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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-30

liamsburg 1918, York 1888.
Vote for Congressman.
Vote for congress by districts:
First-R. S. Whaley, Democrat, A.
999; J. o. Ladd, Republican, 240,
Second-J. F. Byrnes, Democrat, T.
6S1; Isaac Myers, Republican, 120.
Third-F. H. Dominick, Democrat,
9,447; Wyatt Aiken 1. Fourth-S. ].
Nichols, Democrat, 1882; G. F.
Mills, Republican, "A. Fifth-D. E.
Finley, Democrat, S,S46. SIXTH.
w. Ragsdale, Democrat, s,767; w. L.
McFarlan, Republican, 81. Seventh
"A. F. Lever, Democrat, 9,S17; l. S.
Leevy, Republican, 6S3.
The vote for solicitors in the four
teen judicial circuits was: First, E.
C.. Mann, ABB; second, R. L. Gunter,
4,3S1; third, P. H. Stoll, 4,216;
fourth, J. NJ. Spears, 5,397; sixth, j.
K. Henry, 4,543, seventh, l. c. Black
wood, Spartanburg county not yet re-
ported; eighth, H. S. Blackwell, g.
OIL; ninth, T. P. Stoney, 2,016;
tenth, K. P. Smith, 3,713; eleventh,
G.. B. Zimmerman, 4,713; twelfth,
no election, L. NJ. Gasque holding
over; thirteenth, J. R. Martin, A.
SIS; fourteenth, George Warren, g.
495; fifteenth, w. H. Cobb, 3,2S6.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-11-30
TAX NOTICE.

The treasurer's office will be open
for the collection of State, county,
school and all other taxes from the
18th day of October, 1915, until the
18th day of March, 1917, inclusive.
From the first day of January,
1917, until the 91st day of January,
1917, penalty of one per cent. will
be added to all unpaid taxes. From
the 1st day of February, 1917, a
penalty of 2 per cent. will be added
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st
day of March, 1917, until the 18th
day Of March, 1917, penalty of Z
per cent. will be added to all unpaid
taxes.
The sun., 1916-12-05
SALE OF OLD CHINA BEGINS.
First SessiOn In Disposal Of VIII.
hanson Collection Nets ~ -

The sale Of the Frederick j. william
son collection, which consists Of old
china. glass, pewter and copper. was
begun yesterday afternoon by the
American Ar Association. A few hand
made rug in old fashioned designs Wet
itcluded in the sale. and two OF these.
No. l6S, were sold TO David Belasco.
the playwright. for ss5. which was the
best price Of the session.
T.. Baume!ster gave s1e.5O for No.
las. No. ASA and No. l49. which were
and sauccrs in old lsowestoft ware
and a bowl and plate OF the same ware.
otto Bernet, agent. paid $50 for No.
1915. u set Of knives and forks In green
ivory Ginsburg g. Levy bought No.
~, a platter In Oriental I.owestoft. To-
ss Mrs. Il. 4. Linda bury paid $40 for
No. ~, an Oriental ..ovestoft teapot.
and Mrs Talmage gave $3.50 for No.
l45, an oriental l.owestoft service.
g. l.. 1Ioyt bought No. l&3. an Oriental
I.owestoft tea set. for s35 Mr.. Charles
paid f35 for No. 90. a copper coffee urn.
and l.. l.. Jones gave $3.50 for No. GA.
an Italian brazier OF copper.
The total for the session was S2.s57.
The sale continues this afternoon,
The sun., 1916-12-05
SPEECH STIRS DUM.A.
PurtshkeSich's Address MARKS New
Conflict With Government.

PErRoGRAD. Dec. 3. Via London, lnu
A sensational speech by vladirr
Purishkevich. yicc-presldcnt Of the t'unn
OF True Russians. at the opening See. o
of the Duma marked another Claui.r
the conflict between tho Government ,.,
the numa. For the first time demand
for a change in the character - ,h,
present G"v.rr'nert wcr" not only voiced
IN unequivo'al terms hui were allowed
To he Published !u the new papers.
VI. Turlshkcvich severely ARA igned I.
Government ard SPOKE frankly of tt.
German influences which. he said. 30
vading not only the interior of tie ,,It
try hut even the army. had corsplrol '
e~xtinguish patriotism and the hight =
efficiency Of the nation. lie dwelt o. to
acknowledgements and corruption in H.
economic life OF the country. which r.
cludcd the conversion to personal use ~
the public resources OF The oOuntr, 80 d,
time when they were most urgent
needed
The chaos and Reorganization ,N',.
ing In the ranks OF the Government
said NJ. Purishkcvich. has postpone
the hour Of victory. II tn peop,e 60,
tinue to spread rumors of peace II mean
that somebody is trying to conclude %
our allies speak very little Of the no.
sibility OF peace. because there are No.
abroad II dangerous currents. VIII,
here, entering the organism ~ the 30,
ernment, are destroying the viii %"
highest representatives.
The Internal disorder has m.
caused. no doubt. by the German NJ
when ~ working with 'NtraordIu.r.
persistence. The present Governmcn'
doing more than any other element
XIII the patriotism of the people. and Do.
want OF system Is weakening enthu> o.,
Tic desire for victory"
The speaker went on 20 say thai
instability OF the Government m,..
agreement between II and public IN nior
impossible.
The sun., 1916-12-05
8 MILE WALK FOR STUDENTS.
city College Men 10 Number OF $50
Enter for Thirty-hvr Prizes.

Starting SUNDAY at . o'clock. go stu
dents I'm the CITY College viii walk to
Getty square. Yonkers, Thirty-fve
prizes will he awarded the city College
group. with ,he college students will
be representatives Of the American
Walkers Association and tho Walkers
Club of America.
The route will he as follows, From
the city College to Convent avenue, to
l55th street. thence to broadway, To
Getty Square, John McHugh, inspector
of athletics In The Board of Education.
will be IN charge, Automobiles will ac-
company the walkers throughout the
eight miles.
The sun., 1916-12-05
CARso GUN DUEL CONTINUES.
Artillery activity Goes on Day and
Nisht. vienna says.

LONDON. Dec. ARTILLERY engage
and patrol actions have been the
rule along the Austro-Italian front dur
ing the past twenty-four hours. To-day's
War Onice statement says:
In the lower Cameras Valley enc
my detachments again attempted to
attack the village OF Sano. They were
repulsed. on the rest Of the Trentino
front there were only the usual ar
tillery actions. which were particu-
larry intense on the Asiago plateau
and in the Sugana Valley.
On the Julian front yesterday tho
enemy artillery fire was again very
active OF our from, and rear lines.
our batteries replied effectively. A.
the result OF small encounters between
patrols near castagnavizza We took
some prisoners, including one officer.
one OF u air sauadrons yesterday
bombarded the railway stations Of
DottoglianO, and Scoppo ,Scopc) on
the carso. dropping a ton and II half
OF high explosives. Numerous air
fights took place. One enemy machine
was brought down; one OF ours IL
still missing.
There were artillery duels on the
southern wing of tine coastland front
the official Austrian report Of sun
day from the Italian front. This fight
ing continued In the night"
The sun., 1916-12-05
SLAYER" A DRUG FIEND.
Via" " ho Confessed Nc<uun. Nur.
der EOund Not RcsponsibI~,

David Dexter. who Confessed" to the
police OF Barberton. Ohio. tina he was
the slayer OF Patrolman McAuliNe. who
was killed on post in Second avenue
March IL last, did not commit the crime.
according to a telegram received yes
t"rday In Police Headquarters.
Detective 'armody. who was well ne
pu1inted with the details OF ihe murder.
was sent TO Barberton to question Dcx-
ter lie rcported by telegraph. Moth
ing to Dexter's story. He IL "A drug
fiend"
The sun., 1916-12-05
EIGHT HOUR PLEA TO WILSON.
women Workers Ask to he In.
cIuded In Liquidation.

Miss Melinda Scott, on behalf OF the
interstate conference OF women's trade
union leagues, yesterday sent the fol-
lowing telegram To President Wilson:
The first middle Atlantic eight hour
conference of the National Women's
Trade cnion League respectfully urges
the President to include in his legisla-
tive programme a bill for an eight hour
day and no more than a forty-eight hour
week for women the product OF whose
labor goes into interstate commerce.
"MELINpA SCoTT.
Chairman of he conference and presi-
dent Of the Women's Trade Union
League of New York"
The sun., 1916-12-05
AMERICAN SHIP FIRED ON.
t-BOat's shots Halt TRnkrr-COn,-
mn nd~r aud Mate Have n chat.

capt. Edward J. Barnard Of the Amer
lean oil tank steamship Moreni, in yes
terday In ballast from Stockholm.
was stopped by a German submarine III
the coast OF Norway on November rs.
The submarine fired two shots before
the Moreni halted, her skipper suppos-
ing that the first shot was from some
Norwegian war vessel at target prac-
tice. The second shot dropped into the
sea abou, twenty feet from the port side
OF the ship and then Capt, Barnard dis
covered the submarine, which signalled
him to bring his papers.
After examining the papers the sub
marine commander returned them with
thanks and asked Mate Lydeck In en-
ccllent English
when do they think In America we
will have peace
The mate gave It up and rowed back
to the Moreni. which went on her course.
The sun., 1916-12-05
|BULGARS ROUTED IN
FURIOUS FIGHTING
Are Driven From Strong Posi-
tons East Of Cerna by
Serb Bayonets.
BATTLE LASTED FOR DAYS
Invaders Abandon Dead and
Large Booty. Including
Machine Suns: -.

PARIS. Dec. 4.-Serbian troops have
inflicted a severe defeat on the Bulgara
after days Of furious nshtins In the
mountains Of southern Serbia. Hurled
from their positions at Grunishte and
Budimirtsa. east OF the Ccrna. the Hui
ears are in retreat. leaving behind
heavy spoil.
An entire series of strong mountain
POSITIONS. fortified by German engineers,
Tell before the assaults at the bayonet's
point Of Serbian troops. Fol days the
Serbs. exposed to snow, wind and sleet,
ella nr6ering over rocky and uneven
ground. had been attacking these trenches.
On Saturday they cut through the barbed
wire entanglements and got into the
trenches at one point. Yesterday they
put the Bulgars to Night.
BulGars Are Routed.
The admit that the Serbian ms
have dealt them and their Bulgar allies
a blow and thai their position has been
altered" According to the French state
ment tonight. the Bulgars were driven
back In disorder. To-day's Serbian
statement from Salonica is as follows:
After s%anguinary fighting. lasting
several days without interruption, de-
spite the bad weather. the dificulties Of
terrain and the desperate resistance
or the enemy. troops BY a brilliant
attack yesterday captured an entire
series Of powerfully fortified Bulgarian
positions in the region north Of Cru
nishte and Budimirtsa. The ruins Of
the ancient fortress above Grunishte
are In our hands. n the B%uigarians
are fleeing northward. leaving a large
number Of dead on the battlefield.
BY this brilliant victory we cap
tured numerous trophies, including
five field uns and five caissons. many
machine guns. "A quantity OF ammuni-
ton and other material and many
prisoners. who have not yet been
counted. The guns we have captured
up TO now total ~.
Fighting Was Obstinate.
A delayed Serbian statement issued
on Sunday says:
Yesterday in the region OF Grunishte
there was obstinate fighting before the
enemy's fortified positions. We sue
ceeded In crossing barbed wire en-
tanglements. and captured a portion
OF an enemy trench.
The French statement regarding the
Macedonian front follows:
At a point to the east Of the Cerna
on December 3 Serbian forces &C.
cupied a height to the north OF CRU
nishtc. The enemy was driven back In
disorder upo Stravina.
The German War Office issues the fol.
lowing
The loss OF a height situated on the
east bank OF the Cerna. which was
taken yesterday by the Serbians. and
the alteration of a part OF our posi-
ton there in this connection have no
influence upon the strokes in Rumania
which are delivered In the effort TO OBJ
tain n decision.
The sun., 1916-12-05
CANADIAN WAR LOSSES HIGH.
Casualties Are About Equal I
Number Of New Recruits.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 4,--The average Of
Canadian casualties for the past six
months IL about on a par with the On.
listment Of recruits for overseas service.
according to figures issued to-day by the
War Department.
For the six months from June to No
vember casualties number 45.565, while
the casualties since the active participa-
ton OF Canadian troops In the wal were
CD, $50. OF this total 1883 were Killed
action 3,sa5 died Of wounds 536
died OF sickness l,O72 were presumed
dead 47.lS7 were wounded, and 2.7O7
we're reported missing. The Dominion
has enlisted since the war began 377,-
eos men for overseas service.
The sun., 1916-12-05
MYSTERY IN CHEERING
PROMISES TO GERMANS
People Are Told They Will Re-
crive Glad Tidings Be-
fore Christmas.

LONDON, Dec. 4-Mysterious promises
are being made to the German people
about glad tidings to be received by
them before Christmas. according to an
Amsterdam despatch to the Daily Mail.
The despatch says that the recent hint
OF the Bulgarian Premier regarding
acceptable news for the Germanic Pow
ers In supported by a statement by the
President Of the Reichstag that that
body may possibly meet earlier than the
date arranged.
The Dusseldorf General Ansei1cr says
that Colonial Minister Slaf stated on
Friday that very gratifying events were
about to happen and that the German
people would be able to have a happy
Christmas.
The sun., 1916-12-05
PROTESTS IRISH DECORATIONS.
0oston Council Asks Prcsident IN
Appeal "a England

BOSTON. Dec. 4-Resolutions asking
President Wilson to protest to England
against wholesale deportation of Irish.
mem were adopted by the boston
council OF the Friends OF Irish Freedom
last night.
More thar ten thousand Irishmep
Irish women have been deported
IRON Ireland to England. where they are
compelled To work without wages I'm
munition factories in violation OF their
rights" the resolutions assert. Eng
land ls practically confiscating food
stuns In Ireland, Potatoes. their staple
FOOD, are exorbitantly high. rho coun-
try Is practically in solitary confne-
ment."
The sun., 1916-12-05

H. I. Warden ~ the Standard Oh
shipping department received Yesterday
- telephone message from Canada from
the owners IF the British steamship Pa
lacine. which sailed hence November Il
for Havre under charter to the Standard
OH with 900 barrels Of lubricating oil,
saying that she had been sunk by a
,orp'r' while nearing Havre. capt. Pat
saved, They landed on the English coas,
and are now In London. The l'alac.ne
was valued, according to the present
war rates for shipping. al abou,
81 900 ouo, and her cargo AZ SJ0o, o0o
The sun., 1916-12-05
Thomas o.. shevIn Left sa,ISO.OO5.

ST. PAUL. Dec. 4-An estate valued at
sS.lSs,965 WAS left by tho late Thomas
l.. Shevlin, former Val, FOOTBALL player.
according TO the appraisers statement
fled to-day. The estate paid an inhcri.
tance tax Of s7S,7l7. The will be-
aueathed to his widow. Elizabeth Shev-
lin. H.OSl,i3o. and Ss24.9s6 each TO
his son, Thomas Henry. M daughter,
t.liZaheth Br,te
The sun., 1916-12-05
EIGHT MORE VESSELS SUNK.
British steamer E~xxesford. Previ-
"usiy Reported Lost, IL Picked IN.

LONDON. Dec. I.-I.loyd's shipping
agency announces hat the British
steamer Kin Bleddyn of i.3s1 tons.
the Danish teamer Yrsa Of AL tons
and the British %schooners Grace and
Seeker. both small vessels. have been
sunk. The king B!eddyn sailed from
New York for Havre on November IL.
She was under charter to the French
line ana her cago included auiomo-
btles y n salt.
The British steamer Eggesfoid. ptevi-
ohsly reported sunk by u submarine. ha.
been picked up At sea and brought to
Brest by a Government tug.
Reports received from Bordeaux. Tou-
Ion and Brest say the following vessels
have been sunk by submarines Nor
wegian steamer Bossi. British steamer
Moeraki OF 4.3?2 tons and the French
sailing ship Robinson. All the crews
were saved.
The sun., 1916-12-05

Then the angry German sent two Of
dcers aboard and they took OF
the Regentes and piloted her into Zee
brueGe, where the passengers. Including
several Belgian women. received their
baggage and were put on "A train that
eventually took Nem after many stops
on sidinrs to the Dutch border.
pr. Kimberly questioned the Belgian
women about the reports Of atrocities by
Herman troops and Trey said they could
not talk until after the war for fear that
the women ami children etill left In Bel
GUM might be treated with greater sc-
NoritN.
The sun., 1916-12-05

The westerncrs." says the cot a
spondent. flavor concentrating the Who'll.
man power on the western front, fo-cinr
the Germans to fight out the war IN
France n Flanders. They argue thai,
the lines OF communication 10 tho wee,.
ern front are short and secure and that
they devour less ships. while the delia.
ton OF the forces to the eastern ihcai-.
would place an intolerable strain on our
depleted shipping.
: THE eastern sc'ool is in favor ~
standing on the defensive OF the wc~i.
ern front and taking the Offensive from
Salonica. whittier they propose to send /,
huge army-between 5000 600 and 1000.
900 men.
The westerners regard this ~
lunacy. which is only too likely to lead
TO disaster by playing the Germans
game, Field Marshal Won Hindeubur. p
supreme aim being to shift the centre OF
from France to the Balkans.
The Somme offensive IL one thing ne
breads. David Lloyd George suppol Is
the easterners."
The sun., 1916-12-05
APPEAL TO AMERICANS.
Belgian workers Declare They Are
Reduced 70 sla YER

PARIS. Dec. Fifty thousand Bel
eian workmen have been reduced to
slavery by the Germans" declares an
appeal to American workingmen pre-
pared by Belgian laoorers at a secret
meeting In Belgium. The statement con-
tinues:
THE Germans have reduced 500. 900
workers to idleness through the seizure
OF raw maerials and machines. They
have plundered Belgium Of 1000. 900, 900
francs H2O0. 000. 00O) In money ON the
pretext OF a war contribution and Of
5000. 900, 600 francs 81. 1000. 900. OO0) In
provisions through the medium Of requi-
sitions.
The sun., 1916-12-05
BRITISH ATTACK
AGAIN ON SOMME
Advance East Of lie Sars, but
Are Beaten Back, Says
German Report.
BIG GUNS. IN ACTION
Paris Tells Of Marked Activity
Of Artillery in Region Of
. Recent. Fighting.
BIG GUNS IN ACTION

LONDON, Dec. THE hrst British
attack on the Somme front In many
days was repulsed this morning. to-
nights German oficlal statement says.
The British advanced east OF lie Sars.
In the general direction Of Bapaume.
but were beaten back.
No mention Is made OF this attack In
either the day or night British ofncial
announcements. British, French n
Belgian Official statements tell only OF
bombardments on the Somme and desul-
tory actions. elsewhere. The German
statement OF this morning mentions hot
lighting in southern Belgium. It says:
Army group Of Field Marshal Duke
Albrecht Of Wuerttemberg: In the
Ypres and wytschaete bend English
patrols. after hastings. advanced
against our position. Some sue
ceeded in entering our most advanced
trench. They were either overpowered
in hand to hand nghtins or they we're
repuised.
The British statement tonight reads:
Except for the usual artillery and
trench mortar fire along our front.
there Is nothing to report:
The earlier British statement issued
to-day says:
During the night there was some
hostile Smelling in the Gueudecourt
area and at Fonquevillers we bonn
barded heavily the enemy's front in
the neighborhood of Monchy. Other
wise the situation Is unchanged.
The French and Belgian war Offices to-
night issued the following:
There was marked activity on the
part OF both artilleries on the front
north OF the Somme and in the region
Of Vaux and Douaumont. Everywhere
else the day was calm.
Belgian Line Under Fire.
There was some artillery activity
in the region Of Dixmude and In the
direction of Het Sas. Calm prevailed
on the rest Of the front.
Tn afternoon statement issued in
says:
South OF the River Somme two sur
prise attacks undertaken by the enemy
upon minor French posts in the region
Of Barleux were repulsed with ease.
In Alsace another such attack de-
livered after a spirited bombardment
upon one of our trenches at Hilsen
ridge. to the southeast OF Metzeral.
also resulted in failure. The night
passed quietly on the remainder OF the
front.
The sun., 1916-12-05

What could be fairer:?
Here we offer suits and
overcoats made the best We
know how and then turn
right around and want to
buy EN- back if by any
chance they fail to measure
up!
In short, our merchan.
disc can be judged to-day b.
the same high standards
we've always maintained.
Something personal for his
Christmas
Fur coats, fur gloves.
Silk scarfs, silk hose, silk
shirts, silk hats.
Leather and metal nov
elites.
Sporting Goods.
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
at 18th St. 1.-THE at saith S,
Four
Broadway Corners" Fifth p
at Warren st4Is,
The sun., 1916-12-05
Not Dependent on Charity.

Those without work in Belgium. says
the appeal. never have been a charge
upon the public funds or upon charitable
organizations. They have maintained
themselves through close union with all
classes OF Belgian society and in private
organizations exclusively Belgian. The
statement concludes:
you alone In the world can succor
us eflcacicusly. You alone can prevent
this abominable crime against the work.
ing class and prevent the entire laboring
element OF a civilized country from fall
Ing into slavery.
From the depth OF our distress we
count upon you. A. for us. whatever
may he our tortures we do not desire
peace except In the independence II our
country n the triumph of Justice"
The sun., 1916-12-05
STEAMER CAPTURED
BY TWO AIRPLANES
American Describes Seizure Of
Dutch Vessel by Germans
in North Sea.

How two German a%irplanes, assisted
by a submarine. captured the Dutch
steamship Koenigen Regentes on Novem-
her 10 was related yesterday by Or.
Howard q. Kimberly Of San Francisco,
who arrived from Rotterdam by the
Holland-America steamship Ryndam.
Or. Kimberly was aboard the Regentes
bound from Flushing. Holland. to Eng
land. with three Americans and sixty
four passengers OF various n~ationalities.
when an airplane appeared above them
and signalled the Dutch skipper to stop.
dropping smoke bombs that caused much
agitation among the passengers. some
of whom supposed the steamship was
about TO be blown up.
The Dutch skipper kept right on until
another airplane came out of Zeebrugge.
the German airship base in Belgium. and
circ'ing around the Resentes. ordered
her to stop under penalty OF getting into
trouble. Then q submarine appeared.
having been summoned by wireless by
one of the a%irplanes. apparently. and
running alongside the Regentes halted
he:.
calls Help by wireless.
Meanwhile the skipper had called for
help by wireless and a Dutch destroyer
went out to him. The commander OF
the destroyer argued vainly with the
submarine captain. A Dutch cruiser also
appeared. The Germans said they had
orders to capture or destroy every boat
bound for England with food or ammu-
milton. There were evidently spies aboard
the Regentes. DIR. Kimberly said, as
packages and documents were thrown
over the rail and gathered up by the
submarine and other German warcraft
that had come out
As the Dutch steamship neared Zee
hrusge her skipper was ordered 10 watch
his course n keep more to the north
50 to avoid mines. The skipper said "
he followed directions he would ground
on fats. and he declined to obey the
German officer in charge Of the SQUAD
ron. The officer said II the Dutch skin
per were not careful a torpedo would he
sent into him and he shouted back 60
ahead and fire
The sun., 1916-12-05
H"~d--a. KILLED IN Revolt.

Two Belgian~ who have arrived at
Sluiskill. Holland. from Client. report
that there WAS a revolt In Antwerp
ON November 80, In which no.
tween two and three hundred Inhabi-
tsnts and many German va Hers were
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-10-24

"Are we Americans q nation Of
bunglersi" asks the New York Sun.
1t would be very harsh to answer
this in the affirmative-and. anyway,
we elect Democratic president only
every once In a while.