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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-10
GRIPPE HITS STATE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Two hundred and sixty-five new"
resulting from the disease were re-
ported TO the city health departm ent
between noon Saturday and yesterday
noan It was stated that a large num-
Der of cases reported by one physician
were more than month old. the ma
jority of the patients having long
since recovered. 1T was said by a
health office attache that some of the
cases had previously been recorded.
State Labor Comm issioner John
Hirschberg WAS called home yesterday
on account of the illness from in
huenza of his entire family. The cook
at the Hirsch berg home also is said 10
be infected Howard T, Colvin. assist
ant to the State Labor Comm Issioner,
is confined to his home with the
grippe.
Policeman Hurt IN Accident.
Motorcycle Policeman J. w Cole
Is laid ,up with a painful. but not
serious, injury as the result OF an
unavoidable accident at Monroe and
Broad streets. Tho machine on which
the etsieeEA@a riding ealldea With an
automobile truck. 4, Is stated tha,
the truck driver was not to blame for
the accident. Cole is being treated at
the Virginia hospital and it is thought
that it will be several weeks before
he will be able to resume his duties
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
SAl~ Ai.l.lES WILL WIN.
Nice-Consul Melvin says Britons
Face Situation with High Hopes

Nice-Consul Melvin, stationed at
Hull, England, has received notice
OF his promotion to Consular Assis-
tant and Student Interpreter, and in
letter to Congressman Ragsdale in
which he thanks Mr.. Ragsdale for
his efforts in securing him the pro-
motion, Mr.. Melvin speaks of the
admirable spirit the British are
showing in the present war. He
says in part:
There is no news here that would
be Interesting to you. The newspap-
ers over here do not give a great
deal of news. You get more in Amer
i>a than We do, even if we are so
much nearer the battle front The
British fighting men and the people
al home are very confident of win
ming the war. They say it will prob
ably take some time to do it, but that
it will have to be done. They are
wonderful people. but you have to
learn them before they are appre-
ciated.'
Mr.. Melvin is the son of Mrs. Susie
Melvin. Shortly after leaving college
he went to Washington as private
secretary to Congressman Ragsdale,
and after remaining in Washington
for short while was appointed vice
consul to Hull. England.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
Pretty Home Wedding.

n wedding of rare beauty was that
OF Miss Lura Deane Hamer and Mr..
Houston Manning at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Hamer, at Little Rock Thursday af-
ternoon at 5 o'clock. The spacious
rooms were tastefully decorated in
blue hydrangeas and evergreens.
the staircase down which the bridal
party came being covered in white
with vines in:artwined in the railing
Just before the ceremony Miss Mary
Spain sang two beautiful selections,
accompanied by Miss Virginia Win
stead of Mullins, who also played
the. wedding march
First came two little boys, Sheph-
erd Thompson and Thomas Manning
David. stretching the ribbons to form
an aisle for the wedding party. The
brides two sisters, Misses Louise
and Aileen Hamer, then entered
Next came the little flower girls,
Mary Neill Manning, Charlotte Ber-
ry, Lucille Thompson and Mary Stack
house. Then came the little ring bear
er. Sarah Florence Manning. The
bride entered with her father. Mr..
. ~ W. iiaileI, anu neT brunette beau
ty was emphasized by her exquisite
wedding gown of white georgette
crepe and large picture hat. The
bridegroom entered with his best
man, Earl Ellerbe of Latta, and
stood with the bride under the chan
delier where they were made one
by the impressives words of the
brides pastor, the Rev S. j. Bethea
Only near relatives and close friends
of the two families witnessed the
ceremony, and short reception wa.
held afterwards.
The happy young couple left or
the evening train for Asheville wher.
they will spend the summer
Mrs. Manning is the second daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hamer and
has been a student at Converse Col
lege for several years. The groom
the son of Senator and Mrs. J. II
Manning. of Latta. is one of tn,
county's prosperous and progressiy,
farmers.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
Latest Var News.

Definite war news have l none,
But my aunt's washwoman's sisters
Heard a policeman on his beat
Say TO a laborer on the street,
That he had letter just last week
Written by Chinese coolie from
Timbuctoo
Who said negro in Cuba knew
OF a colored man in a Texas town
Who got it straight from a circus
clown
That a man IL klondike heard the
news
From : gang Of South American
Jews
About someoody in Borneo, who
Heard a man who claimed to know
Of a swell society female rake
Whose mother-in-law will undertake
To prove that her seventh husbands
niece
Has stated in a printed piece
That she has a son who has a friend
Who knows when this bloomin war is
goin' to end
? ?
But he won't tell.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
DEATH CLAIMS GOOD CITIzE,
w. h. Fort, A Leading and Subst,,n-
tial Citizen, Dies Suddenly

Dillon county lost one of it's best
citizens when death claimed Mr.. w.
X. Fort last Thursday afternoon
Inc news of his death, received in
Dillon early Friday morning, was a
great shock to his numerous
friends.
Mr. Fort had no: been in good
health for the past several years, but
was able to go about and look after
MS business affairs. The active
management of his farm near Fork.
ne had turned over to his son, but
he never ceased to take a personal
interest in its affairs.
Mr. Fort was fishing in Little Pee
Lee River when he vas stricken. In
company with one of the hands on
the place he went to the river short
~ after dinner. Late in the afternoon
the boat struck snag and turned
over and Mr.. Fort and the colored
man with him got out on the bank.
baled the water from boat and dried
their clothes. 1t was only a few minu-
tes after they re-entered the boat
When the fatal stroke came. Mr.. Fort
was standing up in the boat fishing
near the bank when without a word
he fell to his knees. The colored man
ran to his rescue, but could render
no assistance. death being almost
instantaneous. The boat was a mile
up stream from the landing and after
reaching the landing the colored man
had to walk some distance to get as
Sistance.
MIR. Fort was in his 6Sth year. Hi.
lie had been spent on his farm neal
Fork where he was universally es
teemed by his friends and neighbors
He always took an active interest il
every movement for the public goos
and never failed to be on the righ
side of every question which concern
ed the welfare of his county an,
community. He was a man of ex
cellent christian character, a .levot
ed member of the church tnd a lead
er in Sunday school work
Mr.. Fort was member of the Ma
sonic order and he was buried in tn
family plot near Fork Sunday after
noon with Masonic honors, larg
crowd of sorrowing friends and rel
atives attending the service.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
DILLON Is UP TO DATE.
Miss McLees Comes to See About
Getting Teachers.

The State:
The trustees of Dillon county de-
cided by vote to get all the teachers
for the county through the State bu-
reau and Miss Mamie McLees of that
county was here selecting the teach
ers for the county
This county has one of the livest
organizations in the educational line
anywhere in the State and the most
wide-awake teachers and trustees
association. Meetings are held at
which the teachers are required to be
present, and to close their schools
for the duration of the meeting. AL
So when field day exercises are being
held the same conditions are compul-
sorry. The teachers get their pay ev-
cry two weeks regardless of when
their schools begin or the number of
holidays given between pay days.
They get up their own calender on
which is shown the different days
they expect to observe as special oc-
casions.
There is certain day sat for the
opening of the schools which run
nine months and also for those that
run for shorter terms. On Novem-
ber 26 compulsory attendance starts
and is for four months time. This
county is the only one in the state
that pays the salaries of it's teach
ers when they are on sick leave
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
Boy Big Contributor.

Eugene Watkins, nine year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watkins. is
Dillon county's boy hero. Eugene has
subscribed for $500 worth of War
Savings Stamps and he is going to
pay for them out of the proceeds of
MS own labor. Last year Eugene
worked at his fathers warehouse and
saved some money. He is going to
work there again this year and his
earnings for two years will be put
into war stamps. The subscription
was made through Rev. w. B. S..
Chandler who raised $1O6,OOO last
week. Mr.. Chandler did not take
less than a $1,000 subscription, but
he suspended the rule in Eugene's
case and let him take $4,000.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
BELIEVES ss DIED IN WRECK
Circus Men Busy Compiling Ac.
rate List.

Gary, Ind, June 23.-Sixty two
bodies Of Hagenback-Wallace circus
employees. who were killed in wreck
near here on the Michigan Central
Railroad Saturday lay in temporary
morgues here and at Hammond to-
night, while circus officers made
frantic efforts to compile an accurate
list OF dead and injured. Only twen-
ty-four of the bodies had been identi-
fled. Most of the others were char
red and mangled beyond recogni-
tion.
Edward M. Ballard, manager of
the circus. tonight issued a statement
saying figures compiled indicated
probably eighty-five persons had
been killed. He said hasty tabula-
ton of scattered employees showed
sixty missing in addition to the twen-
ty-four Identified. Most Of the miss
ing were said to be razor backs,
many of them negroes.
Parts Of two bodies cremated in
the furnace Of tangled steel and tim
bers which was the circus train were
dug out tonight.
An inquest will be held at Ham
mond tomorrow and Gustave Klauss
fireman of the troop train of empty
Pullmans. has been ordered brought
to Hammond to testify.
I'VE will have the engineer,
Alonzo X. Sargent, present when we
are ready for him." Deputy Coroner
Green said. Sargent is held in Kali
amazoo.
New York and Chicago theatrical
men and officers of the Showmen's
League sent representatives here to-
day to offer assistance to the injur-
ed and relatives of the dead.
None of the $4,000 in cash re-
ported by circus officers as being
lost in the wreckage was recovered.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
TELL OF RESCUING
MEN Or THE SCHlTRZ
Passengers of Rescue Ship Give ORA
matte Account.

Passengers Of Rescue Ship Give ORA
matte Account.
An Atlantic Port, June 23.-Pas-
sengers on an American steamship
from the West Indies which brought
mere today Capt. w. d. Weels and
215 members of the cerw of the q.
). 5. Schurz. the former German
gunboat Geier, which was sunk Off
the coast Of North Carolina last Fri
day after colliding with the tank
steamer florida, told a thrilling story
of rescue after the S. o. s. call sent
out by the Schurz had been picked
up.
One member of the Schurz's crew
was drowned. Five other sailors and
an officer surviving from fractured
arms, legs or ribs, We're removed to a
naval hospital. The rest Of the crew
were no, allowed to describe the
sinking.
Passengers on the rescue shin.
however, gave a dramatic account of
.he last chapter in the career of the
llfa'Cd Schurz, which, while flying
ne German ensign dashed into Hon
olula in the fall of 1914 70 escape
japanese cruisers and later, after
La'inS been interned, took a hand
IN international politics by relaying
TO Japan wireless messages from
German agents in the United States.
1t was dawn whel the Schurz and
Florida collided and few minutes
later passengers on the rescue ship
were startled by hearing cracking
notes from the wireless room and
then feeling the vessel leap forward
as she dashed to the rescue.
Dressing hastily and coming on
deck they saw in the distance the
Schurz with deep cash in her side
while nearby stood the Florida, ap-
parently undamaged. AS they drew
nearer. they saw scores of sailors
from the SchurZ bobbing about in the
water. while many others were cling
ing to lifeboats and RATS.
After the vessel had picked up
many seamen it took aboard others
rescued by the Florida. Just as
the last survivor was drawn from
the water. the Schurz disappeared
under the waves. The Florida resum-
ed her course and the rescue shin
headed for this port.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
Toast to Woodrow Wilson. .


Here is to Woodrow Wilson, God
bless his old soul,
And may he live to be thousand
years old.
And when he dies may a monument
arise until the top of
IL punches hole through the skies
Let Liberty's Goddess on top of it
stand and unfurl the stars and
stripes in her outstretched hand
May she wave and flaunt it over the
Kaiser and his twain
With the scars of it's battles and the
blood of its slaip--
Let the Kaiser and his war dogs con-
tinue to growl-
Let him and his Cullions growl and
howl:
Then the whole world with chiyaI-
rous fame
Will ever pay tribute to Woodrow
Wilson'S name. j. c. d.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
GERMANS HAD HARD STRUGGLE
Some Commit Suicide Twenty Faith
Oms Under Sea.

Narrowing details of the destruc-
ton Of one OF the largest and more
recently constructed German subma-
rines are given in a dispatch from q
neutral correspondent. The subma-
rine was one of the last to leave
Zebrugge before the entrance to the
harbor was blocked by British forces
on April oath,
The U-boat struck a mine and out
OF the crew of 40 only two survived
on reaching the surface after a ter
ribie struggle with death for an
hour and half, twenty fathoms be-
low the surface. Some of the crew
committed suicide having lost all
hope of leaving the boat alive.
The only chance of escaping was
to force upon the coming tower and
the forward matches and trust to the
compression of air in one part of
the vessel to force each man like a
torpedo to the surface. The air pres
sure in the submarine had become so
high that the great majori " of the
Germans could not keep their
mouths closeo.
The compressed air sho. them to
the surface, and hardly had they
reachdd the sea level when the air
pressure burst their lungs, and about
~ or them sank like stones. The
survivors described the yells of the
men. when the end camd, as the most
horrible noise they had ever heard.
The attention of a British trawler
was attracted and it fastened to the
rescue. The condition of the sur
lvivors showed that their experiences
10 the submarine had bean of a
dreadful character.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
GRAIN MUST FOLLOW COTTON
State Farmers are Unanimously Il
Favor of Half and Half Plan.

At meeting of the State Farm
ers' Convention at Columbia Monday
four hundred farmers representing
every section of South Carolina
adopted a resolution presented by DR..
Wade Stackhouse asking the govern
ment to limit the cotton farmer to
an acre of cotton for every acre of
grain planted in 1919.
This resolution was adopted at
the. county meeting held at the court
house Saturday when Dillon county
put itself on record as being the
first county in the state to adopt the
half and half plan.
The delegates to be sent to the
New Orleans convention July 1st.
are instructed to present the plan
and urge it's adoption at the New
Orleans meeting.
The delegates representing Dillon
county at the state meeting were:
DR.. Stackhouse, w. H. Muller, r. s.
Rogers, p. L. Bethea and A. B. Jor-
dan.
Following is the resolution pre-
sented by L:r. Stackhouse at the
state meeting:
BE it resolved, That the South
Carolina Cotton Growers Association
meeting this day in Columbia and
having representatives of the various
counties in the State, hereby request
our delegation representing us in
New Orleans on July 1, to support
the following resolution. Resolved,
That we request the president of the
United States through the food ad-
ministration as a war time necessity
to require that at least one acre of
food crop be planted in 1919 for
each acre planted in cotton, and that
the grain crop be fertilized pro rata
with the corresponding cotton ac-
reage and cultivate with the same
skill; and that no farmer in 1919
shall plant in cotton an acreage
greater than his average for the
years 1915, 1916. and 1917. We re-
qrest that -hc president through the
food admin. rstion will ;:pp ,iEi 4
commissioner of agriculture in the
fol cotton All ',.s nn' -. profit.
as patriot tit:..'.- we ask far
profit on this and the 1919 crop ind
agree to abide by any price fixing
program which seems just to this
board. We request that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to each
committee of agriculture in the
Southern States and also a copy to
each representative in the house
and senate from South Carolina"
Spirited debate followed the intro
duction of the resolution which evil
denced the sympathy of the meeting
for the policy proposed by DR.. Stack
house. A motion to strike out the
words land that no farmer in 1919
shall plant in cotton an acreage
greater than his average for the
years 1915, 1916 and 1917" was
carried and the resolution as amend
ed was passed unanimously.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
Anderson-Hayes.

Mr.. Robert Anderson and Miss
Carrie Hayes were married by Judge
Davis at an early hour Tuesday
morning. The groom left shortly af-
ter the ceremony for Camp Jackson,
being one Of the quota sent to the
Camp Tuesday morning.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
Men Reclassified.

Following is a list Of the reclassi-
Ilcations as ordered by the Provost
Marshal General. The numbers from
8 to 1" or from 4 to 1" show the
classes the registrants were taken
out OF and the class in which they
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
Soldiers Off for Camp.

Marvin W. Britt.
Eelius Britt.
James Mckenzie.
John Tyndall
Curley Hunt
Hm. James Granger.
Ounce Welch.
Charlie Brumbles
Jim Pelt
Albert Cox.
.ichn C. Hayes.
Victor l.. Arnett.
na"id +. Cooper.
Kay Jackson.
,iihmie Pace.
EiG.e Daniels.
!.aDce Calder.
,.i"on G. Rogers.
.acivin Williams.
luke Jackson.
Charlie w. Brit:
Neill Berry.
james W. Wallace.
Stafford Britt.
Harvey Hewitt.
HiEiard Mel. Roster.
Corbett Cook.
Carl L. Gilbert.
luther Webster.
$50 l.. Carmichael.
Daniel G. Cook
I'd Butler.
luther NJ. Lee.
Jno. Knox Afford.
Earnest Christmas.
robert ". Anderson.
Lanney B. Mcqueen.
Leroy Mccormick.
George NJ. Clark.
Curtis Gambler
Thomas Scott.
Neal Cox.
James A. Mccormick.
Mack Cottingham.
William Spivey.
Warren U. Harrelson.
William p. Horn.
James w. Calder.
Pearley Graham.
Lis. Of colored men that left fo,
amp June goth:
Will Campbell
John Mcclellan, Jr.
Ed McRants
Walter Gibbons.
Preston Anthony.
Willie Rhodes.
Frank James.
Luther Platt.
Ben Henderson.
Hubert McRae.
Eddie Blackwell.
Cornelius Small
Jessie Smith.
Comedo Page.
David N. Turpin.
Mack White.
Jerry Wilson.
Robert Johnson.
Fred Jones.
Will McNeal.
John Kirby.
Jesse Chance.
Jack McNeal.
Fred Carol.
John Mango.
Robert McBryde.
Tom Gibson.
Rufus Delhea.
James Manning.
General Lee Stafford.
Willie Hampton Mclean.
Fred McCrey.
Jacob Graves.
Daniel Frank Mccormick.
Scipio Holmes.
Luther Jenkins.
Robert Manning.
Walter Rogers.
Andrew Manning.
James Williams.
Lawrence Bethea.
Walter Commings.
Nelson Mckay
George Blue.
Jesse G.. Newton
Percy Bethea.
Joe David Breeder.
Clarence Campbell.
Ben Robenson.
Silas Bryant
Latest Var News.
Definite war news have l none,
tut my aunt'S waShwoman's sisters
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27
Archie Musselwhite,
Percy Mcbride,
Henry McCallum,

Archie Musselwhite, from to l
fercy McBrlde, from 4 to 2
Henry McCallum. from to 2
feter McCormac, from to 2
Walter q. Mcdaniel, from to 2
James l.. Mcdonald. from to .
Marshall Mcdonald, from to 2
John W. McDougal. from to 2
Liue Mcdowell, from to 2
clifton McGill, from to 2
Joe Mclnnis, from 4 to .
VIM. Marvin Mclean, from to 2
Malcolm X. Mcclellan, from to ?
Elliott A. McNeilI, from 4 to .
Wilford Mcqueen, from to
George W. McRae. from to .
Napoleon Ocean. from In .
Earnest ownes, from to l
ho"ard rage from to
sidney rage, from to 2
Dan Paisley, from to 2
Ezklel Perry, fro M to 2
VIM. Clarence Phillips, from to 2
Danlel Joe Powell, from to
COY FRANK Powers, from 2 to
lVey PrlVltt. from to 2
Albert Purnell, from 4 to
Alonzo. Purnell, from to .
Arch Ray, from to
Charlie Reeves, from 4 to 2
Moses Reaves. from to
'ohn i'ooehSoh' Irohi 10
"a SoN0 noseis' iroih 10
+. fierce rogers from to
>. travis Rogers, from to l
waiter Rogers, from to
iiohi u
-, ~ o'o''' iioh "
M: Mco"alh llers' from TO z
WINE j. sessions from to 2
EDWARD singietary' from 4 to z
ahdre" w. smith, from TO z
49, 49,. i
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-03-21
A Request.

The object of the Food Admin
istration is to insure a proper dis
tribution and to regulate prices.
Indirectly hear rumors of cases
where the rules are being violat-
ed. Citizens will be doing a pa
triotic duty in reporting all such
ONE. The maximum sugar price
f10 cents per pound don't mean
that it must be sold at 10 cents,
but it does mean that it cannot
be sold for more that 10 cents.
When the freight and hauling is
light it shoul be sold for less.
81. 80 is the Wholesale price, To
this only the freight and 10 per
cent profit can be added.
| especially request the citizens
to report all violations to me.
l.. 7. HovERMALE,
Food Administrator.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-03-21

After making a careful sur
vey of the State of Kentucky,
DR.. Fred Mutchler, Director of
Extension Work of the Universe
ty of Kentucky at Lexington,
has been able to locate a limited
supply of seed corn in the west
ern part of the State. All people
who are in need corn can obtain
same by communicating with DR..
Mutchler at the University of
Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky,
by telegraph or long distance
telephone. The supply is limited
and we understand the price is
very reasonable. 1t will require
quick action to obtain this corn
before it is bought by other
States in the Union. :"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-03-21
DEIlART.

Our farmers are trying beat the German
bypreparing for good crops during thi'
beautiful spring weather.
n Rowland was at Maytown on bus
mess part Of last week.
Several of our folks attended Jared Car.
penters sale at Pekin the 18th inst.
J NJ Rowland, of Mavtown, who was
returning from Sciotoville o., was the
guest Of relatives here. Tuesday night.
Wilbur Jones, Of May,own, was here
Wednesday.
Fi,lden Carpenter, Of Omer, was bust.
ness visitor here Wednes lay
J. w Day was reported on the sick list
last week.
Duval Smith and |. II. Rowland visited
relatives at Nina from Friday till Sunday
NJ IS Lula Rowland and Stella Mason
are visiting relatives and friends at Nina.
think an epidemic Of good spiri'
would be fine for our neighborhood and
the county at large.
Gypsy.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-03-21
NINA.
Gypsy.

Mrs. Mary Leuaster is visiting hei
daughter, Mrs. G. W. Adams at Red Bu.h
l. II. Rowland and Duvall Smith, o
DetIart, visited relatives hire from Frida,
until Sunday
Misses Lula Rowland and Stella Mason
are visiting relatiws here.
John Rowland who has been sick for
some time is no better. lie has been
moved to r. II. Hills in Elliott county.
Born on the lI,h inst. TO the wife II
John Montgomery boy. Hobert, Mother
and babe are doing nicely.
Miss Eaie Dyer, visited Miss Nancy Le-
master Sunday.
viii someone please explain how the
money is to be spent il We get the road
taxi Some say they would vote for it il
they knew that all Of the money would
not be spent for pike from West Liberty
to Index and from West Liberty to Wrigley
and would cut out the six days road law.
DAuoHT