The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-20

Did YOU borrow this issue of The
Herald from your neighbor? Then,
don't do it again. 1t costs the sub
scriber a dollar and a half year.
You can get it direct from the pub
fishers for the same price.
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Alderman John Cooner and Mayor
c. w. Rentz observe the ordinance
agains: riding on the paved sidewalk
on Elm street. There are said to be
few others who observe the ordi-
nance, but we do not know their
names.
A gentleman the other day smelled
a bunch of fine Williamsburg cured
tobacco. He said it might be good
tobacco, but he had seen plenty OF
peavines that smelled just as good.
Needless to say that the gentleman
does not smoke nor ':chaw."
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Is your son in the list of drafted
men? If so, send him The Bamberg
Herald. Nothing that you may send
him will be more appreciated than
the home paper. You may write to
him regularly, but nothing will take
the place of the county newspaper.
Mr.. w. J. Nichols-he is the con-
crete man-says he hopes to pave
Main street before he leaves town
again. Here is hoping that he is
hopins in the right direction, and
that his hopes will be fully realized.
If ever a street did need paving, that
street is Main street, Bamberg, S. c.
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We read an editorial in one of our
exchanges the other day detailing
Just how America could have been
kept out of the war. 1t is very un-
fortunate circumstance that this
- editor is not president of the United
States. We certainly need men or
such wide knowledge in the presiden-
tial chair.
X X y X
Those who hold the view that this
is Engiand's war, and that it is no af-
fair of ours, are urged to read this
paragraph from Ambassador Gerard S
book:
It was the entry of England in the
war, in defense of the rights of small
nations, in defense of the guaranteed
neutrality of Belgium, which saved
the world from the harsh dominion
of the conquest-hungry Prussians
and, therefore, saved the awo Ameri-
cas- and their protecting doctrine OF
President Monroe.
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The amount of whiskey being ship
ped into Bamberg is on the steady in
crease. Seventy-odd quarts were in
the express office at one time few
days ago. Although the law is very
stringent, and provides that whiskey
can only be secured for sickness, a
good many persons are managing to
get it. In order to order whiskey
it is necessary to make an affidavit
that it is to be used for medicine on
ly, and, apparently, good many peo-
pie are willing to swear falsely to get
a quart.
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In the death of Hartwell M. Aver
the city of Florence and the State OF
South Carolina has lost good news
paper man and a good man personal
ly. Mr.. Aver was a native of Bam-
berg county. He was born in the Bu-
ford's Bridge section, then in Barn
we'll county. At one time Mr.. Aver
was connected with The Bamberg
Herald. He was widely related
throughout Bamberg county, and was
personally known to quite number
of our citizens, who held him in the
highest esteem.
The casual reader of the average
newspaper must come to the con-
clusion that our press is still very
strongly pro-Ally. Very few papers
are yet Observation-Disclosures
American.
The American doubtless bases its
assertion on the fact that these papers
always have good word for the AL
lies, and never a word of criticism
What of the pro-German papers that
never have a good word for any OF
the Allies, including our own United
States, and at the same time never
have a word of criticism of the Ger
man fatherland?