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New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Draft Resistance
Pledge Taken by
Irish Thousands
Conscription Subject OF
Discourse From Every
Catholic Pulpit
(By The Associated Press)

DUBLIN, April 1.-Throughout Ire
land to-day the covenant to resist the
imposition Of conscription by all pos
sible means has been administered by
priests and subscribed to in a quiet,
uneffusive manner, by hundreds of
thousands Of persons. From every
Catholic pulpit consciption was the
subject Of discourse. and the action of
the bishops and political leaders was
explained.
The assemblies where the pledge was
taken were generally outside the
churches, sometimes in the open air,
sometimes in a hall. The practice fol-
lowed in many cases was for the priest
tence, the people reciting after him. In
the raising Of hands or the signing of
a paper.
Urges People to Keep Cool
The bishops took part with the in
ferior clergy in administering the
pledge, addressing the people, and gen.
orally warning them against isolated
and unconsidered action. They urged
obedience to the orders Of the recog-
nized leaders, who act in cooperation
The Bishop of Ross, addressing three
thousand at Skibbbreen. pointed out
that the conscripton order was not yet
made and would not be made for many
weeks, perhaps months, and he de-
clared that if the people were cool and
determined it would never be made
Plea for Home Rule
John Dillon, chairman of the Ma
tionalist party in the House of Com
mons, has received the following cable
gram from Archbishop Kelly. of sgd
ney. on behalf of the Australian
considering the persistent refusal
of respective governments to grant
home rule to Ireland, despite the votes
of the British people and petitions Of
the dominions, we, voicing Irish and
Australian democratic sentiment, call
upon the government to grant home
rule for Ireland forthwith, and consd-
ering the invariable failure of coercion
in Ireland, we strenuously protest
against any attempt by the British gov
crnment to conscript Ireland"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Germans Still Make Slaves Of
French Folk Behind Lines
Men, Women and Children Forced to Work for Invader;
Girls Compelled to Chop Down Trees; Teutons
Obtain Part of Relief Supplies

tremely high, and the population. al
ready Impoverished, has great trouble
to obtain food. Eggs cost them 36
cents apiece, meat is from $3.50 to So
pound when it is available, shoes
are $50 q pair, cloth costs SIG a yard
and there is no beer, milk or soap to
be had, while coal is distributed at the
rate of 56 pounds per head of the
population per month at the price of
1000 pounds.
Rely on Relief Committee
In Charleville matters are even
worse. The people have not had any
fresh meat for two and half years,
and for other provisions they have to
rely on the relief committee, which
makes a distribution twice a week.
Each person is given in the course of
half pound of bacon, half a pound of
lard, half pound of salt meat, half a
pound of harcots, fourtifths of
pound of salt, sometimes fifth of
pound of coffee. two-ffths of a pound
OF biscuit flour, quarter of a pound
Of sugar and small quantities of corn
residue.
Besides these things each person re-
celves once month can of condensed
Iuilh. III lHe STORES cOHee costs ABOUT
81 pound, sugar nearly So, chocolate
nearly 81. The sale of potatoes is for
bidden.
Nearly all the men work for the
Germans, who forbid them to leave
their houses before 7 in the morning,
and they must return by 8 in the
evening.
AT Denain French prisoners have
been employed in the destruction of
the factories. from which all the ma
chinery has been taken and sent to
Germany, while at Saint Quentin all
the statues have been taken down and
specialists from Germany have re-
moved everything Of value from the
basilica.
Even children of school age, most of
whom have not had the opportunity to
60 to school in three years. are made
to work along the roads and in the
forests.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Soviet Troops
Rid Moscow of
Anarchist Band
More Than 100 Casualties
in Fighting; Stolen
Jewelry Recovered
(By Tho Associated Preasl


MOSCOW, April 14.--Soviet troops
have effectively stamped out the an
archist organizations in Moscow. It's
members have departed and the. city
now is quiet. Armored cars are pa
trolling some streets, and guards have
been stationed about the demolished q
palaces and the former headquarters of
the anarchists.
ances show that one hundred persons
were killed or wounded, most of them
being anarchists. Large quantities of
money and jewelry have been found in
the palaces. The Bolshevik authori.
ties have published notices asking peo-
pie who have been robbed recently to
visit the Kremln prison and to iden-
tify the robbers among the three hun
dred anarchists incarcerated there.
Thousands of Refugees Suffering
NJ. Tchitcherin again has sent mes
sage to Berlin requesting special per-
mission of the German authorities for
refugees gathered at Vitebsk Moghileff
and Smolensk provinces to reenter the
territories of Lithuania and Poland,
now occupied by Teuton forces. No
answer was received to the first re-
quest
There are now several hundred thou
sand refugees in the provinces men
toned. and the number is growing All
are suffering great privation because Of
the scarcity Of food and the lack of ac-
comm odations.
Protest Ukraine Claim
The Congress of Soldiers and Work
mems Deputies in the province of
Voronezh has protested against the
claim of the Ukrainian Rada to four
districts in that province. It is de-
clared by the congress that the dis
tricts are different politically, economi>
cally and ethnographically. and that
forcible annexation would be injurious
to the interests of the people.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Agreement Signed Provid-
ing for Transfer of Vessels
Aggregating $4,000 Tons
First Deliveries To
Be Made This Month
Twenty-four Steamships To
Be Turned Over Before
End of May
(By The Associated Press)

TOXIC, April Is (Delayed) .-Nego-
tlations which have been in progress
Tor some time between Roland S. Nor
ris, the American Ambassador to Japan,
and the Japanese government and ship
builders have been concluded. Sixty
six steamships, aggregating $4,000
tons dead weight will be turned over
to the United States for use in the war.
Both the government officials and the
shipbuilders manifested spirit of CO.
operation throughout the pourparlers
Deliveries of the vessels will begin
at once and will continue until June,
1919. The ships have been placed in
three classes, as follows:
First - Twenty-four ships, $4,000
tons, will be chartered through the
government to the United States Ship
ping Board for a period of six months.
Deliveries will be made in April and
May. The difference between the inter-
Allied charter rates and the rates paid
by America, about 100000 yen (s9,-
000000), will be paid by the Japanese
government
Second-Fifteen ships. aggregating
10000 tons. new or partially built, for
which the United States will release
cne ton of steel for one ton of ship
ping. The United States will buy the
ships at price which will vary ac-
cording to delivery, which has been
fixed at May to December.
Third-Twenty-se ships, of 234,-
900 tons, to be built in Japan betwe en-
January and June of next year. The
United States is to buy these ships,
paying S175 ton, and releasing one
ton for two tons of shipping. The new
vessels will average 5000 tons each.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
General kornilof
Resumes Fighting
With Soviet Forces

PETROGRAD. April 16.-Hostilities
have been renewed between the troops
of General Korniloff and those of the
Soviets. Rostof- -on-D Don is in the hands
Of the anarchists. At khcrson after
the Germans left massacres Of Of
fcers and bourgeois by soldiers oc-
Cured. The Germans have since re-
occupied the town. Criminals at Novo-
guns. The Turkish cruiser Handles
and two torpedo boats are reported
to have arrived at Odessa There was
severe fighting between the White
Guards and Red Guards yesterday
north of Viborr.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Kuehlmann to Quit
AS Foreign Minister
Berlin Paper Mentions Helffericb
or Won EIintze as Probable
Successor


AMSTERDAM. April 21.-The Dor
sen zeitung," of Berlin. maintains that
the resignation of Or. Richard Won
kuef1lmann, Secretary for Foreign Af-
lars, may be expected, Notwithstanding
all ccontradictions. 1t mentions among
candidates for his position Uf Karl
meliterlcn and Admiral Paul Won
Hintzc, German Minister to Norway.
DR.. Helfferich was formerly German
VICE, Chancellor. He was last reported
at the head of an official bureau in
Berlin. studying Questions relating to
peace" Admiral Won Hintze has not
hitherto attained international promi-
nence. Gable dispatches of Saturday
announced that Dr. Won Kuehlmann was
"indisposed" an almost invariabIe
symptom of retirement in German Of.
fetal circles. '''N''
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Super Gun Again
Bombards Paris

PARIS, April 21.-Thc long range
bombardmcnt Of Paris was resumed
to-day. There were no casualties.
Analysis of the bombardmcnt shows
that shells have fallen on seventeen
days since March %. and that. with
the figures for two days missing, 118
persons were killed and 230 injured
Paris was shelled by nine German
batteries from January 5 to January
27. 1871, during which period 105 Par
isians were killed and 369 injured
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
900 Baku Tartars
Killed in Battle
Armenians Believed to Have
Been Aided by Gcorgians
in Caucasus Fight
[Stof C'orrespondcnce1 I

tStGU C0Tfe8p0ndcnce
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Onc thou
sand Baku Tartars have been killed in
battle with Armenians and Bolshe-
Wiki in the Caucasus, diplomatic cable
adviccs received here to-day state.
1t was believed. however, that the
cablegram was changed in transmits
sion and that instead Of the Bolshe-
Wiki. the Armenians were assisted by
the Georgians, as the latter were
known to have combined with the
Armeninns to resist the Turks and
rehcllious Tartars.
The Baku Tnrtars were formerly
Russian subjects. They inhabit II
part Of the Caucasus which century
or more ago Russia took from Persia.
The Baku Tartars are reported to
favor the Turks as against the Rus
SLAMS. Baku is the second strongest
centre Of the Turanian moveWcnt.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Moscow Reports Van
Taken by Armenians
Turks Said to Have Been
Repulsed in Attacks
Upon Baku

LONDON, April 2l.-Reuter's Mos
cow correspondent says the Bolsheviki's
Armenian information bureau has re-
ceived wireless dispatch through
Tabriz saying that the Armenians have
recaptured the town Of Van, in Turk
The dispatch says, also. that Mussul-
man attacks on Baku have been re-
pulsed by the Armcnians and the popu-
lace of the town
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Prince Lichnowsky Now
Prisoner in Own Home

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 90
Prince Lchnowsky, the German Am
bassador at London up to the outbreak
of the war and the publication of whose
secret memorandum which strongly
criticised the German foreign policy is
to bring him soon before the German
courts, is virtually a prisoner ct his
chateau in Silesia.
He is now under police Surveillance
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Nasser to Spare Belgian
|hurch Bells on Pope's PIE.

3 8. .'"'sIEkDAM, April z1.-A dispatch
Y ae Aaazbodc" from Cologne says
%,a learned there that AZ result Of
I |lS.ssaat'on 81 Nv the Pope. Emperor Will-
! .es naS ordered that no more Belgian
ksn bells sbali be seized.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22

because, according to the Dusseldorfcr
"Iagblatt." plan by which he intend
cd to escape to Switzerland before 60
ing to trial has been discovered.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25

purpose of raising an army of 500,-
900, the volunteer system would
have been entirely adequate. In sup
port of this assertion, it may be cited
that in figures made public by the
committee on public information last
December it was stated that approx
mately 100000 men of the army
and navy forces, which at that time
numbered something over 100000,
had voluntarily enlisted. The forces
of the navy at that time numbered
about 100000, leaving over 100, 1000
volunteers in the army. Mr.. Croft
stated in his speech at Baldock
Thursday that none would have vol
unteered for service overseas. The
figures do not bear out Mr.. Croft's
assertion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25

The report of one of the cam
paign meetings last week in the Char
lesion American says: "Mr. Wight
man Candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor) announced that he was pre-
pared and intended to support for the
United States senate the man whom
he knew to be the friend of the poor
man and the laboring classes mean
ing the former governor of South
Carolina. In other words, to change
the phraseology bit, Mr.. Wightman
announced that he intended to sup
port for the United States senate the
man who four months after the war
was declared said that this is an un-
righteous war, that he was opposed
to it, that the president and those
voting for it would be held respon-
sible for those who lose their lives in
France same man who said that
he did not care what kind of country
we haye after he is dead. We are
glad to know where Mr.. Wightman
stands, and who he stands for.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25

John G. Richards is the reform"
candidate for governor. He is the
choice Of the former governor, now a
candidate for United States senator.
Major Richards is the candidate of
the faction whose leader stated in
speeches last summer that he was
opposed to the war, because it was
an unrighteous war, and who would
oust from Office every man who fav-
ofed the war; in other words the
factional leader would oust President
Wilson and every South Carolina con-
gressman except Mr.. Dominick. Major
Richards has spoken with the ex-
governor at various Bleaseite meet
ings. Let none be deceived by the
smooth manners of Major Richards;
he is the Bleasite candidate for gov
ernior. If you do not want a Blease-
ite governor, do not vote for John
G. Richards.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25

Those people who have conscien-
tiously been opposed to Congressman
Byrnes on account of his alleged atti-
tude toward the selective draft act
will be quite surprised when they
hear him speak. At the Baldock
picnic Thursday Mr.. Byrnes told of
his connection with this bill, and not
only did he convince his hearers of
his absolute loyalty, but he also con-
vinced them that he had been the
victim of Misrepresentation. Mr..
Byrnes has never been opposed to
the selective draft act that is now a
law. Numerous measures were in
troduced in congress looking to the
raising of an army. These measures
were threshed out in committee, and
were finally consolidated into the act
which became law. Many of the
measures before the committee we're
without merit; some were unjust
and unfair and some were very i'm
perfect We have not the record be-
fore US, but we believe we will be
safe in saying that not a Democrat
in congress supported all of them.
Mr.. Byrnes's opposition to one of
these measures, which, by the way,
never came to vote in the house,
has brought forth all kinds of silly
charges of disloyalty to the admins
tration. Mr.. Byrnes candidly admits
that he did at first favor a volunteer
system while putting the draft into
effect. With the light before con-
gress at that time, he was not un-
justified in doing so. The PROPOSE
tion at that time was. to raise an
army of a half million. Mr.. Byrnes
believed that a half million could be
raised through volunteer recruiting,
but, in case the volunteer plan failed,
he was in favor of the draft system.
When the administration settled upon
the draft act, as finally perfected, Mr..
Byrnes, of course, voted and worked
for it, as did all other loyal Demo-
Gratis. Is there anything disloyal in
that? While, of course, everybody
now agrees that the selective draft
act is the fairest method of raising
an army, it is also true that for the
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25

The Newberry Herald and News, in
regard to Mr.. Bethea taking Maj.
Richards to task by asking him if he
approved the utterances of the for
mer cover at Filbert and Pomaria,
says: tTf he is such an ardent sup
porter of the righteousness of the
war it would be in a great deal bet
ter taste, and he could do more real
service in going to the front with
our boys than in running around over
the State trying to besmirch other
people, The Herald is not holding
any brief for Mr.. Bethea in this or
any other phase of his race for gov
ernor-he seems to be able to attend
to that pretty we'll himself we
call attention to the fact that what
prompts the Herald and News to ac-
cuse Mr. Bethea of trying to besmirch
other people is Mr.. Bethea's question
to Major Richards if the latter,
who had previously said ne In
tended to vote for the form
er governor, approved of what
the former governor said. We
agree with the Herald and News that
a candidate would be guilty of be-
smirching another candidate if he
accused him of approving what the
former governor said; but he did not
accuse Maj. Richards. He merely
asked the question. And Maj. Rich
ards has not yet seen fit to answer it.
Maj. Richards, although Bleasite,
has acted like he thinks he has been
besmirched even by Mr.. Bethea's
question.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25

No candidate, whether for town
ship, county, State or national office,
who, in the light of utterances made
at Filbert and Pomaria, is still an ad-
herent of the former governor of
South Carolina, need look for or eX-
pect either any votes or support of
any nature whatever from The Bam-
berg Herald or anybody connected
with The Bamberg Herald. Regard
ing county or local Offices, The Her
aid, as a newspaper, has no choice
between loyal Democrats and sup
porters of President Wilson and the
administration but we cannot recon-
cile loyalty with approval of the Fill
bert and Pomaria and other speeches
of the former governor. And, mas
much as the former governor has
never retracted or apologized for
what he has said, it naturally follows
that any candidate who still swings
on to the former governor must give
silent approval if he does not openly
repudiate the leader of the Bleasite
faction. We do not mean by this
that there are not many honest men
but sadly deluded-who still sup
port the former governor, but the
fact that they permit themselves to
be deluded disbars them from our
vote or support.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25
Ever notice how so many of thes'

Ever notice how so many of these
candidates "offer their services" to
the government? 1t is really anus
ing to hear them prate about how
they wrote to the president or some
body and Offered" their services.
We often wonder how many of them
ever tried to enlist in the army. AS
a matter of fact you could scarcely
get half of them within mile of a
recruiting Office. But they offer
their services-of course, provided
they can get a commission as major,
colonel, or something. Oh, yes, they
offered their services; of course.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25

Major John G. Richards takes it as
q personal reflection to even be asked
if he approves of what the former
governor said in his Filbert and Po-
maria speeches. Yet Major Richards
afirms his allegiance to the former
governor. And he refuses to say
whether or not he approves of the
Filbert and Pomaria speeches. Major
Richards has son in France, but he
refuses to tell the people whther or
not he approves of man saying this
is an unrighteous war, and that the
blood of those who fall in France is
on the head of President Wilson.
Silence gives consent.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25

The former governor at Wagner
is reported as saying that IF elected
he would 60 to the president and
'offer' to raise a regiment and raise
cain with the Germans; also he would
urge the president to stand for elec-
ton to a third term. This is contin-
gent, you will bear in mind, upon
his election. What if he is defeated?
Which he will be. Are we to infer
that the government is to receive no
consideration in that event from the
former governor? In other words
the country can go to the Germans
if he is not elected. We see.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25
EXECUTORS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
derscigned executor of the estate of
George W. Beard, deceased, will, on
August %, 1918, offer for sale to the
highest bidder at the residence of
the late George w. Beard, the fol-
lowing personal property of the said
estate: l buggy, wagon, cane mill,
kettle, etc. Terms of sale, cash.
G.. w. BEARD,
Executor.
.July 23-4t.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25
CARD OF THANKS.

We, the undersigned, wish to take
this method of expressing our heart
felt appreciation for the kindness
and sympathy extended to us by
friends and relatives in our late be-
reavement, and especially those who
assisted as pallbearers and those
rendering automobile service in the
burial of our brother, Geo. E. Crouch
Yours very sympathetically,
MRS. R. S. SIMMONS,
JAS. R. CROUCH.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25

A situation full of possibilities has
arisen on the western front in
France. If you have not already
done so, get a map and note the po-
sition of Rheims and Scissors. Be-
tween these points the Germans made
a salient last spring extending some
twenty-odd miles into allied terri
tory. The distance from Rheims to
scissors is about 19 or 20 miles. The
salient pushed into the allied lines,
however, carried the battle line to a
distance of so miles between Rheims
and scissors. The number of Ger
mans engaged in this salient is, of
course, not known, but one may rea-
sonably suppose that on 60-mile
front there must be several hundred
thousand Of the enemy. If General
Foch can succeed in closing the neck
of this pocket, the Germans will lose
scores of thousands in prisoners.
Even if the allies cannot succeed in
closing the neck before the escape
of the Germans, it now seems certain
that nothing but pe1l-mell retreat
could save the German army from
French and British
big guns now control the railroad
leading to the apex of the salient,
and the Germans will not be able to
transport their heavy artillery to the
rear. We have good reason to hope
that within the next few days we will
read of the greatest coup of the war
it has already happened
when you read this.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25
Thursday, July 25, 1918.

One thing mere male of the species
cannot understands: Why it is that
a good looking woman will insist
upon hiding and spoling her beauty
by putting paint on her face.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-29
Transportation Is Now
Question of the Hour

transportation has become the
question of the day" declares ". l.
kissel, secretary and treasurer of the
Kissel Motor Car Company.
The war. as far as the people at
home are concerned. has become a
matter OF production and transporta-
ton. 1t seems as il the perfection of
the motor truck alone. which was be-
ing developed before the war. was
PLANNED for a purpose bigger than we
at that time dared conceive Of"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-29
AUTO NOTES.

Jim Jimpson stopped his touring car
And let the motor run,
While handing out with face ajar,
Some facts about the Hun.
He pusned hot language from his
throat
For minutes seventeen,
And all the time his idle boat
Was burning gasoline.
\ million cars thus wastefnl stand
As we proceed to press.
The gas thus burned throughout the
land
Would make a lake. I guess
WALT MASON.
The last word in saving OF man
power in handling coal and similar
products seems to be the Ritter
Automatic Dump for use on motor
trucks OF any capacity. BY the use
Of this body on a truck a 1O-year-
old boy can dump a load OF coal and
he ready to get away in thirty sec
onds. 1t is simplicity itself and alb
sOlutely fOolproof. ]. c. L. Ritter Is
the patentee and manufactures
them at 1532-34 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast