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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Made Voyage to France. y

Mr.. Glenn W. Cope, who is doing
duty on one of Uncle Sans mer-
chant vessels and who only a few
days ago returned to America from
a voyage to France, tells in most
interesting manner of his trip. Mr..
Cope is spending two-weeks fur
lough at home with relatives and
friends, and will leave Sunday to re-
port for duty.
The vessel on which Mr.. Cope was
assigned duty, carried large cargo,
the value of which was estimated at
considerably more than million
dollars. it is said Some idea of the
immensity of the ship load may be
gained when it is learned that on the
vessel there was IL miles of railway
track, some five million pounds in
weight; fifty carloads of hay, a large
number of railroad fiat cars, in ad-
dition to a large quantity of other
stores and war materials. There were
thirty-odd of such vessels in the flo
tilla making the trip at that time.
Three weeks were consumed in
making the trip to the French port.
The fotilla was met when it reached
the danger zone by submarine de-
stroyers, which escorted the ships
to port in safety.
An incident of much interest wit
messed by Mr.. Cope was the sinking
of a German submarine by some of
the destroyers during the voyage.
The submarine appeared some hun
dreds of yards in advance of the
merchant fleet. and Immediately the
lestroyers went after it. A depth
omb planted in as close proximity
as possible put the undessea craft
out of business.
It required three weeks to unload
the vessel after it reached port, and
immediately the merchantmen start
ed on the return trip, reaching an
American port in considerably less
time than it. required to make the
trip to France. The crews had nc
time, however, to visit any of the
points in France, being kept busy at
port during the entire time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Prosperity Proclamation Edition.

Pictures are being taken and write
ups being made for The Herald's IL
lustrated prosperity edition. This
is going to be one CT the largest and
best printed editions ever issued in
this county. 1t will carry views OF
all the leading merchants and farms
and manufacturing plants of this
county. The photographs are being
posted in the window of The Herald
Book Store and from day to day 9TH
ers will appear, which will give some
idea of just what we are going to
illustrate our paper with. Won't
you help to make this wonderful
advertisement of our city and county?
This is the place where you live and
make your living; why not help make
it a grand success? All We ask OF
you is to buy copies of the paper
which will be mailed for you free OF
postage. Every citizen and mer-
chant of Bamberg will be called on
by our representatives, but in case
you are missed, call at The Herald
office and see about this wonderful
plan to further the prosperity and
growth of Bamberg-"The Gateway
to Success"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Prizes for War Letters.

Mrs. John H. Cope requests pub
lication of the following from the
executive secretary of the Woman's
Division Council of Defense, Colum-
bia:
II am offering a prize of $500 in
the white high schools, $500 in the
colored high schools, $500 in the
white grammar schools, and $3.50
in the colored grammar schools for
the best letter mailed this office be-
fore June i on the following sub
ject: "America's plans for winning
the war. What we have done and
what we are planning to do The
best letters will be published, trans
lated and sent abroad"
Letters should be mailed before
June Is to the executive secretary
and publicity chairman, Woman's s
Division Council of Defense, Room
5O7 Union National Bank Building,
Columbia, S. G.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Cotton Meeting Here June 1S.

At the Cotton conference held in
Columbia on May 14th, special
committee was appointed to perfect
plans for the formation of commun-
ity marketing clubs and county mar
keting associations throughout South
Carolina. The members of that COM
mittee met in the office of the State
warehouse commissioner on Monday
afternoon and arranged for meetings
at several county seats. Below are
the names of the places at which and
the dates on which these meetings
will be held:
Sumter-June 10.
Darlington-June II.
Manning-June 12.
Chesterfeld-June 13.
Barnwell-June II.
Bam5erg-June 18.
Hampton-June 10.
Anderson-June 27.
Greenwood-June2 2S.
Newherry-June 29.
These meetings will be held in the
county court houses at 1900 O'Clock
a. m. on the dates named.
Other dates and other meetings
will be provided later.
Cotton farmers and all others who
are interested in the establishment
of the Statewide system for market
ing cotton and cottonseed are urged
to attend these meetings. The pur-
poses of the South Carolina Cotton
Marketing organization will be fully
discussed and every farmer will be
given an opportunity to enroll his
name as member of the State or
ganization. Certain interests, inim-
ical to those of producers, are exert
ing every possible influence to in
duce the government to fix the price
of the 1918 crop, that is, to tlX the
price before the crop has been pro-
duced and before the cost of produc-
tion has been ascertained; hence the
farmers of the State should associate
themselves together, and should there
be any price-fiXing, their voice and
their influence should be felt in fix
ing a reasonable and just price for a
crop produced by their own hands
T. B. Thackston.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
PRAYED for Allied Victory.

The biggest prayer meeting ever
witnessed in Bamberg was held at
the Baptist church last Thursday
morning, in response to the request
of the president for the people to
congregate and pray for the forgiv-
ing of the sins of the people and
for victory for the allied arms. Ev-
cry store and place of business in
Bamberg was closed during the en-
tire day, and practically every seat
in the church will filled THURSDAY
morning, the services being led by
Rev. George P. White. Again at
six O'Clock IN the afternoon a meet
ing was held, conducted by Rev. R.
H. Jones. All of the congregations
of the city united in these prayer
services, which were intensely ear
nest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
TO DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
BAMBER COUNTY.

Attention of the Democratic voters
of Bamberg county is called to the
rules of the party requiring a new
The county, as heretofore, has thir-
teen clubs hereinafter named) and
each voter should enroll his name
upon the club roll Of the nearest club,
measuring distance by the most prac-
tical route. The enrolment commit
tees are as follows:
Bamberg-W. S. Bamberg, J. J.
Brabham, Jr., w. D. Rowell.
Clear Pond-G. w. Folk, J. B.
Padgett, F. G. Aver.
Colston--C. M. Warn, G. W.
kearse, R. l.. Kearse.
Denmark j. A. Virgins, J. S.
Walker, NJ. R. Willis.
Edisto-L. E. Cooner, J. w. Web
ster, A. G.. w. Hill.
Ehrhardt-J. L. Copeland, J. H.
A. Carter, J. E. Mcmillan.
Govan-J. B. Browning, J. H. Lam
caster, B. f.. Hartzog.
HightoWer's Mill. W. Abstance,
C. J. Creecn, A. B. Hightower.
Hunters Chapel. w. Steedly,
B. ". Smith, A. W. Hunter.
Kearse-H. W. Chitty, Havelock
Clayton, H. A. Kearse.
Lees-H. B. Grimes, H. S. Walsh,
G.. B. McClendon.
Midway. P. O'Quinn, B. D. Don
aid, J. Y. Hicks.
olar-H: H: Kearse, L. A. Hart
zog, G.. o. Barker.
In accordance with the rules Of
the party, the books of enrolment
will be opened at each club from
the first Tuesday in June, 1918, to
the last Tuesday in July, 1918, on
which last date the club books shall
close, and within three days there
after each secretary shall transmit
the original roll to the county chair
man, under rule II of the party.
The secretary of each enrolment
committee will be furnished with
a copy Of he rules OF. the party and
the enrolment will be conducted
strictly according to said rules.
J. F. CARTER,
County Chairman. for Bambers Co.
June 3rd, 1918.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Denmark Serves 6,392 Soldiers.

At midday. May 23rd, the offer
came to the Denmark branch OF the
Red Cross to furnish hot coffee for
five days to 6,392 soldier-recruits
passing through on their way to a
cantonment.
The Red Cross tremendously want
ed to furnish the coffee, yet at first
it was staggered by the immensely of
the undertaking. Other towns along
the route, some of them larger than
Denmark, had conscientiously ex-
pressed their inability to carry out
so large an undertaking. However,
Denmark, through her Red Cross. re-
solved to do the thing, and she did it.
She did it by means of the coop
Grafton and sympathy, not only of
the SO members of the Red Cross,
but, as we'll, of the citizenship of
Denmark, for men, women and chill
-all-were interested.
The coffee was really hot, and tha
boys liked it; otherwise they could
mt have cheered quite so Justify for
the Red Cross as each lot of splen-
did youths did. One lot, and it hail
ed from New York State, too, gave
three mighty cheers for "The Women
of the South
Thermos milk-cans loaned by the
May Field Dairy farm kept the cof-
fee hot. A truck from the Cocoa
Cola Bottling plant collected these
1O-gallon cans from the individual
homes where the coffee was made.
The firm of McCrae & Son put some
sweetness into the life of the boys
when it donated 100 pounds Of su-
gar. Mrs Frank James, vice-presi-
dent of the local Red Cross, did
splendid work in organization; su-
pervisor of serving was appointed for
each day, and thus the strain did not
fall too heavily on one or two indi-
vidua1s.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Executive Committee Meets.

The county Democratic executive
committee net at the court house on
Monday for the purpose of fixing the
assessments, preparing for the pri-
mary, and the transaction of the usu-
al routine Of business. The following
members of the committee were pres
ent: w. S. Bamberg, J. B. Padgett,
G. A. Mcmillan, J. W. Crum, Jr., A.
G. w. Hill, J. L. Copeland, ]. w.
Steedly, j. A. Peters, I. B. F. Mid
dleton, A. L. kirkland. HightoWer's
Govan and Lees were not represented.
Mr.. w. D. Rowell was elected Sec
retary and treasurer Of the COM
mittee. Mr.. H. G. Folk, the retiring
county chairman, was present and
stated that it would not be possible
at this time to fix the assessments
for the candidates, as only very few
had up to that time indicated their
intentions to offer for the various
Offices. It was decided to postpone
fixing the assessments until later
date.
The county chairman, J. F. Carter,
Esq, Capt. ". S. Bamberg and Mr.. A.
L. kirkland were named as commit
tee to ascertain the cost of the Aus
ho11of c1-cfon,
1t was decided to leave the matter
of fixing the dates for the various
campaign meetings in the county to
the county chairman. The county
chairman will confer with the citizens
of the various sections of the county
with reference to this matter before
fixing the dates.
The polling precincts of the coun-
ty will remain as heretofore fixed,
and each voter will enroll at his near
est club. The secretary was instruct
ed to prepare as nearly as possible
statement of the cost of the last
campaign to present to the next meet
ing of the committee. There being no
further business, the committee ad-
journed
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
NEGRO KILLED AT OLAR.
W. \. Bes>inger Charged With Kill
ing LuciuS Dublin.

LuciuS Dublin, negro, was killed
at Olar Saturday night, by being cut
with a knife. An inquest was held
by Coroner Zeigler on Sunday, and
the verdict of the jury was that the
negro came to his death at the hands
of w. A. Bessinger, a white man.
The following is summary of the
testimony introduced at the inquest:
DR.. Robert Black, who performed
the autopsy, testified that he found
five-inch cut across the middle of
right side of neck, cutting an artery,
which was sufficient to produce death,
and also a six inch cut under rIght
clavical, a slice cut of scalp in mole
of head and stab wound above right
ear.
Frank Guess testified: "Was in
Purdy Ayers shop yesterday after
noon. Bill Bessinger sharpening a
knife. Blade about three inches
long, about inch wide.
George C. Morris testified: Il was
passing from the automobile house
in front of Luther Morris's store.
Stopped there talking with him a few
minutes. He said that Bill Bessinger
and somebody was fighting or had
been fighting and he said negro. l
asked what negro, and he said he
didn't know.
Simmie Dickinson testified: 81
stopped down to crank car, heard a
man say I raised up and
Lucius Dublin was cut. Mr.. Bes-
singer was cutting him. Mr.. Bessinger
called for a pistol. [ found Luclus
Bublin laying down on the street:
I did not see any hatchet and did
not see any knife
G.. w. Cave testified: 81 was out
at pump IN front of Mr.. kearse' S
store. I saw some three or four men
come out about Luther Morris's store.
I couldn't say exactly. 1 said, what S
the matter? And I got no answer.
About that time I said, what's the
matter, I saw this darkey, whoever 1t
was. running. reckon the first time
I saw this party run it must of been
close a hundred yards from where l
was. 1 never said but one person got
to the automobile and that was his
brother, Ed. He said he believed ne
would take out this package. This
was after I saw the party run.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Red Cross Notes.

During this, the month of June,
it is hoped to enroll 10000 Red
Cross nurses. The womanhood of
Bamberg county will be put to a
test. Who is brave and patriotic
enough to volunteer for this work?
Bamberg has given her splendid
young men, and a great many OF
them volunteered. Surely, our girls
are just as brave! Thousands are
needed for overseas service and, too,
they are needed here at home: un-
less some willingly offer their SER
vices our boys are going to suffer.
The Red Cross garments have fall
en- short, too, in the last two months.
The chairmen of the circles are urg-
ed to get busy and give out some
materials.
1t is gratifying to note the work
of the colored Red Cross. They are
very enthusiastic and the knitted
garments are we'll made.
The surgical dressing room will
soon be ready for use, and then our
ladies must show their energy and
love for the boys who are being
wounded in greater numbers now.
Following is the list of shipments
during the month Of May: 16 pairs
socks, 29 shirts, A sweaters; l
sweater from the colored Red Cross
Contributed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Missionary Meeting.

The woman's missionary society OF
the Baptist church will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
The mission study class will meet
first. It is hoped that more of the
ladies will attend this class. Rev.
Mr.. White is making the lessons very
interesting and much is to be gotten
from them. The attendance has been
very Door from the beginning, and it
is desired that those who purchased
books will try to come and make tn
leaders efforts worth while.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Delegates to Winthrop College.

Following have been named as
DELEGATES to the State short course tol
club women, Winthrop college, June
Sis, from Bamberg county: Mrs
D. Bowling, Bamberg; Mrs. 5. U
Mayfeld, Denmark; Mrs. H. j. Zelg'
ler. Ehrhardt; Mrs. Paul Cook, Olar;
Mrs. O. NJ. Chitty, Olar R. F: D. Al
ternates: Mrs. John W. Crum, Miss
Naomi Sandifer. "
Prize-winning girls, canning club
(free trip to State short course)
Essie Carter, Eddra Fender, Ehr'
hardt; Ethel Collins, Govan; Mar!
Neeley, Olar; Edna Creech, Denmark
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Total.. ....S11,357.04

These figures indicate the actual
amount of money paid for stamps ana
not the face value of the stamps. Es-
timating the sales on the basis of face
value would run the total up to a
considerably larger figure. 1t is ex-
pected that the campaign to BIZ
launched in the county beginning on
the 14th will materially increase the
sales and put the county on a better
basis.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
Limit Club Growing.

Mr.. A. Rice. chairman of the War
Savings Limit club, announces that
the club is getting under headway.
The following are members to date:
A. Rice, Bamberg.
Jno. H. Cope. Bamberg.
Jno. H. Cope, Jr. Bamberg.
Mrs. J. D. Copeland, Jr.,
Bamberg.
C. w. Rentz, Bamberg.
ANY individuals or corporations
willing to purchase $1,000 worth OF
War Savings before the end Of the
year are urged to hand their names
to Mr.. Rice
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
New Advertisements.

Lost Advertisement.
F. w. Free-For Sale.
DR.. ]. VI. Love-For Sale.
Mrs. J. P. Hiers-For Sale.
Furman Glee Club-Coming
J. B. Brickle-The Tired Tires.
G. L. Toole-Candidate Card.
Enterprise Bank-Steps to Wealth.
VIM. Shield Mfg. Co.-Red Devil
Lye.
F. X. Graham-Carload of Furni-
ture.
Bamherg Banking Co.-Plenty or
Funds.
Tom Ducker-Lightning Silver
Cleaner.
chero Cola Co.-our Shield and
Defender.
U. S. Rubber Co.-War Time Re-
sponsibility.
Standard Oil Co.-Gas Stove Kit
chen Comfort.
Herald Book Store-Lend Uncle
Sam Your Money.
Farmers and Merchants Bank
My Money is All Gone.
Bamberg Banking Co.-Estate of
Philip Seymour, Deceased.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06

Yesterday was registration day in
Bamberg, and all over the country.
All youths who have become twenty
one years old within the past year
were required to register for military
service. These young men will be
classified and given physical exami-
nation, same as the registered mell
of last year. and it is understood that
their names will be placed at the
bottom Of the lists. The registration
had not been completed when The
Herald went to press, but it was esti-
mated about 175 would be included
in this registration in this county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN.
Drive for $4,000 Sales to he Made
June 14-2S.

The council of defense held the
regular monthly meeting on Monday
afternoon. The principal business to
come before the council at this meet
ing was the planning of the cam
paign for the sale of war stamps.
This campaign is to be waged all
over the country from June 14th to
2Sth, inclusive. June 2Sth has been
named as war savings day by the
president.
1t is planned to have committee
in practically every school district in
the county. This committee is to
solicit cash sales and subscriptions
from every person in their territory.
No one is to be overlooked. Bamberg
county has responded to all calls, but
she is sadly behind in war savings.
The countys allotment is over $780,
900, and less than 1000 sales have
been made up to this time.
The plan is to sell during the cam
paign of two weeks $4,000 in cash
sales, face value of stamps, and to
secure pledges for the purchase OF
the remainder. This is tremendous
task, the biggest task that has yet
been presented to the county. The
amount is considerably larger than
the county's allotment for liberty
bonds in all three of the campaigns
combined. This means that more
effort is going to be required in the
Forthcoming campaign than the
county has ever yet experienced in
order to put the drive across.
At least one hundred people in
Bamberg county are going to be ask
ed to buy one thousand dollars worth
of stamps before the end of the year.
This will give the county fairly
good start toward the subscribing OF
the. allotment.
It has been planned for each mem
Der of the local committee to meet
at the court house in Bamberg on
Friday next, June 7th, for the purpose
of organization, and making final ar
rangements for the big drive. 1t is
urged that every member Of all com,
mittees, men and women, white and
colored, attend this meeting, as it is
of vital Importance that each one
shall become thoroughly acquainted
with the duty that is confronting him
or her. This meeting will be held al
400 p. m. Friday, new time. Lei
every committeeman be present:
On Thursday, June 18th, the cam,
paign will be formally opened in this
county with great patriotic meetings
Preliminary plans call for three meet
ings in the county, one each for BAN
berg, Ehrhardt and Denmark. The
definite hours of these meetings viii
be announced later A band will be
secured for these meetings, and some
speaker of Statewide note will be in
vited to address the people on the
issues Of the day.
1t is of the greatest Importance
that the people wake up to their duty
in this line. This is no child's affair
If Bamberg county is to "go across
it is going to require the most earnest
effort of everybody, men, women ano
children, white and colored. BAN
berg oversubscribed in the last liber
ty loan by sixty thousand dollars; she
trebled almost in subscriptions to the
Red Cross, and she oversubscribedotc tt
the Y. M. C.. A. The county must moi
fail to do her duty in the present
campaign.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
War Savings for May.

The sale Of war savings stamps
suffered a decline during the month
of May, for the first time since the
stamps were placed on sale in De-
cember. The total sales for the
month aggregated s3,66S.66. The
sales during April totaled over s5,-
900.
Denmark leads the county for May
with sales of nearly $4,000. Den
mark is putting in fine work now
The following are the sales by post
Offices for the month of May:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06

Homespun is good choice for ar
everyday coat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06

Afternoon dresses often have far
ing sleeves.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06

up to June 1St:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-04

NEW YORK Dec ssern United States had not done
nearly as much as the British French Italian
Theodore Roosevelt declared
in statement here tonight
peace conference
H. declared fighting
for President wilson's assertion that there
was heard
THE British empire world
and this should
great should
world Similarly greater military than
lines
Swiss system.
interpreted is thoroughly
the phrase that would
English navy repeating the
tremendous has rendered in this
colonies they have conquered,
its absolute independence
must insist
doctrine the right to close
time and undertake to
interfere in European which ought
have properly n
Declaring the slightest explanation
abroad the colonel asserted HE
people regards
he peace this time"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-04
BAKER GRILLED BY
SENATE COMMITTEE
ON DELAY IN GIVING
OUT THE CASUALTIES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-E1p1anation
Of the delay in the issuance of army
casualty lists was asked Of Secretary
Baker today when. he appeared before
the senate military committee. Mem
bers Of the committee asked the sccrc-
tary rs to the publication to date OF
less than 100000 names out OF total
report ;ot casualty Of moro than $4,000.
Secretary Baker said he thought most
Of the unreportcd names were those or,
Americans slightly wounded and would
come by mail.
Senators were unable TO understand
why only something over 100000 names
have been published. when It has been
officially announced that the casualties
number 262. 2.693. Tho secretary said that
every effort consistent with accuracy
was made to prevent delay and that Cen
eral Pershing had been urged repeatedly
to expedite his lists, sending tho names
Of the dead first.
The department from the beginning.
Mr.. Baker said, has never held up.
withheld OF delayed giving out casualty
lists. Our policy has been to give
complete statement rs soon IS possible
General March. chief Of staff and AS:
sistnnt Secretary Kcppcl were with the
secretary. Mr.. kcppel said the system
OF obtaining and verifying casualty re-
ports in French had been slow at first
and X 1t had to be done over again, it
probably would be denc differently.
General March, discussing dcmobiltEaa
ton. said General Pershirg was select
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