County Superintendent of Ed ucation at the county courthouse, 'Friday, July 11, 1919, at 9 a. ra. Entrance examinations will also be held at the University September 17 and 18, 1919. ? ? The University offers varied courses of study in science, literature, history, law and business. The expenses are moderate and many opportunities for self-support are offered. A large number of scholarj ships are available. Military training compulsory for freshmen and sophomores. * U'lg Reserve Officers Training Corps. ! For full particulars write to PRESIDENT W. S. CURRELL, University of South Carolina, Colum6-3n. bia, S. C. rrrtl .1 < Your Wife . knows the .value of really good furniture and she will find the quality and style of everything handled by us just tn hpr individual taste. There's a difference in your favor when you buy Homefurnishings from us. , ''s G. R. SIMMONS %bB