The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
BETHEA'S Trip FULL OF THRILL
South Carolinian Tells of Part OF
Peace Pilgrimage.

Peace pilgrimage.
Andrew J. Bethea, lieutenant gov
ernor, who returned recently from
his peace "trip 10 Europe as me guest
OF Henry Fora, gave out the IolloW-
ing interview:
From the day l left New York till
my return my trip was a continuous
round OF trying but thrllling exper-
fences. 1t seems almost like a mlra-
Gle that l am left to tell the story.
Il found the bitter cold in the
Scandinavian countries too much TOR
me and in Sweden nearly succumD-
ed to it's rigor. 1t was here in Stock
holm that l was seriously sick for
several days, causing me to miss an
early boat on my return trip home.
A terrible storm at sea still further
delayed my arrival.
THE trip over was without partic-
ular incident, except for the two days
and nights in the harbor at kirkWall
when we were prisoners Of a British
man-of-war. 1t is not an easy teel-
ing to have torpedo boats lurking
around and pointing their guns at
you, but that is the penalty all have
to pay who pass that way these days.
England has literally swept the seas
and fixed the boundary line beyond
which no ship dare cross till she gives
the word. The danger zone in which
many mines are afloat also gives you
q ticklish feeling and is not good for
the nerves if you cannot sleep.
eve landed in Christiana, Nor
way, and found an interesting people
and country. 1t was the height OF
the winter season and everything
was white with snow. Thousands
were giving their time to skiing, the
great national sport, which consists
of sliding and jumping over hills and
mountains of snow. Sweden like
wise was in the grip of winter, but
at Stockholm there was warm well
come, to! beautiful and thrifty
modern city. Wages and goods are
high. This is true in all the border
neutral countries. Times are good in
: Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Hol-
land, but of course there are many
Interests that suffer from the war.
AS in America so in these countries,
there is some division of sentiment
on the question of the war. But it
seems to me that in Norway, Den
mark. and Holland sympathy was
with the allies, while in Sweden it
was with Germany. Sweden has all
old grudge against Russia and the
other neutral countries are afraid OF
the growing military power in Ger
many-of the dominant heel, they
say.
Looked Him All Over.
s'In Copenhagen I left the Ford
party to hurry home. To do this, it
was necessary for me to have my
passport vised for belligerent coun-
tries. Only as a special courtesy
from German and English consuls
was able to accomplish this, for our
country, except in rare cases, grants
no passports to belligerent countries
and orders have been issued against
it. But had good luck and this gave
me a chance to see Germany and Eng
land at first hand in a state Of war.
It also gave me the unique experience
in getting in and out of Germany at
the present time. They take nothing
for granted. It matters not what
credentials or passports, or letters
you bear, nor who you are. You
must submit to the test before you
pass. And you can bet that when
the Germans do thing it is done
thoroughly. They talk little and ask
but few questions, but when they are
OOu0 WILL yOO, yOu hAo" eAAo1 W.
have been examined. In my case
every article was taken from my bag
gage and examined with the utmost
care, books and papers and pictures
were taken in charge and peroxide OF
hydrogen and other medicines I had
were emptied upon heap of coal in
the belief that they were either in
visible ink or explosives. The bag
gage itself was observed with great
scrutiny. At this juncture two Of
ficers escorted me to a private dress
ing room and 1 was told to uncover.
I took off my overcoat, then my coat
and when thus disrobed I stood up
before the officer and asked, How
far?' Keep going,' he said. I con-
tinued and later repeated my ques-
ton. To the skin,' he replied. When
stripped to the skin the bottoms OF
my feet, my back and my head were