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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-06
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Colston Clippings.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

entire civilized world. Through their
medium, entertainment is furnished
to millions of people situated distant
from theatres and others who before
could not spare the expense Their
value as an educational medium is
beyond estimate World famous act
ors, noted personages, public officials,
scenes from every corner of the earth,
wonderful construction enterprises,
and worlds events are photograph
ed and truthfully reproduced on the
screen for the entertainment and
education of all. The Royal Thea
tre'' is now placing their machinery
and within the next few days will
be ready to open the doors to the
amusement and delight of all.
Some of our folks are getting to
be real poets; here is one entitled
s'The Kaiser's Prayer
Mine Gott. you will be mine pardner;
You don't know who 1 am
I am the emperor kaiser;
De emperor William.
You know / whipped them Belglans'
Und mitt bullets filled Russia full;
Und I'll whip France and Italy
Und blow up Johnny Bull.
Now for all dem other nations
don't give --;
If you'll just be my pardner
Und whip Uncle Sam.
You know them submarines;
All Europe knows dot well;
But Edison got patent now
yot blows dem all to --.
Now, Gott, if you will do this,
Den you and I will always love;
Und will be emperor of the earth
Und YOU the emperor above.
But Gott, if you refuse me this,
tomorrow night at eleven
IN call mine Zeppelins out
Und declare war on heaven.
/ wouldn't ask this from you,
But it can plainly be seen
Dot when Edison pushes dot button
! got no submarine.
Rev. J. r. Smith, of Fort Mill, pass
ed through town last week on his
way to join some friends on a deer
hunt down the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Copeland and
children, of Baltimore, Md, are Wis
iting Mr.. Copeland's relatives in Ehr-
hardt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Ehrhardt,
Of summerton, are visiting Mr.. Cope
lands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. 4.
COPELAND. They were recently mar
-sed and are now on their honey
moon: after that they will be at
home at Summerton, where Harry
is engaged in the mercantile business.
Smooth waters through all your sail
ings, old top.
Rev. C. S. Fielder, pastor in charge
of the Methodist churches on this
circuit, attended conference last week
End to the approval of all was sent
back to be with US again for at least
oxe more year.
The work on the school house is
:nrogressing nicely. The walls are
I'D as high as ones head and 1t be-
gins to look real housey.
Miss Claire Weimer, of Florida, is
visiting at the home Of her grand
father, Mr.. Charles Hartz.
Mr.. H. M. Shaw, a farmer of this
section, has purchased the stock OF
groceries from the Ehrhardt Grocery
and is now a full fiedged merchant.
Some of the young ladies in town
have been trying their hand at horse
back riding; have been seen out sew
ersl times. This is very good exer-
mse and should be frequently in
dulged in, especially for those whose
duties do not furnish much exercise.
Guess they will be joining in on
some fox chase soon. JET.
p,ror<3 Rri6uo Rudoet
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-06

Watermans Ideal Fountain Pens at
Herald Book Store. E.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-21
Mohammedan Law Barred.
J. +. CAMPBELL


MOhamlnedan law does not run In
England was decided by the lord chief
Justice recently. Doctor Mir-Auwa-
ruddin, a Mohammedan. aud member
of the English bar, married in 1913, an
English lady named Ruby Hood. After
some time they separated, and the lady
lived apart from her husband. The
latter then began proceedings and OBJ
tanned an order for restitution of con-
tugal rights, but this was not complied
with. and proceedings for divorce were
then begun by the wife. but were dis
missed. Now. according to Mohamme-
dan law, if the husband gives his wife
a writing Of enforcement" or as It Is
called "Talak," this constitutes d.
vorce. Mir-Auwarudding did this and
then applied for marriage license to
enable him to marry again. This was
refused and the lord chief Justice sit
ting with Justices Darling and Bray,
upheld the refusal on the ground that
as the applicant was married In Eng
land under the English law, to an Eng.
lish lady, the original marriage held
good, and must be dissolved in an Eng
hsh court of law. The religious law
Of the applicant was not recognized.
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s. elegance is less.-Johnson.
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LET US KNOW WHY.

1t is commonly reported that the
Temperance workers and their paid
assistants, the private law enforce
ment officials, are. lobbying against
the bone dry law.
Do they think the enactment or the
law will 50 purify the state that the
refofmerss will lose their Jobs AMI
be .6forced to take up less lucrative
,ssand less congenial tasks? n
TIE hypocrisy of it all must make
the gods weep! ore" Fs.@'@ ~
These same cohorts were lobbying
for retention Of the Sunday blue
laws, but never a whisper in favor Of
the bone dry law, which will give the
state prohibition that prohibits. =,
if Why this unusual and par rt's
Y situation a4l9onn b. d. H., a..s..,,s..1.
IN Will somebody inform us the why
So and the wherefore of it all? .r-,...-
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ten life. Property or its equivalent
may be restored, but no mortal power
can restore life to=the victims Of the
savagery of Tirpitz and his follow.
ers. - p y ~ HFF Z
No we'll Informed person ever
thought the European neutrals would
follow the presidents lead. They are
too near to the seat Of troubla aid
the lesson meted out to Belgium and
Serbia is still fresh in their minds,
but their silence is eloquent. Yes. it
may be that their views at Hebron
are shared by great men; the writer
has known Mr. Bryan since 1887.
Twenty-Five years ago he was consid-
cred by the best minds at the Univer-
sity Of Nebraska good man in many
ways but a dreamer, visionary and
impracticable.- This in the main &C
counts for the fact that he could not
carry his home ward, the City Of Lin
coin, or Lancaster county. and he now
at this time is impractically doing the
very thing that will hasten war. AS
to the other mere politicians he re-
fers to as sharing their views" they
are not to blame; they think this is
the direction in which the wind blows,
but / believe they are mistaken. I
believe that when the test comes the
majority of those of German origin
will be loyal Most of them have not
absorbed military dogma, many ct
them are descendants Of men who
helped to establish our government in
Revolutionary times and helped pow
erfully to save it under Lincoln and
they will not now turn about and Le-
stroy what they have helped to create
that is not the German way. BUT
this is not time for argument and
do not write this for the purpose of
entering into controversy with Mr..
Leutz or to criticize NJ. Gronna or
Mr.. Norton. The German ambassa-
dor was fair enough to say that !les-
ident Wilson could not have done 9th.
erwise than to have severed relations
with Germany.
1t is the American way to back the
president, giving him credit for cool
and calm judgment and acting with
wisdom upon information that we do
not have. Truly, we do MT want war.
The constitution Ia: given congress
the power to declare war and we may
rest assured that they will no do
it if it can be avoided--Eot in our
country. That power vested in con
gress by the cons tuition should not
be infringed upon. 1t is not the time
for referendum. II is not time to
follow weak an vac:llating CcI,se.
Respectfully yours.
e. r. THOMAS.
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GENERAL FUNSTON.

General Funston was a great fight
er, an ardent patriot, and a represent
alive American. He can lily be spar
ed in times like these, when the Unit
ed States has too few soldiers who
have actually seen service on a bat
tlefeld. Like Dewey, he never allow
ed popularity to turn his head. He
was not an egotist. In spite of his
rapid advancement from minor COM
mission to brigadier general, he kept
in close touch with the men.
The two who shared most the glory
for the successful outcome of the
Spanish-American embroglio were
Dewey and Funston. Their names
will be linked in history as represent
alive of the pluck and daring which
characterized the nation before we
reached this nabby and overfed age,
when it seems almost criminal to sug-
gest universal military training.
Funston has set an excellent ex-
ample for the young men of this age
and generation, whose education
tends to soften and effeminate.
The time has arrived when such
types as Dewey and Funston should
be the exemplars of our youth if there
is to be aroused that Virility which
won us our present place among the
nations Of the world
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LESSON FROM YESTERDAY.

MedOra, N. d., FebS2l, 1911.
Editor Tribune,
Dear Sir: The following. from the
writings of the old philosopher OF the
Stagmira, may be readable today:
"He who proposes to duly manage
any branch of economy should be well
acquainted with the locality in which
he undertakes to labor, and should be
naturally clever, and by choice indus
trious and just: for should any OF
these qualities be wanting. he will
make many mistakes in the business
in which he intends to take in hand"
We should like to ask: Have the
managers of our legislature the quail
ifications as indicated? Have they
ever managed elevators, flour mills
and packing plants? Have they ever
managed peanut stand with success,
let alone resources as great as those
of the state of North Dakota? If these
managers have not managed great fin
ancial enterprises, how are we to
know that they have sufficient knoWl-
edge to place their stamp of approval
on the laws to be passed by our legis-
lature; laws which. if enacted. will
take money from the individuals for
what may be visionary schemes OF
their own?
We are reminded of the following
from the same philosopher:
"Cypselus of Corinth made a vow
to Jesus, that. if he should gain stl.
preme power in the state he would
dedicate to the god all the property Of
the Corinthians. So he ordered them
to give in a written list of It; and
when they had done so. he took a
tenth part from each Individual. and
ordered them to earn money with the
remainder. And when the year came
round again he did the same thing;
and so in ten years the result was that
he possessed every. thing which he
had vowed to dedicate"
JAMES w. FOLEY.
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Stanton, N. D., Feb. II, 1917.

Stanton, N. D., Feb. II, 1917.
To the Editor Tribune:
Germany is following a predeter'
mined course, whatever that govern.
ment does is done after careful
counting of the cost-its present
course may be desperate, but the ac-
ton is not taken hastily. AS early in
the war as December 1014. Tirpitz
and his followers sounded American
sentiment preparatory to the 'U-boat
campaign, which began in February
That campaign was given up because
the U-boats could not get results suffl'
cient to Offset the 'daAGerofi making
enemies Of all neutrals. was neces-
sary to wait in order that they might
better prepare-see the Chancellor's
speech, Feb. 1, 1917. He tells us
how deliberately the question was con-
sidered from all sides, except the NOR
al side. The effect upon neutrals has
been carefully weighed and discount
ed-see the German press since set
free by the censor That decision
once reached will not be withdrawn.
The calculations may be wrong, but
right or wrong they have been worked
out to the last point and they will
stand.
Before this, kindly Americans
thought that the chancellor was re-
sisting the Tirpitz influence in the
interests of humanity. We thought
there was no more danger after the
solemn promises in the Sussex affair,
but it all vanishes into thin air when
theU boats are ready to unleash-see
the chancellors speech above referred
to and his previous utterances, Gust
for a. scrap of paper necessity
knows no law" Eve must hack our
way through" Savagery at sea is to
continue and be intensified. For all
this we must not blame the chancel.
lor and the German government alone,
for they have but yielded to public
demand. Once in awhile we get a
report that there is some internal dis
sension in Germany in regard to the
distribution of meat and vegetables,
but note there is practically unanim-
ity in regard to ruthless conduct or
the war True, small minority
among the Socialists have protested,
but they have been quickly silenced.
All men would rather blame a govern.
ment than nation. but as time goes
on and tragedy after tragedy occurs
this kindly distinction becomes less
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Tabloid History of Germany
Empire Established at Verdun in 843 d. But People Br
Il Into History as Long Ago as 113 B. G.

The burial place Of the German
hosts that fell just one year ago at
Verdun was actually the birthplace,
ten centuries before, OF their own
Ferman Fatherland!
In the year S43 the three quarrel
some grandsons of Charlemagne con.
cluded at Verdun a treaty for the d.
vision of their grandsire's vast holy
Roman empire. A territory approx
mately that of Germany today was
the portion of one of them. called,
Louis the German" while the second,
Lothaire, got what is now called after
him, Lorraine, and the third, Charles
the Bald, received the country OF the
Franks, now France.
Eut the German people had existed,
of course, before this creation OF q
German nation. The Romans long be-
fore Caesar knew the Germans as a
savage race living across the Rhine.
This race had come in hordes from
the east, perhaps from Asia. Their
new neighbors in Europe called them
the Germans, which meant "the Shout
ers," but they have always known
themselves simply as The People,
which is what Deutschan originally
signified!
Always amazing in their efficiency
in warfare, they first introduced them.
selves to the Romans, in 113 B. c., by
invading Italy over the Alps, sliding
down the snow-clad mountain slopes
on their great shields!
Another Of the many wandering
confederacies Of this German race,
the Franks, emigrated from Germany
to Gaul, and mingling with the other
Celtic aud Latin inhabitants, ceased
to be Germans. They became the
French, and Gaul, one Of the worlds
first melting pots, became France.
These Franks, emerging from their
primitive standardization, we're unit
ed under one rule by Charlemagne,
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and less possible. They seem to care
no more for the lives Of neutrals than
for the lives of the non-combatants
killed by the wild raids Of their Yep
pelins. Their sole object seems to
be to strike quick and strike hard. 1t
is hard for Americans to understand
this attitude OF the German people
it is feeling of enmity we have
never known, though we fought one
of the great wars of history, the Civil
war, there was no such manifestation.
1t is the curse OF militarism. The
people have learned it from the mill.
tary caste in the school of universal
service. It is the way Of militarists
everywhere and in all ages. The best
human nature is not proof against a
bad education. They soon come to de-
mand more and more savagery. 1t
may awe for time small nations, but
it is doubtful if it can shorten this
war between great combinations so
evenly matched. History is replete
with instances where excessive feroc-
ity has but prolonged the war and left
cankerous sores that were generations
in healing. 1t is the attitude of the
Vierecks and other German propa-
gandists in this country and possibly
Mr.. Leutz. who wrote in your paper
February IL, has in his earlier years
absorbed certain amount Of this mil.
itary dogma. Certainly, according to
him, Lord Northcliffe must be some
newspaper owner, but often wonder
if it is German money or the dogma
absorbed by these hyphenates that is
responsible for the German propagan.
da in the United States. Perhaps it is
both. In the case of Mr.. Leutz, I be-
lieve it is the latter. ! understand he
brought little German money with
him. He has made it here, under the
protection of our government, and he
is even now protected in the peace
able enjoyment thereof. Mr.. Leutz
intimates that patriotism. depends ups
on economics If that we're true, he
should be a good patriot, but patri.
otism does not depend upon whether
or not man pays taxes-does child
love it's mother more because she is
rich or beautiful? True. as he says,
the aggressions Of England has inter
fered with our rights on the seas. as
we'll as the aggressions of Germany.
The two have run parallel since the
war began, but one has far o'ltsrippsd
the other. England has injured us in
property rights, but Germany has AK
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LIEUT.. LEARY4
'# you fire YOU
wust fire through
the ship ! command.

Washington Feb. r. r. A 1rlt''
dor Gerardis,,remark to the German
envoy, Count Mohtgelas, when the lat
ter brought the threat of Gerardssi de-
tention unless the, signed a treaty de-
sired by the kaiser, bids fair to go
down in history among famous de-
frances of American statesmen and
military commanders. .. D..
"I'll stay, then, until hell freezes
overt is the remark credited to Ger
ard. .,...G..
John Paul Jones pulled the first of
these historic defiances when, during
thenrevolution, British warship that
fired On Jones' vessel inquired if he
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the question framed by you. They
have not yet reached the point OF deg
radiation which would make it possible
to accept from any other nation terms
on which they may carry on their
lawful business throughout the world
as humiliating as those offered BY
the German government.
l believe that the effort made by
the unpatriotic pacifsts who appar-
emily fear war more than dishonor
will fail, and that nation which has
thus far maintained an honorable po-
sition among the nations OF the earth
has not yet sunk to the level Of China
I am, very truly yours.
GEORGE w. WICKERSHAM.
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ON THE RAGGED EDGE.

While the country is hanging on the
ragged edge Of war, President Wilson
must be hanging on the ragged edge
of a most difficult question. e.. p
How covert must Germany's act be
to warrant the President going to Con
gress for a declaration Of war, backed
by popular approval? I s .f -,
Doubtless another Lusitania or Sus
sex affair would force the president
to such action. But repetitions Of
those horrors are scarcely possible. 81
The destruction of few American
passengers on ships of belligerent ma
,tions might do it, although there is
some strong sentiment in the country
to the ffectssthat Americans who
jeopardize The peace or the country
by so travelling should do it at thefl
own risk solely.
Then the thing may come through
an aggravated case of violation of in
ternational rights and laws.
Make no mistake in believing that
when our billions of export trade is
throttled, pressure will not be brought
to bear upon the President.
President Wilson must feel some
what like a hunter standing watch
fully before big, dark forest thai
he knows is full of fierce beasts of one
sort or another. He doesn't know
what sort of beast will charge forth
or from what spot it will issue. He
can only stand with gun cooked ready
for anything.
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who later extended his power over the
German tribes living across the
Rhine. He was made emperor by the
pope, at Rome, in the year 800, and
his empire, claiming the contin'
uation Of the old Roman empire,
was the one which was divided by the
treaty OF Verdun among his grand
sons.
II the old Roman empire had been
invaded and harassed by many Ger
man tribes, such as the Vandals, Lom-
bards and Goths, this new Germanic
Roman empire was in turn assailed
by another and even more savage
race from the east, the Huns.
The Huns continually swept over
the eastern borders of the growing
German nation, pillaging and STAY
Ing, but we're finally crushed by Hen
~ the Saxon. He had been chosen
emperor in 919, for the German EN-.
perors were elected to Office by their
great vassals, or land.owning chief.
tains.
Ohio the Great, the next emperor
after Henry, united Italy to his own
German realm, and thus the Gerdman
king and the Roman emperor became
one and the same. From this date,
955, until we'll into the 18th century.
Germany's history Is one Of treacher-
GUS and violent struggles between the
successive emperors and the Jealous
vassals who elected them. For cen
turtles to come German soil was divid-
ed and drenched with blood because
the emperors we're continually obsess-
ed with the old Roman dream Of world
empire. and fought for fpower abroad.
neglecting the maintenance OF order
at home. ~''..-
; (NoTE-Another short chapter o.
German history will appear In these
columns tomorroW.)
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was ready to surrender. Jones' an
sWer- was: -,s-. ,--,-.--.,ar-s.-.s e.,
"Surtedder? l have not yet begun
to fight! ''-----"-~ ----------'--..-s'
Ambassador Pinckey silenced the
French premier Talleyrand's demand
that America pay sum to insure her
ships against attack: ..- .
millions for defense, sbut not one
cent for tribute!a3i Il, .. l.t....
Before the civil, war, when south
ern-sympathizing commanders at New
| Orleans refused to obey orders tt
move their revenue cutters, Gen. Di,
of President Buchanan's cabinet or
dered their arrest, closing his wire:
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we possibly can. If we must lick
somebody, let us be impartial be.
tween the provocators, and pitch onto
both England and Germany and then
history will probably justify our &C.
ton. The poet said: Hitch your
wagon to a star" Aye, what kind OF
star? The star of predestination ap-
pears to move Mr.. Campbell. But
that star is too dim amidst the pres
ent immense darkness. 1t seems to
me that we are too late to accomplish
anything in the present war. But II
any one nation is seriously challeng-
ing the sovereignty of the United
States, it is Japan, and would be IN
favor of a showdown in that yquarter.
Inasmuch as you have heretofore
challenged the attitude of Senator
Gronna, I cannot omit to say that Mr..
Gronna may not. be, able. to shinA as
the most brilliant of statesmen, but
his, numerous services to many indi-
ividuals of this state have been cheer
fully and ably rendered; he has done
a great deal for the best interests OF
this state at all times, and disparage'
ment is undeserved II he insists upon
remaining sane in the present crisis.
Perhaps it is violating no confidence
to give some of his views contained
in letter.
II note carefully what you say with
reference to our right to declare war.
That is undoubtedly true President
Wilson has the right under the con-
stitution to sever diplomatic relations
with Germany. but he has no right to
declare war. That is left for congress
to do, and while it was an act OF wis
dom for the !, trainers Of the constitu'
ton to leave the right Of declaring
war to congress, it would have been
better still il we had provision pro-
viding that it should be left to the
people, by referendum. When
think OF the countless millions Of the
best blood of Europe who have been
slaughtered during the last two years
and half, and also the destruction
of property, and the billions OF dol
lars of debts placed upon the people.
it makes me think that the people OF
this country, regardless Of how intoxi-
Gated they may be with their own
power and strength, should consider
the consequences Of war before they
enter into 1t. g.
s"Temples." 90