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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
BAMBERG, S. G. THURSDAY APRIL 13, 1916.
GERMANY'S SYSTEM.
Can Move Army From Eastern to
Western Front i'm Five Days.

Germany's system for the rapid
transportation of troops from one
battle front to another was described
recently by Captain Frank E. Klein
schmidt, says a New York dispatch,
who has returned to his home here
after 16 months with the Austro-
German forces on three war fronts.
THE rapidity of movement of the
German armies" said he, may be
realized when it is seen that entire
corps may be moved from the western
to the eastern fronts, or back, in two
and a half days. What the limit of
the transportation facilities may be
do not know, but l do know of my
own personal knowledge of 10000
soldiers being started from the west
ern lines to position on the east
ern front and made ready for action
against the Russians in go hours"
Captain Kleinschmidt, who is an
American, is known here for his work
as commander of the Arctic expedi-
tion sent out by the Carnegie Museum
at Pittsburg and as big hunter and
explorer in Alaska.
with the most perfect and we'll
constructed roads and rails that
have ever seen, the troops move
swiftly in comfortable cars to any
designated point said Captain
Kleinschmidt. ''To me- it appears as
the last word in mobile fighting
forces. Equally remarkable, too,
was the ease with which supplies,
munitions and guns kept pace with
the movement of the men.
"Another thing noticed as distin-
guished the German and Austrian
mode of advance or retirement from
that of the Russians was in the
handling of the railroads. Whereas
the Russians destroyed towns and vii
lagos and attempted usually in their
retiring movement to wipe out food
supplies, even growing crops, they in
variably left rails and road intact,
and often failed to destroy important
bridges.
when General Won Hindenburg
withdrew after his first attempt to
get to Warsaw failed, he blasted out
every rail in his rear and left the
roadbed hopeless wreck. Further
to impede the pursuing Russians, he
felled poles and trees over parallel
roads, and was soon safely out OF
reach.''
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
DENY THE RESPONSIBILITY
is CERTAIN GERMAN TORPEDO
DIDN'T DESTROY SUSSEX.
Denies Other Cases ToO.-Germany $
Disclaimer Surrounds Position of
L. S. With More Difficulties.

Berlin, April S.-CVia London. -
The German government is able to
announce that no German submarine
or warship was responsible for the
explosion which damaged the British
steamship Sussex.
When Germany, on April 5, hand
ed Ambassador Gerard an interim
note replying to the inquiries Of the
United States regarding the Sussex
and four other steamers, the matter
of responsibility still was in doubt
and the investigation still was pro-
ceeding. The German foreign office,
appreciating the agitation in the
United States, transmitted an interim
response declaring the readiness of
the government, should the Sussex
prove to have been DESTROYED by a
German torpedo contrary to the m
derstanding with the United States,
to make all reparation, including the
payment of pensation.
The Associated Press was authori-
tatively Informed today that the in
vestigation has been completed, that
all the craft which might possibly
have been involved in an attack on
the Sussex have reported, and that
from the reports of their command
ers it is absolutely certain that the
Sussex was not destroyed by a Ger
man torpedo, and that Germany is in
no wise responsible for the disaster.
From the material at hand it also
will be possible to reply to the A1ueri-:
can inquiries regarding the steamers
Englishman, Manchester Engineer,
Eagle Point and Berwindvale and es-
tablish, according to the German con-
tention, that no blame attaches to
Germany.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
Found Dead in Lonely Spot in Woods,

Greenville, April 8.-Miss Dora
Darby, the twenty-six-year-old daugh-
ter and only child of c.. H. Darby, a
well-to-do farmer of the Fork Shoals
section of Greenville county, was
found dead in a lonely patch of woods
about, two miles from her fathers
home. BY the side of the young wo-
mans body, an investigation showed,
lay an empty vial, labelled ''carbolic
acid" The young woman's lips were
said to be slightly scorched, accord
ing to reports from police officers of
that section, and all indications seem
to show that the young woman had
voluntarily taken her own life. The
motive for the deed is an absolute
mystery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
Jealous.

A minister spending a holiday in the
north of Ireland was out walking,
and feeling very thirsty, called at a
farm house for a drink of milk. The
farmers wife gave him large bowl
of milk, and while he was quenching
his thirst a number of pigs got
around about him. The minister no.
ticed that the pigs were very strange
in their manner, so he said:
"My- good lady, why are the pigs
so excited?"
The farmers wife replied: Sure,
it's no wonder they are excited, sir;
it's their own little bowl you are
drinking out of! f!"-Tit-Bits.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Otis Outings.

Otis, April 10-We are having
strange weather for the time Of the
year. Sunday night we had heavy
frost and today it's real Spring
day. Frost did some damage to
young corn, watermelons, gardens,
etc.
Our most extensive farmer, Mr.. E..
C. Hayes, has planted a large crop
of melons this year.
Our little berg is still hustling-
two saw mills running, and farmers
are planting cotton; corn is up and
looking fine.
Mr.. E.. L. Price is back after an
absence of two weeks.
Mr.. Henry @. Jennings is among
us again after an absence of week.
Mrs. Florrie Free and Miss Ger
maine Sandifer, of Blackville, were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. D. Odom Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. c.; C. Rowell, our merchant,
has been sick for several days, but
!, is able to be up at this writing.
6 Mrs. L. D. Odom was guest at
the home of Mrs. O.. NJ. Spurlin Mon
day.
Since our last writing Mr.. L. D..
Odom had valuable calf killed by
the train.
Our berg can boast of having had
two fish stews last week.
Mr.. Joe Frank Brabham visited
Otis Friday and Saturday, as guest
of Mr.. e. l.. Price.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
Base Ball.

Carlisle will open the regular
schedule games for this season with
Orangeburg high school, at Rhoad
park Thursday afternoon, April 13,
at 400 sharp. The boys have been
doing some very hard practicing and
Smoky Joe" says he is ready for
them. A good game is promised.
The next games at Rhoad park will
be with Charleston high school, April
II and 18th. Carlisle has played
three practice games with Ehrhardt,
won two and lost one.-adv.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
TWO QUART BILL NOT SIGNED.
Gallon-a-Month Law Stands for the
Present.

Columbia, April 12.-Holding that
the gallon-a-month law has made "a
distinct advance for prohibition,
Gov. Manning yesterday announced
that he would not sign the two-quarts
a-month law art the present time. "I
deem it best that it should stand,
said the governor, speaking OF the
gallon-a-month measure, which was
passed by the 1915 legislature.
Gov. Manning has held conferences
with prohibition leaders from various,
sections of the State concerning the
new liquor law. 1t was said yester-
day that he had reached the decision
latter a careful consideration of the
subject from various angles
The statement by the governor fol-
lows:
"The gallon-a-month law will stand
as the law regulating the importa-
ton of liquor into South Carolina
for personal use. This was the law
enacted by the legislature at the
same time as the referendum act or
dering the prohibition election, and
was in force when the election was
held. This law has made distinct
advance for prohibition by limiting
the amount of liquor used, and I
deem it best that it should stand, un-
less something occurs to change. the
situation. To retain the gallon-a-
month law is to keep faith with the
people, and, in my judgment, will go
a long way to promote temperance,
so long as it is rigidly enforced.
81 shall continue to direct vigor-
Gus enforcement 1 will not, there
fore, at this time, sign the two
quarts-a-month act, but will hold
same in allegiance pending any
change in conditions that may oc-
cur
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
FOUND DEAD UNDER CAR.
Jno. r. Joyce, of New Mexico, Vic
tim of Accident.

Columbia, April 10.-John R.
Joyce, of Carlsbad, N. NJ, was found
dead under his automobile, which
had turned turtle into a creek three
miles from, Patrick, in Chesterfield
county, this afternoon. The auto
mobile carried a Florida number.
The dead man is said to have been
president of the Joyce Fruit COM
pany. His body has been prepared
for burial by an undertaken of Che
raw and information concerning the
victims relatives is being sought.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The State high school oratorical
and athletic contest is to be held in
Columbia April II and %.
The annual cruise of the naval
militia of South Carolina will be held
July Is to 29, according to Adjutant
General w. w. Moore.
Ernest Anderson, for the past three
years superintendent of the Newberry
city schools, has announced that he
will not seek reelection.
Governor Manning has accepted an
invitation to attend the annual re-
union of Confederate veterans which
is to be held in Rock Hill this month.
DR.. J. l.. Mann, superintendent of
the public schools of Greensboro, N.
c., has accepted the position of su-
perintendent of the public schools of
Greenville.
Between 800 and 400 delegates
from the various tribes of the State
are in Greenwood this week attend
ing the Great Council of the Improv-
ed Order of Red Men.
Charley Penland, young white
man, was convicted of white slavery
in the federal court in Greenville last
week, and sentenced to two years
Imprisonment in Atlanta.
Major H. M. Ross, one of the best
known citizens of Chester county,
died at his home in Bascomville Fri
day, aged "a years. He had been in
feeble health for a year.
Trustees of the State negro col
lege at Orangeburg have decided to
erect three buildings to take the
place of the large dormitory which
was destroyed by fire several weeks
ago.
The annual convention of the
South Carolina branch of the Inter
national Order Of Kings Daughters
was held in Charleston last week.
The meeting next year will be held
in Florence.
Randall Williamson, aged "a, who
lived near Conway, was instantly
killed Monday afternoon when a mule
which he was driving ran away and
threw him out of the wagon, break
ing his back and neck.
G. G.. Cause was killed by Coleman
Squires at the Trexler Lumber COM
pany's camp in Horny county, Sunday,
following a quarrel over a bottle of
liquor. After the killing Squires
made his escape and has not been
captured.
Alice Gregory, the four-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs o. L. Greg
ory, of Greenville, fell to the ground
from a second story window of a
Chester hotel 'iday and sustained
several broken ibis and other in
juries. She will recover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
Victory for Denmark.

Denmark, April 6.-The Denmark
high school baseball nine defeated
the Norway high in a very exciting
game by score Of II to 10. The
features for Norway were the pitch
ing of r. Gibson and batting Of H..
Gibson, while the features for Den
mark were the batting of Zeigler and
all round good playing of E. Rice and
fielding of Ray and Califf.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
Tomato Culture.

The culture of tomatoes is COM
paratively simple. The land is plow-
ed and narrowed the same as for
corn. Lay off rows four feet apart,
and apply fertilizer in drill. AS it is
impossible now to get fertilizer con-
tanning more than or 2 per cent. of
potash, save all the ashes you can get
and use as a top dressing after the
plants are set out. Lime is also
good, but neither ashes nor lime
should be mixed with stable manure,
as the ammonia in the latter is set
free and SO lost. Apply them at diff
ferent times. For the girls tenth
acre plat, we advise so pound acid
acre plat, we advise so pounds acid
meal, and it is a good plan to use
half of this when the plants are set
out. and to apply the rest after they
are growing we'll. Stable manure
tends to cause black rot, a fungus
growth that attacks the blossom end
of the tomato. This, however, can
be controlled by spraying with Bor-
deaux mixture, the formula for which
we give the girls, so they can mix
a small quantity at time. Plants
should be set out as soon as danger
from killing frost is over. Set them
in a furrow, three feet apart in the
row. The best soil for tomatoes is
a well-drained sandy loan; avoid soil
that has been in tomatoes the pre-
vious year. Furthermore, they should
not follow Irish potatoes or water
melons. MRS. B. w. FAUST,
Home Demonstration Agt.
DooI Tho Horo16 S1 IN va9r
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
CLEAR POND CLUB.

The Clear Pond Democratic club
will meet at Clear Pond school house
on Saturday, April 22nd, at 4 o'clock
p. M, for the purpose of reorganizing
and to elect delegates to county con-
vention. All members are request
ed to attend. G. w. FOLK.
Chairman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
COLSTON CLUB.

The members of the .COlston Dem
ocratic club are requested to meet at
Colston school house on Saturday,
22nd of April, at 8 o'clock p. M, for
the purpose of reorganizing and
electing delegates to county conven-
ton. G.. H. KEARSE,
P. NJ. WARN, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
BAMBERG CLUB.

The Bamberg Democratic club will
meet in the court house on Saturday,
April 22nd, at 4 o'clock, p. M, for
the purpose of organizing and to
transact such other business as may
come before the club. A full attend
ance of the members is requested.
J. B. BLACK,
Chairman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
KEARsE CLUB.

The members of Kearse Mill Dem
ocratic club will meet at ]. j.
Kearse's on Saturday, 22nd,. at $3.50
D. M, for the purpose of reorganiz-
ing and transacting any other busi-
ness that may come before the club.
J. F. KEARSE, SR.,. Chairman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
Democratic Club Meetings.

(Note.-The Herald will be glad
to publish free of charge notices OF
club meetings. The club chairmen
are urged to send in notices of meet
ings not later than next Tuesday,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
EHRHARDT CLUB.

The Ehrhardt Democratic club
will meet at Ehrhardt, on Saturday,
April ,22nd, at O'Clock p. M, for
the purpose Of reorganizing and to
transact such other business as may
come before the club.
D. P. SMITH,
Chairman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
Confirms Sale of Mill.

Charleston, April 9.-An order was
issued by Judge Henry A. NJ. Smith
in the United States district. court;
eastern district, here yesterday con-
firming the sale of the Hilton-Dodge
Lumber company to Mr.. John Rae
Gilman for the sum of S250,000. The
property was sold to the highest bid
der at Walterboro Monday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
President May Visit South Carolina.

Columbia, April 5.-President Will
liam Banks, of the South Carolina
Press association, is in receipt of a
letter from Congressman Lever,
which says that he thinks there is
some chance of getting President
Wilson to visit Columbia on May 20.
An invitation for the president to
be the guest of Columbia, of South
Carolina and of the State Press asso-
citation will go forward Immediately,
and Governor Manning, Mayor Grif-s
fifth and the chamber of commerce
will unite in their efforts to get the
president here.
Senators Tillman and Smith and
Congressman Lever will do every
thing in their power to get the presi-
dent to accept the invitation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13

Don't forget the Iron Claw" will
start on Monday, April Oath, at the
Thielen Theatre. The best serial
yet.-adv
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13

Forty-nine Petitions for Clemency
Considered.

Columbia, April 7.-The State
board of rardons this morning filed
their report and recommendations
with Governor Manning on the appli-
cations for clemency which they have
been considering for three days. For
ty-nine petitions for pardons, paroles
or communications of sentence were
considered by the board. The most
widely known of the cases were those
of Joe Grant, the Edgefeld negro un-
der sentence of electrocution for kill
ing a white man at Johnston in 1906,
and A. C. Tolbert, of Greenville, un-
der sentence of death for having cut
his wife's throat. Grant is to die on
the 14th and Tolbert on the 18th Of
this month unless the governor
grants a stay of sentence. Tolbert,
a white man, cut his wife's throat in
a mill village in Greenwood. His
attorneys are claiming that he is in
sane and are asking for commute
ton of the sentence TO life impris-
onment. Attorneys for the negro,
Joe Grant, are making a similar re-
quest for communication of the death
sentence to life Imprisonment.
Clyde Clement, serving a ten-year
sentence from Spartanburg for the
death of little baby, asked for a
pardon. Clement was given life inn
prisonment, but former Governor
Blease reduced the sentence to ten
years.
Governor Manning will go over the
pardon boards report when he has
opportunity and either approve or
disapprove of their findings.
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Grange Meeting,

Stoves, ranges and heaters. Phil
lips Hardware Co.-Adv. 14-6t.
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Gums and ammunition. Phil
lips Hardware Co.-AdY. 14-6t.
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U-BOAT SCARE UNFOUNDED
Ships Sail as Usual in Chesapeake
Without Signs of Blockade.

Notwithstanding the U-boat scare
large fleet of vessels is bound for
Baltimore. Many will load war mu-
nitions for the Allies. Including
steamers and sailing vessels of all
nationalities, reports show so or
more steamers and 20 sailing vessels
which have sailed from foreign and
United States ports to discharge or
load cargoes at Baltimore.
The fleet of British and other for
eign vessels which were temporarily
detained at Baltimore on account OF
the U-53, is thinning out rapidly.
Those to linger the longest were of
British nationality, and they did not
start to move until danger from the
U-boat had apparently passed. Yes
sells of Scandinavian register lost. ne
time in departing, as many of them
were bound with cargoes destined to
neutral countries.
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TO REACH BALTIMORE
SUNDAY FROM TEXAS
First Regiment Will Return Via
Texas to Missouri to Maryland.

Eagle Pass, Texas. Oct. 16.-
There's a jolly time in the First
Regiment camp tonight. The boys
are singing and dancing and cheer
ing everything in sight, They start
ed off with several hurrahs for Gen.
Gather. Then they took in Colonel
Little and kept on right down the
line, manning every officer they could
think of. .,...
Up on the hill the officers of the
regiment are entertaining the officers
of the Thirtieth at dinner. The band
is playing and there is some infor-
NAL speech-making. The Thirtieth's
officers are telling those of the First
how sorry they viii be to have the
MarylanderS leave, and the Mary
landers are telling the regulars how
sorry they are to leave; that, in fact,
! if there didn't happen to be such a
place as Maryland - cross their
hearts and honor bright-they would
never think of leaving. 1t is love-
feast and everybody in the First's
camp is happy. Not so the boys of
the Fifth. They are envious and de-
cidedly homesick, and cursing the
luck of the First, though they will
be on hand tomorrow to wish their
comrades goodbye and good luck.
This morning at reveille when the
band played Dixie" and maryland
Colonel Titles tribe took up the
songs. They started the day in a
jolly manner and they have kept it
up The vendors of Mexican drawn
have done a tremendous business.
Many dollars changed hands and Ea-
gle Pass is much richer tonight than
it was this morning.
Most of the men here believe that
some of the Eagle Pass merchants
know how to get all they can for
their goods. The soldiers came down
to defend the border, but a little
think like gratitude and patriotism
has never deferred some of these Ea-
gle Pass merchants from sending
their prices sky-high. The worst
part of it is that the men have look
ed on at the jumping of these prices
and have been helpless.
The first section of the train car
rying the First Regiment should
leave here about 230 O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon and the others should
get away soon afterward. Genera
Gather and his staff will travel or
the third section. Colonel Little anC
his staff, the headquarters company
and the Second Battalion, will board
the second section. The Third Bat
talon, under the command of Ma
jor Riley, will be on the third sec
ton. The overcoats for the mer
will be put on the train at San An
tonic.
The route will be by way of Ennis
Texas, to Paris, Mo, to st. Louis, tC
Baltimore. The men should reach
the Monumental City by Sunday.
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Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

Grand Opera House tonight.
Miss Lee Smith is spending some
time in Baltimore on a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas C. Ross mo-
tored to Baltimore today to spend a
week with relatives in that city.
The editor acknowledges receipt of
a basket of beautiful, large apples,
grown by Mrs. Edward S. Phillips.
at The Cedars.''
Persons interested in the saving of
money will find the advertisement of
The, Cambridge Building and Loan
Association, on page of this issue,
interesting.
Miss Helen Bramble, who was a
member of the graduating class of
the Cambridge High School this
year, has accepted a position with
the Democrat and News.
Mr.. James N. Sherman has re-
turned to his home On Mill street,
after a visit to Warrenton, Va Mrs
Sherman and Mrs. Charles Prouse
are still at Warrenton, where they
are visiting Mrs. Robert Graham.
Placing cent on the end of his
nose and catching it in his mouth
was an easy task for a small son of
Harold Smedley, of Reliance, but it
required the services of a physician
to recover the penny, which lodged
in the boys throat.
Mrs. Margaret f. Dali left on the
steamer Dorchester yesterday for her
home in Baltimore, after spending
weeks in Cambridge with her father,
and step-mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Hubbard, and other relatives in the
city.
Lillian Walker, known as Dim
pies" is the popular star featured in
'Hesper Of the Mountains" the big
Wise feature at the Grand Opera
House tonight. Grace Cunard and
Francis Ford in next to the last chap
ter of the big circus serial, is anoth-
er big attraction.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-10-17

There will be an open meeting OF
the Dorchester Grange at the Court
House on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 2
p. m Good speaking. Public cor
daily invited to be present.-Adv.
1t. B&R.
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Evangelistic Mission

Services begin tonight at Christ
Episcopal Church. Every night at
7.3O. Beginning Wednesday,, Bible
reading from IL o'clock until noon
A hearty invitation is extended to
the public.-Adv.
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For a Muddy ComplexoiI

Take Chamberlain's Tablets and
adopt a diet of vegetables and GER
calls. Take outdoor exercise daily
and your complexion will be greatly
improved within a few months. Try
lit. Obtainable Adv.