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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
Each Plane Needs Extra Equipment.

After three years of warfare the
total number of airplanes able to
take the air at any time on either
side of the western front has not been
over $500. Each plane in the air
requires force of 46 men, two re-
placement planes on the ground, and
one training plane for every pilot
who eventually reaches the front,
with an extra engine for each plane.
The life of plane is not more than
two months, and the engine must be
overhauled after each Is hours. Now
that American planes are going over
seas, the great problem is to secure
the thousands of skilled mechanics,
enginemen, motor repair men, wood
and metal workers needed to keep
the planes in perfect condition. This
engineering and mechanical force at
the airdromes, the flying fields, and
repair depots, both here and behind
the lines in France, is a vital indus
trial link in the chain to air su-
premacy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
Keeping Hogs in The City.

The Herald has been reliably in
formed that there are parties in the
city who are keeping hogs on their
premises within the city limits, con-
trary to the laws of the city forbid
ding it. The Herald does not know
who these parties are, but our infor-
nation is thatsmen of prominence
are. doing this, and that there are
several such parties. -
The spring season Is now here
the time of the year when people
have fever-and the presence of hogs
in the city does not add to the health
condition of Bamberg. While it is
true that the raising of hogs in town
may be beneficial in some ways, the
matter was threshed out some months
ago, and it was decided that Bamberg
could not afford to risk the health
of the town; therefore, the Jaw for
bidding hogs in the city was not
changed.
It is urged that everybody should
obey the law-especially in view Of
the fact that efforts are being made
to increase the healthfulness of the
place, and that sanitary reasons alone
should prevent the, raising of hogs
in this town.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
Urges Colored People to Buy Bonds

To the Colored People of the Coun-
ty:-As many of you are readers OF
The Bamberg Herald, I take this
means of speaking to you on the war
question. Inasmuch as you know
that / am profoundly interested in all
matters which concern you and the
honor and dignity of our great gov
ernment, and inasmuch as l have
been and am a constant reader OF
the many war issues which concern
us and the life of the whole nation,
l wish to say that the time has come
when we colored people have got to
act. We have got to do something.
We have got to buy a liberty bond,
or buy war stamps, to help win the
war. For, if the white people lose
this war, we colored people will lose
it. Let us do our part as a race.
There was an important meeting held
at the court house yesterday. l was
present and many colored ministers
and people, and the fact is we are
all up against it. God only knows
what will become of us if we fail to
do our part in helping our govern
ment in this critical hour OF its
hardest struggle. There were pa
pers, cards and information sent out
Yesterday into all the districts Of the
county. See the'white people in your
community and fall in line. They are
acting upon information they have
received from high authority.
D. J. SANDERS.
Bamberg, S. c., April 9.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
Submarines Directed at Neutrals.

Germany's war leaders are using
the submarine to prevent fulfllment
of Americas agreements to feed and
relieve European neptrals, according
to statement by the War Trade
Board. It says:
"A mass of cumulative evidence
and indications in the possession Of
the War Trade Board shows that Ger
many is employing the submarine
menace to prevent neighbor neutrals
receiving any food or favors at the
hands of the United States and it's
associates in the war, and to coerce
these neutrals through starvation
and political and economic depend
ence upon Germany, quite as much
as to strike at the communications of
its sopponents-Germany's ostensible
aim in proclaiming the ruthless sub
marine campaign.
Further indications tend to show
that the submarines are being used
long similar dog-in-the-manger lines,
to destroy neutral shipping without
regard to- it's employment"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
Branchville Briefs.

Branchville, April 6.-Mrs. Susie
Strobe has returned to Washington,
D. c., after spending some time here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. }. w.
Berry.
Mrs. W.. C. Martin is spending
some time in Charleston.
Mrs. Sidney Poag and little daugh-
ter, Of Columbia, are visiting Mrs. J.:
B. Henderson.
Mrs. w. A. Izlar and children, of
Augusta, Ca, are visiting Mrs. G. f..
Byrd.
Mrs. x. C.. Jones spent last week
with relatives in Charleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Black and chill
dren and Miss Repecca Evans, OF
Holly Hill, were the guests of Mrs. j.
M. Byrd last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. EdW1ns, OF
Bamberg, visited relatives here last
week.
and J. E. Hutto, of Charleston, spent
last week with their grandmother,
Mrs. c. E. Byrd.
Miss Ida Edwins, of Orangeburg,
is spending the weekend with Miss
Wilhelmina Byrd.
Miss Nell Pegues has returned to
her home in Barnwell.
Virgil Dukes, of Camp Sewer, is
visiting his parents here this week.
Arthur Berry, of the navy, spent a
few days with his mother here dur
ing the past week. -
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
New U. S. Army Rifle.

The United States rifle, model of
1917, commonly called the modified
Enfield, has now been tested in the
service of the Army a sufficient time
to warrant the assertion that it more
than justifies the claims made for it,
according to a statement authorized
by the Secretary of War.
The new rifle takes a 30-caliber
cartridge, which has the advantage
over the British Enfield of being rim
less. It has been found that unless
rim cartridges are fed through the
magazine uniformly with the rim of
the top cartridge ahead of the rim OF
the one Immediately below, jams are
likely to occur.
The model of 1917 has an overall
length of 46.3 inches; total weight
including oiler and thong case and
bayonet of ten pounds and ounces.
The breech mechanism is of the bolt
type.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
Service Flag Unfurled.

Sunday morning, during the morn
ing service hour, service flag was
unfurled at the Bamberg Baptist
chuch, Col. F. n. K. Bailey, of Green
wood, being the speaker of the oc-
casion. The flag contained thirteen
stars, with two more to be added,
representing the young men OF the
Baptist congregation who have enter-
ed the service of the country, either
in the army or navy.
Col. Bailey made one of the finest
addresses on the war yet heard III
Bamberg. He urged the people to
do not only their bit for the boys in
the trenches, but to do their best,
and appealed to the citizens of Bam-
berg county to uphold the govern
ment in all the phases of war work,
the buying of liberty bonds, sub
scribing to the Red Cross and Y. NJ.
C. A., etc. He reminded the people
of the county that during the last
liberty loan, the county fell snort
about $4,000 of the amount a.
lotted to this county, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the people here are
unusually prosperous, and the money
conditions in the county are most
favorable.
Col. Bailey made the point that
every time we fail or refuse to help
the government in its war pro-
gramme, either in subscribing morey
or contributing to food conservation.
we cause perhaps one of the very
men represented in the Baptist
church service flag, to suffer. SIS it
unreasonable that we, who are sur
rounded by loved ones, living in COM
Portable homes with plenty all
around us, should sacrifice to
the very bone for those who
are >bravely fighting our battles
on the terrible fields of France?"
asked Col. Bailey. 1--WE will fight
our war in France or We will fight
it in America; which will you choose?
To win the war before the Germans
invade America, it will take money,
men and food"
Three little folks on the stage rep
resented the American army, navy
and the Red Cross. Special music
added much to the service.
Harry White, son OF Rev. G. P.
White, was the only one represented
on the flag who was present. He
made a few remarks suitable to the
OCCASION
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
Lack of knowledge Of Gas Defense.

The necessity for thorough and
continuous training of troops in gas
defense is shown by statement prov
ed by captured German documents:
The Germans at a certain posi-
tion on the western front knew the
British were planning to deliver a
gas attack on a German division
equipped with masks, but poorly
trained in their use In spite of the
fact that they had several days to
drill before conditions were suitable
for the British attack, when it was
finally made hundreds of German
casualties resulted.
Many kinds of gases are used in
modern warfare. Some merely affect
the eyes temporarily, and are more
inconvenient than serious. Other
gases are terrible in their effect un-
less proper protection is available.
They are employed in clouds, or in
shells, bombs, and hand grenades.
1t is the work of the Field Train
ing Section of the Gas Defense Ser
vice to bring home to the American
soldier the Importance of his gas
mask, to thoroughly drill him in its
use and to inspire confidence in it's
efficiency.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
> Reading.-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Judge Sease has upheld the con-
of the quart-a-month

Judge Sease has upheld the con-
stitutionality of the quart-a-month
law.
Governor Manning has for the
fourth time appointed w. H. Gibbes
tate game warden.
News was received Wednesday of
the death in France of Bennie Martin
of Vaucluse, aged 20 years. Young
Martin enlisted three months ago
and his death resulted from pneu-
monia. He is survived by his father,
G.. l.. Martin.
Walter E. Duncan, widely known
newspaper man of Aiken, has been
appointed publicity manager of the
food conservation and productive Sec
tion of the State food administration,
under Col. August Kohn, chairman.
Mr.. Duncan has entered upon MS du-
ties.
Fred Johnson, white, about 2S
years old, employed by the Big Salt
kehatchie Cypress Company, of Warm
vile, as brakeman on their log train,
Thursday afternoon while coupling
two cars loaded with loss was so
seriously injured that he died Thurs
day night about O'Clock.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
Removes Many Officers.

From the declaration of war to
February %, the Surgeon General OF
the army has removed 1,050 officers
of the Medical Reserve Corps. In
the following table the reason assign
ed for discharge does not isolate
under "inaptitude for the service
all of those whose dismissal was in
considerable degree due to inefficien-
cy or incompetency. since these
reasons had weight in many cases
otherwise classified.
Discharged for physical disability
All: inaptitude for the service, 1o4
to join other branches, 306; domes-
tic difficulties, SO; resignation, SS;
needed by communities, hospitals
schools, 80.
During the same period there have
been 1855 promotions, including
some officers promoted more than
once.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
APRIL DRAFT CALL.
800 for South Carolina.-Be Sent
to Camps Beginning April 26.

Washington, April 6.-Approxi-
mately 10000 men will be sent to
training camps during the fve-day
period beginning April 26, under or
ders sent to State Governors today by
Provost Marshal General Crow
der for mobilization of the Ap-
ril call of the seconl draft.
This is three times the number
it was originally planned to call and
is nearly twice the monthly quota as
based on the calling of 100000 men
over a period of nine months.
Calling out of the increased number
was made necessary by the decision
of President Wilson to respond with
out delay to the need of France and
Great Britain for reinforcements IN
the great battle in Picardy. Vacancies
in national army divisions resulting
from the withdrawal of men to COM
plete National Guard and regular
army units and for the formation OF
special technical units asked by Gen.
Pershing will be made good by the
April draft.
Failure of Congress to pass the
amendment to the selective Service
Act, which would permit the fixation
of State quotas on the number of men,
in class one necessitated temporary
adherence to the old system. Local
boards have been officially advised,
however, that they are to ignore
"quotas" for the time being and to
simply continue calling up men until
the have obtained the number they
have been instructed to forward.
When basis for establishing State
quotas has been found due credit
against future indrements will be
given those already called. &.
Among the men to be called will te
approximately 116,700 whites and
33,700 negroes.
The assessment &C soEie o: the
Southern States follows:
Alabama 1901, Florida $3.50,
Georgia 1886, Kentucky 1896, Mis-
sissippi 2,204, North Carolina 3,o54,
South Carolina 1869, Tennessee A.
751
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
PERSHING WINS FRANCE.
American General Stirs People With
Manly Words.

Paris, March 31.-General Per-
shing's sincere and manly words in
placing at the disposal of General
Foch the entire resources of the
American army have gone straight
to the heart of the French people
who dearly love what the French call
fine gesture The newspapers Of
all shades of opinion reflect this
grateful appreciation, both by the
prominence they give the incident
and their comments Echo de Paris
says that France as a whole does
grateful homage to the United States,
adding "to use the language of sur
geons, We may say there has been
and there is more than ever today
TRANSMISSION of blood between the
two countries"
The Petit Journal says: General
Pershing's act asking so nobly to
share in the honors and sacrifices of
that battle of nations now in prepa-
ration, is solemn warning to the
central empires of the grim resolve
of free nations to conquer"
q. General Pershing's words to Gen.
eral Foch have in their simplicity
deep warning" says the Figaro.
They bring out the magnitude of the
stake at ISSUE On the events on the
Somme hangs not only the fate Of
England and France, but of civiliza-
tion and progress for which Germany
victorious, would substitute her
coarse methods of human exploita-
ton"
L'Oeuvre says: Certainly the
boches did not foresee such rapid in
tervention. They will soon have op>.
portunity to judge it's growing i'm
portance. They shall see these new
soldiers, pressing on in serried ranks.
impatient to try their virgin wea-
pons. Turning to the eastward, they
will see behind them the japanese,
trembling with eagerness, ready to
spring"
The Temps, in an aulogistic edito-
rial, says: THE German offensive
intended to dislocate the allies has
led the United States to offer more
than it's soldiers-to engage solemen-
ly it's military prestige and give an
example of discipline and unity. We
have no selfish ends to serye, said
President Wilson in asking the
American congress to declare war
against Germany.
"a year has passed. Russia has
crumbled, the American people have
lest their illusions, as We knew and
suffered privations of which we DO
not know enough.
The Americans" the Temps con-
Guided, fight fight of faith and
peril itself exalts their courage. By
what ALTERATION can Germany mag
inc that she can .cEquer for"cs such
as those"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
Return From Honeymoon.

Ehrhardt, April 9.-Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Cope have returned from their
honeymoon trip South. While on
this trip they visited many points Of
interest in the land of flowers, taking
in Jacksonville, st. Augustine and St.
Petersburg. The brides home is in
Spartanburg, but she has many
friends over the State, being a grad
uate of the class of IT at Columbia
Female college. Mr.. and Mrs. Cope
will be at home to their friends at
Ehrhardt. Mr. Cope is widely
known and has a host of friends. He
was for years employed by the A. c..
L., and he now holds responsible
position with the B., E. & w.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Denmark Dots.

Denmark, April 6.-Mrs. Dele
Guess was a visitor in Columbia the
past week.
Algie Guess, St. Claire Guess, A.
D. Pearson, the Rev. Bellinger Guess
and Cecil Crum were in Orangeburg
Thursday.
Miss May Pearson has returned
home from Columbia.
Miss Frances Guess, of Converse
College, was at home for few days
last week.
Miss Olive Pearson, of Augusta,
Ca, spent Sunday with her parents
here.
Miss Ruth Guess has returned
home after an extended visit to
friends and relatives at Birmingham,
Ala, Micanopy and Jacksonville, Fla.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
Get-Together Meeting.

A very interesting and beneficial
"get-together" meeting was held at
the court house last Friday night.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of arousing interest in the city
in matters pertaining to the war, be-
ing called by the chairman of the
local council of defense, Mayor G.
W. Rentz. The meeting was attend
ed by about hundred persons, and
was presided over by B. D. Carter,
Esq.
Many matters of local interest were
discussed by number of gentlemen,
and the people of the town were
urged to wake up to their RESPONSE
much good will result from the meet
ing, and those who attended are now
more alive to the conditions that
confront the people as a whole.
Among the interesting things of
the meeting were the resolutions be-
low, offered by J. F. Carter, Esq,
and adopted by the meeting:
"Whereas the dastardly work of
German spies in our midst has been
brought to our attention. and believ-
ing it to be high time that quick and
effective action be taken for the pro-
lection of our people Be it resolved:
q. That committee of three be
appointed from this body for the pur-
pose of drafting suitable resolutions.
memorializing our representatives in
Congress, urging upon them the nee
essity of enacting drastic laws for
the purpose Of detecting and infict-
ing proper punishment upon all Ger
man spies and all enemies of our
government.
"2. That this committee be in
stru&ed to appear before the Bam-
berg County Council of Defense and
urge upon that body to take like &C
tion, and to bring the matter before
every like organization in the State
and before the State Council of De-
fense, with the hope that our repre-
sentatives in congress may be i'm
pressed with the seriousness of the
situation and the urgent need of
quick and effective action"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11

Over Sal, 900 in scent Smileage
coupons has come in from the big
camps to headquarters at the Commis-
sion on training camp activities in
Washington. These coupons repre-
sent admissions to theatrical events
at the camps Soldiers from the
smaller towns receive their books
early, because of the prompt response
of these places when Smilage books
were placed on sale, and in many
eases have used them up.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-04-11
w, S. S. Prize for Schools.

The Peoples Bank of Bamberg has
offered prize of $50 to the school
in Bamberg county buying the great
est amount of war savings stamps per
capita. The prize will be war stamps.
AS the prize is for the greatest
amount per capita, IL puts all schools
on an equality, the small and the
large schools. The schools are urg-
ed to get busy and start to buying
stamps at once.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-06-25
LIBERTY LADS ENTRA|N TOMORROW
FOR THEIR STATIONAT CAMP LEWIS

Tomorrow morning Nye county will
send out another quota of Liberty
lads EN- route to training quarters at
Camp Lewis in compliance with the
call of the adjutant general The
patriotic citizens, including members
of the Red Cross, Home Guards, Boy
and Girl Scouts. Woman's Relief
Corps and veterans of the Grand
Army of the Republic and Sons Of
Veterans, who will be led by the
members of the Musicians Union
and the Tonopah Drum Corps. Thir.
teen men are scheduled to leave
here as the contribution of Nye coun-
ty, but two of these are already on
the coast, where they went last week
to see relatives, and two others will
go out on transfers from other points
This evening the Elks will entertain
the recruits at the free public recep-
ton which is given for the visiting
Elks and Recruits. The members Of
the order want 1t distinctly under
stood that this is a public demon
stration. open to every loyal citizen,
and 1t is hoped the attendance will
fill the Airdome
The list of men is as follows Har.
old Hansen Herbert Treverton. Nick
Radios, Bert Hodge, Curt Kremer. F,
w. Bremmer. ]. A Scurlock, Ramigo
Del Angelo. Harold Degan, A. Cola.
pietro, Seth w. Upright. Richard
Bonney Harry Schelmner.
The following Nye county men will
entrain from the following points
Ross A. Parker. Eureka. New.
Lanny C. Hale, Heskill. Tenn: VII
liam Martin, San Francisco: stankC
Cook, Imperial. Cal: Valerie Rossi
YerinEton. New; vergal Ruppe. Ely;
mick Brock. Santa Ana. Cal; VIII
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-06-25
FREE PUBLIC RECEPTION FOR
VISITING ELKS AND RECRUITS

players among their adyersaries.
Victory or defeat would not feaze the
boys who are more intent on getting
results from the sale of war stamps
than they are in scoring on the dia.
mond.
One of the greatest boosters Of
the aggregation is Joe H Hutchinson,
former lieutenant governor of Idaho,
and now by grace of the National
Council OF Defense, supreme booster
for the sale of stamps. The COVER
nor is known to every man who was
in the southern country during the
Tonopah and Goldfleld booms as a
man of marked personality and In
tense magnetism He is chief eusto-
dian of a device used to extract
funds from those who are willing to
take a chance with a substantial
percentage for the local Red Cross
fund of the various towns in which
Il lnt play ~ maui AAN AAioN HPPNHi
ance of this will be at the ball
grounds this afternoon and later in
the day the governor will hold forth
in Kickapoo medicine style from a
wagon at the intersection of Main
street and Brougher avenue, where
he will have a chance to give his
capacious lungs full play. Later in
the evening he will appear at the
Airdome where the Elks of Tonopah
will keep open house with a free
dance to which the public is invited
in honor OF the visitors and the boys
who are going out on the following
morning bound for Camp Lewis.
The Reno lineup is as follows I
Smith. catcher; R. Whisman, pitcher.
~. A. Turner shortstop; ~ Nagle
first tase: l. Billin. second base; r
1T Mcintosh. third base: j Hogan
right field; G. Houser, center 'ield
NJ. Charles. left field: extra. $. Mo
Eingo. Umpire. d. Dunkle
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-06-25
AuStrianS Losses
Over 200, 900 Men

A dispatch to lie Matin from Turin
says the rout of the Austrians is
complete. The Piave carried away
many Austrian dead. Italian cavalry
are said to have advanced beyond
the eastern bank of the river.
French newspapers continue to ac-
claim the Italian ~ictory and the
hope is expressed that General Diaz,
profiting by decentralization of the
enemy will not confine his fighting
to local action, but strike out boldly
into an offensive, and transforms the
Austrian defeat at Piave into de-
cisive victory.
Several newspapers wonder
whether the Germans will rush to
the help of the Austrians by trans
ferring from the western front.