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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
S. G. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER H.
BLOCKADE DECLARED ILLEGAL.
England Notified America Cannot
Submit to Curtailments of Rights.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The United
States, in it's latest note to Great
Britain, made public here today, COW
ering exhaustively British interfer-
ence with American trade since the
beginning of the European war, de-
clares that the so-called blockade in
stituted by the allies against enemy
countries on March IL is ineffective,
illegal and indefensible.' Notice is
served that the American government
cannot submit to the curtailment Of
it's neutral rights" and it cannot
with complacence suffer further
subordination of it's rights and in
terests.''
Ambassador Page, by whom the
note was sent by special messenger
for delivery to the London foreign
office, was instructed by Secretary
Lansing "to impress most earnestly
upon the British government, that the
United States must insist that the
relations between it and his majes-
tvs government be governed, not by
policy of expediency, but by those
established rules of international
conduct to which Great Britain in
the past has held the United States
to account when the latter nation
was belligerent engaged in a strug-
gle for national existence.
Declaring the United States "un-
hesitatingly assumes" the task OF
championing the integrity of neutral
rights, the note proclaims that the
American government will devote its
{. energies to the task, exercising al.
ways an impartial attitude.
The note, nearly $4,000 words in
length, was made public by agree
! ment between the State department
and the British foreign office. Il
| carries with it a voluminous appen'
dix, giving the text of American ma.
val instructions issued in 1862, ane
"a summary and table showing hun
dreds of vessels detained by British
authorities since the beginning of the
present war.
The body of the note is divided into
thirty-fve points, dealing with al
phases Of the contraband question
seizures and detentions, prior to, a.
well as after, the so-called blockade
| was instituted, and announces that
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
SHOOTING AT LANCASTER.
Officers in Pursuit of Negro Accused
of Crime.

Lancaster, November &c. w.
Watkins, general superintendent OF
the Lancaster Cotton. Oil Company,
was shot and perhaps fatally injured
this afternoon. John McIlwain, a
negro he had discharged this morn
ing, is accused of, the shooting. The
negro Immediately made, his escape,
but officers are in pursuit of him and
it is thought he will be captured.
Mr.. Watkins is a native of Ander-
son, where his mother and two broth
ers reside. He has only been resi-
dent of Lancaster for a month, COM
ing here from Augusta. Mr.. Wat
kins was Immediately rushed on a
special train to hospital in Rock
Hill for an operation. Excitement in
the city is intense.
The negro accused of the shooting
is five feet five inches tall, black,
smooth shaven, weight 130 pounds.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11

separate communication will be sent
soon dealing particularly with the
property and right of the British
government to include in their list
of contraband of war certain articles
which have been so included"
Blockade Ineffective.
In conclusion, after an argument
on the law and facts, Secretary Lam
sing says:
81 believe it has been conclusive
ly shown that the methods sought
to be employed by Great Britain to
obtain and use evidence of enemy
destination of cargoes bound for neu-
trail ports and to impose contraband
character upon such cargoes are
without Justification; that the block
ade, upon which such methods are
partly founded, is ineffective, illegal
and undefensible; that the judicial
procedure offered as means Of rep
aration for an international injury
is inherently defective for the pur-
pose, and that in many cases juris-
diction is asserted in violation of the
law of nations. The United States,
therefore, cannot submit to the cur
tailment of it's neutral rights by these
measures, which are admitted retail
iatory, and, therefore, illegal, in con-
ception and in nature, and intended
to punish the enemies of Great Bri-
tain for alleged illegalities on their
part. The United States might not
be in a position to object to them if
its interests and the interests of all
neutrals we're unaffected by them,
but, being affected, it cannot with
complacence suffer further subordi-
nation of it's rights and interests to
the plea that the exceptional geo.
graphical position of the enemies of
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS u SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

On account of the illness of Judge
T. S. Sease, court was adjourned in
Lexington until November 22nd, by
consent of the attorneys.
James E. Dunbar and Belton D.
Clarke, Lexington county farmers,
report yields of potatoes of 900 and
700 bushels per acre, respectively.
George Brown, an Edgefeld negro,
lost his residence few days ago by
fire. Two of his children were caught
in the flames and burned to DEATH,
A negro living at Little Mountain,
Newberry county, the other day kill
ed an eagle measuring eight feet from
tip to tip. No one had ever heard OF
an eagle being in that section before
County fairs were held last week
in Bennettsville, Lancaster, Abbeville
and Spartahburg. Large attendances
were registered at each of them. The
county fair at Orangeburg is being
held this week.
A petition has been filed with Gov
ernors Manning asking for the recall
of Mayor Floyd and Councilmer
Fielding and Waller, of Spartanburg
The petition is signed by 392, o1
whom 312 are alleged to be valid
voters. s'N>
R. M. Fincher, aged 72, narrowly
escaped death near Union Monday
when his buggy was struck by
train. Fincher was thrown from the
buggy and was caught up by the en-
gine and held suspended until the
train was brought to stop. He, was
badly bruised, but no bones were
broken.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
Salem Sailings.

Salem. Nov. 9.-News was receiv-
ed here of Mr.. Ernest Templetoh,
Mho is in the employment of the S..
A. L. railroad being real badly hurt
in Savannah, and his parents and
sister fastened to his bed side. :,
Mr.. Hugh Ray, of Columbia, is
visiting his brother, Mr.. Willie Ray.
The Watkins remedies are much
Regular preaching services will be
held atsDoubls Pond church Sum
day morning by Rev. P. E. Bolen,
and in the afternoon at Clients
Branch by RevsvGeo. Hopkins, also
at Georges Creek BY Rev. P. 3. Bolen.
On Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
at the home of Mr.. w. III. Collins his
daughter, Corrie, was married to Mr..
Hubert Hightower; at 5 o'clock at
the home Of Mr.. James Hartzog, his
daughter, Minnie Maie, was married
to Mr.. Edgar Delk. Rev. J. D. Hug
gins performed both ceremonies.
Both brides were pretty in their
girlish beauty, being attired in white
with white rose buds. The writer is
loathe to. give them up as school
girls, but wish for both couples a
long life Of happiness and prosperity.
The same crowd that witnessed the
above marriages also spent a pleas
ant hour at Clients Branch church
from $3.50 till 4:30, it being the oc-
casien sf appropriate exercises to
State missions by the children OF the
Sunday school. Rev. Goode, OF
Blackville, made an address, which
was much enjoyed, The pastor and
Rev. Huggins also assisted the Sun
day school during; exercises. The
church was filed and all seemed to
enjoy the exercises.
Salem school is doing nicely.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
One Dollar and a Half a Year
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Colston Captions.

,Colston, Nov. e.zThe new road
through our section is nearly COM
pleted, we are glad to say.
Miss Rosalie Kirkley and Mr.. AL
bert Mcmillan motored to Olar Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. j. F. Clayton and daughter,
Miss. Nettie, was the guest of Mrs. j.
!. A. Mcmillan Sunday. Miss, Natalie
Kearse joined the jolly crowd.
On account of the awful weather
before the box party, it was not a
success at Colston high school, but
we have decided to have it again No
vember II. We hope for pretty
weather this time and great success.
Everybody is invited to attend.
: Mrs. Nettie Fishburne, of Black
vile, visited her step-mother, Mrs. S.
p. Chisolm, Sunday, returning the
same day; Mrs. Chisolm returning
with her.
Willie Beach, of Walterboro, a
photographer, visited in this section
for a few. days. He photographed
our school Monday morning. The
only thing we regret is that all the
scholars were not present.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Clayton had for
their guest Sunday their children and
grand children, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmot
Sandifer and Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy
Aver.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
Schofield Sketches

schofield, Nov. s. We are having
some delightful weather these days,
and it is also unusually warm for the
season of the year.
Mr.. R. w. Schofield returned to
Philadelphia last Saturday after a
few days visit here.
Mr.. F. G. P. Wiegand visited his
family at Fairfax on last Saturday.
Messrs James Parler and R. l..
Beard visited friends and relatives
near Ehrhardt last Sunday.
Several of the employees of the
Barnwell Lumber company, includ-
ing the sawyer and filler, were vlsl-
tors here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence French
and Mr.. P. K. Shultz motored to
Barnwell last Sunday.
Mr.. G. w. Sewers is spending some
time with his family here; he has re-
Gently been employed by the Edlsto
Lumber company, of Embree, but
has been ill for some time and was
taken to the hospital at Columbia,
where he gained some strength, and
he has come home for complete res
toration before returning to his po-
sition at Embree.
Mr.. C. Lawrence Bishop, of the
Colston. section, was visitor here
last week.
Mr.. J. I. Johnston spent last Sun
dav at Denmark. RIP SAW.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
Crystal Spring Happenings;

Crystal Spring, Nov. 12.-The far
mers have been very busy during the
past week gathering their sweet po-
tatoes. The weather has been most
ideal for the work. "'Tater digging
as it is called sometimes, refreshes a
little story about school teacher
that was canvassing her patrons as
certaining the ages of her pupils.
She called on one of her lady patrons
and asted for the age Of Mary, Mary S
mother said she had forgotten her
age exactly but said she was borne in
eotater time but did not know weth-
er they we're digging them or plant
ing them.
The farmers have made potatoes
in abundance, and have planted al
most all varieties known, the
Georgia Bucks Nancy Hall, "
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
TWO MILLION BALES SHORT
FOURTH REPORT SHOWS 1884.
81 BALES.
Compared With 9,S26,912 for Same
Period Last Iear.-South Caro-
lima Shows Large Decrease.

Washington, Nov. 8.-The fourth
cotton ginning report of the season,
compiled from reports of census bu-
reau correspondents and agents
throughout the cotton belt and issued
at 10 a. m. today, announced that
7,3S4,871. bales of cotton, coAnting
round as half bales, of the growth of
1915, has been ginned prior to No.
vember /. That compares with g.
S26,912 bales or 61.8 per cent. of
the entire crop, ginned prior to No
vember 1 last year, S,S30,396 bales
or 63.2 per cent. in 1913 and 1861
222 bales or 65.S per cent. in 1912.
The average quantity of cotton gin
ned prior to November 1 in the past
ten years was 7,954,534 bales or e2
per cent. of the crop. -,
Included in the ginnings were &c.
204 round bales compared with 49,
1872 last year, 61,577 in 1913 and
54,539 in 1912.
Sea Island cotton included num-
bered $3.50 bales compared with
43,115 last year, 42,S04 in 1913 and
2S,S87 in 1912.
Ginnings prior to November 1. by
States:
>Alabama-1s15, 727,aes; 1914
1,06S,771: :
Florida 4o,3so; 1914, S..
Louisiana 1915, 1889; 1914
.297,35e.
North Carolina-1915, 4o8,O56;
1914, 427,949.
South Carolina-1s15, 772,4s1;
1914, 91O,55S.
Texas-1s15, 2,345,566; 1914, g..
1es,7se.
Arkansas 1915, 444,soS; 1914
573,571.
Georgia-1915, ,29O; 1914
1,763,374. -,
Mississippi-1915, $4,000; 1914
669,143
Oklahoma-1s15, 171,22s; 1914
, 649,367.
| Tennessee 1913, 146,S69; 1914
l,172,485.
All other. States-1915, 40,267
1914, 58,907. T.
The next ginning report of the
census bureau will be issued at. II
| a. m. Monday, November %, and viii
show the quantity of cotton ginneG
prior to November IA.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
Branchville Bolts.

Branchville, November 6.-Mrs,
George Reeves has returned from
Hendersonville, N. c.
The Rev. T. A. Campbell spent
Thursday here with the Rev. A. j.
Allen.
Mrs. Black, of Holly Hill, is visit
ing her sisters here, Misses Rebecca
and Alice Evans.
Mrs. Hutto, of Charleston, is here
for few days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Byrd.
Lieut.. Gov. A. J. Bethea was here
Friday enroute to Lodge, where he
delivered an address Saturday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
Great Britain require or justify op'
pressive and illegal practices.

OT0dL DIlldlu Iequl1S VI JuSIiAJ Wy
pressive and illegal practices.
"The government of the United
States desires, therefore, to impress
most earnestly upon his majesty's s
government that it must insist that
the relations between it and his ma
jesty's government is governed, not
by a policy of expediency, but by
those established rules of internation-
al conduct upon which Great Britain
in the past has held the United States
to account when the latter was a
belligerent engaged in struggle for
national existence 1t is of the high
est importance to neutrals not only
of the present day, but of the future,
that the principles of international
right be maintained unimpaired.
This task of championing the in
tegrity of neutral rights which have
received the sanction of the civilized
world, against the lawless conduct of
belligerents arising out of the bitter
ness of the great conflict which is
now wasting the countries Of Europe,
the United States unhesitatingly as
sumes, and to the accomplishment
of that task it will devote it's ener-
gies, exercising always that impair
tiality which from the outbreak of
the war it has sought to exercise in
it's relations. with the warning ma
tions."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
SUMTER PICKED FOR MEETING.
State G.. E. Convention at Laurens Al
so Reflects President and Secretary.

Laurens, November 6.-The
Christian Endeavor union of South
Carolina, in session here since yes
terday, tonight elected the following
officers: President, Wyatt A. Taylor,
of Columbia, reelected; secretary, A.
T. Corcoran, of Charleston, reelected,
and Eugene H. Wilkes, of Laurens,
was chosen vice president at large
for the State. The union selected
Sumter for the meeting place next
year.
The Laurens Christian Endeavor
society offered a trophy cup to the
society sending the largest delega-
ton to the convention. The cup was
won by the society of the First Pres
byterian church, of Columbia, which
was represented by twenty-five dele
gates. The trophy was presented by
A. C. Todd, Esq, and accepted for
the winner by w. E. Davis, of Co.
lumbia. Kari Lehman delivered an
other strong address tonight, his sub
ject being "Circumnavigation of the
Christian Endeavor Globe
Two sessions of the convention
were held today, morning and even
ing. The juniors and seniors also
held their meetings and mapped out
future work Several sessions will
be held tomorrow and the meeting
will come to a close tomorrow night.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11

Since the acquisition of Alaska by
the United States, the waters in and
contiguous to the territory have
yielded fishery products having first
value of more than quarter of
billion dollars. Far exceeding all the
other products in importance are the
salmon, after which comes the fur
seal, the sea otter, the halibut and
the cod.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11

Queen of the South, Forty to the
Hill THE Gibson" and "Vineless. ."
Mr.. C. K. Smoak's potato crop
made an average of two hundred and
fifty bushels to the acre, with very
little fertilizer used.
Mr.. jeff J. Hughes is one of the
most energetic farmers living near
Crystal Spring. He planted four
acres in potatoes, planting the Nancy
Hall. 1t took 25 laborers to gather
and house a acre in day. His crop
averaged three hundred and twenty
five bushels per acre. He used COM
post and little fertilizer.
Mr.. J. M. Goodwin, the unexcell-
ed farmer and superintendent of the
large farm of Mr.. H. G. Folk, resides
one mile and a quarter from Crystal
Spring; he planted largely in potatoes
this year. His crop averaged three
hundred and eighty-five bushels per
acre; he used five hundred pounds
cotton seed meal and acid mixed per
acre.
Mr.. J. T. Smoak is the oldest far
mer living near Crystal Spring. He
averaged two hundred and forty-five
bushels per acre, using just a little
fertilizer per acre.
There are several other crops of
POTATOES near Crystal Spring that are
not reported but the above will show
the reader that the farmers are we'll
supplied with potatoes. They are
we'll supplied with hogs for bacon.
Their gardens are full of fine vegeta-
bles, such as winter cabbage, turnips,
etc.
The panic struck year ago and
they assumed the idea that if they did
not get busy and make those things,
starvation might set in. Hence they
adopted the sweet potato as a great
life saver.
In behalf of those blessings they
are all going to meet at Crystal Spring
Thanksgiving Day and spend the day
feasting on those good things to eat.
They are hopeful that the public at
large will join in and have good
time. The ladies are we'll versed in the
culinary art, they will have nice cakes
and pies of all sorts-pork pies,
chicken pies, Georgia, Buck pies,
Queen Of the South pies, Nancy Hall
pies, Gibson pies, Forty to the Hill
pies, and Vineless pies.
The farmers have made a very
short crop of cotton. They say when
they have cotton they have no price
and when they have price they have
no cotton. It reminds them of the
old negro, his boss, the meat and the
green's. He said when his boss had
meat 'he had no green's, and when he
had greens he had no meat. He
said it was the hardest matter to
git dem togeder he eber saw
Sassafras school is progressing
nicely under the management of Miss
Maggie Padgett as teacher. The
patrons are running it so far by pri-
vate subscription, which is right hard,
and pay their taxes also. They
would be glad if the trustees of the
district would be patriotic enough to
help them from the school funds of
the district.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
Forgiving.

One day little Flora was taken to
have an aching tooth removed. That
night while she was saying her pray
ers her mother was surprised to hear
her say:
''And forgive us our debts as we
forgive our dentists. -
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
Two Sides.

There are two sides to every
question:
"Friend,' replied Broncho Bob,
there's only two sides to deck OF
cards, a top side and bottom side,
but that amt no call to assume that
one is as good as the other. wash
ingtOn Star
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11
BIG LINER SUNK.
Italian Passenger Steamer Sent to
Bottom by Austrians.

Rome, via Paris, Nov. 9.-The
Italian liner Ancona has been sunk
by large submarine flying the Aus
trian colors. She carried 422 pas
sengers and sixty in the crew. Two
hundred and seventy survivors, some
of them wounded, have been landed
at BiZerta.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11

A simple but accurate method for
measuring the surface of a human
being has been invented by a French
scientist.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-11-11

Read The Herald, $3.50 a year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-07-31
Automobile Repairing.

Frank Medine, the well-known local
automobile mechanician, has leased
the repair department Of the Donald
sonyille Garage, in the Iemann Addi-
ton, and is prepared to do any kind
Of work in the line of automobile
repairing and renovating, with the
positive guarantee that the job will
be handled in an expert and entirely
satisfactory manner. Mr.. Medine has
had extensive experience in the field
of automobile mechanics, and with
the modern equipment at his COM
mand is thoroughly qualified to tackle
the most difficult job with complete
understanding and q full measure Of
ability. His prices will be found to be
most reasonable, and he solicits the
patronage of automobile owners with
this understanding. Telephone Isl.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-07-31
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
Opportunities for Obtaining Employ
ment Under Uncle Sam.

49, Z Il <
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that the fol-
lowing examinations will be held in
New Orleans on the dates stated.
Blank applications and necessary in
formation may be secured from the
commission Washlaston, d. G., or
from the secretary, tenth civil SER
vice district, room $50, New Orleans
Customhouse, and circulars descrip-
tive Of the positions and the exanlina-
tions may be seen at the Office of this
paper.
August II, Senior drain
age engineer, 1920 to $4,000
per annum; drainage engineer, $500
to S2100, Department of Agriculture.
Senior land appraiser, first grade,
s270O to $4,000; Second grade, $1,000
to S2400, Interstate. Commerce Com
mission.
August 18 Advanced apprentice
craftsman, $700, photographic Of
flee, Navy Department.
Assistant curator in paleontology,s
$500, National Museum.
Assistant pathological Inspector,
$1,000 to $1400, Department of Agrl-
culture.
Junior drainage engineer, $3.50 to.
$500, Department Of Agriculture.
Junior land. appraiser, 5000 to
$500, Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
second-class steam engineer, $1,000,
custodian service, Fort Worth, Texas.
August 18-19-Marine engine and
5hoiio,. dra ftcrnap co 20 IN S5 So Der
diem, naval establishments.
Marine engine craftsman for sub
marines, $4 to s5.04 per diem, naval
establishments.
August 4-Metallurgical chemist.
$500, Frankford Arsenal, Philadei-
phia.
September 15-16-Local and as.
sistant inspector Of hulls, steamboat
inspection service. Vacancies now ex-= ex-
ist in the following positions: Local
inspector, Galveston, Texas, $1,000;
assistant inspector, New Orleans,
$1,000.