Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FROM ?mr RATTLE FRONT. Vivid Description of Battle in Which Lieut David Lorhig Was Killed. . (From Wilmington, N. C, Star) :'r A most vivid description of the war fare that is being conducted on the western front is given in the follow ing letter from Sergeant Harold Hub bard, Company C, 115th machine j:' gun battalion, which is commanded by Captain Thomas Gause, to "the folks at home." *T have thought of you all today and so I just must try to write a lit tle hit to you. Things are somewhat '(:. more quiet tonight and maybe I can manage to sandwich this note in be tween the artillery firing. Sometimes I start to write and in the midst of my writing there are so many guns firing that' my candle quivers, door either blows in or the chairs and ta ble begin to walk so when I get through I have to round up my words almost as rounding up so many cat tie. "There are so many things hap pening all the time that one most feels lost when one begins to write, but at any rate we always find time to think of loved ones and it makes one determined to fight his way to Berlin,"and in so doing is assured of his. homeward journey, which will be a great day in every soldier's life. "One incident I too well know about, was nGt so many days, or rather nights since and 'twas more like an'awful nightmare than a real ity, but was in reality only an occur ehce. In my last letter to mama I told in detail all about this happening, but anyway' it was the night my sec ond lieutenant was killed and two of my best privates were wounded dur ing' an ^artillery engagement, I speak of them being mine for Lieutenant D?ring was my platoon commander and the two men were members of my platoan. There was a steady rain of big shells and although it was aw fully dangerous, we did not think so much of it until one of the slightly wounded men came into. my dugout announcing the tragedy.. He was bleeding freely from a neck wound v so my section sergeant attended to him while I rushed out to the scene, carrying a private with me. Lying about 12 feet from a big shell hole and not over 50 yards from my dug out I found the lieutenant and the other private. The lieutenant, was mortalty wounded, and with shells dropping close on everyside I hardly knew what to do with the two noor unfortunate men. With the help of Private Sneeden we managed to move our lieutenant to a safer place back of a very large tree. By this time Ser geant DeVane, who was attending tc the other man, arrived on the scene, so I ran as fast as I could and bor rowed a stretcher from a nearby ar tillery crew and immediately car ried, the men to a Red Cross dressing station where everything possible was done for these wounded men, but oui dear lieutenant had dohe his bit and ,..':. so his was the supreme sacrifice. "If you have ever seen anybody in a^jeally helpless condition and in {great danger, then you may be able tc picture a wounded soldier far from home, and lying out in the blackest of nights wounded, dying and shells fall ing everywhere. Well, this was how X found my comrades and may I be permitted to say that they did not M*wtiKffier~-?&me, for I also suffered with them. I just felt that I was so slow to do-anytiiing to help them, but you see, minutes seem like hours at such a time/ In all it took us only 15 min utes to give these men first aid and carry them to dressing station, but 1 ? was'simply given out, after it was all over, and felt much older the next day, but I am feeling better now and ? am again ready for anything. . 'The very next night another one of5 the privates was wounded and it looked as if a shell was numbered for us all, but luckily he was the last one, and now we are all O. K., and with new determination to win whatever the cost ? ;*1T?day I have been peering through *A~, O.' at a once beautiful city, and no artist or even a camera, could hall der justice in reflecting such an awfu tragedy. What was once a thriving cfty, and well fortified, as it was con sidered, a city of good schools, and enterprises, beautiful streets and gar dens, now lies as it were one big grave-vard. Not a single building is left standing, . and ?nothing but ruin as far as you can see, and not a liv ing creature stirs anywhere. It makes you shudder to look at it. Sometime ago I walked irto a littfc shop to buy some tea-cakes which were displayed in the window', an< after .talking to the shopkeeper a lit ?e, ;came to find out that he had lived in this very city and owned lots of property there. He told me a grea many things of the crushing of hi.* home town and of the awful loss o; life before all the people had had time to evacuate. ''Now, my dear ones, it is some thing like 2 a. m. so I will close, an just this, then I'm through. Don't be deceived by all kinds of rumors, but when you are sure of facts, believt them' well and just remember tha whatever happens, that we boys ovei here are going to do our best and b. God's help and through your prayers, 'the victory shall be ours.' Write ic me' often for I need your letters an^ dont' forget to wrie to dear ol?: James too." WHhile no mention is made of it in his letter, it has been learned fron, another source that Sergeant Hub bard and Sergt. Frank L>. De Van have both been cited for decorations for bravery displayed during tlr night Lieut Loring was killed. First Lieut. Oscar P. Peck, of the Wilmington machine gunners, has ad dressed the following letter to The Star about the death of Lieutenant Loring, the date of the letter being August 25: "Just a few lines with regard to the death of Second Lieut. David Worth Loring, who was the first one o! on Wilmington boys to meet his deaf] over here. "Lieutenant Loring was killed in action early in the morning of August 24.,' ,Dave* Loring, as he was know: to all the officers of this battalion, was a man and a soldier of the high eat type, and was loved and respected by all those who were lucky enough to come in contact with h.m, he vrasl absolutely without fear, and one of the most considerate men, of those under him. Dave died not thinking of the danger that he himself was subjected to, but with only the thought of getting his men back to a place of safety, durirg the terrible bombardment that his team was under at this particular time. As he start ed to his gun position, which had al ready been knocked out, he was warn ed by Ben. G. Davis to wait a few minutes. Seeing that Loring was go ing to his men at any cost, Ben Davis and Private William G. Bock started with him, as they were not willing for j him to go alone. On their way they I were all three wounded, Loring, fa i tally; Bock, severely; Davis, serious I ly. All three were caught by the 1 same shell, a heavy hish. explosive filled with shrapnel. "After being fatally wounded, the soldier in the man came forward, and he kept calling to the boys to bring him more ammunition. He was car ried to a dressing station by First Lieut. Edw. M. Hardin, and was later sent back to a hospital, but the poor fellow never reached here. He died on the way. "Too much can not. be said of the action of Ben G. Davis, who certainly showed that, though young, he is all man, every inch of him. The action of William G. Bock was also very commendable. "It is rather a strange coincidence that on July 24 just one month be fore First Lieut. Robert H. Turner of C company met his death within a thousand yards of where Lieut. Loring was killed. "All of Company C agree> with me in these expressions of aOLniration and love for our gallant lieutenant who was killed in line of duty, and if ever there was a man entitled to any mark for distinguished service, we all think it should be handed to Lieut. Loring. "C company, as she is known in the battalion, will always hold the death of Lieufr( t 1gggicst the Huns, ar:U--v<^n^ryher leveflB&st to be avenged for the untimely deathsnT a man, who is not only a loss to ouf company, but one who is a loss to the whole allied forces. "With kindest expressions to The Star, and best wishes to our 'City by the Sea,' I am. '? Yours very truly, Oscar P. Peck. Hagood News and Views. There is a lot of sickness in these parts, usually so free from it. W. H. Freeman, whom we reported in our last, who has been sick indeed., is improving. Then there is Mrs. T. R. Moody, that kindhearted woman alway. found by the sickbed when able to minister. Just what ails her we have not been informed. We understand Mrs. C. J. Jackson is prostrated by the "flue." All the Kvaterniks at Hagood ar? down with it, we hear. B. L. Holland is still a very sick man. Yes, that is what he said: "Hit 'im son," and son hit 'im and daddy gig gled at what he thought was ver\ smart. A little later son gave daddj a slap in the face and daddy grin ned as if that was smart too. Latei on, fifteen years perhaps, 1 saw him and he was grinning, but it was 01 the other side of his mouth this time His boy had him by the nose with ; oair of pinchers metaphorically speak ing and with a vicious twitch was car rying him down the road. Daddy! The word was once associated in oui minds with opprobium, but today.? And yet who would now dare to pray "Our L\..ddy who art in heaven." 01. yes, there must be a difference be tween daddies and fathers. Thomas Lenoir at home from Bai leys, who was prostrated by in fluenza, is improving. Said a young lady in Washingto: the other day, "The more I see ou boys the better I understand the splendid soldiers they are making. 1 was on a street car when one at tempted to board it just as it moved off, the door being shut in his face He stood a moment looking after it and I could hear him grit his teeth The next moment amid wild cheers hf dashed after, caught it, mounted hung on till they reached the next stopping place when he was admit ted. The news comes that Osborn San ders, in a military camp in Oklaho ma, is critically ill with influenza am~ pneumonia,, while his mother in brok en health is with Mrs. Dr. Blair in North Carolina. We, their many friends, feel fo. the stricken family in this trying hour. "Hagood." Rembert. Oct. .11, 1918. HAPPY" WOMEX. Plenty of Theiii in Sumter. and Good Reason for It. Wouldn't any woman be happy. After years of backache suffering Days of misery, nights of unrest, The distress of urinary troubles, When she finds freedom. Many readers will profit by the fol owing. Mrs. A. HancocK, 103 Blanding St. umter, says: "Last year I had 2 light attack of kidney trouble and here was a bad pain through the mall of my back. My bead ached y nerves were all unstrung and diz ? spells bothered me. Pdack specki oated before my eyes most of th? me and blurred my sight. My kid eys acted irregularly and I knew '. ould have to do something. Final ly T bought a. box of Doan's Kidney Pills and used them. Loan's acted like magic and after T had finished the box. the trouble disappeared. J haven't been bothered since and it irives me great pleasure to recom nend Doan's." Price fiOc. at all dealers. Don't Omply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrs. Hancock had. Foster-Mil burn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.?Advt. 61 LIBERTY LOIN Mi GOT. MANNING ISSUES PROCLA MA SE1TING ASIDE WEDNESDAY. All Who Refuse to Subscribe Will Have Names Printed in Newspa pers. j Columbia, Oct. 11.?Wednesday. October 16, was designated as "Lib erty Bond" day in South Carolina in a proclamation issued by Go v. Man ning tonight. The governor urges that the business of the Slate that day be devoted to the selling of lib erty bonds and requests that every pla.ce of business that possibly can be so to close in order that their em ployes may assist in the "drive," con centration on which it is necessary because of the lagging of the loan. According to a statement made to day by Edwin W. Robertson, chair man of the South Carolina. Liberty Loan Committee, only one-sixth of the $32,432,000 allotted to this State has been subscribed. And the drive is entering on its last week. The State and district Liberty Loan committees at a meeting held here today, adopted a resolution intro duced by Robert A. Cooper, govern I or-nominate of South Carolina, the purport of which is that who refuse to subscribe to the loan will have their names printed in the newspa pers. The resolution requires the county commitee to "instruct their canvassers for subscriptions to re port the names of every person who is solicited and who refuses to pur chase bonds and that a list of suoh persons be published in the county papers. The resolution said that the committee feels such a step is fully justified and that "those who are giv ing liberally of their means and those who are offering their lives ore entitled to know who the slacker is." The folloiwng is the governor's proclamation: "Whereas, national failure in the ?vfourth liberty loan campaign %vodld o*N?i?.inestimab!e comfort to the ene my anTf^mighc orolong the war; and "Whereas, South Carolina, in the prosecution of her duty during this all-important campaign, has been hampered by the prevalence :.?f a sickness which has reduced the work ing forces for the drive and impair ed its efficiency; and \ "Whereas, for the State's honor and her right to remain a proud\ com monwealth, some remedy musf*v be found for this critical situation. \ "Therefore, now do 1. Richard^. Manning, governor of South Carolin!?, designate and proclaim Wednesday. October 16, as Carolina Liberty Bond Day, and urge that the business of the entire State for that day be "the buying and selling of liberty bonds. 1 '"urthermore urge that every place of business in the State which can pos sibly do so close its doors on that date and release its employes for the saving of South Carolina's honor and the furtherance of the country's for tunes in war." THE NEW CALOMEL FINE FOB OOLDS AND GRIPPE. Calotabs, the New Nausealess Calo mel, Breaks up a Severe Cold Over, night. Physicians and druggists have ai last found a quick and dependable remedy for colds and grippe. One Calotab on the tongue at bed time with a swallow of water?that's all Xext morning your cold has vanished and your liver and entire system arf 'purified and refreshed without the slightest unpleasantness or interfer ence with appetite, diet or work. Doctors have always contended that calomel is the best medicine foi .-.-olds, bronchitis and la grippe and the first medicine to be given in pneu monia and acute fevers. The new calomel, Calotabs,' is purified and re ined from all of the sickening am" dangerous effects and with the me dicinal virtues vastly improved. Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages, price 35c. Youi druggist recommends and guarantee hem and will refund your money if you are not delighted.?Advt. PRISONERS NAKED AND STARV ING.* Extreme Suffering of Russian Pris oners in Gcrmcin Prison Camp. The Hague. Sept. 25 (Correspond ence of The Associated Press)?Thou sands of Russians and Finnish Ret Guards imprisoned in a secret cam] at Friedenort, near K?nigsberg. Ger many, are living and dying amid ter rible conditions, according to a neu tral who has just arrived here afre: a long visit in Germany. Many o them, he said, are virtually naked, am the remainder are clad in ra,gs. Deaths are common, and he predicted thai tvith the coming of winter most 01 these still alive would perish fron, exposure. Food conditions in' West Prussia, this informant said, are by no mean; as good as in East Prussia, the home of the Junkers. Ample food was ob tainable at fairly reasonable prices jr. J the east, in consequence of which th= population was comparatively cheer ful. To this situation he ascribed the continued resistance of the Junk ers to the desire for a quick peace which, he staled, was growing rapidb in other parts of th^ country. The wreckage caused by the Rus sian invasion of HH-i was still evi dent, according to the traveler. wh< found the streets of Gumbinnen in a ruined condition. Reconstruction >1 military works, however, was goi r? forward steadily Iv-' the forced lah.n of..many Russian attiL^taliaii prison ers, who were being woifked on rap ways, bridges, barracks, ;*nd for;id< i tions. Vhfer ? Sad Predicament Mabel?"I was so mortified at \ Pouch mansion the other night" Flo? "What happened?" Mabel?"I want ed to laugh in my sleeve, but I had o: my decolfcte gown and had to hide th. laugh in my gtove." HUNDREDS OF DEATHS FOLLOW FOREST FIRE. Whole Section of Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota Desolated With Heavy Toll of Dead. Millions of I Dollars of Property Damage and Thousands Homeless and Penni-j I less. [ - J S Duiuth, .Minn., Oct. 13.?With prob-1 I ably 600 persons dead, thousand:-:; I homeless and without clothing, and j with property damage mounting far! ' into millions of dollars, whole sec tions of. northern Wisconsin and Min nesota timber lands tonight are smouldering, tire stricken areas, with only the chai red ruins of abandoned, depopulated towns to accentuate the general desolation. The bodies of 75 victims lie in Duiuth morgues. Hundreds more along the roads leading to Duiuth and Superior lay where they fell when overtaken by the tire. Twelve thousand homeless and pen niless refugees, all in need more or less of medical attention are quar tered in hospitals, churches, schools, private homes and in the armory here while doctors and nurses sent from surrounding cities attended them ant', nearly every ablebodied man has been j conscripted to light the flames which. I now are reported to be dying away. Reports thai the holocaust resulted j I from the work of enemy agents wen* j circulated here tonight. Definite con j llrmation was not available but incen i diaries were driven away from a lo cal shipyard when the fires in. Duiuth and Superior were burning at their height, according to F. J. Lohgren. .ir" marshal, and other city and State ollicials. Reports reaching here by courier told of widespread destruction but it was evident that in most cases the fury of the flames was spent. Du iuth and Superior are in no more dan ger. Virginia is safe and Brainerd was untouched. However, peat bog fires now are said to menace the lat ter city, Bemidji reported only a small loss. Greatest loss of life and property damage is believed to have occurred in the Cloquet region where a num ber of towns have been destroyed and all semi-rural settlements virtually wiped out. The cities of Duiuth and Superior were not definitely out of danger un til today. As it was property damage wrought yesterday will total more than $1.000,000. The Duiuth Ccun . try Club and the Children's Home, one of the largest structures of its -kind in the State, were total losses and the fire swept Woodland and Lester Park, recreation centers, los* ! of which will amount to several ' thousand (kulars. The fire also de stroyed one Approach to the inter : state bridge which connects Duiuth ' with Superior,' the Wisconsin cit: I across the St. Louis River from here ATTACK SURPRISED HUNS. British, French and Belgians Stan New Drive in Flanders. With Allied Armies in Flanders Oct. 14, 10.30?The British, Belgiai and French attacked at dawn thii morning on a wide front in Flanders The attack seems to be general fron homines northward. The attack was undoubtedly tactically a surprise U the enemy. SERBL\ZVS CAPTURE NISH. , "Strategic Center of Serbia Now lick; By Allies. London, Oct. 14.?After capturing Xtsh Saturday the Serbian force* [ took possession of enemy position* north of that town, according to th< I Serbian official statement today. Th< French cavalry have occupied Dels ? Palank. ? FRENCH HAH ASS GERMANS. Pursuit Troops Keep in Contact Will < Retreating Huns. Paris. Oct. 1"*.?French last night continued to keep in contact with the retiring Germans, it is officially an nounced. The French repulsed the remaining enemy troops showing re sistance on the north bank of the Aisne Canal, south of Chateau-Por cien. BRITISH PRESSING ON. Advancing To-Day on Both Sides ol Douai. London, Oct. 14.?The British ar? pressing in on both sides of Douai. Gen. Haig's official statement toda> reports gains of ground, both north and south of the city. GERMANS COUNTER ATTACK. Cen. Pershing Reports Resistance on Mouse. Washington. Oct. 14.?Hen. Ter hing's communique for Sunday re ports the repulse of repeated strong enemy counter attacks on both sides of the Meuse. HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE. Fresh Troops Thrown in in Effort to ( heck Americans. With Americans. Northwest of Ver dun. Oct. 14 (Noon)?Violent ar tillery actions were in progress today along the greater part of the Ameri can front. Tattle change was made n tin- line today. The Germans en sraged in small, vicious counter at tack's last night. On the left across the River Aire between St. Juvin and St. Georges, tin* Germans advanced in >pen order, and fought with steadi ness that indicated fresh troops. Within an hour, however, the little offensive broke down. No Better Combination. It Is a strange thing that people should voluntarily miss so much of beauty in their lives. Rut "t is a fact that the present generation does not place as much emphasis upon the li brary in the home as should be placed, ake your library the center of your me. Buy good books and read Ihem tether. "For there is no friend like di and a book.*' o ? ? ? ? ? ? 0 O I ? o * [ CE! Subscribtions to the Red Cross War Fund are now due and payable at the SUMTER TRUST CO. We request all subscribers to make prompt pay ment. Annual election of officers of the Sumter Chapter will be held at the Opera House on the night of Oct. 23. PLEASE BE PRESENT ! 4 ?? O <> 4f <? O *** * * * * * Building Material and FeedjStuffs Kough and Dressed Lumber, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Biick, Shingles, Mouldings, Etc I All kinds of Feed for Horses, Cows, Hogs and Poultry. We solicit your patronage. 1 Booth & McLeod, Inc. Phones 10 & 631 BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Buy Fourth Liberty Bonds. It is the privilege and duty of every true American to buy Bonds to the utmost. Come in and arrange, we will look after details. jo u The National Banb*of Sui^r, The "Old Reliable" Since 1889 J. P. BOOTH, President p W W. J. CROWSON, Jr., Cashier Jf you will bri^g us your 4 per cent Liberty Bonds before Nov. we will be glad to have them converted into 4 1-4 cent Bonds. The First National Bank SUMTER, S. C. 'our War Savirps Pledge w Our boys at the front are making good their pledge. How about you ? Buy War Savings Stamps to-day. We sell them. lie national Bank of South Carolina C. G. ROWLAND. President. F E. HINNANI. Cashier. **a+ -H**************** ************** ************ ******