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Connecticut western news., 1915-03-25

Constnntirople sends a report saying that while trying to reach their ship the United States gunhont Scorpion. in southcrly gale. Lieutenant Comman. der William F. Bricker and three of the crew were drowned in the IIos. porus. Lieutenant Herbert & Rabbit and one sailor were saved.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-25

Prince August Wilhelm. the kaiser's fourth son. has been operated on in Geneva to remove splinter of bono broken in the motor accident which he met with four months ago. He is re- ported to he progressing well.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-25

shop which caught fire at sea off the Irish coast. March G. arrived in New York city from Havre with all traces of the flames, obliterated.
 Richard r. Stegler. confessed head of the passport plot. was sentenced to two months in jail in New York city. Gustave Cook and Richard Madden were given ten months.
 Fire which for a time threatened the entire business district of Cham paign. H.. was considered under con- trol after the flames had destroyed property estimated at S50O.OOO.
 The suit of the federal government to dissolve the United Shoe Machinery corporation. on the ground that it was an illegal monopoly in restraint of trade. was dismissed by the United States district court in Boston.
 The battleship Connecticut's star board stern propeller shaft broke as the vessel was entering Guantanamo bay after a short practice cruise. the navy department announced. The ship will go to Philadelphia for repairs.
 Highwaymen held up one man. rob bed him. cut his throat and later en. tered the railroad station at Highland Falls. N. r.. shot and killed the night telegraph operator and escaped after taking small sum from cash drawer
 A bomb was exploded in the rear of the house occupied by Mayor Daniel Hermann of Guttenberg. N. J. Not much damage was done and no one was hurt. The mayor recently fired the police force of six, saying the town was good.
 The total attendance at the Panama Pacific exposition as announced off cially for the four weeks was .Sj9,S24. an average of approximately G6.4OO day. This is said to exceed the at tendance of any previous exposition for the first four weeks.
 Sneaker Champ Clark and his daugh- ter. Miss Genevieve, narrowly escaped with their lives when the Lynnhaven hotel at Pass Christian, near Jackson, Miss. was destroyed by fire. The sneaker and his daughter fled the build ing in their night clothing.
 The United States will make it's formal representations to Germany on the sinking of the American ship Will liam P. Frye by the cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich as soon as certain necessary facts regarding the destination of the Frve's cargo of wheat are obtained.
 In q sensational episode in San Fran cisco Princess Turkait. an Algerian dancer who has been appearing with q Russian ballet at the Zone theater, was shot through the heart and killed and male dancer. also a member of the troupe, was slightly wounded in ,he arm by Isaac Lizrazi, brother of ,he dead woman.
 Secretary Bryan celebrated his fifty fifth birthday anniversary by eXchang- ing notifications of the peace treaty with Italy with the Italian ambassador. Count di Cellere. Later at his home Secretary Bryan entertained all the employees of his department at his birthday party. He also entertained the cabinet at luncheon.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-25

France Desclaux. former raymaster treasurer of the ortirc French army went on tri9l in Paris before the first council of war. charged with appropri nting military food supplies and scnd ing them to his beautiful German friend" Mime. Bcchoff.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-25

Secretary Bryan celebrated his fifty fifth birthday anniversary by exchang- ing notifications of the peace treaty with Italy with the Italian ambassador. Count di Cellere. Later at his home Secretary Bryan entertained all the employees of his department at his birthday party. He also entertained the cabinet at luncheon.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-25

The suit of the federal government to dissolve the United Shoe Machinery corporation. on the ground that it was an illegal monopoly in restraint of trade. was dismissed by the United States district court in Boston.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-25

The battleship Connecticut's star board stern propeller shaft broke as the vessel was entering Guantanamo bay after a short practice cruise. the navy department announced. The ship will go to Philadelphia for repairs.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-25

In a sensational episode in San Fran cisco Princess Turkait, an Algerian dancer who has been appearing with a Russian ballet at the Zone theater, was shot through the heart and killed and a male dancer. also a member of the troupe, was slightly wounded in The arm by Isaac LizraEi, brother of ihe dead woman.
The Keota news., 1915-08-27
WAR OF POSITIONS
Trench Warfare Graphically De-
scrIbed by Correspondent.
What Il Means to Live for Weeks In
. Ditch Seeking 70 XIII Persons In
Another Ditch Within Hail.
Ing Distance.

London.-A British correspondent
at the front with the expeditionary
force In Flanders sends the following
graphic description OF life In the
trenches:
"This war. particularly this trench
warfare-'the war of positions as the
Germans more correctly call it's 20
utterly Unprecedented that one often
searches the mind In vain for some
suitable parallel which will make peo-
pie realize what It means to have to
live for days. sometimes for weeks. on
end in q narrow ditch seeking to COM
pass the violent death Of persons In
another ditch within hailing dis
lance with whom not . year ago one
might have been lunching or dining.
Il was In some trenches the other
day. We were having tea round q
table in . dugout. The trench ran
through q cornHeld. a. remember. and
a. we drank our tea We had . fne
view Of some ruined buildings against
the sky. The German trenches were
very close. and II you had q fancy to
finish with fife all you had to do was
to take two steps from the tea table
and poke your head for an instant
above the sandbags Of the parapet.
"On the German side an officer had
tried to do this that morning. Five
minutes afterwards three men with q
stretcher had taken the body away.
Somebody remarked on tho strange
ness Of our position. Here We are.
he said. in ditch In q cornneld.
Rather . good spot for = picnic 1t
would have been. wouldn't Il. with the
old farm back there to furnish hot wa
The Keota news., 1915-08-27

tar for tea and this nice view In front
OF Us? dare say people used to come
here on summer evenings like this
year ago. Yet here we are. lot OF
men who probably never heard OF
Flanders In their lives before this
war, living in an adjectival cornfield.
with only one idea in life. and that to
kill as many as possible OF another
bunch OF fellows living In another
corner Of the same old cornfield.
Funny war. amt 1t? Who'll come and
snipe7'
He and another man. having fin
ished their tea. went of down the
trench where the bullets were whin
neying and popping and smoking great
wads out of the sandbags OF the pa
radios with a resounding smack that
fairly deafens you II your head hap.
pens to be alongside. ! could see them
for bit creeping doubled up along a
stretch of low trench marked down as
a bad corner. Later l caught sight OF
them in a ruined barn. They were
kneeling motionless with their rifles
at an opening. They were waiting.
knew whom they were waiting for. a
gentle German whom they had named
Peter Weber. a sniper. whose perch
was In q tree. They had waited for
him for three days. They didn't get
Peter Weber that day.
Men who live like this. almost en-
tete-a-tete with the Germans. positive
ly get to know their enemies by sight.
They give the snipers names and one
hears of displays Of frightfulness by
Karl aud Fritz and OF Hermann's eve
ming hate
THE other day 1 was in a position
which Is less than thirty yards from
the German trenches. where the few
men holding the place squat doubled
up in . narrow trench with stack OF
bombs at hand to repel an attack. The
trench runs through some ruined
buildings. where the dead of many
months are lying. some buried in the
soil through which our trenches run.
others entombed beneath piles OF loose
bricks. sat down on the ground
beside the rugged Irishmen who
were squatted in that foul place
and chatted with them. In piece OF
mirror stuck up on the parados
The Keota news., 1915-08-27
She's One Girl In s,xtv.s,x

Lyerly. Ga.-Miss Frances Louiss
stark OF this place is the only girl born
in the entire Stark family In sixty.six
years. and the only grandchild on
either MIR. or Mrs Stark's side. she
IS the great.granddaughter Of MIR. and
Mrs II s Dover. Lyerly's Oldest cou
pie. who possess more kinspeople than
any other two people in this section.
The Keota news., 1915-08-27
Farmer KIIIs eIo Owl.

Hastings. Mich.-Norman Chamber.
OF Baltimore township has killed one
OF the largest owls ever seen in this
vicinity The bird. which was brown
and white In color. measured almoa,
hve feet from tip to tip. Its eyes were
two inches In diameter
The Keota news., 1915-08-27

Edna Goodrich. former wife of Nat
G. Goodwin. arrived from Europe 70
Gently bringing with her "Hoko." her
Japanese spaniel which has the dis
tinction Of being the smallest dog In
the world. Miss Goodrich served ~ .
Red Cross nurse with the Belgian di.
vision for seven weeks. and did . lot
OF relief work in France ON her own
initiative. While in France she saw .
good deal Of the Canadian soldiers and
she was impressed to see these mag.
nificent specimens Of manhood, who
had been wounded. begging to be
cured In order to 60 back to the
'front.'"
The Keota news., 1915-08-27

the trenches Gardens lust ous,ae
Before Armenns
'nean were massaed oy the Turks The
Christians fled and n
abandon their siege Of the city a heavy loss
The Keota news., 1915-08-27

could see the German trench at q dis.
tance considerably less than the width
OF the Strand at its narrowest point.
There's an Alleman that comes out o.
that trinch one and agin.' they said to
me In hoarse whispers. Sure, and we
often see him pattering about, a
gran big fellow with great whiskers
on him. Tis pity not to shoot him.
We could get him every time.' |
touched the mirror to move It, Tho
next instant two bullets struck the
sandbags on the parados on either side
OF the glass. The men laughed. They
can't hit you the way you have vour
head now sorr. they said. but don't
be raisin' yourself"
The Keota news., 1915-08-27
According to Notice.

During sham f1Eht which constitur
ed part Of certain infantry bat
talon training for the war com
The Keota news., 1915-08-27

Aug. "a, 1919.
Retreat Of the English forces
from Mons began.
Germans In East Prussia retreat.
cd before Russians.
Antwerp bombarded BY German
Zeppelin.
japanese warships bombarded
TsInatAu.
Aug. %. 1914.
Austria declared war on Japan.
Germans In East Prussia retreat
cd on koeniosbsr0.
Russians reached point within
eighty miles Of lembsrs. oa''eia.
Fsnch evacuated Muelhausen.
Lord Kitchener made his first
speech In house OF commons, pre-
dieting . long war.
Aua. 2e, 1914.
Germans burned LouvaIn. Bel.
sium.
Lonswy, France, occupied BY the
Germans.
German Tosoland, West Africa,
surrendered to British force from
Nigeria.
French cabinet resigned and
new ministry was announced.
Ministers Of foreign powers at
Antwerp protested against throw
ING Of bombs from air craft.
Belgium protested to United
States against German acts.
British marines landed at ostend.
Aug. ~, 1914.
Austria declared war on Belgium.
German auxiliary cruiser Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse sunk BY Brit
lsh cruiser Hishfiysr on West Goa"
Of Africa.
German cruiser Masdsburs sunk
In Gulf Of Finland.
Three day battle bssun at Der
tsIsburs, East Prussia, that result
ed In Russian defeat.
French rstreatsd from Lille, Rou'
baix and valenclennes.
Japan eloekadsd klaoehow.
Aug. %, 1914.
French cabinet issued . man.
festo.
Gen. Won kluek defeated the
French near Maubsuss.
Gems. Won Buslow and Won Hau'
sen defeated the Franeo'ee!o's"
forces between the sambrs and the
Meuse.
Two German eruljers and two
torpedo boats sunk by British fleet
near HslooIand.
Germans attacked the Belgian
Congo.
German aIrshlps again bombarded
Antwerp.
Norway and Sweden formed mill
tary alliance to preserve their neu'
trality.
The Keota news., 1915-08-27
The EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Aug. %. 1914.

Aug. 23s IS1$.
japan declares war on Germany.
Namur, Belgium, captured by the
Germans.
Germans advanced westward
AGAINST Mons and charisrol.
French and English forces moved
northward against German right
wing.
Germans occupied luneville.
northeastern France.
Austria announced Victory over
Russians at krasnlk.
Aug. "a, 1914.
Retreat Of the English forces
from Mons began.
Germans In East Prussia retreat.
ed before Russians.
Antwerp bombarded BY German
Zeppelin.
japanese warships bombarded
TsinotAu.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-12-16
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Carlisle School Notes.

The last examinations for the quar-
ter at Carlisle school are now being
held. With the completion of the
examinations next Wednesday, the
school will close for the Christmas
holidays, and the students and pro-
fessors will leave for their respective
homes to spend the holidays. The
3 school will reopen on the 9Th.
The base ball team for. the next
season has just been organized, with
IS. D. Lenoir as captain; w. c. Dun
can, manager, and S.. A. Merchant,
coach. The team has unusually
strong material, and it is confidently
expected that Carlisle will again next
rear carry away the prep champion
ship.
Within the next few days the Car
isle Laconian, a magazine issued by
! the three literary societies OF the
school, will be off the press. The
first number is expected to be a very
attractive one, and will be credit
TO the editors and contributors.
The school has just had printed a
very attractive calendar for 1915.
Fhe calendar is printed in the school
coIors, gold and black, throughout,
3 and tied with gold and black silk
cord.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-12-16
Wife Made Pet of Snakes.

Zephany Osteen, of Preston, got
divorce from Sarah Osteen because
she had Joined the church of the fol-
lowers, known by some as the Snake
EATERS because of their belief that
they could handle poisonous reptiles
without harm to themselves, accord
ing to a Pratt, Kan, dispatch.
Osteen said that often his wife
would fondle her baby in one arm
and rattlesnake in the other arm
at the same time. He said that while
they lived on a claim several of the
so-called prophets died from the ef-
fects of snake bites.
A brother was badly bitten and
once Mrs. Osteen incurred the en-
nifty of his snakeship and he set his
poisonous fangs into her flesh. R.
H. Brown, a minister of that church,
swore that Mrs Osteen handled large
snakes often and when her children
were in danger. He denounced her
as false phophet and explained to
the court their belief.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-12-16
Much Mourning Color.

The negro has sense Of humor
peculiarly his own, remarked Speaker
Clark some time ago, according to
7fhe Pathfinder, and he never objects
to Joke with reference to his own
scolor-proyided he makes it himself.
Down in Missouri lives a colored man
who has won for himself considerable
focal renown on account of his abili-
ty as landscape gardener. He was
engaged one day in setting out shrubs
on his employers lawn. The owner
of the place was nowhere in sight,
but quite a company of the garden
er's friends hung on the fence sur
rounding the lawn. intently watching
every move.
Another negro who was driving for
a physician living in the community
observed. for moment the row of
spectators, then turning to the doc
tor, who was just getting into the
buggy, he remarked solemnly: DOC
tab, dere's somebody shorely dead at
Mr.. Jones house"
.sDead?'' said the physician. Il
think not, Tom. | should have heard
of it if any of the family had been
IL.
E.WeH, doctah,' said the driver,
pointing to the row OF dusky individ-
suals decorating the pickets of the
fence, 'sef dere amt nobody dead at
Mr.. Jones. house, what fo' is.all dat
row of mournin' strung along de
fence?'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-12-16
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and at
Other Points.

Mr.. F. F. Carroll is in Charleston
this week
Mr.. C. Peskin, of New York
spent Monday in the city.
Mrs. Florence Hunter, of New
York, is visiting Mrs. Thomas Black
Mr.. Eddie Walker, of the Clear
Pond section, has accepted a position
at Jacksonville, Fla.
Misses Addys Hays and Moselle
copeland are spending few days in
Charleston this week.
Mrs. H. H. Copeland and little
daughter, Sara, of Augusta, are visit
ing relatives in the city:
Miss Louise Wilson, who teaches
at .Blackville, spent the weekend in
the city with Mrs NJ. L. Johns.
j. B. Black and c. E. Black
ESQ.,, are in Charleston this week at
tending the grand lodge, A. F. NJ.
Rev. w. R. Mcmillan is attend,
ing the meeting of the State Baptist
convention in Greenville this week.
Prof. j. A. Klein, of Gastonia
N. C., former resident of Bamberg
was in the city yesterday shaking
hands with his friends.
Rev. and Mrs. j. H. Danner, OF
Pelzer, spent several days in the city
this week visiting Mrs. banners par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. ]. Delk.
Messrs. Walter Keaton and Cliff
and Lee Pruitt, of Anderson county,
are camping in the Hunters Chapel
section for month or so, on a hunt
ing and fishing trip.
Col. w. A. Klauber left Sunday
for Charleston to attend the South
ern Commercial congress, as an aide
! to Governor Manning. He was &C
companied by Mrs. Klauber.
TsezEs---SOl. Ctuu WI -. -. ~ WSAA'' SS>A ~
Misses Wilhelmina Folk, Ruth and
LaIla Byrd, and Mae and Ida Brab-
ham, left Tuesday for Charleston to
attend the Southern Commercial con-
sress.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Carter re-
turned to Bamberg Saturday, after
taking wedding trip to various
Npoints. While away, Mr.. Carter
Joined a legislative party on tour
OF inspection of the various State in
sfitutions.
Among the visitors in Charles
I ton this week from Bamberg are Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Henderson, Mrs. H. F.
Bamberg, Mrs. C. R. Brabham, Jr.,
6 Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Carter, Mr.. and
SIS Mrs. A. Williams, sMessrs. w. c.
Duncan and A. NJ Brabham.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-12-16
Santa Claus Letters.
Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IA, 191 )
Dear Santa Claus

Bamberg, S. c., Dec IA, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus
Please bring me a ball for Christ
mas. l want you to bring me some
fire works, and rocking chair. Don't
forget mother, and father, and sisters
too. l am little girl eight years
old. l am in the fourth grade. |
get on the honor roll every month.
l have a good teacher. l will close
for this time. Your friend,
MARGARET FREE.
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A CARD OF THANKS.

l wish to thank my friends through
your columns for their generous help
in the recent Herald contest. | shall
always hold them in high remem-
brance. WILHELMINA FOLK.
Bamberg, S. c., R. F. D. /.
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poor little children something I know
you are a good Santa, and won't for
get them. Now good bye, Santa, |
am, as ever, your little girl, age 6,
MYRTLE ODOM.
P. S.-Mr Editor, please print this
so Santa will know where to find me.
Route 4.
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CARD OF THANKS.

| wish to thank each one of my
friends who assisted me in The
Herald's contest. / appreciate every
vote given me.
MISS GERMAINE SANDIFER.
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Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IA, 1915.

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IA, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus
/ am a little girl 10 years old.
am in the fourth grade. My teacher
is named Miss Alma Davis. She is
a good teacher. Santa Claus, want
you to bring me a doll and a car
riage. I do not want much this
Christmas. I do want you to bring
me doll bed too. l want you to
bring my little sister doll and auto
mobile, and some fruit and roman
candles and skyrockets., l will close
for tbs time. Write soon. Your
friend,
JENNIE LOU CREECH.
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Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IA, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus
+ want Christmas to come, and
am going to tell you what to bring
me- Bring me baby doll and lit
tie push cart for it, a silver pocket
book, hand worked apron, and
some other good things. Write me
soon. Your little friend,
JANE RICE.
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doll cart. The war is on and | don't
want much this Christmas. Bring
me a bureau and washstand. | want
a bicycle. My little sister wants a
tricycle., and a doll stove and some
pans and pots. Your little friend,
WILLIE MAE ALLEN.
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am a boy ten years old. want
you to bring me bicycle, some sky
rockets, some fire crackers. l want
you to bring me some fruit and other
good things. 1 want you to bring
my little brother tricycle., and lit
tie automobile, some fruit and some
fireworks. l want you to bring me a
little motor train. Your friend,
HAROLD SIMMONS.
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A letter to Santa Claus, as The
Herald has given little girls the priv
ilege of writing to you through its
columns l thought l would write and
tell you what I want for Xmas.
Pease bring me a large doll, a doll
bed stead, a doll carriage and plenty
of fruit, and dear Santa, don't for
get my big sister and brother who
lives at Kingstree. Santa, mamma
says there is lots of poor little chill
dren that won't have anything. |
have some money in my savings bank
which | am going to send to you for
them and Santa, please carry all the
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Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IA, 191

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IA, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus
It is nearly Christmas now and l
will write you to tell you what want
you to bring me Christmas. l want
you to bring me baby doll, trunk
with lots of doll clothes in it, some
sparklers and some fruit and some
candy too. I will not ask you to
bring me much this Christmas for
you have so many to give things to-.
You must not forget mamma and
papa. Bring them some fruit and
candy. Your little friend,
EVELYN SPANN.
Bamberg, S. c., Dec. ii, 1915.
D,o, 70 T1oTc
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KATHERINE FREE.

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IA, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus
I am little girl nine years old.
am in the fourth grade in school.
get on the honor roll. My name is
Esther. My teachers name is Miss
Davis. I want you to bring me doll.
Please bring me a doll cart and a
doll bed. I was pleased with what
you brought me last Christmas. My
cousin wants doll, and bed. Please
bring Frances doll and a bed. Bring
daddy something nice. l will not
ask for much, because you have too
many to give to this year. Good bye.
Your little friend,
ESTHER DAGNALL.
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Paris dentists have found that sour
milk will cure certain diseases of the
mouth and gums heretofore difficult
to overcome.
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Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IA, 191;


Dear Santa Claus
Please bring me doll and a doll
carriage. l am ten years old and in
the fourth grade. My sister is in
the first grade. She says she wants
a doll too, and a doll piano. l want
a bicycle and some fire works and
my sister wants some fire works too.
l want some fruit too. My mother
and father want some fruit and can
dy. We are going to have a turkey
Christmas day. l was pleased with
what you gave me last Christmas.
Your friend,
HELEN PRICE.
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CLYDE SANDIFER.

Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IA, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus
| will write to you few things
T don't want much this Christmas.
want a doll, doll carriage, a doll
bed, and fruits, and fire works. We
are going to have a Christmas tree
in our room. I will close. Your
friend,