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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
U.0F 0. TRAINING CAMP
cONVENES JUNE. a

The University OF Oregon will con-
duct military encampment for four
weeks beginning Monday. June "a.
The work will be modelled on that
Of the famous Plattsburg oficers'
training camp. Lieutenant Colonel
John Leader. who was commander
OF the Royal Irish Rifles at the bat
tie OF the Somme. together with an
American officer to be assigned BY
the war department will be in
charge. Anyone capable Of doing the
work is eligible to attend and no
enlistment or promise to enlist will
be required.
The following advantages are to
be anticipated
First: Men expecting to be draft
ed will find that such preliminary
training is likely to secure for them
early promotion to the position OF
non-commissioned officers, and ap-
pointment to army officers training
camps. where they may earn CON-
missions.
Second: Men satisfactorily CON-
pleting the course may be included
In one OF the quotas to be assigned
to the university for appointment di-
rectly to officers training camps
where they can earn commissions.
Third: Men satisfactorily CON-
pleting the course will be qualified
to organize and command Home
Guard companies. High school teach
ers attending will be qualified to in
troduce military training into their
high schools.
Fourth: University. college and
high school students taking the
work will be qualified for promotion
in the R. o. T. c. organizations and
in high school training units next
fall.
Fifth; All attending may expect
great physical benefit from va
cation spent in this way under ideal
conditions of climate together with
carefully directed physical and ment-
al activity of highly advantageous
type. Those desiring may take ad-
vantage without extra cost Of the
university summer school.
Sixth: Preparation of this kind
is an act of patriotism in the pres
ent international situation. as no
one knows what he may be called
upon to do in the next few years,
The cost will be nominal, The
rations and fees for the entire four
weeks will amount to $40. Each
man will be expected to bring two
blankets and some kind OF uni
form Those not already supplied
with uniform are advised to acquire
coverall" trench uniforms at cost
of about 81. The guns and equip
ment OF the university battalion viii
be available, and the men will be
housed in the university dorma-
tories, in the gymnasium and in
tents.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
[ LANS|NC TELLSOF
HUN TREACHERY
"i'russIanism and Enduring i'cacc
Among Nations Oan Never lie
drought Into Harmony"

Schenectady. NJ y. June TO-
Secretary lansing 10 speaking "a
the Union college today said. "Prus'
slanism and the idea OF enduring
peace among nations can never be
brought into harmony. A compro-
mise can not even be considered.
The Americans, even those Intellect.
uaily equipped have but vague idea,
OF the attitude which made Prus-
slanism possible" He then stated
the Germpn treachery involved IA
tho SUSSEX case.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
!. 5. CASUALTY LIST
TOTALS 1915 MEN

Washington. June i0.-Casnalties
among the American expeditiorary
forces thus far reported by General
Pershing. Including today's list. to-
tai 7.3i5. the war department an
nounced today in making public the
nrst OF regular weekly summaries
OF casualties. Deaths IN asi' an I
from wounds. disease. accidents and
all other causes number 2.s27. while
i,0tG men have been wounded and
3t2 are missing In action. including
prisoners In Germany.
The departments recapitulation
follows:
Killed In action flncluding 29i at
sca). 1893: died OF wounds. 3t0:
died OF disease. 1.i92: died OF acci-
dents and other causes, 392. wound
ed In action, t.O46: missing In ac-
tion tincludlng prisoners), 3t2.
Total. 1913.
while no oi'icial explanation was
given for the decision OF the depart
ment to advise the country weekly
OF the exact total Of casualties since
the landing OF American forces In
France last June. II is understood
that II resulted largely from wide
spread reports that casualties had
been very heavy and that total fig
ures we're being withheld from the
public.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
GERMANY RAISING FUNDS
FOR SuB.MEN DEPENDENTS

Amsterdam. June '10.-The Ger
man U-boat league. a national or
ganizatIon whose purpose is to pop
ularize the submarine. Just as the
German navy league engaged In pro-
paganda work to make popular the
idea OF huge fleet Of war vessels,
is now devoting itself to raising re-
lief funds for the crews Of U-boats
and their dependents. In the last
year II claims to have distributed
$3.50, 900.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT
TAKES PEAsANTs' FLOUR

New York. June iO.--so great Is
the shortage OF flour In Austria that
the government has been empower
ed TO take from the peasants the
supplies which we're TO cover their
own requirements, says Vienna dis.
patch to the Berlin Tageblatt, a copy
OF which has been received here.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10

suffered a check In the days opera
tlons as a whole. The Germans
gained advantage on a front OF three
and three quarters miles In the cen
ter. but we're stopped with such
losses on the wings that Ave divi-
sions we're put out Of commission
without the French reserves being
called upon. To the surprise Of the
allies the Germans had to bring up
fresh troops at the last moment. The
French gunners found them splendid
targets.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
KING GEORGE TO TAKE
PART IN JULY Z CELEBRATION

London. June i0.-This year. for
the FIRST time In Anglo-American
history, the king Of England is 60
Ing to take part in an American
Fourth Of July celebration. On July
4 King George has promised to at.
tend a baseball game at Chelsea be-
tween teams representing the United
States army and navy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10

With the French Army. June TO-.
The Germans made some ImmedI-
ate progress today between Montdi-
der and the oise river. because the
allis retired from the advanced posts
when the real line was reached. The
allies held the line and by small
counter attacks regained ground.
The Germans deluged the allies line
for a depth OF six miles with poison
gas and high explosives. The allied
artillery replied with intensity.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
COURT MAKES DECREE
AGAINST NEWSPAPERS

Washington, June 10.-The fed
eral court made decree today pro-
hibiting newspapers from publishing
articles held to embarass the admin
istration OF justice and is sustained
by the supreme court upholding
judgment against the Toledo News
paper Company and Editor in Chief
Newsbee. for contempt Of court.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
ICE STEAMER
MAKES RESCUE
Passengers and Crew Of ship Crush
ed In leo Of Herring Sea Arc
Located

Washington, June lO.-The fee
steamer. Roosevelt. OF the bureau OF
fisheries has located the crew and
passengers OF the fisheries ship. Ia
coma, which was crushed In the Ice
OF Bering sea and has gone to their
assistance. The Roosevelt towed
four other ships to safety.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
IS DIRECTORS ARE
SENTENCED FOR LIFE

San Antonio, June l0.-The SEN
tence of life imprisonment was I'm
posed by the court martial today on
As conscientious objectors who re-
fused to wear army uniforms. The
sentence was reduced to rs years
by Brigadier General o'Neil, who re-
viewed the records. The men will
be sent to prison Immediately.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
PRISONER IN LONDON
TOWER IDENTIFIED

London. June 10.-That the man
who was put ashore on the west
coast of ireland from German sub
marine recently and who Is now a
prisoner In the tower Of London. Is
Lance Corporal ]. Bowling of Con-
nought rangers. was reported today
in the house of commons.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
U.ROAT RAIDS CRITICIzED
ny GERMAN CITIZENS

London. June 1e.--A Reuter- -
patch from Amsterdam says that the
policy OF sending U-boats to raid
shipping on the American coast has
critics In Germany
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
KULTUR DEMONSTRATION
CONTINUED IN PARIS

Paris. June l0.--The Germans
bombarded the Paris district again
yesterday With long range guns. lie
Matin says there we're some victims.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
1918 REGETRANTS
MAY ENLIST IN NAVY
Washington. June l0.---Accordlng
to new ruling, men OF the 1913
class OF draft registrants may enlist
IN the navy and marine corps.

HarbIn, Manchuria. June io.--
General Semenoff, leader Of the anti
Bolshevikl forces In Siberia. has
driven back the Russian troops
which crossed the Onon river In
Transbaikalia. AdvIces from the
fighting zone however, says that
semenoff Ia facing heavy odds.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
ADVANCED RAILROAD RATES
IN EFFECT TO-DAY

San Francisco. June 10.--Advanc-
ed railroad rates. varying on differ
ent lines. went into effect today un-
der Director-Gen McAdoo's or
ders.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
HUNS MAKE SLIGHT GAIN
W|THHEAW L0SS0F MEN
Boche Takes Territory Near Mondider But Allies Regain il
in Counter Attack---French Show Splendid Resistance
inNoyon SectOr--Enemy Takes Reasons and MGeul

Paris. June 10.--The Germans
are making comparatively slow pro-
gress today attended by losses that
are described In Official dispatches as
enormous. The deepest penetra-
tion Is reported to be two and three
quarter miles on n short section.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10

Paris. June 10.--In a new thrust
directed at the sector between Mont
didier and Noyon. the Germans have
succeeded In gaining ground along
about a 20-miie front to a depth Of
about two and half miles at cer-
tain points, according to the war
once announcement yesterday.
The fghting was very heavy and
the French offered a powerful resis-
tance to the multiplied efforts OF the
enemy and finally succeeded In check
ing the advance. particularly on the
two wings.
The Germans began their attack
at 4:30 o'clock Sunday morning to
the west Of the recent fighting.
The feeling Of confidence evident
when the first announcement was
made that the Germans had resumed
their offensive seemed justified by
statement tonight that the enemy's
attack on the approximately 22-mils
front had succeeded In advancing q
bare four miles at one point only,
and then at an appalling cost.
Everywhere else. the statement
said. the Germans we're being held
The ofiicial statement Of this az
ternoon says French resisted with
valor In the covering zone. and that
the battle Is continuing.
Between the Oise and the Marne
and south Of the ourcq the French
made gains. capturing two woods,
driving out Germans who had pene-
trated their lines, and taking 200
prisoners.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10

London. June 10.-The French
are putting up splendid resistance
on the Noyon sector. In the center
the Germans took the villages OF
Ressons-Sur-Matz and Mareuil.
There have been no infantry attack,
against the British az yet.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10

With the British Army. June 10.
Considerable local Improvement
OF the British line south OF the Som.
mo river was effected today through
n slight advance In the neighborhood
OF Bouvincourt.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10

Italian Headquarters. June TO-
Railroads behind the Austrian lines
In northern Italy are being rushed
to capacity night and day. bringing
troops and munitions. Soldiers are
being drilled for the assault.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10

Paris. June 10.-The new German
attack on the front between Mont
didier and Noyon which was launch
cd yesterday. continued last night on
the French left. The French FIRE
broke up a furious attack In which
the Germans progressed further in
the center. reaching the southern
part Of Cavity wood and Reasons, on
the Matz river.
The French took 500 prisoners.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10
FORECAST FOR PERIOD
JUNE 10 no JUNE IS

Pacific Coast States--Fair with
unimportant temperature changes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-10

The French and American troops
conducting the attack on the Marne
front In the region OF Bussieres to-
day. gained ground and took prison
ers. German prisoners reported
that the German losses In the offen-
sive yesterday we're extremely heavy,
Premier Clemenceau said. at was
a perfectly satisfactory day" The lat
est advices show that the enemy
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-03-07
Bamberg Badly Behind.

In the report on the progress OF
the war savings stamps sale recently
issued, Bamberg comes very near TO
being the last county on the list both
in point of volume of sales and the
sales per capita. The sales for the
first three months amounted to just
one per cent. per capita of popula-
tion, being one of two counties in
this class, and lacks just one county
of being at the bottom of the list in
volume Of sales.
The total sales in the county to
February %, 1918, amounted to
s545.75. Lancaster goes Bamberg
one worse and occupies the distinc-
ton of being the lowest county on the
list in both respects. This is not an
enviable position for Bamberg to
occupy, and it is expected that plans
will be laid at once to get busy. This
is the popular method of raising mon
ey, and every family in the county
should have one or more persons buy
ing and saving war stamps, which
costs only 25 cents each.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-03-07
Telling Negroes of War Work.

Rev. H. H. Matthews, of Bamberg
a colored preacher, is very enthus-
iastic in war work, and he is doing
his part in carrying the message of
the war to his people. Sunday he
addressed crowd estimated at about
eight or nine hundred at Union Bap-
tist church, in this county. He pre-
sented the war problems in con-
vincing manner. A number of other
leading colored men in the county
are up and doing, and employing ev-
cry opportunity to plead with the col
cred people to do their part in rails
ing food to win the war.
The colored people generally are
taking much interest in the war
work. A colored branch of the coun-
Gil of defense is being organized to
carry on the work among the color
ed people, with Rev. Matthews at the
head. He says the colored people
can be depended on to do their part
if they are informed on the subject,
and he and other prominent ne
groes are doing what they can to
inform them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-03-07
Four Are Turned Down.

Of the ninety-one colored drafted
men sent to Camp Jackson on
February %, four were turned down
on physical examination at the camp.
This is an excellent record for the
local examining board, and shows
that the men are pretty thoroughly
emamined before they are accepted.
The vacancies in the contingent
caused by these failures will be
filed by the four men next in line
of draft. Names of the four men
turned down follow:
y Robert Brinson, Elijah Toomer,
Pinkney Galashaw, and Willie
Easterling.
Under the present rules for
physical examination, which are
much more flexible than under the
examinations last fall, very few men
fail to meet the tests. However,
every man is given a thorough eX-
animation, and while large numbers
have been turned down from other
counties, the Bamberg men stand
the final examination we'll.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-03-07
Concluding Examinations.

The local medical examining board
has been busy this week completing
the physical examination of the men
in class one. About $50 men were
examined this week by the doctors of
the county who are members of the
medical examining board. There
are yet a few delayed examinations
to be conducted, and the work on
class one will be completed.
The physicians of the county have
contributed a large amount of their
time to this patriotic work, and
should be highly commended. Many
of them had to leave urgent private
practice to undertake the work for
the government.
The present plans for the national
army does not contemplate the call
ing any time in the near future of
any others but those in class one.
Numbers of cases from this county
have been appealed to the district
board, which has not completed it's
work of reviewing these question
naires. The county will have avail
able a large number of young men,
both white and colored, for military
service when the next call is made.
Governor Manning is quoted as say
ing that it is not probable that any
further calls will be made before
May.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-03-07
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
City Divided Into Five Wards by the
Department.

Bambergs fire department has
lately been busy working out sys-
tenn of fire alarm signals and divid-
ing the city into wards. A fire whis-
tie has lately been secured and in
stalled at the power house. The fire
department requests that when a fire
occurs the telephone central Office
be called and notified. 1t is unneces-
sary to give any alarm except calling
central and stating as near as pos
sible the location of the fire, that
is whose house it is, and on what
street located. Central will turn in
the correct alarm.
The town has been divided into five
wards for the purposes of the fire
department. Under the system got
ten up by the department, the alarms
should prevent confusion not only
on the part of members of the fire
fighting force, but of the public as
we'll.
The following are the ward divis-
ions of the city:
Ward 1-Main street from the
Southern railway to the cotton mill.
Ward 2-West of Church street
and north of Elm street.
Ward 3-East of Church street
and north on Railroad avenue.
Ward 4-South on Railroad avenue
and Elm street and east of Main
street.
Ward 5-South of Elm street and
west of Main street.
The signals are as follows: Short
sounds for a general signal, followed
by one long sound for ward 1, two
sounds for ward 2, three sounds for
ward 3, and so on. The signal for
the ward will be followed by short
blasts as a general alarm, and again
followed by the signal for the ward.
1t might be stated that this system
is rather in the nature of an expert
ment and it may be found after use
to be necessary to make changes,
but all of this is being worked out
by the department and will be per-
fected as soon as possible. The fire
department is working hard to be of
real service to the city and the CO.
operation of the citizens is asked. The
equipment at present is limited, but
the best will be made Of what they
have. The team meets every Tues
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-03-07
NEGRO RACE CONFERENCE.
For Southeastern and Western Caro-
lima to BE Held at Bamberg.

The Rev. Richard Carroll, presi-
dent of the South Carolina Negro
Race conference, which he organiz-
ed fourteen years ago for the pur-
pose of encouraging the colored peo-
pie along industrial lines and for
better and more helpful relations be-
tween the two races in South Caro-
lima, will hold meeting in Bam-
berg Friday, March 18th. Other
meetings were scheduled to be held
in Charleston and Beaufort, but they
have been called off. The only meet
ing to be held in the southeastern
section will be held at Bamberg. We
hope that the white citizens who are
readers of this journal will notify the
best thinking colored men to attend
this meeting. The defense council
and food administration, presided ov-
er by Mr.. D. R. Coker and Mr. Will
liam Elliott, will be present or send
a representative. R. w. Westberry,
of Sumter, who is at the head of the
negro food administration, will give
an address at 1890 a. m. The white
people are cordially invited to the
meeting also. Rev. w. w. Chap
pelle, of Bamberg, is chairman of
the local committee. For further
information write Rev. Richard Car
roll, president Negro Race confer
ence. Columbia. S. G..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-03-07

The friends of Mr.. w. NJ. Braoham
are glad to see him back from the
hosnital. Mr.. Brabham has TOT
several weeks been confined TO tne
Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore
for treatment. He is much pettei
now, and his friends hope to see h'ni
entirely we'll again soon.
Rev. R. S. Truesdale, of SUMTER
last week conducted a revival meet
ing at Carlisle school, in the scnooi
auditorium. Much interest was
was taken in the meeting by the
s+ndents and faculty, and it IS 1eit
that much good was accomplished.
The meetings were we'll attenoeu W
tho students and the public general
ly.
The following changes have oeeh
made in the field day programme:
Spelling has been added to class A.
and the SrdQeu SC1lOoi Va ~
recitation contest has been changeu
to Friday morning, April II, at ~
o'clock. Class A mental contest Will
hegin at, 10 o'clock Friday morning
hut classes B and c will begin at IL
o'clock.
Mr.. Clyde Padgett, who volunteer
ed for service in the army some
months ago, was in the city Sunday.
Mr.. Padgett was for some time sta
toned with the national army forces
at Camp Sewer. A few weeks ago
he was one of a few selected for spec
ia1 service abroad, and was sent to
Camp Greene, Charlotte, for special
training. AS this training has no"
been completed, Mr.. Padgett expects
TO be sent across at an early date.
In fact, his visit home was for the
purpose of telling his relatives and
friends goodbye, as he is likely to
leave any day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-03-07
VERDICT FOR $4,000.
S. A. L. Heavily Taxed for Death of
Soldier Boy.

A verdict for $4,000 damages
was rendered against the Seaboard
Air Line Railway company on Tues
day afternoon, in the case of NJ. u.
Robinson against the railroad, for
the killing by the railroad Of Private
Willie Robinson last fall at the Scho-
field bridge over the Salkehatchie
river.
Private Robinson was member
of Spartanburg company of the ma
tional guard of this State, and while
stationed at Denmark last fall had
been sent to Schofeld to do guard du-
ty at the Seaboard bridge. During
the night he was killed, as alleged,
by train No. 3, from Savannah to
Columbia. The engineer and train
crew testified that they knew nothing
of the alleged killing of Robinson
until Informed the next morning, af-
ter the body of the young man had
DSSu US lllC SluS VI IuO Gill o1o. L A1S
contention of the plaintiff was that
the defendants train was without a
proper headlight, and that the death
of the young man was the result of
negligence and recklessness on the
part of the defendant.
The jury rendered verdict for
$4,000 actual and $4,000 punitive
damages. Private Robinson was 18
years of age. Notice of intention to
appeal has been made.
At the conclusion of this case the
court called the case of Herbert G.
Dyches against S. Ben Black, which
involves the boundary line between
two plantations in the county. The
piece of land in dispute is said to
be about a half or three-fourths Of
an acre. The court was still occu-
pied with this case yesterday after
noon.