The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
Thursday, January 81, 1913.


in South Carolina. The Index has
progressed in the last year or so from
a weekly to a thrice-a-week and now
to a daily. The paper is edited by
Mr.. H. l.. Watson, and live sheet
is being put out. This is Green
woods second daily-and two da1lles
is'a pretty large order for small
city, but the people of Greenwood
have habit of handsomely support
ing her newspapers, and no oouot
the new daily will be a success.
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An encouraging sign of the times
is the speech of the German social
ist, Scheidemann, who told the reich
stag the other day that unless Ger
many concludes peace before the
spring fighting starts up, there is
likely to be a great upheaval in Ger
many. with the possibility of the
government being overthrown. While
there is little probability Of such
drastic action as that, the socialist
leader must have pretty solid BACK
ing to make such an amazing state
ment as that publicly in the German
law-making body. There is, appar-
emily, an undercurrent in Germany
which is strong for peace, and there
is a. remote possibility that this cur
rent may sweep everything before it.
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AS a war measure, and also to con-
serve fuel, it would be good idea
to close all theatres and other places
of amusement. The time is coming
when all luxuries must be given up,
and the sooner they are sacrificed,
the quicker the war will be over. In
this respect, our country could well
take some lessons from Germany.
Shortly after Germany entered the
war, all places of amusement were
closed as a war measure; no gaso-
line was sold to pleasure cars, and
eventually all privately owned auto
mobiles were taken over by the Ger
man government. Why not stop
the sale of gasoline to pleasure cars
here? There is a gasolins<famine
all over the country-it may be caus-
ed by congested freight conditions
or scarcity of gas, it makes no differ
ence which. We have experienced
it here in Bamberg. 1t has been dlf-
ficult, and even impossible in some
instances, for necessary enterprises
to secure gasoline. 1t will be MOTTO
ed, however, that there has been no
diminution of pleasure travel here
abouts. Pleasure riding and theatre
going could we'll be dispensed with
with some sacrifice to pleasure and
convenience, to be sure, but many
things must be sacrificed to win the
war; and we can best dispense with
the things which are least necessary.
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The world is growing more akin.
This is one result of the world war.
Under the food regulations promul-
gated by the president and the food
administration this week, all Amer
leans are called upon to cease eating
wheat products tive days in the week,
in order that our European brothers
may not suffer for -four. There is
no question about the fact that Amer
lea has plenty of wheat for Amer1-
cans. but our allies must be fed. This
is entirely right, and no one should
consider it a hardship to sacrlflce
for the good of others. Every time
you hoard up a barrel of flour, you
not only violate the food regula-
tons, but you are actually causing
suffering among those who need it
more than you do. This is war OF
sacrifice. What may develop into
Americas greatest contribution to
the war is sacrifice.
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A good deal of discussion is now
going the rounds about taxation. The
State tax commission recently decid-
ed to return real estate and person
al property at fifty per cent. of it's
value. The question arises in our
mind, Why fix the tax returns at any
per cent. at all? Why not return
real estate and personal property at
the actual marketable price. And
then reduce the levy. There may be
arguments against this, but we are
frank to say we cannot see
them At present property is re-
turned supposedly at about sixty per.
cent, when, as matter of fact it is
any kind of a per cent, ranging,