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The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-10-25

Walter Grimmett.
w Northwang.
w. F. Brinkley.
Pinnacle.
w j. Browning.
w. l.. Brown.
Tome Bene.
Gottlob Guenther.
Natural Steps.
L. A. Hennigan.
Mrs. Olive Moreland
e. l. Kinkead
N. A. Colding.
C. B. Morgan.
Miss Willie Williford
M. n Maynard.
Miss Ruth Dunn.
r. F. D. Little Rock.
Mrs Hattie Knabe.
Jacksonville.
w. T. Cook.
Mrs. G. d. Reeser.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-10-25
80 RInGE Pop MAN
RAMBLING AROUND

CONTINUED rro Page II
insects, flowers, birds, animals, etc, for
their study and teachers will be re-
quired TO take the children into the
woods and fields and teach them all
about nature they possibly can teach.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-10-25

One of the most pleasant sections
of Pulaski county | have yet visited
was around Pinnacle. The river bot
tom farms there are not too large
and the owners live on them. l called
on people this trip whom / had new
er visited before. They wanted to
know why, well it just so happened
that it was showing too hard one time,
another time | rode through in an au-
to and at other times | was in hur-
~ to catch the train. Well, they
treated me just right to get me to
call again. All | saw who were be-
hind with their subscriptions paid up.
put up for the night with A. c.
Cook and we had fried chicken and
eggs, The next night | put up WITH
Mr.. Dunn near Natural Steps and
we had fried fish, so you see that's
all fine country for these Hooveriz-
ing times.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-10-25
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Well. here is Fletcher Creek again
with very few items, as the people
have been SO busy they haven't time
to visit much.
Mr.. c. NJ. White made business
trip to Little Rock Saturday.
Mr.. G. B. Kanady made business
trip to Mr.. c. NJ Whites Monday
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-10-25

Last three names are entitled TO
double honor because they mailed
theirs to me at Wye.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
Plant Late Corn.

tThe Herald man is not a farmer
antd what he doesn't know about
far ming would fill several large VOL
um tes. but "a talking with men who
know how to farm he has been ur-
ged to advise the farmers OF Dillon
cou nty to plant late corn. The corn
crop in Dillon county is a failure.
We don't know how it Is in other
SECTIONS but the present indications
are there won't be enough corn rails
ed lin Dillon this year to feed the
chi,Skens. Owing to the congestion of
railroad traffic very little help can
be expected from the west-in fact
Mr. McAdoo put the southern farm
ers on notice early in the spring
thaAt enough corn must be raised for
hortn consumption as the west would
MOTT be able to supply it-and our
only hope is to plant late corn. Mary
orl Arnett. of Lake View. who is a
m tghty good farmer and a man of
g6oG practical ideas. says late corn
csAn be planted between tobacco
rows. Another good farmer suggests
fthat early corn that shows no signs
Of maturing should be cut into for
age and late corn planted in its place.
Anyway. these are merely matters
of detail. The vital question is the
planting of late corn crnr. Tnere
will be plenty of chea- soda available
in the next s~' weeks and by plant
ing '-.e corn at once the farmer
stands fair chance of making a
fairly good crop. The outlook for the
county is serious and it is the wise
man who will make some some eff
fort to meet the situation.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
BENNETT Is NAMED
TO SUCCEED TILLMAN
Governor Manning Appoints Christie
Bennett of Columbia to FIJI
Senator's Desk for Six
Months.

Columbia, S. c.. July 6.-Christie
Bennett, Columbia lawyer, was ap-
pointed by Governor Manning late to-
day to serve the next six months of
the unexpired term Of the late Sena-
tor Tillman of South Carolina. Un-
uer South Carolina law, an appoint
nent to the senate is limited to six
months and a senator will have to be
elected to fill out the remaining two
months.
Mr.. Bennett who is 3S years old,
had planned to seek a place in the
judge advocate generals department
of the army overseas, Governor Man
ming said in making the announce
ment, but added that despite this he
thought the appointment justified be-
cause of the valuable work he had
DONE" The governor also referred
to the new senator as "one whose
sterling Americanism is undoubted."
Mr.. Bennett was a star football
player at the University of Virginia
and afterwards coached the line of
the Virginia eleven.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
Mr.. Mckay Can't Run.

Editor of The Dillon Herald
May 1 ask for short space in your
paper for the insertion Of a state
ment to the people of Dillon County,
and to thank my many friends who
announced me as a candidate for the
House Of Representatives without nv
knowledge. 1st. thank my friends
for the confidence they seem to have
in me that I would be winner in
the race. End. And the most of
all, that I am the proper man for the
place. Next to the people of our
county, whom l am sure are all nv
friends, l wish to say that 1 would
be only too glad to serve our county
and state and nation in whatever
capacity l could serve them best.
However owing to the business re-
sponsibilities that l have already as
sumed, / am not in position to enter
the race. Respectfully,
J. w. MCKAY.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
SENATORIAL ENTRIES
NOT TO Be OPENED
EVANS ELECTED NATIONAL KX-
ECUTIVE COMMITTEEMAN.
Blease and McLaurin are Oharxoa
With Disloyalty to Democratic
Party.

The State Democratic Executive
Committee, meeting in Columbia
Tuesday afternoon, decided not to
reopen the lists to admit other candi-
dates in the race for the United
States Senate. The matter was not
discussed and there will be NO re-
opening Of the lists.
The loyalty of Cole L. Blease and
Jno. L. McLaurin as members Of the
Democratic party was brought into
question and thoroughly discussed.
Some of the members were in favor
of calling the two candidates before
the meeting and requiring them to
show cause why they should not be
expelled from the Democratic party.
At the same time and in the same
hour Mr.. Blease was holding a meet
ing of his factional leaders from Diff
ferent parts of the state at his law
offices.
The charges against McLaurin and
Blease arose out OF the recent cor
| respondence appearing in the press
in which each charges the other with
an attempt to organize q republican
party in South Carolina.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
Save the Irish Potatoes.

The Irish potato crop has not been
very profitable this spring and there
are thousands of bushels of potatoes
In the county that cannot find a mar
ket. Some farmers are feeding them
to their hogs while others have not
taken the trouble to harvest them.
There are more than enough potatoes
In the county to feed the people un-
til the next crop and about the cheap
est food in the county today is pota-
oes. The next three months, however,
WILL bring about potato famine and
the man who keeps his potatoes will
find ready market for them It will
pay every family in the county to
buy potatoes at $1.O0 per bushel and
store them away for the winter. II
is claimed by men who have tried the
plan that potatoes can be kept
Through the winter by storing them
UNI der the house and putting clean,
dry sand between the layers. Another
wsty to keep them is to store them in
f1ry loft, leaving enough space be-
tween the potatoes to keep them
fr'Pm touching each other. The Her
al9l does not recommend either plan,
butt gives this information for what
1T Is worth. Anyway, we are certain
THAT potatoes can be kept until cold
weather sets in. and at $1.OO per
bu|shel they are the cheapest food
ONE can buy.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
Don't Fail to Enroll.

There will have to be complete
re-enrollment of the Democratic
voters this year and every voter in
the county who has not done so
should go to his nearest precinct
and put his name on the enrolment
book. The enrolment books close at
midnight on the 3Oth day of July and
II you fail to get your name on the
book by that time you will not be
permitted to lote in the primaries
this year. Young men who have be-
come Fl years of age since the last
enrolment and young men Tho will
reach the age of Fl before he gen.
eral election in November are en-
titled to vote in the primaries, pro-
vided their names are entered on
the enrolment books. You must en-
roll in person and IL you cannot sign
your name the clerk of the club pre-
cinct can sign it for you. Your name
must be on the books by midnight
of July 30th.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
HUNDRED PERSONS
KILLED N WRECK
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS RUN
TOGETHER NEAR NASHVILLE
Many Of Dead Crushed Beyond Rec
ognition - McAdoo Oders In
vestigatiOn.

Nashville. Tenn. July AT least
q hundred persons were killed and
as many injured today in a head on
collision between Nashville, Chatta-
noogG and st. Louis Railway fast
passenger train No. /, from Memphis
and No. 4, from Nashville. The trains
came together just around the sharp
steep graded curve at Dutchman's
Bend, about five miles from here.
Both engines reared and fell on
either side Of the track unrecogniz-
able masses Of twisted iron and steel
while the fearful impact of the blow
drove the express car Of the north
bound train through the flimsy
wooden coaches loaded with human
freight, telescoping the smoking car
In front and pulling high in the air
the two cars behind it, both packed
to the aisles with about $50 pas
sen-gers. including 200 negroes en-
route to work in the Old Hickory
powder plant near here. It was esti-
mated that 80 per cent. of the dead
are negroes.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
Dillon Boys to eco Over

Messrs. W. G.. Moore, Sam Will
llams and Willie Wheeler have en-
listed in Y. M. c. A. army work will
leave on the 25th for New York
where they will take three months
training before going to France.
There is urgent need for "Y" men
in Europe and although these gen.
tlemen are well beyond the draft
age they are responding to the call
for duty by entering the Y. NJ. c. A.
ranks. Thousands of leading business
and professional men have joined the
Y. M. c. A. ranks and are doing ex-
cellent work in the war zone.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
Latta Masons Organize.
A delegation consisting of

A delegation consisting of Grand
Secretary o. Frank Hart, of Colum-
bfa. Mr.. J. Halsey Mallory, of Co
lumbia and Mr.. Jas. L. Niche of
Darlington representing the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of
South Carolina, came to Latta on
Friday. July 5th, and constituted
Latta Chapter No. So, R. A. M. A
charter having been granted by the
Grand Chapter On April eth to Jas.
A. Galloway. High Priest, e. Jhon-
son Brown. King and M. McSwain
Sellers. Scribe. At the installalion of
Officers the following were included.
H. A. Bethea, Treas; James G. Bak-
er. Sec.; D. B. Green, C. Of H.; B.
G. Murphy, Principal; A. L. Smith.
r. A. c.; Sam J. Edwards, 3rd ";
H. L. Bethea. End w.; J. F. McDon-
aid. LIST ": w. L. Gaddy. sentinel.
The same officers representing
the Grand Council Of Royal and Sc
lect Masters of South Carolina con-
stituted Latta Council No. 38, r. q
s. M. A charter having been granted
on April 9th to David B. Green. Mas
ter, A. l.. Smith. Deputy and George
j. Bethea. Principal. The other of.
ficers installed were: H. A. Bethea
! Treas; James G. Baker, Sec; E. J
Brown. G. of G. Ward, James A
Galloway, conductor; s. J. Edwards
Steward; w. L. Gaddy, Sentinel.
This makes three Masonics bodies
at Latta as well as chapter of the
. Order OF Easter Star.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
3 KILLED IN MAN HUNT.
Pitched Battle Between Alleged De-
serters and Officers.

serters and Officers.
Little Rock, Ark, July Three
persons were killed today in two
pitched battles between sharitfs and
"a band OF twenty-five or more al
legged deserters and their supporters
ill woods eight miles wcs. of Eeber
Springs. Ark. Camp Pix has been
asked to furnish soldiers to aid in
the man-hunt.
The dead are: Porter Hazelwood.
driver of the sheriff's car; Tom At
kinson. aged fifty five, and his son,
aged eighteen.
The first battle was staged at sun
rise this morning at Atkinson's home
where 1t is alleged, draft registers
have been harbored for many months
The arrival Of Sheriff X. w. Duke,
OF Cleborune County, with five de-
putty sheriffs. precipitated the bat
tie.
The sheriff had received informa-
tion that several men wanted as de-
serters from the army because they
had failed to report when drafted,
were there. He and his deputies sur
rounded the Atkinson home and call
ed to those within to surrender. A
volley was the reply. Hazlewood fell
dead.
Sheriff Dukes party is said to
have been outnumbered about fif-
teen to five and the sheriff called off
his men and sent for reinforcements.
About noon the sheriff led a second
attack upon the Atkinson home. The
alleged resisters also had been rein
forced and taken up positions in
trees and in a deep ravine, from
which they opened fire with high
power rifles. The possemen returned
the fire and Atkinson and his son
were killed.
After the fall of the Atkinsons the
band quickly disintegrated and the
men are believed tonight to be scat
tered over wide territory. The Of
ficers and their aides pursued the
men until darkness stopped them. 1t
is believed that there are thirty men
in the band. well armed and abund-
antly supplied with ammunition.
On request of officials at Heber
Springs Governor Brough arranged
to send fifty soldiers from Camp
Pike, armed with machine guns, toj
hunt the alleged deserters and thei
sympathizers. The troops shount
ea'" the scene in the morning.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
Supt. Rogers Gets Flattering Offer

Supt. Rogers is in receipt Of a
communication from Hon. J. E.
Swearingen urging him to accept
the position of State Inspector of
schools rendered him recently. This
is a flattering offer in many re-
spects, carrying with it exactly dou-
BILE the salary and travelling expense
account now allowed by the county
furnishing much wider and more
useful field of activities. 1t will be
welcome news to the school interests
Of the county to know that Mr.. Rog-
ers has declined the offer.
Miss McLees has been offered a
position in the State normal high
school at Lexington at a considerable
increase in salary over her present
position, and she will probably &C
cept.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
CASUALTIES GOING
STEADILY UPWARD
Total for War Now Eleven Thous-
and.

Washington, July 7-Casualties in
the army and marine corps in the
American expeditionary forces in.
creased by 703 during the week com.
pared with 497 the previous week
and aggregate 1905 with the inclu.
sion Of today's army list, giving III
names and the marine corps list Civ
ing SO names. Total deaths, including
2s1 men lost at sea, men killed in ac-
ton, dead of wounds, disease, acci-
dent and other causes, number f..
414-army men, 3,917; marines,
4s7. The wounded aggregate g.
149; army men, $500; marines,
969. The missing in action, including
prisoners. total 5O3-army men,
452; marines. 81.
or the weeks increase 42S were
army men and 265 marines. Killed
in action and other deaths number
ed .2S5. those wounded totaled 3O3
and the missing and prisoners, IFS.
The army casualty summary as
announced today follows:
Killed in action Uncluding 291 lost
at sea-, 1874.
Died of wounds. 522.
Died Of disease. 1922.
Died OF accident and other causes,
489.
Wounded in action, $500.
Missing in action, $500.
Missing in action (including pris-
oners.) 452.
Total 1860.
The marine corps casualties sum-
mary follows:
Deaths, 497.
Wounded, 969.
In hands of enemy, 2.
Missing, 40.
Total 1,517
Officers included in the marine
corps summary were: Deaths 81,
wounded %. missing 2. The army
summary does not note the number
of officers included.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
Was Cable....m a Eakeq
Mullins Enterprise.

Mullins Enterprise.
Last Friday Mr.. and Mrs. u, S...
Yarboro received a cablegram an
nounciag the death Of their SON,
Lieut.. Jas. T. Yarboro. From the
very first friends of the family doubt
ed the authenticity Of the message,
though naturally the family of the
young man were inclined to believe
it genuine and they suffered untold
mental anguish. However, on Sat
urday Mr.. Yarboro wired his son
stationed at San Domingo, and in
due time message was received an
announcing the young officer we'll.
Then it was thought possibly the
message was intended for Lieut.
George Yarboro who is in France,
and Mr.. Yarboro took the matter up
with the War Department in Wash
ington and soon received a message
that the Department had no intelli-
gence of the young mans death.
Congressman Ragsdale took the mat
ter up personally and made a thor
ough investigation and could find no
records to bear out the cablegram
message. Up to the hour of going to
press this "Wednesday morning,
there has been no further develop
ments and friends have about deeid-
ed that the report is false. The report
was published in the afternoon pap
er at Wilmington, N. c., and created
quite stir, for George Yarboro is
widely known throughout the two
! why the cablegram is false and
friends are inclined to believe it the
work OF some German propagandist.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
LIST OF WORKERS.

A. D. Pope, chairman $7,745.OO
Mrs. ]. R. Thompson. Capt. of Ladies
Team.
Miss Ruth Wallace $4,000
Miss Annie Hamer Manning 6,345.0O
Miss Louise Hamer $755.00
Miss Aileen Hamer $715.O0
Miss Pattie Sherwood $500
MISS Sallie Bethea $4,000
Mr.. J. r. Thompson, chairman of
Mems Team $1,665.0O
Mr.. E. P. Mobley, Jr.. $4,000
Mr. e. Z. Powell $655.00
Rev. w. B. s. Chandler $4,000. 90
ColOred Committee
N. B. Blackwell, chairman $3,O6O.OO
Rev. s. Green $4,000
J. A. Purcell $635.00
Toll amt. colored pledged $8,53O.0O
Toll amt. white pledged $1,s9O.O0
Quote for our district $2,4OO.0O
amount raised $27.440.00
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11
HOW THE AMERICANS FIGHT
Dunk Britt, I'm Letter to Home Folks
y Says Our Boys Don't Like to
Retreat.

30A. anu ME- III. .. oEltI OI
nock are in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter from their son, d. E.
Britt. who is with the Expeditionary
Forces In France:
France, June 4, 1913.
Dear Mother:
Suppose you are getting my let
ters all right now. I haven't heard
from any of you in over a week, but
We have been all torn up and we are
not getting any mail at present on
account of things being stirred up. I
guess you have read about 1t all in
the papers. about something doing
around here. I'll tell you. don't
know whether, you will get my last
letter before this one or not as the
emUty transport was sunk by a sub
marine and expect it had mail on it.
There is no mail for any one coming
In at present but I suppose it will
open up again soon
1--WE have had an exciting time
around here for the last few days. l
can't tell you about it, but there was
something going on all right. You
and knees shaking was quite an an
xious time. Things looked pretty
tough at times. l don't know how the
papers gave 1t out. but it wasn't en-
ecrraging a bit at times but it is all
right now. We have got them licked
to finish I wish all Of you could
know how the Americans fought.
They were the ones that did the work
1t was fine and they have gotten the
instance they had orders from the
French to retreat and they said H
We didn't come over here to retreat.
We came over to fight; and they
couldn't hold them back. When they
hit the Boche line it was like two
railroad engines coming together.
The Dutchmen went up in the air
Every one wants to fight and this is
just a sample of what we are going
to do. All of us intend to eat Christ
mas dinner at home. We are tired Of
staying over here, 80 we have got to
finish up this job so we won't have
to come over and teach them a les
son again, and be bothered with
them. But since we are over here we
are going to finish it up good SO it
will stay fixed forever. I am glad l
am over here and If those fellows
back there could see things going on
over here, wouldn't hesitate about
coming on over; they wouldn't have
to be drafted, they would volunteer
1t is worth getting into. They would
be glad to be able to take part in it.
II suppose all of you are getting
on good. Don't worry about me. I
am getting on fine, safe and sound
and enjoying every minute of it We
don't have time to get lonesome. OF
homesick time flies SO fast until you
don't hardly realize it has passed. ]
have been feeling a little bum for
the last two days; had touch OF
French fever. All of us had it.; II
doesn't amount to anything; only you
are so lazy that you can hardly move
I laid around for couple of days
and am all right now feeling good. /,
Is a disease that is common over here
but you feel good after it is over
well, have told you about all ]
can tell you. Take care Of Marion
and all of the rest. Tell Vergie t.
write me. I got the picture of hel
all o. X. I must close for this time
have my same Job and see nc
chance fof losing it.
all. DE BRITT"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Dunlap. Of
Little Rock left Saturday for the
mountains where they will spend
some time. They were accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Dunlap and
Miss Cora Mckinley.